Good Morning Everyone,
Our theme for this month: “Doubts”
Our Bible verse for today: “Praise the Lord. How good it is to sing praises to our God, how pleasant and fitting to praise him!” Psalm 147:2
Our thought for today: “Don’t doubt it – you have something that God wants.”
What do you get for the person who has everything? What can you give to the God of the universe, the Creator of all there is, the all-powerful God who needs nothing? Is there anything God needs or wants that He is not capable of providing for Himself?
Well yes, as a matter of fact there is. There is one thing God desires that He is incapable of providing for Himself. Obviously it’s not money or power or possessions, He has all He wants or needs of those things and if He wanted more, He would simply create them.
It’s your praise. God wants your praise. He wants your heart overflowing with love and gratitude, worshiping Him for His goodness and grace, thanking Him for His manifold blessings upon your life. God wants your heart fully and voluntarily devoted to Him.
And that’s something that only you can give to Him. Nobody can do it for you and God Himself can’t force you to give it. Oh, He could compel you to comply with rules and regulations and worship rituals, and He could punish you if you didn’t comply, but that would be meaningless. He still wouldn’t have your heart.
The one thing you have and which God wants, and the thing that He cannot provide for Himself, is your heart fully devoted to Him in worship and praise.
Now of course, you can give God your worship and praise anytime and anywhere. You can do it on a mountaintop with beautiful vistas, and you can do it in a cold dark prison cell. But the time and place that most of us can most effectively engage in deep and meaningful praise and worship is during our times of group worship on Sunday mornings. Few things engage our hearts more effectively than a powerful song service and a good sermon.
Today is Friday, but Sunday is coming. I encourage you to plan to attend worship services this Sunday. If you have a home church, you should go to it. If you don’t, then we would love to have you visit with us at Oak Hill Baptist in Crossville. Sunday school begins at 9:00 and the worship service at 10:00.
Don’t doubt it – you do have something God wants. He wants you heart. He wants your whole heart and nothing but your heart, fully devoted to Him in worship and praise.
God Bless,
Pastor Jim
Oak Hill Baptist Church 