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Worshiping God Should Make Us Holy

First of all for me the word Should is one of the most negative words in the English dictionary. We use the phrase well the chair should fit under the table as I measured it. NO NO NO. Therefore worshipping God should make us holy, perhaps to re - address it and say worshipping God in Spirit and in truth makes us holy. The essence here is Spirit and truth. Please do not come before God on a Sunday for an hour of worship thinking that it will make you holy. To go through the motions is an offense to God and others. No God is wanting a people that will sacrifice all and lay down their lives that they will worship Him. Worship will cost you something, worship is a heart thing, worship is what God deserves.

Every blessing and look forward to more posts

Richard B

Thanks for your encouragement.

You asked about the line “Let your song be heard everywhere on earth,” from the song “Let Your Kingdom Come.”

I was thinking along the lines of Ps. 40:3Psalm 40:3
[3]He put a new song in my mouth,
a song of praise to our God.
Many will see and fear,
and put their trust in the LORD.

: He put a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God. Many will see and fear, and put their trust in the LORD.

“Your” song means, the song of praise the Lord has given us that proclaims his salvation. I think Ps. 42:8Psalm 42:8
[8]By day the LORD commands his steadfast love,
and at night his song is with me,
a prayer to the God of my life.

fits that as well. The song we sing is a gift of God’s grace before it’s our offering to God.

Were you thinking it meant the Lord was singing? I guess it could be understood that way as well, if you consider that we’re joining in the song of Christ as he sings to the Father ( Heb. 2:12Hebrews 2:12
[12]saying,
"I will tell of your name to my brothers;
in the midst of the congregation I will sing your
praise."

).

Let me know your thoughts. Thanks for asking.

Thanks for a timely, well-written post. It reminds me of a quote by Thomas Brooks that I came across this weekend. He says that you wouldn’t use a knife that you used to slay your child as a butter knife to serve guests; they would be completely appalled at the impropriety. In the same way, each time we consider sinning, we must look on it as that knife which slew our Savior, and despise it for what it is (rather than make common use of it).

Expressing our love for the Savior in worship should make us appreciate His grace and despise those sins which cost Him His precious blood. May we all be wary of haphazard worship that does not make us want to flee from our former sins.

Thanks again for thoughtful, reflective posts like this one. I always appreciate your perspective.

Wow. Thank you for this concise, well-packed statement of truth (but truth as it is not typically presented), by which I can examine my own heart as a worshipper. Growing in love for a holy God requires growing in hatred for the sin he despises. I need always to be reminded of this, so thank you! We’re praying for your writing process, knowing that this book will bring wise counsel to so many.

Thanks for your encouraging words. Nope, GLAD released their last CD, Receive the Glory, a couple years ago. After 28 years of making records they’re finally calling it quits. They still perform about 10-15 concerts a year, though.