As Written

For it is written, As I live, says the Lord, every knee will bow to me, and every tongue will give praise to God.  Romans 14:11 NET

Our worship gets to be marked by God’s vibrancy and promises. With confidence we can draw near the throne of grace, asking Jesus’ help in these times of great need — His help to create harmony between all of His followers that captures all ages; His help to share Christ in ways that speak to circumstances; His help to offer a hope that gives souls opportunities to sing, write, speak, pray with a full range of emotion, from wailing lament to uninhibited joy filled praise. 

As we become aware that this great cloud of witnesses are actually fellow worshippers with us, we gain a new sense of the continuity of God’s kingdom across the ages!  He is all that is, all that was, all that will be!

Wow I’m just humbled with these thoughts, what a beautiful moment in time this is, we are so so grateful - May we understand that spiritual growth is about experiencing God’s eternal truths while living in a temporary world. We (each of us!) are being made new through the grace of Jesus.  Holy Spirit lives in us.

The following is our prayer for all of us as we head onto the roads ahead:

1) Live in the light of eternity. Holy Spirit is the key to wisdom. Life is short. Live fully surrendered to Christ with no regrets.

2) Be satisfied each day by God’s unfailing love, rather than by the status of the world, it’s success or approval.

3) Live for God’s work, rather than our own; God’s deeds, rather than our deeds.

4) Recognize the beauty of the Lord in one another, and seek His favor above all others.

5) It is God who establishes our work so that the fruit of our lives is bears His fruit.

The Lord’s love never fails us.  Desperate dependence on Christ, Holy Spirit, and God is what we are after. We cannot do a single thing of value for the eternal realm without His power.