Why should we worship God?
Let's start with the big picture and then zoom in on something the Apostle Paul says in Romans 12:1 ...
A good starting point is simply acknowledging that God explicitly tell us to worship him, exclusively. The first commandment is clear, “You shall have no other gods before me" (Exodus 20:3). Moses builds on this teaching, instructing Israel, "It is the Lord your God you shall fear. Him you shall serve and by his name you shall swear. You shall not go after other gods, the gods of the peoples who are around you..." (Deuteronomy 6:13-14). Jesus actually quotes this exact passage when Satan tempts him in the wilderness. Satan promises Jesus the kingdoms of the world if he bows down and worships him. Jesus responds, “It is written, ‘You shall worship the Lord your God, and him only shall you serve’” (Luke 4:8). At some level we should worship God because he tells us to worship him, exclusively.
A Gospel Response to the Overturn of Roe v. Wade
Yesterday the U.S. Supreme court overturned our country's landmark ruling on the constitutionality of abortion. Of course that case is famously known as Roe v. Wade. That is, Jane Roe versus district attorney Henry Wade. Jane Roe was a pseudonym given to a woman named Norma McCorvey who sought an abortion in the state of Texas in the early 1970s. When she was unable to do so, she filed suit and the court ruled in her favor, setting into law one of the most divisive civil liberties in American history.

