Chris Tomlin, a well known worship leader, in his book, The Way I Was Made, wrote about an experience where he led worship among tribal villages in Botswana, Africa. When the king entered, the crowd began to shout, "Pula! Pula! Pula!" At first Chris Tomlin wondered what this meant, then he learned that "Pula" is the most precious word in this tribal language. It is the word they use for money, rain and highest honor. It was their custom to shout this word to show reverence to the king.
Then one of the African worship leaders turned the attention back to God. He said, "We were here to worshp the kosi ana kosi, the Chief of the chiefs." Once the crowd heard this, they began to shout even louder "Pula! Pula! Pula!" as they threw their fists into the air. The crowd gave homage to its king. But it got even more excited about THE KING of KINGS.
Chris wrote, "That was an awakening moment for me. What if we really believed that the Chief of chiefs walked into every worship service?"
Next time you enter into worship stop to consider the words you are singing. Ask what they really mean. Try as best you can to catch just a glimpse of who God is. Your worship will never be the same and neither will you.
