I have had the privilege this past week of leading worship for the DTS Regional Workshop for Cambodia and the surrounding nations. It is so beautiful when you have voices from Cambodia, Thailand, Myanmar, Vietnam, Philippines and more all singing the praises of Jesus! Each morning’s worship session was unique in how the Holy Spirit led and each was just as special. We had a morning inspired by my son Jacob’s worship as I used his child sized guitar and led us in some fun loving children’s worship songs. The group got right into the mood and danced before the Lord with great joy as God touched our hearts! We had another morning filled with passion and fire for the Lord! Matt Nelson exhorted the group to come to Jesus for greater passion in our lives and the Lord did not disappoint as he filled each heart with a fresh fire for the Lord. The following morning was a morning of deep intimacy with the Lord as we grew in the revelation of His love for us and our response to His love.
I’m struck by the fact that the facets of the Lord are endless and we could worship the Lord uniquely each day for the rest of our lives and never exhaust the nature and character of God. I know for me as I have entered into missions the last 18 months I have had a new revelation of who the Lord is and the significance of worshiping Him with every tribe, tongue, and nation! It is one of my favorite things to do! The more nations, the better, and I truly believe the Lord feels the same way! If you’ve never had that experience then I encourage you to do whatever it takes to put yourself in a situation where you can worship the Lord with people of a different culture. It will change the way you worship for good!
