"O come let us adore Him, Christ the Lord." Beautiful words from a song sung only at Christmas. That's a shame because it goes with what should be our theme every Sunday. Sunday is the Lord's Day and the faithful gather together in corporate worship to worship and praise Him. Philippians 2:10-11: "That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow , of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth; And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father." Adoration has at its roots the sense of deep, abiding love. Many in courtship have told their intended, "I adore you." And we've seen other senses of adoration shown music singers and athletes or their athletic teams; but the true adoration of love and worship should belong to the Church, you and me, every time we gather we should have that at the bottom of our heart, directed only to God and Christ Jesus with the help of the Holy Spirit.
Adoration also implies our dependence of the one being adored, and in the life of the Christian, nothing could be more true. We need Jesus as much as we need oxygen and water; in fact H2O should stand for what we know is true in Jesus, Helping 2 Overcome, which He has done over sin and death.
As we journey on in this Lenten Journey, enjoy H2O; confess your sin, and fear not your death; Christ has overcome, He has paid it all.
PRAYER: Loving God, thank You for Jesus Christ and all that He did for me on the cross. During my Lenten Journey I need Your grace as I confess my sins and seek that which will bless me while seeking to be a blessing to You and Yours. In Christ Jesus I pray, amen.
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