I once heard someone say that “during our life on earth, we are walking each other home into an eternal life and the presence of God.”
During our earthly life and journeys together, may we enter into times of worship which will act as a prelude to a heavenly time of praise and worship, 24/7, that will be pure and majestic.
Psalm 95 reads:
“Come, let us sing for joy to the Lord; let us shout aloud to the Rock of our salvation. Let us come before him with thanksgiving and extol him with music and song.”
In this website as we have meditated around some devotionals, questions, answers and insights it will be good to take time to worship the Lord in listening to two or three worship songs or hymns around the start and middle of each month.
Consider Two Definitions of Worship
“Where God is at the centre of things, worship inevitably follows. Where there is no spirit of worship, there God has been dethroned and displaced.” Sinclair B Ferguson
William Barclay, a theologian, says:
“The true, the genuine worship is when man (and woman), through his spirit, attains to friendship and intimacy with God. True and genuine worship is not to come to a certain place; it is not to go through a certain ritual or liturgy; it is not even to bring certain gifts. True worship is when the spirit, the immortal and invisible part of man (and woman), speaks to and meets with God, who is immortal and invisible.”
Ecclesiastical and Classical Worship
In times of change and uncertainty the old hymns remind us that nothing is new under the Sun.
In the Carpenter’s Sacrifice by Carole Crossley she takes us to some of the miracles of Jesus and how he worked on his own and with his disciples and in spite of unbelievers.
In our modern age we all like to think that miracles of provision, healing and so much more will happen for us and those we love. Enjoy this lovely hymn by Charles Wesley Jesus the Name high over all by the Metropolitan Tabernacle and be encouraged in the fact that God the Father, Son and Holy Spirt brings wonderful miracles to bear both seen and unseen in our hearts and actions. .
Contemporary
When was the last time you prayed for a miracle big or small and you can declare today that it happened in an expected or unexpected way. Jesus is the great provider and our Lord and Saviour. Be uplifted as you listen to the worship song Way Maker by Leeland. Do not be put off by its eight minute length be be blessed in a special time of worship.
Modern
When we stand still in our faith and witness moss and dirt clings to us and holds us back. In our next worship song entitled Still Rolling Stone by Lauren Daigle it challenges to be consistent in our faith and trust in the Lord to rise up above all that would hold us back. Have faith and continue to be a ‘rolling not a static stone’ for Jesus.
“The Lord bless you
and keep you;
the Lord make his face shine on you
and be gracious to you;
the Lord turn his face toward you
and give you peace.”
Also listen to John Rutter’s and the Cambridge Singers’ beautiful rendition of it.
MOTIVATIONAL MOMENTS FROM CAROL HATTON
1. Life is a circle of happiness, sadness, hard times and good times. If you are going through hard times, have faith that good times are on the way – Positive Quotes.
2. Beauty isn’t about having a pretty face. It is about having a pretty mind, a pretty heart and, most importantly, a beautiful soul – Power of Positivity.
3. In life, many things don’t go according to plan. If you fall, get back up. If you stumble, re-gain your balance. Never give up!
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