The Soul Of A Worship Leader预览

Are You Satisfied?

We desire certain kinds of power and prestige in the Church and attempts to be blessed and satisfied by them, but do these cravings truly satisfy our true desire and deepest need, which can only be filled by God?

What is this filling? “… the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life” John 4:14.

When the Bible talks about water, it is identified as the Spirit. Living Water refers to the Spirit of Christ. When we are filled with Christ in our lives, His Spirit overflows into every area of our heart, soul and mind, which should compel us to worship Him. It is a response. Isaiah 55:1 The filling of His Holy Spirit satisfies our every need.

Worship is about the deep fellowship of God and experiencing the joy of His living praise. He pours into us His Living Water as promised. John 4:14 This gives us purpose, meaning and substance of worship because He satisfies us completely. This Living Water is too good to keep for ourselves. As a response, we must pour out waters of authentic praise and deep worship to God. Whoever believes in me, as Scripture has said, rivers of living water will flow from within them.” John 7:38

Another amazing insight of this true satisfaction of worship is what we give back to God. Jesus said, “the true worshipers shall worship and must worship in spirit and in truth.” All other emphases and rituals are to be set aside to give way to meaningful worship. Later in this Gospel, John defines this spring, or river, as the gift of the Holy Spirit who would flow out of a person like “rivers of living water." John 7:38

Jesus promised an inflow into the believer that would become an outflow back to its source, and when the Spirit flows through us back to God it is worship at a priceless level. Jesus also said: “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.” Matthew 5:6 We are already blessed because we thirst and receive His Spirit.

We have to admit our need is not physical, emotional, or intellectual. This leaves only our spirits; so we get on our knees to pray and began to touch the presence of God.

This happened to me one day. Total satisfaction swept through my being. All along it had been my spirit yearning to contact God’s Spirit, and I had misread it as a craving in my soul or my body. For the rest of the evening any music and any literature was enjoyable, for the deep crying of my spirit had been satisfied in God’s presence.

Oh! precious is the flow That makes me white as snow; No other fount I know, Nothing but the blood of Jesus.

He is the only True Fountain we know and that truly satisfies. “Satisfy us in the morning with your unfailing love, that we may sing for joy and be glad all our days.” Psalm 90:14