The Birthday Party

Imagine celebrating a birthday party for your child. You buy a cake, invite guests, and give her presents. Now imagine discussing the party with your spouse later that night. Your spouse asks you what you thought of the party. You say, “I don’t know. I didn’t really get anything out of it. It didn’t impact me. It didn’t feed me very well. People didn’t bring me presents. We sang happy birthday with a guitar but I’d rather hear it on an organ.” We say these things about worship all the time because we make it primarily about us rather than primarily about God.