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Judges 5
This chapter is Deborah and Barak singing a song of praise to God celebrating their victory over Sisera. It makes me think about the modern church and "worship". To many people in the church today, the word "worship" has becoming synonymous with singing songs, and that concerns me a bit. Websters defines worship as:

Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): -shiped or -shipped; -ship·ing or -ship·ping
transitive senses
1 : to honor or reverence as a divine being or supernatural power
2 : to regard with great or extravagant respect, honor, or devotion
intransitive senses : to perform or take part in worship or an act of worship
synonym see REVERE

Singing is a part of how we worship God, but it is only one aspect of it. Another aspect, is the state of mind in which we come to worship. Yes, a good worship set can bring us into a better state of reverence and worship, making it easier for the pastor's message to reach the congregation. But I feel the need to stress that worship is what we give(to God), not what we take away. Sunday service is the "worship service", because that is the day we come to the House of the Lord to give Him praise, and learn from His word.

Are we singing praise songs to God, because the words in the song are what we truly feel? Or are we singing them because they make us feel good about God? Two similar statements, but two totally different state of minds.