Worship Worthy of Our Great God

Human nature migrates toward that which is most comfortable and familiar. This is most certainly the case in worship. Worship in our churches, Sunday after Sunday, begins to have a routine scent that is only a small sampling of the multi-scented aroma of the worship of our God as found in the Scriptures. How then do we go about modifying our worship without it being contrived and fake?

We must recapture a biblical understanding of worship and a high view of God. [1]

As we look at the worship of the saints of old, we see that worship is a celebratory response to God's revelation of Himself. Think about it, Abraham responded to God's call by worshiping through obedience and sacrifice. David danced before the Lord. Isaiah responded by confession and obedience. Mary sang at the news of bearing the Messiah.

Worship at times was lively and other times was a somber celebration. Often it was spontaneous, other times it was planned and routine. But at all times, God's people responded from their heart as they were moved and overwhelmed by God's presence.

Not only must God be the object of our worship but He must also be what motivates it. Worship becomes over-simplified and routine because our understanding of God becomes over-simplified and He becomes too familiar to us. The quality of our worship is directly proportional to our view of God. If we have reduced view of God as someone we can control and manipulate, then our worship will also be puny and insignificant. We must recapture an understanding of the great God we serve as He has revealed Himself in the Holy Scriptures. We must breakdown the walls of the figurative box we have placed Him in and allow the Scriptures to once again overwhelm us with the majesty of the One who created, sustains, redeems and righteously judges His creation. He is the sovereign, all-knowing, all-powerful, and ever-present God of the Universe.

In the words of Isaiah 55:8- 9, "For My thoughts are not your thoughts, Neither are your ways My ways," declares the LORD. "For as the heavens are higher than the earth, So are My ways higher than your ways, And My thoughts than your thoughts." We must remember and contemplate the infinite, mysterious and glorious nature of the God of the universe, who has chosen to love and care for us, the very crown of His creation. The very response of worship will be transformed from the inside out. Only then will our worship be worthy of our great God.