- Worship leads to direction.
- It is Worship that leads to calling, filling of the Holy Spirit, and giving direction.
- While worshipping, we should be listing to what God is saying to us about our calling.
- What does Worship mean?
- First and foremost an encounter with the living and Holy God.
- Loving God. [Matthew 22:36-40, NKJV]
- To give divine honor, praise, and to adore. [Psalm 29:2; Revelation 4:11, NKJV]
- Different ways to worship and encounter God:
- Song, playing an instrument, reading and studying the word, through nature, simply meditating on God’s Word.
- Set out/seek out for worship. [Genesis 22:3b; Deuteronomy 4:29]
- Leave your servants (thoughts, cares, or worries) at the bottom of the hill. [Genesis 22:5] – It is our wisdom and duty, when we are going to worship God, to lay aside all those thoughts and cares which may divert us from His service.
- Make the sacrifice. [Genesis 22:9-11]
- Money
- Ourselves [Romans 12:1]
- Praise [Hebrews 13:15]
- Prayer [Psalm 141:2]
- Broken heart. [Psalm 51:17]
- Worship then War. [Acts 13:8-12, NKJV]
- Many times, after worship comes a spiritual war with the enemy. [Matthew 3:16-17, NKJV; Matthew 4:1- 4, NKJV]
- Being filled with the Holy Spirit enables us to handle the war better, much better than when we are not. [Acts 13:6-12, NLT2; Ephesians 6:12, NKJV]
- Remember when you are in a battle with someone—spouse, boss, friend, etc., –it might be a spiritual battle.
- The best time to worship the Lord—is in the morning before you have to face the world.
- When possible it is always better to resolve a conflict than to dissolve a relationship.