Apart from Christ, There is no True Worship
As we looked at Monday, the Word of God must be central in all times of worship. So, also, Jesus Christ must be the focus of all worship. This makes sense of course, because Jesus is the very Word of God Himself. (John 1) Let’s look at these great words from Luther:
“Knowing Christ and knowing the Father are tied together and are one and the same knowledge. This is why I have often said that the Father is known only in Christ and neither will nor can be reached and found, worshiped and invoked, apart form this Mediator.”
What a great promise and warning! Because of Jesus’ sacrifice, we can know the one true and holy and unreachable God of the universe. He has now become reachable to us through Jesus Christ. (1 Timothy 2:5). But what a great warning that we would never lose sight of the fact that Jesus is the only way to know God and the only way to be able to worship God. Without Jesus, it is impossible for us to draw near to God
