Worship

The other day we had a interesting discussion on worship. Worship contains many elements to it. Webster dictionary defines worship as "Worthiness, respect, reverence paid to a divine being." Worship, in short, is showing someone how much they mean to you. Worship requires effort. Worship requires giving of yourself. Worship is not just singing in church or even going to church. Worship is a life style. Worship can begin in church but it should not end in church. If we were to look through the Bible we would see different ways that people showed God how much He meant to them. Mark 14:3-9 tells the story of Mary annoting Jesus' feet with the costly perfume. In verse 8 it says "She has done what she could." She showed worship. She offered her most valued possession. In Luke 7 we find the story of a woman using her tears and hair to wash Jesus' feet. In Mark 12:38-44 we see a widow put in all of the money that she has. She showed how much Jesus meant to her-everything. Romans 12:1 "Therefore, I urge you brothers, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God-this is your spiritual act of worship." Worship- showing God how much He means to us, a life style, something that can start in church but can not end there. -Laura