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PLANNED FOR GOD’S PLEASURE
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Days of Purpose – Part 2
Revelation
4:11 “You are worthy, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and
power, for you created all things, and by your will they were created and have
their being.”
Matthew
22:38-39 Jesus replied: ”‘Love the Lord your God with
all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ 38 This is the first and greatest
commandment…
MY 1st purpose IN LIFE is to WORSHIP GOD
Romans 12:1 Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God’s mercy, to
offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God—this is
your spiritual act of worship…
1. WORSHIP is MY RESPONSE to God’s love.
2. WORSHIP is GIVING BACK to God.
Mark 12:30 Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with
all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.
GOD WANTS ME TO LOVE
HIM...
THOUGHTFULLY
“all your mind”
PASSIONATELY “with all your heart and with all your
soul”
WITH MY ABILITIES
“with all
your strength”
1. WORSHIP
IS FOCUSING MY ATTENTION
ON GOD.
Mark 12:30 Love the Lord your God… with all your mind …
Psalm
139:1-3 O LORD, you have searched me and you know
me.
2 You know when I sit and when I rise; you perceive my thoughts from
afar. 3 You discern my going out and my lying down; you are familiar
with all my ways.
Romans
12:2 Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this
world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able
to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.
2. WORSHIP IS EXPRESSING
MY AFFECTION TO GOD.
Mark 12:30 Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with
all your soul…
1
John 4:19 We love because he first loved us…
Psalm 52:9a I will
praise you forever for what you have done…
Psalm
147:11 the LORD delights in those who fear him, who
put their hope in his unfailing love.
Exodus 34:14 Do not worship any
other god, for the LORD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God.
Romans 6:13a Do not offer the
parts of your body to sin, as instruments of wickedness, but rather offer
yourselves to God, as those who have
been brought from death to life…
3. WORSHIP IS USING MY ABILITIES FOR GOD.
Mark 12:30 Love
the Lord your God …with all your strength.
Colossians 3:23 Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the
Lord, not for men…
Romans 12:1a Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of
God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices…
2 Corinthians 5:9 So we make it our goal to
please him…
Dear God,
I wouldn’t even exist if it weren’t for you.
Forgive me for all the times I think and act like You don’t matter. Today I’ve realized You made me to love me
and that the first purpose of my life is to know and love You back. I’m amazed that You long for a relationship
with me and I’m amazed You’re interested in the details of my life. But most of all, I’m amazed You would come
to earth to die for me. I don’t
understand it at all. But I say
wow! Please forgive me, God, for not
worshipping You. I want to learn how to
focus my attention on You throughout my day.
I want to turn my work into worship. I want to learn to love you with a
love that You deserve, thoughtfully with my mind, passionately with my heart
and soul and practically with my abilities. When I go back to work on Monday,
I’m going to be working for You, doing my job as if You are the boss.”
Jesus,
thank You for giving Your life for me.
As much as I know how, I want to give my life back to You. I want to know you
and the purposes for which I was created. I turn to you and
ask you to be the leader of my life. Please forgive me for the wrongs I have
done against you. I ask You, Jesus Christ, to start changing me from the inside out
beginning right now. In your name I pray, Amen.