Dinner Conversation: prayer and worship

This morning, I'm reflecting on an interesting setting I found myself in last night... a place where God led me.
A sanctuary filled by two: a worship leader and a leader of prayer. In that moment we represented the leadership of the church...

Prayer and worship. Worship and prayer.
The basics of a relationship with God.

Without prayer we cannot communicate with God.
Without a heart of worship, God will not communicate with us.

The Lord confides in those who fear him;

he makes his covenant known to them.

Psalm 25:14

The Bible is the product of prayer and worship. God gave His story to the faithful -- those seeking and serving Him -- who became part of His story.

Only a heart steeped in prayer and worship can understand the Word. Through prayer we listen for God's voice. A posture of praise brings forth His teaching.

Accept, O Lord, the willing praise of my mouth,

and teach me your laws.

Psalm 119:108

Prayers lifted without a heart of worship fall on deaf Ears.
Worship offered without a heart of prayer falls flat on the floor.

Prayer and worship. Worship and prayer.
Both dependent on each other.
The heart of the Church.
The heart of the Believer.

Give thanks to the Lord, call on his name;

make known among the nations what he has done.

Sing to him, sing praise to him; tell of all his wonderful acts.

Glory in his holy name;

let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice.

Look to the Lord and his strength; seek his face always.

Psalm 105:1-4

What impact can two have?
Back to the truth of the body... a faithful few effect the whole.
What a gracious God to make the way for the irreducible minimum to meet.

May He use it for His maximum good!