I will praise God’s name in song
Psalm 69:30-31 NIV
and glorify him with thanksgiving.
This will please the LORD more than an ox,
more than a bull with its horns and hooves.
What form of worship is most pleasing to God? Formal or informal? Hymns and hymnals or choruses and overheads? There are a great many ways that different churches conduct their worship services today. And many are convinced that their way is the best.
But the psalmist here tells us what is most pleasing to God in our worship. And it has nothing to do with the specific forms our worship services take. Our ritual is secondary to what is most pleasing to God, even if it involves the sacrifice of a whole bull.
What God finds pleasing in our worship is heartfelt praise and thanksgiving. It is rejoicing in who God is and what he has done for us. The ritual defining our worship service is good if it leads to true worship. But that ritual should never be a substitute for genuine praise and thanksgiving.
So what form of worship is the most pleasing to God? It is worship that comes from the heart. So when you come before God to worship, do so with a heart of praise and thanksgiving, seeking to glorify God. When you do, the outward forms of your worship are unimportant.
