This got me thinking and it helped me see worship in a different light so I decided to share
The word worship is defined as the expression of reverence and adoration for a deity
To really get a deeper understanding of the word "worshipper", let's look at it from the stand point of an "idol-worshipper"...let's say a "Sango" worshipper (Sango is a god in Yoruba land).
This person is not called
a Sango worshipper because he sings (tempo notwithstanding) although they have
their own songs dedicated to this dead god. If you see a Sango worshipper, you
don't have to be told who (or what) he serves...he looks like Sango, he dresses
like Sango, he even boasts of Sango, he keeps the rules of Sango, he has an
altar dedicated to Sango where he makes sacrifices as demanded by Sango. He
knows Sango's dos and don'ts and goes above and beyond not to 'PROVOKE' Sango's
anger...in short, he lives Sango.
And by the way, Sango was an erratic, highly
temperamental and bitter king that killed his own family out of anger and ended
up hanging himself. He became a god just because he could magically control
thunder and lightning, he was very ruthless and merciless even to his own worshippers.
So a worshipper is someone that KNOWS his God,
lives FOR his God, lives BY his God, lives THROUGH his God and lives IN his
God...for him, it's all about his God.
He is never ashamed, he is ever ready to
represent his God anywhere, anytime no matter what others think. He is always
striving to please his God. he does it with all of his heart and spirit...out
of pure love for his God.
He remains a worshipper whether his God provides or withholds, whether his God spares or strikes. He loves to be in the presence of his God...so, are you a worshipper?
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