Pastor Binion shared with us a few weeks ago about a Prophecy he had at the Deeper Level Worship Conference hosted by Israel Houghton and New Breed. He woke up at 4am from a vision where He saw someone wearing the belt of truth and everything in him was screaming "Yes...Yes." He didn't even know what he was saying yes too. He was so move by this vision he was on the floor weeping and remembering what he had read in 2 Kings about striking the ground with your arrow. So, he was on the floor striking the ground and saying yes for the nations. He knew he wasn't going to just strike the ground three times, but hundreds of times. After almost an hour he sees the Lord wearing a belt with the words "yes" then he heard the Lord saying "You have the Yes of heaven....ask for the hard stuff"
13:15 And Elisha said unto him, Take bow and arrows; and he took unto him bow and arrows. 13:16 And he said to the king of Israel, Put thy hand upon the bow; and he put his hand `upon it'. And Elisha laid his hands upon the king's hands. 13:17 And he said, Open the window eastward; and he opened it. Then Elisha said, Shoot; and he shot. And he said, Jehovah's arrow of victory, even the arrow of victory over Syria; for thou shalt smite the Syrians in Aphek, till thou have consumed them. 13:18 And he said, Take the arrows; and he took them. And he said unto the king of Israel, Smite upon the ground; and he smote thrice, and stayed. 13:19 And the man of God was wroth with him, and said, Thou shouldest have smitten five or six times: then hadst thou smitten Syria till thou hadst consumed it, whereas now thou shalt smite Syria but thrice.
It seems so many times we get so caught up in who am I that we loose sight of who He is. Whether it is the self center search for identity and importance or the self deprecating paralysis of I am not worthy and not capable...they all focus on "self." You hear so many times "It's not about me...it's about Jesus." Easy to say not always easy to do. Our "self"... "flesh" wells up at every turn. It's a constant battle. The first step is to recognize your battle.
Are you constantly looking inward trying to find yourself and purpose? Are you too afraid to step out in your calling because you believe your are not good enough. Do you hear the enemy saying "who are you, that God would use someone like you?" Do you battle addictions and compulsions? Do you have analysis paralysis? The enemy knows our weakness. If he can keep us focused on ourselves we can not focus on The Kingdom. I battle everyday...some days easier than the others.
I battle with self deprecation. Years ago God spoke to me to pray for the Christians in Lebanon. I didn't even know where that was at the time. I had a horrible vision of Christians being slaughtered. Quickly the enemy was speaking in my ear...you just had a pizza dream..."who are you, that God would use someone like you?" Days later I heard on The 700 Club that all the Christians in Lebanon had been slaughtered. I just shook with regret that I had thought only of myself.
"He who seeks only himself brings himself to ruin, whereas he who brings himself to naught for Me discovers who he is." Matthew 10:39
It is only when we get beyond asking who am I to who I am in Christ we begin to discover who we really are.
3:1 Behold what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called children of God; and `such' we are. For this cause the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.
God spoke to my spirit this morning about reposting this. He was showing me that seeing with God's Eyes is more than seeing yourself through His eyes, but seeing our brothers and sisters with His eyes. There is so much judgment and condemnation going on in the world and sadly the body of Christ. It's not just here in MC, but everywhere and it seems the anonymity of the internet brings out a rudeness that you would never see face to face.
Whenever I would pop in here from time to time, I kept hearing they need to understand about blessing and cursing. Whether it is spoken or written, is what is coming out of your mouth a blessing or curse. So many people do not understand the power of their words. When you are arguing with your family you are putting a curse not only on them, but into your home. That spirit of strife, anger, judgment, jealousy, intolerance, superiority, pride, control, self-rightousness, insecurity, and every foul thing is not only attacking that person, but residing in your home. The same thing happens in your church home and here with our family on MC.
Are you going to put blessings or cursing in your home? A long time ago God spoke to my spirit about people who had been particularly cruel to me. Those who have already read the first post understand part of the story. One day when I was passing one of them, my spirit reacted with such anger and even though curses didn't come out of my mouth they certainly were in my spirit. I cried out to God, "How can you expect me to love these people" and He simply spoke to my spirit " How can you expect me not to love them." The power of those words transformed me. I understood to love God is to love His beloved.
6:27 But I say unto you that hear, Love your enemies, do good to them that hate you, 6:28 bless them that curse you, pray for them that despitefully use you.
