Hello Friends!
Welcome Back! Let’s conclude our exploration of the eternally
important topic for the Christian Church today… HOLINESS!
Created
for Holiness! (Part 4 of 4)
Weaponized Worship!
Worship
can be the most powerful form of spiritual warfare! However, there must
be true humility, heartfelt prayer, utterly seeking His face and
absolutely repenting from all forms of wicked, lawless behavior. No
gyrations. No showmanship. Just utter sacrifice to and humility before HIM.
There is an epidemic of lawlessness in the church that has allowed the
world to turn IT upside down instead
of the Biblical model of the church turning the world upside down:
But when they did not find them, they dragged Jason and some brethren to the rulers of the city, crying out, “These who have turned the world upside down have come here too – Acts 17:6
True worship involves the sacrifice – in
deep, earnest faith – of that which is most dear to us: our
sin nature. The world calls this EGO! We need to do
whatever we can to remind ourselves that HE is Sovereign and we are His
bondservants. Our natural man needs to submit itself utterly to the Will
of Jesus Christ!
Sometimes,
it also means the sacrifice of a frequent expression of our ego – our words.
We need to spend time in worshipful awe before the Lord and let Him
minister to us as He wills. Remember it is about HIM!
Please
understand,
we need to so passionately worship Jesus Christ that we are driven to
our knees by His love and beauty. Humility is needed to
destroy our sin nature. We must cling to His Word with all our strength
and such
fierce intensity and devotion that the character of our lives will be
transformed and become as His Character!
Thus, when
we go out into the world, He will be ever more united to our being as the
source and foundation of all that we think and do. We cultivate His Spirit in
our heart and soul to the degree that ultimately, we might think and desire
nothing other than what the Holy Spirit would have us think and desire. When we
make this kind of devotion and worship part of our daily practice we take
spiritual warfare to new, unimagined levels! True, pure worship is the ultimate
weapon in our spiritual arsenal. Of course, this purity does NOT come from ourselves – imperfect
vessels. It comes from the Lord! When we finally surrender and permit the Most
High to come and shatter our egos, true worship can come forth in earnest faith
and true humility!
Archaeologists
tell us the alabaster jar that held the ointment used to anoint Jesus’ head had
to be BROKEN in order for the sacred
oil to be released. If we intend to bless our Savior with the deepest “oil” of
our worship, we need to be broken open by the Holy Spirit. We need to surrender
and be poured out! In fact, Jesus told us to be the salt of the earth –
making others thirsty for the Kingdom:
You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt loses its flavor, how shall it be seasoned? It is then good for nothing but to be thrown out and trampled underfoot by men – Matthew 5:13
The only way for our "salt" to keep its "flavor"
is by being in complete submission to Jesus Christ through true
worship.
Moses
spent so much time with God, when he came back down the mountain
his face glowed! We pray that all Believers would grow hungry for that
kind of Divine intimacy – and spend so much time in the Word of God that
their visage gleams with His glory!
The Beauty of Humility
This is a
beauty that cannot be duplicated in any other way. Not with shining youth,
diamonds, clothing or make-up – but only by falling at the feet of Jesus Christ.
You might say, “Well, I’m not Moses.
He was special.” True. However, let me remind you of the words of our Savior:
Verily I say unto you, Among them that are born of women there hath not risen a greater than John the Baptist: notwithstanding he that is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he – Matthew 11:11
You see, according to Jesus, John was
greater even than Moses. Yet, as members of the Kingdom, we Christians can
be greater than he – we have our Master’s own Word on that. That is
our potential!
We MUST lower ourselves in worship to RISE to HIS EXPECTATION!
Our nation – and the Body of Jesus Christ –
are in crisis like never before. We must stand on the mighty promises of Jesus
Christ and reach out to Him in faith and humble worship. Crying out for our
congregations, our nation and Israel, we need to prostrate ourselves before the Throne of
Grace through the Almighty Holy Spirit lifting up our prayers up to heaven!
In closing:
Remember what David cried in humility and
faith before fighting Goliath, the blasphemer of the Lord’s Mighty Name:
Is there not a cause? – 1 Samuel 17:29
True worship means surrender through extreme faith!
This is WAR dear friends!
Thank you for reading! It is my hope that you now have a better understanding of this
important topic rooted in the Word of God.
May the Lord Jesus Christ continue to bless you with His perfect
love, mercy and grace!
Keep looking up and sharing the Gospel while there is still time… Hallelujah
and Maranatha – come quickly Lord Jesus!
We are not guaranteed tomorrow – tomorrow may be too late! If you haven't yet made that most important decision of your life, won't you make Jesus Christ your personal Lord and Savior today - before it's too late? Today is the day of Salvation!
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