12.4 What is worship (part 2)? - Entering the presence of God
The presence of God brings forth tangible blessings. In the Old Covenant, the Ark of the Covenant represents the presence and the glory of God in worship. While David was bringing the ark back to Jerusalem, a mishap happened. So the people had to stop the journey and David placed the ark in the house of a man called Obed-Edom for 3 months.
When the presence of God (the ark) was in the house of Obed-Edom, God prospered him and his entire household. Perhaps his livestock and crops multiplied. In just 3 months, his possessions increased visibly. When David was told about the blessings that came upon Obed-Edom with God’s presence, he was determined to take the ark back to Jerusalem. He would not settle for anything less when it comes to God’s presence. Neither should we.
(2 Sam 6:11-12)
The ark of the Lord remained in the house of Obed-Edom the Gittite three months. And the Lord BLESSED Obed-Edom and ALL his household. Now it was told King David, saying, “The Lord has BLESSED the house of Obed-Edom and all that belongs to him, BECAUSE of the ARK OF GOD.” So David went and brought up the ark of God from the house of Obed-Edom to the City of David with gladness.
During our present Worship Revival which started in the late 1980s with Integrity Music and Maranatha Music, followed by Hillsong in 1992, live worship was brought into our homes by tapes and CDs. This ushered God’s presence into our daily lives. Worship is no longer limited to Sunday worship services in church. This revival of worship is still going strong today.
I encourage you to invest in good praise and worship music CDs, play them at home and in your car when you are driving. Do not listen passively, but join in the worship and enter into God’s presence daily.
If possible, open your home for home meetings so that the corporate anointing of worship fills your home. As you usher in God’s presence, you will experience the blessings of His presence like Obed-Edom did.
When the presence of God (the ark) was in the house of Obed-Edom, God prospered him and his entire household. Perhaps his livestock and crops multiplied. In just 3 months, his possessions increased visibly. When David was told about the blessings that came upon Obed-Edom with God’s presence, he was determined to take the ark back to Jerusalem. He would not settle for anything less when it comes to God’s presence. Neither should we.
(2 Sam 6:11-12)
The ark of the Lord remained in the house of Obed-Edom the Gittite three months. And the Lord BLESSED Obed-Edom and ALL his household. Now it was told King David, saying, “The Lord has BLESSED the house of Obed-Edom and all that belongs to him, BECAUSE of the ARK OF GOD.” So David went and brought up the ark of God from the house of Obed-Edom to the City of David with gladness.
During our present Worship Revival which started in the late 1980s with Integrity Music and Maranatha Music, followed by Hillsong in 1992, live worship was brought into our homes by tapes and CDs. This ushered God’s presence into our daily lives. Worship is no longer limited to Sunday worship services in church. This revival of worship is still going strong today.
I encourage you to invest in good praise and worship music CDs, play them at home and in your car when you are driving. Do not listen passively, but join in the worship and enter into God’s presence daily.
If possible, open your home for home meetings so that the corporate anointing of worship fills your home. As you usher in God’s presence, you will experience the blessings of His presence like Obed-Edom did.
posted by Joshua Lye @ 9:11 PM
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