That means with every thought, action, and word are you seeing with God's Eye's?
In God's Eye's
43:4 Since thou hast been precious in my sight, `and' honorable, and I have loved thee; therefore will I give men in thy stead, and peoples instead of thy life.
I'm a little boy with glasses, the one they call a geek a little girl who never smiles cuz I got braces on my teeth and I know how it feels to cry myself to sleep
I'm that kid on every playground who is always chosen last I’m the one who is slower than the others in my class You don't have to be my friend but is it too much to ask
Don't laugh at me, don't call me names Don't get your pleasure from my pain In God's eyes we're all the same some day we'll all have perfect Wings Don't laugh at me
I'm the beggar on the corner You pass me on the street I wouldn't be out here begging if I had enough to eat and don't think I don't notice that our eyes never meet
I was born a little different I do my dreaming from this chair I pretend it doesn’t hurt me when people point and stare There’s a simple way to show me just how much you care
Don't laugh at me, Don't call me names Don't get your pleasure from my pain In God's eyes we're all the same Someday we'll all have perfect wings Don't laugh at me
I'm Fat, I'm thin, I'm Short, I'm tall, I'm deaf, I'm blind Hey aren't we all
Don't laugh at me, Don't call me names Don't get your pleasure from my pain In God's eyes we're all the same Someday we'll all have perfect wings Don't laugh at me
I know what it is like to be laughed at. I have been sick all my life. One doctor actually said "when God put you together He didn't do a very good job." I wasn't physically, mentally, or psychologically good at sports, so I was always chosen last. I never understand the concept of taunting so I took all the remarks personally which made it even more difficult to relate. I was extremely thin 5' 6" and 98 lbs. Some how people seemed to think it is not rude to make fun of you if you are thin. I didn't develop until I was 17 and in college. Horrifying when you are surrounded by voluminous friends.
I have severe digestive problems which makes me very smelly. My stomach is more like a colon. It is long with a pace maker at each end. So when I eat food it just shoots it into my colon without proper digest. Plus I have celiac disease and lactose intolerance. All these make tremendous amounts of gas. I also have a muscular problem that makes it incontinent. Funny with friends who love you...not so funny when you are a kid and have no understanding of what is going on...or in church with people who are suppose to be "loving." I have had the most awful things said to me in church.
After my husband left me I was devastated. I was so sick I had blood just pouring out of me. I went to church anyway thinking the fellowship would do me good. A guy near me said " my God no wonder her husband left her." I just wanted to crawl in a hole and die. Interestingly my friend who was sitting right next to me never smelled a thing. Somehow people who love me say they never smell anything. Maybe I am just reacting more to the people who have hateful spirits. My Pastor at the time said this man's smelly spirit was much worse than my smelly body. Anyway, after so many similar experience, I don't attend church anymore. Thankfully, I have a church that has online services.
I know I am not alone. Very few people have escaped the pain of the ridicule of others. We all have to face our own imperfections. When you are overwhelmed by the person you see in the mirror, see yourself through God' eyes. In God's eyes we are all the same. We're all just sinners saved by grace. Before God forgave us we were all spiritually dead. All equally dead, you can't get any deader than dead. But through Christ we can be forgiven. When God looks at a forgiven person, he can’t find one sin. When you are forgiven, God can’t find a person on the entire planet, more forgiven than you.
In God’s eyes, there is no judgment, there is only acceptance. In God’s eyes, there is no pain too hard to bear nor weaknesses too weak to be overcome. God sees all our potentials. God sees our light when all that we can see are our shadows. God sees this person who falls but who has the power to get up again and again. God sees this person who gets hurt but does not become hard or bitter, only softer, more resilient to change. God sees you. God cherishes you. God’s eyes love you more than anyone could ever love you as you really are. God loved you so much that He gave His only son. No matter how much he loves others, he couldn’t possibly love anyone else more than he loves you. No suffering or tragedy will ever separate you from God’s love
8:38 For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, 8:39 nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Worthy is the, Lamb who was slain Holy, Holy, is He Sing a new song, to Him who sits on Heaven's Mercy Seat
Holy, Holy, Holy Is the Lord God Almighty Who was, and is, and is to come With all creation I sing: Praise to the King of Kings! You are my everything, And I will adore You…! Yeah!
