Several years ago, I watched a weight lifting competition on television. It was probably the Olympics. I can’t remember for sure. But there was this short, stocky guy who came up, gave one big heave and succeeded in lifting the heavy weights. Immediately, after he dropped the dumb bells, he just prostrated on the ground and muttered a prayer of thanks for his victory. He was from a Moslem country.
That vision has never escaped me since. Here was a man who gave free rein to his emotions to worship his God before the whole world!!! He wasn’t ashamed of his God.
Sadly, I am reminded so often that as Christians, many of us, (me, included) tend to be so stuffy in our worship. We are afraid of what our neighbors would think of us. We don’t want to appear too ‘spiritual.’ There is Church decorum to consider.
Granted, that there should be some semblance of order on most Sundays. But it’s not everyday that we win a gold Olympics medal. Surely that kind of victory calls for a celebration. We should dance like David did, prostrate before God in full view of the world and sing and jump and shout!
No wonder this stuffiness has led to the loss of so much territory to the enemy in Christian countries. Christian colleges are no longer Christian, Bible studies and prayer activities are frowned upon and so are expressions of Christian faith on television.
It is time to reclaim what was lost in the mass media! Bring back the good old family values of faith, family loyalty, diligence and honesty.
Lord, forgive us for our spiritual stuffiness
Help us to worship You not just with our mouths
But with our hearts and all our might!!
Grant your people too spiritual perception
In a fallen, depraved world
In Jesus' Name
Amen
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