So yesterday we started the book of 2 Chronicles (today is a catch-up day). 2 Chronicles picks right up where 1 Chronicles leaves off. That is because in the original Hebrew Scriptures they were 1 entire book. So the train of thought continues from 1 Chronicles into 2 Chronicles. This train of thought is about orderly worship and the organization and structure of the Temple of Yahweh. We need to remember as we read through this book over the next 10 days that it was written by Priests (most likely Ezra) after the return of the exiles. This is why worship is such an important focus in the writing because it was written by men who all they cared about was worship in life and in the Temple.
That begs the questions for us, how much do we care about worship. One scholar has stated that we always every time become what we worship. That means whatever we worship with our lives is what we become. We worship money, well we become greedy penny-pinchers who are selfish and could be called Scrooge. We worship sex and lustful pleasure, well we will become the next sex offender in some form. We worship fame, we become someone who is only out for attention and get it any way possible and any expense necessary. We worship food, we become 400 pounds and die of a heart attack at 50. We worship success, we become all about promotion and getting our due no matter what that effects. We worship being comfortable, then we will never sacrifice or do anything hard or challenging in life. And this list could go on and on and on. What we worship we become, every time. So that means if we want to become more like Jesus, the only way to do that is to only every time worship Him.
How much does your worship matter to you?
That begs the questions for us, how much do we care about worship. One scholar has stated that we always every time become what we worship. That means whatever we worship with our lives is what we become. We worship money, well we become greedy penny-pinchers who are selfish and could be called Scrooge. We worship sex and lustful pleasure, well we will become the next sex offender in some form. We worship fame, we become someone who is only out for attention and get it any way possible and any expense necessary. We worship food, we become 400 pounds and die of a heart attack at 50. We worship success, we become all about promotion and getting our due no matter what that effects. We worship being comfortable, then we will never sacrifice or do anything hard or challenging in life. And this list could go on and on and on. What we worship we become, every time. So that means if we want to become more like Jesus, the only way to do that is to only every time worship Him.
How much does your worship matter to you?
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