Pastor E.A. Adeboye, The General Overseer (RCCG)
Memorise:
Blessed be the name of the LORD from this time forth and for
evermore.
Psalm 113:2
Read: Psalm 113:1-6
1 Praise ye the LORD.
Praise, O ye servants of the LORD, praise the name of the LORD.
2 Blessed be the name
of the LORD from this time forth and for evermore.
3 From the rising of
the sun unto the going down of the same the LORD'S name is to be praised.
4 The LORD is high
above all nations, and his glory above the heavens.
5 Who is like unto
the LORD our God, who dwelleth on high,
6 Who humbleth
himself to behold the things that are in heaven, and in the earth!
Message
It is a great thing for you to seek God, but it is a far
greater thing for God to seek you out. From experience, most people only seek
God because they are in need, and because they want Him to do something for
them. This is self-centredness. God may not seek out such people. Those who God
seeks after are the ones who worship Him for who He is. Jesus, at Jacob's well,
revealed the class of people that God seeks out: true worshippers (John 4:23).
For God to seek you out, you must be of high value to Him. If you take someone
like David as a case study, you will find out that David had resolved to always
bless the Lord, whether the going was good or not. Hence, in Psalm 34:1 he
said:
"I will bless the
LORD at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth."
That is a very hard attitude to adopt and sustain. It is not
easy to praise God when it appears the whole world is turning against you. It
is not easy to worship God immediately after experiencing the loss of someone
or something precious. Why would God seek out someone like David? It is because
he always had what God wanted, which is praise and quality worship in his mouth
and from his heart, always! This implies that anytime God visited David, He
received praises. Can the same be said of you? No wonder God also decided that
only goodness and mercy would continually follow David all the days of his life
(Psalm 23:6).
In our trip to Israel not too long ago, I told those who
travelled with me that there are two categories of worshippers. The first are
those who praise God only after something good has happened to them. In other
words, such people believe that God should earn their praise and worship. If He
has not met their expectations, then there is no need to praise Him. These are
baby worshippers. God may never seek such people out for anything. The second
category of worshippers is made up of those who worship God even when their
miracles have not come. Such people believe that God has already earned the
right to be praised and worshipped, because of who He is and for all He has
already done. They feel indebted to God; hence, their worship of Him is not
conditional. They will praise God in any circumstance. These are adult
worshippers. Such people always get more than what they desire from God. They
are the ones whom God seeks after. What category do you belong to?
Key Point:
The quality of worship you give to God shows the place that
God occupies in your life.
Bible in one year:
Numbers 33-34; Galatians 3:15-4:7
AUTHOR : Pst E. A ADEBOYE
AUTHOR : Pst E. A ADEBOYE
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