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 my latest Insight from the Bible we consider how to interpret and understand the joy of love, both in a human sense and also as it applies to our spiritual relationship with the Lord.
In the Third Poem we have reference to a enclosed Garden of love. In God’s garden it is both open and closed as we trust in him on a daily basis. This hymn/Song has been described as one of the most beautiful ones ever!! Enjoy In the Garden by Rosemary Siemens.
Contemporary
My Love is better than Wine by Christian Reggae Worship is very upbeat song and rejoices in the value of love and friendship both human and divine even above the pleasures of wine! You might want to have a little dance to it while your listen to it!
Modern
Love is in the air and it is important to be ready to embrace it in whatever form it presents itself. “The winter is passing”. Spring and new life and love is on its way. Enjoy this mellow song by Michael Card entitled Arise my Love based on Song of Solomon Chapter 2: 10 – 13.
“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. If you respect you, respect them; if they disrespect you, still respect them.
2. Nobody’s perfect. We all make mistakes. We say wrong things. We do wrong things. We fall. We get up. We learn. We grow. We move on. We live. – Positive Inspiring Quotes.
3. It doesn’t matter how old you are or where you come from. Manners, kindness, respect and compassion will always be the signs of a decent human being – Positive Inspiring Thoughts.
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