I was blessed last week to attend a conference at which Michael Horton was the keynote speaker. His book In the Face of God has been one of the most influential books I’ve read. I picked it up at a critical time in my life, and the Lord used it to change my direction. It was one of those times when “two roads diverged in a yellow wood” and I took the one less traveled by, the one that has made all the difference in my life.
At the time, we had recently left the mission field and returned to the States. We were looking for a church where the Word was faithfully preached, but I had another criterion, as well. I felt tired and dry and I wanted a church that would move me emotionally, one where I could “connect with God” during worship.
I wanted the worship service to minister to me.
The Lord used Mr. Horton’s book to remind me that when we sing praise to God, we do so to Him, not the other way around.
The worship service should be a dialogue between us and God. He speaks to us through the preached Word. We respond to Him through our worship. When I realized that my worship should be about serving God rather than about getting my own needs ministered to, it was very freeing.
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