Worship That Propels Us Into God’s Purposes

“About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them. Suddenly there was such a violent earthquake that the foundations of the prison were shaken. At once all the prison doors flew open, and everyone’s chains came loose. The jailer woke up, and when he saw the prison doors open, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself because he thought the prisoners had escaped. But Paul shouted, “Don’t harm yourself! We are all here!”
The jailer called for lights, rushed in and fell trembling before Paul and Silas. He then brought them out and asked, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”
They replied, “Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will
be saved—you and your household.”
Then they spoke the word of the Lord to him and to all the others in his house.
Acts 16: 25-32

Authentic worship prompts an action.
Moses at the burning bush.
Mary at the feet of Jesus
Peter, James and John on the Mount of Transfiguration
Paul and Silas in the Philippian jail.
Each of these times of worship resulted in action. Sometimes it was on the part of the worshipper but at other times the impact or action was also to someone or something else.
Moses left the presence of God commissioned to go to Pharaoh and command him to “…let my people go…”
Mary’s worshipped prompted her to anoint the feet of the Savior.
Peter, James and John were prepared to build altars after their encounter on the mountain. Paul and Silas’ midnight worship prompted a miraculous release from prison and the salvation of not only the jailer but also his entire household.
Your authentic worship to God honors Him but it also changes you or others.
You do not come into and leave the presence of God unchanged.
Perhaps the change is as simple as God addressing some areas in your life where you are always late to appointments or perhaps the change is as profound as your salvation.
We do not enter worship with an agenda.
We simply worship and allow God to be God in our lives!