Hello, thanks for joining me today for Give Him 15.

The title of our post today is,

God is looking for companionship, yours.

God is misunderstood by many.

Perceived as distant, he's often ignored. Consider judgmental and legalistic, he's thought

by some to be intimidating and one to steer clear of. And mistakenly thought of by his children

as one who likes hearing how great he is, God is praised. Now that I have your

attention, please don't misunderstand me. Giving praise to God is obviously good and appropriate.

It is our reason for doing so that needs some tweaking.

God does not need to be reminded of his greatness and strength.

He's not narcissistic, needing to be told how wonderful he is in order to satisfy an inflated ego,

nor is he insecure, needing to be reassured that he really is awesome.

Some people actually believe that praise motivates God to action in order to demonstrate his power.

Tell him he's great, he'll fight for you.

Others think he can be bought or manipulated, rewarding us with his presence because our praises made him feel good. There are many misguided ideas about praise and worship.

The truth is, God neither needs, nor is he seeking worship.

He is, however, seeking worshippers.

John 4.23.

The difference is immeasurable.

We are the worship.

God longs for the singer, not the song.

Our heart as a worshipper is what makes our singing worship.

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