Worship Is about God – A Kingdom Catechism

Worship Is about God

A Kingdom Catechism

The objective of worship is to honor and adore God.

Q 59: How shall the redeemed of the Lord worship Him?

A 59: The redeemed worship the Lord when they honor and adore Him in love, according to all His precepts and statutes, and free of every unbelieving practice or any practice not specifically taught in God’s Word. (Deut. 13:1-3; Deut. 12:29-31; Deut. 18:9-13)

Worship is about God. Worship is directed to God for God’s pleasure and our edification. But the edification of worshipers is the secondary objective of worship, and not the primary. Worship matters so much because it provides the people of God the opportunity, individually and as a community, to exercise themselves, with every aspect of our being, in fulfilling the great commandment. When we worship God in this way, pouring ourselves out in love for Him, we discover the joy and pleasure of being in His presence and favor, and this is our highest fulfillment. But if we seek this first, minimizing or ignoring the adoration of God as the highest objective of worship, we corrupt worship, deceive ourselves, and run the risk of incurring the wrath of God. True worship extends from the communal practice of God’s people into every aspect of their everyday lives (Rom. 12:1, 2).

If you are not receiving Crosfigell, our thrice-weekly devotional, sign up at our website today. T. M.’s latest book, Satan Bound: A Theology of Evil, is now available in our bookstore.

–

In the Gates is a devotional series on the Law of God by Rev. T.M. Moore, editor of the Worldview Church. He serves as dean of the Centurions Program of the Wilberforce Forum and principal of The Fellowship of Ailbe, a spiritual fellowship in the Celtic Christian tradition. He is the author or editor of twenty books, and has contributed chapters to four others. His essays, reviews, articles, papers, and poetry have appeared in dozens of national and international journals, and on a wide range of websites. His most recent books are The Ailbe Psalter and The Ground for Christian Ethics (Waxed Tablet).

Scripture quotations in this article are from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version, (c) copyright 2001, 2007 by Crossway Bibles, a division of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.