In the month of November I
will be doing a series on the ministry of worship. Is it just for worship leaders? No, we will see that every believer is
responsible for this ministry. The key
to our ministry of worship is WHO we worship and so we start with the
following...
ALONE WITH THE FATHER
“Oh God, thou art my God;
early will I seek thee: my soul thirstiest
for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water
is.” –Psalm 63:1 KJV
Would you say that
King David’s heart was aflame with passionate zeal for his Lord? His thirst for God is just like the thirst of
a man who has been stranded in a dry desert.
How that man would long for a few drops of cool water. King David knew what it was to live in a spiritual
desert, a dryness of the soul, where there seems a lack of awareness of the
Presence of God. He knew his spiritual
life would die without his parched soul being quenched with Living Water.
“Seek the Lord and His
strength, seek His face continually.” – 1 Chron. 16:11 KJV
Jesus was also aware
of the importance of deep fellowship with The Quencher of men’s souls. The accounts we have of his life show his
regular, earnest, private devotion to His Father.
“And in the morning, rising
up a great while before day, he went out and departed into a solitary place and
there prayed.” - Mark 1:35 KJV
Since Jesus realized
the importance of regular fellowship with God, can we do any less? What happens if we pursue this fellowship for
ourselves?
“But there is some good in
you, for you have removed the Asheroth from the land and you have set your
heart to seek God…So Jotham became mighty because he ordered his ways before
the Lord his God.” – 2 Chron. 19:3;
27:6 KJV
“I waited patiently for the
Lord; and He inclined unto me, and heard my cry.” –Psalm 40:1 KJV
We will see good
grow in ourselves as we set our hearts to seek Him; we will become mighty as we
order our way according to what we learn in our times in His Presence and as we
wait patiently for Him, He will hear us.
There are many more
verses that share what we gain in spending regular quality time with our
Heavenly Father. Take time out this
month every day to seek Him out, talk to Him, and grow good, mighty, and in
love with God!
“My soul, wait thou only
upon God; for my expectation is from Him.” – Psalm 62:5 KJV
“O God, You are my God;
with deepest longing I will seek You; My soul [my life, my very self] thirsts
for You, my flesh longs and sighs for You, In a dry and weary land where there
is no water.” – Psalm 63:1 AMP
