We will talk about that more tomorrow but I wanted to turn your attention to Ezekiel 1:24.
When you come before the Lord you need to "Shut Up already and Just sit there." - aka Get Quiet.
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/peterenns/2011/12/just-sit-there/
In Ezekiel we see the angels whirling whirling whirling......LOUD LOUD LOUD...
But as soon as the Lord is about to speak, the angels do 2 things.
1. Let their wings down (stop flying around - they stop)
2. They Stand Still (no more flapping, no more noise)
When we come before our King it is serious business. As I shared in our emails, back in the day, no one allowed to enter the King's throne room. In the book of Esther, when Mordecai asks Esther to go before the King, she is afraid for her life. But in her famous words, in order to save the people of God, she says, "If I perish, I perish." Then she asks Mordecai to have the people fast and pray. When she enters into the room and she can easily be killed, King Xerxes holds up his scepter and allows her to enter in.
From Sunday's Sermon, our King tells us to COME! The Spirit and the Bride say, "Come." Wow. Isn't that amazing. It is a serious thing to come before the King and yet we know from Him already what the outcome will be. We don't have to fear death because we know He says COME!
But don't let it become casual that you can enter in. Let us enter with boldness but also with trembling knowing that we are coming before the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords. We are coming before a King who created the heavens and the earth. We are coming before a King who has all power and authority. He's able to do all things. He is so strong and so mighty that there is nothing my God can not do. This is our God. The God who in order to save such wretches that he gave up his life for us. How amazing! We CAN NOT let this knowledge be casual.
Oh yeah...by the way...thanks for saving my life. Doesn't that sound strange. Even though I was your enemy...yeah you saved me and all but so what? Doesn't that seem so messed up.
Center in on who God is when you come into His presence each day. Focus! Focus on HIS NAMES!
Hebrews 4:16
Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne ofgrace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.
"We are coming before a King who created the heavens and the earth. We are coming before a King who has all power and authority. He's able to do all things. He is so strong and so mighty that there is nothing my God can not do. This is our God. The God who in order to save such wretches that he gave up his life for us. How amazing! We CAN NOT let this knowledge be casual." AMEN
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