Fit For The King

Have you ever started watching a movie, then turned it off – stopped it – didn’t finish it?  Perhaps it was not funny, it was boring, or not what you expected.  Because of Proverbs 4:23, Mr. Bill and I are very particular about the movies we watch, and we’ve turned a few off for one reason or another.  Now days, however, we might as well turn off the wisely-chosen movies because we might not finish them -- we fall asleep!

Are you an arrogant worshiper?  Must worship be on your terms?  Recently, I bought a small fan to blow “cool breezes” my way as I play [for worship] each Sunday.  Guess you didn’t know playing the piano could be so strenuous!  The Apostle John wrote about real worship, “… the true worshiper shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth; for the Father seeketh such to worship him.” (John 4:23)  Perhaps none of us have truly experienced genuine worship because we demand too much, missing what is required for real worship.  In days of old, what caused a knight to bow before his king?  What was it that caused him to acknowledge there existed no one higher in the land, none worthy of supreme devotion and absolute submission?  It was humility!  Humility is the key to worship; we assume a lowly state and surrender ourselves to One higher.  We offer The King hearts bowed in complete submission.  It is worship on His terms as the Holy Spirit takes control of our personal will and spirit then we act-walk-speak in total surrender. This is the “living sacrifice” Paul writes of in Romans 12.  Suddenly, nothing matters except The King – not the temperature of the sanctuary, how long or loud the pastor is, whether the music suits our taste, or whatever.  Spirit-and-truth worship is void of any personal arrogance, self-centeredness, and preconceived notions.  I’ll say it again – nothing matters except The King!  Nothing!  Now, I’m not ready to give up my sweet little fan, but oh how I desire real worship.  The Psalmist wrote, "The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise." (Psalm 51:17)  So you have "the heart" for worship?  It takes a heart ... fit for The King!