In my last post, we saw how worship can be defined as seeing or searching for something. Here, I hope to adequately describe what happens to us as we search and see God. To begin, let’s read I John 3:2:

Dear friends, now we are children of God, and what we will be has not yet been made known. But we know that when he appears, we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is.

The point of this passage is obvious—when we see Jesus, we become like Him. There is a profound change that occurs when we view the face of a holy God. We take on His characteristics,  attributes and even His power! I remember asking several of my classmates from CFNI this question: In which period of the day did you have your most life changing moments? Without exception, all of them said it was in the morning chapel service, when we did nothing but gather and worship Jesus. And as I watched their lives, I saw that the change was real.

Let’s review. If I see Jesus as He really is, then I shall become like Him. The elders of TOP and I grabbed a hold of the practical  value in this and decided to make worship our strategy for success at Tabernacle of Praise. The reason is simple. If we can get people to see Jesus as He really is over and over and over again, then they will be like Jesus. They will make the vision of the church their own and live their lives according to it’s boundaries.

Think about it. Less work for us leaders because the Holy Spirit is given enough workspace to move in the people’s lives! Through worship, we ascend to higher levels of godly character.

How often do you look at  Jesus as He really is? How have you been changed by worship?