Thursday, November 8, 2012

WoW to Worship

I will exalt you, my God the King;
I will praise your name for ever and ever. Every day I will praise you
and extol your name for ever and ever. Great is the Lord and most worthy of praise;
his greatness no one can fathom. One generation commends your works to another;
they tell of your mighty acts. They speak of the glorious splendor of your majesty—
and I will meditate on your wonderful works. They tell of the power of your awesome works—
and I will proclaim your great deeds. They celebrate your abundant goodness
and joyfully sing of your righteousness. The Lord is gracious and compassionate,
slow to anger and rich in love. The Lord is good to all;
he has compassion on all he has made. (Psalm 145:1-9 NIV)

On the cusp of worship
(edge of worship)
-is when at the cusp/edge of worship is when you will learn to committing. True worship is something God desire.
-some might not experience true worship although you sing song and rejoice over it

In Awe of God (Psalm 3-8)
His eternal attributes
-God's greatness is so infinite that it is unfathomable by us infinite being

He moves mountains without their knowing it
and overturns them in his anger. He shakes the earth from its place
and makes its pillars tremble. He speaks to the sun and it does not shine;
he seals off the light of the stars. He alone stretches out the heavens
and treads on the waves of the sea. He is the Maker of the Bear and Orion,
the Pleiades and the constellations of the south. (Job 9:5-9 NIV)

He determines the number of the stars
and calls them each by name. Great is our Lord and mighty in power;
his understanding has no limit. (Psalm 147:4, 5 NIV)
-God is almighty that he call every star with name. His Wisdom is limitless..
-Human being is a miracle itself.. Our body and system is complex and sophiscated.

We tend to WoW to incredible thing; but not much understand how wonderful is our God! His glory shine as the most beautiful thing anyone could ever see..

Psalm 7-8
His moral attributes
-The Bible reveals to us God whose character is worthy of awe.
-God is reaching out not only to rightful one but also sinner..
-Jesus pay their sins with his wound and pain.

Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows. (James 1:17 NIV)
-God is passionate and gracious.
-His compassionate and patient in his dealings with us.

His Divine Act v4
-Do continue to share of our experiences of God even to the next generation.
-Sharing the good thing God done.

Remember the wonders he has done,
his miracles, and the judgments he pronounced, (Psalm 105:5 NIV)

Recognition v5
-To be in awe of God, we need to recognize God greatness and his character
-it requires meditating contempt ing about God's work
-In order to make miracle happen in life; the most important is recognition of God.

I will consider all your works
and meditate on all your mighty deeds." Your ways, God, are holy.
What god is as great as our God? (Psalm 77:12, 13 NIV)

Recognition is very important. We got to remember why God great. In order to remember by praising his name. Recall what God did in our life..

It only a small step from Wow to worship.
It a choice and a step to worship god. Is a choice of our heart to turn awe into worship.
-Worship is about giving glory to God.
-We should honour and respect our God.

What Stand between awe and worship?
Lack of a soft heart and distraction

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