1, 2. What does it take for God to accept our worship?
Let worship be according to its purpose, with love and respect.
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
What is needed for God to accept our worship is to have the right motive, for example, we must always keep in mind that worshiping him is in accordance with his purpose. In addition, this worship should not be forced but should be with love and respect, that is, we have the intense desire to worship Jehovah.
And we have to keep in mind that for Jehovah to accept our worship, he always has to go according to his own will.
3. What will we study in this article?
We will study the worship that Jehovah accepted in ancient times and also the aspects that must be taken into account so that Jehovah accepts our worship today. Also how we can improve the way we worship Jehovah.
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
About the kind of worship that Jehovah accepted anciently and we will see 8 aspects of the worship that Jehovah accepts today.
We will discuss the kind of worship that Jehovah accepted anciently and we will discuss eight aspects of worship that Jehovah accepts today.
This will make us think about how we can improve our quality of worshiping Jehovah and we will also see how that worship makes us happy.
THE WORSHIP THAT JEHOVAH ACCEPTED IN ANCIENT TIME
4. Before Christ, how did Jehovah's servants show that they loved and respected him?
In ancient times there was a time when Jehovah did not specify the ways in which they worshiped him, but these ancient people decided to worship him by their obedience to their faith or sacrifices, Jehovah accepted that way of worshiping after the law of Moses came. Which is the one that Jehovah gave to Moses in this case the descendants of Abraham and there if he specified how they should worship him.
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
Through obedience, faith and the sacrifices they made, like Noah, Abraham and Job. Jehovah later gave the law with specific instructions on how he wanted to be worshiped.
First of all they were obedient and besides they had a lot of faith and then apart they made their sacrifices.
Yes, and that was before Jehovah established the model to worship him in the time of Moses, then when Moses came in this case, Jehovah gave him a law with some statutes and specific instructions so that they would worship him in a way that he approved.
Yes, although the Bible does not go into detail in what way they could have worshiped him, what we do know is that Jehovah accepted their worship because they made a great effort to honor him.
We can note that it is clear to us that they did everything possible to please Jehovah and honor him and therefore they accepted his worship in such a way that their names were even recorded in the Bible because they were names of pure worship.
5. How did true worship change after Jesus' death and resurrection?
Jehovah no longer required his people to obey the law of Moses. Now they were to follow the law of the Christ. That is, the example of Jesus and his teachings.
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
I change why it is said that the law of Moses that the people of old followed now no longer had to be followed but would be based on the law of Christ, this meant that the people who wanted to worship Jehovah in a way that the accept because they had to follow the example of Jesus and his teachings and that continues to this day.
In Matthew 11:29 he invites us to put on his yoke and once again the faithful and wise slave helps us to understand that this yoke is the guide of Jesus and how we saw him at that moment when Jesus said those words he spoke. about that it is light, unlike the traditions that the Jews did at that time were enslaving, that is why it is very comforting to follow this guide, this example of Jesus.
If it is mentioned that they no longer had to follow that long list of laws, now they were governed by the law of Christ.
6. How can this article help us?
To do a self-examination, “How much progress have I made? Can I improve the quality of my worship?
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
This article is going to help us because it is going to help us to do a self-examination of how, for example, we have progressed in our worship of Jehovah and how we can improve our worship, there is always something in which we can improve.
Meditating on how my worship of Jehovah is, it also makes me wonder if I have progressed, how is the quality of my worship, and even invites me to ask Jehovah in prayer to help me see where I need to improve.
Yes, the title of this article also makes me think, it is called true worship, it makes us happier, so it makes me think about how when one finds the truth and studies, we feel happy to know what the Bible says, knowledge, but sometimes we can also falter. on some things, then this self-examination will help make me happier by making sure that I am worshiping Jehovah in a consistent and true way.
WHAT THINGS ARE PART OF OUR WORSHIP OF JEHOVAH?
