"And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free" - Hearing God's Word Leads Us to Worship

When Ezra stood on the platform surrounded by 13 ministers and read God's Word in front of all of the men, women, boys and girls lives were changed. Today, we need to be very careful to listen intently to EVERY WORD that is read so that our lives may also be changed.

We have God’s Word plastered on Billboards, over our radios, televisions and mobile devices. We mustn't allow for God’s Word to become so common that we become dull to what God is saying to us and immune to its teaching.

Secondly, the hearing and understanding of God’s Word should lead us into worship. But know this, the discernment of God’s Word may not manifest itself in vibrant and jubilant worship with happy Hallelujah shouts. Sometimes it's a Holy Hush.

Worship is not about how loud we can be. Sometimes, there needs to be a reverential silence. Sometimes, the most intensive times of worship consist not of singing the loudest but of bowing the lowest.

Sometimes, my greatest moments in the presence of The Lord is between the hours of 3:30am and 5:30am, in the quietness of the early morning while it's still dark outside, reading EVERY WORD and hearing God’s Word and discerning my Call and Purpose. It is after time spent each morning that I simply bow my head, think on His goodness and mercy, and say, "Thank you Lord. Amen"

"So Ezra the priest brought the Law before the assembly of men and women and all who could hear with understanding on the first day of the seventh month. Then he read from it in the open square that was in front of the Water Gate from morning until midday, before the men and women and those who could understand; and the ears of all the people were  attentive to the Book of the Law. And Ezra opened the book in the sight of all the people, for he was standing above all the people; and when he opened it, all the people stood up. And Ezra blessed the Lord , the great God. Then all the people answered, “Amen, Amen!” while lifting up their hands. And they bowed their heads and worshiped the Lord with their faces to the ground."(Nehemiah 8:2-4,6 NKJV)