Seize the Moment – Day 968
The Top Priority of Godly Leaders!
Good morning! This is Pastor Jerry Ingalls from New Castle First Baptist Church and today is Thursday, November 10.
When is the last time you responded to a call to worship in your life? It is usually the first thing that happens at the beginning of Christian worship gatherings. A leader stands before the congregation and invites them to participate in the proclamation of their faith through song. It may be simple, but it’s both urgent and important!
Hezekiah inherited the throne of David at the time of the Assyrian Empire’s destruction of the northern tribes of Israel. Judah’s future was being threatened by the dual dangers of foreign powers from the outside and idolatry on the inside. What would be the new king’s first order of business?
King Hezekiah’s top priority was to realign his people with their God by reopening the temple and restoring the priesthood. This strategic decision was reminiscent of King David’s priorities because God intends this to be the top priority of godly leaders – to lead the people in right worship!
Hezekiah’s willingness to act quickly upon his priorities was emphasized in 2 Chronicles 29:3, “In the first year of his reign, in the first month, he opened the doors of the house of the Lord and repaired them.” Upon gathering the priests and Levites, he shared his heart with them in verse 10, “Now it is in my heart to make a covenant with the Lord God of Israel, that His burning anger may turn away from us.”
This is still the top priority of every godly leader – to invite people to right worship of God! We cannot devalue our worship gatherings as just one of many things we do as His church; in fact, our worship of God is the first order of business of His people. This is your call to worship!
Seize the moment and worship God in truth and spirit as your everyday way of life, and as our top priority as His church (John 4:23-24; Hebrews 10:23-25; Acts 2:42)!
God bless you!
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