7. How does Jehovah view our heartfelt prayers to him?
We can say that when we make prayers from the heart, Jehovah likes it a lot even if we use simple words, but he expects us to express our love, our gratitude. He also hopes that through these prayers we will make our concerns, our hopes and our wishes known to him, that is how he used to do it before, like incense of the best quality.
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
It is like an incense with a very pleasant aroma for God. Although we use very simple words for him it is a pleasure to listen to them. Jehovah loves when we express our love and gratitude to him. That is why it is very important that we think carefully about what we are going to say to him in prayer.
According to what Psalm 141:2 says, he sees them as prepared incense, so it is important to think carefully about what we are going to say before praying.
Proverbs 15:8 we are told that the prayer of those who are upright is a pleasure for him therefore Jehovah is delighted when we express our desires our concerns our hope for it is important that our prayers are well thought out and in it Let us always express our love and gratitude towards him.
Precisely Psalm 141:2 that I have already read mentions the word prepared, a prepared incense and that was the important qualifier because it had to be prepared very carefully, all planning had to be done before offering it and pouring it out before Jehovah and all that preparation helped that for Jehovah that smelled very good, very pleasant for his nose, so to speak, so the same thing happens with our prayers if we prepare well if we think well about the words if we take into consideration what we are praying for that will also be a pleasant smell to Jehovah.
Yes, thank you there in proverbs 15:8 in the final part it is mentioned but the prayer of those who are upright is a pleasure for me so we have to note that we are referring to the greatest person who listens to us who understands us who loves us and who He wishes that we wholeheartedly make all our feelings towards him.
8. What excellent opportunity do we have to praise God?
Through preaching we have an excellent opportunity to offer sacrifices of praise to God through our lips. That is why we must also think carefully about what we are going to say to people when we preach to them.
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
We have the opportunity to praise him with our lips, for example, talking about his wonderful qualities and all the good he has done for us and a feature of this, because it is in preaching that is when we can talk to other people about how good Jehovah is and If we want it to be a well-prepared praise, then we must be careful in the words we use when preaching to people.
And it is that we praise Jehovah when we speak with appreciation of his qualities and his works, so that is why preaching is an excellent way to do it, so we will also achieve it when we think carefully about what we are going to say to people when we speak to them or even when we write them a letter when we do it and give them the message from the heart then our sacrifice of praise will be of the best quality and Jehovah will accept it.
Psalm 34:1 where it says that I will praise Jehovah at all times his praise will always be on my lips reminds me that even our routine daily conversations by avoiding profanity or when given the opportunity to even mention the name Jehovah we can praise Jehovah .
Something that will also help us is to meditate on the goodness of Jehovah, how good Jehovah is for us, so when we manage to do that, meditate on how good Jehovah is for us, then everything will flow from our hearts when writing a letter or when someone preaches.
9. How do Jehovah's people benefit from attending the meetings, and how have they helped you?
Already in ancient times the Israelites were asked to gather three times a year to worship Jehovah together as they deepen our understanding of God's law, meditate on our understanding of God's law, meditate on his goodness and enjoy fellowship encourager of other servants of Jehovah.
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
It has benefited the people of God because that is how they deepened in this case in ancient times and understood the law and the same thing happens now when we attend the meetings we deepen our knowledge that we have about Jehovah and it helps us a lot because in the meetings it is where we benefit from be united with other brothers. It also helps us feel happy and make Jehovah feel happy and we get the most out of it by giving our comments.
If the paragraph mentions how the Israelites had to leave their homes and fields unattended to attend their meetings, it makes me wonder how I sometimes had to turn down jobs in order to find one that was on schedule. being able to come to the meetings and that has helped me a lot to see how Jehovah always provides and has always taken care of me.
Jehovah also assured her, for example, in the case of the Israelites that no one wanted to take over their land when they went to worship him. In other words, they fully trusted Jehovah when they attended those meetings that were held. Today, we are a great example for us. we clear our minds when we come to our meetings we come well prepared to be able to praise Jehovah from the heart also with our comments.
