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So many times today we neglect our dear God with the way we worship Him. We, especially in church, sometimes forbid the oldest and most exciting worship that was commanded to us. First of all, we should pray together out loud. Acts 4:24 reads, “And when they heard that, they lifted up thier voice to God with one accord and said, ‘Lord, thou art God, which hast made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all that in them is:'”. Even the apostles themselves prayed aloud together. We should also lift our hands in praise. The Word in Psalm 134:2 reads, “Lift up your hands in the sanctuary, and bless the Lord.” Thirdly, we should sing with all our heart. For in Psalm 98:4 we read, “Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all the earth: make a loud noise, and rejoice, and sing praise.” This does NOT mean that we should sing our hymns, and just make them sound pr etty. We’re to sing with ALL our heart unto the Lord. Also, we should dance in the Spirit. Yes, dance in the Spirit. Psalm 150:4 reads, “Praise Him with timbrel and dance: praise Him with stringed instruments and organs.” This is not the okay to go ahead and dance unto whatever you wish. David here i s speaking about holy and righteous dancing, not worldly dancing. In II Samuel David danced unto the Lord for seven miles with all his might. We also should clap and shout unto the Lord. Psalm 47:1 is read, “O clap your hands, all ye people; shout unto God with the voice of triumph.” Shouting and clapping unto the Lord is not irreverent. On the contrary, shouting and clapping is one of th e most exciting ways to worship.
Another way to worship is with musical instruments. II Samuel 6:5 reads, “And David and all the house of Israel played before the Lord on all manner of instruments made of fir wood, even on harps, and on psalteries, and on timbrels, and on cornets, a nd on cymbals.” Musical instruments were not invented for the worship of the Lord. They were invented by the world for worldly pleasures. But God saw where they could be used also for the glory of Himself, so He put them too into the hands of His foll owers.
One more thing we should do also is allow the operation of the Spiritual gifts in the church. In I Corinthians 14:26 we read, “How is it them, bretheren? When ye come together, everyone of you hath a psalm, hath a doctrine, hath a tongue, hath a rev elation, hath an interpretation. Let all things be done unto edifying.”
These are not all of the ways you can worship. Nor are these the only ways you can worship. The above are only a few that are so often neglected and should be emhpasized. Saying that these types of worship are irreverent, uncultural, or gone with the apostles is obsurd and unscriptural. If you have any questions about what is presented in this file, look; it’s in there; right in the Word of God. | | GOD | ——-|——- | R | u | l | e | s | |
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