O)—

worship is the meaning of life.

there.

i said it. i know the meaning of life.

or rather it was shown to me. as newton said “if i have seen far, it only because i have stood on the shoulders of giants.”

first a definition for those of you who don’t know what i am talking about.
worship is anything that causes us to know and love God.  love with out knowledge is idolatry; knowledge with out love is the epitome of pride.
it must be both. perhaps not in equal measure, but definitely both. intentional or not, knowing and loving God typically begins with an encounter of some kind.

worship can be described as beholding.

-seeing His creations
-seeing His character in scriptures
-thinking about Him and His revealed attributes
- listening to others talk about Him (discuss, expand, explain, teach)
- observe others in worship
-dreams and visions

or tasting

-enjoying His gifts and blessings
-experiencing His presence through practicing the disciplines,persecution and obedience
-speaking in tongues?

or projecting

-verbally praising Him
-singing
-talk about Him in a way that inspires others to love Him
- teaching about Him
-dancing
-visible or visual arts

there is probably more, but that’s all i have so far. i don’t plan on shelving this topic so there will be more to come.

O)—

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