March 16, 2014
“I CAN ONLY IMAGINE”
“Praise the Lord! Praise God in his sanctuary; praise him in his mighty heavens! Praise him for his mighty deeds; praise him according to his excellent greatness! Praise him with trumpet sound; praise him with lute and harp! Praise him with tambourine and DANCE..” Ps. 150:1-6 (ESV)
“I CAN ONLY IMAGINE Surrounded by Your glory, what will my heart feel, will I dance for you Jesus, or in awe, will I just be still? Will I stand in your PRESENCE, or to my knees will I fall, will I sing hallelujah, or will I be able to speak at all? I CAN ONLY IMAGINE”
My friends what would you do in the very PRESENCE of the one who gave it all for your Salvation. would you “DANCE, or in awe of his PRESENCE just be still?” What about the type of dance you will do? Would it be a dance like David did in 2 Samuel 6:14 (KJV) where it says “And David danced before the Lord WITH ALL HIS MIGHT…”
I have no doubt at that moment David just IMAGINED being in the very PRESENCE of God and gave it all he had. My friends that is where I want you to take your FOCUS today as you IMAGINE yourself in the very PRESENCE of God maybe in the throne room, or maybe you are “in the middle of the great street of the city, near the river, where the tree of life stands……” Rev.22:2 (NIV) now just IMAGINE.
I can see why God said David was a “Man after His own Heart,” because he was constantly imagining being in the very PRESENCE of God, “Blessed is the man that walketh not in
the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. But his delight is in the law of the Lord; and in his law doth he meditate day and night….” Ps. 1:1-2 (KJV)
My friends that verse says it all. “But his delight is In the law of the Lord, and in His law doth he MEDITATE DAY AND NIGHT. That means, CONTINUOUS, UNINTERRUPTED MEDITATION of your time, in His Word, as you seek God’s PRESENCE wherever he may be abiding in the heavenly realms, as you go before Him and say in sincere, and heartfelt supplication. LET YOUR WILL BE DONE IN MY LIFE TODAY, SO THAT WHEN THIS JOURNEY IS OVER, I CAN DANCE WITH ALL MY MIGHT IN YOUR VERY PRESENCE.
My friends I hope I have painted some kind of picture that will give you the PASSION to want to DANCE before our Savior with all your might, or maybe you will just want to STAND STILL IN AWE of being in His presence. But whatever you decide what I need you to understand is, you will have ETERNITY to do it.
“Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life, which God has promised to those who love him.” James 1:12 (ESV) My friends I think I want to DANCE with my crown on my head, what about you. But you now have to ask yourself, at what level is my faith to make that happen.
Because if you have not figured out how to LIVE, and DANCE in the Presence of God while on this earth, how will you be able to do it in His kingdom. Or if you are not willing to bear his cross on this earth how can you bear a crown in his kingdom. “NO CROSS NO CROWN?”
“One cannot be strong in the Lord and never experience trials. To have STRENGTH, we must have EXERCISE. To have STRONG FAITH we must be placed in circumstances where our FAITH will be called forth. Just before his MARTYRDOM, the apostle Paul said to Timothy: “Be thou partaker of the afflictions of the gospel, according to the power of God.” It is through much tribulation that we enter the kingdom of heaven. Our Saviour was tried in every possible way, and yet he triumphed continually in God. It is our privilege under all circumstances to be strong in the strength of God and to glory in the cross of Christ.”(E.G.WHITE)
So my friends today. Stay focused, remain faithful, love one another and endure till the end and never forget to STUDY&PRAY
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