God lives here.
The Bible says that God inhabits the praise of his people. I was thinking about this during our worship on Sunday morning. While I sang I prayed this over our offering of praise. As I did I began to realise that worship is not us welcoming God into our churches, but Him letting us into His house. That is part of the mystery of worship.
Thanksgiving is always our way of swinging open the door.
“On your feet now - applaud GOD! Bring a gift of laughter, sing yourselves into his presence. Know this: GOD is God, and God, GOD. He made us; we didn't make him. We're his people, his well-tended sheep.
Enter with the password: "Thank you!" Make yourselves at home, talking praise. Thank him. Worship him.” Ps 100:1-4 (Msg)
One of the mysteries of worship is that discover that in God’s house His rules reign. That is why we occasionally see miracles happening during times of worship. I recall a time in my own church when, without anyone praying for him, a gentleman (the father of our worship leader) was healed of the serious effects of diabetes. This miracle (God’s rules exerting their authority over the natural) was then noticed by the nurse treating him. She was amazed! All this happened because we let ourselves into God’s house as we worship.
This isn’t just a Sunday thing, where we make ourselves at home for the day but we are back in the world by Monday morning, ready for work. We can draw every day, every encounter we have into God’s house through an attitude of worship. Talking praise gives God’s rules authority in our lives.
Thanksgiving is always our way of swinging open the door.
“On your feet now - applaud GOD! Bring a gift of laughter, sing yourselves into his presence. Know this: GOD is God, and God, GOD. He made us; we didn't make him. We're his people, his well-tended sheep.
Enter with the password: "Thank you!" Make yourselves at home, talking praise. Thank him. Worship him.” Ps 100:1-4 (Msg)
One of the mysteries of worship is that discover that in God’s house His rules reign. That is why we occasionally see miracles happening during times of worship. I recall a time in my own church when, without anyone praying for him, a gentleman (the father of our worship leader) was healed of the serious effects of diabetes. This miracle (God’s rules exerting their authority over the natural) was then noticed by the nurse treating him. She was amazed! All this happened because we let ourselves into God’s house as we worship.
This isn’t just a Sunday thing, where we make ourselves at home for the day but we are back in the world by Monday morning, ready for work. We can draw every day, every encounter we have into God’s house through an attitude of worship. Talking praise gives God’s rules authority in our lives.
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