Tag: worship

Make a joyful noise

Shout joyfully to the LORD, all the earth; Break forth and sing for joy and sing praises. -Psalm 98:4 (NASB) I have a friend who couldn’t carry a…

Driving with your knees

And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of…

Little drummers

For I delight in loyalty rather than sacrifice, And in the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings. -Hosea 6:6 (NASB) With what shall I come before the…

No frills

The Lord says: “These people come near to me with their mouth and honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. Their worship of…

Night and day

In the night I search for you; in the morning I earnestly seek you. For only when you come to judge the earth will people learn what is…

Decoys

I meditate on your precepts and consider your ways. -Psalms 119:15 (NIV) At the time of this writing (November 2015), there’s a dwindling furor over a Starbucks Christmas…

Down the rabbit hole

You shall have no other gods before me. -Exodus 20:3 (NIV) When we think of idols, the obvious first thought is of the golden calf that Aaron and…

Going through the motions

The Lord says: “These people come near to me with their mouth and honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. Their worship of…