“The sanctuary will be in the centre of it ... In the centre of it will be the sanctuary of the Lord ... the Temple sanctuary will be in the centre of them” (Ezekiel 48:8,10,21).
Here, we have the centrality of worship in the life of God’s people.
First and foremost, God calls His people to worship Him. In all our
service offered to God (1 Peter 4:10-11), there is to be the offering of worship - “To Him be the glory and the power for ever and ever. Amen” (1 Peter 4:11).
This worship is not simply personal worship - ‘you in your small
corner and I in mine.” It is the worship offered to God by His people
when they gather together to praise Him. It is God’s people responding
to the call, ‘Let us worship God.’ “How good and pleasant it is when
brothers live together in unity!” (Psalm 133:1). When God’s people worship Him “in spirit and in truth” (John 4:24), the Holy Spirit descends upon them “like precious oil poured on the head, running down on the beard” (Psalm 133:2).
As God’s people worship Him, the blessing of the Lord will be given:
“There the Lord bestows His blessing, even life for evermore” (Psalm 133:3).
Psalm 48:1-14 Lord, we worship You in the place of worship – “Within Your Temple, we meditate on Your unfailing love.” Help us to go out from there, and play our part in seeing that Your praise “reaches to the ends of the earth” (Psalm 48:: 9-11). How will other people know of Your love, if we don’t tell them? How will they find their way to Your House, if we don’t invite them? When we share Your Word with others, help us to remember Your promise: “My Word… will not return to Me empty, but will… achieve the purpose for which I sent it” (Isaiah 55:11).
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