Our Worship

 When God tested Abraham, he obeyed.

"And he said, Take now thy son, thine only son Isaac, whom thou lovest, and get thee into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of." - Genesis 22:2

 When Abraham went to offer his son as a sacrifice, he called it worship.

"And Abraham said unto his young men, Abide ye here with the ass; and I and the lad will go yonder and worship, and come again to you." - Genesis 22:5

"And Abraham said, My son, God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt offering: so they went both of them together." - Genesis 22:8

Abraham proved his obedience and his faith in God. (Hebrews 11:17-19). Just as Abraham stretched forth his hand with the knife to slay his son, God called to Abraham, telling him to not harm the lad. (Genesis 22:11-12).

Isaac, a young man, willingly laid down his life on the altar to be a sacrifice to God. God indeed provided a sacrifice to take Isaac’s place. He provided a ram, a male sheep, caught in a thicket by his horns, which Abraham offered instead of his son. (Genesis 22:13).

Years later, God literally provided Himself a lamb for an offering. When John the Baptist saw Jesus, he said, “Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.” (John 1:29). God laid down His own flesh as a sacrifice in our place. (1John 3:16).

Our worship is to offer ourselves (as Isaac became) a living sacrifice to God.

"I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God." - Romans 12:1-2

We offer our heart, soul, mind and strength to God. We turn away from the world with its sinful lusts and turn to God in holiness, allowing Him to transform our minds. This sacrifice is truly our worship to Him.

One translation of Romans 12:1 reads, “And so, dear brothers and sisters, I plead with you to give your bodies to God because of all he has done for you. Let them be a living and holy sacrifice—the kind he will find acceptable. This is truly the way to worship him.” (NLT)