As she made her way through the cold street to the house of the Pharisee, she crossed the dark hall and approached the room filled with men around a table, listening to the most learned of them. She ignored all the stares while making her way to the one man she desired at that moment. As one in a state of polydipsia, with her soft hands, she gently and affectionately rubbed His feet in a swaying motion, all the while carrying with her the only treasure left in her possession. This moment of most intense devotion suited the heart of the Learned One and gave Him great joy.
The curiosity of the onlookers grew as to why the Learned One seemed unaware of who this woman was. They thought to themselves: this disdained woman, whose business is not hidden from her township, because her clientele is in every woman’s house. The women in her town were wary of her because she had a way of getting everybody’s man. But in all of this, the woman knew she needed a relationship, an experience, an encounter that could set her spirit right again, if only she could restore her relationship with the Designer of her being, from whom she had long been alienated.
Some forms of worship only release their sweetest fragrance to God when offered from the fires of trials and adversity.
The depth of this woman’s kisses and tears, cleaning the dusty feet of Jesus, the Learned One, stroking them and pouring out her last valued possession, reveals a heart of worship: a heart longing for a right relationship, a heart full of passion for the Creator, a broken heart mended in the love of the Father. To cut the story short, her heart of worship made her whole and restored life to her again, as recorded in Luke 7:37-50.
The place of rest God seeks is the heart of worship. Worship is our innermost being responding to who God is. It is more than knowing about God; it is knowing God. You will never be satisfied just to know about God. Really knowing God comes only through experience as He reveals Himself to you, and that is what happens when you spend time in the worship zone.
Some forms of worship only release their sweetest fragrance to God when offered from the fires of trials and adversity. Will you still worship God when you are down to nothing? Will you still worship God in times of loss? Will you still worship when you feel dejected, rejected and vulnerable? Will you still worship God when every door seems closed against you?
Life is full of strategic encounters and divine appointments, even in troubled times.
Today’s worship might be your one night with the King, your night of a lifetime. Never underestimate the potential of one encounter with God!
I welcome you to another Polydipsia Worship Concert.
Shalom!