"The Quill of Utterance"

"The Quill of Utterance"

"My heart is inditing a good matter: I speak of the

things which I have made touching the king: my tongue

is the pen of a ready writer."

(Psalm 45:1)

One translation says, "My heart is gushing a good matter..."  King David, the Psalmist, "gushed" an abundance of good things.  His lonely heart, out in the pasture, brought forth the greatest of words ever uttered; his tongue was the pen writing eloquence to be treasured until the end of time; his tongue wrote the words carried by moonlight breezes through the corridors of space to the throne room of God; his tongue was "The Quill of Utterance." 





What is in the heart of a person?  The Bible states, "... for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks." (Matthew 12:34)  If we want to know what a person is all about, we listen to what they say.  Then, to further verify; do their words line up with their actions, "for by their fruits, we shall know them." 

Out of the heart of David came beauty, glory, justice, power, honor, and the list goes on and on.  No wonder God loved David; his tongue was the quilled utterance of God's own heart.  The depth and beauty of a soul are manifested in words spoken, words written, words created, words magnificently manipulated, words voiced by a sanctified tongue.

"And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a

rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they

were sitting.  And there appeared unto them cloven tongues

like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them.  And they were

all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with

other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance."

(Acts 2:2-4)



How does one sanctify his/her own tongue?  You give it to God; you let God take possession, by being filled with the Holy Ghost.  The tongue is the most wicked and evil member of the body, and it corrupts the whole person. (James 3:6)  It is for this reason that we must be filled with the Spirit of God and speak in tongues.  When the Lord fills you with His Spirit, and you speak in a language you never learned, the Lord has taken possession of the most evil member of the body, and He has sanctified it by His Spirit.  It's absolutely the most powerful, glorious, marvelous, beautiful, incredible experience in all of life, and 580 million people all over the world have already been filled!  So can YOU!

David could not experience this, because the Lord Jesus Christ had not come yet, had not died on the cross, had not rose again, and had not sent back His Spirit as He promised, the Holy Ghost.  David, and all the writers of the old testament, were "moved on" by the Spirit of God; however, they were not "filled with" the Spirit of God.

"And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed

and sang praises unto God, and the

prisoners heard them."

(Acts 16:25)

Let your tongue write the course of your life!  Huh?  That's what Paul and Silas did; they were beaten and thrown into prison, and here they are singing.  Paul and Silas were full of the Holy Ghost, and they spoke with tongues.  The first thing we must do is be filled with the Holy Ghost and speak with tongues as the Spirit of God gives us utterance, and then  ...  then, we can sing in any and all situations.  Why?  Because, then, we know this life is not all there is; the Lord will sustain us; down here He's with us and up there, we'll be with Him, so either way, WE WIN!  Hey, pardon me, I have to go shout a while  ...

I'm back.  Ah, the Holy Ghost is Joy unspeakable and full of glory!  With the Spirit of Almighty God living in us, we can do, can conquer, can succeed, can overcome, can endure  ... anything!  Why don't You let your tongue do some writing, and chart your life with peace, with Joy, with assurance that no matter what happens  ...  when you're filled with the Spirit of Jesus Christ, you are in Him and He is in you, and "ain't nothing gonna' get ya' down in this world."  

You say, "I have the Holy Ghost and speak in tongues, but I'm going through a terrible time in my life, and I just can't rise above it."  I say one word to you, "SING!"  You say, "I can't carry a tune in a bucket."  I say again, "SING!"  In your tongue is life!  The Lord thinks YOUR song is beautiful  ...  because it's the "heart" coming through the tongue.  That's all He wants is the real, sincere, feelings of your heart.  Sing Him a love song; make up the words if you don't know one, and SING!  How long?  Until  ...



Praise Him in the morning, praise Him in the evening, praise Him when the sun goes down  ...  Praise Him.  Praise Him for His mercy, Praise Him for His goodness, Praise Him for His blood shed for you, Praise Him!  You say, "I just can't; it would be through tears."  So be it; Praise Him when you don't feel like it; Praise Him through the tears; Praise Him when everything's bad; Praise Him when everything's good; Praise Him!

  
You can write upon the sands of time the path you will take.  It all comes from the heart and issues out through the tongue  ...  the power of the Holy Ghost, the Joy of your soul, the thrill of victory or the agony of defeat  ...  it's in the power of the tongue.  Pray the Word out loud; sing the Word; speak the Word; let your tongue be the vessel that sets you free!  The world may give a measure of happiness, but only the Lord can give you JOY!

O, David, you left us with words of hope, words of amazing beauty, words of encouragement; and you still speak them through thousands of years of worn out pages; they are the blessing to our souls, "The Quill of Utterance."

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"Smoldering Coals!"

"Smoldering Coals!"

"My heart was hot within me, while I was musing the

fire burned: then spake I with my tongue."

(Psalm 39:3)

Visitations of the Lord, Fire on the Altar, the presence of Almighty God:  these are "Encounters."  In Biblical times, the presence of the Lord was a thing of awe.  It still is today.  Encounters with the Lord Jesus Christ, the Holy One of Israel, the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords  ...  it's like fire shut up in our bones; His presence always "leaves" something  ...  It's the day after, it's now hotter than the flame, it's "Smoldering Coals!"

