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Who do you support?
'Honour God, our God; worship His rule!' Psalm 99:5
If you support a football team, you'll have an idea of what it means to worship something. Every match, thousands of fans gather to watch in awe as their team takes to the pitch. They sing, chant, wave their hands, and when their team sinks one in the back of that net, they go ballistic - jumping up and down, whoop-whooping and hugging each other. Avid fans follow their team everywhere and they want to know everything about them. They're constantly talking about them, and meeting up regularly with other supporters to discuss the ins and outs of the latest match. Even in the bleakest of times they never stop cheering on their team - always believing and hoping in them.
But as great as football is, the Bible tells us we should honour God. The one we should be cheering on the most, whoop-whooping to the loudest, talking about constantly, including in everything, is God.
When we worship God more than anything else, it keeps God massive and us little, and that's the way it should be.
When we worship God, we recognise that He is all-powerful and we stop worrying; that He's always there, so we never feel alone; that He's forever approachable, so we tell Him everything knowing He'll never turn us away; that He's in charge, so we feel secure; that He's our provider, so we can be generous; that He's faithful, so we trust Him; that He's awesome, so we tell others about Him; that He's beautiful, so we choose to become like Him.
written by Bob Gass
'Honour God, our God; worship His rule!' Psalm 99:5
If you support a football team, you'll have an idea of what it means to worship something. Every match, thousands of fans gather to watch in awe as their team takes to the pitch. They sing, chant, wave their hands, and when their team sinks one in the back of that net, they go ballistic - jumping up and down, whoop-whooping and hugging each other. Avid fans follow their team everywhere and they want to know everything about them. They're constantly talking about them, and meeting up regularly with other supporters to discuss the ins and outs of the latest match. Even in the bleakest of times they never stop cheering on their team - always believing and hoping in them.
But as great as football is, the Bible tells us we should honour God. The one we should be cheering on the most, whoop-whooping to the loudest, talking about constantly, including in everything, is God.
When we worship God more than anything else, it keeps God massive and us little, and that's the way it should be.
When we worship God, we recognise that He is all-powerful and we stop worrying; that He's always there, so we never feel alone; that He's forever approachable, so we tell Him everything knowing He'll never turn us away; that He's in charge, so we feel secure; that He's our provider, so we can be generous; that He's faithful, so we trust Him; that He's awesome, so we tell others about Him; that He's beautiful, so we choose to become like Him.
written by Bob Gass
