Worship Through the PsalmsSample

Prayer and intercession are important aspects of living a life of worship in spirit and in truth. The Lord Himself calls His house a house of prayer. This is the place in which David said he always desired to dwell. All throughout the Psalms, David lifted up the name and the deeds of the Lord, all the while, bringing his requests before the Lord in prayer. As David thanked the Lord and remembered His good deeds, and worshiped Him in adoration, faith was being authored in his heart. His faith was stirred up to make his requests known to God and see Him move yet again in his circumstance.

We find an example of this in Psalm 28 where David presents his troubles before the Lord and cries out to the Lord for help. In verses 7-8, he blesses and thanks the Lord because he knows that his prayer has been heard. He then goes on to pray for the people of Israel and ask the Lord to be their shepherd. This is the cycle the Father wants for each and every believer. As God’s people, we have access to come boldly before Him, make our requests known to Him, and ask that His will would be done.

Over the last few days, we have seen the progression of true worship take place. From entering through the mercy of God to seek Him, to giving thanks to Him through remembrance, to letting our praise come forth leading us to the deep places of adoration in worship. Through all of this, the goal is intimacy with the Father. David was called by God “a man after My own heart” because he truly knew the Lord. He spent his days in worship and fellowship with the Lord, getting to know his nature and becoming intimate with Him. If living a life full of worship in spirit and in truth is the goal, then spending time truly getting to know the heart of God is key. Allow your time in praise and worship to lead you into a place of fellowship with Him.

It is through this intimate place of communion in prayer that we find an exchange takes place. He takes our burdens and gives us His easy yoke. He removes our earthly desires and begins to impart the desires of His heart. He redirects our steps in areas we may be wavering and leads us in His ways. In this place of prayer and intimacy, we meet the Good Shepherd. “The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.” (Psalm 23:1) When we truly know Him, like David, we will know that we lack for nothing when we have Him.

The Lord is seeking true worshipers in spirit and in truth that truly know their God as David did, those that can be vulnerable with Him and bring anything in their heart before Him. He is seeking those that know He is a loving Father and the Good Shepherd that will lead them through life.

As you converse with the Lord today, meditate on the Psalms mentioned in this devotional, Psalms where David presents his requests to the Lord and is full of faith and thanksgiving that his prayers are heard. Through your sanctified mind and heart, let Him show you how He is leading you through all the situations in your life. Let your confidence and faith in Him be stirred up. He is faithful to you! This loving Father who is rich in love and abounding in mercy is for you, not against you. You are the desire in His heart! Let all these truths you’ve reflected on these past few days take root in you as you set your eyes on fulfilling the dream in His heart of being a worshiper in spirit and in truth.