13 Years and looking forward to eternity...

It was on 6th Sept 1991 that I first accepted Jesus as my Lord and Savior, but for His grace – I don’t know how the past 13 years would have been. In this time He has helped me successfully get a PG Diploma against stiff odds – has blessed me with a happy marriage and a lovely son. He has worked in the lives of my parents and especially my mother. He has made many a dream come true and really stepped into situations, which needed miracles to sort out.

When I think of all these things – how can I but not be filled with gratitude for him and worship Him?

So what happens when things go wrong?

Like, when you or someone close to you goes through a painful experience? Someone who is very close to me missed out on accomplishing a dream yesterday - now she may actually never see her dreams come true.

But I still worship - and hope she can too, because we know for sure that: in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. Rom 8:28

30 secs of fame ?

While I am on stage as part of the worship team it is easy to think that - what I am "doing" on stage is worship. Yea, sure that is - and I am often worshiping Him from deep within.

But what about the non glamorous part of being on the worship team? Like setting up the stage - cleaning the instruments - or helping put things back after the service? I guess that too is as important as what happens on stage.

Lord help me become a better worshiper.

Out of the corner...

Worship - is in response to God's help in a tight situation.

Like helping you close a big sales order - especially in times when the chips are low. Thank you God - I worship you.

Worshiping omelet?

I went once to a camp organized by the Evangelical Union. Today I don't remember much about the camp - it was more than 10 years ago - except this...

Dr. K O John was one of the resource persons for the camp. He told us about somebody called Bro. Lawrence (I think).

Bro. Lawrence was such worshiper, he'd make an omelet, and when he turned it over, ( it would look as if ) the omelet bent down and worshiped God.

I also recall how Dr. John urged us to become Kitchen Christians - the type that would have no qualms about washing plates in the kitchen, irrespective of where we are (and whose plate it is). The call was to become Christlike - to be a person who serves.

Does that make sense? It did to me - it is one of the few things I still carry inside from that camp !!

Worship - what was that word again?

Now that the prospect of building APC Worship Team’s Online Community Site – has gripped me…

I was wondering yesterday night about what exactly Worship means?
What is it? How many times is it mentioned in the bible?
( What should we name the site? )

My search landed me at Exo 20 – and from the CEV version it read…

I am the LORD your God, the one who brought you out of Egypt where you were slaves. Do not worship any god except me.

It said I should not worship any other God.

Now this got me wondering… What are the things I worship in my life?
Are there people I worship? Are there things I worship? Do I worship the Internet? Do I worship money?

And I am still searching my inside.