PRAYER INVOLVES WORSHIP

PRAYER INVOLVES WORSHIP!

Isa 6:1-3

6 In the year that king Uzziah died I saw also the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and his train filled the temple.

2 Above it stood the seraphims: each one had six wings; with twain he covered his face, and with twain he covered his feet, and with twain he did fly.

3 And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord  of hosts: the whole earth is full of his glory.

           Worship recognizes God’s supreme worth, His enormous power, and His Divine Glory! Worship also recognizes our smallness, weakness, and unworthiness. The English word worship comes from the Old English word worthship, a word which denotes the worthiness of the one receiving the special honor or devotion.

Every great now and then God lifts the curtain between heaven and earth to let us see what goes on where He lives. Yesterday I said that prayer requires faith. Today I offer that prayer involves worship.

Your prayer life will reflect your opinion of God. Some see Him as a cosmic Santa Claus eagerly waiting to distribute gifts. Those people will pray for material things. Others see him as harsh and intolerant. Those people will pray for mercy and try to appease God with good deeds. God is a Spirit. He has intellect and personality. With Him we are invited to have a personal relationship. Our communication with Him is as multi-faceted as He.

Heb 4:15-16

15 For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin.

16 Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.

Holy God, I acknowledge your worthiness and bow in humiliation because of my unworthiness. Search me and know my heart. See if there be any wicked way in me and uphold me with the right hand of your righteousness. AMEN