Clothed in rainbows, of living color Flashes of lightning, rolls of thunder Blessing and honor, strength and Glory and power be To You the Only Wise King, Yeah
Holy, Holy, Holy Is the Lord God Almighty Who was, and is, and is to come, yeah With all creation I sing: Praise to the King of Kings! You are my everything, And – I - will - adore You! Yeah!
Filled with wonder, Awestruck wonder At the mention of Your Name Jesus, Your Name is Power Breath, and Living Water Such a marvelous mystery Yeah...
Holy, Holy, Holy Is the Lord God Almighty Who was, and is, and is to come, yeah With all creation I sing: Praise to the King of Kings! You are my everything, And – I - will - adore You!
Holy, Holy, Holy Is the Lord God Almighty Who was, and is, and is to come, With all creation I sing: Praise to the King of Kings! You are my everything, And – I - will - adore YOU…
Come up lift up His Name To the King of Kings… We will adore YOU Lord… King of heaven and earth King Jesus, King Jesus Aleluya, aleluya, aleluya! Majesty, awestruck Honor And Power and Strength and Dominion To You Lord, To the King, to King To the King of Glory
Kari Jobe lead worship at my church this past Sunday. It was an awesome service!
I just heard on the news that Les Paul has passed away. I am not a musician, but I did appreciate the beauty and artistry of his guitars. My son is a very gifted musician and collector of Les Paul guitars. Here is a picture of me in my son's music room with one of his Les Paul's I thought was exceptionally beautiful.
Les Paul, 94, a Grammy Award-winning guitar virtuoso and inventor of the solid-body electric guitar who helped bring his instrument to the forefront of jazz and rock-and-roll performance, died today at a hospital in White Plains, N.Y. He had pneumonia.
All along, he refined musical inventions in his workshop. He was an early designer of an electric guitar that had a solid body, and his model managed to reduce sound distortions common to acoustic instruments.
He actively promoted such guitars for the Gibson company, and the Les Paul line of guitars became commonplace among such musicians as bluesman Eric Clapton and rockers Pete Townshend and Jimmy Page.
Mr. Paul called his first solid-body guitar "the Log." It was made of a four-inch thick piece of wood from a nearby railroad track, a neck he borrowed from an Epiphone guitar and two pickups to give it the electric pulse. Audiences and music executives laughed at the ungainly device, and he spent years honing its visual appeal.
He said his efforts were toward one goal: to change the way people saw the guitar.
"I wanted people to hear me," he told the publication Guitar Player in 2002. "That's where the whole idea of a solid-body guitar came from. In the '30s, the archtop electric was such an apologetic instrument. On the bandstand, it was so difficult battling with a drummer, the horns, and all the instruments that had so much power.
"With a solid-body, guitarists could get louder and express themselves," he said. "Instead of being wimps, we'd become one of the most powerful people in the band. We could turn that mother up and do what we couldn't do before."
He played a key role in developing the eight-track tape recorder and used the device to play many parts on the same recording, a process now called multitracking. Such early work in overlaying sound contributed to the richness and distinctiveness of his recordings.
Mr. Paul earned the nickname "the wizard of Waukesha," after the town in Wisconsin where he was born Lester William Polfuss on June 9, 1915. His father was an auto mechanic.
As a boy, Mr. Paul taught himself music on his mother's player piano, mimicking the notes with his own hands. An admirer of the blues and country troubadours he heard on the radio, he imitated their songs with his own harmonica and mail-order guitar. He played both instruments simultaneously by making his own harmonica holder.
As a teenager, he played at a drive-in restaurant, where he experimented with amplified sound to reach the open-air audience. He stuck a phonograph needle inside his acoustic guitar and wired it to a radio speaker.
For all of his amazing accomplishments, Les Paul might be most well known to the current generation as the name atop the headstock of the world’s most popular electric guitar, The Gibson Les Paul. What they likely do not know about the man behind the infamous name is that without Les Paul the modern world of recording as we know it would never have existed.
In addition to his status as one of the greatest jazz guitar virtuosos, Les Paul is responsible for inventing the multi-track recording process, the reverb and delay effects, and the solid body electric guitar itself.Paul’s contributions have forever changed the landscape of music and defined the sound of Rock & N Roll.
His survivors include two sons from his first marriage; and a son and daughter from his second marriage; five grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. ~ Washington Post
Please pray for his family. It is sad to hear of his loss, but he lived a very long and productive life.
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