Day #297 Ways to Worship - Character Development, Week #43

Worshipful

“Oh, let us worship and bow down; let us kneel before the LORD, our Maker.”

– Psalm 95:6

I wanted to teach my kids different way they can worship God. The Bible teaches a number of different ways people honor God. Worship is God honoring. Some people in church circles might say, “I didn’t really enjoy worship today.” I fall into that trap too. However, notice the “I” statement there. Really, it’s not about you. It’s about honoring God and glorifying him for who he is and all he does. True worship comes from the heart, and if it’s all about you, it’s not really worship. At Creative for Kids, I found a list of some of the things worship entails. I thought I would use that list to teach my kids about ways they can honor God and praise him. You can worship through:

1. Sacrifice – “He who sacrifices thank offerings honors me, and he prepares the way so that I may show him salvation of God.” – Psalm 50:23

2. Lifting Your Hands – “Let us lift up our hearts and hands to God in heaven…” – Lamentations 4:41

3. Kneeling Down – “Come, let us bow down in worship, let us kneel before Yahweh our Maker.” – Psalm 95:6

4. Shouting – “With praise and thanksgiving they sang to the Lord: ‘He is good; his love endures forever.’ And all the people gave a great shout of praise to Yahweh because the foundation of the house of Yahweh was laid.” – Ezra 3:11

5. Playing Instruments – “David told the leaders of the Levites to appoint their brothers as singers to sing joyful songs, accompanied by musical instruments: lyres, harps and cymbals.” – 1 Chronicles 15:16
6. Rave and Boast – “In God we make our boast all day long, and we will praise your name forever.” – Psalm 44:8
7. Sing – “All the earth bows down to you; they sing praise to you, they sing praise to your name.” – Psalm 66:4

I made a printable for you so that you can do this activity with your kids.

What I did was print out the worship printable above. Then, I told Kenzie she could draw what reminded her of worship. I told Abby I wanted her to try and draw the 7 ways to show praise near the letter that had the concept. As they colored, I would read off the verse that mentioned the ways of worship. I also explained the harder terms like sacrifice and boast.