Psalm 100:1-2 Shout with joy to the Lord, all the earth! Worship the Lord with gladness. Come before him, singing with joy.
Psalm 100 is one of many scriptures dedicated to praising God. Worship is such a vital part of our relationship with God that it pours from the Bible in heaps of verses and entire chapters. This clearly indicates that worship is not something to be put aside for later. It can be something we do throughout the day, in everything we do. 1 Corinthians 10:31 says, "So whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God."
There are many forms of worship (music, dance, teaching, writing, etc.), and everyone goes to different measures to worship God. Music is perhaps one of the most moving means of worship—certainly broadly used—and I venture to guess that many people enjoy music as a primary form of worship. However, with numerous forms of worship can come controversy as to which should be used, particularly controversy about music genera.
Following are four passages about musical and other worship:
2 Samuel 6:5, 14-15
David and all the people of Israel were celebrating before the Lord, singing songs and playing all kinds of musical instruments—lyres, harps, tambourines, castanets, and cymbals. ... And David danced before the Lord with all his might, wearing a priestly garment. So David and all the people of Israel brought up the Ark of the Lord with shouts of joy and the blowing of rams' horns.
Psalm 33:2-3
Praise the Lord with melodies on the lyre; make music for him on the ten-stringed harp. Sing a new song of praise to him; play skillfully on the harp, and sing with joy.
Psalm 150:1-6
Praise the Lord! Praise God in his sanctuary; praise him in his mighty heaven! Praise him for his mighty works; praise his unequaled greatness! Praise him with a blast of the ram's horn; praise him with the lyre and harp! Praise him with the tambourine and dancing; praise him with strings and flutes! Praise him with a clash of cymbals; praise him with loud clanging cymbals. Let everything that breathes sing praises to the Lord! Praise the Lord!
Revelation 5:13
And then I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and in the sea. They sang: "Blessing and honor and glory and power belong to the one sitting on the throne and to the Lamb forever and ever."
God deserves not only our attention but our affection, so turn your hearts to him and praise him with all you have. As long as you are praising God, there is no need for argument about the means of worship. 1 Corinthians 12:5-6 says, "There are different kinds of service, but we serve the same Lord. God works in different ways, but it is the same God who does the work in all of us." Whether you prefer to sing or dance or play an instrument or teach, you can worship him gladly in everything you do.
