"I will praise You, O Lord, with all my heart;
before the 'gods' I will sing Your praise."
Psalm 138:1
i've been taught almost my whole life that 'gods' in our lives aren't just statues, because if they were the only other 'gods' we could worship, i would be thinking that i've lived a great life, faithful to God because i've never bowed down to a statue.
but there's SO much more on this Earth that can be our 'gods', that distract us from God, that we put ABOVE God and place on the throne of our lives that is meant just for God. it might be money, music, popularity, etc....
so my gods might not be statues, but they hurt God just as much.
reading this verse, i can't help but picture what it would be like if i set aside trying to 'fit it,' set aside my favorite outfits, set aside my ipod, etc and just stood in the presence of the Almighty God and praise Him.
that's what i love about worship services. i know we can worship in ways throughout our days and it doesn't take a church service to praise God, but i use worship services as a time to refuel and let God re-energize me and remind me why i'm even here on this earth. i can put everything aside and just stand in His glorious presence and sing praises to my King, my Friend, forever my Lover!
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