Sometimes I wonder about the hindrances to true heart felt worship. What keeps me and others from experiencing what worship is intended to be? As I let the words of Matt Redman's song 'seeing and singing' start to sink in I realized that the lyrics to this song are the essence of where worship begins and ends. How often am I asking people to enter into a worship experience, the lighting, the music, the atmosphere all can be conjured up by man. Worship only truely occurs if a glimpse of God is had. At the moment we see God, his creation, his salvation only then can the essence of worship be captured. Because at that moment the reality of who we are worshipping jumps to the forefront, and we stand in awe as His light of glory covers us. Worship is a response to something we see. I am realizing that most of my worship and church worship in general is blind. It is words about a "God" that loves me and died for my sin and created the world. The moment the words jump into the focus of my reality does the glory of Jesus floor me, causing me to be facedown.
Seeing you - This is a time for seeing and singing
This is a time for breathing You in
And breathing out Your praise
Our hearts repsond to Your revelation
All you are showing, all we have seen
Commands a life of praise
No one can sing of things they have not seen
God, open our eyes towards a greater glimpse
The glory of You, the glory of You
God, open our eyes towards a greater glimpse
Worship starts with seeing You
Worship starts with seeing You
Our hearts respond to Your revelation
Worship starts with seeing You
Worship starts with seeing You
Our hearts respond to Your revelation
2 comments:
Okay...my official first blog comment... Do you feel its easier to "see God, His creation, His salvation" outside the corporate worship service encased in the church building? How do we achieve the "seeing" type of worship in the man-made context? When our hearts worship most naturally in the presence of His glorious creation, why do we attempt worship almost exclusively inside our church structures? Let's take it outside. Maybe it won't be on the beautiful river in Zambia, but how about the beautiful river known as Niagara, or something like it. Epic outside.... I like it.
Also, can you burn a copy of Matt Redman's worship CD for me? It would be most appreciated...
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