Just Another Opportunity in Disguise

 

....you shall have a

       holy convocation.

You should not do

       ordinary work.

              Numbers 29. 1

(Worship is not just important

           to God.

  It is vital to us.

This phrase is repeated 7 times

    in just over a chapter.

Worship requires

         doing something different,

     out of the ordinary,

     a time set apart

and recognized as

            coming before God.

To do no ordinary work

    requires preparing to worship.

          It doesn't just happen.

Worship is not just

     something else we have to do,

        but we get to do.

               Worship changes us.

We cannot help but be changed

    when we meet with God.

Worship is anything but ordinary

  and infiltrates everything we do.)

O LORD,

Everyone worships something.

May we worship You alone.

You are our God,

    our strength, our solid ground.

May our time with You

  not just in the morning,

  but throughout the day,

         draw us closer to You.

Help us to see this day,

   every element in it,

   every task,

   even every speed bump,

as an opportunity

     to become more like You

and bring glory to You.