Sunday, April 29, 2012

"Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth. Worship the Lord with gladness; come before him with joyful songs. Know that the Lord is God. It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, the sheep of his pasture. Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name. For the Lord is good and his love endures forever; his faithfulness continues through all generations." -- Psalms 100:1-5

There's something about worship that is renewing, lifting, and even transforming... it's that time when we put ourselves aside and give ourselves over to the task of focusing on God, thanking God, praising God, speaking to God, and listening to God.  Some think worship is a one-hour per week event, but truly, it's something that we can do anywhere, anytime.  When you remember that you stand in the presence of God...  when you relate to him even as you do the mundane in day-to-day living... when you seek him, speak to him, thank him, praise him... when you listen to him... and when you act in his name for his glory... you worship God.  A life filled with worship is so much richer than the weekly (if that) obligatory "God nod".  Enter a new way of living and worship God with all you have and all you are.

Readings:  Judges 9:22-10:18; Luke 24:13-53; Psalms 100:1-5; Proverbs 14:11-12