Sunday Morning Starters – Worship

“I was in the Spirit on the Lord’s day, and I heard behind me a loud voice like a trumpet” (Revelation 1:10)

The Lord’s Day

The day of Pentecost was the day after Sabbath. It would be a Pentecost that would change thousands of lives and set on course a change that would permeate centuries of worship for people of God. The first day of the week would be a day the apostle Paul would linger for as he gathered with the saints at Troas to partake of the Lord’s Supper (Acts 20:6-7). Writing to the church in Corinth the man from Tarsus exhorted the brethren “On the first day of the week let each one of you lay something aside, storing up as he may prosper, that there be no collections when I come” (1 Corinthians 16:2). The first day of the week. The Lord’s day.

Today is the day of the Lord. It is the day when our Father has asked of us to come as His people and lift our hearts and hands in praise to Him. Leaving behind the scurrying pace of life we pause to reflect upon the glory of God, the sacrifice of Jesus Christ and the moving message of the Holy Spirit. Sunday is a day of worship. It is a time we can relieve ourselves from our wants and pursuits so that we can spend time with those of like precious faith worshiping a merciful Father.

Worship should be an all-day event. Often we put the obligations to the Lord in a capsule of time leaving behind the church services to restart our busy lives of carnal needs to fill our time with us. As in the principles established through the Sabbath, the first day of the week should be a DAY of praise and refreshing with the Lord. We have so much to give honor to God for this day.

John was in the Spirit on the Lord’s day. We should do no less.

Our Lord approved neither idol worship or idle worship but ideal worship in Spirit and truth. (Vance Havner)