I had a great session at our weekly meeting yesterday. I had a couple of thoughts that really struck me throughout the week. (I might seem repetitive here.)
1. Being human, I was really examining why I didn't praise God everyday. Besides taking it for granted, I was really examining my reasons. One thought that came to mind was that doesn't God already know how great and awesome He is? Does He really need me to tell Him that. As I was thinking this thought, it struck me. Who doesn't love to be praised? I know I personally love it! I think the only difference between us receiving praise and God receiving praise is that His self esteem doesn't rest on our praises. He craves our praises just like we do. I think He wants to know that we have made the choice and the commitment and that praise is one form of showing it.
2. For some reason, in our discussion, we got on the topic of different religions such as Buddhism. Buddhists bow before the statutes and burn incense. I don't see how this gives them comfort. Buddha is dead. He's not coming back. He gave some great advice, but that's about where the buck ends. It was at this time that I realized that we have an idea of what Buddha looked like based on the age of the statutes. We have yet to see a picture of God. Yes, we have images of Jesus although they are most likely not accurate since He has been made in the image of a white man (but that's another story). There is no statute of God for us to worship. I find that extremely interesting! He tells us to not put any other idols before us to worship. Man created idols because we're visual (heck, we can see that Eve! ;). We need something tangible. Yet, God asks us for our faith, our belief in Him. That is the ultimate test I think. Believing in the unseen. This was a great revelation to me this week!
God has so many outstanding qualities to adore Him for. How can we not begin our prayers with the awesome characteristics He has!
Rejoice Evermore! I Thess. 5:17 (Think about this verse. It says evermore. It doesn't say when to begin or when to stop. There is no beginning and no end. We are to rejoice!
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