This past Sunday’s sermon, all 30 minutes of it, squeezed in between the pastor’s usual digression from the scriptures in enlightening all of us of the German’s affection for beers and bread, was the kind of message I’ve been yearning to hear. I don’t want to sound condescending of pastor’s 2 hour sermon’s, but I do sometimes pray during the sermon in my head to not lose patience and judge pastor. I literally feel myself building up a really low degree of agitation when I feel like pastor is steering off of what the day’s passage in the scriptures are, but at the same time I realize, I’m there to worship, not necessarily just there to gain something for myself spiritually. To be more clear, I think there are several traits that fall in accordance of what the scriptures indicate, in describing one’s mindset and attitude when coming to worship God. Out of the several, I think it mostly comes down to one though. One definite transgression I constantly commit is not being meek.
“21 Therefore lay aside all filthiness and overflow of wickedness, and receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls.” (james 1)
Meek is to be lowly, needy, lacking SELF confidence, and only having confidence being saved, in realizing you don’t deserve the grace you are allowed to abide in. Typically, if you are given something you don’t deserve, you tend to be grateful and passive, not caring about the surrounding circumstances that brought about this gift and or the accompanying slight losses that can’t compare to the benefit. THIS renders you to be meek. Grace of God, should render you to a lowly place of holy freakn’ meekness. Yes, holy meekness. If you are meek, than accordingly, you wouldn’t feel right in judging a fellow brother in Christ, especially during service, and especially if he’s the pastor who just spent 3 weeks traveling a foreign country trying to spread the gospel.
Besides, who the heck I’m I to think his messages that deviate from the passages aren’t necessarily bringing comfort to the souls of others listening. I’m not psychic. I’m barely smart(IQ test app says mine is barely average ). I not am much educateded. I should be nothing but meek.
I originally wanted to post my thoughts on Sunday’s passages, which included one of my favorite verses, Matthew 26:41. My original title of the post was supposed to be “Still Keep and Keep Still Praying”, but Holy Freakn’ Meekness took over my thoughts as I realized I was an abomination to God because of my attitude during the past service. Sorry pastor. Sorry brother.
I really wanted to talk about why the sermon or 30 minutes of it was so good for me, but I’ll post again at a later date.
I swear I’m coming back to the Heart of Worship this upcoming Sunday, and it’s all about you, it’s all about you Jesus.
God Bless.
One Love.
brother jimmy
