Worship, when understood biblically, is not simply an obligation but also a tremendous privilege. On the one hand, it is the highest duty of the creature toward his Creator. On the other, it is the greatest blessing the redeemed sinner receives from his gracious Lord and Savior. What draws us to worship, then, is both loving devotion and eager anticipations of the gift of God's mercy: "One thing I ask of the Lord, this is what I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the Lord and to seek him in his temple." (Psalm 22:4)

Roger Wagner, Back to Basics, page 157