Remember on the Day of Pentecost when the Apostles jammed on the guitar and drums and said, "Holy Spirit come, be welcome in this place"? Me neither.
The entire motif of Scripture is that man, due to his sin, cannot be in the presence of a holy God. God then always initiates and "comes" to those whom He has chosen of His own free will.
Like the Grammy performance, so many in the church have become "unholy". We know nothing of the fear of God, actively preach against it and against keeping His commandments, and make the center of our faith ourselves.
Our idol today is the self. That's why we have glorified the selfie, TikTok, SnapChat, Instagram, etc. Worship is a performance, entertainment, an experience, and we baptize it as feeling the Spirit or God moving or working. We think God is supposed to be invited into our presence, at our behest, rather than humbly coming through the blood of Christ into His presence when, and where, and how He commands. |
