Worship and the Arts . . .

The Psalms command the saints and "all the earth" to praise the Lord. "Let EVERYTHING that has breath . . . praise the Lord." Our hearts of worship are at the very core of who we are before God and all that we will be for eternity! If we are not learning to "sing for joy", "shout to the Lord", or "praise His name with dancing". If we are not "bowing in reverence before His throne", learning to "be still" and "lift our souls before Him." If we are not doing these things NOW, how will we ever be ready to "praise Him with the heavenly hosts" when we see Him face to Face?! We need to be singing "GREAT IS THE LORD AND WORTHY OF PRAISE" now, here on earth! We need to know Jesus NOW and to realize He is worthy of all honor and glory, and have our lives be one complete act of worship to Him! Then when we come together on a Sunday morning or a Tuesday night, we are already walking with Him, adoring Him, crying out to Him, and our worship to Him simply continues to flow as we come alongside one another.

Oh, but there's more . . .

The true heart of a worshipper is to "praise Him in the assembly" and then go out into the world and shout the good news. Good news for all that the ONE that I worship is the ONE who "sets the prisoners free" and who "heals the brokenhearted." Then we are not just worshipping Him in our churches, but are gathering more worshippers to bring before the throne of Jesus!

PRAISE GOD IN HIS SANCTUARY . .. AND PRAISE HIM IN HIS MIGHTY HEAVENS! -PSALM 150