Now is the Time

Worship the Lord with gladness; come before him with joyful songs. Psalm 100:2 NIV

Darkness had fallen, I decided to do something I had never done before, I walked on the beach alone. I found a seat waiting for me, so I sat. I sat and I listened. Quiet, peace. The waves lapped at the shore, the moon shone down, I could see the water as it went on and on. As I marveled at the world God created, I began to sing praises to Him.

My family and I had climbed for an hour, my legs ached and I had to keep stopping to catch my breath. The trees cleared I looked out and was memorized at how far I could see: the cleared land of the town below, another mountain and another one after that, miles and miles of God's creation. Again I praised God and sang my praises to Him.

This week as I restudied Adam and Eve one of the questions got me thinking, Adam and Eve didn't have a church building to worship God in. They had a garden where they could walk with Him and talk to Him and sing praise to Him (at least until the fall).

Sometimes we get so busy worrying about the building, worrying about the attendance, worrying about what someone is wearing; we forget the reason we meet. We gather together in our places of worship on Sunday mornings to worship the Lord with gladness.

Church though isn't the only place we can worship the Lord. We can worship anytime, anyplace, alone or with others. Whenever we feel the urge to worship we shouldn't be afraid to, we should follow our heart and sing out our praises to God.

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