Worship In The Bible – What is True Worship of God ?
Worship in the Bible. Many people today think about worship as a time of music and singing during a church service. They think about worship time and praise songs on Sunday morning. Worship in the Bible is much more than this.
Worship is not just singing praise and worship songs at church. True worship in the Bible is not a Sunday only thing. Worship is not some religious act of singing songs and participating in a worship service on Sunday at church. These things are a part of worship, but worship in the Bible is much more.
True worship in the Bible involves your heart. It is about having a worshipful, faithful, and loyal heart for God. An undivided heart of pure love and reverence and devotion for God. True worship is a lifestyle of heartfelt expression of love and devotion and passion for God and His son Jesus
- “Therefore I urge you brothers, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God – this is your spiritual act of worship.” – Romans 12:1
Worship in the Bible: God’s Word the Bible is full of examples of various forms of true worship of God
GLORIFY GOD
- Psalm 29:2 ” Ascribe to the Lord the glory due to His name; Worship the Lord in holy array.”
- John 15:8 “By this My Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit; so you will be My disciples.”
- Psalm 115:1 “Not to us, O Lord, not to us, But to Your name give glory.”
EXALT GOD
- Psalm 99:5 “Exalt the LORD our God And worship at His footstool; Holy is He.”
- Deuteronomy 10:17 “For the Lord your God is the God of gods and the Lord of lords, the great, the mighty, and the awesome God who does not show partiality nor take a bribe.”
PRAISE GOD
- Psalm 22:3 “Yet You are holy, O You who are enthroned upon the praises of Israel.”
- Psalm 8, 19, 23, 46, 95, 100, 150
HONOR GOD
- I Samuel 2:30 (Place great value on God) “for those who honor Me I will honor, and those who despise Me will be lightly esteemed.”
- John 5:23 “Whoever does not honor the Son does not honor the Father, who sent him.”
- Proverbs 3:9 “Honor the LORD from your wealth And from the first of all your produce.”
REVERENCE FOR GOD
- Psalm 95:6 “Come, let us worship and bow down, Let us kneel before the Lord our Maker.”
- Nehemiah 8:6c “…then they bowed low and worshiped the Lord with their faces to the ground.”
- Hebrews 5:7 “During the days of Jesus’ life on earth, he offered up prayers and petitions with fervent cries and tears to the one who could save him from death, and he was heard because of his reverent submission.”
BLESS GOD
- Psalm 100:4 “Enter His gates with thanksgiving and His courts with praise. Give thanks to Him, bless His name.”
- Psalm 31:21 “Blessed be the LORD, For He has made marvelous His lovingkindness to me in a besieged city.”
- Nehemiah 8:6 “Then Ezra blessed the Lord the great God. And all the people answered, “ Amen, Amen!” while lifting up their hands.”
GIVE THANKS TO GOD
- Psalm 100:4 “Give thanks to Him, bless His name.”
- I Thessalonians 5:16-18 “Rejoice always; 17 pray without ceasing; 18 in everything give thanks; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.”
REJOICE & ENJOY GOD
- Philippians 4:4 “Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice!”
- I Thessalonians 5:16-18 “Rejoice always; 17 pray without ceasing; 18 in everything give thanks; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.”
- 2 Corinthians 6:4-10
VERBAL TESTIMONY
- Psalm 66:16-20 “Come and hear, all who fear God, and I will tell of what He has done for my soul.
I cried to Him with my mouth, and He was extolled with my tongue. If I regard wickedness in my heart,
The Lord will not hear; But certainly God has heard; He has given heed to the voice of my prayer. Blessed be God, who has not turned away my prayer nor His lovingkindness from me.”
REMEMBER GOD’S ACTS
- Psalm 150:2 “Praise Him for His mighty deeds; Praise Him according to His excellent greatness.”
- Deuteronomy 5:15 “You shall remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt, and the Lord your God brought you out of there by a mighty hand and by an outstretched arm; therefore the Lord your God commanded you to observe the sabbath day.”
SONGS OF WORSHIP
- Psalm 100:2 “Shout joyfully to the Lord, all the earth. Serve the Lord with gladness; Come before Him with joyful singing.”
- Psalm 66:4 “All the earth will worship You, And will sing praises to You; They will sing praises to Your name.”
WORSHIP MUSIC
- Psalm 100:1 “Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth!”
- Psalm 150:3-5 Praise Him with trumpet sound; Praise Him with harp and lyre. Praise Him with timbrel and dancing; Praise Him with stringed instruments and pipe. Praise Him with loud cymbals; Praise Him with resounding cymbals.”
LIFT UP HANDS
- Nehemiah 8:6 “Then Ezra blessed the Lord the great God. And all the people answered, “ Amen, Amen!” while lifting up their hands; then they bowed low and worshiped the Lord with their faces to the ground.”
- Psalm 63:4 “So I will bless You as long as I live; I will lift up my hands in Your name.”
