What is Worship?

Worship of God is like picking up a telephone and dialing His number. In worship we open up to receive the Holy Spirit and the miracles he brings. The Holy Spirit is our connection to God and in worship the Holy Spirit is allowed to move and act.

In today's world everybody worship's something. Even the Atheist will worship their own efforts, but its human nature to latch onto something to hold higher than ourselves.

People worship money or the means of having a good time. You see evidence of this in the way some will work hard all week to party all weekend – their worship is in having a good time.

Others worship different forms of gods such as any non-Christian religion. They worship mother earth, or some alien life form out in the cosmos.

The common thread is that people are looking for something higher than themselves – something to give them a sense of purpose (whether we Christians view it as right or wrong). Most just want to be a part of something that they feel is the right way.

Because of the traditions of the church services, Christians worship in the confines of their church. If you ask most Christians "What is worship?" they will more than likely say it's something they do on Sunday's in church. Many feel that they need to be Holy only on Sundays – that God only inhabits that particular day, but the truth is we should be in a worship mode at all times. God is everywhere at all times – Omniscient and Omnipotent - meaning He is all powerful and all knowing and everywhere.

It's important for us (Christians) to worship God because we need Him in every aspect of our lives. It's only through worship that we can experience the full presence of God – the Holy Spirit. Worship is an invitation from us personally to ask God to be with us. If we stay in a state of worship, then we are always open to Hear his still small voice. We are always open to the promptings of the Holy Spirit to lead us and guide us safely through all circumstances of life. It's like having a hedge of protection at all times.

What is worship but the means to have a relationship with God. Simply put you can't have a relationship with God without worship. In my answer to the question above – we have to open the airwaves up to being able to hear God and to allow God to move in our lives. It's in worship that opens these lines of communication. God wants all of our attention and in true worship we give Him that attention. This opens us up to a close personal relationship with God – because it's then that we can hear from God and speak with God in our spirits.

What is worship and prayer? Are they the same? Worship is the act of opening the communication and inviting God, The Holy Spirit to us. We invite them to fill our minds – our personal spaces – this is a good prelude to prayer time – worship God – bring in the Holy Spirit's presence and then in prayer we speak with God.