“And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.”
‭‭Colossians‬ ‭3:17‬ ‭ESV‬‬

We’re all faced with doing things we’d rather not be doing. But that is when we worship the most.

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“Clap your hands, all peoples! Shout to God with loud songs of joy!”
‭‭Psalms‬ ‭47:1‬ ‭ESV‬‬

Worship shouldn’t be a chore or command. It should flow out if us as a response to who God is and what He’s done.

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“A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another.”
‭‭John‬ ‭13:34‬ ‭ESV‬‬

In a moment where Jesus is giving His final instructions before He goes to the cross, He tells His disciples to love each other in the same way He loves us. He calls it a New Commandment. But it isn’t something new. Why does He call it this?

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“Seek the Lord, all you humble of the land, who do his just commands; seek righteousness; seek humility; perhaps you may be hidden on the day of the anger of the Lord.”
‭‭Zephaniah‬ ‭2:3‬ ‭ESV‬‬

We currently live in a time of God’s mercy and grace. He is not willing that any should suffer judgment; His desire is for all to come repentance. But judgment will come. And when it does, only those who have already surrender to Him will be spared.

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“...and said, ‘Truly, I say to you, unless you turn and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. Whoever receives one such child in my name receives me’...”
‭‭Matthew‬ ‭18:3-5‬ ‭ESV‬‬

Childlike faith is one of the easiest ideas in the Bible to understand, and the hardest to apply.

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“But let justice roll down like waters, and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream.”
‭‭Amos‬ ‭5:24‬ ‭ESV‬‬

Martin Luther King Jr. is probably more famous for these words than the prophet, Amos. Why was Amos saying this? And what does it mean for us, today?

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“Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.”
‭‭Matthew‬ ‭11:28‬ ‭ESV‬‬

We strive. We work. We struggle to better ourselves and our lives. And most of the time, it feels like it is more than we can bear. That’s because we weren’t created to bear it.

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“"For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.”
‭‭John‬ ‭3:16‬ ‭ESV‬‬

This verse might be the most familiar verse in the Bible. And that familiarity has caused many of us to forget its power.

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“For the word of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.”
‭‭1 Corinthians‬ ‭1:18‬ ‭ESV‬‬

On a day of the year where fools are celebrated, we would do well to remember that the Gospel is an absurd idea. It doesn’t make sense. That’s why it’s good news.

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“But we have this treasure in jars of clay, to show that the surpassing power belongs to God and not to us. We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not driven to despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed;”
‭‭2 Corinthians‬ ‭4:7-9‬ ‭ESV‬‬

This is a paradox. Treasures aren’t stored in jars of clay. Treasure is too valuable for that. And this is the point Paul is making. We are common and of little value outside of the presence of Messiah dwelling within us.

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