Prophetic Worship by John Paul Jackson

Prophetic Worship

by John Paul Jackson

Worship, by its very nature, is prophetic. Worship engages an omnipresent God who
spans the dimension of time. Inherent in worship is a prophetic declaration of what
has happened, what is happening now, and what is to come.

When we worship, we are suddenly thrust into an eternal realm, where worship is being
offered up continually before the Lord. In those moments, we are literally catapulted
into the future, joining those from eons past, in worshipping the Ancient of Days.

Worship flows from revelation about God. As the Lord reveals Himself to us, adoration
arises from our heart. Judson Cornwall once said, "the depth of our worship is always
proportional to the extent of our revelation of God."

In worship, we catch a fascinating and tantalizing glimpse of God in a way that is
breathtaking. The Lord causes us to "see" or "know" Him with our spirit. We may have
a revelation of His thoughts, words, character, and attributes. Such revelation
transforms us and draws forth devotion from the depths of our being.

The Lord has endless realms of His glory to make known to us. If we were to spend
every moment receiving wave after wave of knowledge of God, we would have scarcely
uncovered all there is to know.

One day, we will join with all creation in worshipping before God's throne
(Revelation 5:13-14). It will be a spectacular celebration as we who were born to
worship will find our heart's greatest fulfillment in worshipping our Creator. We
will surprisingly find the integration of science, mathematics, politics, the arts
and religion woven into His creation, not as man suspects, but as God intends. The
beauty of His holiness will transcend mankind's feeble attempts at greatness.

Copyright © 2001 John Paul Jackson, Stream Ministries International. All rights
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