Is Daily Devotion and Worship Too Much?

Hebrews 3:13
But encourage one another daily, as long as it is called “Today,” so that none of you may be hardened by sin’s deceitfulness.

New Living Translation
You must warn each other every day, while it is still “today,” so that none of you will be deceived by sin and hardened against God.

Amplified Bible
But continually encourage one another every day, as long as it is called “Today” [and there is an opportunity], so that none of you will be hardened [into settled rebellion] by the deceitfulness of sin [its cleverness, delusive glamour, and sophistication].

Contemporary English Version
You must encourage one another each day. And you must keep on while there is still a time that can be called “today.” If you don’t, then sin may fool some of you and make you stubborn.

Good News Translation
Instead, in order that none of you be deceived by sin and become stubborn, you must help one another every day, as long as the word “Today” in the scripture applies to us.

Whichever version of the Bible you read, the instructions are clear that it must be daily. We easily get bored and feel daily is too much, but God says it has to be daily. Would daily be too much if God has asked us to make it daily?

Daily we dress up. Daily we rest from our work. Daily we eat something. Daily we catch up with friends and relatives. Daily we go to work. Daily we go to school. Daily we follow the world and local news. Daily we read updates on social media. Daily we go for exercise and gym sessions. Daily we follow movies, soap operas, etc. Is daily devotion and worship too much?

We never feel crowded by pleasures but we easily feel crowded by that which is spiritual? We never feel that TV and the internet are too much, but it is easy for God’s word and worship of God to be too much? We never feel that playing our favorite game is too much, but when it comes to a short worship service it is too much? We never feel that it is too much to seat and chat with endlessly with friends or relatives, but worship of the shortest time weighs heavily on us? Is daily devotion and worship too much?

The writer of Hebrews in today’s chapter, tells the Jewish people who were his primary audience that Jesus is greater than Moses. He goes ahead to warn them against unbelief. He encourages all of us to respond to God while it is still today, Hebrews 3:7. He tells us that our safeguard is to daily encourage each other so that we don’t get deceived and get lost from the path of life. God inspired this Hebrews writer to tell us that devotion and worship have to be daily without fail. Is daily devotion and worship too much?

Daily we must be reminded of what God expects from us by expounding scripture. Daily we must show our dependence on God by praying to Him. Daily we must be reminded that we are believers. Daily we must be reminded to relate well with one another. Daily we must be encouraged not to give up. The Bible says it has to be daily. Is daily devotion and worship too much?

Lamentations 3:23
They are new every morning;
great is your faithfulness.

If God loves us and daily He faithfully blesses ad favors us, shouldn’t we worship Him daily? If Every morning God does it, cant we respond to His goodness daily? Daily He allows us to be alive. Daily His angels watch over us. Daily He saves us from schemes of evil. If it was not for God’s daily actions, we would have perished many years ago. If God faithfully serves us daily, would daily worship be too much? Is daily devotion and worship too much?

We must organize desirable daily worship services. A call to daily services is not a call to boring dragging and incoherent worship. God has created us creative enough to make sure it is such a pleasure to meet Him daily. Make worship interesting at home. We cant be excited the whole day and then get into a somber mood the moment someone says it’s worship time.

KISS is the principle to use. Keep It Short and Simple (KISS). Don’t use worship to force children to mature. They will mature in their own time. Let them sing children’s songs and let them enjoy Bible stories and simple messages. Make worship accommodative of the youngest member of the family. Design worship to appeal to the newest member of the congregation who has no idea what Christianity is.

As we schedule all important activities and attend to them without fail, let us schedule worship at a point of the day when it cant be postponed. It may be difficult to begin but if you hang on and it becomes a habit, you are in for life. Stick to it and enjoy the blessings. It cannot be too much to daily worship God!

God has been too God to me, daily cant be too much. I do many useless things daily, worship which is critical for my eternal life cannot be too much. May I worship daily as God blesses me daily, in Jesus’ name, Amen!

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