Don’t just praise God for what he does. Praise him for who he is
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Lucy Peppiatt2024-03-04T15:11:00
Proclaiming God’s nature and power brings peace and perspective, says Lucy Peppiatt
We shouldn’t only worship God for what he does for us. We should worship him for who he is.
You may well have heard this teaching before; I can vividly remember the first time it was said to me. If you always focus on what God might do for you then you’re making your worship dependent on the benefits of being in a relationship with him, and not upon the truth that God is worthy of our worship because he is God! Our praise, love and adoration should be given to God because he is the creator of all that is, the perfect being full of truth, goodness and beauty. To know God is to love him, and loving him brings forth our worship and praise.
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