The Heart of Worship (Part 1)

The Heart of Worship – part 1

What does the idea of worship mean to you? What do you think the idea of worship means to the church, or the body of Christ? And what do you think the idea of worship means to God? Do you suppose that sometimes our idea or the church’s idea of worship might be completely different than God’s? If you said yes, then I think you might truly have a “heart for worship” after all…

First and foremost true worship in the biblical sense is exultation! It involves exalting God above all other things on earth and in heaven above. The Hebrew words used for worship are usually communicated as submission to God, reverence or paying God homage. By engaging in the act of worship, we are acknowledging that God is above us, all-powerful, worthy of our affection, attention, devotion and praise. There are really two basic ways to go about doing this – either directly (singing, speaking or praying etc.) or indirectly. In this article I’ll speak about worshipping God directly. I could go on and give a long list of scriptural references about “singing a new song” or “praising God with the loud praise…” but let’s keep this simple and honest – shall we? Ask yourself (seriously, just yourself, not anyone else around you) these two simple questions next time you come before God to worship Him;

1. Are my thoughts and my attentions focused completely on God when I worship Him?
2. When I worship Him, am I being honest and open with God?

I will simply leave it at that for now, without adding any more or embellishing those two simple questions beyond what they are - I will save that for later. God knows our hearts better than we realize… I believe, the closer we draw near to Him in our time of worship of Him – the closer He will draw near to you in His presence, protection and Grace.

Blessings,

Dave