Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1940-09-05
INVITING OTHERS TO WORSHIP
GOD

= LESSON TEXT-Psalm 90.
GOLDEN TEXT-O magnify the Tora
with me. and let us exalt his name to.
gether.-Psalm 34:3.
Worship is not only fitting, but al.
together natural to the soul aglow
with the love of God. Yet it is a
sacred privilege to which we NAV
call ourselves and others and in the
doing Of which we may be helped bv
an intelligent understanding of its
nature and preparation for its prac.
tice.
What is worship? How does it diff.
fer from prayer. or from praise
(Which we studied last week.? While
prayer, praise and worship belong
together and often merge in one
blessed art Of devotion, we may DOS.
sibly distinguish between them by
saying that in prayer we are con.
cerned with our needs; in praise,
with our blessings; and in worship.
with God Himself.
1. The Call to Worship wv. 80.
This psalm has to do with coIec.
tive rather than individual worship
1t is not enough that man should
worship God in his own soul, there
is an added blessing which comes
to US only as we worship with oA-
ers. So we need to be called W
gether for worship.
True worship centers in "a new
song" that Is the song Of regener-
ated heart. Worship is only for.
rnality without life until there is a
new song in the heart and then 1t
becomes LIES greatest joy and sat
isfaction.
Real worship is day to day"
matter ". q, not just something
we put on like our "Sunday-go-tO-
meeting" clothes. Every day we
are to worship, and as we do, we
shall declare his glory among the
heathen": among those nearest to
us, but ultimately to all the ma
tons of the earth. Worship leads
out In desire that its blessing
may be shared with all the people
Of the earth.
n. The Reason for Worship wv.
40.
Why should we worship God? 10
is great and Is q God so good
and gracious that He Is ''greatly
to be praised" He made the heav-
ems. Honor and majesty" stand
before Him like sentinels; strength
and beauty" I'LL the holy place which
is ''his sanctuary" The very words
bespeak that glorious majesty and
gracious loving kindness which i'm
pei the heart to worship. They en-
courage us who need and seek
strength and beauty Of life to seek
communion with Him who dwells
eternally In such an atmosphere.
III. The Manner Of Worship wv.
7-10).
We have suggested that fellowship
with God prompts us to worship
Some would feel that nothing more
is needed. but experience tells us
that, while we may worship any.
where, we are helped to do so BY
proper surroundings and circum'
stances. We are told to come into
his courts" ". 81 and to worship
lin the beauty Of holiness" ". %,
or. as the Revised Version puts it
''in holy array"
John Ruskin wisely said: ''It can
not be questioned at all, that
once familiarized with a beautiful
form and color, we shall desire to
see this also in the house Of prayer;
its absence will disturb instead OF
,sisting devotion; and we shall feel
It as vain to ask whether. with our
own house full of good craftsman
ship, we shall worship God in
house destitute of it, as to ask
whether a pilgrim, whose days jour.
ney led him through fair woods and
by sweet waters, must at eve
ming turn aside into some barren
place to pray"
We are to give or ascribe unto
the Lord praise and glory among
our kindred ". ID; that is, our
own family, as well as in his
courts" His sanctuary. Note tna'
one of the outstanding ways OF wor-
Shipping is to bring an offering w.
81, which means more than casually
slipping a small coin in the "conec,
ton" If our Offerings" are hDeral
and regular the church will be aoie
to send the news that "the Loro
reigneth" to the whole world ". lO'.
~. The Universally Of WORSHIP
wv. 11-13).
A world which has felt the oio"
of mans sin (Rom. 8:22) and mas
suffered from his wickedness ano
destructive violence win so rejoice
In the righteousness OF Goo $ 1uue
ment that even the realm Of nature
will break into joyous worship. Wna'
a beautiful picture we see in tnes .
verses, how Gods creation Will liz
itself up in praise. the sea In ~
multuous Joy. when 1.-The hills Snan
break forth before you into SING
ing, and all the trees shall ciap
their hands" Usas S.
Can man then hold his peace,
Must not mortal tongues awake
and "ar that breathe partake ~
worship of God? WV
then will want to stand among
them that know not God. ana pna
obey not the gospel Of our Lo. S
Ta,,,o C1,,.;ef'' (TI Thees. III, ID, anu