Hebrews 12:28 - 13:1
Therefore let us be grateful for receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, and thus let us offer to God acceptable worship, with reverence and awe, for our God is a consuming fire.
Sacrifices Pleasing to God
Let brotherly love continue.
Subject: True Worship
The writer of Hebrews is telling us, in the above passage, that worship consists of more than a feeling of euphoria and songs of praise. When we read the last couple of verses of chapter twelve, we see a stern warning from the writer that God is to be revered and awed. That, the writer states, is what we have to understand to have "acceptable worship." In our modern Bibles we end the chapter with is admonishment and warning. But, the thought is not complete there. Chapter thirteen is connected with twelve. Worship includes the act of brotherly love. Love is the outcome of worship. Love is not an extensive of worship, however, it is worship. Remember, the Corinthian church was warned that the celebration of the communion service (an act of worship) was not acceptable because they were not waiting for the brothers (an act of "brotherly kindness"). Worship is not something we do before the message of the church. It something we act out in love for our brother.
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