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                                                                                                         Why Worship ?     

When life seems to go from bad to worse as we saw in 2020 with the COVID-19 crisis, many people became fearful.

So what do we do in a crisis? Do we abandon God or turn our hearts to the Lord? When I am tired, fearful or feeling down I turn to worship. Our soul needs worship. It is what we were created for. God is worthy of and desires worship. He alone is worthy to be praised.  

In Revelation 4:1-11 and again in Revelation 5:9-14 scripture tells us of the heavenly throne room, where worship to God is practiced by the angels, elders and the living creatures day and night.

Revelation 4:8-11

8. “Day and night (the four living creatures) never stop saying:

              “Holy, Holy, Holy is the Lord God Almighty, who was, and is, and is to come.”

vs.9-10 says that when the four living creatures give honor, glory and thanks to our Lord, the 24 elders cast their crowns before the throne and say:

11. “You are worthy, our Lord and God, to receive glory, honor and power, for you created all things, and by your will they were created and have their being.”

We all have gifts to offer to God for worship. Worship is more than a voice or an instrament, it might be dance, clapping, shouts of praise or a special gift of quiet reverence to offer to the Lord. Worship is for everyone in the church to participate in. No one can offer up worship to God for you.

Worship is about connecting to God. It is our sacrifice of praise and worship that we to bring to the alter.

Psalms 150:1-6

1. 1.     “Praise the Lord in his sanctuary; praise him in his mighty heavens.
2. 2.     Praise him for his acts of power; praise him for his surpassing greatness.
3. 3.     Praise him with the sounding trumpet, praise him with the harp and lyre,
4. 4.     Praise him with tambourine and and dancing, praise him with the strings and pipe,
5. 5.     Praise him with the clash of cymbals, praise him with resounding cymbals.
6. 6.     Let everything that has breath praise the Lord.”

So if you are feeling weighed down by the things of the world, put on your favorite worship music and sing, dance, clap, pray, shout, paint or pick up your favorite worship tool and worship the Lord.   

                                                                                                      ~ Judi Jordan~

KING OF KINGS

I chose to paint the lion in the midst of the universe, as a symbol of Jesus Christ as creator.

“The heaven’s declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the works of his hands.” Psalms 19:1

1. “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was God.”
2. “He was God in the beginning.”
3. “Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made.”
4. “In him was life, and that life was the light of men.”
5. “The light shines in the darkness, but the darkness has not overcome it.”
12. “Yet to all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God.”
14. “The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory of the One and Only who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.” John 1:1-5,12,14

In Revelation 5 it says that in John’s vision that no one was found worthy to open the scroll, in heaven or on earth.

6. Then one of the elders said to me, “do not weep! See the Lion of Judah, the Root of David, has triumphed. He is able to open the scroll and it’s seven seals.”

Jesus Christ is the King of Kings and Lord of Lords. He has overcome death and the grave for those who choose to accept his gift of salvation provided for us at the cross and his resurrection.