Tag Archives: Worship

Jan11

DAY 11 (2015)

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Only God can truly answer this question...

Only God can truly answer this question…

Have you just ever had a time of worship, were you felt every song, sung, was somehow a message solely meant for you? Today’s praise and worship was like that for me… it came when we sang this chorus: “Lead me to cross where your love poured out, bring to me to my knees Lord I lay me down. Rid me of myself I belong to you. Lord lead me. Lead me to the cross.” It was one of those moments were the words felt so real it was almost difficult to say them, because they brought tears to my eyes and repentance to my heart as I realized, this wasn’t just words in a song. No, this was my heart laying prostrate before God, and giving Him the parts of myself that I have been unsuccessfully trying to hide from Him. I  felt refreshed and renewed after the experience. Then I was gently reminded of the fact that, that is the purpose of worship. We mistakenly believe worship is just a time for us to sing, when really it is a time for us to fellowship and communicate with our heavenly Father. Worship is our way of telling God how much we love Him, and opening the door for Him to reply to this message, Today my relationship with God was brought a little bit closer through worship, today parts of my heart were changed and made new in the light of His grace. Today I learned (or was reminded) that worship was a time to pour our love out to God.

“Worship the LORD in the splendor of his holiness; tremble before him, all the earth” (Psalm 96:9).

So what am I thankful for today? Worship that leads me to the cross.

Jan19

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I have hidden Thy word in my heart. (Picture by Lisa R)

I have hidden Thy word in my heart.
(Picture by Lisa R)

Revelation 22. “I, John, am the one who heard and saw these things. And when I had heard and seen them, I fell down to worship at the feet of the angel who had been showing them to me. But he said to me, ‘Don’t do that! I am a fellow servant with you and with your fellow prophets and with all who keep the words of this scroll. Worship God!'” (Verses 8-9). What did the angel say? “Worship GOD.” I have noticed lately this trend of asking angels to take care of us. Not that believing angels exist is a bad thing. But when they take the place of God, well, it is. I have been pondering lately why we do this? I think it is because we are looking, needing something that is bigger than ourselves (even if we won’t admit it). We want to be saved, but on our terms. So we don’t have to sacrifice our wants. But here’s the truth, angels are NOT God, they can’t save us, or forgive sins. They do what He tells them to do. Why? Because they serve Him as well. Let’s stop looking for help on our terms. Let’s do what the angel said…Worship God.