The Heart of a Worshiper: Intimacy Over Performance

Now in days people don’t want to truly worship God. They want to be known, to have their name in lights, to receive recognition. But worship was never meant to make us famous. It’s meant to make Him famous.

True worship isn’t just music, prayer, or weeping at the altar. It’s living a life that is constantly obeying God. It’s laying down our will for His. It’s choosing to exalt Him in everything we do. Abraham teaching us in Genesis 22 that Obedience is the highest form of worship.

Thats the reason that when we lack Kingdom identity, it’s easy for us to chase applause, recognition, and we forget that yes we are children of God with dominion and authority, but we are also servants and ambassadors of His Kingdom. We forget that the power that we carry power in our mouth was given by grace.

Our authority isn’t earned. It’s not something we deserve. It’s a gift purchased by the blood of Jesus. The moment we understand who we really are in Christ, we don’t need to prove anything to anyone.

Understanding our Kingdom identity sets us free from the need of validation.

Worship leaders, musicians, pastors, anyone called to serve we must remember this. Never trade intimacy for influence. Don’t sacrifice the secret place for the spotlight.

David was a man after God’s heart not because he was perfect but because he was intimate with God. He was a worshiper in the fields before he was ever a king in the palace. David understood that the greatest stage was his secret place.

As a generation we need to learn to values presence over position. Who understands that principle that worship is not about being seen by men but about ministering to the Lord will always be great in the Kingdom because God lift up the man or woman who humbles themself before him.

My hope is that this generation will fall in love with God’s presence not their talent or platform. I prophecy that great platfomrs are being prepared so you can lift an altar like Elijah on the mount carmel. A generation that knows that in Heaven the angels sing song Worthy, Worthy, Worthy because true worship only exalts God.

Psalms 84 gives me an insight into the heart of the sons of Korah. Korah himself loved position so much that it cost him everything, but his descendants chose presence over position. They loved God’s courts more than power, and their song is still read and sung to this day.

Never let the hunger for position steal you from the presence.”

My prayer is that we return to true worship, one that costs us something, one that surrenders everything, one that makes Him famous.