As we continue with our fast, let’s not forget to spend time everyday in worship. Not just singing but worshiping. Worship brings a sensitivity to the presence of God and a satisfaction that nothing else can bring.

C S Lewis said, “ In the process of being worshiped…God communicates his presence to men.”

What pleasure fills those who live every day in your temple, enjoying you as they worship in your presence! - Psalms 84:4 (TPT)

Instead of meditating on what you can’t eat or can’t do, enjoy the presence of the Lord knowing that this time of seeking God is going to produce great rewards in your life and the life of others.

“For we have already experienced “heart-circumcision,” and we worship God in the power and freedom of the Holy Spirit, not in laws and religious duties. We are those who boast in what Jesus Christ has done and not in what we can accomplish in our own strength.”
- Philippians 3:3 (TPT)

Religion will want us to do this fast through our own strength but that would just be starving ourselves and trust me, that would leave us all frustrated. True worship brings strength, power, and freedom in the Holy Spirit. Draw on His strength today!

“But the time is coming—indeed it’s here now—when true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and in truth. The Father is looking for those who will worship him that way.”
- John 4:23 NLT

Jesus tells us in John 4:23 that the Father is looking (or seeking) for people to worship Him. This tells me that when I sincerely worship Him, I have his attention. And who wouldn’t want that? So, give Him your attention and get His attention (His presence) through Worship today!

Notable Worship Quotes:

“I can safely say, on the authority of all that is revealed in the Word of God, that any man or woman on this earth who is bored and turned off by worship is not ready for heaven.” — A.W. Tozer
“Worship changes the worshiper into the image of the One worshiped.” — Jack Hayford
“If you don’t worship… you’ll never experience God.” — David Jeremiah
“For years, the church has emphasized evangelism, teaching, fellowship, missions, and service to society to the neglect of the very source of its power – worship.” — Robert E. Webber

Oswald Chambers put it this way: “Worship is giving God the best that he has given you. Be careful what you do with the best you have. Whenever you get a blessing from God, give it back to him as a love gift. Take time to meditate before God and offer the blessing back to him in a deliberate act of worship.”

— Pastor Dennis