Then Jesus told him, “Because you have seen me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.” John 20:29

One Sunday morning as I joined in with the rest of the congregation singing praises to God, the Lord showed me something about worship that I’d never thought about before. We can’t imagine what it will be like when we are in heaven, joining with the angels and elders singing “Holy are You Lord” and “You are worthy!” Our hearts will be filled with wonder…millennium after millennium!

But there is something special to Him about our worship while we are still here on earth, and it is something that will be lost once we’re in Heaven! Our time here on earth is the last chance we will ever have to worship the Lord prior to answered prayer! When we are with Jesus in Heaven, there will be no more sorrows, no more pain, no more tears. (And that’s a good thing! ) So it is only here and now, before Heaven, that we can worship God and praise Him during our trials, through the storms, and in spite of our circumstances.  I felt as if God was showing me that in a sense, our worship now is especially precious to Him, and carries a richness of trust and faith more than it ever will once we are in heaven, because here it involves “not seeing, yet believing”.  

When I get to heaven I’m sure I will stand, looking at Jesus’ face, filled with wonder at His power, His love, His amazing grace, His wisdom, and His holiness. At the feet of Jesus I will finally have answers for my thousands of questions, and as that overwhelming depth of understanding comes, I know that tears will flow and I will worship my Redeemer.  I may weep as He gathers me in His arms and whispers in my ear, “How I have loved you, Susie-girl.”   I can only imagine what it will be like to walk hand in hand with the Lover of My Soul as He unfolds to me the mysteries of what I had perceived to be unanswered prayers.  It wouldn’t surprise me if I find myself absolutely speechless for my first 50 years in heaven, followed by another 50 of being only able to utter, “Hallelujah!”

And all of that will be amazing, certainly more than worth any trial I will have experienced here on earth.  But now part of me feels that as long as I am alive here on earth, I want to seize the opportunity that will forever be lost once I’m transferred to my eternal home.  Now and only now can my worship include blind faith and child-like trust.  The sense I had that morning as we worshipped was that those two things are especially dear to the Father’s heart.  And as we bless Him with our worship, He pours out His love and inhabits our praise, causing our faith and trust in Him to build even stronger.  What a glorious cycle!

Lord, don’t let me ever forget what You whispered to my heart that day, that the worship I offer to You before I understand or have answers touches Your heart deeply, And let this ever fuel the flame in my heart to worship You with passion even in my waiting. May my before-I-receive-answers, faith-filled worship be a blessing to You Father. Let my trust grow until it touches Your heart deeply.