Day 6: Worship- It is More than a Song

1 Corinthians 10: 31- So, whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, you should do it all for God’s glory.

I'll bring You more than a song
For a song in itself
Is not what You have required
You search much deeper within
Through the ways things appear
You're looking into my heart
I'm coming back to the heart of worship
And it's all about You
All about You, Jesus
I'm sorry Lord for the thing I've made it
When it's all about You
It's all about You Jesus

~The Heart of Worship

1)     Continually:

As believers we are called to give God glory in ALL that we do. (Yes in ALL that we do!) If I stepped back for a moment and examined my life (or even only today) could I say EVERYTHING I have done was for the glory of God? No! of course not, I am not perfect and I am a sinner. So am I saying that everything not honoring the Lord is a sin? Well, Yes. The Lord created us to be fully alive! Just as he created birds to fly and fish to swim, He created us to live. I can bring glory to God by going for a run, by cooking dinner, or by laughing with a friend. The Lord did not make us to be robots, He wants us to live and enjoy life. He created the beauties of this world to enjoy. As long as Christ is in the center of our lives, our daily activities can honor him.

“Do everything you do to the glory of the One who made you; Cause He made you to do every little thing that you do to bring a smile to His face And tell the story of grace with every move that you make And every little thing you do” –Steven Curtis Chapman “Do Everything”

Psalms 147:11 says the Lord is pleased with those who worship him and trust his love.

Worship should not be “part of your life” Worship should “be your life!”
Psalms 105: 4- Search for the Lord and for his strength; continually seek him.

2)    Spending Time with Him

 “I saw more clearly than ever, that the first great and primary business to which I ought to attend every day was, to have my soul happy in the Lord. The first thing to be concerned about was not, how much I might serve the Lord, how I might glorify the Lord; but how I might get my soul into a happy state, and how my inner man might be nourished.”

– George Müller

Jesus died so that we could be friends with God. God wants so badly to be your friend; your best friend! The veil in the temple symbolized our separation and when Christ died, this veil was split, meaning we can have direct communication with God. He wants us to have a personal relationship with him and this requires spending time with him. How many “close” friends do you have that you never talk to? I am assuming the answer is none or very few.

Romans 5:11- So now we can rejoice in our wonderful new relationship with God because our Lord Jesus Christ has made us friends of God.

There is no one and nothing that will make you happy- only Jesus can! So we should want to spend time with him.

*Challenge- Many of us say we are “too busy” running from one thing to the next. I challenge you to get creative. Think about something you do every day, for example driving. Get in your car, turn the radio to KSBJ (or a Christian radio station) now leave it there for the next week or maybe even the next month. KSBJ has been the only station playing in my car for about 4 weeks now. I cannot believe how much this has affected my attitude!

3)    Loving Others

John 13: 34-35- “So now I am giving you a new commandment: Love each other. Just as I have loved you, you should love each other. Your love for one another will prove to the world that you are my disciples.”
God tells us that we must love others. He says that by loving others we will prove that we are his disciples. If we do not love others then we are not able to share Christ with other people. We cannot worship God if we do not love others, even those who have wronged us. It is extremely difficult to befriend someone who has hurt you, but this is what we are instructed to do. In fact these are the people who may need a friend the most. I have found that people who say hurtful things about you are actually hurting themselves. Instead of getting even, we should try to understand where they are coming from.

The bible tells us that “a friend loves at ALL times!” It does not say “a friend loves when they are treated well, or when they are loved in return.” No, it says at ALL times. So if we are truly a friend of Jesus, we will love everyone ALL the time, even when they have wronged us. As a result, God will bless us for blessing others!