the last 8 chapters of ezekiel go into great detail of how the Lord's temple is supposed to be build and what is the perfect way to worship God.
Ezekiel 46:9-10
"When the people of the land come before the LORD at the appointed feasts, whoever enters by the north gate to worship is to go out the south gate; and whoever enters by the south gate is to go out the north gate. No one is to return through the gate by which he entered, but each is to go out the opposite gate. The prince is to be among them, going in when they go in and going out when they go out."
what a perfect picture of what our worship is to look like today! we should NOT go out the same way we came in! change happens to us when we worship God correctly, and the change in us is like going out a different door than the one we came in.
if i go into worship harboring anger, i see God's perfection and my shortcomings, and it causes me to forgive.
if i go into worship with sin in my heart, God's presence brings it to light and i have to choose to give it up. i canNOT choose both; it's either choose God or choose my sin.
if i go into worship as king of my life, His ultimate Kingship puts me to shame, and i have to give up the throne.
when we worship God, our focus is to be on HIM alone. it causes us to examine ourselves and realize that we come up short. our love for Him causes us to desire change and then to make it happen.
and i love how the 'prince', though it is referring to an earthly prince here, reminds me of Jesus. He is among us as we worship, going in as we go in, and going out when we go out!
"O How how excellent is His presence; we reverence His name!"
ReplyDeleteThe above quote is from a rap song. Your words sound as if they are directly from heaven's throne. You should have been a writer. I mean a professional one.