There is something I’ve noticed in many of the churches I’ve attended that has made me uncomfortable. It’s during a point in the service when someone, maybe the worship leader or preacher, wants to heighten the drama. They sometimes do this by saying a prayer where the words are used to lead into a song, or to start back into another song. It’s supposed to be dramatic. I think it’s wrong. Don’t use God for your drama.
Prayer is amazing. Being able to know, speak to, and have a relationship with the living God of the universe is a great blessing. When we use our relationship with God to heighten drama, however, we don’t honor Him. We cheapen our relationship with Him. We make it little more than a tool for us to use when we want.
God does not let us speak to Him so we can make our worship songs more moving. God did not give us prayer so we could abuse it for our drama. He gave us prayer, and introduced Himself to us so we could be transformed into a new person saved by grace. He did not do it so we could be dramatic.
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