Worship is about declaring allegiance. Worship is about declaring allegiance to the Only True God; to the King of all kings, the Lord of all lords. We show that allegiance by lifting our hands in the sanctuary; giving of our tithes and offerings; loving people. It is all a declaration of allegiance, not to a building we call church, not a community we fellowship with on Sunday morning, but to the Lord of heaven and earth.

Worship aligns us and reminds us of who we are allegiant to. It is not about a Sunday morning experience, it is a corporate declaration of our allegiance. It is about declaring together, Jesus Christ is my God. We are not gathering to hear good music, to listen to some prolific orator, or to meet some new people. No we are coming together to declare our allegiance to the Lord of Hosts.

I was reading 1 Corinthians 15 this morning and it fanned the flame of passion for Jesus in me even more. Listen to this, “After He has conquered His enemies and shut down every rule and authority vying for power, He will hand over the Kingdom to God, the Father of all that is. And He must reign as King until He has put all His enemies under His feet. The last hostile power to be destroyed is death itself.”

Christianity is not a passive, wait to be raptured religion. Christianity is an occupy until I come, defeat the defeated enemy relationship. It is a rule and reign with benevolence on the earth, steward what I gave you, be thankful for who I made you to be kind of life. Walking with Jesus, partnering with God is about declaring our allegiance together and then doing the works God has assigned for us to do. What an honor to serve this King, what a joy to lift my hands in the sanctuary. Www.apostolicresourcecenter.org