Leviticus — God Makes a Way
Created
Nothing but…
Good
Time together with God.
But then…
Separation
Fallenness,
ㅤbrokenness,
Leading to…
Suffering
Hearts suffering.
Hearts crying out for…
Relief
Relief from endless labor.
Freedom from…
ㅤburdensome work.
Freedom for…
Worship
Because work,
ㅤservice,
Dedicated to the Lord is…
Worship
We are designed for work.
For good works.
We are created to…
Worship
And we will worship.
We can’t deny it.
We can’t resist it.
So we search for something to…
Worship
Something good…
ㅤor
Something bad…
ㅤWe will worship.
And what we worship will grip our…
Hearts
Our hearts it will consume.
For worship requires…
Sacrifice
Giving up something we hold dear,
ㅤfor that which we worship.
Giving,
ㅤsacrificing,
an…
Offering
An offering of something we value.
Something we’ve worked for.
By working for,
ㅤby worshiping,
The Lord,
We find ourselves changed.
Transformed.
It shapes our lives.
Directs our hearts.
Hence the importance,
ㅤthe imperative,
Of choosing what we worship.
For, for better or worse,
ㅤour lives will be…
Shaped
We will become more distorted,
ㅤor more…
Beautiful
So, we must…
Choose
Choose what we work for.
Choose what we worship.
Choose what we…
Love
Psalming as Performance Art — written in real time, as I sat listening to a teaching from Pastor Tim, Hillcrest Church, Oct 8, 2023
