Psalm 95 shows us instructions for worship.
Let me give you the bare-bones version for lack of time.
1. CELEBRATE; We gather to worship the Lord and should "make a joyful noise" unto Him. Celebrate Him! Turn your focus off of yourself and onto Him. SING to the Lord!!
2. CONCENTRATE; Preaching is a vital part of worship as God is lifted up. Think about His wisdom, His power, His love, and His willingness to use ordinary people like you and me! We need to take a fresh look at Him when we come to a worship service. THE ONLY really accurate picture of Him we have is found in the precious Book of books, the Bible.
3. COMMUNICATE; "Come let us worship and bow down" We need to allow Him to speak to us, but we also need to speak to Him. What a privilege to bring the burdens of our hearts before Him and leave them with Him. He calls us to come and pray. He desires our fellowship. Sometimes we will be on our knees (if we have had a good look at Him we will want to be there) or maybe on our faces before Him. Sometimes we will be lifting holy hands to Him as we talk to Him. Learn to listen to Him and also learn to talk to Him.
4. These first three will become ordinary and dull quickly if we do not have this fourth aspect of real worship: CONSECRATION. Look at the Psalm, "Harden not y our hearts" it says. Consecration means a yielding of our will to God's will. Evan Roberts prayed a prayer that unleashed the Welsh revival in and through him when he prayed, "Oh Lord, BEND ME!" Too many people are wandering in the wilderness spiritually because they have come to some point in their lives where they have decided to do their own thing instead of listening to God and obeying God. You will find the other parts of worship becoming dry and tasteless if you do not also CONSECRATE yourself to Him. Yielding of our will to Him is the lost key to a vital Christianity in America today. We are way too selfish! May God give us grace to yield our will to Him today.
God bless you as you serve Him today! Stay in touch.
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