Preparing for corporate worship: A new year reminder

The first Sunday of a new year is a good time to remind ourselves of what we are doing when we gather each Lord’s Day: We assemble to worship together the only true God. David wrote this in one of his psalms: “There is no one like You among the gods, O Lord, nor are there any works like Yours. All nations whom You have made shall come and worship before You, O Lord, and they shall glorify Your name. For You are great and do wondrous deeds; You alone are God” (Psalm 86:8-10). The One we will worship corporately this Sunday is not a man-made deity. He is not a god we have designed in our minds. He is the Creator and Ruler of all as revealed in the Holy Scriptures. He is the only One worthy of worship. He alone is God. These basic and indispensable truths call for us to give proper attention to and make sufficient preparation for corporate worship. We will unite to worship and glorify the one true God.