Thought For Today: “How Would We Define Worship?”

The word, worship, in both the Hebrew and Greek language means to bow down and do homage before someone who is greater, and in the context of what we are talking about, it means to bow the whole of ourselves before God.

“Oh come, let us worship and bow down; Let us kneel before the Lord our Maker.” (Psalm 95:6)

In the Old English it was spelled “worthship” which denotes the worth of God who is receiving our praise.

To worship God means that we bow down the whole of our being, heart, soul, mind, and body, before the Lord. We submit ourselves wholly and completely over to the Lord.

• We worship the Lord with our mouths not only with the songs we sing, but also in our daily conversations with family, friends, co-workers, neighbors, and strangers.
• We worship the Lord in our actions. It is how we conduct ourselves in the presence of others, not only in church, but in our homes, workplaces, stores, and out on the streets.
• We worship the Lord also in our giving. In the Old Testament, the worship of God included the offerings and sacrifices that were made in the temple. Therefore, it’s in how well we steward God’s provisions which includes our tithes and offerings.

Basically, worship is from the heart, not some ritual formula.