Enthroning God

As a worship Pastor, my mission is to escort all listeners to God’s throne by engaging & instructing them in vibrant praise & worship.

Let's look at the word throne in this mission. You may be saying, "huh", but this word carries a whole lot of weight in worship. The fact is that when we enter into worship, it is actually an enthronement of God in our life. If you read the book of Psalms you will read over and over the word "Lord". Lord is one of those words that I think we as Christians have used so much that we forget the significance of it. If you look up the word in the dictionary you will find that it has more to do with authority and position than it does anything. It is not just God's name. It is a title of enthronement. When we say things as you are Lord of my heart, we are not just saying that He has a home in our heart. We are saying that our heart literally falls under His dominion of authority and He may go and do as He pleases. When we worship Him, it is really about us setting up His throne in our life and relinquishing all authority to Him.

Think about the different acts of worship that you find in the Bible whether it be bowing, lifting hands, laying prostrate before, or kneeling. These are all things that were done in the days of kings to honor and proclaim their authority. It is no different in our worship. We are honoring the King of kings and the Lord of lords.

Now take this from a worship leader's point of view. It is our job to not only enthrone Him in our lives, but to assist the listener to do the same. Between now and the next time you stand on stage I want you to think about this question... What can I do to better aid the congregation in front of me to enthrone God as Lord in this place.