Worship. What is worship? A few things come to mind.
The music you hear walking into the church doors. The clapping hands of a crowd of people, standing to their feet, eyes closed, singing their hearts out.
Or is it the people on stage? The singers shouting Elevation songs while the instrumentalists add their own flavor to a song repeated by churches across the world.
Or could it be you yourself? Sitting in your room. Knees on the floor, elbows propped on your bed, closing your eyes as you thank God for another day of life. For the family you have, the bed you sleep on, and so forth.
What is worship?
As defined by Webster’s Dictionary, to worship is to “honor or show reverence for as a divine being or supernatural power.”
This is true, but to the Christian and Pentecostal faith, worship is much deeper than that.
Worship is more than honoring the Lord, it’s giving Him honor in all that we do. The word worship gets thrown around in church all the time, but we never give one true definition. Most hear the word when it comes to the music played at the beginning of a service.
Others see it as when we give God thanks. But, with the right heart, those acts are more than just giving honor or reverence to God.
That singer you saw when you walked into church? They’re not just singing a praise to God. They’re thanking Him for the very vocal cords they’re using to do so. For the legs they walk onto that stage with. For the means of transportation they took to get there that morning. For the opportunity to even live that day.
Worship is who we are. It’s what we are called for not just in the act of honoring God. Worship is to honor God in every act we partake in day by day.
1 Chronicles 16:23 says “Sing to the Lord, all the Earth; proclaim his salvation day after day.”
Next time you hear the word worship, think about more than just music, or singing, or honor. Think about a proclamation. Think about the proclamation you will sing day after day.
-- MICHAEL ROBLES JR
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