Be an all-season worshipper
Worship is something we choose to do in every season of life. For most of us, when we were first saved we learned to worship when everything was going well, but often we would stop when it looked like things were not going so well. It is when we grow up in God that we learn to be an 'all-season worshipper'.
We read earlier this week about King David worshipping the Lord in a time of great celebration as they brought the ark of God's presence back into the city. That was truly a great time to "get your praise on". Let's now read an account of David worshipping not from a mountain top but from a valley!
2 Samuel 12:20 (NKJV)
So David arose from the ground, washed and anointed himself, and changed his clothes; and he went into the house of the LORD and worshipped. Then he went to his own house; and when he requested, they set food before him, and he ate.
You have to fully understand what had just happened for you to see the power of his worship on this occasion. This is just moments after the child he had had by his affair with Bathsheba had died. He had spent a long time fasting and crying out to God to save the child he had produced in sin, but the child died. His servants were scared to tell him of the child's death, fearing a bad reaction - but they were surprised by his response when they did. He did not go into a rage but rather got up, washed, and went to God's house and worshipped.
He was indeed an 'all-season worshipper'. Even though things did not go as he wanted, he still worshipped and that's a big challenge, isn't it? What do you do when things don't turn out like you think they should?
He worshipped because his trust was in the Lord. He fully trusted God even beyond what he knew or could reason. When you trust God, worship flows through every season: when things make sense and when they don't. When my mum passed away I couldn't understand why - it certainly was not the result I wanted. But one thing I did do was take David's example, and when I left the hospice I went to the Lord and worshipped. Why? Because I trust Him and, like David, I know that it is in the place of worship that my heart and life are made strong again.
Everyone of us will go through the different seasons of life; purpose not to be a good-time worshipper only, but resolve in your heart that, like David, you will worship Him on the mountain tops, in the valleys, and even in the wilderness . Worship displays your trust in Him!
Worship is the lifestyle we live, not an event we attend.
Have a great day.
Andy
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