You can find such a place, a place within the presence
with God. I have learned as I follow
Christ in life that many people worship different. But guess what, the manner
does not matter. The essence of worship is not engaging softly in hymns, in the
manner of respondent liturgy, outward robustness of charismatic celebration,
nor in the stillness of silence. It is all
that, and more.
Worship is not the expression, but inward change from an
encounter with the Lord God Almighty. When
you walk away from worship my hope is that your life is as Towns notes, upset –
and your life is changed. Worship brings change, a heart seeking truth, a
willingness to be obedient to the whisper of God’s Spirit instilling God’s will
for you. Apostle Paul expressed it like
this, “I urge you, brothers, in view of
God's mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to
God — this is your spiritual act of worship” (Romans 12:1). Worship is a sacrifice, without such, one
only engages for the appearance religion, not for the manifestation of Christ’s
Spirit. Worship is the awe of God when you have found yourself embraced by Christ.
Jesus taught the woman at the well a lesson that holds a
tremendous impact for you today. Always
be mindful of what Jesus spoke to her about. The act of spiritual worship, to which He opened her eyes to how “true worshipers will worship the Father in
spirit and truth, for the Father is seeking such people to worship him. God is spirit, and those who worship him must
worship in spirit and truth” (John 4:23b-24).
Don’t stop singing, lifting hands, expressing
liturgy, shouting, sitting in silence, standing, or falling prostrate before
the Lord. But continue to “worship in
spirit and truth.” Empty yourself of
self and be refilled and immersed within God, who is Spirit.
Thinking of you, praying you are blessed in worship,
Owen
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