O come, let us sing for joy to the LORD; Let us shout joyfully to the rock of our salvation. Let us come before His presence with thanksgiving; Let us shout joyfully to Him with psalms. For the LORD is a great God, and a great King above all gods, in whose hand are the depths of the earth; The peaks of the mountains are His also. The sea is His, for it was He who made it; And His hands formed the dry land.
There are some people who, in their zeal and zaniness, think it a great show of spirituality to do do something that makes everyone around them very uncomfortable. Generally, the problem with this is just that; it's a show and all it does is draw attention to themselves. There may be occasions when we are called upon to look foolish for our faith, but there is no merit in playing the fool. Usually when we single ourselves out from the "us", we err. Worship is certainly personal, but the "personal" part of worship is much more private. Mostly, worship is community, and when community enters into worship together no one is drawing attention to themselves. They are drawing attention to God. As we worship in community, we respond with community, allowing us to express ourselves together, no one becoming the point of attention except God. Take note of this plurality in Psalm 95, with outward expression that would likely be out of place singularly.
There are some people who, in their zeal and zaniness, think it a great show of spirituality to do do something that makes everyone around them very uncomfortable. Generally, the problem with this is just that; it's a show and all it does is draw attention to themselves. There may be occasions when we are called upon to look foolish for our faith, but there is no merit in playing the fool. Usually when we single ourselves out from the "us", we err. Worship is certainly personal, but the "personal" part of worship is much more private. Mostly, worship is community, and when community enters into worship together no one is drawing attention to themselves. They are drawing attention to God. As we worship in community, we respond with community, allowing us to express ourselves together, no one becoming the point of attention except God. Take note of this plurality in Psalm 95, with outward expression that would likely be out of place singularly.
- Let us sing for joy to the LORD
- Let us shout joyfully to the rock of our salvation
- Let us come before His presence with [songs of] thanksgiving
- Let us shout joyfully to Him with psalms
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