Being Unafraid and Unashamed 2

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00:00First Things First

00:08Solomon, my son, worship God and obey him with all your heart and mind, just as I have done.

00:16He knows all your thoughts and your reasons for doing things, and so if you turn to him,

00:22he will hear your prayers. But if you ignore him, he will reject you forever.

00:271 Chronicles 28 verse 9

00:30The leaders assembled. The beloved, old king presided on his throne,

00:36but it was clear King David didn't have much longer to live.

00:40He spoke to the people, then turned to his son. What instructions would he leave on how to run a

00:47country? Solomon, my son, worship God and obey him with all your heart and mind, just as I have done.

00:54King David had established a nation's security and prosperity. He had conquered enemy after enemy.

01:02He had enjoyed success on all sides. And his advice to his son was to worship God,

01:08exactly what David had done. He loved and served the Lord faithfully. He worshipped God with his

01:15whole body and whole heart, completely unconcerned about what others thought. To give honor to someone

01:22else is unusual for kings. And today, when it has become the norm for people to feel like we are

01:28the kings of our own lives, it sounds crazy. We are told that the secrets to success are wrapped up in

01:35self, leading us to become self-absorbed and selfish. But David tells us to recognize God for who he is,

01:43and give him all our worship. If you do that, David says God will hear your prayers. And if the king of

01:51the universe hears you, he will answer you and be with you always. Spiritual Fitness Training

01:57Worship is having complete devotion to God. How can you devote yourself to him this week?

02:04Jot down some ideas in a journal or on some paper. Then ask God to help you completely devote yourself to

02:12him this week. Inspiration. Christian worship is the most momentous, most urgent, most glorious action

02:20that can take place in human life. Karl Barth, Swiss theologian and a leader of the Confessing Church

02:27in Germany which opposed Nazism.