Hello again blogging world....it's been quite a while since I've been on here. Maybe this time I can keep at it..I guess only time will tell.
I'm going to start back with a quick devotional thought, if you feel as if you cannot win, that the circumstances are too great, that the enemy is just too strong and there is no light at the end of the tunnel then Psalm 27 is where you need to be today. "The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?" My what precious and powerful words which are spoken to the soul.
Do not become discouraged and comtemplate throwing in the towel...just trust in Jesus who is King of Kings and Lord of Lords. He is the One who will keep you from falling! If He is on your side, who do you have to be afraid of? You are a winner in Christ today...never forget and never let the enemy tell you otherwise.
God bless!
Showing posts with label revival. Show all posts
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Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Monday, March 15, 2010
Today's Worship Services
The typical church service is so far from what I truly believe the Bible says it should be. There is more entertainment than there is real worship. There is a lack of Holy Ghost conviction, and a "it's ok" attitude towards sin. There is not much labeling sin as sin, it's mostly sugar-coated messages of self help. It saddens me to watch some of these services on television. Loud music that sounds like a rock concert, ungodly apparel, ungodly atmosphere and a lack of glorifying God.
It is clear that God is not pleased with it. I'm not saying that we can't incorporate new songs or even new worship formats, but if the new songs or formats are trying to blur the lines between the world and the church so that the church will become accepted then we become anti-biblical. For even the Word of God says clearly, "And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God" (Rom 12:2). I wish I could put into words the things that are so clearly wrong with the worship services of today, but let me just let someone better speak about it; one by the name of Leonard Ravenhill.
I hope you enjoy this video. It touched me, and it also made me realize that I could not express what's on my heart fully, but this is a good start. God bless!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltUy58MtbeE
It is clear that God is not pleased with it. I'm not saying that we can't incorporate new songs or even new worship formats, but if the new songs or formats are trying to blur the lines between the world and the church so that the church will become accepted then we become anti-biblical. For even the Word of God says clearly, "And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God" (Rom 12:2). I wish I could put into words the things that are so clearly wrong with the worship services of today, but let me just let someone better speak about it; one by the name of Leonard Ravenhill.
I hope you enjoy this video. It touched me, and it also made me realize that I could not express what's on my heart fully, but this is a good start. God bless!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltUy58MtbeE
Thursday, March 4, 2010
Where is the Fighter?
Does anyone remember the story of a little boy named David, who lived in a country called Israel and was the caretaker of his father's sheep? Sure we do, this was King David. The one that defeated giants, ruled the kingdom in righteousness and was such a great king that every king after him was compared to him. But I want us to focus in way before he was all those things; to the time when he was just a boy.
This boy, David, most likely had absolutely no idea as to what would be his future. He simply knew one thing, he loved the Lord! It's not hard to read the psalms he wrote and not picture him sitting out in the field in the stillness of the night, gazing upon the beautiful stars as his heart flowed with the presence of God. I can see him as he falls asleep thinking and meditating on God. His heart was a heart after God's own heart. He had a relationship with the Lord, unlike many ever experience. He did not worry about fitting in, he wasn't concern about being labeled a religous finatic he was in love with the God of all the universe!
This love is what fueled the "fighter" within him. What do I mean? Take a look at 1 Samuel 17 and you will find out. This boy wasn't concerned about popular opinion in any way. Our modern day evangelists and preachers could take some lessons from little David. As he heard Goliath shouting profanities against the one true God, David knew that he had to take action. He was not going to stand by and let his God's name being trampled like that.
Today we fight a different enemy, although the same enemy we fight fueled the one David fought. Our enemy is called the devil. This enemy is at work today with extra force. He has turned the nation of the United States from a Christian nation, to a nation that has almost completely forgotten about God. He slowly began to creep into the church, bringing the standard of the church down ever so slightly over time until finally you can no longer tell the church from the world for the most part. Our concerts are the same; our services have changed from preaching the Word of God to telling jokes; the church is no longer the house of prayer, it is the house of comedy! The saddest thing of all, it is our fault. The devil can't defeat us unless we let him. God help us see this!
Here's my question though: Where is our Fighter? Where is that within us that rises up when we see the name of our Lord defiled? Where is the stirring within our souls that cries out to advance the kingdom of God and show the nations that they are but men (Psalm 9:20)? It is clear that if we were stirred, bothered, concerned or moved in any way by the state of the church that we would most certainly begin to pray and cry out for God to move through us in a mighty way! We may not have any physical Goliaths to fight against today, in fact we are told that our warfare is not against flesh and blood, but our warfare is spiritual (2 Cor. 10:1-4).
I say we come back to our first love. I say let's come back to the place where we have a heart after God's own heart; where his desires are first in our lives; where what hurts him, hurts us and what pleases him pleases us. God help us today to realize there needs to be a fighter in us to rise up and fight against sin, wickedness and all the evil the devil will try and bring our way. You may be the next David, you may be called upon to gather the stones from the brook and sling it at the enemy; but you must first fall in love with the Lord before ever being stirred enough to step out by faith. God bless!
This boy, David, most likely had absolutely no idea as to what would be his future. He simply knew one thing, he loved the Lord! It's not hard to read the psalms he wrote and not picture him sitting out in the field in the stillness of the night, gazing upon the beautiful stars as his heart flowed with the presence of God. I can see him as he falls asleep thinking and meditating on God. His heart was a heart after God's own heart. He had a relationship with the Lord, unlike many ever experience. He did not worry about fitting in, he wasn't concern about being labeled a religous finatic he was in love with the God of all the universe!
This love is what fueled the "fighter" within him. What do I mean? Take a look at 1 Samuel 17 and you will find out. This boy wasn't concerned about popular opinion in any way. Our modern day evangelists and preachers could take some lessons from little David. As he heard Goliath shouting profanities against the one true God, David knew that he had to take action. He was not going to stand by and let his God's name being trampled like that.
Today we fight a different enemy, although the same enemy we fight fueled the one David fought. Our enemy is called the devil. This enemy is at work today with extra force. He has turned the nation of the United States from a Christian nation, to a nation that has almost completely forgotten about God. He slowly began to creep into the church, bringing the standard of the church down ever so slightly over time until finally you can no longer tell the church from the world for the most part. Our concerts are the same; our services have changed from preaching the Word of God to telling jokes; the church is no longer the house of prayer, it is the house of comedy! The saddest thing of all, it is our fault. The devil can't defeat us unless we let him. God help us see this!
Here's my question though: Where is our Fighter? Where is that within us that rises up when we see the name of our Lord defiled? Where is the stirring within our souls that cries out to advance the kingdom of God and show the nations that they are but men (Psalm 9:20)? It is clear that if we were stirred, bothered, concerned or moved in any way by the state of the church that we would most certainly begin to pray and cry out for God to move through us in a mighty way! We may not have any physical Goliaths to fight against today, in fact we are told that our warfare is not against flesh and blood, but our warfare is spiritual (2 Cor. 10:1-4).
I say we come back to our first love. I say let's come back to the place where we have a heart after God's own heart; where his desires are first in our lives; where what hurts him, hurts us and what pleases him pleases us. God help us today to realize there needs to be a fighter in us to rise up and fight against sin, wickedness and all the evil the devil will try and bring our way. You may be the next David, you may be called upon to gather the stones from the brook and sling it at the enemy; but you must first fall in love with the Lord before ever being stirred enough to step out by faith. God bless!
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