The (Not-So) Secret Diary of a Worship Leader
In the Beginning...
Imagine you are an artist who has been shortlisted for the Turner Prize. The competition is fierce and as the day arrives you nervously enter the gallery to see which artist's work has won. Amazingly you see that your own work has been chosen, but somehow, strangely, there has been a mix up with the labels and no-one else is aware who created it.
Now there's no question that it was created by someone. I mean – works of art don't paint themselves! The problem is that now there’s some confusion about who painted it, and clearly the person who created the artwork should be the one who gets the credit.
Genesis chapter one is not only the first chapter in the Bible but also our first port of call to find out about worship. It directly answers the question: Who made the universe? Who deserves the credit? Our starting point for worship should always be that God created us and therefore he has a right to our applause.
Definition of worship #1: Giving God the credit he deserves for creation.
Challenge #1: Find yourself some creation and observe it for 5 minutes! My favourite place to go would be the beach or the moors. Maybe look at bit more closely at the intricate pattern on your fingertips. Wherever you decide to go, find something natural and take a bit more time than usual to study it. If you can't get outside search the internet for pictures of landscapes or people. When you've spent 5 minutes studying God's creation, try spending the next 5 minutes giving God the credit he deserves. You could speak it out loud, write him a letter, or why not post it on this blog?
O Lord my God, when I in awesome wonder
Consider all the works thy hand has made
I see the stars I hear the mighty thunder
Thy power throughout the universe displayed
Then sings my soul my Saviour God to Thee
How great Thou art, how great Thou art!!
Lyrics by Stuart K. Hine © 1953
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