Now we understand that worship is essential in our relationship with God. Today we have examined the importance and motivation for choosing to live a lifestyle of worship to our God. It is our attitude towards God that pleases Him even as it becomes our engine for living righteously. Out of a posture of humilty and gratitude, we place ourselves in the appropriate posture next to the Lord.
When we realize that all His gifts to us are given out of grace despite our sin, we are radically grateful. When we recognize that life and all its details are given as gifts from God, we are humbled. Ultimately, the purpose of worship is to make sure that OUR hearts and minds are rightly centered on the Lord. Of course, the simple answer is "NO," as God is fully complete and sufficient. So why should we even WANT to live a life of worship? Therein lies the challenge for each of us during our daily routines - how can we make sure we are living a lifestyle of worship that is continuous. while we interact with our families and our co-workers? How well do we worship while we drive from one place to another. When we understand that principle, we can quickly understand how all of life can be an act of worship to our Lord.īut how good are we at living out a life of worship to the Lord? Any activity or action with its roots in an attitude of honor towards God is an act of worship. Rather, a better way to think about worship is ANY expression that is done with a specific attitude - reverence for God. We can see in the definition above that worship can be a much more expansive list of "acts" than simply singing or musical expression. The problem with labeling the music ministries as "worship" is that we tend to exclude all the other possible acts of worship. Certainly, musical expression is one way we can worship. In the Church today, worship has been heavily assigned to the music ministry. There are two key components - 1) reverence for God, and 2) expression of reverence through acts.īoth of these components are critical for understanding the application and purpose of worship in our daily lives. Webster's defines WORSHIP as the following: "reverence offered a divine being or supernatural power an act of expressing such reverence. Let's start with the definition of worship. These are some of the questions I hope to clarify for you here. Our entire life is designed to be a continuous act of worship to our God.īut how can we actually live this out? And why would it even matter to Him? Does God NEED our worship?
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