| 165 - Worship and The Marriage Prayer |
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| Written by Patrick Morley & David Delk |
| Wednesday, December 10 2008 13:06 |
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Excerpted and adapted from The Marriage Prayer (Moody Publishers, Fall 2008) The Battle for Your Heart A fierce battle rages for the hearts and minds of people. This battle is not new—from the beginning in the garden of Eden, God required that Adam and Eve worship Him. They chose not to. It’s the same today. God reaches out for us, but we ignore Him and worship idols of our own design. And our marriages suffer the consequences. History is the story of this battle. When God rescued the Israelites from Egypt, He called them to worship Him alone (Exodus 20:1-4). They chose not to. Then He sent judges to call the people back to Himself. Instead, they “did as [they] saw fit” (Judges 17:6; 21:25). Then He gave them kings to lead them into proper worship. Instead, they did evil in the sight of the Lord and set up altars to false gods on the high places (1 Kings 14:22–24). Then He gave them prophets to call the people to repentance. But they did not listen (Jeremiah 5:4–5).
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