Singing "Make my Heart Your Home" today reminded me again of the importance of that concept in both our personal-private worship and our corporate-body worship. If there were such a thing as a worship meter, it would definitely show on the meter as to how much we were "letting Him be at home in our hearts." "Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, . . . teaching and singing . . with thankfulness . . . to God." (Col. 3:16) The Amplified Bible says, . . ."have its home in your hearts and minds". The New Living translation . . . "fill your lives". The Message says, . . . "have the run of the house. Give it plenty of room in your lives." For the sake of our worship life which is a precursor and preparation for eternal worship with the Father, we need to take an honest look and be honest with ourselves as to how much at home in our hearts we are allowing Him to be.
Our corporate worship is directly affected by our private worship. It is not about a "style" of worship or a "style" of music, or a particular Preacher or Worship Leader. Worship is about allowing Him to be at home in our hearts that He has the run of the house. What is that - an obedient heart. We can not have worship separate and apart from an obedient heart. May we seek with all that we are to make Him completely at home in our hearts in complete obedience. If we do, whoa and wow, what worship we will experience together in His presence! mjm
