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Preparation for Worship (11/16/14)

Scripture to Meditate On: Hebrews 13

Hebrews 13:10-16
10 We have an altar from which those who serve the tent have no right to eat. 11 For the bodies of those animals whose blood is brought into the holy places by the high priest as a sacrifice for sin are burned outside the camp. 12 So Jesus also suffered outside the gate in order to sanctify the people through his own blood. 13 Therefore let us go to him outside the camp and bear the reproach he endured. 14 For here we have no lasting city, but we seek the city that is to come. 15 Through him then let us continually offer up ta sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of lips that acknowledge his name. 16 Do not neglect to do good and to share what you have, for such sacrifices are pleasing to God.

Thoughts to Ponder:
Sacrificing like this only comes as you have a heart that stands in awe of God. But how do you cultivate a heart that stands in awe of God?

"We believe in missions. We believe in evangelism. We believe in nurture and education. But we know that this is all a weariness of the flesh if it is not preceded and carried by a sense of wonder at the glory of God. If your

     heart is not amazed by the grace of God,
     and your mind is not gripped by the truth of God,
     and your sense of right and wrong is not permeated by the justice of God,
     and your faith is not resting in the power of God,
     and your imagination is not guided by the beauty of God,
     and your life is not steadied by the sovereignty of God,
     and your hope is not filled with the glory of God,

then the service of God will be what Paul calls works of the law, and not the fruit of the Spirit. Work for God that is not sustained by wonder at God is a weariness of the flesh. Priority Number One is the cultivation of hearts that stand in awe of God."

Adapted from BBC