Jeremiah 2:13 My people have committed to sins/evils. They have forsaken me the fountain of living water. And have dug themselves cisterns , broken cisterns that cannot hold water.
God remains who He is whether we worship Him or not. Worshiping or not worshiping God does not change His nature. He will never stop being the Fountain of Living water. God does not need our worship but he deserves our worship. He is all-sufficient and he does not lack anything. God is secure and intact. We are not doing Him a favour by worshiping Him. He does not have approval addiction. He can't help it he is just that way. He sustains all things and all of life and without him everything falls.
However , when it comes to us the lack of worship has considerable effects. In fact when we forsake him , God calls that evil. Not worship God affects our present lives negatively and massively affects our destiny. This is tragic because it means hopelessness and eternal separation from the fountain of living water. The disturbing thing is that the things that we worship are broken things which are temporal. They are deceitful as they never bring lasting satisfaction but instead they bring hopelessness. When we do this we are really looking down on God and God hates that and that's why He calls it evil.
Lastly , worshiping God is a privilege and has infinite benefits for us. When we worship God we are actually connecting with who God is and participate in the Glory of God. Infact it is for this reason that we were created, that we might glorify and enjoy God forever. Worshiping God has amazing effects for us in our present life and also in the life to come. Although worship doesn't change God but it dramatically changes our lives. When you have an encounter with God , I assure you that you will never be the same again. God is the Fountain of Living Water and every created thing is not. In view of all this we should long to worship God in everything we think , say and do because worhiping God is an unparalled privilege.
