A Few Thoughts on Worship: Part 1

I am currently reading a book called "Made for Worship" by a guy named Noel Due. This book has been extremely helpful as God shapes my understanding of worship. A few truths brought about in this book have rocked my view of worship; hopefully they will do the same for you as I share a few this week.

My whole life I have been surrounded by the idea that I was made to give God glory and enjoy him forever. My parents had me memorize parts of the shorter catechism, so at an early age I knew that this was the chief end of man. What I didn't realize however, is that the function of the human being is worship. Just as a car is meant to drive, a picture frame is meant to hold pictures, and a chair is meant to be sat in, the human is meant to worship. In light of this truth we can see that because we were created to worship, we are worshipping at all times. The question is, what are you worshipping?

Now, when a lot of people think of worship, they automatically think of singing. Singing, or praise, is a type of worship, but worship is so much bigger than that. It encompasses your whole life, everything you do! So, what does it look like to worship God? It is a life lived in complete submission to His will and commands. It means obeying Him in everything, and enjoying Him in everything. It means valuing Him more than everything else.

This kind of worship has only been done perfectly by one human; the God-man Jesus Christ. He is your only hope to be forgiven and freed from your idolatry (worshipping anything else but God). He is also your only hope of experiencing the joy of true worship of God. Repent of your sin, turn to Jesus, and enter the joy of living in complete submission to God; living like you were made to live.

For the glory of God

Seth