We’re in the Easter season, the fifty days between Easter Sunday and Pentecost. It’s a time in the worship calendar that gives us an opportunity to reflect on the resurrection of Jesus Christ and what it means for us.
25 Jesus said to [Mary], “I am the resurrection and the life. Those who believe in me, even though they die, will live, 26 and everyone who lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this?” 27 She said to him, “Yes, Lord, I believe that you are the Messiah, the Son of God, the one coming into the world.” John 11: 25–27 NRSVUE
Our loving Creator God is surely alive, and he speaks to us today. He has our best interests at heart and seeks to guide and transform us to be more like him as we choose to follow him daily. We worship and pledge our allegiance to the triune God because he deserves our total worship and allegiance.
Though often associated with religion, worship is not just “something religious people do” — it’s something everyone does. Worship is woven into the fabric of our spiritual DNA, for human beings were made for worship.
We know that we are to love God with all our heart, soul, mind, and strength (Deuteronomy 6:5). Loving God is a spiritual practice, which means it needs to be a conscious, active, daily choice.
Loving and worshiping God looks like depending on him, trusting him, and surrendering our lives in utter devotion, loyalty, adoration, and commitment.
Prayer
Dear Lord, have your way with me. Father, thank you for sending your Son. Jesus, thank you for uniting humanity to yourself. Spirit, thank you for making the resurrection life real in us. Trinity, we love you. Empower us to worship you with our whole hearts. Amen.
By Jillian Morrison, Pastor
Glendora, California, US
Adapted from an Equipper article.
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