How Do You Spend Your Time in Worship?
Following immediately upon the proclamation of blessedness of those who reside in the house of the Lord, the Psalmist in today’s text declares the blessedness of those who make it their duty to journey to the temple periodically. The Psalmist refers here to those who attended the religious festivals. These worshipers made the trip with the intention to get as much as possible out of the experience of worshiping. The distance was far for some and treacherous for others but that did not deter them. For them it was a journey of the heart in which they gave full participation, expecting to reap the blessings of their effort. ‘The blessedness of sacred worship belongs not to half-hearted, listless worshipers, but to those who throw all their energies into it. Neither prayer, nor praise, nor the hearing of the word will be pleasant or profitable to persons who have left their hearts behind them.’ The blessing was not in the amount of time spent in the temple, but the quality of the time spent. How do you spend your time in worship?
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