40 Days of Worship - Day 40

Tomorrow – we worship!

Well, technically it's a couple of days away...but who's counting?

We will all be worshiping somewhere on Sunday. We will go through our own routines of getting ready - prayer walks, vocal warm ups, mental checks, tuning of instruments, playing through progressions and transitions in our head - all in preparation to lead worship.

Then we'll walk out onto our respective stages and do what we do week after week. The caution for us is that it turn into a routine, something we 'just do week after week'.

Throughout scripture we're reminded that our God provides NEW and EXCITING things for us each and every day. His mercies are new...each day is new...His love for us is fresh each day. Do we look for Him daily? Do we look for what He's doing around us every day?
When we walk out onto the stage each week, do we look FOR HIM or do we look at the people and forget that it is FOR HIM that they are here? If we get into a routine, we will only see the people and miss Him. If we get into a routine, we have lost our first love for Him and need to step back.

I am humbled each and every time I get to lead worship. Especially on those days when it's just not 'on' with the team. I mentioned this earlier in our study, but on those days I am grateful for God's filter. It's not that our hearts and minds weren't right. We just weren't prepared as we should have been, so instead of worshiping that day we were working (almost like a rehearsal).

That's not what God desires nor what He deserves.

Do yourself, your church, and God a huge favor this week: DON'T take the platform if you're not ready, sold out or passionate about doing this for Him this Sunday. God is SOOOO worthy of the very best that we have to offer Him. He has blessed us and He expects us to use it for His glory. Don't disappoint Him or let Him down.

In reality, you're the one who gets shortchanged when you go through the routine.

Let's WORSHIP GOD like we've never done before and see what it is He wants to do in our churches!

Can't wait to hear more of the stories --- GOD BLESS!