July 2018

tomatically think of singing praises,
but worship is more than just
singing. Worship incorporates
acts such as prayer (Matthew
6:9), obedience (John 14:15), offerings/tithes
(Provers 3:9) and
serving (Colossians 3:23). And
even more than just individual
acts of worship, our whole life is
to be an act of worship (Romans
12:1).
In 1 Chronicles 16:28-30a it
says, “Ascribe to the Lord, all
you families of nations, ascribe
to the Lord glory and strength.
Ascribe to the Lord the glory due
his name; bring an offering and
come before him. Worship the
Lord in the splendor of his holiness.
Tremble before him, all the
earth!” It is noteworthy that nowhere
in these verses (nor any
other verses in all of the Bible),
does it say to ascribe greatness
to God ‘when you are in the
mood’; or when you are ‘feeling
it’. It is a pure command with no
qualification needed. God is to
be glorified.
Why does our whole life need to
be an act of worship? Because
we are told that we are to bring
glory to God in all that we do
– “So whether you eat or drink
or whatever you do, do it all for
the glory of God” (1 Corinthians
10:31 NIV). So, keeping in mind
what worship is and why we
should worship, how do we get
to that point when we just aren’t
feeling it?
In these times when you are
struggling to ‘feel it’, you need to
reflect on what is going on for you
in your heart and your thoughts.
Is your job, money, relationships
or circumstances dominating? Is
it possible they have become an
idol? This means that God is not
the highest priority in your life.
If this is what’s happened, then
worshiping God in spirit and in
truth (John 4:24) is going to be
difficult. In the Ten Commandments,
God commands that you
are to have no other gods before
Him (Exodus 20:3). If you are to
truly obey this commandment,
God needs to be placed at the
very top of your priorities, irrespective
of what’s going on in
your life.
It is also difficult to worship God
if we don’t really understand His
might and His power. An obvious
way to really bring your perspective
of God back to where it
should be, is to meditate on His
attributes. It is therefore paramount
to immerse yourself in His
Word. There are many verses in
the Bible about God’s attributes,
but you can’t go past the Psalms
for detailed imagery. Psalm
29 is an example of this, painting
a majestic picture of God.
It talks about His strength and
His splendour. It describes very
well how majestic His voice is,
that even the desert shakes and
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