Saturday, June 28, 2008
Worship is a huge thing
We look forward to worship every week
When the music includes one of our favorite,we say,"The worship was great!"
When the music stinks,we yawn and wonder why the worship wasn't very good
We leave church because of the "worship style"
Worship is a huge thing
Have you ever wondered if we're more concerned with what worship does for us and less concerned with the object of our worship?
It seems like it's more about what we GET not what we GIVE
It would be like taking a gift to a friend's birthday party,but keeping it for ourselves
Worship is all about GIVING our lives (again) to God
Worship is not about the feeling we receive when we sing
Worship is not about convincing God to bless us
Worship is not about whether or not the guitar is too loud
Worship is not about what's happening on the stage
Worship is not about entertainment,lighting or sound
Worship is not about us at all
IT'S NOT ABOUT US
It's about HIM
And we enter through the gateway of the cross
At the cross,we SURRENDER
At the cross,we LOVE
At the cross,we CRY
At the cross,we DREAM
At the cross,we GIVE UP
At the cross,we SHUT UP
At the cross,we KNEEL
At the cross,we CONFESS
We look at God,and place Him above all else
because He is worth it!
Life gets crazy and painful
Job stress,Divorce,Death,Addictions,Parenting,Loneliness
No one can deny that
No one is asking you to pretend that those things are't affecting you
DON'T PRETEND!!
You're just being invited to bring that stuff to the cross,and to simply gaze at JESUS
and as you look at HIM,always your response to be
WORSHIP
