It came even to pass, as the trumpeters and singers were as one, to make one sound to be heard in praising and thanking the Lord; and when they lifted up their voice with the trumpets and cymbals and instruments of musick, and praised the Lord, saying, For he is good; for his mercy endureth for ever: that then the house was filled with a cloud, even the house of the Lord; So that the priests could not stand to minister by reason of the cloud: for the glory of the Lord had filled the house of God. II Chronicles 5:13-14
On this week, while driving to work, the Lord put a song down in my soul and I just lifted my voice and began singing. There was such a spirit of worship as the music from my lips ministered to my soul. I begin to weep, sing and tell the Lord thank you for your presence, thank you for your loving-kindness, thank you for being so mindful of me. I sang this repeatedly until the glory of the Lord came in and literally filled my truck. Did I mention I was on the freeway? Nonetheless the Lord allowed me to experience His presence as He took possession of my temple, without being a threat to anyone on the road. His glory sustained me even though after the moment, I thought, "my God, I should have pulled off the road!" Well, I was being selfish because I wanted to stay in that place.
In this chapter, David had finished all the work on the house of the Lord. He had brought in all the treasures from his father to beautify it; he assembled the elders, the chiefs, the singers and musicians, as well as the Ark of the Covenant. They were all gathered in the house of the Lord so that there could be a great celebration of completion. All the musicians began to make music and they were on one accord, so that there was one sound of praise as they thanked Him with their instruments and with their voices... making some soul music! They began telling Him how good He was and how His mercy endures forever until the Lord filled the house with His presence that even the ministers could not minister for God’s glory had filled the house to say that He was well pleased and dwelled among them. Now that is what I call having some church!
In my experience this week, the Lord's presence assured me that He accepted my praise; He accepted my worship as an acknowledgement that He was here with me and that He has established His name and that name shall reign forever! How could we not praise Him with that being said; God loves to inhabit our praises and He wants to dwell there. Unlike the days of David where the people experienced this in the physical building that day, the Lord comes directly to our temple. How? Our bodies have been set aside to be the temple, so that He can dwell there (I Cor 6:19-20). We don’t have to spend time adorning this temple outwardly to impress God because it’s what’s on the inside of that temple that concerns God. When we began to make music from our soul; lifting our voices with a song of praise, worshipping and thanking God because of who He is and how good He is, praising Him because of his mercy and grace towards us, then we will begin to see the Lord's presence in this way. The Lord will fill His house and by reason of His presence, we will see the glory! I encourage you to begin to make some music from your soul today and experience the glory!
Until the morning, be blessed!
Cynde
On this week, while driving to work, the Lord put a song down in my soul and I just lifted my voice and began singing. There was such a spirit of worship as the music from my lips ministered to my soul. I begin to weep, sing and tell the Lord thank you for your presence, thank you for your loving-kindness, thank you for being so mindful of me. I sang this repeatedly until the glory of the Lord came in and literally filled my truck. Did I mention I was on the freeway? Nonetheless the Lord allowed me to experience His presence as He took possession of my temple, without being a threat to anyone on the road. His glory sustained me even though after the moment, I thought, "my God, I should have pulled off the road!" Well, I was being selfish because I wanted to stay in that place.
In this chapter, David had finished all the work on the house of the Lord. He had brought in all the treasures from his father to beautify it; he assembled the elders, the chiefs, the singers and musicians, as well as the Ark of the Covenant. They were all gathered in the house of the Lord so that there could be a great celebration of completion. All the musicians began to make music and they were on one accord, so that there was one sound of praise as they thanked Him with their instruments and with their voices... making some soul music! They began telling Him how good He was and how His mercy endures forever until the Lord filled the house with His presence that even the ministers could not minister for God’s glory had filled the house to say that He was well pleased and dwelled among them. Now that is what I call having some church!
In my experience this week, the Lord's presence assured me that He accepted my praise; He accepted my worship as an acknowledgement that He was here with me and that He has established His name and that name shall reign forever! How could we not praise Him with that being said; God loves to inhabit our praises and He wants to dwell there. Unlike the days of David where the people experienced this in the physical building that day, the Lord comes directly to our temple. How? Our bodies have been set aside to be the temple, so that He can dwell there (I Cor 6:19-20). We don’t have to spend time adorning this temple outwardly to impress God because it’s what’s on the inside of that temple that concerns God. When we began to make music from our soul; lifting our voices with a song of praise, worshipping and thanking God because of who He is and how good He is, praising Him because of his mercy and grace towards us, then we will begin to see the Lord's presence in this way. The Lord will fill His house and by reason of His presence, we will see the glory! I encourage you to begin to make some music from your soul today and experience the glory!
Until the morning, be blessed!
Cynde
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