We Worship God by Choice

March 23

(Psalms 33:21-22 NIV) “In him our hearts rejoice, for we trust in his holy name. {22} May your unfailing love rest upon us, O Lord, even as we put our hope in you."

(Romans 14:9-12 NIV) ““For this very reason, Christ died and returned to life so that he might be the Lord of both the dead and the living. {10} You, then, why do you judge your brother? Or why do you look down on your brother? For we will all stand before God's judgment seat. {11} It is written: "'As surely as I live,' says the Lord, 'every knee will bow before me; every tongue will confess to God.'" {12} So then, each of us will give an account of himself to God.””

(Philippians 2:9-11 NIV) “Therefore God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name, {10} that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, {11} and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.”

Coerced worship is not worship at all. It can look and feel like worship, but God knows the heart. Genuine worship comes out of a free will that rejoices, trusts, and hopes in God’s holy name. Only then have we entered the land of heart to heart worship. However, a day is coming when every soul will kneel before God. The age of grace will have ended. A day of judgment will have arrived. We will come before God’s throne and account for our life. We will worship him regardless of our eternal fate. Every heart will know. Every knee will bow. Every mouth will confess that Jesus is Lord. Today, we have a choice to make. Then, our time for choosing will be over. You cannot worship a God you do not know. Choose to know the Lord. Love Him today. Who we worship here will determine where we worship for eternity. -- Friar Tuck’s Word of the Day