John 4:24 "God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in spirit and truth."
The most important part of our journey, the beauty of the entire experience is obtained when we worship the Lord with all our heart. We must, I repeat, WE MUST realize the importance of worshiping our Lord God. I realize so many think that the most important thing we have to do for the Lord is to win souls, and I will never discount that as it is vital, urgent in these last days, to spread the gospel of Jesus Christ, but the Lord will see that they hear. It will be a natural flow of salvation to others as they are led into true, intimate worship of the Lord. As they see us worshiping, as they see the Glory that falls upon us as our spirits connect with the Spirit of God, they will be drawn into a heart felt desire to experience that also. Those that do not at that time, will have other times as the Lord will not let them go until they have every opportunity to come to Him. This is what the Lord shows me. This is what He has made clear to me for several years now. I was made, you were made, with one sole purpose on earth. Our God made us to worship Him alone. To give Him our whole hearts, surrendering to Him with complete abandonment in heartfelt worship.
Worship that comes from our hearts, pure and honest worship, thanksgiving to the One who gave us life, eternal life, by sending His Son to be a sacrifice for our sin; to offer to us the intimate fellowship with Him alone, this is what the Lord desires most from us. When He draws us together in a corporate atmosphere, when He watches as we begin to sing, He listens to the hearts of those singing. He doesn't notice if notes are off key, if voices are broken, shaky, strained; He listens to the intent of the heart. Are the hearts offering up their complete love to Him, are they worshiping Him just for Who He is, their Father, the Lover of their soul, the Creator that holds them so close to Him; or are they just singing to sing, because it is what everyone is doing, or they worshiping wanting to impress Him or others. It doesn't matter if you sing the words right, in fact, a true worship leader will tell you to sing a new song from your heart to the Lord, he/she will encourage you to sing from your spirit as the Holy Spirit leads you to worship the Lord, to love on Him, to glorify Him alone.
A worship service that is seeking to lift up their voices to worship God, in spirit and in truth, people attending these services where the Lord is their objective, touching His garment, touching His face, looking into His eyes; these worshipers will lift their voices in unity and the songs of their hearts will literally break open the doors of Heaven, beckoning the Glory of the Lord to come down to them, to reign in their hearts, to come into the sanctuary they have prepared for Him with their worship. God so loves this atmosphere, He delights in that worship, that praise that He sees coming from their hearts. Worshipers in this place will experience the infilling of the Holy Spirit as the Presence of the Lord falls upon each one of them, as His Glory Cloud fills the place and miracles begin to take place. Healings of bodies, of minds, of relationships begin to pour out onto those present; weeping as the burdens lift from the shoulders of so many that were not even aware of them, tears pouring down the faces of those are lifted up to the Lord, and then laughter from the purest joy found in heaven or earth begins to fill the air as freedom fills their spirits. Then more worship rises to the Lord in forms of thanksgiving and praise for what He has done for them......and it all began in their hearts, in the pure desire of worshiping the Lord.
No journey will be satisfying unless it begins with the knowledge of the importance of worshiping the Lord. No journey can take place unless the heart has the desire and the pure need to worship the Lord. I no longer have just the desire to worship my God, I need to worship Him. It is what I have to do. The Lord has been so good to me, He has blessed me so with His presence. Once you have been in the presence of the Lord, once you have felt His arms hold you and known that love, that intimate love pour throughout your spirit, warming your body from head to toe, you will have to worship the Lord. There will be no life in you without worshiping the Lord. It will become who you are as it is who I am. He drew me to Him and taught me to worship Him, He instructed me just how to worship Him, just what pleased Him, and then He filled me with that love of Him that left no desire for anyone or anything else, and now I know no other way to live; He is my every breath, my everything, and I have to worship Him with all my heart.
02-24-12
No comments:
Post a Comment