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The importance of worship (2)
'Oh come, let us worship ...' Psalm 95:6
We've all seen them haven't we? Those couples that are in lurve. They're everywhere: hanging around town, on the bus, at the cinema (back row of course). They stick out like a sore thumb, oblivious to everyone around them. They can't stop gazing into each others eyes, they collide with lampposts, revolving doors, small children, because they don't want to let go of each others hands.
They're more than content to show PDA (public displays of affection) everywhere... but let's not go there. Hang on a minute ... aren't you one of them? Or dreaming of being one? Slobbering all over that photograph of that special person ... you can't stop thinking of them can you?
When we are in love we just want to be with that special person. Being with them changes how we feel for the better: about life, about ourselves; we want their opinion, want to know what there thinking, how they're feeling. Worshipping God can be like this too.
You were designed to be in a relationship with God. And God doesn't only want you to think about what you want from Him, He wants us to spend time just hanging out with Him, praising Him. Raise the roof for the Rock who saved us! Drop everything and listen, listen as He speaks. Why should we praise God? 'To tell others of the night-and-day difference He made for you; from nothing to something, from rejected to accepted.' (1 Peter 2:9 TM).
written by Bob Gass
'Oh come, let us worship ...' Psalm 95:6
We've all seen them haven't we? Those couples that are in lurve. They're everywhere: hanging around town, on the bus, at the cinema (back row of course). They stick out like a sore thumb, oblivious to everyone around them. They can't stop gazing into each others eyes, they collide with lampposts, revolving doors, small children, because they don't want to let go of each others hands.
They're more than content to show PDA (public displays of affection) everywhere... but let's not go there. Hang on a minute ... aren't you one of them? Or dreaming of being one? Slobbering all over that photograph of that special person ... you can't stop thinking of them can you?
When we are in love we just want to be with that special person. Being with them changes how we feel for the better: about life, about ourselves; we want their opinion, want to know what there thinking, how they're feeling. Worshipping God can be like this too.
You were designed to be in a relationship with God. And God doesn't only want you to think about what you want from Him, He wants us to spend time just hanging out with Him, praising Him. Raise the roof for the Rock who saved us! Drop everything and listen, listen as He speaks. Why should we praise God? 'To tell others of the night-and-day difference He made for you; from nothing to something, from rejected to accepted.' (1 Peter 2:9 TM).
written by Bob Gass
