Saturday, January 10, 2009
Session 1 with Brother Poh (what he taught us; lessons and illustrations)"
I am going to attempt to reconstruct the essence of the lessons Bro Poh presented to us during the short session on Thursday at Riverwalk based on my own understanding - so please be merciful to me if i miss out or misinterpret something.
Psalm 42 (The Message)
A psalm of the sons of Korah.
A white-tailed deer drinks from the creek;
I want to drink God,
deep draughts of God.
I'm thirsty for God-alive.
I wonder, "Will I ever make it—
arrive and drink in God's presence?"
I'm on a diet of tears—
tears for breakfast, tears for supper.
All day long
people knock at my door,
Pestering,
"Where is this God of yours?"
Sometimes, in worship, to us, it's just like pushing a button, no longer longing, no longer hungry for God's presence and anointing, when we don't engaged Him, God's presence will not fall.
Always we have to tell ourselves to engage, to desire His presence, to want to be there, at the holy of hollies.
Do you remember, when running your 2.4km during your school days?
In the middle of the run, our body cry out for water?
Worship should be like that, a desire, a crying out...
What is worship, when we don't feel His presence, don't receive anything? - Wasted time.
Always seek Him in earnest, and a wild hunger; as the chorus of our church's own worship song goes:
Here I stand, thirsting for You
Here I am, surrendered to You
Let my life be Your clay
Mould me in Your way
Here I stand, desperate for You
Here I am, a vessel for You
Let my life sing Your praise;
Bring Honour to Your Name
Let us indeed engage with Him every time we pray, praise, worship, and read His Word; never allow any moment spent seeking to know His heart, mind, will and being be a moment treated casually, because if we do, it'll all only become wasted time that we can never get back.
Edited by amanda.faith
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