"The holy art of worship seems to have passed away like the Shekinah glory from the tabernacle. As a result, we are left to our own devices and forced to make up the lack of spontaneous worship by bringing in countless cheap and tawdry activities to hold the attention of the church people." - A. W. Tozer
Most of us will tend to worship God in a way that best suits our personality or preference. Sometimes, our ideas about God, how we perceive Him, and our approaches to worship - based on our wishes, not His will - are simply unacceptable to Him. In an anything-goes kind of world, people have developed a very casual attitude toward worship. Coming to a Biblical understanding of what is and is not acceptable to God will bring us to a decision point. Either we will seek to please Him, or please ourselves. When we choose the latter, we have stopped worshipping God and begun serving self. It is easy for us to put what we desire above what God requires. God is very specific in His Word about what He requires in worship. Is our heart's desire to please ourselves or to seek, learn, and apply the truth from God's Word about what He desires in worship? In the next blog we will talk about some of the non-negotiables found in God's Word pertaining to His truth about worship. mjm
