https://odb.org/MY/2023/04/17/remembering-to-praise
I led worship yesterday at my local church and had the privilege to play with a talented guitarist who played electric and blended well with my acoustic guitar and my wife’s digital piano, as we intermixed the basic chords of the songs with melodies and harmonies. We also had an up and coming drummer who played his heart out to give us rhythm and keep time for us.
I started the worship by mentioning that although the world also sings, we worship by singing in spirit and in truth. Truth means the proclaiming of God and His greatness and goodness as expressed in the words of the songs, all of which are true as well as declaring that Jesus is the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords. We exalt His name high above the earth above all gods.
Yet there is the spirit component in worship. As believers redeemed by the blood of the Lamb, worship is where we see God face to face in the spiritual realm as our spirit is born again. Worship is the moment we enter into His presence and just love and adore Him as we speak our hearts out to Him.
One aspect of worship that forms its foundation is thanksgiving. We enter into God’s presence at His court with thanksgiving in our hearts. We are thankful for all that He is to us, for where He has brought us thus far and for calling us to be His own, into His family. Thus, one of my favourite songs in worship is a song that proclaims His greatness, which declares that when we call upon His name, He will answer us and ends lovingly by declaring His great love and His great faithfulness! Another song I love is the song that says that our Lord is forever in our lives, that He sees us through all seasons and leads us to His righteousness. He covers us with His hand as we look to Him and wait upon Him.
In all seasons, praise Him. Enter into His presence with thanksgiving. Remember all that He has done for us and our loved ones. Remember His grace and compassion for all our loved ones who are now with Him. The future may be unknown, but with the Lord in our lives, we know where we are headed, and it is a place where Eden is recreated! Hallelujah and Praise the Lord!
Ronnie's Thoughts 