Doctrine Part 3: We Were Made To Worship

were made to worship. Some may hold that this statement is disputable, but it is just a matter of reflection upon one's life. For instance, some items of worship can include such things as your career, automobiles and other possessions. Or even people such as your spouse, children, and probably most accepted - yourself. The question is, what do you worship?
As stated earlier, society practically promotes worship of self and this is awfully evident in the Myspace world. I have recently become acquainted with Myspace and discovered that it is an echo of our world today.
The question again is, what or who do you worship? What is on your mind most of the day? What do you spend most of your time doing? What makes your life enjoyable? What do you live for? I agree that this could rightfully be many things, but what we want to discover is what takes that number one spot, the pedestal, the throne. Whatever that object is, should be, or needs to be replaced by, God.
Now, the majority of people believe that there is some type of higher being or some sort of god. A denial in such is to reject anything supernatural, spiritual, any premonitions, ghosts, demons, witchcraft, black magic, etc... I am by no means saying that these things are true, just merely stating that many people do believe that at least something like this is factual and as a result of that, there could be a god. I use this as an illustration because most of us admit that there is something else out there or around us beyond what the eye could see or what the body could touch and therefore, there could be a god. Besides many other things, one of the things that help me hold on to my faith, ironically, is the obvious presence of evil.
So again I say, discover what you worship. Is it God? Do you think God needs to be your number one? If not, I ask where do you get the "truth" that he is not required to be your number one?
Previously, we have discussed that this blog holds to the Apostle's doctrine, as the only truth, derived from the beliefs of Jesus. On this topic, Jesus says "You must worship the Lord your God; serve only him." He then adds, "those who worship God, must worship in spirit and truth."
In conclusion, God must be the number one thing that we worship. He must be what we most think about, what we most live for, what is most enjoyable to us. In order to worship him properly, we must worship in truth. Thus, doctrine is necessary to worship God for who he really is and not an image that we have concocted on our own.