As much as worship feels subjective and
emotional; it’s important we remember that it is primarily a spiritual exercise
– a sacrifice – to God, (Heb 13:15). And just as in prayer, there’re rules of
acceptable worship that we mustn’t contravene in the lyrics we use to praise
God.
Some of these infringing lyrics can be found in
classic songs about “Entering (or coming)
into His presence”. Other ones are “I
enter the Holy of Holies”, “Please don’t leave me, Lord”, “I need more of you”,
etc.
We’re not living in the Old Testament where we
“enter” the Holy of Holies once a year, (Christ entered into it for us “once
and for all”, Heb 9:12); now we dwell perpetually in His presence (which means
we can’t “come” to where we already are, Heb 12:22).
Furthermore, as a token of His redemptive love
for us, He promised us that He will never
leave us nor forsake us, (Heb 13:5), therefore begging Him in worship not
to leave you is casting aspersions on His love. So also is telling God “I want
MORE of you” when we’re supposed to be thanking Him that He gave us His ALL!
While there’s nothing wrong or heretical with
such worship lyrics, they have no spiritually edifying value since they’re
asking God to contravene His word and will.
Additionally, though these songs can be seen as
simple ‘sacred love songs,’ many Believers take their words literally, and this
in turn affects their spirituality; making them approach God with a guilty
conscience and second-guessing His boundless love for them.
If we want our worship to be truly acceptable
and wholesome, then we must make sure our lyrics are scripturally legitimate
and doctrinally sound: holy, acceptable and reasonable to God. (Rom
12:1).
AMEN.
More Blessings await
you today; you’ll not miss them in Jesus’ Name.
GREG ELKAN
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