To worship is to show a feeling of love and respect for a supreme being. We worship God because He is our Creator with extraordinary qualities, and, therefore, worthy of our love, respect, and appreciation.
Let’s discover why:
He is superior over all creation. Isaiah (46:9, NIV) says, “…I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like Me.”
He doesn’t lie (see Numbers 23:19, Deuteronomy 32:4) or change His mind (see Malachi 3:6, James 1:17), so we can count on His promises to come true. He is a trustworthy God!
He represents perfect love. The Apostle John said, “…God is love,” (1 John 4:8) and, “God is light, and there is no darkness in Him at all.” (1 John 1:5, NLT) Love and light – what a beautiful combination!
He is patient and merciful towards us, even though we don’t deserve it. Psalms says, (103:8, NASB) “The LORD is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in mercy.”
He loves goodness and fairness. Psalms (33:5, NIV) says, “The LORD loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of his unfailing love.”
Every human has to rest, but God never gets tired or weary. He is always awake, aware of everything going on with His human creation. (see Isaiah 40:28)
Without God, life would not exist. He gave His creation a home – our beautiful earth. Think of all of the lovely places we can visit – the mountains, the beach, the desert, the rainforest…there are interesting places all over our planet for us to explore and appreciate. He gave us so much variety in plants and animals that we could never be bored!
He created us with the ability to learn, reason and make decisions. (see Isaiah 1:18) As a result, we have a natural curiosity about where we came from and how to please Him. (see Acts 17:27 and Romans 1:20) God has graciously satisfied this curiosity by giving us the Bible. When we study this holy book, we can learn about His character, what He expects from us, and His plan for all of humankind.
In the book of John, we also learn about God’s greatest gift to us: (3:16, NKJ) “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.” This scripture is so important because without the sacrifice of Jesus on the cross, there would be no opportunity for the resurrection in God’s future kingdom. God has a grand plan, and YOU and everyone you know is a part of it!
So, why do we worship God? Because He is our Creator, and His character is worthy of our love, respect and appreciation. He gave us the Bible so we could learn more about Him and what He expects of us. He gave us His only begotten son so that in His future kingdom, humankind could be redeemed from Adam’s sin. What a privilege we have to know about and worship our incredible Creator!