November 11, 2013

This comes from David Jeremiah's daily devotionals.

 

Knowing the God We Worship
Then Moses and the children of Israel sang this song to the LORD, and spoke, saying: ... "The LORD is my strength and song, and He has become my salvation; He is my God, and I will praise Him."
Exodus 15:1-2

Recommended Reading Ezra 3:10-13

Many people come to know Christ personally after having attended church for many years. And they often give testimony to experiencing a different kind of worship after becoming a Christian. Before being saved, they were singing worship songs about God; after being saved, they were singing to God. It boils down to the difference between knowing about God and knowing God Himself.
After Moses led the Hebrew slaves across the floor of the Red Sea, out of the reach of the Egyptian army, he led them in a song of worship to the God who had just delivered them from death. For understandable reasons, their song was sung in personal terms: "The LORD is my strength ... my salvation; He is my God" (Exodus 15:2, italics added). Up until this point, they had learned about God through the plagues on Egypt. But their knowledge had suddenly become personal!

People who know the works of God in their own lives are the ones who worship with the most meaning. The next time you are involved in worship, consider what God has done for you personally.

If worship does not change us it has not been worship.
Richard J. Foster