Jehoshaphat bowed face down on the ground. All the people of Judah and Jerusalem bowed down before the LORD and worshiped him. Then some Levites from the Kohathite and Korahite people stood up and praised the LORD, the God of Israel, with very loud voices. 2 Chronicles 20:18-19 NCV
When the sacrifices were completed, King Hezekiah and everyone with him bowed down and worshiped. King Hezekiah and his officers ordered the Levites to praise the LORD, using the words David and Asaph the seer had used. So they praised God with joy and bowed down and worshiped. 2 Chronicles 29:29-30 NCV
The great kings anointed by God who truly followed him led their people to worship the Lord. Read the stories of David, Solomon, Jehoshaphat, Hezekiah, and Josiah. Their kingdoms were built on their reverence and reliance upon the Lord God. In their success they knew it was only because of the Lord and they led their people in worship of Him.
As children of God today we must remember what God’s appointed kings understood and lived each day. They lived and led their people to lives of worship. It was daily recognition and reliance upon Him. They looked to him for guidance and wisdom, calling on Him for His will in all things they encountered. The Lord did incredible and amazing things for his people in response to their worship. He will for us as well. We must know and understand to be holy is not defined by what we have or where we live. It is not comprised of our position or title, not determined by how many committees we serve on or how much good we do. To be holy is about worship, about our position before God. Prostrate, on our knees, in submission and reverence, hands lifted to Him offering everything we have, whatever that might be no matter how great or meager. Not in our rightness but in the offering itself. God makes it holy, not us. He makes us holy. He is active. We are only before Him responding to His power and sovereignty, awaiting what His Spirit prompts from us. To worship Him and Him alone is a reflection of our understanding of who God is, of what He has done for us. It is recognition of our utter helplessness without Him. He seeks us, He pursues us, and He looks for those who are truly seeking Him. Our search and our success in finding Him begins and ends in our worship of Him.
The LORD searches all the earth for people who have given themselves completely to him. He wants to make them strong. 2 Chronicles 16:9 NCV
The time is coming when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, and that time is here already. You see, the Father too is actively seeking such people to worship him. John 4:23
To worship in this way means we must prepare ourselves, in body, in mind, in spirit. A true worship experience is something special, it is holy. Take a few moments with me and let us worship the God who saves us.
God Almighty you are Sovereign, you are Holy, you are righteous, and you are just. You do whatever you please, and you know what is best. You are our Master, our Creator, our King, and you reign over us. You cover us with your love, you are gracious and without equal. You are our salvation, our hope, and our Redeemer. God in Heaven you rescue us and save us. Lord you protect us, you heal us, and you watch over us. Father you are the giver of all good things and every good thing comes from you. O Lord, we praise you and thank you for your Majesty and power, for your greatness and kindness. Father we fall before you, at your feet, in honor and submission to your will. Use us as you wish, in any way you wish. We yield our will to yours. We give you everything we have and we hold nothing back from you. Father yours is the kingdom, and the power, and glory forever.
Shallowater, Texas
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