What Can I Do For God?
Worship Him
Worship of our Creator and Saviour
is one of the highest privileges we can ever have. It is definitely something
that all of us should be doing! ¡¦It is a good thing to give thanks unto
the Lord, and to sing praises unto thy name, O most High¡¦, Ps. 92. 1.
What is worship?
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Worth-ship - what
I say and give to God, and my attitude, because of the worth I appreciate in
His character and actions
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¡¥Obeisance and
obedience¡¦ ¡V to bow down and serve
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Giving praise, honour and adoration to God
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Giving of our
whole lives, Rom. 12. 1
Why do it?
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God is looking for
worship, John 4. 23
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It is very
precious, Mark 14. 3
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Every Christian is
a priest so has it as a responsibility, 1 Pet. 2. 5
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It is the
inevitable consequence of appreciating how great the Lord Jesus is, and being
amazed by what he has done, Ps. 107. 8
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Not to worship
genuinely and sincerely is to show contempt toward God, Mal. 1. 12-14
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¡¥None shall appear
before me empty¡¦, Exod. 23. 15
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¡¥Give unto the
Lord the glory due unto his name¡¦, Ps. 96. 8
How to do it?
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There are
principles as to our worship, but few details so that it does not become stale
and routine.
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Worship has been
defined as giving back what I have been given from Christ. So we will need to
quietly read the word of God and think about how great He is, and the wonderful
things that He has done. ¡¥When they saw . . . [they] worshipped him¡¦, Matt. 2.
11
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Cheerfully, with
genuine warmth and love, Mark 7. 6
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Reverently, Ps.
89. 7
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With holiness, Ps.
96. 9; 1 Cor. 11. 28; 1 Pet. 2. 5
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In truth, being
guided by the Spirit, John 4. 24
How to do it: practical advice?
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Worship takes
effort, sacrifice and time, ¡¥Will I offer that which cost me nothing?¡¦ 2 Sam.
24. 2.
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Our appreciation
for people should go beyond what they do, to include what they are as persons.
So, our worship of God should go beyond what He has done, to include His
character
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It may bring
criticism, John 12. 5
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More mature
believers should be able to worship more deeply ¡V God expects our appreciation
of Him to continually develop
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¡¥Think and thank¡¦:
consider a characteristic or action of God, then praise Him for it
Every believer will worship during eternity. Are
you worshipping today?