Mediocre to Best Worship
Mediocre to Best Worship
Malachi 1:13 NLT
You say, ‘It’s too hard to serve the Lord,’ and you turn up your noses at my commands,” says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies. “Think of it! Animals that are stolen and crippled and sick are being presented as offerings! Should I accept from you such offerings as these?” asks the Lord.
This Podcast is a repost, originally published on Feb 2, 2017.
We have been studying and learning to avoid the wrong kinds of worship, today let us think about how mediocrity in worship displeases the Lord whom we serve. He ought to have the best of us.
God is not satisfied with mediocrity. You have to give Him the best of worship.
A stolen animal is not your sacrifice. You cannot give someone else’s offering.A blemished animal sacrifice is ridding yourself of what cannot be of your personal use. Some give to God to escape tax.
Do not give simply because it is ‘better’ to give it to the church as it is ‘one step higher’ than the government. It is an unqualified thought.
Some of us make every excuse possible to escape expressing true worship.The kind of worship the Bible talks of is good. If the Bible says life your hands, stand in His presence, bow down, do it truly.
Don’t give him your mediocre worship. He does not tolerate it.When you gather with the church, do not be concerned with what others do. Worship Him with everything because He is worthy.
If you want to give Him your worship, give Him the best.He will respond with the best!
Psalm 147:2–3 reveals God's heart as a Restorer rather than a Punisher. Although Israel went into exile because of its own rebellion, God did not abandon His people. Instead, He promised to restore Jerusalem, bring the exiles home, heal the brokenhearted, and bind up their wounds.
The message reminds us that while God may use friends, pastors, counselors, or loved ones to help us, true healing and restoration ultimately come from the Lord. His restoration reaches every part of our lives—our hearts, relationships, health, finances, emotions, and spiritual walk.
God knows every wound, including those hidden from others. Unlike people, who can only comfort from the outside, He sees the deepest parts of our hearts and heals completely. His healing is so complete that even the scars of past pain lose their power to define us.
The devotion encourages believers to fix their eyes on God instead of relying solely on human help. No matter how far someone has drifted, how many mistakes they have made, or how broken they feel, God is still calling them back. His desire is to restore, heal, and make all things beautiful in His perfect timing.
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