Letter 23: Ground Zero Worship

If everything was stripped away, would your worship still stand?

Worship from Ground Zero means that without anything at all, I still find a reason to praise God. This type of worship stands only on the foundation of who God is—not on any provision. It doesn’t consider what we own or what we have. It’s a pure worship where all we see is God—His sovereignty, His power, His might, His position, and more than anything, His love.

It doesn’t mean you have to lose things to reach this intimate place with God. It’s more like the things simply no longer matter in the worship. You’re grateful for provision and favor, but this kind of worship is a decision: even without all that you have, there is still a praise in you.

The Bible shows us this kind of worship:

• Habakkuk said, “Though the fig tree shall not blossom… yet I will rejoice in the Lord” (Habakkuk 3:17–18).

• Job, in the middle of devastating loss, fell down and worshiped, saying, “The Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord” (Job 1:20–21).

• David declared, “I will bless the Lord at all times: His praise shall continually be in my mouth” (Psalm 34:1).

These are Ground Zero worshipers—people whose praise was not attached to circumstance.

Ground Zero means you stand in a place where nothing propels or lifts your worship except the goodness of God. People who find themselves here need no prodding to honor Him. Their hands automatically lift. Their mouths find words that are simply about honor and praise to God.

Worship flows without hindrance. Nothing stands in the way.

The heart is fixed and committed to it.

There is endurance in it.

There is pleasure in it.

Because when you get to Ground Zero Worship, it is a worship that reaches God. It gets you into His presence—and that’s where the joy is.

The Bible says, “In Your presence is fullness of joy” (Psalm 16:11 KJV). Could it be that we are not experiencing the joy of worship because we have not reached His presence?

Ground Zero Worship takes you there.

A Prayer for You

May your worship become freer, deeper, and more anchored in who God is.

May distractions fall away and your heart find its rest in His presence.

And may you discover the unshakable joy that comes from worshiping