Abraham demonstrated what real worship means. When he was asked to go and sacrifice his only beloved son, Isaac, he obeyed promptly. His remark to his servants as they approached the mount on the third day was definitive. “And Abraham said to his young men, “Stay here with the donkey; the lad and I will go yonder and worship, and we will come back to you.”” Genesis 22:5 NKJV. He considered what he was about to do as worship. Erroneously, many people think that worship takes place in the context of singing. Abraham wasn’t going to sing when he was going to Moriah, he was going to submit to the will of God. Worship is not all about singing. It is submission to the will of God, particularly when that will is at cross-purpose with our own will or when it involves laying down something of a great price.

Worship is not all about singing. It is submission to the will of God, particularly when that will is at cross-purpose with our own will or when it involves laying down something of a great price…When we worship in earnest, the heaven opens up over us.

As can be seen in the case of Abraham, those who worship God genuinely always come out the better for it. After Abraham worshipped by laying down Isaac, God brought His covenant with him to a whole new level. He swore that in Abraham’s seed shall all the earth be blessed. That promise was fulfilled in Jesus. Job worshipped after he had lost everything. Before the book of Job closed, we see how his fortune had been restored twice over. In our text, the aftermath of David’s worship in difficult situation was the birth of Solomon. God loved him so much that He gave him the name Jedidiah. He went on to become the richest and the wisest in his days. When we worship in earnest, the heaven opens up over us.