Something that helped the Israelites to continually go to meet was because they had an understanding of the law but they also meditated on the goodness that Jehovah had and of course they enjoyed that fellowship with other servants of God just like them we can also have these benefits when we come to the meeting and go through difficult situations that sometimes we think it would be impossible to come to the meeting but we managed to overcome that obstacle and coming to the meeting is when we feel these benefits.
10. Why is singing to Jehovah an important part of our worship?
Singing has always been an important part of our worship of Jehovah. No matter the quality of our voice, the important thing is to praise Jehovah in this way.
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
Since ancient times, songs have always been part of worship, for example there were 288 Levites who were singers in the temple, today something similar is followed when we attend meetings. We have the opportunity to sing to Jehovah no matter our tone of voice if it is good or bad but it is a way in which we can make Jehovah's heart happy.
Because we have the biblical basis of how the Israelites for them was also an important part of their worship, in fact King David when he made preparations for the temple of Jehovah in first chronicles 25 says that he also reserved 288 Levites to be singers in the temple and verse 7 says that they sang for the service of the house of the Lord.
Yes Even when we were in our homes through zoom we sang in our homes, right, perhaps we were alone or with the family, now we are back in the living room and we are with our brothers and as it says at the beginning of the paragraph, it is a worship that we also give to Jehovah when we are now here already gathered and this asks me a personal question that makes me meditate if I am valuing the adoration that Jehovah wants me to give him then it is important that we also be there from the beginning of the meeting to be able to give that adoration to Jehovah.
11. As Psalm 48:13 shows, why should we set aside time to study the Bible as a family?
We set aside time to study the Bible as a family because it is a way of teaching our children how to cultivate a loving personal relationship with Jehovah. In addition, doing this brings us closer together and strengthens their friendship with Jehovah.
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
In Psalm 48 it was requested that they should know about the walls and fortified towers, they should study them well to teach future generations. Having time to read and study the word of God is similar to what was said in Psalm 48, we want to worship Jehovah and get closer to him in the right way and we will only achieve it if we know how to do it.
And it is that since the time of the Israelites we can see that they had the custom every Saturday to depart from their daily routine and dedicate it completely to Jehovah but in the company of their children since this moment also allowed them to meditate on the goodness that Jehovah gave them. had shown and then that they forged their own relationship with Jehovah because of it when today we imitate this action of the Israelites because without a doubt we are making good efforts so that our family also worships Jehovah by studying the word of God.
Yes, according to what was read in Psalm 48:13 where it speaks of fortified walls just as the fortified walls protected a city or a town, so our spirituality must be well strengthened because that is what protects us from anything that can harm or anything that might cause us to lose our friendship with Jehovah.
It is not reading in a rush, so to speak, but that we have to set aside time to meditate on what we study and more so, always keeping in mind that it is something that is part of our worship of Jehovah.
12. How did Jehovah view the work of those who made the tabernacle objects, and what does this teach us?
The Bible says that Jehovah considered that work to be holy, that of assembling and disassembling the tabernacle and doing some work there and it is the same because in the construction work Jehovah considers it as a worship towards him, so that teaches that we can support our brothers who work in construction.
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
Jehovah saw it as a Holy work. This shows us that Jehovah regards the construction of my theocratic facilities as a sacred service. That is why all of us want to support either by building or keeping the facilities clean and in good condition.
Jehovah saw the work of the tabernacle and its objects as a holy work and this teaches me that today also the construction and maintenance work becomes like a holy work.
If it is very valuable to Jehovah that you can work on construction, it is seen as a contribution that is part of worship, but here I also like how the balance is both that you can work on construction and also dedicate time to preaching and we can all be part of the issue of maintenance week by week we can all support the cleaning and maintenance of the room so that is another part of our worship of Jehovah.
No experience or age is required. Practically everyone can participate in this work and we can help our places of worship to be clean and in very good condition.
