We have given considerable thought to what worship can do. We have seen it as fulfilling our overall purpose in life. We have equally seen that it will create access into the heavenly realms. Yesterday we added the dimension of victory in spiritual battles as we learn to worship God. Let us now pause to examine what worship really is. When all things are considered, worship is much more than singing songs, whether on quick or slow time. It is indeed absolute surrender. Think through our text Scripture for a moment. We are enjoined to worship and bow down. That is further stressed to kneeling before the Lord. To kneel is a sign of surrender. 

When all things are considered, worship is much more than singing songs, whether on quick or slow time. It is indeed absolute surrender…It is all about being yielded to God.

Again, think of the temptation of Jesus. The climax of that temptation was the offer from Satan, asking Jesus to bow down and worship in exchange for all the glory this world can boast of. Satan did not ask for a song from Jesus as worship; he asked Him to bow. Literally he wanted Jesus to surrender to him. So, a call to worship is a call to total surrender. To this extent worship is not what we do when we gather in church services only. Every time you defer to the Lord you are worshipping in spirit and truth. What this means is that someone might sing sonorously and not be in worship. Another may not sound so convincing with his voice or may not even sing at all, yet he gives acceptable worship to the Lord. It is all about being yielded to God. In closing, let us be reminded that it is as we learn submission to the Lord in the spirit of worship that we are able to rise in authority over the powers of darkness.