Westview and Big Patch Methodist Churches Religious Organization

09/12/2026

"God is worthy of our worship." When we make this statement, we speak the truth about the Lord AND about our own abject humanness. We speak the truth about God in that he IS worthy of our worship. We speak the truth about our abject humanness in that we feel WE are qualified to make a judgment about God's worthiness - as if God would not be worthy of our worship if we did not think he was! Mull that one over. With that said . . .

Ps. 135:14, For the LORD will vindicate his people and have compassion on his servants.

Quiet Reflections: There are all kinds of reasons why we should worship God. We should worship him simply because he is, because there is no one else like him. But it is his tenderness to his children which tends to touch us deepest. He "vindicates" us and has "compassion" on us. That is so very, very much more than we deserve. God is good to us. Pray for those who don't know him.

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09/12/2026

09/11/2026

"God is worthy of our worship." When we make this statement, we speak the truth about the Lord AND about our own abject humanness. We speak the truth about God in that he IS worthy of our worship. We speak the truth about our abject humanness in that we feel WE are qualified to make a judgment about God's worthiness - as if God would not be worthy of our worship if we did not think he was! Mull that one over. With that said . . .

Ps. 135:13, Your name, O LORD, endures forever, your renown, O LORD, throughout all ages.

Quiet Reflections: At one time the Phoenicians were the sailors, merchants, and colonizers of their day. We know of one of their kings, Hiram, because of his connection to David and Solomon. But who were their other leaders? No doubt, in their time they were prominent, important people. But their "renown" did not last though "all the ages," except for the few scholars who study the Phoenicians. Most people do not even know who the Phoenicians are, let alone their leaders. But people have talked about God since time began and will continue to do so until time ends. There is no one, absolutely no one else like God. Remember that.

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09/10/2026

"God is worthy of our worship." When we make this statement, we speak the truth about the Lord AND about our own abject humanness. We speak the truth about God in that he IS worthy of our worship. We speak the truth about our abject humanness in that we feel WE are qualified to make a judgment about God's worthiness - as if God would not be worthy of our worship if we did not think he was! Mull that one over. With that said . . .

Ps. 135:7-12, He it is who makes the clouds rise at the end of the earth, who makes lightnings for the rain and brings forth the wind from his storehouses. He it was who struck down the firstborn of Egypt, both of man and of beast; who in your midst, O Egypt, sent signs and wonders against Pharaoh and all his servants; who struck down many nations and killed mighty kings, Sihon, king of the Amorites, and Og, king of Bashan, and all the kingdoms of Canaan, and gave their land as a heritage, a heritage to his people Israel.

Quiet Reflections: God is a god who works his will in both nature and human history. He causes the lightning to flash and frustrates the will of a Pharaoh. Such a god should be worshiped. And that is the god who is in our corner. Never doubt God's ability to protect you.

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09/09/2026

"God is worthy of our worship." When we make this statement, we speak the truth about the Lord AND about our own abject humanness. We speak the truth about God in that he IS worthy of our worship. We speak the truth about our abject humanness in that we feel WE are qualified to make a judgment about God's worthiness - as if God would not be worthy of our worship if we did not think he was! Mull that one over. With that said . . .

Ps. 135:5-6, For I know that the LORD is great, and that our Lord is above all gods. whatever the LORD pleases, he does, in heaven and on earth, in the seas and all deeps.

Quiet Reflections: Awe! It moves us in ways that other emotions do not. When a tornado or hurricane rumbles through, we are reminded how powerless we are. When we stare at the stars and reflect on the vastness of just our galaxy, to say nothing of the space that contains all of the galaxies, we are reminded how small we are. When we think about the billions of people who live on the earth and the thousands of ten thousands of angelic beings who populate the heavens, we are reminded that we are rather insignificant in the grand scheme of things. Awe! Remember that the "LORD is great"! That he alone is the "Lord" "above all gods." That he alone does "whatever" he "pleases." He alone. Stand in awe of God. And stand in awe that HE is the One who adopted you and me!

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09/08/2026

"God is worthy of our worship." When we make this statement, we speak the truth about the Lord AND about our own abject humanness. We speak the truth about God in that he IS worthy of our worship. We speak the truth about our abject humanness in that we feel WE are qualified to make a judgment about God's worthiness - as if God would not be worthy of our worship if we did not think he was! Mull that one over. With that said . . .

Ps. 135:4, For the LORD has chosen Jacob for himself, Israel as his own possession.

Quiet Reflections: God chose Israel "for himself" as "his own possession." And all who trust in Jesus are grafted into Israel. God chose us "for himself" as "his own possession." We are his children. If that is not a cause for exaltation, nothing is! The Creator of all the galaxies loves us and cherishes us. Amazing! Never forget how privileged and honored we are! Enjoy your Father. Enjoy being his beloved child. And make him proud.

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