What if the opposite of Worship is not 'no worship' but Idolatry.
We are all created and wired for worship. The question is not 'will we worship?' But 'who will we worship?' Will we trust God or will we trust in earthly things? We often trust in earthly things more than we trust in God, and so these earthly things become our idols. It could be a relationship, a job, a sporting team, a drug or an addictive behaviour. I want to suggest that much of the reason why we don't worship God is because we don't know Him well enough to trust in Him. Worship and trust are linked. If we knew God better we would see that these earthly things are not worthy of our worship, that they will not satisfy. But because we don't know God like he knows us we trust in these earthly things over God. So, rather than trying harder to worship God, let us start letting him love us; start getting to know Him more; and begin to trust Him with your life...your worship will grow from here.
We are all created and wired for worship. The question is not 'will we worship?' But 'who will we worship?' Will we trust God or will we trust in earthly things? We often trust in earthly things more than we trust in God, and so these earthly things become our idols. It could be a relationship, a job, a sporting team, a drug or an addictive behaviour. I want to suggest that much of the reason why we don't worship God is because we don't know Him well enough to trust in Him. Worship and trust are linked. If we knew God better we would see that these earthly things are not worthy of our worship, that they will not satisfy. But because we don't know God like he knows us we trust in these earthly things over God. So, rather than trying harder to worship God, let us start letting him love us; start getting to know Him more; and begin to trust Him with your life...your worship will grow from here.
