"Ascribe to the LORD, O families of nations, 
 Ascribe to the LORD glory and strength.
 Ascribe to the LORD the glory due His name, 
 Bring an offering and come into His courts.
 Worship the LORD in the splendor of His holiness;
 Tremble before Him, all the earth.
 Say among the nations, 'The LORD reigns'."  Psalm 96:7-10

"Worship the Lord!"
Do we really worship Him when we come together on Sunday (or whatever day your fellowship meets)?  Do we worship Him in all His splendor and holiness?  Do we come away from a worship service transformed by having been in the presence of our mighty God?  Do we honor God from our hearts or do we just give lip service in song and prayer?
Do we even prepare ourselves for the coming worship service?

Jesus speaking to the Pharisees and scribes in Mark 7:6 says,
"He answered and said to them, 'Well did Isaiah prophesy of you hypocrites, as it is written:
'This people honors Me with their lips,
 But their heart is far from Me.'"
Let's not have this be said of Believers!

In Colossians 3:12-17 the Apostle Paul tells us to put on the new man,
Vs. 16 says,
"Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.  (Read the whole passage.)

In talking to the woman at the well, Jesus tells us how to worship God in John 4:23-24,
"But the hour is coming , and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father is seeking such to worship Him.  God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth."

In our opening verses we see,
'Bring an offering and come into His courts'
The Scripture that comes to mind here is Romans 12:1,
"I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service."

So when we come to worship our Lord, we should do so with heart, mind, spirit and will, our whole self, focused on the One to whom we belong.  The distractions will always be there, those little foxes that ruin our intimacy with our Lord.
"Catch the foxes for us,
 The little foxes that are ruining the vineyards, 
 while our vineyards are in blossom."  Song of Songs 2:15

May our worship this Sunday be so focused on our mighty God and Savior that all else is set aside and the glory of the Lord shines forth.

I close with this praise song:
"Son of God, this is our praise song
 Jesus, my Lord, I sing to You.
 Come now, Spirit of God,
 Breathe Life into the words of love
 Angels join from above as we sing our praise song.
 We praise You,  we praise You,
 We praise You, we worship You!".

Let me suggest that you ask the Lord to bring to your mind just the song that He would have you sing out.  For those who say, "I can't sing",  do what I do, make a joyful noise to the Lord.

Lord, we love You!  Amen