Sunday, January 9, 2011

Worship from the Beginning

Job 38 shows us that worship began at the very beginning, with creation.  The Lord describes worship to Job, even talking about the "morning stars singing together".  He is literally saying that worship was everywhere in creation.  The predisposition to worship God was built into every square inch of creation.  In fact scripture says it was built into every rock (Luke 19:40).  Worship was a part of every tree (Psalm 96:12).  It was a part of every hill (Psalm 114:4), and every ocean (Psalm 93:3).  In Revelation 5:13 we find "every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and in the sea, and all that is in them, saying, To Him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be blessing and honor and glory and might forever and ever!"  Every creature and all of humanity, according to Revelation 15:4.  At the moment of conception our very DNA predisposes us to worship!
Romans 8:18-21 states, "For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us.  For the creation waits with eager longing for the revealing of the sons of God. . ."  All of creation is eagerly waiting for the glory of worship to be seen among the redeemed!  Yes, we were created to worship. mjm