HE KNOWS THE VOICE OF THOSE WHO WORSHIP HIM

John 9:31  "Now we know that God does not hear sinners; but if anyone is a worshiper of God and does His will, He hears him."

So often, I believe, people just think I am foolish.  I am not in this boat alone, for there are so many just like me, worshipers of the Lord, that go about their day, singing and praising the Lord all the day long; speaking about the Lord, giving Him glory and honor; just loving on the Lord continually.  Some people do not understand this, and wonder if it is an act or what we get from doing this.  I believe these are the people, like those described in the Bible, that though they could see, were actually blind.

I was thinking of this today.  How I love to worship the Lord.  How I love to gather with other children of the Lord and corporately worship Him.  I truly love to be in an atmosphere of pure worship as the songs of the heart rise up out of us, just loving through the words of beautiful melodies, loving our Lord, all together, united in one voice to tell our God how we love Him, how we thank Him for loving us, for being our Father, for being our God.

For those of you that wonder what we receive from our worship, our adoration of the Lord, I will try to explain to you what happens to us.  From the moment the Lord taught me to worship Him, His presence with me so precious, so special;  from this time I have worshiped Him, it seems like all the time, day and night.  When I awake at night, I sing to Him, I tell Him how much I love Him.  Day and night, worship music is a part of me, playing all the time, no matter where I am, always drawing me into songs from my soul, beautiful words of my own to sing along with the music, words dedicating my love and life to my Lord.  During the day, I find my mind is always on my Lord, He has become the object of my affection, the attention that I seek.  I purposely set my mind, my heart to getting the Lord's attention.  I want Him to notice me, to hear my songs of love, to be drawn to me and want to be with me.  When I sing, He knows my voice.  When I worship, He knows it is me calling up to Him.  He knows me, He loves my songs of love, He loves my worship.

Those that worship the Lord in spirit and truth know that when the Lord hears their voices, He listens, He responds.  We, the worshipers of the Lord, when times get trying, when circumstances arise, when the enemy attacks, the battle raging, we know exactly what to do and do not have to worry.  We begin to worship the Lord, we begin to call on His Name in prayer, never doubting for one moment that the Lord will not hear us.  He knows the voices of His worshipers and when our voices call out, whether in worship or in prayer, in praise or in petition, He listens; He responds.  And we, the worshipers of the Lord, leave our concerns, our petitions with Him and remain full of peace and sweet joy as we know the Lord has heard our cry and is taking care of all that concerns us.

For those of you who don't see the beauty of worshiping our Lord......here I must add, if you are not worshiping because you can not sing, that is an excuse, not a reason.  The Lord loves each voice of each child of His.  It is not the notes He hears you sing, it is the love He listens for and hears.  When you sing what is in your heart, that is what the Lord hears.  So sing away, sing with heartfelt love for the Lord; it is that heartfelt love that makes you a true worshiper; the adoration of your heart for God.  The beauty of worshiping our God will become known to you when you begin to worship with no other reason than to give to the Lord, to love on Him, to pour out your heart before Him.  You will find yourself surrounded with His presence, with the sweet fragrance of His love.  It will make you never want to stop giving Him praise, giving your worship to Him.

Thank You Lord, for the beauty of Your love, of Your touch on me.  I appreciate Lord, the way you have guided me today.  I thank You for the rest I will have tonight.  I thank You my King, for Your presence.  I have sought You, I have found You, You are here with me.  You know the voice of those who worship You.  You know my voice and it pleases You when You hear me, Your worshiping child.

01-26-12