2 Chronicles 34:1-7
Greg and I must be on the road by 6 a.m. in order to make it to New Orleans by dinner tonight, so I will keep this short. Be praying for our mission team that is already there working hard to renovate people's homes.
The point of worship we are meditating on this week in our church devotional is "Worship: Why Do I Need It? Well, we need it for many reasons. One reason we need it is because we need renovation of our hearts.
As Josiah sought the Lord, he was forced to renovate. Hinderances had to be torn down. Things which were displeasing to the Lord had to be removed. Sin was exposed by worship, allowing Josiah to take action in order to continue his path of a deeper connection with God.
When we begin to understand that all of life is worship, and we truly seek God on that level, God will begin to expose the need for renovation in our hearts. If we think of worship as only a Sunday activity, without another thought or concern any other time, we will continue to feel empty and unaccomplished--"unfed", "not spoken to", and other comments will enter our mind. Deeper and more meaningful connections with God require renovation, and only as we open our hearts and seek Him does He lead us to renovate. But as we renovate, tearing down those hindrances in our lives, God continues to reveal Himself to us in more and more drastic ways. That's what happened in Josiah's life.
Ask God today to begin showing you what renovation needs to take place in your life.
And pray for our mission team as they renovate New Orleans.
