Don’t let anything keep you from worshiping.

I usually don’t begin with my main point. There’s always some kind of background information, some story, some discourse, and the – BOOM – the main point. But tonight, I wanted to begin with the end.

Don’t let anything keep you from worshiping.

How many times have we complained in our heads or even out loud during a worship service? It’s too hot. It’s too cold. It’s too crowded. The seats are uncomfortable. We’re standing too much. The songs are too old. The songs are too new. The song leader is boring. The song leader is too peppy. The person behind me can’t sing worth anything. Ugh, this song again?

Don’t let anything keep you from worshiping.

Moses was in a cave (Exodus 34). It was there that he beheld the glory of God pass in front of him. He saw God more fully than anyone since Adam and Eve got their eviction notice. In this cave, he heard God proclaim his Name and his Glory. His reaction to all this “theophany” was to worship. In fact, he fell to the ground at once and worshiped. He didn’t worry about how comfortable the ground was. He didn’t worry about offending someone else. He didn’t worry about the “Five Acts of Worship.” He simply worshiped. He couldn’t help but to worship. Worship is the only appropriate response when you find yourself completely engulfed in the presence and glory of God.

Don’t let anything keep you from worshiping.

No matter how bad the pews are, you will still be more comfortable than in a cave. No matter how warm the building is, it will still be cooler than the Arabian desert. And no matter how dull and boring the service feels, you are every bit as surrounded by God’s glory and presence. So worship.

Don’t let anything keep you from worshiping.