Gò0dNews on Worship
Worship Is Love
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by Zach Weeks
hen I was approached and asked if I would
have realized worship is: our love represented to God in
like to write a small article, I thought of
whatever we do.
course, and it seemed like a no-brainer to
Worship has a singular focus, and that focus is God.
write about worship as I play guitar on my church’s
I love in 1 Chronicles 16 where David gives 10 newly
worship team. I honestly thought, well, that would be
appointed ministers instruments and it says they all
an easy subject for me; I do it week in and week out, and
worshipped to the Lord. It doesn’t say they had lights
I have a firm grasp on what worship is. That thought
or a stage or even knew how to play an instrument, but
couldn’t have been further from the truth. As I started
what they did have were hearts for the Lord, and what they did know was how to worship the King. Worship doesn’t come in a tempo and it doesn’t come in key, but worship comes in the form of love for our God. I know sometimes it can be easy—at least it can for me—to get caught up in our busy schedules and forget to just let Jesus know we love Him. I don’t go a day without telling my wife or my kids that I love them, but I will often go a day without just simply telling God, “I love You.” God sent His Son to die a horrible
to read and search out what true worship is, I realized
death on the cross, and we forget some days to just stop
maybe I have no clue what true worship is.
and say, “Lord, I love You and thank You for Your great
How can I play on a worship team and not be able to explain what worship is? Worship is not just the thing we
sacrifice.” Worship is love. The beautiful thing about worship is it comes in many
all do before the sermon. Worship isn’t the song that gets
expressions, and we can show our love for God at any
us excited and makes us want to jump. It’s not the song
and all moments of our life. God is everywhere; therefore,
that gives us goosebumps and makes us emotional, it’s
worship is everywhere. This all started with the question
not the lights, and it’s not an altar call. Worship is love. I
of what worship is to me, and I came up with multiple
know that’s extremely simple, but that is what I
answers: it is a weapon, it is my calling, it is part of my identity, but most importantly, worship is love.
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