WORSHIP: WHAT STATE OF MATURITY?

OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL

THURSDAY 22 OCTOBER 2015

WORSHIP: WHAT STATE OF MATURITY?

Memorise:
Blessed be the name of the LORD from this time forth and for
evermore.
Psalm 113:2
Read: Psalm 113:1-6
1 Praise ye the LORD. Praise, O ye servants of the LORD, praise the name of the LORD.

2 Blessed be the name of the LORD from this time forth and for
evermore.
3 From the rising of the sun unto the going down of the same
the LORD’S name is to be praised.
4 The LORD is high above all nations, and his glory above the
heavens.
5 Who is like unto the LORD our God, who dwelleth on high,
6 Who humbleth himself to behold the things that are in heaven,
and in the earth!

Message

It is a great thing for you to seek God, but it is a far greater thing

for God to seek you out. From experience, most people only

seek God because they are in need, and because they want Him

to do something for them. This is self-centredness. God may not

seek out such people. Those who God seeks after are the ones

who worship Him for who He is. Jesus, at Jacob’s well, revealed

the class of people that God seeks out: true worshippers (John

4:23). For God to seek you out, you must be of high value to

Him. If you take someone like David as a case study, you will find

out that David had resolved to always bless the Lord, whether

the going was good or not. Hence, in Psalm 34:1 he said:

“I will bless the LORD at all times: his praise shall continually be

in my mouth.”

That is a very hard attitude to adopt and sustain. It is not easy to

praise God when it appears the whole world is turning against

you. It is not easy to worship God immediately after

experiencing the loss of someone or something precious. Why

would God seek out someone like David? It is because he always

had what God wanted, which is praise and quality worship in his

mouth and from his heart, always! This implies that anytime God

visited David, He received praises. Can the same be said of you?

No wonder God also decided that only goodness and mercy

would continually follow David all the days of his life (Psalm

23:6).

In our trip to Israel not too long ago, I told those who travelled

with me that there are two categories of worshippers. The first

are those who praise God only after something good has

happened to them. In other words, such people believe that God

should earn their praise and worship. If He has not met their

expectations, then there is no need to praise Him. These are

baby worshippers. God may never seek such people out for

anything. The second category of worshippers is made up of

those who worship God even when their miracles have not

come. Such people believe that God has already earned the right

to be praised and worshipped, because of who He is and for all

He has already done. They feel indebted to God; hence, their

worship of Him is not conditional. They will praise God in any

circumstance. These are adult worshippers. Such people always

get more than what they desire from God. They are the ones

whom God seeks after. What category do you belong to?

Key Point:

The quality of worship you give to God shows the place that God

occupies in your life.

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: NUMBERS 33-34 and GALATIANS 3:15-4:7

AUTHOR: Pst E.A ADEBOYE