Nov 02 2009
Worshiping with Wreckless Abandon
What does it mean to worship with wreckless abandon? Well, if we look back at the life of King David, it says he was so into worshiping God that he shed the heavily layered, royal garments that hindered him, and, dressed only in his undergarments (which were not revealing), danced and worshiped, twirling and jumping in worship.
Now that’s wreckless abandon. Do you ever feel like the trappings of religion keep you from true worship? I do. Religion so often stifles the very newness of life we should experience, smothering the joy that we feel when that’s the last thing we want.
Just like King David, I want to dump tradition and religion and just get down to adoration and true worship–in fact it’s what I long for. I’m desperate to touch the face of God to feel His touch on mine, and to know what He’s feeling inside. I want to be so close I can hear His heartbeat and feel His breath on my face, even close enough to wipe tears from His cheeks.
So why don’t we dump tradition and religion? Perry Stone said it was the demonic religious spirits (straight from the pit of hell) of Jesus’ day that persecuted and crucified Him, and those same demonic spirits hinder our worship today–so why do we continue to live in dead tradition instead of being abundantly and miraculously alive the way God intends?
From now on let’s examine the things we do, the way we worship, and cast off the old, dead things that don’t get us closer to God, and just worship with wreckless abandon, the way David did. Let’s press in and get answers, praying without ceasing, and loving our God with all that is within us. Only then will we be the people God designed for us to be. Only then will we have something worth offering to unbelievers.
Because of His great love,
Nancy
