."Give unto the Lord the glory due His name; worship the Lord in the beauty of His holiness."
Throughout the Bible we are called upon to worship the Lord. We are to give umbrage to our Creator, and we are to offer Him devotion and praise. The essence of worship is to offer praise to His Holy Name. Why is worship of the Lord so important to us and to our spiritual growth? Worship of the Lord calls us away from self. The very act of worship signals that there is One greater than "me." In fact, if we cannot get away from "me," we will see our church's work as "our work" and not as the "Lord's work." It is possible that many churches never grow beyond the "righteous few" because the "righteous few" are satisfied with themselves. (I suspect that I am meddling....) Churches, if they are truly churches, belong to Jesus Christ, and are in the world to lift Christ up to the world. Worship is a reminder that we are in the service to One Who is greater than ourselves and our opinions. Otherwise we make a church work a human endeavor alone, and that is not why churches exist. Worship of the Lord, then, calls our attention to the Lord. We usually open our worship services in prayer, seeking the Lord's blessings on our endeavor. If fact, if the Lord does not bless the endeavor, it will not result in true worship. I think it was Paul Tillich who wrote that "there is a God-shaped vacuum in every human being." (I might have my theologians mixed up.) Since the Lord is real, we cannot escape His attention. The Holy Spirit in us as believers reminds us that there is One greater than ourselves, and it is to Him we owe our allegiance. Otherwise we are just singing songs and giving empty speeches to the wind. True worship of the Lord brings us together in Him. We are worshipping individually, but we are worshipping in concert with other believers. I do a lot of individual worship today, but I am always keenly aware that I am not worshipping alone. There are millions of other believers who are calling upon Him the same time. Frankly, I find great joy in the knowledge that there is always a chorus of prayers at any time during the day. I sincerely hope that this chorus of prayers will never cease! We will never know, this side of eternity the good that the prayers of God's worshipping people are accomplishing. Do not take worshipping the Lord lightly. Worship Him daily through the reading and study of His word, and through prayer. Your worship of the Lord is important!!! Bro. Joe
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