If knowing Jesus is what transforms pagans and heathens into worshipers of God, then it is imperative for the Christian to know and understand what constitutes biblical worship so that they can glorify God in accordance with scripture. The precise meaning of worship is to (adore, idolize, esteem worthy, show reverence, pay homage, etc.). These days are not much different from biblical times in that there are many different “things” people tend to worship. I have seen and participated in the worship of people, money, lust, popularity, alcohol, drugs, and a few other things that I am too ashamed to mention. Many of these ways of worship are being proclaimed as good from the pulpits in many churches, and for some in the pews to the men behind those pulpits. Some believe that if they give money, offer time in service, go out and attempt big things in Jesus name, that these things are what constitutes worship. When it comes to worship in church these days, people are bringing the worldly and at times ungodly parts of a concert into the church, including flashing lights, smoke, and a spectacular stage show, and consider it worship when it is just a performance for the spectators. The congregation of the modern day church have become an audience to be entertained and not an army of saints to be empowered for the battle at hand. I don’t go to church for a concert experience, I go to have an encounter with God. The reasons to worship God are many and yet so simple. I like what is written in *Psalms 95:1 Oh come, let us sing to the Lord! Let us shout joyfully to the Rock of our salvation. 2 Let us come before His presence with thanksgiving; Let us shout joyfully to Him with psalms. 3 For the Lord is the great God, And the great King above all gods. 4 In His hand are the deep places of the earth; The heights of the hills are His also. 5 The sea is His, for He made it; And His hands formed the dry land. 6 Oh come, let us worship and bow down; Let us kneel before the Lord our Maker. 7 For He is our God, And we are the people of His pasture, And the sheep of His hand…* Graham Kendrick wrote, “Worship has been misunderstood as something that arises from a feeling which ‘comes upon you,’ but it is vital that we understand that it is rooted in a conscious act of will, to serve and obey the Lord Jesus Christ.” Worship is not a show on stage but a matter of the heart that is submissive and obedient to God. Sometimes the most powerful way to worship is laying face down, broken before the Lord, knowing that He is God and you are not. May our heart be humble before the Lord and worship Him as He deserves, to be worshiped in fear and wonder, and not in an insincere way or performance-based attitude, for there will be condemnation for those who honor God with their lips but whose hearts are far from Him. We must remember that God is not looking for worship innovators, but for people who will worship Him in the manner in which He has prescribed in His Word. My BeLoved, may the grace of the Lord Jesus, and the love of God the Father, and the communion of the Holy Spirit, be with you all. Amen. In Christ Love, douglas. HE>i. pastord.blog

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