Here’s a million-dollar question: “WHAT IS WORSHIP?”
Notice how we always label the different sections of a church service? There will be the hospitality time, then there’s worship, and after that, the word etc. So, when we say worship, do we just mean ‘singing, clapping and maybe sometimes a little dancing’?
Pastor Andy mentioned last week that we are all created to worship. That is why we always seem to be admiring someone or something else. There is an internal desire to put something on a pedestal where we make them our God. So, if it’s not God you are worshipping, then you are making someone/something else your God.
So back to the question: What is worship?
Worship is giving worth to God. When we worship something, we value everything about it. As an example, say, if you worship Manchester United, you wouldn’t mind spending money on MU merchandise even if it means starving yourself for the next one month. Nor would you mind screaming your heart out to support them in every match even if it means you would be too tired to do anything the next day and your throat will be sore for the next one week. Why such craziness? Because you worship them. Same thing applies when it comes to worshipping God. Not that we spend all we have on church and scream our hearts out in church (though you can do that).
But it’s about giving your all to God because you see God as ‘worth it’. It’s about getting excited about God with every breath you take and including Him in everything you say, do and think. Worship is about being obedient to God and having a relationship with Him. Worship is about loving, giving and sharing because that’s who God is.
There is also a tendency to become or want to become like the thing we are worshipping. We become obsessed and think that everything our idol does is perfect. So if your idol is, say, Brad Pitt, then you would most likely find out what he likes, dislikes, what he has been doing etc. And there is a tendency to like what he likes, dislike what he dislikes, and be like him.
Our purpose is to worship God. We exist to glorify God and at the same time to enjoy Him. Worship is our life. If we don't worship God, we are not living out our purpose and that basically spells out a wasted life. So, here is a thought before I end: Are we living out our purpose by worshipping God and becoming more Christ-like every day, or are we becoming more like someone/something else as the day passes because they’ve become our God?
Notice how we always label the different sections of a church service? There will be the hospitality time, then there’s worship, and after that, the word etc. So, when we say worship, do we just mean ‘singing, clapping and maybe sometimes a little dancing’?
Pastor Andy mentioned last week that we are all created to worship. That is why we always seem to be admiring someone or something else. There is an internal desire to put something on a pedestal where we make them our God. So, if it’s not God you are worshipping, then you are making someone/something else your God.
So back to the question: What is worship?
Worship is giving worth to God. When we worship something, we value everything about it. As an example, say, if you worship Manchester United, you wouldn’t mind spending money on MU merchandise even if it means starving yourself for the next one month. Nor would you mind screaming your heart out to support them in every match even if it means you would be too tired to do anything the next day and your throat will be sore for the next one week. Why such craziness? Because you worship them. Same thing applies when it comes to worshipping God. Not that we spend all we have on church and scream our hearts out in church (though you can do that).
But it’s about giving your all to God because you see God as ‘worth it’. It’s about getting excited about God with every breath you take and including Him in everything you say, do and think. Worship is about being obedient to God and having a relationship with Him. Worship is about loving, giving and sharing because that’s who God is.
There is also a tendency to become or want to become like the thing we are worshipping. We become obsessed and think that everything our idol does is perfect. So if your idol is, say, Brad Pitt, then you would most likely find out what he likes, dislikes, what he has been doing etc. And there is a tendency to like what he likes, dislike what he dislikes, and be like him.
Our purpose is to worship God. We exist to glorify God and at the same time to enjoy Him. Worship is our life. If we don't worship God, we are not living out our purpose and that basically spells out a wasted life. So, here is a thought before I end: Are we living out our purpose by worshipping God and becoming more Christ-like every day, or are we becoming more like someone/something else as the day passes because they’ve become our God?
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