Pastor Ng Wah Lok’s worship devotions are written specially for those in the music and worship
ministry. They should be used daily and read prayerfully. They are designed to make
a person think and draw him/her closer to God. Please visit
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devotional thoughts. Below is a sample.
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God’s glory or self-glory?
By Ng Wah Lok
Scripture Reading: Exodus 30:34-38
Ex 30:34-38. 34And the LORD said to Moses: “Take sweet spices, stacte and onycha
and galbanum, and pure frankincense with these sweet spices; there shall be equal amounts
of each. 35You shall make of these an incense, a compound according to the art of the perfumer,
salted, pure, and holy. 36And you shall beat some of it very fine, and put some of it before
the Testimony in the tabernacle of meeting where I will meet with you. It shall be most holy
to you. 37But as for the incense which you shall make, you shall not make any for yourselves,
according to its composition. It shall be to you holy for the LORD. 38Whoever makes any like
it, to smell it, he shall be cut off from his people.”
Discussion
Incense in the Bible is often a symbol of prayer and worship. This passage is the original
instructions how the incense should be made. We can see that God gave the formula for
worship. Besides this, the spices had to be grounded to make it fine. This speaks to us
that worship is about what God wants and not what man likes. Worship must come from a broken
spirit and a contrite heart.
This particular incense is also exclusively for God. Anyone who uses it for himself is cut
off from his people. This is a solemn warning to us to use our gift of music for God’s
glory. Often, musicians fall because of pride. Lucifer fell because of pride. The very gift
that God gave us for worship could also lead to our downfall when we take the glory for
ourselves. Give God the glory in your music. Worship is exclusively for Him.
Prayer
Father, I thank you for your gift of music. I dedicate my music again to you and pray
that I will always use it for Your glory.
Copyright © Ng Wah Lok 2002.
Reproduced with the kind permission of the author.
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All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof,
for correction, for instruction in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete,
thoroughly equipped for every good work.
