Why the title “Life Is Worship”?

Deuteronomy 6:4-9 says, “[4] Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. [5] You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might. [6] And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart. [7] You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise. [8] You shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes. [9] You shall write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates.” (ESV) Worship is essentially a demonstration of what someone or something is worth to us. Moses instructed Israel to love and worship God with every fiber of their being, valuing Him above all else. Christ identified this command as the most basic principle of life.

Everything you do in life, whether it is as simple as talking to your children, sitting in your house, or walking down the sidewalk (including all of the attending words, thoughts, emotions, attitudes, and motives), is an act of worship, showing the world how much (or little) you value Christ (see also 1 Cor. 10.31). You worship either Christ or self. There is no aspect of life that does not reflect this worship. Thus, all of life is worship.

My name is Matt Jury. I am a worshipper of Christ Jesus crucified. I am the husband of my wife and best friend (check out her blog at evidentlee.wordpress.com) and father of two beautiful daughters. I am the pastor of Grace Bible Chapel in York Springs, PA, and I love to preach the Word of God.

In no particular order, I enjoy music (especially barbershop harmony), reading, cooking, blogging, PSU football, college football, NASCAR racing, and target shooting (plinking).