The God Who Commands Our Worship | Deuteronomy 12:29-32 & Leviticus 10:1-3 | This Week’s Devotions
This week's devotions follow up on Sunday's message from Deuteronomy 12:29-32 and Leviticus 10:1-3, the opening study in our series Worship by the Book. Each day walks through a different passage of Scripture, tracing the same question from a new angle: who has the right to decide how God is worshiped? From Israel poised at the edge of the Promised Land, to the second commandment, to Nadab and Abihu's unauthorized fire, to David's misstep with the ark, to Jesus confronting the Pharisees, these five days aren't meant to be rushed through. Take one each day, read the passage slowly, and sit with the questions that follow.
The God Who Commands Our Worship | Deuteronomy 12:29-32 & Leviticus 10:1-3 | Worship by the Book
If you were meeting a head of state, you wouldn't just show up whenever you felt like it, wander the room, and talk about whatever crossed your mind. There's a protocol, and skipping it wouldn't read as passion. It would read as a threat.
This week we began a new four-week series called Worship by the Book, looking at what's known as the Regulative Principle of Worship: the conviction that God alone has the right to determine how he's worshiped. Not because he's difficult to please, but because he's holy, and because he's told us plainly, out of love, rather than leaving us to guess.