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 I am sharing about Seeds, Saplings and Mature Trees. In this very strong and moving song by Bryn Terfel he declares to all creation and under a mighty tree, I think it is an Oak, that God is powerful. He sings that it is only God who can make and sustain all creation that includes small seeds, growing saplings and mighty Oak trees. Enjoy from Kew Gardens the hymn called Trees from BBC Songs of Praise.
Contemporary
Often we may find ourselves in fields of doubt and with no where to go. It is then that we can plant new seeds of faith and hope and it will surprise us how God’s glory becomes a great part of our new living story. Enjoy this lovely worship song by Charity Gayle called Seed of Faith
Modern
When we consider all the majesty of God’s creation in all the seas, mountains, plains and trees it cannot compare to the majesty and power of the Name and life and Ministry of Jesus. In this worship song by Hillsong Worship we enter into a time of praise and thanksgiving to Jesus. Death can not hold back the new and resurrected power and seeds of God’s grace and love. What a beautiful Name!
“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. From the bottom of my heart, I want to thank God for loving me, healing me, forgiving me and never leaving me. Amen.
2. To make a difference in someone’s life, you don’t have to be brilliant, rich, beautiful or perfect – you just have to care!
3. A prayer for June: May your finances multiply; may your health improve; may your friends be blessed; may your family be loved; may your pain be less; may your worries disappear; may God bless you. Amen.
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