Our seventh word for worship is Strong's Number G2151, eusebeō.
It is a verb that is used to mean worship or to show piety.
Overall, this word means to act in a pious or reverent manner towards God or others.
So this worship word is associated with showing piety at home and worshiping God.
In churches today, we are good at treating those we deem as worthy of respect well, but we don't always treat those on the margins of society with a similar piety. Yet, in Matthew 25, Jesus claimed in his parable of the sheep and the goats, that how we treat others is how we treat Him, whether that is well or poorly is up to us.
We are sometimes guilty of approaching God with too much familiarity and lack of reverence. We can always approach Him, without a blood sacrifice or a set number of petitioners, yet this amazing communion can become common place and mundane if we treat it lightly.
Challenge of the Week: Go out and show kindness, charity, and mercy to a widow, orphan, homeless person, refugee, or stranger.
Bonus Challenge of the Week: Approach God with reverence and awe. Consider the ways He is mighty, awesome, and beyond our human comprehension.
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