A True Worshiper 4

I will praise you, my God and king; I will bless your name forever. I will always sing praises to my God while I am alive. Psalm 146:2

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Worship is an expression of love to the One who gives us more than we could ever ask for and definitely gives more than we deserve; we are called to worship God with your every thought and action every day of our lives. God is loving. He is holy and He is worthy of all our worship and devotion. God wants us to be like him and every way. HE even tells us how worship him in His Word. John 4:23 says, "Yet a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for they are the kind of worshipers the Father seeks." In order to worship God in truth, we need to know that Jesus said "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." So, before you and I can worship in the way that God desires, we have to develop a relationship with Him through faith in Jesus, His Son. God is the focus of our devotion in both the Old Testament and the New Testament. In Exodus 20:2-3, God says, "I am the LORD your God, you shall have no other gods before me." In Matthew 4:10, Jesus says, "Worship the Lord your God and serve him only." So, worship is not something superficial, it's a command from God throughout the Bible.

Our love to God and our praise to Him should be a daily matter (not a routine) and not an occasional occurrence. Every day God sends unnumbered blessings, and his children are covered with favor. God alone is worthy of our devotion, praise and worship. He is God, our Creator. He continuously gives us His best. He sent his son Jesus Christ to die and we are commanded to praise and worship Him. Psalm 96:9 says, "Worship the Lord in the splendor of his holiness; tremble before him, all the earth." Psalm 29:2 says, "Give unto the Lord the glory due his name; worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness." Worship…worship and worship God my friend.

Romans 12:1-2 states, "Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God. Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is his good, pleasing and perfect will." The Bible says that God inhabits in the praises of His people (Psalms 22:3). Meaning, God “dwells” in the atmosphere of His praise. This means that praise is not merely a reaction from coming into His presence, but praise is a vehicle of faith which brings us into the presence and power of God! Praise and worship is the “bridge” which allows us to enter the holy God's presence. David said “Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name” (Psalms 100:4).

Friend, let us challenge each other to become a person of praise, and you will experience the release of the power of God!


Verses to remember:
Psalm 146, John 4:23, Exodus 20:2-3, Matthew 4:10, Psalm 96:9, Psalm 29:2, Romans 12:1-2, Psalms 22:3 and Psalms 100:4

Praise the Lord!