In a very real and tangible way, there are concentric circles of spirit and Spirit moving out from the eye of our personal and public worship. Or, moving out from the place of the "stone" (chief cornerstone) of our worship.
I am afraid we don't stop and think about the fact that the way we authentically worship our Lord affects those around us both in our private lives and in our public worship. For years I have experienced some ridicule or been made fun of by children or teenagers or, quite frankly, adults who just don't get worship. Because of God's Word and my own personal experience with Him, I can not worship without full blown passion coming out. And, I think sometimes because we are misunderstood we tend to hold back our true worship.
We must remember who worship is for. It is for Him; not for those around us. Now, should we do things with decency and order as Scripture commands? Of course. But I always come back to Psalm 40, which basically says that those of the world who don't understand fully yet, need to see me worshipping Him in the midst of the messiness of life. Then, they will see and put their trust in Him! Whose worship are you influencing with the natural concentric circles of worship surrounding your life??? mjm
