The Bible says in heaven, seraphim (angels) fly around God continuously crying out, “Holy, Holy, Holy is the Lord God Almighty!” It also talks of elders who cast their crowns at His feet exclaiming, “You are worthy to receive glory and honor and power!” It seems whenever a created being sees their Creator, it’s all they can do to cry out in worship.

Faith is having confidence in what we hope for and assurance in what we DO NOT SEE. We need faith now on earth because we only see and know God IN PART. But we are promised when we stand before God in heaven, we will know Him fully as we are fully known. We will SEE and therefore no longer need to have faith. Worship will be the most natural response in our full understanding of His glory.

Until then, God calls our earthly praise a “sacrifice”. Our short time on earth is the only time we can truly offer worship as a choice. It’s a sacrifice because it’s an act of faith against any circumstances that might tempt us to doubt God’s goodness. We must CHOOSE worship, believing that God really is all He says He is even when we can’t see.

Do you find it difficult to worship when life is hard? You can start by saying 3 words: “I worship You.” Sometimes it seems hypocritical to say if you don’t “feel” it inside, but in that moment you are doing something quite powerful – denying your flesh and choosing faith. God can’t help but show up when we choose faith. He enters into our free will worship and begins to make the reality of His goodness known. What started as a choice becomes the cry of our heart!

Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise – the fruit of lips that openly profess his name. Hebrews 13:15 #worship #praise #sacrificeofpraise #thegodofaprilham