The usual

Sometimes I wonder how often we really think about the God that we are worshiping? Are we so "used" to reading our Bible, or attending worship services that we lose the sense of awe that we once had? Does reading Scripture just become another thing in the day? Do we really evaluate our hearts like the priests in the Old Testament had to do before they entered the temple? If you've answered yes to any of these, then you are like me, and probably the majority of Christians today.

Where is the sense of awe? How can we forget that we get the opportunity to hear the words of God? How can we forget that we get a chance to sing praises to the CREATOR OF THE WORLD!?!?!?!? Doesn't that seem odd to you? If you were a non-Christian and had the opportunity to watch how believers worship God, would you be interested in it yourself? I'm not saying that we can't feel comfortable approaching God because elsewhere in Scripture we are called the friends of God. However, if there is no sense of awe (or fear of the Lord), how can we acknowledge his glory and his power and his fame? God deserves to be honored with our reverent hearts.

Do me and yourself a favor. Next time you read God's word, or this next Sunday when you attend church, examine your heart and make yourself ready to approach the God of the Universe. I've began doing this and it really helps me to get more out of my Bible reading time, as well as to have a deeper worship time. Let's not let our time with God just become "the usual" thing to do. It should be the most exciting time of our day, and we should prepare our hearts for it! I hope this makes sense.