Seize the Moment – Day 923
The Prophecy of Praise!
Good morning! This is Pastor Jerry Ingalls from New Castle First Baptist Church and today is Monday, September 26.
Worship Leaders and their teams of singers and musicians are an important group of people in any church. Within the body of Christ, God sets apart people for specific callings, and while that does not make them better or more important than anyone else in the congregation, it does equip them uniquely to fulfill God’s purposes.
Worship leaders, singers, and musicians are no exception. Within the assemblies of God’s people, these men and women are anointed to lead us in the prophecy of praise, as taught in 1 Chronicles 25:1-2:
Moreover, David and the commanders of the army set apart for the service some of the sons of Asaph and of Heman and of Jeduthun, who were to prophesy with lyres, harps and cymbals; and the number of those who performed their service was: Of the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah and Asharelah; the sons of Asaph were under the direction of Asaph, who prophesied under the direction of the king.
To illustrate the point, verse 3 ends with this purpose statement of those chosen to sing in the house of the Lord, “who prophesied in giving thanks and praising the Lord.” Keeping the theme of prophecy prevalent in this organizational chapter dealing with the Levitical singers, verse 5 emphasizes that one of the worship leaders, Heman, was the “king’s seer.”
Why all the emphasis upon prophecy in praise? God set apart anointed people who would usher in the Spirit of God during singing so that His people could know the will of God and praise Him for His revelations through their thanksgiving of praise (Ephesians 5:18-20; Colossians 3:16-17). Our worship time is a time of prophetic forthtelling of God, His attributes, and His will for His people’s lives.
God bless you!
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