Worship with gladness!

It has always struck me as amusing how people change when they come to church services. In church they are all solemn and grave. But take these same people to a social gathering or a rugby / soccer match and they suddenly become excited and enthusiastic.

We are emotional people and positive, motivating emotions are good.
In church, we should also be free to be enthusiastic in our praise to God. We certainly should be joyful and happy. There is much to be excited about.

What we as Christians need is a real revelation of the greatness of God and the great number of blessings that he grants his people. We simply are not aware enough of even a portion of the blessings we receive. If we could somehow catch a glimpse of some of the multitude of ways we have been blessed by God, it will blow us away.
And it’s true! We are the most blessed of all people.

We may call the awesome, creator God, our Father. We know Jesus as friend, protector, redeemer and saviour. And his Holy Spirit lives in and with us always! The holy God calls us his own, cares for us and loves us with divine passion.

Pray about it. Ask God to show you how he has blessed you. Ask him to reveal to you the things for which you should be grateful.
Ask him to give you a glimpse of his glory and a glimpse of his love for you. Such a revelation will change the way you worship. Such a revelation will change the way you live.

You will then certainly join the psalmist in singing this song:
Shout for joy to the LORD, all the earth. Worship the LORD with gladness; come before him with joyful songs. Know that the LORD is God. It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, the sheep of his pasture. Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name. For the LORD is good and his love endures forever; his faithfulness continues through all generations. (Psalm 100).