Devotionals
DAY FIFTEEN
THE HEART OF WORSHIP
I was in the spirit on the Lord's Day, and heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet," (Revelation 1 ,10)
Being In the spirit on the Lord's Day has special significance, for me. The Lord's Day is the day that I look forward to each week. Unlike John, I have a fellowship of Saints that I could join with each time. There's no loneliness, deprivation or anxiety, I have refreshed as Ising the hymns of God and of praise and allow God to speak to me through His word. I am encouraged and motivated when I talk to my brothers and sisters in Christ. It is a special day because I have made it that way. I think that the most important part of the Lord's day is being in the spirit. Do you ever wonder what John meant when he described this experience? I wish he were around so I could ask him, but I think Iknow. It seems that around 5 o'clock in the morning on the Lord's Day I’m prompted to go into my study and spend time meditating on God's word. It is It's not enough to listen to the preaching on Sunday morning. I want to know what God is saying to me prior to the: time of worship. I don't know what John meant by this phrase, but I can venture out and explain to you what I think that it means. As I approach God with an expecting heart, It describes an I am never disappointed. I suppose lust being in the presence of God is being“ in the spirit “.
But that is not all. Being in the spirit describes a receptive heart.It Is like fertile soil receiving the seed of the word. .. Maybe I have to straighten out a relationship but first of all I need to recognize it as a problem. So being in the spirit Involves honesty on my part. I must do s doing what is necessary to maintain this fellowship: “If we walk in the light, as he is, in the light, we have fellowship one with another (unbroken fellowship) and the blood of Jesus Christ His son cleanses us from all sin”. So being in the spirit means continuing in close communion with our lord which involves a spirit of surrender; to follow through on anything he asks. As we close this portion we discover the reward as follows “and I heard a voice,
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