03/18/2025
God is [a]spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth. (John 4:24)
There is something about worshipping the Lord that He loves. There is something about worship that draws us close to His heart and enables us to know His Will.
About a month ago while I was driving in my city, out of the blue, the Holy Spirit spoke to me to buy my wife and new laptop. It was so random. I said, “Okay” in my heart.
My wife’s laptop was very old and it was becoming unreliable. I must be transparent with all of you in that at the time I wasn’t happy with some of the things my wife was doing and had done. Nevertheless I gave mental assent to the Holy Spirit.
I didn’t act on what He had told me right away. A month passed and I rationalized that she could buy her own laptop. Plus, why should I reward her for the evil she had done to me (I was thinking of Alexander the coppersmith and what the Apostle Paul had said about him).
Today, I had to visit a medical clinic to see a doctor for an eye infection that developed over the past few days. As I was driving to the clinic, the Holy Spirit reminded me about the laptop. I acknowledged Him and my disobedience and bought her the laptop tonight and gave it to her. She didn’t like the size of the laptop so I have to return it and find something a bit bigger.
As I was sitting on the sofa in my house the Lord reminded me of Abraham and others. Abraham did not want to sacrifice his only son but he was prepared to do it and was spared at the last minute. The Lord wanted to know if his heart was sold out to Him.
I said, “Lord, I fully understand. You wanted to know if I would just obey, regardless of the circumstances around me. Thank you for helping me to obey you in the little things.”
Having an attitude of worship and longing to be in His presence will greatly enable you to practice first time and immediate obedience. If you miss it the first time, He is gracious enough to give us another chance because He is a loving and kind Father.
As you reflect over these things, I’d like to encourage you to listen to this very simple worship song that has been ministering to my heart this evening. I believe it will also touch your heart and help you to be in His presence and to have a heart that longs to serve and obey Him.
‘Eagle's Wings’ from Hillsong Worship's 'Team Night', led by Brooke Ligertwood. Listen to 'Team Night': https://worship.lnk.to/teamnightIDWatch the latest fr...