How can we love God with all of who we are (Matt. 22:37) and not spend time telling Him what we think of Him, how much we adore Him? Making worship a priority seems to be the logical response.
9 Biblical Reasons to Make Worship a Priority
A walk through the Bible shows how much of a priority worship should be for God’s people.
- Refusal to worship caused Satan’s fall. (Isa. 14:12-14)
- Worship was central in the Old Testament law. (Ex. 20:1-7; 34:14)
- God gave Moses detailed plans for tabernacle worship. (Ex. 25-30)
- God gave David detailed plans for temple worship. (1 Chron. 22-26)
- Israel was judged because they did not worship God. (2 Chron. 7:21-22; 24:18; Jer. 16:10-11; 22:8-9)
- People have risked their lives rather than stop worshiping God. (Dan. 3:10-18, 28; 6:1-28)
- Jesus lived to glorify the Father. (Jn. 2:13-17; 8:29; 13:31-32; 17:1)
- Worship was an integral part of early church life. (Acts 2:42-47)
- Worship will continue into eternity. (Rev. 4:10-11; 7:11-12; 11:16-17; 19:4-8)
As we see throughout Scripture, we will put no other God before Him when we love Him with ALL of our affection, ALL of our very being — now and forevermore.
This content on worship, along with some other thoughts on worship, is included in the Church Purpose Manual, as one of the ways we fulfill our purpose to love God.
#7. JESUS lived to glorify the FATHER !
LivED is past tense !
JESUS is LIVING to GLORIFY the FATHER ! Here now, AMEN !
How true, Earl E Buck! We serve a risen Savior. The intent of #7 is to reference Jesus’ life on earth but did not clarify that. The implication would be that since Jesus, in His human existence, lived to glorify the Father, certainly worship should be a priority for us.