This morning, Danny Busch brought to a close our series in Ecclesiastes, and we looked at worship and obedience.
The wisdom of Ecclesiastes connects the fear of God and keeping his commandments very intentionally. When we worship God without keeping the commandments, without really knowing God, our worship is foolish vapor. When we keep the commandments without the fear of the Lord, it’s under the sun appeasement.
It is when we fear God and keep his commandments, we experience life as it’s meant to be. When we fear God and keep his commandments, we can bring that life into the community searching for wisdom around us. When we fear God and keep his commandments we can deal with our sin like David, not pacify our sin like Saul.
On this Palm Sunday, the beginning of the inauguration of King Jesus – What’s the kingdom you're longing for? Maybe more accurately, if you were to think about the kingdom of your life, who is the king in that kingdom? The kingdom Jesus brought is a kingdom of service and sacrifice, love and healing, self-denial and humility.
The risk we face going into this holy week, if we've separated the fear of God and obedience of his commandments, the worship of God and the knowledge of who He is, we too could be missing the Messiah we need when he’s right in front of us.
We invite you to sit with the Father today and seek His revelation.
Father, have I separated my worship of you and my obedience to you? Have I elevated one over the other?
Maybe you use the words of David when he says,
Search me, O God, and know my heart!
See if there be any dangerous way in me,
and lead me in the way everlasting!
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