Worship...Its Not About You

“I didn't get anything out of worship at that church”. “That church is too political for me”. “That church doesn’t feed me what I need”. “I don’t need to go to church, I can worship God on my own”. Notice something about these quotes? Its all about the speaker. What “I” want/need/think. The truth is, the church isn’t about you! It belongs to Jesus, He purchased it with His blood (Eph. 5:25). So when we come together to worship God, we have to worship Him the way He wants to be worshipped. Left up to us, we could do whatever we wanted as worship while claiming that we are doing it in the name of God. Jesus warns us against doing EXACTLY that (Matt. 7:21-23). Rather, God wants unity among His children and for them to worship and serve Him in the way that He determines (Eph. 4:1-6). Its really simple, yet the world has made it much too complicated. Look in God’s word and find out what He says to do and then do it. He hasn’t opened it up for discussion or interpretation, He just wants us to listen to Him and do what He says, much like an earthly father wants of his children. “Fear God and keep His commandments, for this applies to every person” (Ecc. 12:13)