Ascribe Glory

Nothing brings glory down in church, as quickly and as powerfully as when God’s people unashamedly adore God’s great Son, Jesus Christ. I am not talking about a few excited people on the front row of the sanctuary, but a room packed – wall-to-wall enthusiast’s, fired-up Christians, giving glory, honor, and praise to their Savior! When that takes place then unbelievers coming in to that type of worship will “…worship God and declare that God is really among you” [1 Cor. 14:25 ESV]. When a body of believers start worshipping with their whole beings can expect to get the only thing we have to offer this world; “…Is it not your going with us, so that we are distinct, I and your people, from every other people on the face of the earth” [Ex 33:16b ESV]. Is it not true that if we dilute, diminish or detract from this type of worship that we risk destroying verticality, we end up denying doxology, and we will forfeit what church is all about – manifested glory of God in the House of God?

Instead of finding ways to make the church palatable because we have ceased to be powerful, let us move past solutions that entertain instead of impacting and get back to a place where God actually moves among us. White-hot, unrestrained, whole congregation adoration is the first step in this new direction. Pursuing that kind of worship is the unceasing center of what it means to “go vertical!” Let us go vertical this weekend! Get your Praise on! Praise is what I do when I need a break-through!!!