Worship

I love to sing gospel songs as I go about my business. Songs like, “I will sing of the mercies of the Lord forever, I will SING!” Mankind is obligated to worship God but for some that is not their reality, however manhood has a need to devote themselves to someone or something, it is part of our design. We all adore something!

Some worship money while others are obsessed with themselves, and the list is endless. There are many different forms of worship, even the atheist is obsessed in worshipping his own persuasion and makes a point of letting those around him know that he is an agnostic. So many opinions and yet each gravitate to their own form of worship, but be assured all worship in one form or another.

Why do we have the need for worship? Because God has created us with that desire to be quenched! A parched mouth requires water to quench its thirst, so too, humans need to adore something, that craving must eventually be satisfied! I find this thought reasonably fascinating and yet rather wonderful!  Take an engineer; he designs a foundation with a particular purpose, his design must be able to comfortably support the weight above it, no differently in principle to God with man. God requires and expects us to worship Him! Do you recall the demise of man, they no longer worshiped or honoured Him as God; “For although they knew God, they did not honor him as God or give thanks to him, but they became futile in their thinking, and their foolish hearts were darkened. Claiming to be wise, they became fools…” (Romans 1:21-22) – Therefore it is only the fool who refuses to worship God!

Satan has had his role in skewing the worship of many and it all started in the Garden of Eden where he deceived Eve into believing a lie; the birth of sin, which is no longer an infant but rather a fierce beast which has distorted mankind’s worship. Although it is obvious that through creation God’s power is clearly seen, so all of mankind is without excuse; “For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse.” (Romans 1:20)

It is imperative that we honour God for who He is, He demands that from His creation and another word for this would be WORSHIP! WE must learn to worship God for He is worthy of worship! Take this truth away from someone and you will see that worship enters another realm as something or someone else gets the worship. But as for me and my house we will by the grace of God give our God due benevolence and worship Him from the rising of the sun to the setting of the same. Having said that and wanting that to be true with all my heart, life still looks to distract us from our objective, GOD FIRST!        

Many Christians sing songs, it is a form of praise and it is part of worship and every true born again Christian will sing songs to their God. It depicts their appreciation for His mercy in their lives. What hinders our worship? The trial of life! But it has been designed to increase our worship. The harder the trial the sweeter the worship, when we begin to understand the journey that has been set before us. The trials of life shaping us for our roles in eternity! That must remain in the forefront of our minds and it will eventually run its course. Everything in the process of time has a beginning and an end, pass the test and reap the reward. Fail it and do it all over again while we live but once we breathe our last that is it, no more chances to put things right. That’s it! Heaven or hell for all eternity!

It is only the fool who refuses to worship something else other than the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. He is the great I AM, He had no beginning nor will He ever have an end and He has lavished His love on mankind by sending His Son, the Lord Jesus Christ to pay a debt that was not His own but ours. God’s love on show for all as His Son died in our place and paid the price for our sin. What will you do with that sacrifice? Will you reject it and continue to worship whatever you feel is of utmost importance to you at the expense of honouring God through worship and reject His offer of salvation and remain amongst the fools or will you fall to your knees and cry out to Him, repenting of the error of your ways and honouring God as the only true God? My prayer is that the latter will be your testimony.

To God the ever wise God be glory now and forever more, Amen and Amen!

Signing off

Tyrone