I was watching this YouTube channel “https://youtu.be/_md5Xw99cac?si=iKXX3bqSQX7TxkGs” bearing in mind that we see things differently, he said we ought to preach the gospel than sing songs that when we get to heaven. That when we get to heaven, we will sing forever which is the truth, right.
But the fact that we should not sing is arguable:
1) the kingdom of God has come nigh or has come unto us. Luke 10: 9 that’s why we have open heavens Isaiah 64:1, when Jesus was being baptized the heavens opened and God the father said this is my beloved son in whom I am well pleased. The open heaven was that similar to what Jacob saw in Genesis 28: 12
2) Jesus could not worship the father but honor him, so in essence, when Jesus came, he came to make disciples of men and honor the father. When he met the woman with the alabaster box, she was the only one who had some sort of worship to him, washing his feet with her hair and tears and using expensive perfume on him in memorial of his burial. Mark 14:3, Luke 7: 37
3) Are not all angels ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation?
Hebrew 1: 14 its precisely because worship moves us to repentance that’s why the spirit on God comes upon us and we dance like David danced. When his spirit ministers to us we minister to others to repentance, hence the tears when we worship and the tears of the woman with the alabaster box.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxM_n4LnK_M&list=RDPxM_n4LnK_M&start_radio=1.
There are many more reasons why worship is a form of ministering and thus gift of the spirit. If your gifting falls as teaching may be then preaching the gospel is your calling but that doesn’t nullify those given with the gift of ministering. After all, he gave us all beautiful garment Isaiah 61: 3, Worship is who Christ is for us, the knowledge that what we could not do in our sinful flesh is what Christ did for us is why we worship and this points us to Christ not to ourselves. And that is evangelism, that all honor, glory to you Jesus.
why worship is a form of evangelism: The psalmist and my alabaster box echoes scriptures from the writings of King David, who comes from the line of Judah which means I will sing. And I will put it to you that worship is about Jesus, the whole story of the alabaster box points us to the memorial of his burial, why we worship him. We can all minister the same way else they’d be no diversity it’s just like having ballad of classical music, but then there are poem and hymn and different forms of expressions of literature all pointing to literature.
Jesus said I have given you power to heal the sick, cast out demon, raise the dead and preach the gospel wherever you go. Just because you preach the gospel and can’t cast out demons does that mean you are not doing Jesus commands. Remember when Jesus disciples could not cast out demon because they’d not fasted and prayed did this mean they could not preach the gospel. So, just because our forms of worship or reverence to God is different does not mean it fails to point us to Christ. Matthew 26: 7
The scripture paints a picture of a woman who brought an expensive perfume, she poured on Christ’s head as he reclined at the table. WHEN WE worship it is the only time, we take away our expensive covers to see the beauty of his holiness. It does not just unveil Christ; it points others to him.
Tears roll because we finally see our unworthiness and Christ worthiness, Psalm 45: 8 That’s why the whole Psalms and hymns exist in the bible. It is the only time where sinners come to Christ as the veil is torn. It is the only time we are living temple offer ourselves as a willing sacrifice holy and acceptable unto God as a reasonable service. So, why wont singing be a form of evangelism, even if it is not a direct preaching.
when we worship it serves as a memorial to Christs work hence Jesus says she wrought a good work. He does his good work in us, and through us. It is God’s goodwill to work and do his good pleasure in us, Philippians 2: 13
I will Psalmist Psalm 45: 1 says my heart is indicting matter: I speak of the things which I have made touching the king: my tongue is the pen of a ready writer. I am fairer than the children of men, grace is poured into my lips there Adonai has blessed me FOREVER.
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