Sept 30 2026… Worship Christ Alone

Sept 30 2026…  Worship Christ Alone 

Devotional Song: ... GO TO THIS LINK  …      and PLEASE take the time to listen to music and lyrics from Kristyn Getty singing … In Christ Alone… asserting God’s desire that believers in Christ worship only Him, avoiding the rituals of this world. 

"Zozobra" annual tradition in Santa Fe, NM 

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Highlight Passage: … Colossians 2:8 [NLT]

…   8 Don’t let anyone capture you with empty philosophies and high-sounding nonsense that come from human thinking and from the spiritual powers of this world, rather than from Christ. 

… Paul calls on Christians to focus their (our) worship on Christ alone.    

Highlight Passage: …  Colossians 2:6-15 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… The Apostle Paul teaches truth to fellow Christians, warning against worshipping worldly rituals and focusing on worshipping Christ alone with their (our) lives.

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Reference Passage: …  Deuteronomy 18:9 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …              

… God, thru Moses, calls on God’s people to avoid being influenced by worldly rituals and religions.

Reference Passage: …  Isaiah 1:13 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

…  God, thru the Prophet Isaiah, declares His disgust for worldly philosophies and offerings.

Reference Passage: Matthew 15:8-9 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… Jesus quoting from the Prophet Isaiah, showing God’s disgust for empty worldly rituals and worshipping false gods. 

Reference Passage: Mark 7:6-8 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… Mark also quotes Jesus, Who teaches from Isaiah about God hating worldly rituals which which honor false gods.  

Reference Passage: …  Romans 12:2 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …                         

… The Apostle Paul teaches fellow Christians to avoid following worldly rituals which turn their (our) attention away from the one true God.     

Reference Passage: 1John 2:15-16 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …      

… The Apostle John exhorts fellow Christians to avoid the rituals and traditions of this world which turn our attention away from Christ.

My Devotional Journal: Today’s Our Daily Bread from Marvin Williams…  USE THIS LINK    tells about an annual tradition in Santa Fe, NM, where the people construct a 50 foot effigy which they label, “Zozobra,” (see photo), which is stuffed with paper notes expressing the fears and anxieties of the locals, which the ODB author feels expresses the desire of all people, … i.e.,  to rid themselves (ourselves) of all the worries of this world.  

But if my readers have taken in the ODB entry, the linked song, and the Scriptures shared above, I’m praying we all take in God’s warning that His faithful followers avoid any worldly rituals, like the one in Santa Fe, which seek relief from the challenges of the world by using ungodly rituals or the worship of idols.   Personally, that’s why you find me here, beginning each day by seeking my direction from God thru His word.    Are you with me?

My Thanksgiving: … Oh, King Jesus, thank You … for show us THE way, … Your way, … by following Your word.  

My Prayer Today: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, … thank You, Lord, … for helping us to focus our worship on YOU … and only YOU.    …  Amen

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