First, Burroughs appeals that, "As God whom we draw nigh to is great, so the duties of God's worship are great duties." (p. 53) The worship of God is a very great and serious business yet we often sluff it off to follow after other pursuits that are not nearly as valuable and holy as worshiping the Creator. We refuse to neglect this or that, but when it comes to worship we often do not see the weight it holds and thus have no issue in neglecting the act of worship (specifically in a congregational setting). I feel that many people have this mindset that worship for some reason can be trumped by other pursuits. Why is that? Do we not understand the awesomeness and terribleness of the God of creation and beyond? Do we not understand that place that He deserves?
Second, because worshiping God is such a great business it requires great preparation. The problem is we come into the service half asleep and the last thing we want to do is work to bring our minds under submission to Jesus Christ. It is very easy for me to view the service of my home church as the first half (singing) is a preparation for the second half (preaching). This should not be the case at all. We cannot prostitute half the service (aka worship) just to get our minds in gear. And not only a church service, but personal reading of the Word and prayer must be met with by preparation. Again, do we understand the God we worship? How can we specifically prepare for worship?
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