Honey the Worshipper
Psalm 63:4, 5 TPT
Daily I will worship you passionately and with all my heart. My arms will wave to you like banners of praise. I overflow with praise when I come before you, for the anointing of your Presence satisfies me like nothing else. You are such a rich banquet of pleasure to my soul.
I often feel dismay and disappointment with the lack of attentiveness and care given to our worship as the modern American church. Many are playing on their cell phones or waiting for the worship team to put a bomb under them to hype them up enough to pay attention and sing, clap, raise a hand or even stand up. I don’t know what I feel more—anger and disgust, or huge disappointment and concern that one could be supposedly in the Presence of the Lord and be there so haphazardly. It’s downright ignorance. I have to keep my eyes either closed or looking straight ahead so as not to lose my focus on my worship of the only one who truly deserves my full attention. Yet the Lord has brought a little surprise in the form of a precious, beautiful little girl I’ll call Honey, (not her real name). She comes to the front of the church and begins to dance before the Lord with such grace and beauty. I would guess she’s either six or seven years old. Yet she has come to God’s House to worship Him. Honey closes her eyes and begins with outstretched arms and full open hand, stretching even her little fingers in excellent posture. Up goes her tiny, yet correctly poised arms and toe-pointed legs with the next phrase of the worship song. Then maybe a gracefully executed twirl, all the while never losing her footing or the look of love and deep worship for the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords, sometimes with eyes open and sometimes with them closed. I wonder what she’s feeling and pondering as she is worshipping Jesus. I can only imagine how the Lord’s heart must burn with love for this pure worship coming from such a young heart. Honey literally adds to my worship! Forget those who are complacent and ignorant before the Almighty God of the universe! Honey is thirsty for God and wants Him to feel her great passion and love for Him! Oh, how her tender heart puts so many others to shame. I have wiped tears at times when I see her worship. I want my heart to stay soft and excited to bow before Him whenever and wherever I can.
What about you? Are you an attentive worshipper and lover who longs for those opportunities to enter His Presence and love Him? I pray you are. Let’s slow down and give our Abba Father all the worship and glory He deserves. He’s so worthy of it all. Have a great day.
