A Vision Powered by Love: Worship (Part Two)

NKJ Romans 12:1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service. 2 And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.

Romans 12 begins the transition from the doctrine section of the first eleven chapters to the duty of the child of God in light of the doctrine they have learned. If our reasonable service of worship is to present ourselves to God as a living sacrifice that is holy and acceptable to Him, the driving force for worship must be a selfless love for the LORD!

When one loves the Lord with all of their heart, mind, soul and strength, they will be holy and acceptable in His sight. Worship is the believer’s selfless response to God for the gift of His unique love.

NKJ 1 John 3:1 Behold what manner of love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called children of God! Therefore the world does not know us, because it did not know Him. 2 Beloved, now we are children of God; and it has not yet been revealed what we shall be, but we know that when He is revealed, we shall be like Him, for we shall see Him as He is. 3 And everyone who has this hope in Him purifies himself, just as He is pure.


According to 1 John 3:1-3, God’s unique love is the catalyst that reveals hope to the believer that causes the believer to pursue Christ likeness. This creates a hunger and thirst for righteousness that will always be satisfied in Christ. Therefore, genuine worship in Spirit and truth will continue to transform the worshiper by the renewing of his mind and prove to a watching that the will of God is good, acceptable and perfect. By the way, true worship is not on a weekly church schedule. True worship begins when the believer is saved and never ends. Worship is a lifestyle that reflects kingdom worth back to God.

Far too many people believe that worship is all about music, style, instruments, volume, hymns, choruses, praise teams, congregations, and choirs. Worship is not about our likes and dislikes or our music preferences. Worship is all about GOD! Please don’t get me wrong I believe that there is a place for our likes and dislikes as it relates to style and other matters. I believe that place is in our discussion about fellowship. Like worship, fellowship must also be driven by love.