Once again, the Lord has me thinking about fighting. Maybe its my nature - or my personality - who knows? At any rate, the various weapons provided for us has been on my mind lately.
There is a song that says: "Let the Worshippers Arise." Many times when I hear it sung people stand and raise their hands to heaven, showing their love of and to God. That is all well and good, but I'm thinking there is a deeper meaning in these words. I believe that worship is one of our greatest weapons.
Psm 34:7 (Amplified) The Angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear Him (who revere and worship Him with awe) and each of them He delivers.
According to the Bible, he delivers each of them who revere and worship Him with awe. Not just one or two - He delivers each of them.
Psm 34:8 (Amplified) O taste and see that the Lord (our God) is good! Blessed (happy, fortunate, to be envied) is the man who trusts and takes refuge in Him.
Could it be that when we worship and take refuge in Him we are happy, fortunate and to be envied because while we are worshipping, the Lord is delivering us?
After Royce's accident he had almost a year of Physical Therapy every day. The sessions were exhausting and painful for him. He would come home and I would settle him on the bed with pillows under his arms and hands; put on worship music and leave him alone with God.
And then he would cry. And worship. And thank the Lord for his healing; for his very life. During those times the presence of Jesus in his room was overwhelming. Sometime I would slip back in and lay as close as possible just because the anointing and presence was so wonderful. We both needed healing in our own way.
The more Royce worshipped, the more the Lord healed; which made Royce more grateful and he worshipped more; which made the Lord heal more. Well, you get the picture. It's called relationship. Give and take. Loving and being loved. Royce wasn't worshipping so the Lord would heal him. He worshipped because he loved the Lord and was grateful for his healing and love.
He didn't sing; he was too tired for that. He did listen to worship tapes but the true worship was coming from his heart. The Lord seeks those to worship Him in spirit and in truth; to revere and worship Him in awe. If you are one who has been taught to open your heart and let your true feelings and emotions rise to the Father; if you can pour out your love along with your pain until your focus is on Jesus and He is utmost in your heart and mind, then you are a worshipper.
Worship has many faces. When we give of ourselves to others in an act of love to the Father, we worship. When we humble ourselves before Him in adoration without a thought for ourselves, we worship. We worship with our time, our possessions, our energy, but always we worship from our heart.
It is interesting: we never, ever worship to get something from our Father, but we never worship in truth without receiving something from our Father.
"Let The Worshippers Arise."
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