Worship

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Missionary Weapons

"When you were under the fig tree, I saw you." ( John 1:48 )

Worshiping in Everyday Occasions. We presume that we would be ready for
battle if confronted with a great crisis, but it is not the crisis that builds something within us-- it simply reveals what we are made of already. Do you find yourself saying, "If God calls me to battle, of course I will rise to the occassion"? Yet you won't rise to the occasion unless you have done so on God's training ground. If you are not doing the task that is closest to you now, which God has engineered in your life, when the crisis comes, instead of being fit for battle, you will be revealed as being unfit. Crises always reveal a person's true character.

A private relationship of worshiping God is the greatest essential element of spiritual fitness. The time will come, as Nathanael experienced in this passage, that a private "fig-tree" of life will no longer be possible. Everything will be out in the open, and you will find yourself to be of no value there if you have not been worshiping in everyday occasions in your own home. If your worship is right in your private relationship with God, then when He sets you free, you will be ready. It is in the unseen life, which only God saw, that you have become perfectly fit. And when the strain of the crisis comes, you can be relied upon by God.

Are you saying, "But I can't be expected to live a sanctified life in my present circumstances; I have no time for prayer or Bible study right now; besides, my opportunity for battle hasn't come yet, but when it does, of course I will be ready"? No, you will not. If you have not been worshiping in everyday occasions, when you get involved in God's work, you will not only be useless yourself but also a hindrance to those around you.

God's training ground, where the missionary weapons are found, is the hidden, personal, worshiping life of the saint.

Oswald Chambers, September 10 reading from My Utmost For His Highest.

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Luke 16:10a
"Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much,

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The churches that I have attended in the past all shared the same focus on worship. The worship portion of our services was often extended and spontaneous. The times spent in His presence are always blessed and I never know what to expect-except to know that it is pleasing to Him, and that He desires and even longs for us to show Him our gratitude.
I can't think of anything more precious that I can offer Him- especially when times are hard and I'm not happy with present circumstances. There is a pure joy to be found whenever we enter into His presence with love and worshipful: thoughts, attitudes, songs, tears and humility.
God is good all the time, He deserves nothing less than my praise and worship, whether I am in a church building, at home or anywhere else.

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I worship God by praying / meditating. I sit in silence and somehow feel God's presence. It has not happened very often but when it does it is the most beautiful feeling, to feel loved by God. Praise God! Amen Alleluia