God does care how and what we worship and do!
1 Kings 13 & 14 http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Kings%2013:1-14:31&version=NIV
Background: Remember at this point there are two separate kingdoms of God’s people. Judah and Israel. The 10 tribes of Israel came to Reheboam and asked for leniency and cooperation and he refused, so they Ceceeded from them and have their own king Jereboam. Both of these kings were awful men who did not pay attention to the word of God in writing or the prophets of God who gave them direction.
Freebie: In these stories we see men “hearing” from God. The stories don’t tell us how they heard from God. Often these came in dreams, but sometimes they would actually get directions from the voice of God. Today sometimes we hear from God in impressions, movements of our conscience and sometimes in voices. Most often though we hear from God through His word, the scriptures, they are God’s breath for us.
What do you think of these stories?
My quick thoughts:
1) We should be people who seek to hear from God and worship Him as he desires!
2) When we hear from God and He gives us direction we should listen. No matter how devout we are we will face temptations to sway from God’s path for us!
3) God does care about how respond to His direction and call in our lives. He cares a lot more about the greatest commandment than we think. “Love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, mind and strength.” I wonder if asked if most of us would say we “love God, with our lives by doing what He calls us to do with every part of our being”.
4) Worship is VERY IMPORTANT to God. He wants us to worship Him and Him alone and the way He has directed. Do we know that way for today and are we doing it faithfully.
What are your thoughts?
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