Saturday, December 29, 2012

Worship... all we can give God,



First of all, the idea of "worship" has to do with bowing oneself before another, paying reverence toward them, praising and adoring of another. It is to come from the heart and recognizes the worthiness of the one being worshiped.
As top the object of worship, only God is worthy of man's worship. He is the One who we should praise and serve, not men, angels or anything else. Matt 4:8-10, Rev 22:8-9,
As to our attitude about worshiping God, we should d so from the heart, humbling ourselves before Him and also we should express our worship only in ways that He has commanded us. Jesus called this worshiping in spirit and in truth. It is not up to us to tell God how we are going to worship Him, but it is up to us to listen to Him and follow His word. John 4:24; Ephesians 5:18-21; Colossians 3:16.
When people worship in spirit, they are worshiping in sincerity and from the heart. A lot of people miss it , their worship is all in their minds, not their hearts.
There are four requirements to worshiping in spirit. They are:
  • to be born again,
  • to give adoration and praise to God,
  • to maintain a repentant and contrite heart toward God and
  • to focus on God.
In many churches in our country, the minds of our people are focused on a thousand different things like where are they going to eat lunch, who’s going to win the football, problems in their marriages, diseases or lost jobs. We are not to focus on the pastor, the minister of music, or even on each other. We are to focus on the Lord Jesus Christ.

Ti