UNDIVIDED WORSHIPER [Jesus first, ministry second]
WHAT does it mean to have an undivided heart? It doesn’t mean to "sing" worship.
• 1 Kings 4:29-32 “…he also spoke 3,000 proverbs, and his songs were 1,005”
~ Several hundred of Solomon’s proverbs are in the book of Proverbs, they make up 2/3 of the book. But these are still several hundred listed out of the 3,000 he wrote.
~ I’ve written probably 50 songs in 10 years. Solomon wrote 1,005, ONE OF WHICH IS THE SONG OF SOLOMON!
Solomon beats us all as far as worship goes. What does the Bible say about his heart, though?
[Turn to 1 Kings 10:26-29] (This is after he got wise, built the temple…) He starts to get kind a big head about it. He makes his palace 11,250 sq ft. The temple was 2700 sq ft. Solomon builds his own house more than 4 times bigger than the house of God.
26. “Now Solomon gathered chariots and horsemen…”
27. “The king made silver as common as stones…”
28. “His import of horses…was from Egypt”
Contrast these with Deuteronomy 17:16 (God is speaking of future kings of Israel)…
16. “Moreover, he shall not multiply horses for himself…”
17. “…nor shall he greatly increase silver and gold for himself.”
Women…
Deut 17:17 “He shall not multiply wives for himself, or else his heart will turn away.”
Contrast this with...
1 Kings 11:1-6 “Tragic”
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“Solomon did not abandon Yahweh, but he worshiped other gods as well. His heart was not fully devoted to the Lord.” ~John F. Walvoord
Solomon beats us as far as worship goes…but what’s the Bible say about his heart? It is divided.
• Solomon wrote 3000 proverbs, only several hundred are contained in Scripture.
• Solomon wrote 1,005 songs, one of which is the Song of Solomon.
• In addition to this, he was made the wisest man in the history of the world by God, No one will ever be like him. (1 Kings 3:12)
IF THIS WORSHIPER’S LOVE FOR GOD CAN BE STOLEN, WHAT MAKES YOU THINK YOUR HEART IS INVINCIBLE?
---------Back to the original question: what does it mean to have an undivided heart?
It means JESUS FIRST, MINISTRY AND EVERYTHING ELSE SECOND.
• Worship is not generated by singing songs.
• It is generated by a consistent lifestyle of intimacy with Jesus.
• Worship songs are an outflow (result) of that intimacy.
I don’t know any other way to defend this intimacy other than to pray constantly.
And constantly pray we must, for our relationship with Jesus Christ must be one that is viciously defended until we go to be with Him.
Monday, January 29, 2007
Tuesday, January 16, 2007
“Unveiled" January 14, 2007
Why did Moses need a veil as told in Exodus 34?
Vs.30 “…they were afraid to come near him.”
Why were they afraid to come near him?
Was it because he looked like a freak and they were afraid of him? No...
Looking at the Hebrew word for "afraid," we find these meanings:
1) to fear, revere, be afraid
2) to stand in awe of, be awed
3) to fear, reverence, honour, respect
1) to be fearful, be dreadful, be feared
2) to cause astonishment and awe, be held in awe
3) to inspire reverence or godly fear or awe
c) (Piel) to make afraid, terrify
2) (TWOT) to shoot, pour
In Corinthians (3:7) we are told that the reason for the veil over his face is so that they would not see the shining go away, fading. But the fact that the shine was fading away from his face, was indicating the fact that the law that God was given was to fade away when God established the new covenant with man through Jesus Christ. So that they would not see the fading away of the old covenant, his face was veiled. -Chuck Smith
We have a veil over our faces as well, do we not? Read 2 Corinthians 3:3-18 and what it says about the veil that comes over our eyes. This should dramatically alter the way you come to the throne of God and worship. It did for me...
2 CORINTHIANS 3:16-18
“But whenever a person turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away
Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.
But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, as being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as from the Lord, the Spirit.”
Vs.30 “…they were afraid to come near him.”
Why were they afraid to come near him?
Was it because he looked like a freak and they were afraid of him? No...
Looking at the Hebrew word for "afraid," we find these meanings:
1) to fear, revere, be afraid
2) to stand in awe of, be awed
3) to fear, reverence, honour, respect
1) to be fearful, be dreadful, be feared
2) to cause astonishment and awe, be held in awe
3) to inspire reverence or godly fear or awe
c) (Piel) to make afraid, terrify
2) (TWOT) to shoot, pour
In Corinthians (3:7) we are told that the reason for the veil over his face is so that they would not see the shining go away, fading. But the fact that the shine was fading away from his face, was indicating the fact that the law that God was given was to fade away when God established the new covenant with man through Jesus Christ. So that they would not see the fading away of the old covenant, his face was veiled. -Chuck Smith
We have a veil over our faces as well, do we not? Read 2 Corinthians 3:3-18 and what it says about the veil that comes over our eyes. This should dramatically alter the way you come to the throne of God and worship. It did for me...
2 CORINTHIANS 3:16-18
“But whenever a person turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away
Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.
But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, as being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as from the Lord, the Spirit.”
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