I had recently returned from a mission trip to Tactic, Guatemala (Impact Ministries) with a team from Harvest Bible Chapel in Davenport. It was an amazing experience that will be hard to truly describe and it has and will continue to take me a while to process. I did want to record a few of the experiences and share where I was truly challenged, convicted, and moved. I wrote about four topics that I will post within the next week or so, in order for you to have a glimpse of what God showed me and how I was compelled.
PART 1 of 4
The Joy of Worship
Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth!
Serve the Lord with gladness!
Come into his presence with singing!
Though we didn’t understand all the words that were being lifted up in that small Guatemalan school, we knew God was being glorified. Passion filled the room and even the youngest of worshippers were lifting their hands in praise and shouting out their own words of adoration. They knew who their Maker was, they were giving Him all they had. Some had little of monetary value. All had Christ which made them rich.
I often underestimate a child’s ability to know their Savior, to choose to worship. Those that sing, do so not to mimic or follow the crowd, but because they genuinely crave it. They feel the effects of connecting with their Heavenly Father. It brings joy. It brings peace. It brings hope. It brings me to my knees with conviction. I am a worship leader and I am humbled by the purity of their hearts as they worship without care of how they look, how they sound, or how they are perceived. My heart is full as I watch and fervently pray for that same passion not only for my children, but for myself. God will always be worshiped, and it is my joy to be one of His worshippers.
Psalm 86:9-10
All the nations you have made
shall come and worship
before you, O Lord,
and shall glorify your name.
For you are great
and do wondrous things;
you alone are God.
*Photo's taken by Kim Lake
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