2024 Life Verse #7 - "1 Corinthians 3:16"

2024 Life Verse #7 - "1 Corinthians 3:16"

1 Corinthians 3:16 is a great verse to remember on days like today when you can't go to church to worship on the Lord's Day.

We are accustomed to going to a place or building called a church to worship. It is a place where God's people gather, set apart for God's work, and where God's people are trained and sent out to serve the world. It is true that we need a special place to build up God's people for God's work.

However, the problem began when the Christian worship life began to take place exclusively in a building called a church. Worship has become a ritual or religious activity that takes place in a church building on the Lord's Day. There is nothing wrong with worshipping in church, but the problem is when the Christians worship "only" in the church building on Sunday. An issue with the Christian life is that once we leave the church, we forget the heart of a worshipper. So the real problem is that on days like today when we can't go to church to worship, there are many Christians who can't worship God alone at home.

Worship is praising God as the Lord of my life, praying to God, reflecting on God's Word and taking it to heart, and proclaiming that God is the most important person in my life. When people who make this confession come together to sing together, pray together, and proclaim together, it is called "Sunday worship" or "public worship." The purpose of these services is to train God's people to experience and live the life of worshippers in their daily lives by praising God as Lord of their lives, praying to God, and meditating on God's Word in their daily lives. In other words, Sunday Worship has a role as a training center for daily worshippers.

So on Sunday, like today, when you can't go to a church building to worship, it's a good day to examine whether you're living a life of worship as a true worshipper or whether you're a religious person who goes to church on Sunday and participates in religious services called worship.

It would be good to ask ourselves today, "What kind of worshiper am I?" May a day like today be a day to examine how I want to worship God as a person of God and as a worshipper of life and determine to live as a faithful worshipper of life, always praising God, always praying to God, always listening to and meditating on God's Word, regardless of time, place, or circumstance.

May this day be a day of confession and worship, a day of dedication to being a Temple of God where the Holy Spirit dwells and to living as a living worshiper of God.

<Today's Prayer>

God, who desires to receive our worship, today is a Sunday when we cannot worship in a church building. Even though I cannot go to church to worship on this Sunday, may my life be a temple of God where Your Holy Spirit dwells, always praising You, praying to You, meditating on Your Word, and living a life of worship that is pleasing to You. In Jesus' name, I pray. Amen.

<Today's Praise> - "We are the Lord's Moving Church"