Faith and Worship

I read this article and thought it was worth passing on...

"Faith is the indispensible element of every individual’s worship. It is the foundation of every gathering of believers and the essential truth of every song and prayer.

You see, I do not come to worship based on my flimsy feelings or my radical experiences, but rather by the firm faith and deep conviction of my relationship with God. I believe in a holy, loving Creator-God and I have an abiding conviction concerning his worth. I trust in the love the Father through his dear Son, Jesus Christ. I come to him with confidence and boldness because of the blood of Jesus and the indwelling of the Holy Spirit in me. I do not require goose-bumps or mountain tops to engage in worship. In fact, some of my most profound worship experiences have come through great sorrow in deep emotional valleys.

I come to worship every week because of confidence. I try to bring my best every week, every day and even every moment because I have faith that God is for me, with me and in me. I honor Him with my songs, my prayers and my loving acts towards others because I believe he is holy, loving and worthy of all my worship..."

Faith and Worship. How cool that we not only have our own private opportunities to practice both, but we have a chance as a church to join together this weekend and lift our voices, our hearts, together to the only one worthy of our complete confidence! He is indeed holy, loving and worthy of all our worship.