What Biblical Worship Should Look Like

Biblical worship is what God has called our worship to be. There are key principles to being part of biblical worship. Some times we take what worship is lightly. I know I have been guilty of this. If we begin to lead people in worship at a young maturity level of our Christian walk, we can have a tendency to have a shallow view of what worship is and what it should be. When we dedicate ourselves to digging deep into God's word, and when we understand what biblical worship is, our worship will go from being shallow to being knee deep, and then one day it will be as deep as the ocean. Here are a few of the key principles to biblical worship.

First, our worship must be grounded in the Word itself. We must direct our focus on the redeeming power of Jesus Christ. We have to lean on our faithfulness of God. Until we find foundation in God's Word, our worship leans on our own ideas and understanding of what worship should be. Secondly, we need to realize that worship is a dialogue. It is not a monologue. Worship is a conversation between God and us. And it takes two to converse. As we sing to God in praise, we need to hear what He has to say to us through the Scriptures.

We need to realize that our worship is part of a covenant or an agreement with God. We will be faithful to God for how He has been faithful to us. Our part of this covenant is to reflect God's way is with us. Our worship must be representative of the Trinity. The Father must initiate the worship inside of us. Jesus Christ, the Son, mediates for us because of the blood He spilt for us. And the Holy Spirit reminds us to serve the Lord. All three need to be active in our worship.

Worship should be done not only in our own private sessions, but should be done as a community and as a family. Worship is a family affair. Our church must be a home so lets make it a home. Throughout the Old and New Testaments God's people would come together to worship Him. Our worship also is called to be caring and welcoming. Worship, whether music or other ways, must show God's love to a broken world. We are called to be healers to those who hurt. Worship is our way to mend their wounds.

We must be in this world, but not of this world. Worship must reflect God's glory, not the world's glory. This will show our true hearts of worship. And it teaches us to look beyond the exteriors and into the hearts of worshipers. Lastly, our worship needs to be generous. We can't be stingey with our worship. It needs to be an over flowing joy from our souls. It has to be laid on thick, and it must be a celebration of God Himself.