Worship The Lord And Work For Him.

‘Work in the Temple of the Lord’ (2 Chronicles 4:11; 5:1) is no ordinary work. This work is ‘most holy’ (2 Chronicles 3:8, 10; 4:22). Real work for the Lord emerges out of true worship of the Lord. If we are to be the Lord’s workers, we must first be His worshippers. Worship comes first. This is vitally important. Take away worship from the place of highest priority, and you have nothing left - nothing which can really be called the work of the Lord. You may have busy people, doing this, that and the other, but you will not have servants of the Lord doing the work of the Lord - without worship. We sometimes ask, “Where are the workers?”. God asks, “Where are the worshippers?”. Begin to worship the Lord. Keep on worshipping Him. Worship the Lord, and let Him show you ‘what you must do’ (Acts 9:3-6).
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This post is taken from my notes on 2 Chronicles.

The Blessing Of God

Without the blessing of God, our worship is empty.
We must look for God’s blessing in the place of worship.
What we must pray for is this: ‘the glory of the Lord filled the House of God’ (2 Chronicles 5:14).
* We must look for God’s blessing in the pulpit, praying that the preachers of God’s Word will be ‘clothed with salvation.’
* We must look for God’s blessing in the pews, praying that all of God’s people will ‘rejoice in His goodness’ (2 Chronicles 6:41).
Where does the blessing come from? - It comes from this: God is ‘good’ and ‘His steadfast love endures for ever’ (2 Chronicles5:13).
All of our praying for the Church can be summed up in this prayer: ‘O Lord God... Remember Your steadfast love...’ (2 Chronicles 6:42).
More than anything else, we must pray for this: ‘God’s love... poured into our hearts by the Holy Spirit...’ (Romans 5:5).