Dear People Who Keep Company With God,

 

One of the greatest worshippers in the bible was King David. He even referred to himself as “the sweet psalmist of Israel” (2 Sam. 23:1). David demonstrated and proved that worship brings glory to God and enables us to see the invisible. David honored the Lord in worship and saw Him daily with the eyes of his heart that he developed because he was such a worshipper.

 

“For David says of Him, ‘I saw the Lord always in my presence; for He is at my right hand, so that I will not be shaken.” Acts 2:25

 

Did you catch the last part of that verse? David said because I always see the Lord in my presence, meaning in life, the circumstances and situations that are going in and around my life, “I will not be shaken!” David was a man who was not a victim of the sorrow and difficulty in this world because he developed the ability to see the invisible.

 

Along with receiving the “spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him” (Eph. 3:18), worship is a real key to having the eyes of our heart opened. Let’s make it clear that having the eyes of our heart opened is not the purpose or goal of worship, but it is a wonderful and gracious by-product.

 

One thing I have desired of the Lord, that will I seek: That I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the Lord, and to inquire in His temple. 5 For in time of trouble He shall hide me in His pavilion; in the secret place of His tabernacle he shall hide me; He shall set me high upon a rock. Psalm 27:5-6

 

This is David’s heart of worship being expressed toward the Lord, to behold His beauty, which is worship, and the outcome of his heart of worship – in the time of trouble the Lord hid David. It did not say he did not experience trouble, but because he was able to see the invisible the trouble did not overcome him. In fact, the Lord set him high upon a rock, which is seeing things from heaven’s perspective.

 

We need to understand that David experienced the same emotions and feelings of fear, despair and so forth that all of us do. You find that all over the Psalms that he wrote. However, David did not stuff those emotions, he dealt with them; it says he “inquired in His temple” meaning he talked things out with God and in some cases trusted friends. If we do not do this then those toxic thoughts and emotions will defile us and ultimately manifest in our words, actions and can even destroy our health and alter our destiny (Matt. 15:19).

 

This year I made a conscience decision to become more of a worshipper, to keep my focus on the beauty of the Lord instead of all the bad news. I began to use the Lord’s Prayer as a model prayer in a fresh way. I have used the Lord ’s Prayer off and on for years, but this time I put focus on, “Our Father in heaven, Hallowed be Your name” (Matt. 6:9). I began to spend more time worshipping the Lord, just telling Him how wonderful He is and how thankful I am for what He has done for me. The rest of the prayer became an open heaven for me. I have never received such a flow of revelation. The worship opened my eyes to see the invisible beauty of the Lord.

 

One of the things that came out of this was a time of healing and restoration in the realm of my soul (Joel 2:25, Ps. 23:3). A lot of bad stuff in me was exposed and dealt with. I got rid of a lot of resentment, un-forgiveness and criticism that was stuffed down in my spirit (2 Cor. 7:1). I began to see more clearly that our relationship with others is a fruit of our relationship with God (1 John 4:20).

 

I was also delivered from a stronghold of discontentment (1 Tim. 6:6). This cleared the way for me to more easily receive from the Lord and discern His heart of friendship toward me and see His good intentions in the circumstances surrounding my life. Worship really will open your heart’s eyes, as C.S. Lewis said, “In worship, God imparts Himself to us.”

 

Many Blessings, BW

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