The Admonition to Love

Shout for joy, you heavens; rejoice, you earth; burst into song you mountains! For the Lord comforts his people and will have compassion on his afflicted ones. Isaiah 49:13

Fascination with God must necessarily have an element of adoration. You may ask for a definition of adoration in this context. I would say that when we adore God, all of the beautiful ingredients of worship are brought to a white, incandescent heat, fueled by the fire of the Holy Spirit. To adore God means we love Him with all the powers within us. We love Him with fear and wonder and yearning and awe.

The admonition to "love the Lord your God with all your heart.....and with all your mind" (Matt 22:37) can mean only one thing, it means to adore Him.

I believe the word adore should be used sparingly, for it's a very precious word. We may love babies, love people, love our jobs, or maybe even a certain activity, but can you say you adore them? Adoration should be kept to the only One who deserves it. In no other presence and before no other being can I kneel, nor would I kneel in reverent fear or wonder and feel a sense of possessiveness that cries out "Mine, you are Mine!"

Let us approach the Lord this morning with a Holy fear, a burning love and adoration for who He is. Let us shower Him with the adoration, (fervent and devoted love, reverent homage) that He is deserving of. Let us sing, pray, praise and adore Him with loving and grateful hearts today.

Psalms 29:2 Ascribe to the LORD the glory due his name; worship the LORD in the splendor of holiness.