Are You Ignoring Worship?

“Whom have I in heaven but You? And there is none upon earth that I desire besides You. My flesh and my heart fail; but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. For indeed, those who are far from You shall perish; you have destroyed all those who desert You for harlotry. But it is good for me to draw near to God; I have put my trust in the Lord God, that I may declare all Your works.” PSALM 73:25-28

 

PONDER THIS

Have you ever been in a boring worship service? Never. What could be more thrilling? What could be more glorious? What could be more energizing? What could be more wonderful than when people come to worship the great God of eternity and lift our hearts to God in praise?

Years ago in a Boston suburb, some wealthy people held a christening party for a little baby. Everyone was eating, drinking, and laughing, and after a while, somebody said, “Where is the baby?” The mother found the baby covered in the coats of all the party goers. The one who had been the cause of celebration was completely forgotten and covered up.

I can’t think of anything much more tragic than that. I can’t think of anything much more tragic in the spiritual world than for people to come to a place like this to drink coffee, fellowship, laugh, and sing and fail to remember Jesus—fail to give Him glory and worship Him, letting Him be smothered under all our activities instead. When you worship God, you enjoy God and God enjoys you. We would be better if we worshiped better because we become like what we worship. How we need to learn to worship. Our churches need to be filled with worship of the one true God, and so do our people.

What are some ways worship can be covered up by activities?

Is God the center of worship in your life right now? Why or why not?

PRACTICE THIS

Talk to a friend or accountability partner about how you may be covering up your worship of God. Pray for each other and encourage each other to pursue God more than anything else.

LWF Dr. Adrian Rogers