Exodus 36:1 and 4 Jehovah tells him Bezalel will work with Oholiab and with all the able men to whom Jehovah has given wisdom and understanding to know how to do all the work related to holy service just as Jehovah has commanded so Jehovah highly values the interest love and the desire to want to do something even if a brother does not know, for example, speaking about construction, absolutely nothing, or volunteers in any aspect, Jehovah takes care that they learn through the faithful and discreet slave following instructions.
A brother said that it is easier to make an architect of a precursor than a precursor of an architect, so Jehovah can enhance everything we have if we put the kingdom first.
13. How should we view the donations we make to support the work of the Kingdom?
We must see it as a way of worshiping Jehovah and also a way of giving thanks for all the spiritual food that he gives us, it does not matter if it is enough or little, but if we give it with our hearts, that pleases Jehovah.
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
In the past the Israelites were not to come before Jehovah empty-handed. Today according to our circumstances we can make donations no matter how small they are, when they are given from the heart Jehovah appreciates them very much.
One way is by giving donations in our congregation and for the world work as our circumstances allow because Jehovah values our donations, we remain at heart no matter how small they are but how willing we give them.
It is in harmony with Deuteronomy 16:16 in that those who presented themselves at the temple did not carry their hands empty. Likewise, we carry what is in our possibilities and in our hearts to Jehovah's people.
So we can say that this way in which we support the work of the kingdom is part of our worship of Jehovah and through it we can show him our love and gratitude for the spiritual blessings we receive.
14. According to Proverbs 19:17, how does Jehovah view the help we give to our brothers in need?
As we have read in the Proverb, when we show compassion to the needy we make a loan to Jehovah. In other words, every time we help a brother in need, Jehovah sees it as if we were giving him the gift. And he will reward us for our good deed.
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
Jehovah promised to bless the Israelites who help the poor. When we help others, it is like giving a gift to Jehovah. We can see how to use time, energy, skills, and material resources to help those in need in our congregation.
With this text according to it, it says that when we give donations we are also helping a person, it says every time we help a brother who is in need, Jehovah sees it as if we were giving him a gift and I think we all want to give someone a gift. Jehovah.
Helping our brothers in a material way according to our possibilities is not optional, it is part of our worship, so in addition, proverbs 19:17 says that it is like lending to Jehovah, when we make a loan to a person, it has happened to all of us at some point that it is time to collect and he no longer answers the messages or hides and one is struggling to see the money back but when one lends to Jehovah it is impossible for him to forget the opposite when we help our brothers Jehovah what is the owner of all the gold and silver he returns much more to us.
And precisely the worship that Jehovah accepts is when we use that time and energy skills resources for those who need it, in Philippians 4:18 I like this phrase because it says it is a sweet aroma sacrifice because it also requires a sacrifice from us but if we see it as an adoration to Jehovah is not going to weigh us down and it will be pleasant both who receives it and of course Jehovah will accept our adoration.
Yes, in Deuteronomy 15:10 it emphasizes the way in which we should give, it mentions that it should be generously and not give anything reluctantly, then the attitude with which we give also matters, the result mentions that Jehovah will bless all the work we do and completely.
WORSHIPING JEHOVAH MAKES US HAPPY
15. Why is spending time and effort worshiping Jehovah not a burden?
Because we love it. It is when a child spends hours drawing a picture for his father and is happy to give them a present.
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
It is not a burden if we really adore him and love him wholeheartedly, for example when a child gives a gift to his father, although he is a hobby but he does it with joy, because he knows that it is for his father who loves him. So the same thing happens when we worship Jehovah if we love him then it will not be a burden to worship Jehovah.
Yes, first of John 5:3 says that it is not a burden and it is not because we love it precisely so we do it with pleasure and the example is given of a child who draws a picture for his father and says that he can spend many hours doing However, this drawing does not weigh him down because in the end it will make his father's heart happy and apart from that he does it because he loves him in the same way as we do with Jehovah.
