What Does It Mean To "Worship”

In other words, it won’t matter what we do on Sunday, if we do not live correctly in the presence of God the other six days of the week. For us to experience God in our organized worship we need to be experiencing him in our everyday lives. If you don’t know God as a way of life you will not find him on Sunday.

Secondly, let us take special note that David’s kind of worship was total and dedicated.

Hear David’s testimony, “One thing I ask of the Lord, this is what I seek; that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the Lord and to seek him in his temple.” (Psalm 27:4).

The great worship cry of Israel was, “Hear oh Israel, the Lord is one God and you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, mind, soul and strength.” (Deuteronomy 6:4-5).

Jesus said, “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and will all your soul and with all your mind.” (Matthew 22:37).

It is no wonder, with this kind of dedication to God that David was called, “A man after God’s own heart.” (I Samuel 13:14).

As God looks today into your heart and measures your dedication to Him, how do you appear in His sight? Does He see enough dedication in you to allow you to step forward and kiss Him?

Thirdly, let us notice that David’s type of worship has a witness.

David says, “I will praise you, O Lord, among the nations; I will sing of you among the peoples.” Psalm 57:9). He began that very public commitment in front of his own people.

In one of my favorite stories from the Old Testament the Ark of the Covenant was being moved from the home of Obed Edom to Jerusalem. David was leading the procession. He became so caught up in the moment that he stripped off his clothes and danced before the Lord. Even his unloving wife took notice of his actions.

When those who lead us in Worship get so caught up in their own personal worship it will have an affect on us as worshippers. When we as worshippers get so caught up in our worship the world will take note of what we do and want to join us.

David again says, “He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God. Many will see and fear and will put their trust in the Lord.” (Psalm 40:3).

When our relationship to the Lord places new songs of praise in our hearts and minds and we enter into our corporate worship with those new songs that our heart has produced, wow, what a response we will get from our fellow worshippers. The overall inspiration of God in our lives has a direct impact on what happens when we come together to worship

The overall inspiration of God in our lives will also have a direct impact upon our immediate neighbors and eventually the world. A good illustration is how the music of Robin Mark has brought revival to Northern Ireland and has become popular in Worship all over the world.

Our worship should have a dynamic about it that is catching to those around us.

In conclusion; by looking at David we see that worship was the number one thing is his life because God was number one is his life.