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“We Were Made to Worship”
Categories: Shepherd's CornerThe first song I remember my mother and grandmother singing to me was, “Jesus Loves Me.” As a three-year-old I sat on my grandmother’s lap in a lawn chair and I remember asking her to sing it over and over again. I have heard our teachers sing, “Jesus Love the Little Children” and I myself still sing this song to my granddaughter. When we have her for the weekend she asks, “We going to church papa?” We have a great influence on people by our actions in worship. We sing these songs to our children and grandchildren today. We hummed these songs to infants when they are sick, hungry or just crying. Why? Because we were made to worship.
To worship God is to walk through the shadows into a familiar welcoming place, where the fire never dies, and the light is soft and glowing. To worship God is to know we are truly home, acting on a desire deep in our souls. Long before we rationally understand the truth of Christ, we want to praise someone or something for bringing love, joy, and hope into the world. We are made to be worshipers -- worshipers of God from the heart. Thinking worshipers. Working worshipers.
Teach us to worship, Lord. Not just to be emotionally ecstatic or to just feel good, but heart-based worship of You, my spirit with Your Spirit. “God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.” (John 4:24) “Come, let us bow down in worship, let us kneel before the LORD our Maker; for he is our God and we are the people of his pasture, the flock under his care.” (Psalm 95:6-7). “God is greatly to be feared in the assembly of the saints, and to be held in reverence by all those around Him.” (Psalm 89:7) The text
stresses the need for reverence on the part of those who would draw nigh to God and the Bible commands this throughout. “God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth.” Worship literally means to kiss toward; the act of homage or adoration paid to God. The concept of reverence raises certain questions which need to be answered for us to more fully understand its significance. Read Psalm 89:7 again. “God is greatly to be feared in the assembly of the saints, and to be held in reverence by all those around Him.” God is to be exalted above all else. The natural question then is this: Have you personally placed Him above everything? Have you worshipped Him reverently? This is something we must ponder with ourselves and family.
