The Worship Quote of the Week for (05/27/1997):

Desiring Less
Today's WORSHIP QUOTE OF THE WEEK is a single verse and a short quote. Remember that one of the meanings of our word "worship" centers on the value or "worth" that we show for people or things or God.


DESIRING LESS
From Jesus' teaching (the Sermon on the Mount):
"No one can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one and love the
other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot

serve both God and Money." MATTHEW 6:24 (NIV)

And from the pen of G. K. Chesterton:
"There are two ways to get enough; one is to continue to accumulate more and
more. The other is to desire less."


[How does this translate into our worship life as Christians? If thoughts of
material things command the greater part of our attention and energy, can we
really be serving and worshiping the Master as we should? I find that as I
ascribe worth and honor to our loving and sovereign God, he allows me to
desire less of the distractions, less of the other gods. But the struggle for
the throne continues.]

Have a great week,

Chip Stam