“Where is the newborn king of the Jews? We saw his star as it rose, and we have come to worship him.”
Matthew 2:2 NLT
I think we need to pause and take inventory of our worship.
It seems like recently, more often than not, the acts of worship are attached to the desire for things, for blessings. Whether they have been given already or we have yet to receive and are waiting expectantly for the Lord to open up the windows of heaven and pour out a blessing that we don’t have room to receive.
Now, there is nothing wrong with blessings or wanting or even asking for them. But when that is most of what we do… When our worshipping him is only in expectation of blessings…have we lost sight of who He is?
This has been on my heart for some time now and I simply cannot go another day without saying that we need to stop. Stop and take inventory of our worship. Stop. Stop asking and pleading and just focus on who He IS.
He is our Savior. The Messiah. The Christ.
When I read the verse, I paused. I paused because it spoke to what I have been seeing. It spoke to what I have been feeling needed to be said. We all, myself included, need to come to this place.
“Where is the newborn king of the Jews? We saw his star as it rose, and we have come to worship him.”
Matthew 2:2 NLT
Before Jesus was born, it was prophesied that the Savior would come. And at that time, as an infant, He had prefomed no miracles…He just…was. He had arrived. And the belief in who He was…was enough. He fulfilled the prophecy, just with His birth…and they wanted to go to Him and worship Him. Why?…Because He is our Savior! They traveled to be with Him; not for a healing or a miracle…just to worship Him.
Let us all take inventory. Let us all remember who He is. Emmanuel. God with us. He is God in the flesh, sent to save us.
Our Savior. The Messiah.
So, just for a moment…let us stop focusing on all of our request and expectations and worship Him just for who He is. Let’s worship Him with songs, with instruments, with our gifts, our talents and most of all…with how we life our lives.
I pray that this message stays in your heart and mind. He deserves our worship, not just for the things He does…but for who He is.
Be blessed.
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