Then they went in to King Hezekiah and reported: “We have purified
the entire temple of the Lord, the altar of burnt offering with all its utensils,
and the table for setting out the consecrated bread, with all its articles. We have
prepared and consecrated all the articles that King Ahaz removed in his
unfaithfulness while he was king. They are now in front of the Lord’s altar.” 2 Chronicles 29:18-19
A
few examples from the past are still real today. The kings of Judah allowed god worship to
creep into God’s worship. Why? The people wanted it, others were doing it
and they felt it added another layer to their worship. It’s possible they felt that their worship of
God needed an upgrade, modernizing it for a new generation.
Our
churches today become impure because other gods have crept in. Through traditions and trends, our leadership
allows certain practices in that are popular and accepted by the world. These are not based on the Bible but on
culture. By nature, we want to be loved
and not create disruption so we allow worthless traditions to continue because
they make certain people feel comfortable and we approve dangerous current
trends to enter our church because “everybody else is doing it.”
We
have to return to simple, Bible-based worship that is pure and undefiled.
When the offerings were finished, the king and everyone present
with him knelt down and worshiped. King Hezekiah and his
officials ordered the Levites to praise the Lord with the words of David and
of Asaph the seer. So they sang praises with gladness and bowed down and
worshiped. 2 Chronicles 29:29-30
Praise
God with scripture-based worship and hearts totally surrendered to Jesus Christ
who saved us from our sins. This will
kick out the impurity in our churches.