Victory over sin at the cross and victory for life in the resurrection are what make Christianity more than just a mere religion. Those two things set Christianity apart from all others. The living Christ Himself is the very life content of the Christian faith. I heard one say something like this, "Jesus did not die just so we could be saved from our sin or a bad conscience. He was 'clearing the deck' for divine action in and through our lives." Rom 5:10 says, "If, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of His Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by His life." Jesus ministers to us in two unique ways - He reconciles us to God by His death, and He saves us by His "resurrected" life. How does that impact our worship life?
1. It should impact our everyday living life worship. Rom. 12:1 "... to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship." Informed of the Resurrection Life, we live in Him and He in us every day, every moment... empowered by the Resurrection Life living in us.
2. It should impact our own private devotional/prayer life. How can we dare live each day without spending time with the Resurrected Lord, feeding on His Word and listening to Him so that "rivers of living water may flow" because He has made His resurrection life in us known anew each day?
3. It should impact our corporate worship as the body gathers. When we gather, every Sunday is Easter Sunday. How can we gather - aware of the Resurrected Life in us - and not celebrate every time we worship? How can we sit and not participate when God has commanded us to worship actively, and revealed the living Lord in our lives? Hallelujah! What worship! mjm
A Melody from Michael J. . . . a Personal and Worship Blog
