Rob led group in worship…
I was meditating this morning on His Word, how that we’re seated with Him in heavenly places. He loved us even when we were in our sins. It says, but God still loved us with such a great love. He is so rich in compassion and mercy, even when we were dead and doomed in our many sins, He united us into the very life of Christ and saved us by His wonderful grace. He has raised us up with Christ the exalted one and we are ascended with Him. Into glorious perfection and the authority of the heavenly realm. For we are now co-seated as one with Christ. What a wonderful place. We don’t deserve it. It’s a gift. But He desired that for us. He’s entrusted us with that. It says throughout the coming ages, we will be the visible display of the infinite, limitless riches of His grace and kindness which was showered upon us in Jesus Christ. Hallelujah! That’s the good news. For it was only throughout this wonderful grace that we believed in Him. Nothing we did could ever earn this salvation. For it was the gracious gift from God that brought us to Christ. So now no one will ever be able to boast. For salvation is never a reward for good works or human striving. This is good. It says we have become His poetry, a recreated people that will fulfill the destiny that He’s given each one of us. For we are joined to Jesus, the anointed one, even before we were born, God planned in advance our destiny and the good works that we would do to fulfill it. That is such great news. Just think, we’re seated with Christ. Above all the situations here on earth. There is no poverty that can stand up to that. No sickness. The evil one can’t touch us when we’re seated with Jesus. All of His attempts, they’re thwarted. For we walk in the light. Our path is made clear. No darkness can exist in the presence of Jesus. He is light.
Dave shared…
The scripture tells us in Psalm 23, “The Lord is my best friend and my shepherd. I always have more than enough. He offers a resting place for me in His luxurious love. He takes me to an oasis of peace and a quiet brook of bliss. That’s where He restores and revives my life. He opens before me a pathway to God’s pleasures and leads me along His footsteps and righteousness. So that I can bring honor to His name. Lord, even when the path takes me through the valley of the deepest darkness, fear will never conquer me. For You are with me. You remain close to me and lead me through all the way. Your authority is my strength and my peace. The comfort of Your love takes away my fear and I will never be lonely for You are near. You become my delicious feast even when my enemies dare to fight. You anoint me with the fragrance of Your Holy Spirit. You give me all I can drink of You until my heart overflows. So why would I fear? For Your goodness and Your love pursues me all the days of my life. Then afterwards when my life is through, I will return to Your glorious presence to be forever with you.
Dave prayed…
You are the center of our joy, Father. You are the grace that we need. You are the peace that passes understanding. You are above and not beneath. You are more than enough. You are exceedingly above all I can imagine or think. You are every thought that exceeds this world and its challenges and the things around us. You are my supply. You’re the breath I take. You’re the joy in my soul. You’re the purpose in my heart. You restore my soul. And we look to You as the author and finisher of our faith, Father. You are the beginning. You are the end. You are the alpha, the omega. You’re all sufficient in all things. And only You could be that.
Dave singing…
♪ So we look to you and we worship You, Lord… we lift our voice to You and we thank You for all the goodness You place in our lives, Lord. We honor You with our praise, O Lord… we honor You, Lord, we praise You and magnify Your glorious name. ♪
Pastor Ray prayed…
♪ Worthy, worthy are You, Lord… worthy today and all the way… and in a new day and a new way… ♪ You’re moving us out… through… You are the way maker… we keep our eyes looking up… keep our eyes… You’re holy, Lord…
Group worshiping the Lord…
Pastor Ray shared…
I want to make this declaration over us.
We are overflowing and bubbling over with hope!
Something good is happening right now.
We look to the Lord Jesus with great expectation.
We do take that seat… we see it. We take it.
We expect to experience and enjoy the glory and the goodness of You, Lord.
Father, because of Jesus, we have tremendous inner strength that the world does not understand or know.
The love of God and the mercy of God are reaching our lives, our family’s lives.
And it’s in every area. Every area!
We reign in life by the blood.
Jesus bore our griefs and carried our sorrows, our transgressions and iniquities, our punishment.
And gave us peace.
And by His stripes, we are healed.
We boldly confess that through the blood of Jesus, we are healed in our minds, in our wills, in our emotions, and in our bodies.
Spirit. Soul. And body. Now!
Thank You, Lord.
Pastor Ray continued…
When you started singing, I saw a picture this morning. I saw a fist. I thought, “What? We’re worshiping the Lord.” But I was seeing a fist. As we went further, I saw it as a strengthening within us that we’ll be the church that God has called us to be. I know we can’t shake our fist at the enemy and watch him go, but it’s just a picture of the authority that we have within us to take that authority and push back every evil plan of the enemy. Shake the blood right in his face. Declare the blood against him and watch him move out and away and be gone! (tongues)
Barb prayed…
It’s a place of rest… it’s a place of peace… it’s a place of repose… just sit back and let Him do the work… sit back and relax and let Him do the work… it’s His strength… it’s His power… it’s His anointing… working in and through you by His Spirit… so sit back, repose, rest… He makes you to lie down… He says “lay down and let Me do the work. let My strength rise up in you… let my strength lift you… work in you… power bring you through…” for the remainder of the course, for the remainder of the plan … let Him take control… let Him be the one who is driving… angels are working…
Barb continued…
I want everybody in here to do that right now. I want you to sit back and stretch your legs out and lean back. And then I want you to let that song come out of your heart from a place of peace and rest. That sound that He wants to bring out. It’s a sound of joy. A sound of peace. It’s from that place of rest in Him. Glory to God.
Group responds to direction…
Barb prayed…
Your way is the only way… the way of deliverance… the way of peace… we rest, we rest, we rest in You… because He is the way maker… you’re not the way maker. He’s the way maker! Let Him make the way for you. let all those cares, that weight lift right off of you by the Holy Ghost… yes… and for you pray-ers, the people who are the pray-ers… don’t stay in this place of being hunched over and working and striving… it’s time to lean back… to rest… to pray in peace and grace and joy… let Him do the work… let Him bring it forth… not by your effort and your strength… but it’s by the Holy Spirit… stop trying to do it in your own effort and stop trying to do it in your own strength… there’s a grace and an ease and a peace that should be in that place of prayer… we’re in a new place… a new season… and we’re walking in the fullness of His grace now… we’re embracing it in every area… including in the place of prayer… letting that grace… Him… letting Him be grace in prayer… be grace… as you lift your voice to Him… He sings a song through you…He uses your vocal cords and He sings through you… it’s effortless… it’s so good, so refreshing… it’s strengthening… it’s renewing… we yield ourselves to Your spirit of grace… yes, Father, we bring ourselves low so that You can be exalted… we humble ourselves… it’s not our words… it’s Your words coming through our mouths, Father… we humble ourselves… before You today… that You would be able to use us… however you see fit, Father… any idea that we would have, Father… that it would be in line, perfect alignment with You… Your plan, purpose… it’s time… to walk in the fullness of Your grace… of Your Spirit… to let go of those things that we’ve been holding onto… those things that have been hindering the flow… it’s time to free up the way… and lay those things aside… even those things that might seem good… to tune into Your Spirit… light, light comes… revelation comes… our eyes are opened… we see the way… we hear Your voice… Your word is clear… there is no hindrance… to receiving from You… there is no hindrance to hearing Your voice… to have a revelation of Your Spirit, Father… everything hindrance is gone by the blood of Jesus… Jesus Christ has made a free way… a free way… nothing is standing in your way… nothing is holding you back… by the blood of Jesus, I declare that you have a free way… a free way in Jesus’ name… we will not cease to lift Your name… to give You praise… we lift our voice to You… we lift our voices, Lord…
