The Unquenchable Worshipper – Chapter Two
The Unquenchable Worshipper is written by Matt Redman, author of the song “The Heart Of Worship.” By posting about it, I’m not only sharing it with you but it gives me an opportunity to really digest it and think about it.
Chapter Two – “The Undone Worshipper”
The inspiration from this chapter comes from Isaiah 6:1-5, where the prophet encounters the Lord Almighty, and in seeing himself in the light of God’s holiness exclaims, “Woe is me, for I am undone!”
Here’s a quote from the book:
“Of course, there’s a time in worship to be joyful, content, and even comfortable. But there also comes a time when God will make us distinctly uncomfortable. He puts us under the spotlight of His holiness, where we begin to search our hearts ever more closely.”
Redman makes the points that this worship attitude is a way of God refining us or disciplining us and that it is often quickly followed by the tenderness of God. He also recounts a story of his own life experience with a medical condition that God used to teach him humility as well as center him on what is really important.
For me, this is where worship really starts. I think it is fitting that this is the second chapter of the book, because until you have reached this “undone” place where you have allowed God to shine his light of holiness on your life and seen yourself from His perspective, true worship is impossible. When we see our sin vs. God’s holiness and then we see what God was willing to do for us anyway, how can we keep from singing his praise (as the song goes)?
Unfortunately, it seems many people either have never come to that place or have been away for so long that it is just a distant memory. These are the folks who think the preacher is preaching to someone else, who are obsessed with criticizing what someone else is doing, and then wonder why they don’t really know what an encounter with God feels like.
We must be undone worshippers.
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