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10/25/2010 - Ps. 95:5-7b Full Spectrum Worship

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SCRIPTURE: Ps. 95:5-7b Come, let us sing to the Lord! Let us shout joyfully to the Rock of our salvation. . . . 6 Come, let us worship and bow down. Let us kneel before the Lord our maker, . . . 7b If only you would listen to his voice today!

OBSERVATION: This is the recipe for full spectrum worship--joyful praise, awe inspired worship and the willingness to submit and obey. Any worship that does not include (at least as some point) all of these elements is not fully the worship that God desires. Too often the tendency is to worship the way we want, the way that is natural for us--if we are joyful types, that becomes the "all" of our worship. If we are more serious types, we only appreciate worship when it inspires us to a deep sense of awe.
Too many of us forget that worship is not really worship if it does not include obedience. We feel like when we have done our bit in word and song that worship has taken place. God makes it clear that worship must impact our lifestyle to be full and real.

APPLICATION: Two things I can work on. I need to pursue joy; to find it in the Lord and express it fully in my praise. I tend to get overly serious and forget the value of pure joy. Second, I must always remember that my praise words, (i.e. "You are Lord", "The Lord reigns", etc.) must be in concord with my actions. I can not, with integrity, worship Him with my mouth and fail to worship Him with my life.

PRAYER: Dear Lord, may I always bow down before You in awe and pure worship, find joy in being with You and submit my life to Your commands. I want to be one who worships fully!!

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