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A Life of Active Worship
April 15th, 2020
Acts 17:16-31
The Areopagus was an aristocratic council of ancient Athens. You could compare it to the United States Supreme Court today.
The philosophers took Paul to the meeting. The council questioned. Paul stood up. He chose his words very carefully. Paul tells them he will now enlighten them.
The city of Athens was full of idols. There were statues erected throughout the streets and neighborhoods. Like most religious people, there was lots of talking and listening, but not much action.
Worship is active. It is both an inner and outer experience. Our worship is a thirsting and hungering for God above everything else. All of life is worship.
What does active worship look like?
We fix our hearts on Christ.
We renew our minds through God’s Word.
We devote our lives to Holiness transformation.
It’s time for active worship. Let’s magnify the glory and grace of God.
Author: Brian Utter
Tags: worship
April 15th, 2020 at 9:31 am
I am. Quite convicted of today’s reflectinggod. As a person of the CotN. Over a lifetime I have heard of “entire sanctification” often. As I think of that event coupled with the note of being “devoted in our lives to Holiness transformation” I am reminded that being so does not preclude the ability if one can call it an ability perhaps propensity toward sinning we must then purposely check our desire toward devoted holy living and then to often pray Psalms 139:23 “ Search me, O God and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts” and in verse 24, Point out anything in me that offends you…”