Adoration & Worship - David Hand

Adoration and Worship

Romans 12:1-2 

1 Therefore I urge you, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living and holy sacrifice, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service of worship. 

2 And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect. 

So what’s the difference between adoration and worship? Adoration is an action of religious worship, while worship is the condition of being worthy. Adoration is respect, reverence, strong admiration, or devotion to a certain person, place, or thing. 

“The first time we read the word worship in Scripture is in connection with Abraham’s willingness to offer his son Isaac as a sacrifice to God. Abraham was willing to offer his only son as a sacrifice” (Stanley) due to his adoration to God. 

God has shown us mercy by sending Jesus to die for our sins. No longer will there be sacrifices to God. Jesus has paid our price.  

The verses above tell us how we should live after we come to know God through faith in Christ.  

“At times we make the mistake of thinking worship is something reserved for church” (Stanley) on Sunday. Worship is expressing our love to God, and we can do that anywhere; in the shower, while mowing the lawn, washing dishes, driving, walking on the golf course, or in my case, riding an ATV with my son. We can sing, pray, confession, reading his word, listening, giving, and serving.  

Blessing,

David 

(Charles Stanley (November-03-2019) Daily Devotion: The .... https://sermons-online.org/charles-stanley/the-sacrifice-of-worship)