If in our prayers we have to reserve time to make our prayers our study we should not use the time in which we are doing some work to do our prayers and not that we should set aside completely to worship Jehovah.
16. According to Hebrews 6:10, how does Jehovah view your efforts to please him?
Jehovah will not forget what you do. As long as he does his best and for the right reason, he will be pleased. Jehovah sees even the intentions of his heart. He wants you to feel happy and satisfied with the worship that he can give you.
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
Jehovah understands our circumstances, and he knows that some things limit us, such as age, health, or family responsibilities. But he will never forget what you do as long as it is for the best and for the right reason. Jehovah sees the intentions of our hearts.
Well, as the text makes us see, parents who love their children do not expect each one to give them the same type of gift, they know that each child is different and has their own circumstances and in the same way our heavenly father understands the circumstances of each one of us like this Galatians 6:4 tells us not to compare our own actions with those of others as long as I do my best and with the right motive he will be pleased.
And according to the letter to the Hebrews, Jehovah would consider it an injustice on his part or a sin to forget what we have done if we continue to do so in his service, so we are sure that Jehovah is always very happy and very grateful when we give him the best.
The paragraph also made me think that if we think that Jehovah expects exactly the same or the same effort from everyone, it would be like believing that Jehovah does not have the capacity to have a personal relationship with each one of us and of course he expects the best but Jehovah also knows the internal struggle that each one of us has Jehovah knows what hurts us or what can cost us daily work and therefore we must trust in the personal love that he has for us and that he sees our motives our intentions to serve him and that he does not compare our efforts as our mind might.
Another interesting aspect is to see that Jehovah also values the intentions of the heart that we can do although there are some things that we can suddenly suddenly want to do more but circumstances limit us Jehovah is also valuing that intention and when we give Jehovah everything we can doing with the intentions and with our actions the blessing of Jehovah is almost immediately, it means that after praying to him, preaching, going to the cleaning meetings or any other facet in another sacred service, we feel happiness and we feel that happiness because Jehovah is rewarding us for that action or that intention that we are giving him.
17. (a) What can we do if we find it difficult to carry out some aspect of our worship?
Taking a little more time to take advantage of it and enjoy it is like exercising or playing a musical instrument. If we do it every day we will see the good results.
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
What we can do then is to continue practicing and dedicating more time so that later we will see that we enjoy and take advantage of what we do in this case in some aspect of our worship of Jehovah and to understand him. It is like, for example, when we are playing an instrument, perhaps at first it is difficult for us, but if we do it constantly, then later we will enjoy playing that instrument at all times.
If the comparison is made of playing a musical instrument, yes, we only do it from time to time, well, we are not going to improve much, but if we do it every day for short periods first and then a little longer, we will see good results and with the time we are going to enjoy that activity to the degree that we will be looking forward to the time to do them, the same thing happens with our worship if there is some aspect that is difficult for us to carry out if we make an effort to dedicate more time to it because for a On the one hand, we are going to take advantage of it, but on the other hand, the time will come when we are going to fully enjoy it.
b) Has any of the things listed in the “How to be happier” box helped you?
It can be helping others, singing enthusiastically at meetings, supporting the construction of places of worship, reading the word of God.
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
As the study said, because we can all improve our way of worshiping Jehovah, I have really liked singing in congregation meetings because it helps me start in a good mood and forget all the problems we have or get away from problems and pay more attention in our meeting.
how to be happier
True worship today encompasses several aspects, which together and separately will help us be happier now and forever.
ILLUSTRATION:
Images showing different aspects of true worship. 1. Several brothers sing at a congregation meeting. 2. A brother pushes the wheelchair of an older brother as they preach together. 3. A brother says a prayer before reading the Bible. 4. A sister drops a donation into a contribution box. 5. Two sisters and a brother work on the construction of a theocratic facility.
It gives us joy to be able to sing songs of praise to Jehovah and personally I really like to sing and this aspect of worship allows me to be more joyful in the worship I pay Jehovah.
