Faceless Worship

I dedicate this article to all who want more of God and, with a humble heart, recognize that we are nothing without Him.

'But now bring me a musician. And when the musician played, the hand of the Lord came upon him.' (2Kings 3:15)

We are dealing with a passage where we see God’s power being shed upon Elisha. He received God’s inspiration while the musician was playing, in other words while the worship was taking place. But who was that musician? Where did he come from? Have we already heard about this same worshiper in anywhere else in the Bible? He is unknown....he is a faceless worshiper!

I’m not sure who that musician was but I do know that his worship ushered in God’s presence. And for that to happen there is no need to be 'famous'!

We can learn something really important in this scripture: We do not need to be known by men but we do need to be known by God and know how to attract His Presence with our worship.

The faceless worshiper is the one who does not have concern for being 'on show' but who makes God’s presence evident. He is the one who through worship, allows God to move! He creates the right worship atmosphere that makes room for God’s power to be manifested. And all of this happens without him being the centre of it all.

For that to happen the worshiper needs to have intimacy with God, according to His heart, so that a simple touch on his instrument or a simple gesture of worship, may provide God’s look upon him, attracting God’s attention to the worshiper.

We know nothing about this musician’s life, but I believe that the fact that God’s power came upon Elisha, while the worshiper played, is a result of a life spending time in God’s presence. It is the result of a life full of rewards conquered in a place of intimacy with the Father - a pure and genuine relationship with God, in a place where he is not expecting man’s applause but waits to attract the glimpse of the Father who see us as we are.

We have much to learn from this musician. A kind of worshiper that does not seek his own glory but the glory of God! A kind of worshiper who lives a life of intimacy with God, who knows how to touch God’s heart with worship, who knows how to attract His look, His attention, His Presence in such a way that allows Him to manifest the power of His presence in the right place where He has been adored. This is God’s invitation and the great challenge for all of us.

Let us become, with all our heart, Faceless Worshipers.

Luis Gonçalves
Worship Leader on Zoë Church