All Consuming Fire!

Read: Psalm 45:1

Reflect: True worship comes from the heart. Have you ever felt so compelled to worship that you couldn’t keep yourself from worshipping God?

Request: Jesus, make my hearts desire to worship you with all that I am!

I am not much of a sports watcher but I have been to a few professional games for baseball and basketball. Even though I am not a die hard fan, I find myself getting excited about the game. I scream when the team scores a run or makes the basket. I get frustrated over the bad calls or bad playing. It is funny because I don’t know what comes over me when I am there. Maybe it is the energy from the crowd or the fact that seeing a live game is better than watching it on T.V. Either way I can’t help it.

What about with expressing ourselves to God? Have you ever had your desire for the Lord be so strong that you could not help but say it! Psalm 16:11 says, “You make known to me the path of life; in your presence there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore.” There is pleasure in the presence of God. We just need to take the time to be in His presence. When you are, you can not help but cry out and worship him. When we come together corporately and there is unison with our hearts, there is power in our worship. You can’t help but want to join in.

This can happen on a personal level as well. When you think of what God has done. Who He is. How He loves us. We can not help but be thankful when these thoughts come into our minds. In Hebrews 12:29 says, “our God is a consuming fire.” A consuming fire takes anything in its path. God is holy and deserves our reverence and awe. Let us practice this!