Mar 9

Exodus 20:2-6

Memorise Exodus 20:6
“And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments” 

Reformed worship is basically worship which rightly gives God the foremost position in all that we do. He is the sole object of worship, and all that we do would be in accordance to His will. To answer today’s question, we should read the whole of the First Commandment in Exodus 20:2-6. The answer is found in all the five verses, for when we obey His Word, we are worshipping Him in the way that He wants us to!

“I am the LORD thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage” – the blessings come from knowing the one true God, who is all-powerful, and all-loving! Reformed worship reminds us that He has brought us out of the bondage of sin, so that we are free to love Him, and through Him to love our friends and neighbours!

“Thou shalt have no other gods before me” – the blessings of knowing, loving and serving the only true God; and not be deceived by “lesser gods”, whether it is the so-called god of other religions or other “gods” that we might worship (money, luxury, fame, popularity etc). Thank God for blessing us with this reminder during worship!

“Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image” – any visual representation of God can only be the wrong image, and give us a false impression of what our God is really like! Reformed worship helps us learn what God is like through a loving study of His Word, rather than by an adoring study of some statue!

“And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments” – By focusing on God alone, Reformed worship reminds us of the mercy of God, to remind us that it is by His mercy alone that we are alive. God is merciful by causing His Word preached in worship to remind us of our unrepented sin that we must repent of before He chastises us.

Dear Teens, do you know of these blessings during worship?

Thought: “For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand. I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.” (Psalm 84:19)
Prayer: Lord, we are created to worship our Creator. Teach me how to do this for Thy glory.