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Worship Thoughts
The Worship Conversation
"Now
sing praises to God! Every kingdom on earth, sing to the Lord! Praise
the one who rides across the ancient skies; listen as he speaks with a
mighty voice." (Psalm 68:32-33, CEV)
Worship is communication. That means talking and
listening. (And I'd hope more listening than talking or singing. The
old cliche about having two ears and one mouth and listening
twice and much as speaking applies here quite well, I believe.
In writing fiction, those non-dialogue bits that appear to give the
speaking parts rhythm and pacing are called "beats," and they give the
reader an opportunity to let the words said sink in.
Even worship music has beats, those times when we need to take our
focus off our singing and just listen. Sometimes that happens when the
band is silent. Sometimes that happens when the band is simply playing
an instrumental interlude. And sometimes it can happen in those rare
songs that people sing the choruses and sit out during the verses. The
important that is that we as a team build in time to encourage God's
people to converse and not just sing, to listen and not just talk, to
now God more by what He says to us than what we sing to Him.
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We've sinned and
kept at it so long!
Is there any hope for us?
Can we be saved?
We're all sin-infected,
sin-contaminated.
Our best efforts are
grease-stained rags.
-- Isaiah 64:6,
The Message

Going through the
motions doesn't please you,
a flawless performance
is nothing to you.
I learned God-worship
when my pride was shattered.
Heart-shattered lives ready
for love don't for a
moment escape God's notice.
-- Psalm 51:16-17,
The Message

I can't wait to hear what
he'll say. God's about to
pronounce his people well,
the holy people he loves
so much, so they'll never
again live like fools.
-- Psalm 85:8,
The Message |