And I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and in the sea, and all that is in them, saying, 'To him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be blessing and honour and glory and might for ever and ever!' And the four living creatures said, 'Amen!' and the elders fell down and worshipped (Revelation 5.13-14, ESV).
There are often times in our lives when we are made especially conscious of the greatness of God, causing our hearts and minds to respond in an outpouring of affection for our heavenly Father. I'm grateful for Mr. S. Wheeler's letter in last month's EN as he drew our attention to Job, David and others in Scripture who are compelled to worship God as a direct response to God's awesome revelation of himself.
The editorial title given to the letter ('Let's continue to worship in church') does a disservice to both him and me because it missed the point under discussion. Hopefully, Mr. Wheeler wasn't concerned that we have said: 'worship doesn't happen in church'. Both Simon and I had made the point about worship being a whole-of-life activity, and had qualified the point by emphasising that this must also include special times of engagement with God (January - 'though music is part of worship...', March - 'The Bible calls me to worship... at home, at work... and as I meet with God's church and sing his praises' There is only so much qualification one can do in 800 words, however.
