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WELCOME TO GOD FOCUS THIS MORNING

The title of today’s episode: DEEPER MEANING OF WORSHIP

Today I want to talk to you about worshipping God. We often think of worship as attending a church service where we sing songs. Some think of it a little deeper to mean anytime we lift our hands in praise and thank God for what he has done. This can be done anywhere, not just in the church building.

First of all, real worship is always a heart thing. It is when our spirit makes a connection to God. I want to go a step further and look at a Hebrew word that means to worship, work and serve, the word AVAD. This is only one of the Hebrew words that we have translated into English to mean worship. This word means to worship like we would think of as being worship. It also means to serve and to work.

When we worship God we not only sing praise and lift our hands, but the act of serving another is also worship. The act of working can be considered worship. We often think of Moses saying to Pharaoh, “Let my people go.” But the scripture adds “so that they may serve me.”

Exodus 9:1 “Then the LORD said unto Moses, Go in unto Pharaoh, and tell him, Thus saith the LORD God of the Hebrews, Let my people go, that they may serve me.”

Every time Pharaoh was approached, he would relent until the plague lifted then his heart would harden again. He told them they could go and worship God and come back, but they were not allowed to take their families or animals. Moses refused and God sent another plague.

Isaiah 29:13 Wherefore the Lord said, Forasmuch as this people draw near me with their mouth, and with their lips do honour me, but have removed their heart far from me, and their fear toward me is taught by the precept of men:

God has said many times that he doesn’t want lip service. He doesn’t want someone who is just going through the motions. The Pharisees did everything that would appear to be for God, for their own egos and monetary gain. Neither lip service or going through the motions means anything to God. He wants us to worship, serve and work with an attitude of praise.

Col 3:17 And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.

When we say words of praise from our hearts, it touches God. When we work with him in mind and not for man’s approval then it is AVAD -it is worship, service or work.

I love how diving a little deeper into the words of the Hebrew language gives us a deeper understanding. It is like the gravy on our mashed potatoes. The English version will feed us, but knowing the meaning behind the translation is the gravy.

How do we serve God?

Romans 12:1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.

We need to set aside or sacrifice the things our flesh wants to do and do the things God asks of us. This is how we can serve him. When we do this with an attitude of wanting to because he is God and not an attitude of obligation it is AVAD.

Psalm 29:2 Give unto the Lord the glory due unto his name; worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness.

The enemy hates us, especially when we worship God. That was his place. He was the worship leader of heaven, but he got prideful and wanted to be god. Right now, in the earth he has a group of people that will worship him as if he is god. He better enjoy it, because his time is short. Soon he will be bound by the lake of fire.

We worship to draw ourselves closer to God Almighty. Every act of mercy, kindness and compassion we show, every time we tell the truth even when we know it will hurt these are all acts of worship. The more of the fruit of the Spirit we have operating in our lives, the more our lives are a complete act of worship.

Let us be thankful today to God for all that He has done. And let us go out and offer up some worship today.

Until next time,

BE BOLD, BE BRAVE AND KEEP YOUR GOD FOCUS

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