The essence of worship is personal. Jesus, himself, drew away from all others (including His disciples) many times to be alone with His Father. One time He allowed Peter, James, and John to watch a worship experience.
Matthew 14:23 And when he had sent the multitudes away, he went up into a mountain apart to pray: and when the evening was come, he was there alone.
Matthew 17:1-2 And after six days Jesus taketh Peter, James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up into an high mountain apart, And was transfigured before them: and his face did shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light.
We often worship the Lord in a large group setting. There is great beauty and a wonderful sense of the Lord's presence in those times. It is good to remember the personal side of worship, though, and our need to draw away and be with the Lord ourselves. It is in the quietness of our own times with Him that we often hear the personal direction and encouragement, the personal words of truth for our own hearts, that we need. I think it is so awesome that He desires to have time with each of us! Remember, He knows each of His sheep by name:
John 10:3-4 The watchman opens the gate for him, and the sheep listen to his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. When he has brought out all his own, he goes on ahead of them, and his sheep follow him because they know his voice.
Let's make personal time to be alone with the one who knows us and loves us so well.
Blessings,
Rob Smith
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