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 I look at how some birds in the Bible represent symbols of faith and how a loving God cares for all his creation. The Insight is part of a mini-series of three to complete. In our first worship song it represents a modern take on an old hymn. As Christians it is important to daily sing praise to our creator God and Christ as our Saviour. The birds sing praises to God and the trees listen and respond by breezing in the wind. Enjoy All Creators of our God and King by Sovereign Grace Music.
Contemporary
Another classic hymn is set out in a different form and expresses how all creatures great and small and all things wise and wonderful cry out before the stones and buildings with a sense of thanksgiving to the one who sustains and maintains all living creatures and the world itself. Sing along to All things Bright and Beautiful by John Rutter and the Cambridge Singers.
Modern
Our final worship song is one of many that refers to the Eagle as a majestic bird. In Isaiah 40: 31 it reminds us that as we trust deeply in the Lord throughout all life’s situations we may “soar on wings like eagles”. Hillsong Worship leads us in this very strong worship song Eagle’s Wings.
“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. Whatever you decide to do, make sure it makes you happy!
2. Dear God – I bring to you my burdens. You know my situation and you know I can’t make it without you. Comfort my heart, give me strength and help me carry on. Amen.
3. You decide yourself to get better – it’s that simple! You either take what has been dealt you and allow it to make you a better person or you allow it to tear you down. The choice does not belong to fate – it belongs to you.
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