Worship

In a narrow sense, ‘worship’ means to sing praises to God and make music to honour Him, as is His due. This is not mere lip service or religious duty but must come from a genuine love in our hearts (Isaiah 29:13). Christians are to gather together to sing, putting God’s Word to music to praise Him. This has the effect of teaching and encouraging each other (Ephesians 5:18-20). More broadly, however, to ‘worship’ means to give God glory, and this is done through more than just singing. God is glorified as we give over our entire lives to His service. Paul talks about the Christian’s true spiritual worship as becoming a ‘living sacrifice’. We worship by conforming ourselves to be like Him in every way, and by pouring out our lives for His sake (Romans 12:1-2).