Henry Seeley of Planetshakers talks about the kind of worship God is really looking for.
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"Let the high praises of God be in their mouth, and a two-edged sword in their hand; to execute vengeance upon the heathen, and punishment upon the people. To bind their kings with chains, and their nobles with fetters of iron. To execute upon them the judgment written, this honor have all His saints. Praise the Lord" Psalms 149:6-9
What is High Praise? There are three levels of Praise and Worship, if we carefully obey these three levels we can reach the highest praise and worship. If there is a High Praise, there must be a low praise. We cannot go high until we start low. 1. The First Level: The Law of Sacrifice The first level of praise and worship as you enter is sacrifice. It must cost you something to praise and worship God. if it doesn't cost you anything, you haven't even entered the first level. Today we may not offer animals, but there must be a price to enter into the first level of praise and worship. Whether it cost you, your money, your time, it has to be something that cost before you could worship. In old testament pattern of worship, the Bronze Altar is found in the outer court. Here the animal sacrifices were performed. Because blood must first be shed for anyone who wanted to approach God. (Exodus 27:18-25, 38:1-7) David makes sacrifice to worship God. (2 Samuel 24:18-25) Sacrifice of Praise (Hebrews 13:15-16) What sacrifice have you done for the Lord? There is no way you could go into the holy place without going through the outer court first. So there are three levels that are built one upon the other. Remember, if you stand before God and you haven't sacrificed anything, you can't even enter the outer court. 2. The Second Level: The Law of Prayer When you pay the price and you enter into the second level, there is only one word for the second level and that's the word prayer. Prayer is what enhances worship into the second level. Prayer is communion with God. It is speaking to God and pouring out your heart to God your desires, your visions, your goals, your emotions. Solomon's prayer (2 Chronicles 6:12-13, 7:1-3) The second level is prayer. When a people of prayer praise the Lord, there is a difference. If there is no prayer life, there is no second level. What is prayer life? Prayer life is our relationship to God. What come out in praise and worship at the second level is the vibrations from the relationship that you have with God. The vibrations in your spirit and in your soul of the communion that you have with God comes forth and will vibrate in the souls of other people. Prayer brings down fire from heaven. Paul and Silas (Acts 16:25) Daniel a man of prayer (Daniel 6:10) Jesus prays (Matthew 6:36-44) The more prayers you get soaked, the stronger the praise and worship will be. The altar of incense represents prayer (the holy place) that helps you into the third level of praise and worship. 3. The Third Level: The Law of Synchrony 2 Chronicles 5:11-14 Producing the right sound is the third level. It is very difficult to get into the third level because we don't make the right sound. To reach that third level, the highest praise and worship, sacrifice is not enough, prayer is not enough. It takes skill to make the right sound. Examine carefully 2 Chronicles 5. There are two types of sound and they must be in harmony: Trumpets and Singers. Kenneth Hagin (Evangelist) - He feels the anointing coming to minister, to cast out devils, to heal the sick and the musicians got a wrong song, or wrong sound, one mistake by any instrument the third level is gone, and the anointing flew away like a bird. Skill is important in worship ministry (Psalms 33:3) What will happen if we reach the third level? the highest praise and worship? All the works of the enemy in our lives, families, work, finances will surely come down. There were times in the bible that this kind of thing took place, it's so powerful that the earth cannot stand it. Joshua Chapter 6: The Wall of Jericho. As we serve the Lord through this wonderful ministry: The worship ministry, let us pray and strive hard to reach this experience, The Highest Praise and Worship. |
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September 2017
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