Worship and the singing of hymns is ancient - more ancient than the psalms, the prophets played music in which God's presence would come. see saul's story where he is 'baptised' with Spirit and turned into another man.
Worship is the window to spiritual realms, making people look up and not down at themselves but up at God the Father, creating a context that God can meet with them. it should be a 'look up' experience.
we must choose songs that declare heavenly reality - God's sanctuary, God's realities are real He is high priest and loving and saving, if we cannot feel them it does not make them less real. we must believe them, sing them and declare them until the reality burns in people's mind and hearts.
We cannot expect a uniform experience for everyone, everyone reacts differently to the presence of God. but we must create an undeniable God is there expereince that no matter how intellectual you are, the manifest presence makes you confess - 'there is something here in this room.'
that something is God.
worship and prayer are brothers.
Prayer is the unhappy version of psalm singing. Psalm singing is the happy version of prayer. Praying in tongues is praying for times when your brain is tired and you cannot form words.
James says if you are in trouble, pray, if you are blessed, sing thankgiving psalms, both keep the same commandment of: pray unceasingly keep talking God to God.
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