ATTITUDES TO WORSHIP
Memorise: God is a Spirit: and they that
worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth. John 4:24
Read: Isaiah 40:12-22, Bible in one
year: Joel 1-3, Matthew 7:24-8:17
Prayers involves much more than asking
God for our heart desires. It also involves praises and worship, both of which
are very much related. While praise acknowledges God for what He has done,
worship acknowledges God for who He is. We need to understand that God expects
all creatures to worship Him (Revelations 5:13). No matter what or who they
are, as far as they exist, God expects them to worship Him.
Pretty much everybody in existence has
received something from God (Acts 17:28). However, only those who acknowledge
what they have received as coming from God can be deemed worshippers. Among
this group of people, there are those who feel contented with what they have
received from God. If you are in this category, praise and worship God. On the
other hand, there are those who feel they have not received enough from God.
These are people who feel God has done much but not enough for them. Such
people believe they need more blessings from the Lord, and some even feel that
God has not done enough to warrant their praises. Its among this category of
people you will find those who compare their wealth and other tangible
achievements with that of those they think are more privileged than themselves.
More often then not, people who engaged in such comparisons concluded that God
has not been fair to them. No matter how little you think the goodness of the
Lord is in your life, it is imperative that you praise and worship Him.
Many people feel as though God has done
nothing for them. In their opinion, God is not good at all. This kind of
feeling is wrong and dangerous. If the devil is ministering to you that God is
not good at all, resist the devil and worship God for who He is. It is easy to
fall into this state when you are afflicted. A classical example of someone who
did this is job. Job was a man who worshipped God in prosperity (Job 1:5) and
he also worshipped God in the midst of satanic affiliations. Job 1:20-21 says,
“Then
Job arose, and rent his mantle, and shaved his head, and fell down upon the
ground, and worshipped, And said, Naked came I out of my mother’s womb, and
naked shall I return thither: the LORD gave, and the LORD hath taken away;
blessed be the name of the LORD.”
Note that Job still worshipped God at
the end of his trials (Job 42:1-5). Worshipped characterises vessels unto
honour. Are you a vessel unto honour? If your answer is yes, go ahead and
worship God, whatever your situation might be.
Prayer Point
Father, grant me the grace to worship
you, no matter what I am going through.
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