lifesong
Everyone needs compassion
Love that's never failing
Let mercy fall on me
Everyone needs forgiveness
The kindness of a Saviour
The hope of nations
Saviour, He can move the mountains
My God is mighty to save
He is mighty to save
Forever author of salvation
He rose and conquered the grave
Jesus conquered the grave
So take me as you find me
All my fears and failures
Fill my life again
I give my life to follow
Everything I believe in
Now I surrender
Shine your light in
Let the whole world see
We're singing, for the glory
Of the risen King
Jesus, Shine your light in
Let the whole world see
We're singing for the glory
Of the risen king
Sunday, February 25, 2007
-5:59 pm
Was under-studying for keys today and found myself wavering between observing Char play and really worshipping God, especially since PDa/Trina sensed that we needed to really come through with authentic worship and ministry. I tried to watch Char during the crucial parts like transition from verse into chorus, build-up, bridge etc. But after a while, God's undeniable presence came like a wind, like a torrential flood that just sucked me in and swept me away. I felt myself so drawn into worship by God, even though as I closed my eyes, at the back of my mind, I was wondering what Char and Mad were playing. Then, just as I allowed myself to jump right into the river, it was like, WOW.
And halfway through the worship segment, it seemed to me to be practically sacrilege to watch Char play instead of worshipping God because His presence was just so overwhelmingly real and holy in that place. Have you ever felt that we may have sometimes taken God's presence for granted? If you were in the presence of a king, you wouldn't be paying attention to anything else would you? What more the King of all the earth, Creator of the universe? And for once, I felt compelled to forget about understudying and just respond to God with all my heart. Right then, I knew what it meant to be enraptured by His glory. I just had to give Him all the praise He is more than worthy of. When God shows up, you can't help but lift your hands and voice in worship because, well, I don't know man. Maybe it's a natural response? The fact that His glory is so magnificent (magnificent doesn't quite cut it; no word can truly express how amazing He is) makes you want to fall to your knees in worship.
I can't help but marvel at how God chose to draw me in even though I may not have accorded Him my due focus during the service. Learnt quite a fair bit today not only in terms of skills, but also more of what it means to be a Levite, to worship God through my instrument. Indeed, from the heart, true worship comes, and through our hands, true worship will flow.
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