What is Worship?

Our View of God reflects and shapes our worship and our lives.

Every now and again God allows us to experience His creation in a new way. Not long ago I stood on the rim of the Grand Canyon and was awed by God’s creation. I was one of several hundred people. The thing that amazed me the most was that no one spoke. When confronted with God’s amazing creative power, we were unable to place our thoughts into words.

Another time my family was vacationing on the coast of Maine. As we stood on an unlit beach, we gazed into the night sky and looked into the Milky Way galaxy. During those experiences God broke into my world and challenged my picture of the God of the universe.

Experiencing God’s awesome creative powers is a wonderful event in our lives. Unfortunately, those times are mere interruptions to the mundane. We wake in the morning, go through our day with all its joys and hurts, laughter and tears, ease and difficulty. We return at night to rest our weary bodies. The alarm goes off and we repeat the process. Don’t get me wrong – God is the God of the mundane. He works in the ordinary moments of our lives to bring glory to Himself, which is what makes life worth living; but I covet those times when God allows me to grasp a new vision, or a new picture of who He is. When He does, my worship is renewed and my view of the world is changed.

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