Contagious Worship

22Here's the story I'll tell my friends when they come to worship,
and punctuate it with Hallelujahs:
23Shout Hallelujah, you God--worshipers;
give glory, you sons of Jacob;
adore him, you daughters of Israel.
24He has never let you down,
never looked the other way
when you were being kicked around.
He has never wandered off to do his own thing;
he has been right there, listening.
25Here in this great gathering for worship
I have discovered this praise--life.
And I'll do what I promised right here
in front of the God--worshipers.
26Down-and-outers sit at GOD's table
and eat their fill.
Everyone on the hunt for God
is here, praising him.
"Live it up, from head to toe.
Don't ever quit!"
27From the four corners of the earth
people are coming to their senses,
are running back to GOD.
Long-lost families
are falling on their faces before him.
28GOD has taken charge;
from now on he has the last word.
29All the power-mongers are before him
-worshiping!
All the poor and powerless, too
-worshiping!
Along with those who never got it together
-worshiping!
30Our children and their children
will get in on this
As the word is passed along
from parent to child.
31Babies not yet conceived
will hear the good news--
that God does what he says.
Psalm 22

I haven't blogged in ages and ages but when I read this today I knew I had to share it. I love worship. It's one of my favorite things in the world. I love worshiping through music which is probably why I love the Psalms so much. So, when I read this passage this afternoon, I was struck by simply this: This is contagious. Contagious worship.
One of my favorite worship bands just put out a new album with a song called "For the sake of the world." The chorus says "for the sake of the world, burn like a fire in me. Light a flame in my soul for every eye to see." That is what true worship is about. It's about being so consumed with what God is doing that it is catching. It's sparks catch other people on fire too. If we exhibited that kind of worship in our lives this is what we would see.. "people are coming to their senses, are running back to GOD. Long-lost families are falling on their faces before him. GOD has taken charge." I want to live a life filled with a contagious worship.