Key Verse: Verse 3 - " Declare his glory among the heathen, his wonders among all people.”
Key Words: Declare his glory among the ... all people
Now be honest, have you ever caught yourself simply mouthing words while singing a hymn in church? While the pastor is praying, have you ever suddenly realized that you were a thousand miles away? It happens, I’m afraid, that often we are only going through the motions of worship. We’re just “playing church” without entering into genuine worship.
One of the books in my library contains a story about a man who dreamed that an angel escorted him to church one Sunday. There he saw the organist vigorously playing away, but strangely he heard no sound coming from the organ. The choir and congregation began to sing, but he heard no voices. When the pastor stood up to pray, his lips moved but he said nothing. The man was amazed as he turned to his guide and stared in wonder. “You hear nothing,” said the angel, “because there is nothing to hear. These people are not engaged in genuine worship, only the form of worship. Their hearts are not touched, and this silence is the silence that is yet unbroken by God.”
This story teaches an important lesson. The next time we go to the house of God, let each of us go with a sincere desire to enter His presence and honor Him in all we say and do. Let’s sing with meaning, whether in the choir or the congregation. Let’s preach with understanding. Let’s pray with sincerity. Let’s listen with reverence when God’s Word is taught. Only then will we be engaging in true worship, and only then will our praise on earth reach God’s throne in Heaven.
What to do:
✞When you go to church go with a sincere heart of worship, go to be a blessing and I promise you that you’ll be a blessing.
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