The legacy of the past: the bridge to the future is anchored to the faith of those who have gone before us. Look again at what Asaph says in verses 3&4: "What we have heard and known, what our fathers have told us. We will not hide from our children " And, what have they told us?
For most postmoderns Jesus is appealing and the local church is a turnoff. But Jesus and his church are a package deal. You cant love the one who passionately gave up his life for His Bride, without loving her in the same way.
David gives us the first principle of worship when he buys a piece of mountaintop property on which he will build a temple. The seller offers to give it to him for free, but he replies, I will not sacrifice to the Lord my God burnt offerings that cost me nothing. A passion for sacrifice is more than the core of stewardship; it is at heart of real worship.
The disciples had been ministering from dawn to dusk, and were frazzled. Jesus said to them in Mark 6:33, "Come with me by yourselves to a quiet place, and I will give you rest." The Sabbath is a gift from God to renew the passions of harried and hassled saints.
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