That He might present her to Himself a glorious Church, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing, but that she should be holy and without blemish.
Ephesians 5: 27
Have you been to a worship service where you stood with your hands raised, ready to worship God, only to hear the worship leader say, “Before we worship God, let’s all seach our hearts”? Then, as you seach your heart, before long, you dig up something that you don’t like. The next thing you know, your hands are no longer raised and soon, you find yourself sitting down-you don’t fell good worshiping God any more.
My friend, I have good news for you. Come and worship Him as you are. Come into God’s presence bringing only Jesus the spotles Lamb of God as your offering.
Your worshiping God is like the time God’s people in the Old Testament brought their offering to the priest. The priest examined the animal sacrifice to ensure that it was without blemish. The priest did not examined the siner. If the animal was without blemish, God accepted the animal sacrifice as well as the offerer who brought the animal.
So, when you come to God, s presence, don,t do any self-examination and be didcouraged when you find faults in your life. God does not examine you. He sees you through the full value, and all the loveliness and acceptance of His Son. (Ephesians 1: 6) He see you holy and without blemish!
Remember the woman who was referred to as a sinner, possiple a prostitu? She went to the house of the Pharisee who was hosting Jesus and wiped Jesus’feet with her hair. (Luke 7: 36-50) That was her act of worship.
She came to Him as she was. Yes, she knew that she had sined, but she worship Jesus first because of who He is. She was Jesus’s conscious. Then, she heard Jesus say, “Your sins are forgiven.” (Luke 7: 48) She received the forgiveness she need from Him.
Whatever you need from the Savior, come to Him as you are. Worship Him for who He is and then you will hear
Him say, “Go your way. Your restoration has come. Your prosperrity is here. You are healed. You have been made whole.
Shalom.
Ephesians 5: 27
Have you been to a worship service where you stood with your hands raised, ready to worship God, only to hear the worship leader say, “Before we worship God, let’s all seach our hearts”? Then, as you seach your heart, before long, you dig up something that you don’t like. The next thing you know, your hands are no longer raised and soon, you find yourself sitting down-you don’t fell good worshiping God any more.
My friend, I have good news for you. Come and worship Him as you are. Come into God’s presence bringing only Jesus the spotles Lamb of God as your offering.
Your worshiping God is like the time God’s people in the Old Testament brought their offering to the priest. The priest examined the animal sacrifice to ensure that it was without blemish. The priest did not examined the siner. If the animal was without blemish, God accepted the animal sacrifice as well as the offerer who brought the animal.
So, when you come to God, s presence, don,t do any self-examination and be didcouraged when you find faults in your life. God does not examine you. He sees you through the full value, and all the loveliness and acceptance of His Son. (Ephesians 1: 6) He see you holy and without blemish!
Remember the woman who was referred to as a sinner, possiple a prostitu? She went to the house of the Pharisee who was hosting Jesus and wiped Jesus’feet with her hair. (Luke 7: 36-50) That was her act of worship.
She came to Him as she was. Yes, she knew that she had sined, but she worship Jesus first because of who He is. She was Jesus’s conscious. Then, she heard Jesus say, “Your sins are forgiven.” (Luke 7: 48) She received the forgiveness she need from Him.
Whatever you need from the Savior, come to Him as you are. Worship Him for who He is and then you will hear
Him say, “Go your way. Your restoration has come. Your prosperrity is here. You are healed. You have been made whole.
Shalom.
