worship

"Each of the four living creatures had six wings and was covered with eyes all around, even under its wings. Day and night they never stop saying: "Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God Almighty, who was, and is, and is to come." (Revelation 4.8)
In the book of Revelation, amidst all the vivid pictures of destruction and cataclysmic upheaval, there are even more vivid pictures of the worship of Almighty God. Thrones of jasper, ruby, rainbow, emerald, sea of crystal glass, flashes of lightning, roars of thunder. Even before the end of the earth, there is the constant worship of God going on with proclamations such as the "four living creatures" make above. Proclamations are made about Jesus Christ: "Worthy is the Lamb who was slain, to receive power and wealth and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and praise!" (Revelation 5.12b)
Heaven is about worshiping God. This is one reason worship is so important to us here and now. You could consider every worship service a "dress rehearsal" for the worship we will offer God for all eternity. God accepts our human attempts at worship because we are His children. When we strive to offer God our best worship, God is pleased. As one wise spiritual teacher has written, when we worship, we are not leaving the real world but coming into the Real World, the Kingdom of God that will never end. When we come to church, we are not the "audience;" God is. Remember that the next time you come to worship. We are not there just to "get something out of it" (though when we truly yield ourselves to worshiping God, we often do receive much). Our focus should be to offer God the praise that God deserves. We do this with music, prayers, offerings, hearing and responding to God's Word, celebrating the Lord's Supper. As we worship, we come into and maintain the right relationship with God. Remember that your worship of God prepares you for an eternity worshiping our Lord.