GOD DESERVES MY WORSHIP & PRAISE

I can see many consequences of the post modern view of God that this world has chosen to proclaim.  I can see them in the secular and religious expressions of who God is and who God isn’t that are spoken by people from all branches of life.  The belief that God is Glorious and Majestic above all other things and is to be a sense of awe and fear to us has in many places been replaced by a more human god, a god created in our image.  It is felt that this makes Him more accessible, friendlier, and easier to package and sell to nonbelievers.  The last church service I went to in my family denomination proclaimed that Jesus was a beach boy.  Everyone was dressed in Hawaiian shirts and a surf board was on the altar. 

I certainly know God as a personal God, as a friend, and a constant companion; but I never forget that He is God, who created all things and is to be held in awe and fear.

The post modern view has had an affect on the act of worship, especially corporate worship in many churches.  I go and sit, listening to poems being read and encouraging words being spoken about how good humanity is and how we should pat ourselves on the back because of all the good things we do as ministry.  People walk out feeling uplifted and happy, but I sit and wonder, where was the worship; where was the praise?  God was never mentioned, much less honored or esteemed for who He is and what He does; humanity was.  In the old days that would have been considered idol worship.  I carry the eyes and heart of the old days.

I for one miss God being a real Presence in the world and in so many churches.  There is simply no God consciousness observed in the things done, the words spoken, or the lives lived.  That becomes obvious when bad things happen and suffering surfaces.  Grumbling, complaining, blame, and a lot of questions come about, some of it directed towards God, who all of a sudden comes to mind as someone who should have done something about the situation.

These are all consequences of not seeing God for who He truly is.  It makes me sad.  I’ve been accused of being to God minded, too fanatic in my beliefs in God’s total Sovereignty, too foolish because I don’t buy into the “new and improved” worldview, whatever that is this week.  The truth is I wouldn’t trade my awe and fear of God for any of the foolishness of humanity.  That doesn’t come out of a spirit of pride or self righteousness.  That comes out of a soul of a sinner that knows the forgiveness, the grace, and the steadfast love of a glorious and majestic God, who I want to worship and praise in all I am and in all I do.  I am eternally thankful and He will be the One that fills my heart, soul, thoughts, and speech forever.  He will be the One I will worship and praise forever.