THE ESSENCE OF TRUE WORSHIP

It’s vital to learn how to minister to the Lord and


more importantly, know when to pray the prayer

of worship. The opening scripture says “…as they

ministered to the Lord and fasted, the Holy Ghost said…”;

letting us know that the power of God’s Spirit is

manifested as we minister to the Lord, in an atmosphere

of true worship.

To minister to the Lord is to worship Him according

to His Word; to make confessions to His name.

Confessions here comes from the Greek word

‘Homologia’ which means ‘speaking the same thing in

consent or consonance with God; to say what God has

said in agreement with Him. So in ministering to the Lord

you make your confessions to God based on the Word;

you say beautiful things about Him and revere His

awesome majesty in line with the revelation of His

personality in the Word. Ministering to the Lord is the

essence of worship; it’s a very important aspect of our

Christian service.

Note that the Spirit only spoke after the people had

‘ministered to the Lord.’ You’ll never know the depth in

the Spirit that is beyond the ordinary until you learn to

minister to the Lord in true worship, praise and

thanksgiving by the Spirit and the Word.