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The Heart of Worship
'The Father seeks ... worshippers' John 4:23
It's easier to throw your arms up and abandon your heart to God if the guitar player is in tune and the singer's voice can melt butter, right? Actually, worshipping God doesn't have to involve music at all. So when we catch ourselves thinking 'this song doesn't really do it for me' or 'I'm not really feeling it today' or 'I'm not getting anything out of worship', we need an urgent rethink.
Paul reminds us what real worship sounds like (and look, not a dotted crotchet in sight!)
'Take your everyday, ordinary life - your sleeping, eating, going-to-work, and walking-around life - and place it before God as an offering' (Rom. 12:1 TM).
When you fall in love with someone, you probably don't treat life like Les Mis, breaking out into song about your beloved every two minutes. You love someone by spending quality time together, by taking an interest, by sharing secrets, desires, ups and downs, right?
Falling in love with God is the same; with the added extra of being assured that God will never do the dirty on you.
Worshipping is about giving your heart over to God. So if a certain Matt Redman songs help lead you into the presence of God, great. But don't leave your heart strapped to a guitar fretboard; work the song into your life. Make your own sweet music through your everyday, ordinary life. Make worship a lifestyle; not a track on your iPod.
written by Bob Gass
'The Father seeks ... worshippers' John 4:23
It's easier to throw your arms up and abandon your heart to God if the guitar player is in tune and the singer's voice can melt butter, right? Actually, worshipping God doesn't have to involve music at all. So when we catch ourselves thinking 'this song doesn't really do it for me' or 'I'm not really feeling it today' or 'I'm not getting anything out of worship', we need an urgent rethink.
Paul reminds us what real worship sounds like (and look, not a dotted crotchet in sight!)
'Take your everyday, ordinary life - your sleeping, eating, going-to-work, and walking-around life - and place it before God as an offering' (Rom. 12:1 TM).
When you fall in love with someone, you probably don't treat life like Les Mis, breaking out into song about your beloved every two minutes. You love someone by spending quality time together, by taking an interest, by sharing secrets, desires, ups and downs, right?
Falling in love with God is the same; with the added extra of being assured that God will never do the dirty on you.
Worshipping is about giving your heart over to God. So if a certain Matt Redman songs help lead you into the presence of God, great. But don't leave your heart strapped to a guitar fretboard; work the song into your life. Make your own sweet music through your everyday, ordinary life. Make worship a lifestyle; not a track on your iPod.
written by Bob Gass
