Worship is about the love and the power.
Worship is about faith and force,
Worship is about saying what we want to say, and saying what we absolutely must say
When we worship, we sing the same notes we sing the same words, we think the same thoughts, and we even breath in and out together. Worship brings us together in a way that nothing else in this world can.
Worship establishes the kingdom of God here on earth. When we proclaim Jesus as Lord, we tear down every proud power and stronghold that raises itself up against Him.
Worship fills the air with glory, truth and wonder, like a priceless perfume that reminds us what heaven is really like.
In a world that doesn't know, worship says "This is true".
In a world that thinks the hurt will never stop, worship says “there is a healer”.
In a world that thinks hope is gone, worship says "hope is here."
In a world where it’s every man for himself, we sing to the One who left heaven in order to stand beside us.
We worship Jesus because He proved that we could be loved
We worship Jesus because He is The King of Far More than we ever knew existed
We worship Jesus because love leaves us no sane option.
Worship changes things you can’t see into things that you can't miss
Worship changes us into the image of Christ Himself
It takes just one voice to be heard. Think what happens when we all raise our voices
I would sing by myself if I had to, but there is power when we worship together!
Showing posts with label praise. Show all posts
Showing posts with label praise. Show all posts
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
ABOVE ALL
I’m not one for complicating things. Just the opposite in fact. I mostly like to distill things to their simplest form. So when it comes to worship I tend to avoid complicated philosophies and practices. And I like to focus on what we do, not endure long discussions about what we don’t do, and why not.
Perpetual navel gazing, endless introspection and second guessing belong with do-it-yourself dentistry on my list of things to avoid.
That said, from time to time it is good to step back and look at why and how we do what we do. In our church, we use contemporary music, in the belief that it helps us to worship God. I really believe it does!
But in the middle of all the good times, good music and good feelings it is possible to lose sight of why, and Who, we worship.
Nehemiah says this (Chapter 9, verse 5):
“…blessed be Your glorious name and may it be exalted above all blessing and praise.”
I think what Nehemiah is saying is this: let’s not become so in love with the way we worship, all the blessing and praise, that we accidentally exalt it above God Himself. Don’t just settle back and let the music and singing lift us up instead of the other way around. Sometimes we can forget why we started to worship in the first place. We started to worship because God is glorious, and worthy of the greatest praise we can conspire to offer. His glory is endless and His magnificence is immeasurable.
No song, regardless of it’s writer ever went close to fully expressing who He is. We just make do with the songs, the voices and instruments we have, knowing that when we get to heaven everything will change.
So when we come to church and someone says “It’s great to be in church today and it’s time to worship God”, let our first thoughts be not about the music or the presentation but about God Himself, the astonishing One who made us and loves us.
Nothing can ever take His place. His glorious name is exalted above all the blessing and praise.
Perpetual navel gazing, endless introspection and second guessing belong with do-it-yourself dentistry on my list of things to avoid.
That said, from time to time it is good to step back and look at why and how we do what we do. In our church, we use contemporary music, in the belief that it helps us to worship God. I really believe it does!
But in the middle of all the good times, good music and good feelings it is possible to lose sight of why, and Who, we worship.
Nehemiah says this (Chapter 9, verse 5):
“…blessed be Your glorious name and may it be exalted above all blessing and praise.”
I think what Nehemiah is saying is this: let’s not become so in love with the way we worship, all the blessing and praise, that we accidentally exalt it above God Himself. Don’t just settle back and let the music and singing lift us up instead of the other way around. Sometimes we can forget why we started to worship in the first place. We started to worship because God is glorious, and worthy of the greatest praise we can conspire to offer. His glory is endless and His magnificence is immeasurable.
No song, regardless of it’s writer ever went close to fully expressing who He is. We just make do with the songs, the voices and instruments we have, knowing that when we get to heaven everything will change.
So when we come to church and someone says “It’s great to be in church today and it’s time to worship God”, let our first thoughts be not about the music or the presentation but about God Himself, the astonishing One who made us and loves us.
Nothing can ever take His place. His glorious name is exalted above all the blessing and praise.
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