It is a great tragedy that people today treat the worship of the Lord as a burden to their already busy lives. Can you imagine what God is hearing from someone who asks, “Do I have to worship the Lord?” Has the Lord burdened us? Is it too much to come one day out of our week to sing to him, enjoy him, acknowledge his goodness, and receive his grace to us in our struggle as sinners?
In this light, the excuse of someone who says that they don’t need to come and worship the Lord has nothing to do with being pushed or pulled, but it has everything to do with what Jesus said about men loving the darkness more than the light. Coming to the light is only welcomed by those who are assured that the Lord has been gracious in making his face to shine upon them.
There is a power in worship that cannot be experienced elsewhere.
When the child of God knows the smiling countenance of the Lord, worship is the most splendid blessing of his life. Here a power is given that cannot be found anywhere else. Christ calls us to him that he might give us the food and drink of eternal life.
Christ stoops down and washes our feet. This is where gospel is announced, that Christ died for our sins, that he rose for our justification, and that he is coming again to take us to be with him. There is a power in worship that cannot be experienced elsewhere.
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