When the Music Fades

John 4:23-24 (NKJV)
23 But the hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth; for the Father is seeking such to worship Him. 24 God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth.”

Many times, we associate worship with slow music or song, however the first place worship was mentioned in the Bible, was when the Lord asked Abraham to go sacrifice Isaac. After he arrived the foot of the mountain, he told his servants “I and the lad will go yonder and worship”. 

Genesis 22:5 (NKJV)

5 And Abraham said to his young men, “Stay here with the donkey; the lad and I will go yonder and worship, and we will come back to you.”

Worship is beyond music, it is a heart attitude of complete surrender and obedience to God, irrespective of the circumstances around us.

Another example we see in the Bible about worship is Job, who when he was confronted with the news of the calamity that had befallen him arose and worshiped. 

Job 1:20 (NKJV)

20 Then Job arose, tore his robe, and shaved his head; and he fell to the ground and worshiped.

God created us primarily for His glory

Rev 4: 11(AMP)

“Worthy are You, our Lord and God, to receive the glory and the honor and the power; for You created all things, and because of Your will they exist, and were created and brought into being.”

As we walk through life, let us remember that our God deserves our worship and our complete obedience and surrender to him is an act of worship.

Romans 12:1 (AMP)

Therefore I urge you,  brothers and sisters, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies [dedicating all of yourselves, set apart] as a living sacrifice, holy and well-pleasing to God, which is your rational (logical, intelligent) act of worship.

Song

When the music fades 

All is stripped away, 

and I simply come 

Longing just to bring

Something that's of worth

That will bless Your heart

Bridge:

I'll bring You more than a song, for a song in itself

Is not what You have required

You search much deeper within through the way things appear

You're looking into my heart

Chorus:

I'm coming back to the heart of worship

And it's all about You, all about You, Jesus

I'm sorry, Lord, for the thing I've made it

When it's all about You, all about You, Jesus

Matt Redman

The Transforming Power of God’s love

John 15:2 (NKJV)
Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit He takes away;[a] and every branch that bears fruit He prunes, that it may bear more fruit.

God’s purpose for us is to be transformed into the image of His son – Jesus

Romans 8: 29 (NKJV)
For whom He foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, that He might be the firstborn among many brethren

As we bear fruit in the kingdom, there comes a time, when our loving Father begins to prune us, the result is to bear much fruit for the kingdom. Read post on Fruitfulness

In our walk with God, certain areas of our lives that do not conform to the image of Christ would be highlighted, when the light of the Holy Spirit begins to shine in those areas, our response is to yield and not to make excuses. As we behold him, we are changed.

2 Corinthians 3:18 (NKJV)
18 But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as by the Spirit of the Lord.
He loves us too much to let us continue with our selfish ways.

Song for the day
Lord I come to You
Let my heart be changed, renewed
Flowing from the grace
That I found in You.
And Lord I've come to know
The weaknesses I see in me
Will be stripped away
By the power of Your love.

Hold me close
Let Your love surround me
Bring me near
Draw me to Your side.
And as I wait
I'll rise up like the eagle
And I will soar with You
Your Spirit leads me on
In the power of Your love.

Lord unveil my eyes
Let me see You face to face
The knowledge of Your love
As You live in me.
Lord renew my mind
As Your will unfolds in my life
In living every day
In the power of Your love.

Songwriters
BULLOCK, GEOFFREY/BULLOCK, GEOFFREY