THE HEART OF WORSHIP

When the music fades, all is stripped away,
And I simply come.
Longing just to bring something that's of worth
That will bless Your heart.

I'll bring You more than a song,
For a song in itself is not what You have required.
You search much deeper within
Through the way things appear;
You're looking into my heart.

I'm coming back to the heart of worship,
And it's all about You, all about You, Jesus.
I'm sorry, Lord, for the thing I've made it,
When it's all about you; it's all about You, Jesus.

- Matt Redman -

Here's my version of how this song speaks to my heart about how it is all about Jesus.
Marie couldn't believe it. Her birthday party had been a total failure. A few girls came bearing brightly wrapped presents. They gathered around the birthday girl and sang happy birthday while holding on to their gifts. When the song was over, as quickly as they had come, the girls were gone. And they didn't even leave the presents.

As unthinkable as this scenario is, sometimes that's how we approach the Lord's Day. We show up at His house looking a little nicer than we ordinarily do. We come prepared to give Him our hearts. At first everything seems to be on track. We follow the lead of the praise team and sing a medley of worship choruses with feeling and expression. But when the singing stops, it's as if we've disconnected.

It's good to remind ourselves that even though we sometimes refer to "praise singing" as worship, what we do the entire time we are at church is worship. The essence of worship is relating to the one whose day it is. It's all about Him, not just the songs.

" Serve the LORD with gladness; come before him with joyful songs." Psalm 100:2

Every day should be about our worship to Jesus for every moment is given to us by God's grace. And if we have an opportunity to worship God daily, then every moment is all about Him. Whatever fills our days, whatever God calls us to do in any moment, we can remember that whatever job we do, we are doing it for Him because it's all about Him.

It's not about us; it's about Him.
1 Corinthians 10:31 "So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God."