How's your worship? (transferred from Myspace blog from Oct 2006)

October 3, 2006 - Tuesday
How's Your Worship?

Current mood: jubilant

Are we hungry enough? Are we thirsty enough? Have we really been hungry and thirsty for the things of God? We don't wait for hunger before we eat again. We've never really experienced thirst as they have in some countries, yet the Word says that those who HUNGER and THIRST after righteousness shall be FILLED! (Mtt 5:6)

Are we looking for the worship team to "get us in the mood to worship?" If so, it's not going to happen. John 4:23 says, "But the hour cometh, and now is, when the TRUE worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: FOR THE FATHER SEEKETH SUCH TO WORSHIP HIM! How different would it be if you came ALREADY worshipping! Already praising, because you've ALREADY been with the Father...in the Word... and are so filled up you need to burst so it can flow out on somebody else? What a difference that will make in our worship services! We would no longer look like DEAD MEN standing with hands upraised! We would REJOICE in the LORD, SHOUT His glory, SING His praises!!!

SPIRIT TO SPIRIT worship...that is what we are reconciled for...restored to! In the garden, Adam and Eve didn't physically die when they fell into sin! Their spirit to spirit relationship with the Father died! He sent His Son to take sin out of the way once and for all and 2 Peter 1:3 says, According to His divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him that hath called us to glory and virtue: Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust." He provided atonement...He provided His Holy Spirit as a downpayment/engagement ring...What AWESOME THINGS TO REJOICE IN! GOD IS IN US! He doesn't need to FALL ON US! He is in US forever, and will NEVER leave us or forsake us!!! So, knowing that, why do we hold back in worship! What are we afraid of...losing control?...looking silly?

In Ezekiel 47:1-9 it says...

Afterward he brought me again unto the door of the house; and, behold, waters issued out from under the threshold of the house eastward: for the forefront of the house stood toward the east and the waters came down from under from the right side of the altar. Then brought he me out of the way of the gate northward, and led me about the way without unto the utter gate by the way that looketh eastward; and, behold, there ran out waters on the right side. And when the man that had the line in his hand went forth eastward, he brought me through the waters; the waters were to the ankles. Again he measured a thousand, and brought me through the waters; the waters were to the knees. Again he measured a thousand, and brought me through; the waters were to the loins. Afterward he measured a thousand; and it was a river that I could not pass over: for the waters were risen, waters to swim in, a river that could not be passed over. And he said unto me, Son of man, hast thou seen this? Then he brought me, and caused me to return to the brink of the river. Now when I had returned, behold, at the bank of the river were very many trees on the one side and on the other. Then said he unto me, These waters issue out toward the east country, and go down into the desert, and go into the sea: which is being brought forth into the sea, the waters shall be healed. And it shall come to pass, that every thing that liveth, which moveth, withersoever the rivers shall come, shall live: and there shall be a very great multitude of fish, because these waters shall come thither: for they shall be healed; and every thing shall live whither the river cometh.

Are our feet wet? Are we wading knee deep? Are we in up to your hips yet? Oh, that we would have our feet swept out from under us and be carried along in the current! When we let down our guard and let the Holy Spirit flow in us and out of us...through us...lives will be changed and God will be glorified!

Remember the little chorus:

There's a river of life flowing out of me!

Makes the lame to walk and the blind to see!

Opens prison doors, sets the captives free!

There's a river of life flowing out of me!

Spring up oh well, and fill my soul!

Spring up oh well, and make me whole!

Spring up oh well, and give to me,

New life abundantly!

What will we look like to God in worship when we take the limits off God that we have put there and let His Spirit flow!?

Paul said we are unto God a sweet savour (2Cor2:15)...WOW...if we just get even a little glimpse of how much He loves our worship and seeks it...our worship would look very different!

Adoring Him!

Teresa