"Most high, most excellent, most potent, most omnipotent; most piteous and most just; most hidden and most near; most beauteous and most strong, stable, yet contained of none; unchanging, yet changing all things; never new, never old; making all things new, yet bringing old age upon the proud and they know it not; always working, yet ever at rest; gathering, yet needing nothing; sustaining, pervading, and protecting; creating, nourishing, and developing; seeking, and yet possessing all things."1.
If you skipped over that last paragraph I suggest you read it over carefully. There is an incredible sense of wonder in it, as though when St Augustine spoke it he couldn't contain his awe toward God.
In a world where every bit of information is at our fingertips and everything can be explained it's easy to lose our child-like wonder at who God is and what he does in our lives. But we must never forget the GREATNESS of God if we are to worship Him sincerely. In Job 36:26 it says "Behold, God is great, and we do not know him." Can we ever know God or even explain him completely? No of course not. That's where wonder comes in. Paul wrote in Roman 11:33 "Oh the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgements and His ways past finding out!"
When you have your devotional time, or when you go up on that stage to play an instrument or to sing, remember to revel in God's wonder. Express your sincere praise to the Creator of it all and stand amazed at his awesomeness.
1.The Confessions of St. Augustine, in A Select Library of Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, vol.1
This is an amazing truth that we need to remember as members of a praise team, keep in mind & never forget that we play or sing with the only purpose of praising God for who HE is, always do it for HIM!
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