Why we worship God?
A human being is created in a way that long to worship God; we are created with this desire and until it is satisfied a person is restless.
We are going to see what is worship and why we worship God.
Worship is to honor with extravagant love and extreme submission(Webster's Dictionary,1828).
Therefore worship defined by the priority we place on who God is in our lives and where God is on our list of priorities.
True worship is a matter of the heart expressed through a lifestyle of holiness.
Worship is simply say that God is your top priority in your list
The acts of worship taken interchangeably
as worship but they don't mean the same thing.
Acts of worship are expression of our heart's condition, the following are biblical examples:
"Isaiah 12:5
Sing to the Lord , for he has done glorious things; let this be known to all the world."
"Psalm 96:1-2 NIV
Sing to the Lord a new song; sing to the Lord , all the earth. Sing to the Lord , praise his name; proclaim his salvation day after day."
"Psalm 104:33 NIV
I will sing to the Lord all my life; I will sing praise to my God as long as I live."
"Psalm 149:3 NIV
Let them praise his name with dancing and make music to him with timbrel and harp."
"Psalm 150:4 NIV
praise him with timbrel and dancing, praise him with the strings and pipe,"
"Psalm 141:2 NIV
May my prayer be set before you like incense; may the lifting up of my hands be like the evening sacrifice."
"Psalm 95:6 NIV
Kneel down
Come, let us bow down in worship, let us kneel before the Lord our Maker;"
"1 Kings 18:39 NIV
When all the people saw this, they fell prostrate and cried, “The Lord —he is God! The Lord —he is God!”
"1 Chronicles 29:20 NIV
Then David said to the whole assembly, “Praise the Lord your God.” So they all praised the Lord , the God of their fathers; they bowed down, prostrating themselves before the Lord and the king."
"Psalm 47:1 NIV
Clap your hands, all you nations; shout to God with cries of joy"
There are many more act of worship it depends on how person express his worship to God as it comes from inside out.
The word is derived from the Old English hweorþscipe, meaning worship, honour shown to an object,which has been etymologised as "worthiness or worth-ship"—to give, at its simplest, worth to something.
Worship is based on nature of God,
He is worth-ship. The sole reason why
We worship is because GOD IS GOD.
We worship Him For who He is:His nature.
That why despite of our circumstances we're required of a heart of worship .
bible teaches us to worship God in all circumstances because the reason why we worship does not depend on us but God's nature; which never changes with our situations.
He is Great I am.
He is the same yesterday,today and forever!
Therefore,
"give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.
1 Thessalonians 5:18 NIV" and
"Yet a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in the Spirit and in truth, for they are the kind of worshipers the Father seeks. God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in the Spirit and in truth.”
John 4:23-24 NIV
Mamilla Pauline
Wishing you a wonderful week ahead.
We are going to see what is worship and why we worship God.
Meaning of worship
Worship is to honor with extravagant love and extreme submission(Webster's Dictionary,1828).
Therefore worship defined by the priority we place on who God is in our lives and where God is on our list of priorities.
True worship is a matter of the heart expressed through a lifestyle of holiness.
Worship is simply say that God is your top priority in your list
What is act of worship?
The acts of worship taken interchangeably
as worship but they don't mean the same thing.
Acts of worship are expression of our heart's condition, the following are biblical examples:
- Singing
"Isaiah 12:5Sing to the Lord , for he has done glorious things; let this be known to all the world."
"Psalm 96:1-2 NIV
Sing to the Lord a new song; sing to the Lord , all the earth. Sing to the Lord , praise his name; proclaim his salvation day after day."
"Psalm 104:33 NIV
I will sing to the Lord all my life; I will sing praise to my God as long as I live."
- Dancing and musical instruments
"Psalm 149:3 NIVLet them praise his name with dancing and make music to him with timbrel and harp."
"Psalm 150:4 NIV
praise him with timbrel and dancing, praise him with the strings and pipe,"
- Lifting hands
"Psalm 141:2 NIVMay my prayer be set before you like incense; may the lifting up of my hands be like the evening sacrifice."
"Psalm 95:6 NIV
Kneel down
Come, let us bow down in worship, let us kneel before the Lord our Maker;"
- Prostrate
"1 Kings 18:39 NIVWhen all the people saw this, they fell prostrate and cried, “The Lord —he is God! The Lord —he is God!”
"1 Chronicles 29:20 NIV
Then David said to the whole assembly, “Praise the Lord your God.” So they all praised the Lord , the God of their fathers; they bowed down, prostrating themselves before the Lord and the king."
- Clap and shout
"Psalm 47:1 NIVClap your hands, all you nations; shout to God with cries of joy"
There are many more act of worship it depends on how person express his worship to God as it comes from inside out.
Why we worship?
The word is derived from the Old English hweorþscipe, meaning worship, honour shown to an object,which has been etymologised as "worthiness or worth-ship"—to give, at its simplest, worth to something.
Worship is based on nature of God,
He is worth-ship. The sole reason why
We worship is because GOD IS GOD.
We worship Him For who He is:His nature.
That why despite of our circumstances we're required of a heart of worship .
bible teaches us to worship God in all circumstances because the reason why we worship does not depend on us but God's nature; which never changes with our situations.
He is Great I am.
He is the same yesterday,today and forever!
Therefore,
"give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.
1 Thessalonians 5:18 NIV" and
"Yet a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in the Spirit and in truth, for they are the kind of worshipers the Father seeks. God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in the Spirit and in truth.”
John 4:23-24 NIV
Mamilla Pauline
Wishing you a wonderful week ahead.
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