We were all born with the desire to worship. As humans, we have a yearning to lift someone or something up. It’s in our nature. Look at the world today. We always worship something. We talk about people and things constantly. We lift up names, bringing praise to the things we hold at the highest regard. Our hearts worship at all times because that’s how we were created to be. Nonetheless so many times we forget who put the desire for worship there in the first place. Worship is in our human nature because our Creator put it there for His name’s sake.
He created each of us with a throne on our hearts, but there’s only room for one. That’s how all this works. Our hearts were created to worship and that worship can’t be divided. So who sits on your throne?
Ascribe to the Lord the glory due His name; worship the Lord in the splendor of holiness. Psalm 29:2
I wasted a lot of time treating the throne of my heart like a puzzle, placing piece after piece on it waiting to find the perfect fit. Relationships, friendships, school, success, the right look, the right possessions, I tried everything. I went down a never-ending road of lifting something up, only to find myself lonely and disappointed. Finally I realized the perfect fit for the throne of my heart was the One who created it.
My God is the only One worthy to reign on the throne of my heart and yours. He is God. He is worthy. He is mighty. He is sovereign. He is my comfort. He is my strength. He is my hope. He is my love. He is my life. He is my God. I worship Him.
I used to have a problem reading about the truth of idols. I always knew in my heart what my idol was. I would read Scripture and hear teachings about idols, and my heart would beat out of my chest. I wanted to stop reading or stop listening. I didn't want to hear the truth about the idol sitting on the throne of my heart. If I didn't hear it, it wasn't true right?
Wrong.
There's a reason you keep hearing about all this idol business. It's time to get real with the Lord. Ask Him to reveal your idols to you, then to rid you of them. He is faithful and He longs for your obedience. He won't leave you and He won't turn His head. He'll walk with you as you clear your throne so He can reign on it forever.
As the Lord sits on His rightful throne He brings peace. He brings comfort and love. He brings discipline, not condemnation. He give grace and mercy and forgives when we are repentant. He sits there, with open arms and a loving heart, simply wanting you to love Him too with everything in you.
We were all born with the desire to worship. Choose today to worship the One who gave you that desire from the beginning.
