Why do we worship?

 

Oh come, let us worship and bow down; let us kneel before the LORD, our Maker! -Psalm 95:6

The fact is that everyone worships…. something.

Whether they’re a church-going Christian or an agnostic person, worship is part of everyday life. Now who and what is being worshipped is where we find the difference.

Worship and praise is simply focusing our time, talent and treasure on something. Worship can be described as adoration, deep appreciation, or reverent attention. Praise can be described as an elevating of something or attributing greatness to. We do these activities in relationships, sports events and other everyday moments.

Misplaced worship can be found everywhere you look; It could be material things such as vehicles, homes and money, or people and relationships or anything else that can consume our time, attention, and treasure (money). As Christians, our life’s goal is bring all of our time, talent, attention and treasure to the one who truly deserves it all.

We worship God first and foremost for who He is.

This is where the true worshiper always begins –the identity of God. Who He is, his majesty, his position, his holiness, his love, his heart – should be at the center of our lives and our worship! It’s God’s person who, when we come to know him, deserves our attention, time and treasure.

Worshipping God for who he is should never be contingent upon any current circumstance, whether good or bad. Worshipping God isn’t based upon situations, feelings, locations, or anything else that could or isn’t happening. We aren’t being true worshippers when we only worship when we need something, or when things are going well, or, when the worship band is rocking. The true worshipper knows that their worship is based on who he is – the King of Kings, Lord of Lords.

Worship is a response to God’s identity. If you know who He truly is, then that will reflect in your worship life. If your vision of God is cloudy, blurred or obscured, than your worship life will reflect that.

 

Although it may look as though humanity is the superior being on the planet earth, deep within us, we look to the heavens to find our origins. We long to satisfy the desire to attribute greatness to our creator.