This morning as I was praying, I realized that true worship really is the result of truly tasting God's character and glory.
Because I'm depraved, that means first coming to grips with my own depravity, rebellion, and even inability to obey his holy commands. And then it means coming to grips with his love given freely in Christ.
But how often do we just sing of general ... stuff? There's nothing wrong with singing 'I could sing of your love forever' (outside of the fact that it's old and repetitive... sorry, couldn't resist the jab...), but if we're not thinking of the love of God for sinners in Christ, are we praising God... or the concept of love?
As I wrestled with God over my own sin this morning, I recognized that I really need to do this more regularly - that is, really come to grips with my ugliness, wretchedness, evil, and inability - and then the grace of God means something huge.
You really must read my notes on Ps 73. And while we're on the subject, the Psalms are great for worship for this very reason.
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