Jim Carpenter

As the Student Pastor at Compass Church, I have the privilege of challenging our students to give their lives to Jesus and pursue Him.  One of the most difficult things to show them is God’s faithfulness and why they should continually worship Him.

In our culture today, we all have to fight the desire of instant gratification and a “what have you done for me lately” mindset.  At times, students will tell me that God is not there for them.  Look around. We live in world of high speed internet; we can retrieve information at the touch of a finger, 5 minute dinners and a scrolling sports update on ESPN networks.

This has created a scary trend in my life as well.  At times, I battle feeling like worshipping God with my life because of a notion that He has failed me.  The fact that I somehow believe that God has failed me leads me to fail Him. It hinders me from offering the only thing that I have to give God, my worship. There is absolutely nothing else to offer or anything else He wants from me.

Why worship?

Psalm 103:1-5

Praise the LORD, O my soul;
all my inmost being, praise his holy name.

Praise the LORD, O my soul,
and forget not all his benefits-

who forgives all your sins
and heals all your diseases,

who redeems your life from the pit
and crowns you with love and compassion,

who satisfies your desires with good things
so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.

I do not deserve anything else from God; He has rescued me from death and has given me hope. That’s enough! If He never did anything else for me, He has been more generous than I deserve.

So I encourage you to be reminded of the joy of your salvation and Worship Him.

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