Conference is coming up in about a month. It surely will be a celebration of 10 years of a growing community. We have so many reasons to give thanks to Father God who has been extremely good to us. He has provided and given to each of us more extravagantly than any of us could have imagined. If you can stop and reflect for just one minute and consider the state of your current situation. Did you ever believe that you would be serving or sitting at the table that you are at?
At times we loose sight of what to be thankful for; we forget how to draw closer and align our hearts with our Father's heart. It's an opportune time to take this into consideration as we approach the SEALS 2014....Let us reflect on the words to the song Closer by Bethel Music and Steffany Frizzell Gretzinger....
What does this song mean? How can we get closer to knowing and aligning our hearts with the Father? Does he ravish your heart? What does HIs love look like to you? What adjectives describe His love for you? Is it strong, is it overwhelming, is it fading, is it heavy, is it fun, is it promising? If anything, are we learning to remain in His love so that we can continually function in building His Kingdom?
John 14 Jesus speaks about his relationship with his Father. The purposes of his closeness and obedience to the Father has led him to the Father's house, under a shelter of His love everlasting. And not only so, Jesus does it in this way so that the entire world could also experience Father's love. It all begins with coming into the house of the Father in prayer. Jesus also begins to give a description of a Helper, a portion of the Father's spirit that will descend upon the earth. If you are able to get a chance, reflect on John 14 and the meaning of it all before you head into the next season, and reflect on why the Lord would ask us to remain in HIs love, remain in His house, and to believe in His name.
As we draw closer to the Father, we would know our assignments and participate at our best as agents of the Kingdom and executing the prophecies that the Son would be glorified. We grow more interaction with the Holy Spirit, to know GOD's LOVE and let that love be manifested through us: to heal, to pray, to baptize in the name of Jesus, to walk, to serve, to minister, to teach....We would also see how our Father's covenant relationship still hovers like a banner over the world.
All these things are for the world, that they would know that Jesus' works were an expression of how He loves the Father. Through mankind we do the same, we point out to the world how we love the Father. And in that, how close can we get to the heart of the Father? Can we have a better taste of His love, know the strength of His love, and the mercy and grace that flows from HIs love.
What posture do you have in remaining under his umbrella of love? As we approach the next season and for those attending conference may this be our prayer to our Father: to draw closer, to be able to have an expression of yearning for the Father's heart, Father's breath, Father's touch, Father's movement.
Be blessed and know that there are people praying for you as you continue on your journey and servanthood for the glory of Father's Kingdom!
Blessings!
At times we loose sight of what to be thankful for; we forget how to draw closer and align our hearts with our Father's heart. It's an opportune time to take this into consideration as we approach the SEALS 2014....Let us reflect on the words to the song Closer by Bethel Music and Steffany Frizzell Gretzinger....
Verse:
Your love has ravished my heart
And taken me over, taken me over
And all I want is to be
With You forever, with You forever
Chorus 1:
Pull me a little closer
Take me a little deeper
I want to know Your heart
I want to know Your heart
Cause Your love is so much sweeter
Than anything I’ve tasted
I want to know Your heart
I want to know Your heart
Bridge:
Ooh, Ooh
how great your love is for me
Ooh, Ooh
how great is your love
Chorus 2:
Pull me a little closer
Take me a little deeper
I want to know Your heart
I want to know Your heart
Cause Your love is so much stronger
Than anything I’ve faced and
I want to know Your heart
I want to know Your heart
John 14 Jesus speaks about his relationship with his Father. The purposes of his closeness and obedience to the Father has led him to the Father's house, under a shelter of His love everlasting. And not only so, Jesus does it in this way so that the entire world could also experience Father's love. It all begins with coming into the house of the Father in prayer. Jesus also begins to give a description of a Helper, a portion of the Father's spirit that will descend upon the earth. If you are able to get a chance, reflect on John 14 and the meaning of it all before you head into the next season, and reflect on why the Lord would ask us to remain in HIs love, remain in His house, and to believe in His name.
"Whatever you ask in my name,
this I will do, that the Father may be glorify in the Son.
John 14:13
"Whoever has my commandments and keeps them,
he it is who loves me. And he who loves me will be loved by my Father,
and I will love him and manifest myself to him."
John 14:21
"but I do as the Father has commanded me,
so that the world may know that I love the Father.
Rise, let us go from here."
John 14: 31
As we draw closer to the Father, we would know our assignments and participate at our best as agents of the Kingdom and executing the prophecies that the Son would be glorified. We grow more interaction with the Holy Spirit, to know GOD's LOVE and let that love be manifested through us: to heal, to pray, to baptize in the name of Jesus, to walk, to serve, to minister, to teach....We would also see how our Father's covenant relationship still hovers like a banner over the world.
All these things are for the world, that they would know that Jesus' works were an expression of how He loves the Father. Through mankind we do the same, we point out to the world how we love the Father. And in that, how close can we get to the heart of the Father? Can we have a better taste of His love, know the strength of His love, and the mercy and grace that flows from HIs love.
What posture do you have in remaining under his umbrella of love? As we approach the next season and for those attending conference may this be our prayer to our Father: to draw closer, to be able to have an expression of yearning for the Father's heart, Father's breath, Father's touch, Father's movement.
Be blessed and know that there are people praying for you as you continue on your journey and servanthood for the glory of Father's Kingdom!
Blessings!
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