John 4:23 (NLT)
23 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.
If you can't
find God, worship Him, and He'll find you.
The people were in despair with no place to turn.
2 Chronicles
20:14-15 (NLT)
14 the Spirit of the Lord came upon one of the men standing there. His name
was Jahaziel son of Zechariah, son of Benaiah, son of Jeiel,
son of Mattaniah, a Levite who was a descendant of Asaph (worship leaders).
15 He said, “Listen, all you people of Judah and Jerusalem!
Listen, King Jehoshaphat! This is what the Lord says: Do not be afraid! Don’t be discouraged by this
mighty army, for the battle is not yours, but God’s.
The man who
worshiped had faith. The other's did not.
2 Chronicles
20:20-22 (NLT)
20 Early the next morning the army of Judah went out into the
wilderness of Tekoa. On the way Jehoshaphat stopped and said, “Listen to me,
all you people of Judah and Jerusalem! Believe in the Lord your
God, and you will be able to stand firm. Believe in his prophets, and you will
succeed.”
21 After consulting the people, the king appointed singers to
walk ahead of the army, singing to the Lord and praising him for his holy splendor. This is what
they sang:
“Give
thanks to the Lord;
his faithful love endures forever!”
22 At the very moment they began to sing and give praise, the Lord caused
the armies of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir to start fighting among themselves.
When the people
worshiped, they defeated their enemies.
David lost everything and
wept in pain.
1 Samuel 30:1-4 (NLT)
30 Three days later, when David and his men
arrived home at their town of Ziklag, they found that the Amalekites had made a
raid into the Negev and Ziklag; they had crushed Ziklag and burned it to the
ground.
2 They had carried off the women and
children and everyone else but without killing anyone.
3 When David and his men saw the ruins and realized what had
happened to their families,
4 they wept until they could weep no more.
David changed
his weeping into praise that made all the difference. He recovered
everything.
1 Samuel 30:6-7
6 David
was now in great danger because all his men were very bitter about losing their
sons and daughters, and they began to talk of stoning him. But David found
strength in the Lord his
God.
7 Then he said to Abiathar the priest, “Bring me the ephod (the garment of worship)!” So
Abiathar brought it.
Paul had an
encounter with God in the depths of a prison.
Acts 16:22-26 (NLT)
22 A mob quickly formed against Paul and Silas, and the city
officials ordered them stripped and beaten with wooden rods.
23 They were severely beaten, and then they were thrown into prison.
The jailer was ordered to make sure they didn’t escape.
24 So the jailer put them into the inner dungeon and clamped their feet
in the stocks.
25 Around midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns
to God, and the other prisoners were listening.
26 Suddenly, there was a massive earthquake, and the prison was shaken
to its foundations. All the doors immediately flew open, and the chains of
every prisoner fell off!
Jeremiah 29:13 (NLT)
13 If you look for me
wholeheartedly, you will find me (God).
Mark 12:28-30 (NLT)
28 One of the teachers of religious law was
standing there listening to the debate. He realized that Jesus had answered
well, so he asked, “Of all the commandments, which is the most important?”
29 Jesus replied, “The most important commandment is
this: ‘Listen, O Israel! The Lord our God is the one and only Lord.
30 And you must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, all your mind, and
all your strength.’
Heart and Soul: We show our love to God by expressing our affection on Him in worship.
Mind: I worship God by focusing my attention to God.
Strength: I worship God by using my abilities to serve God.
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