Day 7: Worship

In many ancient cultures, statues were often worshipped. Babylon wasn’t any different. In ancient Babylon, kings themselves, in addition to gods, were also worshipped through the use of statues. Nebuchadnezzar’s dream inspired this gold image, and his initial hope was to use this giant idol as a unifying prop to centralize worship. Nebuchadnezzar doesn’t just want to be king. He wants people to worship him as a god. 

Worship and power go together. As followers of Christ, we must be aware of what “powers and rulers” in the world demand our worship. In Jesus’ time, Caesar demands what belongs to Caesar and also demands what belongs to God. We cannot let worldly things, no matter how important, be MORE important than the worship of our God and King. All things not of God are short-lived.

Lucky for us, we can be confident that our worship is towards a God who can faithfully see us through every season.

Reflection Questions:

1. What about your faith makes you confident?

Written by Pastor Jenni Clayville, Campus Pastor at National Community Church.