SEEKING OVERFLOW THROUGH WORSHIP

Psalm 14:2 “The Lord looks down from heaven to see if there are any who understand, any who seek God.”

John 4:23 An hour is coming, and is now here, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, Yes, the Father wants such people to worship Him.”

There are many different forms and styles of worship services. For many years there have been “worship wars” in churches which have related to styles of music used in services. The confusion and division that has resulted from these “wars” is clearly not from the Lord. God’s word reminds us the Lord is never the author of confusion. Maybe part of the problem is our lack of understanding as to what constitutes “worship”. Worship is simply the overflow of celebration, thanksgiving and praise in response to God’s work in our lives. How you choose to “express” this overflow may differ and that is OK but as you increase your understanding of what God has done, is doing and will do in your life, your natural response is to worship the one who is worthy of adoration and praise. Worship is not something we do for a 10 minute music segment on Sunday. Rather God desires that we develop a lifestyle of worship where God will impact our lives and inhabit our praise. Styles change and opinions vary but our God looks at the heart for those who are truly seeking Him. As one writer has put it:
Don’t follow fads-follow God.
Don’t seek trends-seek God.
Don’t covet the opinion of others-covet God’s blessing.
Don’t pray for people’s approval-pray for God’s anointing.


Paul Marth