Come on – you know you want to! So just do it!

Come on – you know you want to. You tell yourself every now and again that you are going to do it more and do it better.  You’ve tried it before, and you do it now – but not as often as you’d really like.  But then, like lots of New Year’s Resolutions, life gets busy, interest wanes, and follow-through suffers. I’m talking about amping up your worship life and ramping up your knowledge of the Bible. Below are six reasons why both are extremely important.  There’s no better time than the New Year to renew your personal resolve to do them.  Give these a read.  Spend a little time thinking about them.  And then ask God to help you do something about them.  You’ll be glad you did!

Six Reasons for Worship and Bible Study Each Week

Jesus is worthy of worship because he died to save me.(Revelation 5:12)  "Worthy is the Lamb, who was slain, to receive power and wealth and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and praise!"

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God blesses me regularly, so it’s only appropriate that I worship him regularly.
(Lamentations 3:22-23)  "Because of the Lord's great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. {23} They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness."

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Jesus invites me to come to him for rest for my soul that is burdened by anxiety, fear, and guilt.
(Matthew 11:28)  "Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest."

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Holding on to all of God’s Word is just what true disciples of Jesus do:
(John 8:31)  "If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples."

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My children are watching me to see what is important, so it’s important that I model willing worship and life-long learning in the Word of God.
(Ephesians 6:4)  "Fathers, do not exasperate your children; instead, bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord."

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I need encouragement for my spiritual life, and others need it from me.  Worship and Bible class are two of the best places for this to happen.
(Hebrews 10:25)  "Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another--and all the more as you see the Day approaching."

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