Have you ever gone to a movie and had to endure the rude behavior of others?  Have you ever assembled with the church and had to endure the rude behavior of others who seemed to think they were at a movie?

Shouldn’t it bother us to see grown-ups who know better, lightly passing the time with others during a worship assembly?  You can even see it happening during the Lord’s Supper.  They are present bodily, but intellectually and emotionally they have forsaken the worship of Almighty God. Perhaps it is a momentary lapse in judgment, rather than a conscious lack of respect for God and those who’ve gathered to worship him.

Reverence neither demands, nor implies sterility or sadness and especially not stifling silence.  On the contrary, revering God brings joy and gladness.  As David said, “I was glad when they said to me, let us go to the house of the Lord” (Psalm 122:1).

Whom we deliberately revere betrays our truest sense of priority.  Our reverence is our respect.  Worship shows our “worth-ship” of God.  The question is asked in Hebrews 10:29:

How much severer punishment do you think he will deserve who has trampled underfoot the Son of God, and has regarded as unclean the blood of the covenant by which he was sanctified, and has insulted the Spirit of Grace?

In other words, Christians who neglect to pay homage to Jesus and his blood, insult God, resulting in judgment.  Who would intentionally insult God?  We just need to think about what we are doing and regain our focus.

Let’s show up for worship with our minds, but especially with our hearts.