When you worship, are you doing so intentionally or just in the moment? I know that one of our tasks is to worship God at all times and to bring glory to Him, but what about the intentional pursuit of our worship?
“5Then Abraham said to his young men, ‘Stay here with the donkey; I and the boy will go over there and worship and come again to you.’” — Genesis 22:5 (ESV)
I know, this verse is not really directed at the idea of worship and more around the act of Abraham’s willingness to sacrifice Isaac. I see it a bit differently this morning as I study the word “worship”. I see the intent of Abraham to worship God. Even in the circumstances that are here in this passage, Abraham is still headed to the mountain with all that is needed to worship. He brings everything with him, wood, fire, knife, and even Isaac to serve as the offering. He travels for 3 days to get to the mountain and then treks out to build an altar and worship.
I look at my intentional worship and have to think how it compares to that of Abraham, and I must say, there is little comparison other than I go away from my home on Sunday mornings. I leave the house and travel by car about 5 miles to the church, where I attend the service and worship God for the hour or so and then travel the 5 miles back home. The travel time takes about 15 minutes and the worship about 60 minutes for a total of about 1.25 hours on Sunday mornings. And then I step it up a couple of other times in the year on Easter Sunday and Christmas to get in a couple more intentional worships. But where is the sacrifice? Where is the investment in God? Where is the devotion to Him?
I have to be better at my intentional worship. I have to take more time to devote to God in bringing glory to Him. And maybe, just maybe I do worship more than just intentionally, only I am not recognizing it nor taking the opportunity to perform more of it from an intentional perspective. I am tasked with bringing glory to God, I should be more active and proactive with my worship and glorification. I have to be more willing and deliberate with my intentional worship.
When you worship, are you doing so intentionally? Are you bringing glory to God on purpose actively and proactively? What if you were to intentionally worship God daily as opposed to spontaneously?
Trevor's Thoughts 