Do We?

October 29

How do we define worship? How should we define worship? Many of us attend church on Sunday morning, sing a few hymns, struggle to stay awake through a sermon, drop a buck or two into the collection plate and think we’ve fulfilled our obligation to worship the Almighty God who made us and who sustains us.

But, have we worshiped Him? What if real worship entails more than our mere presence in a house designated for that purpose, and requires more of us than our brief attention to a few words designed to strengthen our faith, and costs more than a few paltry dollars donated from our ‘wellspring’ of generosity?

If it’s indeed more than the sum total of the above, have we missed it? Have we deluded ourselves into believing that we’re stalwarts of the faith who are complying with one of the most difficult of His requirements, found in Malachi 3:10, “Bring the tithe into the storehouse…,” when in actuality we’re going through the motions without any commitment to real worship?

One person can’t answer those questions for another, but perhaps the Word itself gives some insight. In Psalm 95:6, 7 we are told, “Come, let us bow down in worship; let us kneel before the Lord our Maker, for He is our God, and we are the sheep of His pasture…” Have we bowed our hearts before Him? Have we knelt in awe of who He is? Do we weep at the magnitude of His grace, mercy and love? Have we? Do we?