Thoughts for another day
June 1, 2010
Today's verse: Eccl. 5:1 Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of God, and be more ready to hear, than to give the sacrifice of fools: for they consider not that they do evil. (KJV)
(Pls. read the above before you read further. Thanks)
We go to God’s house (temple, church, chapel, prayer room, etc.) sometime or other. How do you see it? When you go there, are you compelled to bow down in worship or led to pray? Or you’re not touched at all? Does it seem like any other place only less populated? Yes, how do you see it? I read of a lady going with her young daughter to an old chapel nestling in the woods at her native place. As soon as the girl went there she experienced the silence with the seeming presence of the Lord, she couldn’t help but quieten down and bow in worship. There was a kind of sanctity there which literally forced them to bow in silent worship. Mind you, this sanctity is also partly due to the intent devotion of the people in that place, not just the silence there.
Contrast this with our modern places of worship: chapels or churches; they have literally no sense of sanctity or purity, call me critical if you wish, but that’s the situation in most places, if not all. People go there with their sacrifices and gifts, feeling they’ve done their bit. Sometimes I sit in the prayer room attached to the church and see people bring in beautiful floral offerings. They merely keep them there, bow for a moment and then leave. In their minds they must be happy they’ve offered God a gift, perhaps a thanksgiving… but is God interested in it? I must tell you, they have no connect with God at all, just an act of false devotion.
Scripture today says God is more interested in speaking to and communing with us than receiving our foolish sacrifices like flowers, monetary offerings, etc. God wants us to come and sit peacefully before Him so He can give us valuable insights and advice and tell us how much He loves us. Problem is, we don’t have time. Another thing, in church we suddenly remember we have to tell the people we meet so much, that we can’t seem to hold the words till we’re outside. We want to tell them all right there and then. What an insult to God that can be, but who’s concerned? I trust you are; and so will just follow the advice in today’s Scripture.
June 1, 2010
Today's verse: Eccl. 5:1 Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of God, and be more ready to hear, than to give the sacrifice of fools: for they consider not that they do evil. (KJV)
(Pls. read the above before you read further. Thanks)
We go to God’s house (temple, church, chapel, prayer room, etc.) sometime or other. How do you see it? When you go there, are you compelled to bow down in worship or led to pray? Or you’re not touched at all? Does it seem like any other place only less populated? Yes, how do you see it? I read of a lady going with her young daughter to an old chapel nestling in the woods at her native place. As soon as the girl went there she experienced the silence with the seeming presence of the Lord, she couldn’t help but quieten down and bow in worship. There was a kind of sanctity there which literally forced them to bow in silent worship. Mind you, this sanctity is also partly due to the intent devotion of the people in that place, not just the silence there.
Contrast this with our modern places of worship: chapels or churches; they have literally no sense of sanctity or purity, call me critical if you wish, but that’s the situation in most places, if not all. People go there with their sacrifices and gifts, feeling they’ve done their bit. Sometimes I sit in the prayer room attached to the church and see people bring in beautiful floral offerings. They merely keep them there, bow for a moment and then leave. In their minds they must be happy they’ve offered God a gift, perhaps a thanksgiving… but is God interested in it? I must tell you, they have no connect with God at all, just an act of false devotion.
Scripture today says God is more interested in speaking to and communing with us than receiving our foolish sacrifices like flowers, monetary offerings, etc. God wants us to come and sit peacefully before Him so He can give us valuable insights and advice and tell us how much He loves us. Problem is, we don’t have time. Another thing, in church we suddenly remember we have to tell the people we meet so much, that we can’t seem to hold the words till we’re outside. We want to tell them all right there and then. What an insult to God that can be, but who’s concerned? I trust you are; and so will just follow the advice in today’s Scripture.
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