Life as a Worshiper

Last week on 10-21 June, we was invited to give a sharing on P&W. Only 8 of us from our church, myself, Denis Emang, Jason, Joel Pengiran, Joel Ezekiel, Ruth David, Aaron Awie and Linda Ding. If I now mistaken, this is the first time for this year we were giving opportunity to give this sharing on P&W. On the first night, i let the youth from SIBBetong to lead in P&W and Denis Emang become the main speaker. He talk about The need of P&W in Church nowadays. He stress on the importance of P&W and why we need P&W in our church.

P&W is important in the church nowadays, cos through the song one can clearly and easily touch by God. I remember Uncle Sam always taught me about P&W, and there is one day, right after the wedding ceremony i met him and talk to him regarding the P&W. He told me this, people can easily touch and cry or anything can happen when someone sing or when the music "speak" to their spirit or soul. But when someone preach, people can just simply say...that is man talking. But music is different. it's so powerful and can transform one life.

But while we're in Betong, someone who i'm close with teach me one thing too. Never leave leave own church empty. This statement really teach me one thing about the importance about P&W, while we went out to other place for ministry or workshop, never leave own church empty also. Cause if we really thought and treat P&W is importance in our church, why own church empty.

The reason why i sharing to you this is that music is very powerful weapon for us during P&W. Matt Redman teach us that music is not a reason why we sing. But the heart of worship is what we looking for. Even without music one still can worship. But that will be wrong if we focus on music only but not God. But this someone, teach me that P&W have to come with music.

My part in my sharing in Betong is musicians. I start my sharing with music is a medium we use to P&W God. Ya true we can sing without music. But when we use music and our focus is not to the music, but to God; it will be so powerful and more express about our desire to exalting God. Maybe if we just sing without music, we can't express more. But when we play music or P&W with a music, we can express more to God.

How? Through we can express more to God in our skill, music arrangement, intro and outro or instrument solo! God want us use our skill more, and use it for the glory of God!!

That's why music is important in P&W, because when David play the harp all the evil spirit ran away from Saul. When the trumpet blew after walking around the wall ofJericho for 6 days, the wall collapse. This is what happen when music comes with God's power in P&W, Satan will ran away.

So, for musicians worship God along with our instrument. Learn to worship God, not only focusing to our code or skills. That is the life of worshiper. The trick and tips to have a great a strong worship service or team, which also recommended by Sonicflood is worship along with your instrument. Every musician have to worship. Life as a worshiper is not only for Worship Leaders or singer, but we are call to worship God, all of us.