Psalm 18:1- 2 says, “I love you, Lord; you are my strength. The Lord is my rock, my fortress, and my savior; my God is my rock, in whom I find protection. He is my shield, the power that saves me, and my place of safety.”
Let’s talk about worship today
When I was growing up, I was very self-conscious about raising my hands during worship. I worried that people would look at me and think I was strange for doing so. I grew up in a church where raising hands in worship wasn’t common, so it felt somewhat awkward to me. But as I got older, I moved past those concerns and realized that worship isn’t about me or anyone else in the room. It’s about the Lord.
Worship is our praise to the One True God, Jesus, and therefore, it doesn’t matter what anyone else thinks about whether my hands are raised or not. Since that realization, I’ve worshipped the Lord freely.
That’s what we’re meant to do—worship the Lord freely.
Psalm 105:1-3 says, “Give thanks to the Lord and proclaim His greatness. Let the whole world know what He has done. Sing to Him; yes, sing His praises. Tell everyone about His wonderful deeds. Exult in His holy name; rejoice, you who worship the Lord.”
I was a worship leader for a few years, and during that time, the Lord really taught me about worship—how to engage and posture my heart toward Him in worship, and how to lead others to do the same. I learned to allow the Holy Spirit to guide me, letting others see that through the Spirit, there is change.
John 4:23-24 says, “But the time is coming—indeed, it’s here now—when true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and in truth. The Father is looking for those who will worship Him that way. For God is Spirit, so those who worship Him must worship in spirit and in truth.”
When we worship in Spirit and in Truth, we sit at His feet with our hearts open to the Lord, praising Him with open arms.
It is a demonstration of reverence for our Lord and Creator, for He is good and worthy of our praise.
Have you ever seen videos of a revival with hundreds or thousands of people worshiping the Lord? Whether I’m watching or participating, when I hear voices singing out in unity to the Lord, I become overwhelmed by the Holy Spirit and what the Lord is doing. The movement of the Holy Spirit always brings me to tears.
I know that sometimes in worship, we can feel discouraged if we don’t always sense that movement. But I’m convinced that whether we feel it or not, the movement is happening—we just may not be as open to it as we thought we were at that moment.
Psalm 100 tells us what we should be doing: “Shout with joy to the Lord, all the earth! Worship the Lord with gladness. Come before Him, singing with joy. Acknowledge that the Lord is God! He made us, and we are His. We are His people, the sheep of His pasture. Enter His gates with thanksgiving; go into His courts with praise. Give thanks to Him and praise His name. For the Lord is good. His unfailing love continues forever, and His faithfulness continues to each generation.”
If this is how you approach worship, then you are doing exactly what you should be doing.
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