Get Me a Worshipper

"But now bring me a musician." Then it happened, when the musician played, that the hand of the Lord came upon him.

2 Kings 3:15 (NKJV)

For years, I wondered about the role of singing in church services and prayer meetings. Although I always knew it was important, no one had ever explained why. After reading the story of David and Saul, I thought it was to calm troubled spirits. I knew that without songs of praise and worship, something would be missing from the service, but I wanted to understand it better. Something that would enlighten me once and for all. Before becoming a pastor myself, I asked this question to several pastors; they almost all gave me the same answer, which didn't satisfy me.

Years later, after my theological studies, I began to study the Bible from a different perspective. It was Elisha's request, and what happened after, when three important kings asked him to consult the Lord for a word of wisdom, that made me realize that worship and praise were not simply an added embellishment to the Sunday service, but rather the means of worshipping and calling upon God. Elisha could have simply pleaded with God to answer him, but he knew that prayer alone would not suffice. He needed a worshiper to guide him before God's throne.

Many Christians, when singing in church, view music as a privileged means of uplifting their emotions and creating a peaceful atmosphere in their mind. They are unaware that, in certain situations, praise and worship offered to God with humility and sincerity attract His grace far more effectively than prayer vigils and fasting. The praise offered to God had drawn His hand upon Elisha. He was filled with the Spirit of God. When circumstances overwhelm you and your prayers go unanswered, do as Elisha did: get yourself a worshiper to intercede with you before the throne of God.

May the grace and peace of God be with you all.