REVERENTLY READ GOD’S WORD
- Nehemiah 8:3,5 “He read from it before the square which was in front of the Water Gate from early morning until midday, in the presence of men and women, those who could understand; and all the people were attentive to the book of the law…. 5 Ezra opened the book in the sight of all the people for he was standing above all the people; and when he opened it, all the people stood up.
- Psalm 19:7-11 “The law of the Lord is perfect, restoring the soul; The testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple. The precepts of the are right, rejoicing the heart; The commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes. The fear of the Lord is clean, enduring forever; The judgments of the Lord are true; they are righteous altogether. They are more desirable than gold, yes, than much fine gold; Sweeter also than honey and the drippings of the honeycomb. Moreover, by them Your servant is warned; In keeping them there is great reward.
SERVE GOD WITH A RIGHT HEART
- Psalm 100:2 “… Serve the Lord with gladness.”
- Colossians 3:23 “Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the LORD, not for human masters”
SEEK TO KNOW GOD
- Psalm 63:1-2 “O God, You are my God; I shall seek You earnestly; My soul thirsts for You, my flesh yearns for You, In a dry and weary land where there is no water.” Thus I have seen You in the sanctuary, to see Your power and Your glory.”
- James 4:8 “Draw near to God and He will draw near to you.”
- Psalm 84:1-2 “How lovely are Your dwelling places, O LORD of hosts! My soul longed and even yearned for the courts of the LORD; My heart and my flesh sing for joy to the living God.”
- Philippians 3:8-10 “More than that, I count all things to be loss in view of the surpassing value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them but rubbish so that I may gain Christ, and may be found in Him, not having a righteousness of my own derived from the Law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which comes from God on the basis of faith, that I may know Him and the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death.”
HUMBLE YOURSELF
- 2 Chronicles 7:14 “If My people who are called by My name humble themselves and pray and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, will forgive their sin and will heal their land.”
- Exodus 33:13 “Now therefore, I pray You, if I have found favor in Your sight, let me know Your ways that I may know You, so that I may find favor in Your sight.”
- I Peter 5:6 “Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you at the proper time.”
GIVE TO SUPPORT GOD’S WORK
- Psalm 66:13-14 “I shall come into Your house with burnt offerings; I shall pay You my vows, which my lips uttered and my mouth spoke when I was in distress.”
- Malachi 3
HONOR THE LORD’S DAY
- Nehemiah 8:9 “Then Nehemiah, who was the governor, and Ezra the priest and scribe, and the Levites who taught the people said to all the people, “ This day is holy to the Lord your God; do not mourn or weep.” For all the people were weeping when they heard the words of the law.”
- Exodus 20:8-11 “Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is a sabbath of the Lord your God; in it you shall not do any work, you or your son or your daughter, your male or your female servant or your cattle or your sojourner who stays with you. For in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, the sea and all that is in them, and rested on the seventh day; therefore the Lord blessed the sabbath day and made it holy.”
CELEBRATE GOD & JESUS
- Nehemiah 8:10 ” Then he said to them, “Go, eat of the fat, drink of the sweet, and send portions to him who has nothing prepared; for this day is holy to our Lord. Do not be grieved, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.”
- Luke 2:10 ” But the angel said to them, “ Do not be afraid; for behold, I bring you good news of great joy which will be for all the people.”
HAVE AN OBEDIENT LIFE
- Psalm 101:1-3 “I will sing of lovingkindness and justice, to You, O Lord, I will sing praises. I will give heed to the blameless way. When will You come to me? I will walk within my house in the integrity of my heart. And I will set no worthless thing before my eyes; I hate the work of those who fall away; It shall not fasten its grip on me.”
- I John 5:3 “For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments; and His commandments are not burdensome.”
- John 14:15 “If you love Me, you will keep My commandments.”
JESUS IS YOUR FIRST LOVE
- Matthew 6:21 “for where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.”
- Matthew 6:33 “But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.”
- Revelation 2:2-4 “I know your deeds and your toil and perseverance, and that you cannot tolerate evil men, and you put to the test those who call themselves apostles, and they are not, and you found them to be false; and you have perseverance and have endured for My name’s sake, and have not grown weary. But I have this against you, that you have left your first love.”
- Matthew 22:37-38 ““‘ You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ This is the great and foremost commandment.”
SURRENDER & GIVE YOURSELF AND YOUR LIFE TO GOD
- Romans 12:1 “Therefore I urge you, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living and holy sacrifice, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service of worship.
- Matthew 16:24-25 “Then Jesus said to His disciples, “If anyone wishes to come after Me, he must deny himself, and take up his cross and follow Me. For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it; but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.”
- Luke 9:23 “And He was saying to them all, “ If anyone wishes to come after Me, he must deny himself, and take up his cross daily and follow Me.”
- John 15:13-15 “Greater love has no one than this, that one lay down his life for his friends. You are My friends if you do what I command you. No longer do I call you slaves, for the slave does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all things that I have heard from My Father I have made known to you.”
- Galatians 2:20 “I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me.”
- Philippians 1:21 “For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain.”
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