![]() ![]() Knowing He loves me and that He wants to be involved in my life gives me the strength to carry on, no matter what difficulties I face. It allows me to know that God cares where I am, He cares what's happening in my life and He cares about the outcome. The insights, the revelation, the joy and the Love that is received at these times gives my life fulfillment, meaning and purpose. This time has now become the most precious part of my entire day. in the evening (after the phone has stopped ringing and after everyone is in bed), I set aside some special time to worship the Lord. Now, let me share with you some of the specific things the Lord has led me to do in my own times of worshiping Him. The most important thing is to not let another day go by without beginning to truly worship the Lord in spirit and truth. If it doesn't, then take what you will from these suggestions and formulate your own special time with Him. If it bears witness to you, then praise God. Only He knows the "perfect way." Now, you have the same "Instruction Manual" as I do, so be sure to check out everything I share here. The most important thing we, as New Testament believers, can do is allow the Holy Spirit the freedom to direct us. There is not! However, I do believe that God has given us a "set of guidelines" and that by following these suggestions, in whatever way helps us achieve intimacy, we will not only make our devotional times more acceptable to Him, but also they will become an incredible blessing to us. ![]() So, I don't mean to imply that there's some sort of ritual or ceremony that we are required to do. Next, they immersed themselves bodily in the Molten Sea.Īnd, finally, they took a censer full of hot coals from the Brazen Altar, went back into the Holy Place where they changed their clothes, took some incense and sprinkled it over the coals at the Golden Incense Altar where God promised to "meet with them." ( Exodus 25:22) Approaching the Golden Altar of Incense, they took off their shoes, prostrated themselves and worshiped the Lord in the "beauty of holiness." The priests did this twice a day.īear in mind, we as New Testament believers are not under the Law nor the Old Covenant, but under grace and the Law of the Spirit. Then, the priests entered the Inner Court and first went to the Lavers of Bronze, where they washed their hands and feet.Īfter that they approached the Brazen Altar (or Holocaust Altar), where they sacrificed their animals in order to purge the sins of the people. Let's put all of this into practical application.Īs we go, be sure to keep in mind the order of service of the priests of Solomon's Temple (that we studied) because it is our model here:Īs you recall, after the Levites opened the Outer Court gate for the people to come in and worship, they immediately began to sing and praise the Lord. The key to worship, however, is that it must be done "in the spirit" and not "in the flesh." John 4:24 tells us that "God is a Spirit and those that worship Him must worship Him in spirit and in truth." ![]() In other words, worship is a two-way communication: we come into the Lord's presence by exalting, loving and adoring Him He, then, makes Himself known by communicating His Love back to us through revelation, insight, joy and peace. It's a union of our two spirits - a bowing down of our selves and the receiving of His Life. We said that worship is the doorway to intimacy with the Father. ![]() Over the last several months we have been exploring the subject of worship, its meaning, its application and its implementation in our lives. ![]()
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