Worship Is Not Entertainment
Many people have the notion that the main reason to attend service is
to "get feed" and to say, "I really got something out of that service." rather
than going there to give our worship to God. This is the reason why
people feel unsatisfied with the worship service when their emphasis is not
on the proper object of worship, God. Many people want the hair on their back to stand up, their toes to curl and to have a warm feeling all over. That's not worship, that is selfishness.
Our country has produced the most entertainment-oriented people the world has ever known. We have more forms of amusement than has ever been known to man, but we still want more. In our age everything is designed to appeal to our emotions and to entertain us. Our pleasure-mad society gives little thought about pleasing God in their worship. We seem to have forgotten our worship service is to bring glory and honor to God, and not to entertain ourselves. Much worship today has digressed to be no more than entertainment for people. When we have choirs to sing to us and concerts to entertain us, we are not worshipping God; but we have become the spectators who are being entertained.
In Spirit and In Truth
When you abide in Christ, the Spirit of Christ and the Father both abide in you. This connection gives you a direct link to the throne of God. As you abide in His presence, you are then free to worship Him as a child shows his innocent affection to His earthly father. There is no formality, no special formula, no pre-requisites. You just come to the Father through Christ and worship Him like a child. As you worship Him in Spirit, with the foundation of the word of God, then you have the perfect balance of Spirit and truth.
God wants us to worship in Spirit and in truth, not under the spirit of Karaoke.
