Moment Made for Worshipping

Yet a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for they are the kind of worshipers the Father seeks. John 4:23

I have to be honest with you…there are times when I just don’t feel like “worshipping”. Sometimes I stay out or up too late on Saturday night, and when the alarm goes off on Sunday morning, I feel like rolling over and going back to sleep. Sometimes I have a lot on my mind and I just can’t concentrate. Then, there are the times when I want to concentrate on how smooth the service runs and eliminate as many distractions as possible. Then, after getting home from church (and after taking a nap), there is much to do and it would be much easier if I didn’t have to go back to “worship service”. But, honestly, those are the times when I most need to fall prostrate to the ground and recognize the awesome power, wisdom, grace and love of my Father in heaven.

Each day, I need to be reminded that “worship” is not something I do on Sundays, Wednesdays, the occasional Saturday and at lectureships and enrichment series. Worship is the recognition and acknowledgment of the power and supremacy of God and our response and submission to His love and His will. Although we meet regularly to come before our Father as a corporate body, worship is individual and can manifest itself in many different ways. We may sing or shout. We may raise our hands and voices to God in praises or we may fall to our knees in humility. We may sob as we realize that we are unworthy to be in the presence of the all mighty God or earnestly beseech Him for forgiveness or strength or wisdom or courage. We may lament our sinful condition and plead for mercy, or we may seek His blessing on our lives or for our loved ones. David even danced before the Lord wearing only a linen ephod (2 Samuel 6:14).

One thing is for sure, that each and every moment we are alive is a moment and an opportunity to honor our Father God with the worship He deserves. So from the time we rise up in the morning until the time we lay our heads to rest, we should continually praise God and praise Him for the love and compassion and mercy and grace we receive each day.

Moment Made For Worshipping
By Steven Curtis Chapman
From the Album All About Love

6:30 Monday morning
I'm here hiding in my bed
A song plays on my alarm clock
As I cover up my head
And somewhere in the distance
I remember yesterday
Singing "Hallelujah"
Full of wonder awe and praise
But now I'm just wondering why I don't feel anything at all

This is a moment made for worshipping
'Cause this is a moment I'm alive
This is a moment I was made to sing
A song of living sacrifice
For every moment that I live and breathe
This is a moment made for worshipping

When I'm praying with my children
As they're running off to school
When I kiss my wife good morning
Just to say I still love you
When I'm feeling loved and happy
When I'm feeling all alone
When I'm failing to remember
All the love that I've been show
Every beat of my heart is another new place to start to know

Every single beat of my heart
is another new place to start…right now

From the rising of the sun
To the setting of the sun
The name of the Lord is worthy to be praised.