Psalm 50
It is all about the focus. When I was a motorcycle riding instructor, I taught my students, “Where you look (focus), you will go. That is true of riding and of life.” One of the dangers in our lives of worship is we get the wrong focus. This Psalm is a warning about misplaced focus. Some made the focus of their worship their sacrifices and imagined that their practices made them right. These folks were in grave danger and were warned about God’s punishing judgment (vv. 7-13). Others offered the same sacrifices along the way, but their focus was on God. As a result they were right with Him (v. 14-15).
We often make, or try to make, worship about performance, our style, emotions, traditions, or us. An entire industry has grown up around marketing the worship of church to suit the wishes of people. There is serious danger here, because worship is not about us. The grandeur of the God of the universe draws from us worship and relationship. When He is at the center, everything else falls into place.
“Lord, help me to focus on You, and out of that focus, worship You. AMEN.”
