Obedience in Worship

Oh come, let us worship and bow down  let us kneel before the Lord our Maker
Psalm 95:6

When we teach children obedience, we tell them that it is good for them. We expound on the rewards they will reap when they do as we wish they will be kept safe from danger they will learn new skills, and most of all, they will live a blessed and meaningful life. We teach our children to obey because their doing so will bring them joy!
    It's the same with worship of God. You may not think of worship as a command to obey, but it is! In today's psalm, we hear the joyful command to come, sing, shout, worship, bow and kneel. When the scriptures tell us to worship, it's so we will be blessed in return.
    When we open our hearts to God, proclaiming His worth and thanking Him for His rich provision for us in Christ, it brings Him pleasure. In worship, we recognize that God is God and we are not. We acknowledge that there is no one higher, no one more powerful, no one more worthy of our esteem and praise than our Holy God. We need to learn to worship God in whole hearted obedience. Through worship we can receive the amazing blessing of meeting with our Maker.