On today's podcast, we'll continue our week looking at the foundation of a quality time alone with God by looking at the value of worship.

Worship is perhaps the most foundational part of equality time alone with God.

It takes what can so often be a self-centered time

and empowers us to put God with all his love and goodness

right at the center of our time instead.

May God stir each of our hearts

to engage with him and worship today.

Welcome to the First of teen podcast. Our verse for today comes from Psalm 59, verse 16.

Our verse for today comes from Psalm 59, verse 16.

Scripture says,

But I will sing of your strength.

I will sing aloud of your steadfast love in the morning.

What is worship through song?

When we go to church or gather with other believers, why do we sing?

Clearly, not everyone finds singing or music to be their greatest passion, so why do we do it?

I think worship is first and foremost about the longing of God for unfettered relationship with his people.

In authentic worship, we can touch the heart of our creator, satisfying the desires of he who paid the highest price simply to have us.

Scripture is clear that God loves when we sing to him and about Him.

Ephesians 5, 18 through 19 tells us to be filled with the Spirit, addressing one another

in Psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody to the Lord with your heart.

And John 423 states, but the hour is coming and is now here when the true worshippers will

worship the Father and Spirit and Truth, for the Father is seeking such people to worship Him.

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