Scripture: Psalms 95: 6-7


Oh Come, let us worship and bow down; let us kneel before the Lord our Maker. For He is our God, and we are the people of His pasture, and the sheep of His hand.

Worship can turn the most miserable circumstances into a wonderful time. But our reason for worshipping should not be because we are in a good mood and feel like it. Nor should we refrain from worship because we are not in a good mood. We should worship God because God is worthy. No matter what we are going through, no matter our circumstances, God merits our worship. God is pleased when we worship Him with a proper heart.

I will share a little secret with you: Sometimes when you worship, your problems don’t go away, but they won’t seem as significant because you reevaluate them. You see, before you begin to worship, your problems can seem very big. But as you worship God and think about His glory, His power, His splendour and His love, you come away with the realization that God is greater and mightier than your problems. You see Him in perspective.

The Book of Acts tells the story of Paul and Silas who were beaten and imprisoned for preaching the Gospel. The Bible tells us that at midnight, they worshipped God. As they sang and worshipped, an earthquake came and the whole prison fell apart. It’s wonderful when you can be lifted above your circumstances like Paul and Silas were. When we lift up our faith over circumstances, and honour the God who is still on the throne, no matter what we are going through, we see His glory.

God may deliver you immediately from your situation, the way He did with Paul and Silas. Sometimes He may give you the grace to go through it. But in all your circumstances, He is worthy of your worship.

Prayer: Lord, open my eyes to see Your hand in all my circumstances so that I may worship You always. Scriptural Reading: Psalms 95:1-11