Monday, October 26, 2026
“Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? by taking heed thereto according to thy word” (Psalm 119:9 KJV).
If our physical posterity could augment its spiritual dexterity, exactly what would that entail?
One lady described for me her first visit to a local megachurch. The music was “so loud” that she was totally disgusted—and not going back! Several years ago, I viewed the television program of another large “feel-good” congregation meeting in my area. These engaged in vigorous physical activity while singing one song for 10 minutes uninterrupted (yes, I timed it). Such lyrics asked “the Holy Spirit” (?) to descend. Exhausted, they ceased for a few seconds to catch their breath… before the preacher (a notable false teacher) beckoned for them to start up the band again! They proceeded to sing the chorus for an additional four minutes, over and over and over. Such was fun and games to this blind leader of the blind, and all his gullible followers were equally “carried away” in religious fervor (1 Corinthians 12:2). Watching attentively and listening closely, I ultimately concluded the Holy Spirit would have no part of that empty noise… even after they had spent nearly a quarter-hour begging Him to come down!
My (final) denominational preacher—from long, long ago—was a skilled vocalist. He once traveled from church to church with a quartet. Possessing a great voice indeed, he felt superior to those whom he regarded as “unable to sing.” Eventually (after my family left the group), I heard how he developed dementia and became incapable of preaching. Once a new pastor was installed, the former pastor was relegated to songleader—until he was unable to sing because he could no longer remember lyrics. All those beautiful songs were not as approved unto God as the preacher or his congregation thought, for he passionately fought against dispensational Bible truth.
Dear friends, if we are going to confine “praise and worship” to two brief periods on Sunday, and one on Wednesday night, what exactly is the rest of our week? Should we not be praising and worshipping God all the time? Is not the delivery of sermons and studying actual Bible verses also praise and worship? Or, could it just be that, despite all our alleged “praise and worship,” we really have no idea what praise and worship are? Yea, we are too preoccupied with amusement, emotionalism, and fleshliness….
