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.
Traditional
In my latest Insight from the Bible it reminds us of how human and divine love can be found, lost and restored over a short and long term. Enjoy this very well know hymn Love Divine by The Choir of Trinity College Cambridge that supersedes anything that human love can offer and is more permanent and satisfying.
Contemporary
I have been very happy to publish my conclusions from the five studies of the Song of Solomon. It is quite a difficult book to understand yet it has such a simple application for us all. Our love to God, how we worship and live as a church representing Jesus and how we love our neighbour’s as an expression of our love to the Lord. Enjoy this beautiful worship song Song of Solomon that in many respects reflects the meaning of the book. It is by Micheal W Smith.
Modern
In recent days we have experienced a number of heat waves and drought. The reign of the Lord can seem far off, yet the Son of God, Jesus shines to us all in a different way that brings peace and joy in a dry land. It is so nice when after the heat and drought we are blessed with the gift of physical rain. Enjoy this powerful worship song by Chris Bowater Reign in Me.
“The Lord bless you
and keep you;
the Lord make his face to 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. Some day everything will be perfect so, for now, laugh at the confusion, smile through the tears and keep reminding yourself that everything happens for a reason.
2. If they respect you, respect them. If they disrespect you, still respect them. Do not allow the actions of others to affect your good manners because you represent yourself, not them.
3. Happiness is found when you stop comparing yourself with other people.
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