The apostle Paul tells us in Romans 12:1, "Present your bodies a
living sacrifice." Paul gives a deep yet very practical call to worship.
We are to present ourselves as a sacrifice to God. A great way to do that is to
make your home a place of worship. Regardless of your living situation, you
should find a place in your home where you can come to worship the Lord. Now
there is nothing special about the specific place you choose, the purpose is
that you have a place to come to worship Him. The place of worship is the
presentation of our body, voice, or our heart. There are a few things that will
help us make our homes "homes of worship."
The first thing we can do to make our home a place of worship is to come
before the Lord and kneel. Kneeling is an acknowledgement of submission. It
brings us to a place where we place ourselves below God. It says in Psalm 95:6,
"Oh come, let us worship and bow down; let us kneel before the Lord our
Maker." A good time to do this is when you first wake up. To get up next
to your bed and just pray a prayer to praise the Lord.
Another practical way to fill our homes with worship is to sing to the
Lord. Singing worship to God releases us the joy that is deep in our hearts. It
doesn't matter if we can't sing, we need to come to Him and shout praises to
the Father. This is a great release of our emotions that we have in our hearts
and allows us to be honest with God. When our hearts sing Jesus' name, God will
bless us no matter how bad the season may be. "Oh come, let us sing to the
Lord! Let us show joyfully to the Rock of our salvation." (Psalm 95:1)
Inviting God to our meals is another great and practical act of worship.
It can bring the family together in harmony of faith. It brings together the
family in worship. Asking the Lord to allow His presence felt during times of
gathering to eat. Not only should we pray to invite God to our meals, our
fellowship will worship Him. So share God's presence with those we eat with.
Ask each other, "What is Jesus doing in your life?"
Praying together with fellow believers brings worship to the Lord. Jesus
tells us in the gospel of Matthew, "For where two or three are gathered in
My name, I am there in the midst of them." There are times when we should
pray in solitary with only God, but there are also times where is honoring to
pray with others. Pray with your wives, pray with your husbands, pray with your
sons, pray with your daughters. Pray with others. Jesus said that He is there
when two or more gather to worship Him.
The greatest act of worship that we can give is to come to the Lord's Table.
When we celebrate Communion, we are celebrating the grandest altar of all- the
cross upon which Jesus was sacrificed for our salvation. It pleases the Father
when your home is a home that is a testimony of Jesus Christ. When it reminds
us daily of His death and resurrection He will be pleased.
