“Shout for joy to God, all the earth! Sing the glory of his name; make his praise glorious. Say to God, “How awesome are your deeds! So great is your power that your enemies cringe before you. All the earth bows down to you; they sing praise to you, they sing the praises of your name.”
Psalm 66:1-4
When was the last time you came home from church physically exhausted because you had poured yourself, all that you had to offer, into worship and praise?
Never?
How come?
Now, I know I may have just offended some by even asking those questions.
After all, don’t we go to church to get poured into?
Doesn’t God promise that He will renew the strength of those who wait on Him?
Yes and yes; but when was the last time you gathered with other believers just to give it all to God and lavish on Him all you could muster in worship?
We go to sports events and even as a fan, who is watching from the stands, we go home worn out because we were so engrossed in whooping it up for our team.
Heaven forbid (pun intended) that we should get as passionate about worshipping the Eternal God. No, I am not suggesting the proverbial swinging from the chandeliers and rolling down the aisles. Instead, I am talking about complete surrender and abandon in worship that is totally pre-occupied with Him instead of being focused on me or thee (forgive the KJV language)!
What if our mindset was different when we walked into the sanctuary and we set a personal goal of devoting the next hour or two entirely to the Lord in worship? So often we miss the refreshing infilling of His Spirit because
we have never emptied ourselves in worship.
Give HIM your ALL in worship!
Psalm 66:1-4
When was the last time you came home from church physically exhausted because you had poured yourself, all that you had to offer, into worship and praise?
Never?
How come?
Now, I know I may have just offended some by even asking those questions.
After all, don’t we go to church to get poured into?
Doesn’t God promise that He will renew the strength of those who wait on Him?
Yes and yes; but when was the last time you gathered with other believers just to give it all to God and lavish on Him all you could muster in worship?
We go to sports events and even as a fan, who is watching from the stands, we go home worn out because we were so engrossed in whooping it up for our team.
Heaven forbid (pun intended) that we should get as passionate about worshipping the Eternal God. No, I am not suggesting the proverbial swinging from the chandeliers and rolling down the aisles. Instead, I am talking about complete surrender and abandon in worship that is totally pre-occupied with Him instead of being focused on me or thee (forgive the KJV language)!
What if our mindset was different when we walked into the sanctuary and we set a personal goal of devoting the next hour or two entirely to the Lord in worship? So often we miss the refreshing infilling of His Spirit because
we have never emptied ourselves in worship.
Give HIM your ALL in worship!
No comments:
Post a Comment