Worship Part Tuo

the very first time “worship” is mentioned in the bible is in the story of Abraham’s test; when the Lord calls him to sacrifice his son to the Lord.  (Genesis 22)

 

a question has been raised in my head in relation to this chapter pertaining specifically to the meaning of worship.  

 

the Lord calls abraham to sacrifice his son (his only son) to Him as a burnt offering.  abraham begins to prepare everything to do as the Lord said.  he gets up early the next morning and saddles the donkey, calls two servants and his son to come with him and as soon as he has cut enough wood for the offering, he then sets out to the place the Lord calls him to go.

 

now, here is the part that seems to put a glitch in everything i have ever been told worship is:

 

“He (Abraham) said to his servants, ‘Stay here with the donkey while I and the boy go over there.  We will worship and then we will come back to you.’” (Genesis 22:5)

 

here is my dilemma:  we are told that everything we do in a day has the potential to be worshipful to the Lord if we allow it to be.  if that is the case, then one would think that everything abraham did early in the morning to prepare for his sacrifice to the Lord and all the traveling that took place to get to the specific spot that the Lord had called him to, would and should be included in Abraham’s daily worship.  BUT, abraham seems to state that his worship (sacrificing his son) is something that is separate from everything else he had accomplished in the past three days of preparation and travel.  

 

it makes me think that maybe the actual word, “worship”, should be approached as something a little more “set apart”.  maybe everything we do in life has all potential to bring all kinds of pleasure and glorification to the Father and His Son’s name, Jesus Christ, (which is were our act of continual “giving our lives to Him” takes place) but worship…mmm…maybe this is something we specifically set apart in our day to JUST seek His face.  the Lord calls us to continually be mindful of Him, which tells me that we can be completely aware of His will, His desires, where He is working, what He wants us to be doing that can further glorify Him while we are doing ANYTHING and EVERYTHING.  but maybe, just maybe, worship doesn’t take place through the “middle-man” things in our lives, but it is a DIRECT, “I am here to be WITH God”.  

 

just a thought…i am still seeking the truth behind it.