The Heart of Affectionate Worship

I should have been up there. Because of my sin that is separated from me, I deserved death. I deserved destruction, yet God. God took on the the nails and the cross so I didn't have to. Because of God, I didn't have to go to the cross, but I get to have a relationship with him. Jesus went in my place instead, and man, when you realize that, when you dwell on that, man, it bubbles up awe, honor, and we put all the glory onto Jesus because we know, man, you took my place and you didn't deserve it. [00:22:12] (42 seconds)  #SavedByHisSacrifice

Only worshiping Jesus will. Only submitting to the will of the father will you have restoration. Jesus, he's calling you to a right relationship with him, where you can have a well of water living up inside of you, bubbling up to eternal life. This world can bring a lot of temporary pleasure. However, Jesus is the only water that sustains and refreshes your soul. You see, broken people, they worship Jesus affectionately affectionately because they know in despite of their story, even though they don't deserve a relationship with Jesus, Jesus holds their hand and forgives them and pours out grace onto their life. [00:35:42] (52 seconds)  #OnlyLivingWater

To worship in truth, it also means to be honest with God in prayer about the problems, you know, you are facing and confronting sin in repentance. It means to look to the Lord and give him your whole heart. Don't try to hide the, you know, the trials you're going through or or maybe the sin you're battling. Be honest with the Lord in prayer about it, and seek his will in all that you do. Worship in truth means to confront your heart's desires and ask the Lord to tune your heart to his will. [00:30:00] (36 seconds)  #HonestPrayerRepentance

True worshipers, they put Jesus first in their life above all things, and they desperately want to have a healthy relationship with him. They repent and they believe that he is king. They accept the free gift of grace and they seek to live out scripture in their everyday life. You see, worship, it's more than just outward obedience. Worship is more than just singing songs and praising God and raising your hands and kneeling and crying and all the outwardly expressive things. Worship is so much more than that. It's about inward heart adoration and transformation. [00:18:38] (42 seconds)  #WorshipFromTheHeart

You see, friends, true worshipers, they draw near to God, and they see the immense sacrifice and suffering Jesus went through on the cross, and it wells up inside of them producing by the power of the Holy Spirit awe and worship. And man, this is true for me in my own life because, man, when I read the crucifixion account, when I read about how the nails were driven into Jesus' hands and his feet and he gasped for breath, praying to the Lord through it all, man, it should have been me. [00:21:26] (46 seconds)  #AweAtTheCross

See, friend, whatever you're going through, whatever problem you're facing, Jesus, he wants your heart, and he wants to welcome you back home. No matter how many times you've gone back to the same well, whether it's relationships or drugs or whatever it is for you, no matter how many times you've gone back to the same well over and over and over again looking for some sort of temporary relief, some sort of temporary fulfillment, it will never fulfill you. It'll never bring you peace that surpasses all understanding. It'll never fix the problems of your broken heart. [00:34:56] (46 seconds)  #JesusWelcomesYouHome

You see, the blood of Christ covers a multitude of sins. By the blood of Christ, we can have a right relationship with him. True worship, it starts and ends with our need for Jesus. You see, true worshipers, number two, desire a right relationship with Jesus above all things, above your job, above your career, above your marriage, above your kids, above every aspect of your life, Jesus should be king and ruler and savior and lord over it all. You should be seeking to love God more than anything else this world could ever offer. [00:17:53] (45 seconds)  #ChristAboveAll

True worshipers recognize that no matter how hard they try, no matter how many works they do, no matter how many times they show to show up to church or lead a bible study, they still have the stain of sin and they need the savior's blood of Christ to wash them clean. I love how the New Living Translation says Romans three twenty four, yet God in his grace freely makes us right in his sight. He did this through Christ Jesus when he freed us from the penalty for our sins. For God presented Jesus as the sacrifice for sin. [00:17:07] (37 seconds)  #SavedByGrace