11/10/2022
What is Worship?
Worship literally means "worth-ship", which is giving worth to God. Worship is action motivated by an attitude that admires, honors, and describes the worth of God. The purpose of our worship is to glorify, honor, praise, exalt, and please God. Worship is also a time when we pay deep, sincere, awesome respect, love, and fear to the one who created us and holds our destiny. Our worship not only honors and magnifies God, but it is also for our own edification and strength. Worship helps us develop a God-like and Christ-like character.
Jesus says in John 4:24, "God is a spirit and they that worship Him must worship Him in spirit and in truth." If we want to be a true worshiper of God, we must worship Him in Spirit. Worshipping God in spirit means that it must be done from the heart. Somebody said, "When I worship, I would rather my heart be without words than my words be without heart." Worshipping God "in spirit" means worshipping Him with reverence, attentiveness, and having the right purpose of honoring God. Our worship must show great reverence toward God. He is our creator and He holds our eternal destiny in His hands. We must strive to please Him. Our worship to God must be done in a worthy manner. Whatever we devote our time and heart to, is often what we worship. BECAUSE, worship is all about the position of our hearts.