“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!
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