AWE-INSPIRING WORSHIP
Today's reading: Leviticus 8-10

"Fire blazed forth from the Lord's presence and consumed the burnt offering and the fat on the altar. When the people saw this, they shouted with joy and fell face down on the ground." Leviticus 9:24 NLT

I'm not being prideful or arrogant when I say I know how the Israelites felt when they experienced God's presence--but I do.

I wasn't standing in from of the Tabernacle when His glory fell that day, but I've experienced His greatness overwhelm the very air I was breathing.

-In a heart-changing, life-altering worship service at church when the Spirit moves mightily.

-Sitting in my prayer chair as His Word unfolded before me as a gift straight from His hands.

-Driving down the road in my car as worship music filled the air and God filled my thoughts.

-On the lawnmower with my headphones on and the Word of God being preached in my earphones.

-When I'm reading a Christian author who has been anointed by God, so anointed that the words have to be re-read and the tear-stained book set down for a while.

I know how the Israelites felt as their hands went up in praise and their knees buckled in a sense of absolute fear and awe for the enormity of Who God really is--and that He would allow me into His presence.

I know how they felt as words escaped them and emotion flooded their souls.

I know how they felt to look at the world through Holy Spirit tinted lenses and see things, normal every day things, differently.

I know how they felt to, for a moment in time, to allow the world to be put on hold, while they worship the King!

I know how they felt to have His greatness take their breath away only to replace it with a breath of life that revives, restores, revitalizes and refreshes.

I know--and I pray to God you know, too.