Do you ever wonder why a Worship service begins with singing? Psalm 100:2 says, “Serve the LORD with gladness! Come into his presence with singing!” Singing is the perfect method for focusing on God. So, when you sing a hymn or spiritual song, lift your heart to heaven and sing to the Lord. When your heart is heavy with worry or offended, you do not feel like singing or worshiping God. Give your worries and offenses to God, and then you can enter His presence by singing. Philippians 4:6-7 tells us, “Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. 7 And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.” When peace is in your heart, you can focus on God, not the worldly issues around you.
Let’s not skip the first part of Psalm 100:2, which is to serve the Lord with gladness. Serving God is serving family, children, church members, and the unsaved. Hebrews 6:10 states, “For God is not unjust so as to overlook your work and the love that you have shown for his name in serving the saints, as you still do.” Serving God with gladness is showing Him love and is an act of worship.
King David wrote the following in Psalm 95:1-2; “Oh come, let us sing to the LORD; let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation! 2 Let us come into his presence with thanksgiving; let us make a joyful noise to him with songs of praise!” Many people say they can’t sing. My husband cannot sing a melody, so his singing is a joyful noise. We also learn from this verse that we also come into the presence of God with thanksgiving. I wrote about this in last week’s post; if you haven’t read it yet, please do.
In the last fifteen weeks of worship, have you noticed a common theme of singing praises to God? In the English Standard Version, 104 verses include the word sing. The first recorded song in the Bible is in Exodus 15, which extolled praise to God right after the Israelites crossed the Red Sea when He parted it to save them from the Egyptian Army.
_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_
WEEK 16 – April 16 -April 22
Day 106-Apr 16—Worship God as the healer.
“If you will diligently listen to the voice of the LORD your God, and do that which is right in his eyes, and give ear to his commandments and keep all his statutes, I will put none of the diseases on you that I put on the Egyptians, for I am the LORD, your healer.” –Exodus 15:26
Day 107-Apr 17—Worship God our provider.
And my God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus. 20To our God and Father be glory forever and ever. Amen. –Philippians 4:19-20
Day 108-Apr 18—Worship God, your rock, salvation, fortress, glory, and refuge.
He only is my rock and my salvation, my fortress; I shall not be shaken. 7On God rests my salvation and my glory; my mighty rock, my refuge is God. 8Trust in him at all times, O people; pour out your heart before him; God is a refuge for us. –Psalm 62:6-8
Day 109-Apr 19—Worship God, who is the king of Kings.
They will make war on the Lamb, and the Lamb will conquer them, for he is Lord of lords and King of kings, and those with him are called and chosen and faithful.” –Revelations 17:14
Day 110-Apr 20—Worship God who is the only God.
I am the LORD, and there is no other, besides me there is no God; I equip you, though you do not know me, that people may know, from the rising of the sun and from the west, that there is none besides me; I am the LORD, and there is no other. –Isaiah 45:5-6
Day 111-Apr 20—Worship God, who answers prayer.
Before they call, I will answer; while they are yet speaking, I will hear. –Isaiah. 65:24
Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us. –Ephesians 3:20
Day 112-Apr 20—Worship God for his steadfast love and peace that will not depart from you.
For the mountains may depart and the hills be removed, but my steadfast love shall not depart from you, and my covenant of peace shall not be removed,” says the LORD, who has compassion on you. –Isaiah 54:10
_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_
All verses are from the English Standard Bible. To review the previous weeks, go to the 365 Days of Worship Page. This post is copyright protected.
Hope for Complete Healing 