The Heart of Worship (part 2)

The Heart of Worship - part 2

In last month’s newsletter, the topic was the meaning of worship. What does worship mean to you, the church or – more importantly, to God. I spoke about direct worship of God through our singing, prayers and corporate worship time, in which we directly give God praise and acknowledgement that He is supreme in all things and is worthy of our attentions and our praise, but what about the “indirect” kind of worship? What would that kind of worship look like? Is one kind of worship better than another? Let’s take a look.

First of all, I had to really think hard about what that would look like first. Try it yourself and you might realize just how difficult it is to define indirect worship. The best – and most “Biblical” way to describe or define indirect worship, is to live your life in such a way, that others will ‘see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven” Matt. 5:16 NIV.

So simply put, our doing good deeds for others; is a basic definition of “indirect” worship. We are worshipping God and giving Him glory by helping others. That could be; giving food, drink or clothing to those in need or doing anything in which we are rendering assistance or aid to those who need it.
“For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, 36 I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.” Matt. 25:35-36 NIV.

This kind of worship is important and vital to God. God wants us to help others and delights in us when we worship Him this way. However, we cannot stop at that. He also demands us to worship Him directly as well through our singing, prayers and corporate worship time. These two kinds of worship are vital to our spiritual growth and well-being and both give God great pleasure, and pleasing God is what worship is all about.

Blessings to all for a Joyous Easter,

Dave