The Glory of the LORD

The Glory of the LORD

II Chronicles 5:13b-14   …then the house was filled with a cloud, even the house of the LORD.  So that the priests could not stand to minister by reason of the cloud: for the glory of the LORD filled the House of God.

       The Levites ministered on this occasion and while they were musicing unto God, the glory of God filled the Temple.  The priest could not carry out their duties and their sacrificial offerings.  The musicing and the priests’ offerings gave way to a Divine visitation.

       As the trumpeters and the singers thanked and praised Jehovah for His goodness and His mercy, all of a sudden God’s presence swept over the temple.  All those who were there knew that YHVH was tabernacling or inhabiting their musical and sacrificial worship.

       Do you long for God’s presence to fill the church when you have the responsibility and privilege to music unto Him?  God will meet with us and will inhabit our praise musicing unto Him, if we will seek Him with all our heart (Psalm 22:3 But thou art holy, O thou that inhabitest the praises of Israel).  The most important part of our worship is turning our hearts toward God.  Christian musicians have the responsibility to lead other Christians in taking the journey from the natural to the supernatural and experiencing communion with the blessed Trinity. 

Prayer for the day

Lord, like the priests and the Levites in the ancient Jewish temple, we want to thank you and praise you with our musical offerings.  We are asking you to inhabit our praise and manifest your presence in our musical worship.  Lord, we confess that we do not know how to come in and go out before you.  We want to please you with our worship, but we confess that we do not always know how to worship you.  We want to thank you for the times that we feel your presence as we music unto you.  Help us to music in a way that will bring honor and glory to your wonderful name.  This we pray in your holy name,  Amen.