S2 - Worship Works Wonders (Because of Bethlehem)
Because of Bethlehem/He Chose the Nails
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17m
The angels gave Jesus the gift of worship. Anytime we trust an object or activity to give us life and meaning, we worship it. When we make *good* things our *ultimate* things, we set ourselves up for disappointment. To worship replacements for God is to be satisfied, then brokenhearted; infatuated, then discouraged; enthralled, then angry. Worship does to the soul what a spring rain does to a thirsty field. It soaks down, seeps in, and stirs life.
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