Greater Dependence – Greater Worship

"And in that day you will say: 'Praise the Lord, call upon His name.

Declare His deeds among the peoples, Make mention that His name is exalted.

Sing to the Lord, for He has done excellent things; This is known in all the earth.'"

Isaiah 12:4-5

    Here comes a thought. BUT I want you to resist the urge that I had when it first came to me. Do not try and justify or reason away the reality that God may be speaking into your life. First, PRAY, then read, then pray, then listen, then pray and listen, until you hear what God is saying. If He tells you things are good, then things are good but don't miss Him calling you to a deeper level but saying "But I …."

    Why do you worship? I cannot answer that for you but I want you to think about it. Do you worship God because of what He has done for you? Because He saved you? Because He hears your prayers? If we have a superficial relationship with God then our worship will be superficial. The deeper the relationship the deeper the worship.

    Think for a moment about living your life in total dependence on God (where He really wants you to be), so dependant that if God was not there you would fall flat on your face and everything you are doing would fail. I am not talking about fully using your abilities and talents but living beyond them, not just occasionally but daily. Not just from time to time when you feel you need to get on your knees and beg God to help because you are in over your head; instead living every day to the extent that if God is not there your life would unravel.

    I am not talking about living beyond your means, spending more money than you have, or neglecting the essentials of life, instead I am talking about living in total obedience to God so that when He says to do something you do it, even if it seems impossible. If you know that what God is asking you to do is so far beyond you, do it anyway. God will be there, He will make it happen. When He does then you can worship in a way you have not worshiped before. We need to come to a point when we can sing the old hymn I Need Thee Every Hour and know that if we don't have God then we can do nothing.