Over the last four weeks, we have been in an in-depth study concerning worship. The question that we should always ask, "is my worship being accepted by God?" Do you want to know? Do you even care? Does it really matter? You may say, "If I attend church, sing, pray, give, and listen to a sermon, haven't I worshiped? Does God care how I worship Him?"
Every Christian should have a vital interest in worshiping God. Worship is that which we render unto our great God and Savior. Worship is the reverence, honor, or homage paid to superior beings. You will find this same definition and the same word used in the bible and reference to God, in reference to men, and in reference to idols. So, acceptable worship to God from His children is the true reverence, honor, and homage paid to Him as the one true and living God.
Our Lord said in John 4 that God is Spirit, and they that worship must worship Him in Spirit and in Truth. An interesting thing here in John 4 is that "worship" or "worshiper" occurs 10 times in this passage. So, we know that worship is a vital aspect of the true believer's relationship to God.
Ps 89:7, “God is greatly to be feared in the assembly of the saints, and to be had in reverence of all them that are about him.”
Ps 95:6, “O come, let us worship and bow down: let us kneel before the LORD our maker.” There is submission, why? Because He is our God and we are the people of his pasture and the sheep of his hand. So we are the creature and He is the creator. We are the subjects and He is the King. We are servants and He is the Lord. And so we are to bow down before him, acknowledging His greatness.
In closing, there is much to say about worship and worshiping the one true and living God. Over the next few posts, I will go into a much deeper look into John 4 and the importance of the believer's duty in worship.
By His Grace,
Eric
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