Worship Is When Jesus Is Everything To Us - Zac Poonen (Telugu)
Kakinada Conference 2013 - Seek Good And Not Evil, That You May Live: 11. Worship Is When Jesus Is Everything To Us - Zac Poonen (Telugu)
Summary
True worship means that Jesus Christ is everything to us, requiring us to worship even when facing profound loss, as exemplified by Job. Unlike typical worship that follows blessings or achievements, true worship involves offering sacrifices even amid suffering and loss. To worship correctly, we must learn to see things through God's perspective, which requires studying Scripture.
Outline
The message in plain words, in the order it unfolds. Select a time to jump the video to that moment.
God's thoughts are higher than our thoughtsGod reminds us through Scripture that His ways and thoughts are as far above ours as the heavens are above the earth.
Moving beyond human ideas of worshipJust as our natural tendencies differ from God's, our human and cultural ideas of worship often do not match God's true standard.
Learning God's ways from His WordTo worship in the right way, we must read the Bible because it is the only book that reveals God's thoughts and ways.
Job as the first person to worship in the BibleJob lived before Moses and Abraham, and he is the first person in the Bible explicitly connected with the word worship.
The sacrifice of painful worshipWhile thanking God for blessings is easy, true worship often costs us deeply when we face sudden tragedy and loss.
Job loses his children and propertyJob received devastating news in one single day that all his possessions, servants, and all ten of his children were gone.
Job's response of worship and submissionInstead of complaining, Job fell to the ground, worshiped God, and acknowledged that naked he came and naked he would return.
God looks at the heart, not just the lipsJesus warned that people honor God with their lips while their hearts are far from Him, engaging in empty worship.
Having God as our only true desireThe psalmist declares that having God means nothing else on earth or in heaven is truly needed.
Leaving earthly security to serve GodThe speaker shares his own life experience of leaving worldly comforts and depending entirely on God.
Focusing solely on the BridegroomJust as a bride at a wedding focuses on her bridegroom rather than the decorations, our eternal focus is on Jesus.
Learning the language of heavenHeaven's language is unceasing praise to Jesus, and believers should practice that same devotion while on earth.
