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 quality 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 in worship today. Welcome to the First 15 podcast. 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?

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 to simply have us.

Scripture is clear that God loves us 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 Hems and spiritual songs, singing and making melody to the Lord

with your heart. John 4.23 states, but the hour is coming and is now here, where the true

worshippers will worship the Father in spirit and in truth, for the Father is

seeking such people to worship Him. God loves worship. He longs for it. Think of that. You have an

opportunity every day through worship to satisfy the heart of the one who paints sunsets, breathes life

into dust, and forms mountains, galaxies, animals, angels, and humankind

with just the power of his voice. You bring your creator immense joy and satisfaction

when you worship through singing. You see, God is after your heart. He's after direct connection

from his spirit to yours. Music has this profound ability to reach past our limited understanding

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