Worship

Which came first -- the chicken or the egg?   Why did the chicken cross the road?  These proposed mysteries have been around a long time, and yet remain unsolved.

 

The heart (the center, the cardo) of man’s worship is no mystery -- it is Jesus Christ Who is worthy of all praise and honor.  It was John F. Kennedy who said, "Ask not what my country can do for me, but ask what can I do for my country."  Christians should ask not what worship can do for me, but ask instead what we can do for worship.  True worship isn’t related to fine clothes, eloquent prayers, or rich songs.  It focuses instead on Christ Who creates a more perfect heart to please The Father.  There should be an eagerness, a pressing urge, an intense hunger to come before God in worship.  The satisfaction of being in His Presence must not be confused with a warm, fuzzy sensation nor feelings of superficial contentment.  True worship boomerangs to the worshipper a feast of God's richest filling.  Being present in God's House [with other Believers to worship] should be as sweet to the Christian as a splash in the birdbath is to birds.  Is worship with the Body of Christ part of your weekend?  If not, this is a great weekend to answer God’s command:  "And let us consider one another in order to stir up love and good works, not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as is the manner of some, but exhorting one another, and so much the more as you see the Day approaching." (Hebrews 10:24-25).  Draw near to God  - while He may be found … Worship Him – in Spirit and Truth … Gather together – in the congregation of His People.  Worship.