Music is so important to us that we sing in our cars, at concerts, and even in the shower. We load up our phones with songs from our favorite artists and pay exorbitant costs to attend concerts in the nosebleeds.
Do you know why music is such a global success? It’s because God wired us for music. It’s in our humanity. But he didn’t wire us just to sing to the latest pop star or country legend.
God wired us to worship him.
You might be amazing at singing along with your favorite artist in your car, but here are some reasons why you NEED to worship God. And you don’t have to be a musician to do it.
Your worship belongs to God alone.
God is very generous. The scriptures are crystal clear on that. However, he is very selfish when it comes to our worship of him. He never wants to share that!
Psalm 81:9 makes it clear that God created us to worship him alone.
You shall have no foreign god among you; you shall not worship any god other than me.
Your worship is a declaration of joy.
It’s easy to let our feelings get in the way of our worship. When we’re going through difficulties, it’s hard to feel joyful. But that’s where worship comes in.
Worship doesn’t have much to do with our feelings. It has to do with who God is. That’s why Psalm 100:1-5teaches us to worship with gladness and joy.
Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth. Worship the Lord with gladness; come before him with joyful songs. Know that the Lord is God. It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, the sheep of his pasture. Know that the Lord is God. It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, the sheep of his pasture. Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name. For the Lord is good and his love endures forever; his faithfulness continues through all generations.
We can always declare joy in our worship because it’s not rooted in our circumstances. It’s rooted in God’s character. He is always good even when life isn’t.
There’s a reason Psalm 100 is called “a psalm for giving grateful praise.”
Your worship tells what your heart is feeling.
If your mouth never speaks it, chances are it isn’t a reality. Our mouths say what’s in our hearts. If our heart belongs to God, then according to Psalm 57:7, our mouths should sing it.
My heart, O God, is steadfast, my heart is steadfast; I will sing and make music.
Sometimes, we need to have our hearts tell our mouths that we love Jesus, then belt it out.
Your worship is a witness to others.
I know we don’t like it when people stare. We especially don’t like when people hear us sing, at least most of us. Like it or not, your worship has influence.
Psalm 57:9 tells us to sing among the people.
I will praise you, Lord, among the nations; I will sing of you among the peoples.
Ask yourself this: can anyone tell by your worship that you love God?
It’s time to give your worship to God.
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