| March 23
Worship and Doubt
Poor Thomas is forever
associated with doubt. Peter denied Christ
three times but we don't remember him just for
that act. Belief is difficult and we
should recognize it as such.
Christians shouldn't doubt
the existence of God. Instead we doubt the
claims that God has made. Jesus claimed to
have risen from the dead but some did not
believe. Even today people make excuses
that either Jesus never really died or that His
resurrection was a lie. Trusting in what
God says is important to our worship. The
people couldn't worship Jesus if they felt that
His claims were false.
Every time I sit down, I
believe that the chair is going to hold me.
This is not something that I worry about ever
and it never crosses my mind that the chair will
fail to do its duty. Ideally, this is how
our belief in God should be. We should
trust Him so completely that there is just no
thought that crosses our mind that He would fail
us.
When we worry, and yes we
all worry and doubt, we're ultimately telling
God that we don't believe He can do what He said
He would do. This hinders our worship.
We worship the God who created the heavens and
the earth, the God who sent His son Jesus to die
for our sins, but who can't handle our problem.
God has made many promises
and told us many things to believe in.
When we do not doubt, we shouldn't have any
trouble worshipping. We can praise God for
all of the many things that He has done and has
promised. |
