Intimacy

"The gospel leads to both awe and intimacy in worship, for the Holy One is now our Father." - Tim Keller

Do you see God as your Father? The more I grasp God's grace, and subsequently His immense love for me, the more I see Him with relational intimacy. The more deeply I understand what God has done and continues to do for me, the more I am compelled to worship Him with greater depth, authenticity and devotion.

If your view of worship is primarily based on duty and obedience rather than awe and intimacy, I strongly encourage you to pray for the Spirit to transform your heart and to open your eyes to what worship should be and can be. Rather than simply seeing worship as something to check off your weekly list, God desires that you come to Him as His child - dependent, faithful, reverent, devoted and deeply loved.

“The Law scolds us, sin screams at us, death thunders at us, the devil roars at us. In the midst of the clamor the Spirit of Christ cries in our hearts: “Abba, Father.” And this little cry of the Spirit transcends the hullabaloo of the Law, sin, death, and the devil, and finds a hearing with God.” - Martin Luther

"It is folly and pride to think I am anything but a baby in the arms of God." - John Piper