As we approach corporate worship tomorrow, remember that the quality of our corporate worship is contingent upon our individual and family worship throughout the week. In turn, the quality (and consistency) of our individual and family worship is contingent upon how much our hearts treasure the Lord Jesus.
In other words, treasuring Christ is the thermostat that sets the spiritual temperature of our lives. Our outer expressions of worship is the thermometer that reads and displays our spiritual temperature.
In this regard, hear the insightful words of John Piper: The essence of worship is the inner act of the heart treasuring Christ as infinitely valuable. The outer forms of worship are the actions and things that one does that show how much the heart treasures Christ. Therefore all of life is to be worship because as Colossians 3:17 asserts, whatever you do in word or deed, do it in such a way that the value you put on the glory of Christ is made known (no matter the situation or your status in life).
Let's ponder these things together as we approach our time together tomorrow.
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