Worship!

I have come to see that there are two types of worship. There is vertical worship and there is horizontal worship. Further, I have learned that a person's theology determines what type of worship they find attractive.

Many are interested in worshipping on a horizontal level. Horizontal worship is centered on man and his relationships. It is worship that involves worship that somehow leaves us feeling good about ourselves. We come together, we fellowship, we share, we sing songs about our experiences, and we hear sermons about us: becoming better fathers, better mothers, better husbands, better wives, better children, better employers, better employees, ... better whatever. It centers on what we are doing and not doing. It is worship that is primarily about US and our relationship with God.

Other people are interested in worshipping on a vertical level. Vertical worship is centered on Christ and his greatness. It is worship that speaks of Him, emphasizes Him, treasures Him, sings about Him, speaks on what He is and what He has done and we hear sermons that instruct us about Him. It is a worship that centers and focused on GOD! It is not making much of us but it is a making much of Him.

Horizontal worshippers think that vertical worship is boring and vertical worshippers think that horizontal worship is superficial. These two kind of worshippers rarely can co-exist together over any length of time. So we must decide not what worship appeals to us but what worship type is commanded in Scripture and what kind of worship brings glory to Him?