Does Our Worship Reflect Self-Glory?
This May Ruffle Some Feathers…
This topic is an unpopular opinion because no one praising God sets out to worship themselves & so I may ruffle some feathers with this one, but it weighs on my heart & so I feel I must address it—Does our worship reflect giving God the glory or giving it to ourselves?
Now, it may be true that a song is encouraging & uplifting & hits all the right feels, but if we consider the heart of true worship, does our worship point all eyes & hearts to Him as our source, our help, our King Almighty? Or does it uplift us in our own abilities?
Turning Our Hearts to Him… In EVERY Song
It IS true that almost any song can be turned to worship, because worship is the posture of your heart toward our loving Almighty God, in song & in life.
So, even if a song never mentions God’s work as His work, (think Esther), we can still acknowledge from Whom those blessings & delights that are mentioned in the song are from (as long as they are not promoting or discussing sin or something that displeases or dishonors God).
Or, even if a song DOES promote self-worship, we can still personally make the choice to bow our hearts to Him as we sing, praising God that we feel strong BECAUSE OF HIM, or we feel capable BECAUSE OF HIM, lifting Him up in our hearts as we sing.
Our Worship Should ALWAYS Direct ALL Glory to HIM
But, we must use discernment in the songs we use to lift up our holy God. He is sovereign & almighty. He is perfect & pure. He is eternal Creator, Redeemer GOD.
Our worship should ALWAYS promote & lift HIM up. It should ALWAYS glorify Him for who He is & all He has done, still does, & will do because of who HE is.
So, when we are drawn to songs that make us feel strong & capable, singing lines like, “I am able,” “I am strong,” “I can,” or “I am enough,” make sure that it also includes (at the very least, in your heart), “because HE enables me,” because HE strengthens me,” “because HE gives me all I need,” or “because even at my worst & in my complete undeserving, JESUS made me so by HIS sacrifice for me.”
Not I, but CHRIST.
The Lines So Easily Blurred Because It SOUNDS Spiritual
I know it feels good to feel good. I know it can be easy to blur the lines in music that mentions God, is sung in church, & sounds so spiritual, encouraging, & uplifting…
But beware lest you find yourself unintentionally worshipping yourself instead of God.
I have nothing of myself, but He provides.
I am weak, but He is strong.
Even my righteousness is counted as dirty rags to me, but Jesus makes me righteous because of His sacrifice & my faith in that sacrifice.
I can offer nothing to God that He does not already have & that He has not been the One to give me.
But I can WORSHIP Him as He so richly & rightly deserves.
Does Our Worship Reflect Self-Glory?
So, as you prepare to worship… as the praises begin to ring… ask yourself: “Does our worship reflect self-glory? Or does it give ALL glory to Whom it truly belongs?”
He is my strength & shield & Redeemer.
He is my Maker & my King.
He loves me with an unconditional, everlasting love.
Even in my complete undeserving, I can worship & praise God because He offers His all to me despite me having nothing of worth to offer Him.
Praise GOD!
Shine HOPE by giving God all the glory in all that you do, all that you say, & all that you SING!
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