WORSHIP IN THE HOUSE (3 OF 4)
Scripture: Psalms 89:5-8
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Worship in the House (3 of 4)
Worship
Darrow Perkins
Psalm 89:5-8
Worship has always been part of the African-American experience as it gives the participant an opportunity to commune with God. The Bible teaches us in many places that God desires to be worshipped and wants us to worship Him correctly. He even went so far as to say that we cannot worship anything or anybody else but Him as He is a jealous God. I can't speak for you, but if there's something that's mine, or something that is supposed to be given to me that's for me, I want it and would then make the decision if I wanted to share it with someone else. God has basically done the same thing with His worship, and yes, we must understand that when we worship Him, it's not our worship, but His worship that we're sending and giving to Him.
One way of knowing and understanding that worshipping God is prevalent in the African-American experience is to reflect back on your childhood and remember how everyone went to church or spent time at the church house on a regular basis. When I was growing up, if you didn't go to church on Sunday morning, you didn't go anywhere else that day, and in most cases, unless you were sick, you didn't have a choice in the matter!! If you lived in that house, and momma or daddy said it was time to go to church, you got up and went. This same mindset or attitude towards going to church on a regular basis took place in your house because it happened in your parent's house when they were growing up, and their parent's house when they were growing up, and so on. This passing down of a relationship with God is nothing new as the children of Israel did the very same thing with their families. A look at Scripture will reveal to us that this was a method directed by God to ensure the idea of worship is a mainstay in the family throughout all generations. One Scripture that comes to mind can be found in Deuteronomy 6:6-7 which reads, "And these words, which I command t ...
Worship
Darrow Perkins
Psalm 89:5-8
Worship has always been part of the African-American experience as it gives the participant an opportunity to commune with God. The Bible teaches us in many places that God desires to be worshipped and wants us to worship Him correctly. He even went so far as to say that we cannot worship anything or anybody else but Him as He is a jealous God. I can't speak for you, but if there's something that's mine, or something that is supposed to be given to me that's for me, I want it and would then make the decision if I wanted to share it with someone else. God has basically done the same thing with His worship, and yes, we must understand that when we worship Him, it's not our worship, but His worship that we're sending and giving to Him.
One way of knowing and understanding that worshipping God is prevalent in the African-American experience is to reflect back on your childhood and remember how everyone went to church or spent time at the church house on a regular basis. When I was growing up, if you didn't go to church on Sunday morning, you didn't go anywhere else that day, and in most cases, unless you were sick, you didn't have a choice in the matter!! If you lived in that house, and momma or daddy said it was time to go to church, you got up and went. This same mindset or attitude towards going to church on a regular basis took place in your house because it happened in your parent's house when they were growing up, and their parent's house when they were growing up, and so on. This passing down of a relationship with God is nothing new as the children of Israel did the very same thing with their families. A look at Scripture will reveal to us that this was a method directed by God to ensure the idea of worship is a mainstay in the family throughout all generations. One Scripture that comes to mind can be found in Deuteronomy 6:6-7 which reads, "And these words, which I command t ...
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