Worship the King!
"Yet a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for they are the kind of worshipers the Father seeks. God is spirit, and His worshipers must worship in spirit and in truth (John 4:22-24)."
The word worship means "to show reverence and adoration," but it is more than that. Harold Best defines it in his book, 'Music Through the Eyes of Faith' as "acknowledging that someone or something else greater-worth more-and by consequence, to be obeyed feared and adored...worship is the sign that in giving myself completely to someone or something, I want to be mastered by it."
Think about that for a moment. What or who do you worship? This question can be answered by what consumes you-your time, energy, thoughts and choices to name a few. God is the only one who is worthy and deserves all of our worship.
Worship is not just worshiping at church on Sunday. Worship is a lifestyle...something we consistently do. "Therefore, I urge you brothers, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God-this is your spiritual (or reasonable) act of worship (Romans 12:1)." We worship the Lord when we live out our lives to please Him, being obedient to whatever He asks us to do. It is not worrying about what others think-it is not living to please others, but to please the wonderful Creator who has given us new life.
Worship is powerful. Make the choice to worship whether you feel like it or not. When I take the focus off of myself or what may be going on around me and just focus on my Lord, all of my problems fade. There is something about being in His presence that words cannot describe. As my spirit leaps within me and often times I am brought to tears, I know that it is just a taste of what is to come when we see Him face to face. I know David felt this when he wrote, "O God, You are my God, earnestly I seek You; my soul thirsts for You, my body longs for You in a dry and weary land where there is no water. I have seen You in the sanctuary and beheld Your power and Your glory. Because Your love is better than life, my lips will glorify You. I will praise You as long as I live, and in Your name I will lift up my hands. My soul will be satisfied as with the richest of foods, with singing lips, my mouth will praise You (Psalm 63:1-5)."
God is the great I AM! He has always been. He is the One who holds everything together. He is beautiful, glorious, majestic, sovereign, all-powerful and all-knowing. He is the Alpha and the Omega, our eternal King and Lord of Lords. He defeated the grave and saved us from death. What a privilege it is that we get to call Him Father.
"In the center around the throne, were four living creatures, and they were covered with eyes, in front and in back. The first living creature was like a lion, the second was like an ox, the third had a face like a man, the fourth was like a flying eagle. Each of the four living creatures had six wings and was covered with eyes all around, even under his wings. Day and night, they never stopped saying:
Holy, holy, holy
is the Lord God Almighty,
who was, and is, and is to come.
Whenever the living creatures give glory, honor and thanks to Him who sits on the throne and who lives for ever and ever, the twenty-four elders fall down before Him who sits on the throne, and worship Him who lives for ever and ever. They lay their crowns before the throne and say:
You are worthy, our Lord and God,
to receive glory and honor and power
for you created all things,
and by Your will they were created
and have their being (Revelation 4:6-11)."
The word worship means "to show reverence and adoration," but it is more than that. Harold Best defines it in his book, 'Music Through the Eyes of Faith' as "acknowledging that someone or something else greater-worth more-and by consequence, to be obeyed feared and adored...worship is the sign that in giving myself completely to someone or something, I want to be mastered by it."
Think about that for a moment. What or who do you worship? This question can be answered by what consumes you-your time, energy, thoughts and choices to name a few. God is the only one who is worthy and deserves all of our worship.
Worship is not just worshiping at church on Sunday. Worship is a lifestyle...something we consistently do. "Therefore, I urge you brothers, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God-this is your spiritual (or reasonable) act of worship (Romans 12:1)." We worship the Lord when we live out our lives to please Him, being obedient to whatever He asks us to do. It is not worrying about what others think-it is not living to please others, but to please the wonderful Creator who has given us new life.
Worship is powerful. Make the choice to worship whether you feel like it or not. When I take the focus off of myself or what may be going on around me and just focus on my Lord, all of my problems fade. There is something about being in His presence that words cannot describe. As my spirit leaps within me and often times I am brought to tears, I know that it is just a taste of what is to come when we see Him face to face. I know David felt this when he wrote, "O God, You are my God, earnestly I seek You; my soul thirsts for You, my body longs for You in a dry and weary land where there is no water. I have seen You in the sanctuary and beheld Your power and Your glory. Because Your love is better than life, my lips will glorify You. I will praise You as long as I live, and in Your name I will lift up my hands. My soul will be satisfied as with the richest of foods, with singing lips, my mouth will praise You (Psalm 63:1-5)."
God is the great I AM! He has always been. He is the One who holds everything together. He is beautiful, glorious, majestic, sovereign, all-powerful and all-knowing. He is the Alpha and the Omega, our eternal King and Lord of Lords. He defeated the grave and saved us from death. What a privilege it is that we get to call Him Father.
"In the center around the throne, were four living creatures, and they were covered with eyes, in front and in back. The first living creature was like a lion, the second was like an ox, the third had a face like a man, the fourth was like a flying eagle. Each of the four living creatures had six wings and was covered with eyes all around, even under his wings. Day and night, they never stopped saying:
Holy, holy, holy
is the Lord God Almighty,
who was, and is, and is to come.
Whenever the living creatures give glory, honor and thanks to Him who sits on the throne and who lives for ever and ever, the twenty-four elders fall down before Him who sits on the throne, and worship Him who lives for ever and ever. They lay their crowns before the throne and say:
You are worthy, our Lord and God,
to receive glory and honor and power
for you created all things,
and by Your will they were created
and have their being (Revelation 4:6-11)."
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