July 28

Psalm 98:4–5 (NIV84)
4 Shout for joy to the LORD, all the earth,
burst into jubilant song with music;
5 make music to the LORD with the harp,
with the harp and the sound of singing,

This Psalm describes a type of worship only enjoined and enjoyed by true worshippers. You have to get past yourself in order to enter in to this type of passionate worship. Worship with a heart adoration and hands held at half mask is good, but this Psalm is describing something far beyond that. Shouting, bursting and jubilance along with music and instruments and creativity are penned here because God is WORTH it! Only when you come out of your own self and truly embrace all that God is can you release yourself into this kind of worship. This may not be the most appealing worship as viewed by the world – it may look a little over the top, but why are you worshipping and who are we considering? We worship the great lover, the great creator who has brought us a great salvation! We are His loyal people who come before Him not with pomp and circumstance, but with heartfelt, exuberant and passionate worship that exudes from a heart that is so thankful and in awe of all He is and all He has done for us!