Last night I had the privilege to see a theatrical presentation of the Ten Commandments. This morning as I was preparing myself for the day, I found myself singing praises to God and thinking on the amazing story of Moses, Aaron, Miriam and others. One image stood out in my memory from last night, a scene where Miriam and the Israelites praised God. They were not just praising him with a song, a hand in the air, or simple words, but they were deeply and passionately involved in their worship and expression of love. They were involved with all of who they were: body, mind, and spirit.
At church today we sang a song with the words:
I will love you, I will praise You, I will serve You, I will trust You
With all my heart, with all my soul, with all my mind, with all my strength
How do you worship God? Are you loving/praising/serving/trusting with all of who you are? Would you be willing to laugh, dance, sing, shout, blow trumpets, fall on your face, surrender, and sacrifice for God? Do you worship with the way you dress, eat, talk, walk, live, care for others, manage priorities, manage money, etc?
I believe our actions flow from our heart and our values. I want to pursue God’s heart and his values. I want to learn to worship God with more of who I am and what I have. I don’t want to worry about what someone thinks at church if I want to move to the music, sing loud, lift my hands, or get lost in the presence of God. May we all learn to love and worship God with more depth, passion, vulnerability, and humility, even in the face of incredible troubles and struggles such as the Israelites experienced.
