I recently began reading a short devotional book called "Facedown" by Matt Redman. It captures a lot of ideas that I think God has been stirring in my heart for a while. It occurs to me that even though this book is several years old, the messages so far regarding worship are extremely relevant to me, to Christ's Church, and probably to much of the church throughout North America and beyond.
In some ways the title says it all, "Facedown." When was the last time you were face down before the One and only Holy, Awesome, Merciful, Loving, Almighty, (there aren't enough adjectives to describe Him) God of the Universe? My hope is that some would respond, "oh, just this morning." However, I have a feeling that a lot of us haven't found ourselves in that place in quite some time or possibly ever. Before I go any further, please hear me - I'm not trying to attack anybody's current prayer life or corporate worship postures, or have a holier than thou attitude. Like I said, the thoughts in this book are definitely convicting and applicable to my prayer/worship life, but I'm sure I'm not alone. Since we're on this journey together my hope is that we can think and pray about these ideas, truths and practices and wait expectantly to see how God will move in our midst as we seek to worship Him in spirit and truth. After all, it is all about Him.
Matt makes a strong point in chapter 1 that, "Every posture in worship says something of both the worshiper and the One being gloried in...When it comes to expressing our worship, what we do on the outside is a reflection of what's taking place on the inside."
I think that's enough to start a conversation right there. Do you agree with these statements? Disagree? What postures of worship do you take or have you seen? What do they say about the worshiper and the one being worshiped?
