Wednesday, September 13, 2023
BROKENNESS IN WORSHIP!
Luke
20:17-18
17 And he beheld them, and said, What is this then that is written,
The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the
corner?
18 Whosoever shall fall upon that stone shall be broken;
but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder.
Jesus gives us a short
statement about Himself as the corner stone
and we need some further investigation to understand it. “Whosoever shall fall upon
that stone shall be broken; but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him
to powder.” It seems we have only two options. We can fall upon
Jesus and be broken, or we can have him fall upon us and grind us to powder.
I’ve had the occasion to witness more than a few “worship services” where very few strums
of the guitar or beat of the drums can cause a few hands to shoot skyward.
These pew-dwellers seem to have an instant-on button for their
worship posture. I am a skeptic by nature and often wonder whether many of
these are genuine.
Gerald Wolfe has developed a new old thing. He holds Gospel
Music Hymn Sings at various, large, churches. The concept is as new as it is
old. Folks meet in a church, grab a hymnal and sing, for hours. There seems to
be a widespread desire for this fading worship.
The Greek for “falling
upon” the stone is pipto and may mean
to “light
upon a firm footing.” If I light
upon or fall upon Jesus, as a firm foundation for my life, the result will be
brokenness [spiritual and emotional distress because of my sin] because that
relationship requires honesty and openness. I cannot have transparency
with Jesus without suffering shame for my deeds! But if I, through dishonesty,
wait till Jesus falls upon me in judgment, I will be ground to powder.
Ps 40:1-3
I waited patiently for the LORD; and he inclined unto me, and heard my
cry.
2 He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay,
and set
my feet upon a rock, and established my goings.
3 And he hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our
God: many shall see it, and fear, and shall trust in the LORD.
Dear Lord, when I stand in your presence, I am broken and ashamed, but
you lift me up and set me on your firm foundation. Thank you, Lord. AMEN
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