I get my hair done on Saturday and make certain my clothes are ready, preparing to go to church Sunday. But I don't seem to be as concerned about preparing spiritually to join my church family in worship of our Creator God of the Universe!
I fix my hair, but not my heart! I clean my clothes, but not my soul! How silly is that!
Before there can be honest, true worship, there must be honest, true hearts.
Max Lucado talks about preparing our hearts for worship through cleansing our hearts of sin as we prepare to come before our holy, sinless God, and it begins with confession:
"Confession does for the soul what preparing the land does for the field.
Before the farmer sows the seed he works the acreage, removing the rocks and pulling the stumps. He knows that seed grows better if the land is prepared.
Confession is the act of inviting God to walk the acreage of our hearts. 'There is a rock of greed over here, Father, and I can't budge it. And that tree of guilt near the fence - its roots are long and deep. And may I show You some dry soil, too crusty for seed?'
God's seed grows better if the soil of the heart is cleansed.
Confession invites the Father to work the soil of the soul, digging and pulling, preparing the heart to produce fruit."
So now we can get ready for church!
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