Back in my high school days, I probably didn't appreciate the true value of worship at church service. There were songs that I enjoyed, but overall I just never considered it that important to stand up when the worship band told us to, or clap my hands in unison with the rest of the church. As I matured in the faith, however, I came to realize that worship is not about lifting your hands on Sundays. It's an internal state; something that is on an individual basis. We as Christians should be worshipping God 7 days a week, not just when the time comes on Sundays. But when Sunday worship service comes, we will see worship manifest itself through the praise we give God.
Because worship is on an individual basis, I don't believe that external actions are important during church worship service. Whether you prefer sitting, standing, dancing, clapping, singing, lifting your hands, whatever. The most important thing is that we worship God in spirit and in truth. That is, in our hearts and in our minds:
"But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him."- John 4:23-24 KJV
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I recently spoke with someone I know (Christian) and the subject of worship music was brought up... This person spoke of how she went to another church and the worship service was "dead"... She then proceeded to say that "worship was not meant to be that way..." When I asked her why she felt this way she said that it was because the worship was led by only one man and a guitar... She said that the "real" worship where the Spirit was alive and moving was LOUD, VIBRANT, and FELT PRAISE... I think she is missing the real point of "worship"... Worship is not the position of the body, it is the position of the heart... Worship is not a particular sound or beat, it is beyond that... I guess since the apostles didn't have speakers, electric guitars, and advanced drum sets they were missing out on true worship the whole time... The cool thing to me is that God knows we are all different and created each one of us differently... You can go to churches with LOUD PRAISE and jump up and down and be in a true state of worship... You can go to a small church where there is only acapella and be in a true state of worship... You can go to a Christian rap concert and be in a state of worship... Good post Tay Tay...
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