15 Jul Worship Diagnosis: Historical Amnesia
Biblical worship is never about me and my worship. Instead, biblical worship is about God and remembering his saving deeds throughout history. One Old Testament passage that lays a foundation for remembrance in our worship is Deuteronomy 6. It is here where God instructs Moses on how to remember:
In the future, when your son asks you, ‘What is the meaning of the stipulations, decrees and laws the LORD our God has commanded you?’ tell him: ‘We were slaves of Pharaoh in Egypt, but the LORD brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand. Before our eyes the LORD sent miraculous signs and wonders—great and terrible—upon Egypt and Pharaoh and his whole household. But he brought us out from there to bring us in and give us the land that he promised on oath to our forefathers. The LORD commanded us to obey all these decrees and to fear the LORD our God, so that we might always prosper and be kept alive, as is the case today. And if we are careful to obey all this law before the LORD our God, as he has commanded us, that will be our righteousness.’ (Deuteronomy 6:20-25)
