More important worship

"God takes particular pleasure in acts of worship... that take place in kitchen and workplace and on the streets." Hebrews 13:16

It's interesting that we are told that God takes particular pleasure in the worship outside of the church buildings. We get hung up with the idea of worship being singing in a building rather than it being about us constantly doing the practical things to help whoever we meet, and go out of our way to meet, during the every day activity of life.

It then makes sense that 'worship' inside whilst valued by God is not AS valued by God because we are usually ministering to other believers. That's not to say the our Sunday meetings are of no value but it probably isn't what really gets God's motor going. God has a special passion for the lost, the poor and marginalised.

What does that tell me? Maybe I should be spending more time worshipping outside than inside and that our rehearsals for Sunday are not as important as we make them out to be.

It's important that we have a passion to make the music that we present on Sunday as high a standard as we possibly can. It is a gift for God. Anything less than 100% effort is not on. But, sometimes God would be happier if we were out helping someone in need rather than being on the platform giving boring announcements! Of course, the chances are that there is room for both in our lives and both are important. But sometimes we can do the Sunday stuff to the exclusion of the kitchen, workplace, street stuff, and given that God takes 'particular pleasure' in the outside worship we should ensure that it isn't neglected.