A life of Worship

A Life of Worship

1 Thessalonians 5:16-18

sunday morning 4/17/11

1)      Rejoice always: The joy we have in Jesus Christ should be founded upon the things of God, upon the eternal things. Phil 3:1 says to “rejoice always in the Lord”. Tribulations and troubles that come our way should not dictate our outlook on life. Even though we might encounter trials in our lives, we have joy in the Lord. A Christian life is a joyful life. The people of the church of Jesus Christ should be the most joyful people in the world.

It is difficult to worship God in a church gathering if we can’t worship Him personally at home. It is hard to worship God when we are feeling sad and depressed all the time. We need to rejoice in the Lord and learn to worship him individually. It is hard to worship in front of people because we haven’t been prepared.

2)      Pray without ceasing: this doesn’t mean we always have to be on our knees and behind the closet door. It means that the joy we have in God triggers us to pray. Praying ceaselessly doesn’t mean that we need to mumble prayers twenty four hours a day. It means that there is an unstoppable communion with us and God. if we practice listening to God and praying to Him, we will begin to long for it.

3)      In everything, give thanks: Even in the worst circumstances we should give thanks. God is still god in every predicament and will bring together all that we are going through. The mark of a Christian is thankfulness. We shouldn’t wait until thanksgiving or Sunday to be grateful towards God.

Things may be hard but we have a joy in God that is unexplainable. It leads us to constant prayer and thanks giving.