Exhortations for The Soul

For our exhortation today, we are looking at true worship versus vain worship. When I look at this title, it is always for me: Why does there have to be a qualifier or emphasis placed on the word worship? Isn’t worship supposed to be authentic? How can worship be negative?   I’m thinking if you’re using the word worship, it must be positive. Much like the word Christian. If you’re a Christian, there should be no need to say I’m a true Christian in order to separate yourself from other Christians who you deem to be false.   The reason I don’t subscribe to that is because I believe it should be automatic that worship and Christian, just as an example, do not need that sort of descriptive precision. If our worshiping and it’s not true, you’re really not worshiping. And if you say you’re a Christian and you’re not living the life, then you’re really not a Christian. But truth be told, because of the nature of the world today, we have to understand that counterfeits exist because t...

The start of the day, the start of the weekend, any beginning, is always a good time for a refreshing, a new opportunity or chance, to get naked so to speak. Ok hold up Christian people. I am speaking metaphorically. I am just drawing a reference. Follow along and let’s see where this takes us Let us go back to the beginning - at creation. When God made man, there was no mention of Him clothing them either with grass or fabric. So in effect, they were naked. Correct? So how did Adam and Eve know they were naked or without covering on their bodies? When they sinned! Let’s look at it. Genesis 1 : 26 - 28   MSG “God spoke: “Let us make human beings in our image, make them reflecting our nature So they can be responsible for the fish in the sea, the birds in the air, the cattle, And, yes, Earth itself, and every animal that moves on the face of Earth.” God created human beings; he created them godlike, Reflecting God’s nature. He created them male and female. God blessed them: “Prosper...

  Yesterday in our exhortation, we looked at where God expressed deep sorrow for having created man.   It raised the question in my mind at least, of whether God has emotions.   Emotions are complex psychological states that encompass a range of feelings, responses, and behaviors. When we express our emotions, it’s all about helping us to respond to and interpret what’s going on around us. Then this influences our thoughts, actions, and interactions with others. Many people would think that emotions are something that only humans have. But animals have emotions as well.   If you know anything about animals, you’re a dog lover for example, you would know by the dog’s behavior when he or she is welcoming you home or whether they’re afraid of the thunderstorm. We know God is not man, He is not like man, He is God. Numbers 23:19 (Amplified version) says, "God is not a man, that He should lie, Nor a son of man, that He should repent. Has He said, and will He not do it? Or...