Oct, 25

Psalms 95

Worship by definition means the feeling or expression of reverence and adoration for a deity.  In our culture today, the trend seems to be that people think  everything revolves around themselves. As a culture we've created false idols and want to be at the center of not only our own world but of the world around us. We are not the center of the universe -- God is. He created it all.  Although this psalm suggests that the worship that is being encouraged is collective (a group of people singing praises to God), worship can also be very personal. It is vocal and vibrant. I have found myself many mornings worshiping God with tears streaming down my face in the privacy of my own kitchen. Words like, extol Him with music and song, sing for joy, praise His name, and ascribe to the Lord, all sound alive and express reverence to our King. We are praising a Living God.  Psalm 95 helps us as believers to reorient our thinking and practice regarding worship. It turns our attention and affection toward God. By addressing our role in worship as worshipers, we then acknowledge God's role as the One being worshiped. The planets didn't crash into each other while we slept last night and we have been given yet another day to serve and bare witness to our Lord.  Praise God!!!

Randi