Bible Question: what is worship,what is praise |
Bible Answer: When you insert the word worship into the search function, you get a multitude of verses so take your pick. I'd like to emphasize the following: Rom 12:1 Therefore I urge you, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living and holy sacrifice, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service of worship. Here we see much more is meant by Paul and generally the other Apostles as well, than the traditional thought of a worship service on Sunday. As we grow and mature in our spiritual relationship with God our Creator, we grow to realize how important it is to see our whole lives, all 7 days per week and 365 days per year. God is looking for us to convert ourselves into a total christian lifestyle. That's the ultimate sacrifice, our worship. Praise on the other hand is a slightly smaller subset of activities under the broader umbrella concept of worship. Hopefully, in the same vein as worshipping God all week and all year, we can see ourselves singing praises to God during our performance of our jobs, doing chores around the house, etc. Of course, we're commanded to sing in Col 3:16 but we're also directed to make melody in our hearts. So in other words, we should look like and act like we're headed to Heaven to be with our God and be happy about it. Then, God truly gets the glory He deserves. These are my thoughts on the subject. How about yours? God bless. --Rowdy |