Gospel Worship

"Second, remember that when you come to worship God you come to set yourself
before the Lord in those ways in which God lets out the choicest of His mercies to
His people. You have many mercies from God in the enjoyment of the creature, but
when you come to worship Him, you may expect the communication of His mercy in
another way than through any creature in the world. The duties of worship are the chief
channels through which God lets out the choicest of His mercies to the hearts of His
people. And when you are going to worship Him, you are going to present yourself
before God. Indeed, there is a little glimmering of the light of God through other
creatures to you, but the glorious beams of the light of God come through the duties of
worship.
And then, third, you are now going to act your soul upon God, so that if you have any
ability to close with God, to act your soul upon Him, it must be put forth now at this
time. You are indeed, at all times to labor to enjoy communion with God. When you see
the creatures, the sun, moon, and stars, you are to labor to lift your heart to God, just
as when you see the glory of God in the sea. And for your meat and drink, you are to
bless God and to acknowledge God in all. But when you come to worship God, then
all the strength of your soul is to be acted upon God in a more special manner. You
must then, above all, labor to stir up whatsoever you have in your soul to act upon
God. This is to worship God."
Jeremiah Burroughs
Worship Worthy Of God