November 18, 2005

[Rev. Doc]

You're An Important Part

"Come, let us bow down in worship, let us kneel before the Lord our Maker;"
Psalm 95:6

It is said that once when Michael Costa was having a rehearsal with a vast array of performers and hundreds of voices, as the mighty chorus rang out with thunder of the organ and roll of drums and ringing horns and cymbals clashing, some man who played the piccolo far away up in some corner said within himself, "In all this din it matters not what I do," and so he ceased to play. Suddenly, the great conductor stopped flung up his hands and all was still. Then he cried aloud, "Where is the piccolo!" The quick ear missed it, and all was spoiled because it failed to take its part. As you attend worship this Sunday remember that if you don't take part, God will surely notice.

Prayer: Ask God to help you to stay focused on Him as you worship.

"Christian worship is alive because, in its essence, it is a conversation between two living realities-the one true, eternal God and the body of Christ, the church. Because worship is a conversation and not a mere review of the past, it is dynamic, unpredictable, and open-ended. Who knows what might transpire on any given day when a group of believers hears and responds to the Word of God!"
~Gary A. Furr