You know that worship never ends but I "promised" you that I will give you six parts on worship. I know, from time to time, I'll talk about worship because it is our life! Worshipping God is like the air we creatures breathe and the water to all the creatures of the sea. You cannot have life without worship, only worshipping the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob! Without our daily worship to Him, we're "good-for-nothing, separated, eternally condemned". Not that God wants that to happen ("THE 1-2-3-4 DESIRE OF GOD" 1 Timothy 2:3-4) but it's a choice that us humanity make. That's why I chose to fear (respect) God because He "IS" the One who created it all, He's the Beginning and the End!!
God-pleasing worship is from <-- everlasting to everlasting -->
When we come to the services at church, we "just" started to worship God. That's a false meaning of "worship". We're told in the Bible to do one thing, "..worship Him continually.." Amen? I remembered one author wrote in his book, "We are to sing our hallelujahs from sunrise (the time we get up) to sunset (the time we go to sleep)!" Might I add that we can sing our hallelujahs while we're sleeping; in our dreams!? The Psalmist said, "I will thank the Lord at all times. My mouth will always praise him."
Rick Warren quoted in the Purpose Drive Life book, "Worship is not a part of your life; it is your life, and every activity can be transformed into an act of worship when you do it for the praise, glory, and pleasure of God." In the Bible, "So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God."
What is the secret to a lifestyle of worship? The secret is: do it all in the Name of the Lord. You're doing it all; everything for God. "Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men."
Everyday, when we're aware of God's presence in our everyday doing, we're worshipping Him. There's no stopping in meditation on His Word, His potential, His providence, and the awareness of His power. Romans 12:1 says "Take your everyday, ordinary life -- your sleeping, eating, going-to-work, and walking-around life -- and place it before God as an offering." (msg)
What are you, daily, offering God? How's your heart in worship to our Awesome God?
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