Celebrating the Grace of God through Worship
Posted by Pastor Pat on March 8, 2009
(1) Praise the LORD! Praise God in His sanctuary; Praise Him in His mighty expanse. (2) Praise Him for His mighty deeds; Praise Him according to His excellent greatness. (3) Praise Him with trumpet sound; Praise Him with harp and lyre. (4) Praise Him with timbrel and dancing; Praise Him with stringed instruments and pipe. (5) Praise Him with loud cymbals; Praise Him with resounding cymbals. (6) Let everything that has breath praise the LORD. Praise the LORD!” (Psalm 150)
The Psalm before us accents four truths about worship.
First, we see the place of worship (v.1). Both within the “sanctuary” and without the “sanctuary” our God is to be praised. Corporate worship is a wonderful time of coming together to praise our God, yet regardless as to our location He is to be praised. Worship is the vehicle enabling the worshipper to glorify God. True worship is a fruit of the Spirit. It is not something I can do apart from Him. God is served in the unexpected, the mundane and the routine expressions of a life humbly lived (Mark 9:41; 1 Cor. 10:31). It is not the size of the service, but the motive of love for Christ that is worship
