Grief Leads to Worship

What if I told you grief leads to worship?

Surrender your understanding for a moment and I will show you what I mean.

Experience has taught me that grief is a profound experience that can indeed lead to worship. In the Bible, we see examples of individuals who, even in their deepest sorrow, turned to God in worship.

Job

One such example is Job. Despite enduring immense loss and suffering, Job responds not with bitterness, but with worship, saying, “I came naked from my mother’s womb, and I will be naked when I leave. The Lord gave me what I had, and the Lord has taken it away. Praise the name of the Lord!” (Job 1:21, NLT).

David

King David also demonstrates this connection between grief and worship. After the death of his child, David responds by worshiping. In 2 Samuel 12:20 (NLT), it states, “Then David got up from the ground, washed himself, put on lotions, and changed his clothes. He went to the Tabernacle and worshiped the Lord.”

Hannah

Though Hannah was deeply distressed by her inability to have children, she poured out her heart to God in prayer and worship. In 1 Samuel 1, after her prayer, she worships. Her grief pushes her closer to God, and her worship is a response to Him.