While I was travelling with a Christian school choir group it was great to see the students praise God as they led the singing in the churches we visited. What happened away from church was even better to see. One day the group discovered that a woman had no money for petrol—and they felt led by God to take up a collection. They were able to give her enough money for several tanks of petrol.

It’s one thing to worship God by praising Him at church; it’s quite another to move out into the real world and worship Him through daily obedience.

The students’ example causes us to think about our own lives. Do we confine our worship to church? Or do we continue to worship Him by obeying Him in our daily life, looking for opportunities to serve?

In 1 Samuel 15 we see that Saul was asked by the Lord to do a task. When we review what he did (vv.20-21), we discover that he used worship (sacrifice) as an excuse for his disobedience to God. God’s response was, “To obey is better than sacrifice” (v.22).

It’s good to be involved in worship at church, but let’s also ask God to show us ways to continue to give Him the praise He deserves through our obedience.

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Dave Branon

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