ASLC Devotions -- Tuesday

2 Chronicles 5:11-14
11 Now when the priests came out of the holy place (for all the priests who were present had sanctified themselves, without regard to their divisions), ¹²all the levitical singers, Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun, their sons and kindred, arrayed in fine linen, with cymbals, harps, and lyres, stood east of the altar with one hundred and twenty priests who were trumpeters, ¹³it was the duty of the trumpeters and singers to make themselves heard in unison in praise and thanksgiving to the Lord, and when the song was raised, with trumpets and cymbals and other musical instruments, in praise to the Lord,
‘For he is good,
   for his steadfast love endures for ever’,
the house, the house of the Lord, was filled with a cloud, ¹⁴so that the priests could not stand to minister because of the cloud; for the glory of the Lord filled the house of God.

If we all sanctify ourselves for worship, without regard to our divisions or disagreements, our praise and thanksgiving to the Lord will be heard in unison. Wow. If you had the opportunity to hear Pastor Seth preach Sunday morning, you'll remember the emphasis on what unites us -- God's promises that we receive in the waters of baptism and the grace of the meal around the Lord's Table.

There's a lot more that we can do when we're united, than when we're divided, but perhaps none is as important than our worship of the Lord. So, let's make ourselves holy, all of us, without regard to how much or little money we make, without regard to age or race or anything that divides us, and let's raise a song of praise to the Lord.

Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!
Pastor Jenn