Yes, well, there you can see how a brother is helping another who is in a wheelchair, so worrying about the brothers and being able to help them depending on the circumstances, that also gives happiness.
And in that same image we also see that they are preaching giving praise with the fruit of their lips.
Prayer is key for Christians to be able to communicate with Jehovah and in this way express what worries us or give him praise or thanks, so it is the basis for prayer for a good Christian.
We also give praise to Jehovah when we help build and maintain places of worship.
18. How do we fulfill the purpose of our existence, and what do we achieve with it?
We were created to worship Jehovah. And when we do, we lead a happy and meaningful life and hope to worship Jehovah forever.
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
We fulfill it when we worship Jehovah with all our heart and what we achieve is that our life is full of meaning we have a future to work for and we also have Jehovah who helps us to face problems so we can be happy to continue serving God. Jehovah.
Valuing this purpose when we discovered or began to study that we said we had the opportunity to give meaning to our lives with a very important purpose because it was Jehovah's, which is to participate in pure worship, achieving with this precisely to be happy to satisfy our relationship with Jehovah narrow it strengthen it and why not love those promises and work for those promises like eternal life that is not anything and that God does not make it known from the beginning if you are obedient if you do this or the other that, we have all the instructions through the Bible to that our purpose came to a good end and we always have a good relationship with Jehovah.
And in this way we fulfill the purpose of our existence avoiding having an empty life today in the speech we read Ecclesiastes 12:13 where it says that obeying and loving Jehovah his commandments is all that man should do.
WHAT WOULD YOU ANSWER?
What was the worship that Jehovah accepted anciently like?
Before there was no specific way to worship, later through the law of Moses Jehovah specified how they should worship him and later came the law of Christ which was to follow the example of Christ if we wanted our worship of Jehovah to be accepted.
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
It was through obedience, faith and sacrifices. This is the best they could do to honor Jehovah and he accepted his worship over time he gave them the law of Moses and it served to give instructions on how he wanted them to worship him.
In ancient times, before the Mosaic law, it was very interesting to see which patriarchs made animal sacrifices, they understood that life belongs to Jehovah, how they understood it because they had a good relationship with Jehovah, they meditated on this, then Jehovah helped us with the Mosaic law, and then came the law of the Christ.
What things are part of our worship of Jehovah today?
Many things, for example, praying, preaching, attending meetings, the songs we sing in meetings, studying the bible and talking about it to our children and also supporting the construction work are also part of it.
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
When we pray to him. Through preaching. When we attend our meetings. When we sing praises to Jehovah. When we study his Word and pass it on to our children. When we support the construction of places of worship and provide maintenance. Through our donations. When we help brothers who are in need.
Prayer, praise, attendance at meetings, singing together with our brothers, family study, construction, maintenance of places of worship, our donations and helping our brothers when they are in need, these are the things that are part of worshiping Jehovah. today.
Why does it make us happy to worship Jehovah?
Because we feel the satisfaction of showing our love for Jehovah and thus we become happier together.
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
It makes us happy to worship Jehovah because we love him with all our hearts, like when a child spends time drawing a picture for his father because he loves him. Likewise, we love Jehovah and all the mandates that he gives us or the form of worship that he asks of us, because we do it with great pleasure because in reality we want to worship Jehovah with all our hearts.
Because when we worship him wholeheartedly we are fulfilling the purpose of our existence.
At the end of the paragraph there is quoted Ecclesiastes 11:4 so he deserves our obedience deserves to receive glory and power and glory because he created all things in such a way that we should be extremely grateful to Jehovah.
What a simple way of telling us Jehovah where happiness is as Proverbs 10:22 says the blessing of Jehovah that is what enriches and that is why we are happy.
And although worshiping Jehovah as he pleases requires that we dedicate time and effort we do it because we love him and in turn Jehovah is pleased with our worship and that makes us happy.
I really liked that Jehovah values what each one of us does according to our circumstances age health responsibilities and will never forget what is done if we do it from the heart.
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