This, in turn, brings more honor to God, especially when others decide to serve Him as well. Formal times of worship, public or private, are times set aside to come before the Lord we serve. Seen from this perspective, worship is not an entirely different part of life. Instead, it is a part of a larger whole in which the service of the Most High God, motivated by love, is the goal. It is for this reason that the Word of God traditionally plays such a central role in Christian worship, just as it does in the synagogue.
Worship is, therefore, governed by all of the same freedoms and constraints as all Christian life.
Coming before God to learn about Him and His ways is preparation for service that is lived out when formal worship is over. First printed in The American Night Watch Newsletter, Volume IV, Part 6, June 1996. Copyright 1999 Sterling M. Durgy. All Rights Reserved. The American Night Watch is a trademark of the Christian ministry of Sterling M. Durgy.