Worship

Worship: His Will Be Done on Earth As It Is In Heaven

His will is being done on earth as it is in Heaven through the transformation of our mind and heart so that we may fully enter the Shalom—”where the optimum condition for life to unfold” is found and where “all things become new” through the Prince of Shalom.

I believe to worship God in Spirit and in Truth is to LIVE in the Living Waters of Shalom—ascertaining an abundant life in Christ to live, live, live now and for eternity embracing above all His Will in bringing the Kingdom to this earth. God is a God of action. I recognized this with the study Hebrew. Almost every Hebrew word is derived from a “root” word. The Hebrew root words are verbs–action words. The greatest action of worship to God is living our life in the Kingdom bringing it to this earth by emanating the life of Jesus Christ. Worship is not religious—it is how we live in the mind and heart of Christ while doing His Will. The act of Worship, however is more than our songs in church. God calls us to worship in spirit and in truth by living the Kingdom life. “God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in the Spirit and in truth”  (John 4:24). These are Hebrew words for the act of worship that illustrates this concept beautifully.

Worship in Spirit and Truth

• “Zamar,” is a Hebrew word for worship and means to make music and song to celebrate our thanksgiving and give glory to God. We do this in church and it is important because He “inhabits the praises of His people.” We also find fellowship with the believers in this act of worship. “Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching” (Hebrews 10:25). It is important to attend church as well as a small group or Bible Study and make music and sing songs together as we come together. We praise the Lord as one Body In Christ.

• “Todah,” means thanksgiving, confession (repentance), sacrifice of praise. The living sacrifice of our bodies is to do the will of God through Kingdom thinking and action. “Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God–this is your true and proper worship” (Romans 12:1). When we are gifted with a life in Jesus Christ, we are no longer “our own.”

  “Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own;  you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your bodies” (1 Corinthians 6:19-20). It is His Will that we are redeemed and we honor God through living a Kingdom life.

• “Barak,” meaning to give reverence to God as an act of adoration.. Our act of adoration to God by living a Kingdom life is far more powerful to God than religious ceremony. “Pure, unstained religion, according to God our Father, is to take care of orphans and widows when they suffer and to remain uncorrupted by this world” (James 1:27). Jesus teaches us how to live in this world and remain uncorrupted. By doing the will of God in a selfless capacity exhibits adoration to God.

• “Hallal,” is the worship word meaning to Praise God—to make a show and boast about Him. We worship God in Spirit and in Truth by the word of our testimony of how God answers our prayers and manifests in our lives. It’s a time to boast about and praise the Lord all at once. “And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death” (Revelation 12:11) The Word of Their Testimony. David made a show of his praise to God by dancing before the Lord. “Wearing a linen ephod, David was dancing before the LORD with all his might” (2 Samuel 6:14). When we praise God without the fear of man, he blesses us with the courage to overcome the parameters imposed upon us by this world’s lack of receiving or understanding the truth. This gives us the boldness to express our gratitude to God bringing hope to a dying world. Through trial, tribulation, and the dictates of the enemy, Praise gives us the strength to overcome this world like Jesus did.

• “Shachah,” meaning to lay down prostrate to God. It is the greatest submission to live in Christ who is our head. We do this in submitting in obedience to God’s Word and applying it to our lives by doing His Will. “But I want you to understand that the head of every man is Christ, the head of a wife is her husband, and the head of Christ is God” (1 Corinthians 11:3).  This is the spiritual order God has ordained for a life in the Shalom–a life of peace for the “optimum condition for life to unfold.” This is the secret to an abundant life that the world has no knowledge of–therefore the world lives in chaos rather than peace. “For the mind that is set on the flesh is hostile to God, for it does not submit to God’s law; indeed, it cannot” (Romans 8:7). The lie in “liberated” world thinking believes that submission to God or to anyone for that matter is demeaning. True liberation comes from following Jesus Christ and submitting to Him who is the Word, the Holy Spirit, and our Heavenly Father.

• “Tahilla,” meaning to sing a new song. We sing a new song as we see the power of God transform our lives when he makes all things new. The new song springs from a heart of gratitude for the blessings and grace of God. We honor that through being thankful for our lives and salvation—”He is our Salvation” is what His name means.–singing new song after new song for eternity. “Sing to him a new song; play skillfully, and shout for joy. For the word of the Lord is right and true; he is faithful in all he does. The Lord loves righteousness and justice;
 the earth is full of his unfailing love” (Psalm 33:3-5). We sing a new song when we see the Kingdom of Heaven manifesting in this world through all the ways Jesus illustrates and proclaims the good news through us in a personal and living way.

• “Yadah,” meaning to throw a stone away—thanksgiving for forgiveness. During the Hebrew feast of Rosh haShanah (Head of the Year) a stone representing a sin or transgression is thrown into the water in an act of repentance. The repentant act of worship is beautiful—replacing one way of thinking with another way—a more excellent way. “Now eagerly desire the greater gifts. Love is indispensable And yet I will show you the most excellent way ( 1Corinthians 12:31). Rosh haShanah is the New Year. It means a new beginning.” Repentance is the action in replacing one way of thinking with a more excellent way. Every time we do so—it is a “new year.” We start over with a clean heart. “I, I am he who blots out your transgressions for my own sake, and I will not remember your sins” (Isaiah 43:25).

When we worship in Spirit and in truth we become equipped to live a Kingdom Life from the inside out. We worship our God to bring Him Praise at the same time He inhabits our praise. The act of worship brings us into the Holy of Holies of Heaven where we seek God’s Will and direction for our lives so that we can do His Will on this earth. We minister to the needs of others inside the Body of Christ as well as outside in a dark world under the mantle of the enemy. We dispel the darkness through the power and spirit of Jesus Christ. And it is Jesus who gives us the courage and strength to be “the light of the world.”