It's All About Him

It's All About Him

"Now to the King eternal ... be honor and glory for ever and ever." 1 Timothy 1:7

So much of our worship today is centered around what I am going to get from the experience. Did I like the songs the worship team did? What did I get out of the message? Too quickly we forget that the reason we gather for worship really has nothing to do about us but it has everything to do about HIM!

Psalm 1oo makes it very clear that worship has nothing to do with me:

Shout joyfully TO THE LORD (vs.1)
Serve the LORD with gladness (vs.1)
Come before HIM with joyful singing (vs.2)
Enter HIS gates with thanksgiving (vs. 4)
Enter HIS courts with praise (vs. 4)
Give thanks to HIM and bless HIS name (vs. 4)

We need to get on track as a people of God. When we gather together for corporate worship, our focus needs to be on HIM -- the King eternal. He is the ONE who is worthy of our praise. When that happens, we will be truly worshipping. It isn't about us -- it is all about HIM!

Immortal, invisible, God only wise,
In light inaccessible hid from our eyes,
Most blessed, most glorious, the Ancient of Days,
Almighty, victorious, THY great name we praise.

Unresting, unhasting and silent as light,
Nor wanting, nor wasting, Thou rulest in might;
Thy justice like mountains high soaring above
Thy clouds, which are fountains of goodness and love.

To all, life Thou givest, to both great and small;
In all life Thou livest the true life of all.
We blossom and flourish as leaves on the tree,
And wither and perish -- but naught changeth Thee.

Great Father of glory, pure Father of light,
Thine angels adore Thee, all veiling their sight.
All praise we would render; O, help us to see
'Tis only the splendor of light hideth Thee.

Lord, may our worship today be all about YOU and not about us! -- Bill Welte is President and CEO of America's KESWICK

God's WORD for YOU: Proverbs 25; Jeremiah 6-8; 1 Timothy 5

Great Quote: Worship is not taught from the pulpit. It must be learned in the heart. -- Jim Elliot