Well, I don't usually re-live the worship time in the blog but, feel led today. What a holy hour it is when God's people gather together for the purpose of remembering all He has done and is doing in our lives. We gather, reminding one another of His faithfulness. As we look across the congregation of people we see those who have been through difficult times. We see those who are now going through difficult times and we remember His faithfulness which gives us peace that passes all human understanding, and grace that is always, always, always, sufficient to get us through. We celebrate together that through His blood we enter into that kind of being "kept in His love."
Also, we come seeking not just His hand, but His face as we bow in worship knowing His power and His grace. We need to come every week to worship expecting His power, expecting to see His grace fall upon lives and change lives. We need to come expecting to be reminded of the Holiness of God. We need to come ready "to stand in His presence amazed and crown Him with worship and praise," singing and shouting "Holy is He!".
And after we've stood and sung and heard from His Word, such as the great message our Pastor shared this morning, we are challenged to complete our worship by going outside the doors of this holy place and holy hour and become the face of Jesus to a world in need of Him. As we go, may others see Jesus in us, otherwise our time with Him becomes a "clanging gong and tinkling cymbal." May the holy hour affect our lives as we walk with Him day by day and moment by moment. mjm
