Scripture:

2 Chronicles 5:13-14

13 indeed it came to pass, when the trumpeters and singers were as one, to make one sound to be heard in praising and thanking the Lord, and when they lifted up their voice with the trumpets and cymbals and instruments of music, and praised the Lord, saying:

“For He is good,
For His mercy endures forever,”

that the house, the house of the Lord, was filled with a cloud, 14 so that the priests could not [a] continue ministering because of the cloud; for the glory of the Lord filled the house of God.

Tangible Presence

Today in our portion, I am reminded of the power of worship, how it has the power to draw the tangible presence of the Lord. In fact, Psalm 22:3 confirms this truth, "God inhabits the praises of His people." 

When you know this truth, you will never miss an opportunity to praise Him, to draw His presence.   It is why it always baffles me when people show up for Church at the end of worship, or why it takes 3 songs to shake the events of the morning off. Maybe it is because they have not encountered God in praise as I have experienced the power of praise.   

This Sunday was one of those moments I could sense the tangible presence of the Lord, and what I realized is that it was at that moment that I entered into true praise where it was Him-focused.   Our worship should always be like this, not because the music is good, not because it is what we are supposed to do, but simply because He is worthy of our praise.

These moments are not just for me; they are for you. Your Father wants to inhabit your praises too.

The God Shot today is to never miss an opportunity to praise Him, to have a moment with God, to enter into the Holy of Holies where HIS PRESENCE is tangible, where it fills the space you are in so greatly that you have to stop and just breathe.

Lord, let all of our praise look like this, let our hearts be full with praise, let our lips sing of your goodness, you deserve all the glory and praise and honor, and I praise you, let us always "enter into" your presence, enter in through the door of praise, let our worship be pleasing to you in Jesus' name, Amen!