A Holy Moment


This last weekend, I went on a retreat, the theme was about “Worship”. It was amazing to see the different takes on Worship as a whole and to see other views on it too. The most impressive thing for me is to see that there are a lot of people who didn’t really understand that Worship is very specific and yet all inclusive. They didn’t see that service to God is Worship, that praying was Worship, or that intercession was important and also under the umbrella of Worship. I was surprised to see that this wasn’t considered Worship to some. It was interesting that to others Worship was ONLY what we did on a Sunday Morning and it involves music and singing. Clearly the Bible tells us differently although that is apart of what Worship is, that is NOT its entirety. Ever thought that saying “Thank you Jesus” is Worship? Did you think that you very acknowledgement of Him was the very point of Worship? Did you think that you could be ALONE to Worship? Worth-Ship is where this comes from and I love that at the core of this is truly exalting God and lowering ourselves. That is the simple form and yet the reality of what Worship is. I have been through many seasons and things in my life and my Worship has a tendency to change at times according to where I am at with my walk, although the core of where it comes from remains the same. I have heard it said that you worship what you love, and that if you can’t worship God here on earth, then we aren’t ready for heaven. I want to ALWAYS be ready for heaven. I want to be worshiping God here on earth and then just be in His presence. I knew someone who was gifted with that AMAZING Privilege. His name was Austin. I knew him from my summer cheer camps. One day during the school year my coach called an emergency meeting and told us the news that one of our instructors, Austin died. We were all floored, he had just been out a few months before that at a competition with us and he loved Jesus so much it was UNREAL. He didn’t even go to class some days just to spend time with God. He is definitely an inspiration to me, but he was driving home from something to meet up with his fiancé’ when he was struck by a drunk driver from oncoming traffic. It was a tragedy for all who knew him. A few days after the accident, I believe, Austin’s Pastor was prompted to return to Austin’s car and remove the tape he had been listening to when he died. Based on the time he had been driving and then the time of impact he knew what he was listening to when Austin met his best friend and his maker. It was the song “Eternity”, Austin had been singing about Eternity and then there he was, standing before his Maker. That is how I want to go, unless I get to be one of the privileged to meet him in the clouds. Either way, I hope this gives you a bit more information on worship. I am sure for a while this will be resonating in my soul and it will appear on these pages. Get with the Lord today and start to see Worship through His eyes. I will leave you with one of my favorite worship songs: “Holy Moment”-Super Chick.

As we come today we remind ourselves of what we doThat these songs are not just songs but signs of love for YouAs we come today we remind ourselves of what we doThat these songs are not just songs but signs of love for YouThis is a holy moment now, something of heaven touches earthVoices of angels all resound, we join their songCome, come, come, let us worship GodWith our hands held high and our hearts bowed downWe will run, run, run through Your gates O GodWith a shout of love, with a shout of loveLord with confidence we come before Your throne of GraceNot that we deserve to come but You have paid the wayYou are the Holy King of all, heaven and earth are in Your handsAll of the angels sing Your song, we join them nowCome, come, come, let us worship GodWith our hands held high and our hearts bowed downWe will run, run, run through Your gates O GodWith a shout of love, with a shout of loveLet this be a holy moment now, let this be a holy moment nowLet this be a holy moment now, let this be a holy moment nowCome, come, come, let us worship GodWith our hands held high and our hearts bowed downWe will run, run, run through Your gates O GodWith a shout of love, with a shout of loveCome, come, come, let us worship GodWith our hands held high and our hearts bowed downWe will run, run, run through Your gates O GodWith a shout of love, with a shout of loveWith a shout of love, with a shout of loveWith a shout of love, with a shout of loveWith a shout of love, with a shout of loveLet this be a holy moment nowLet this be a holy moment nowLet this be a holy moment nowHoly moment now...

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