I really enjoy worship music. I love the lyrical way that a picture is painted. That picture so beautifully reflects who Christ is.
When I was younger, we would sing the song Better Is One Day. The chorus says: Better is one day in Your courts, better is one day in Your house, better is one day in Your courts than a thousand elsewhere. And in my little 8 year old mind, I thought that the words didn't make sense. I thought that there could be nothing greater than spending a thousand days at Disneyland. The song never made sense to me until I sang it a few years ago and I was overwhelmed by how true those words were. I cannot imagine being in the presence of the Lord for even a few moments. There would be nothing in this world that could compare to that.
I feel like my life has been void of powerful encounters with God lately. Last year I went to chapel three times a week, and some Tuesday nights I would go to a church service, and I went to church on Sundays. Almost everyday I had the opportunity to worship with a community of believers. I am not saying that I can't worship now on my own, but there is something so powerful that happens when you are singing praises to the Creator of the World surrounded by your friends and family. It is in that time that I can clearly see the face of God and I can hear His words and I can feel His presence. I miss that so much. I miss the wonderful experience of worshiping with other believers.
I am still unsure how God is going to use me, but I have no doubt that it is going to be soon, and I know that it is going to be in ways that I can't imagine. And until that day comes, I am going to do what Elsa the Honduran woman told me to do and I am going to worship him, worship him, worship him.
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