PromiseLand Church - Fire on the Altar

50 Hours of Worship

What now?  The 50 hours have ended  ...  or have they?  Oh, the gamut of heaven sent emotions we felt: the burning fire of intense exceeding extravagant worship, the tongues of fire erupting from quivering lips of every person, our Holy omnipotent Lord's glorious and phenomenal consuming Spirit moving within us like an unexpected beautiful wind of unfathomable power  ...  and then, the sweep of sweetness in billows of glory moving in mounting waves of peace, joy and thunder all rolled into one, followed by ecstasy from beyond which makes one laugh and cry at the same moment of time, the bombardment of stillness settling upon the soul like living rivers flowing gently through the corridors of our being, the feeling of an unknown splendorous paradise in a suddenly unknown earthly realm  ... 

"What are you talking about?" you ask.  I'm talking about a 50 hour "encounter" with the lover of our souls  ...  the fire still burns within us   ...  in coals of fire smoldering just under the surface, and in hearts that beat with a new beat  ...  HCT  ...  Heaven Central Time  ...  set with the throb of the heart of our Master, no longer an earthly tick, but now a new and wonderous dimension   ...  because of the Fire  ...

It's a New Day!  A new rhythm has emerged; yesterday's candle has been replaced with the roaring flame, and now  ...  the Smoldering Coals, which are now hotter than the flame  ...  The Fire on the altar welcomed the sacrifice, and the resultant embers will burn and burn and burn  ...  It's a New Day!

Worship opened the door to the deep, unleashed the flood waters, drew the angels from their lofty positions and corraled them in a chorus of New Holies; worship rearranged earth's agenda, drove out the spirits of evil, cornered the focus of heaven, and created an ethereal momentum  ...  In short, we have become "in earth as it is in heaven."

The fire of the Holy Ghost has ushered in a New Church Order, a smoldering march that will energize God's army to "occupy" with  the force of heavenly power, and with burning strength to reach our goal.  What is the goal?  Planet earth  ...  every man, woman, teen, and child on planet earth will be touched by the "smoldering coals" and the burn will spread from Nation to Nation, continent to continent, Sea to Sea, until  ...

It has begun!  The fire that started in the altar will burn around the world; we will Flame the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ for all to embrace; repentance, baptism in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and the infilling of the Holy Ghost will be household words; Joel 2:28, the outpouring of God's Spirit upon all flesh is a reality; the infiltration of a Holy God upon the whole of His creation is a done deal  ...  because the heat is on; it's the greatest warmth you've ever felt, the most Holy condition you could ever encounter, the sweetest glory you could ever imagine, the most Joy you have ever known, the most magnificent peace of your entire life  ...  the Holy Ghost and fire!

There are a whole lot of people smiling today   ...  a whole lot of delivered toasty warm spirits today  ...  a bunch of people who walked, danced, rejoiced, and marched in the fire, but you won't smell smoke: only a sweet fragrance of myrrh  ... there are some healed and whole people still shouting in the shadow of the touch  ...  It was a blazing, moving, stirring, Holy, blessed, tearful, joyful, powerful, humbling "Awakening"    ...

Why don't you step in?  The flame is even hotter now  ...  it's the day after, it's "Smoldering Coals!"

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Phillips, Craig and Dean

Phillips, Craig and Dean

                                       

~   L I V E  ~

February 29, 2012

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"The Cross Made The Difference"

"The Cross Made The Difference"

Sin took its toll on the body and on the soul,

and then, the spirit suffered loss

But, The Lord Jesus Christ touched us, washed us,

and He showed us His cross

He suffered so, and finally He arose; He lives

now, to save the whole of mankind

He paid the cost and shed His blood, so we could

bask in His love, so sublime

The ragged garments of sin's devastation have become

robes of white, without taint

He has made us the sons and daughters of God,

with a new name of Saint

Blessed be the Lord, the Holy One of Israel,

and the lover of our souls

He pulled us from the darkness of dust's domain,

and placed us in the fold

We are the sheep of His pasture, no longer alone;

we now have a Shepherd

We have been rescued by love, and our hearts are

eternally safe and captured

As we walk in His light and we are humbled by

this newfound nobility

We realize His Spirit gives us entrance to realms of

glory, and heavenly mobility

Thank You, Lord, for Your grace, Your love, Your

blood and Your sacrifice

You paved our way to Gates of pearl, rivers of glass,

and eternity in paradise

Our worship we bestow with restless abandonment, for

all You've done for Your creation

Our Holies rise with tears of thankfulness in a posture

of complete and rampant oblation

We are robed in white, Saints of God, the ones who were

remembered and grafted in

And now the blessings of Abraham are ours to partake,

we have become family, and all one kin

You are a God who loves all, from the least to the greatest;

You never show preference

And, Saints of God are growing, as the light shines from Sea

to Sea, because "The Cross Made The Difference."

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"Truth - A Marketable Commodity"

Melchizedek, blessing Abraham

"Truth - A Marketable Commodity"

"Now consider how great this man was, unto whom even the patriarch Abraham gave the tenth of the spoils."

(Hebrews 7:4)

Genesis 14:20 states, "And blessed be the Most High God, which hath delivered thine enemies into thy hand.  And he gave him tithes of all."  (Genesis 14:20)  Tithes, paid by Abraham to Melchizedek, and paid by obedient Christians today, are the reason the gospel is reaching into all the world with fervor.  Investors:  Here it is, the treasure you can lay up where neither moth nor rust can touch it, the investment that never loses its value, the investment that far exceeds earth's market value; what is it?  "Truth - A Marketable Commodity."  

 Barnes' notes gives an excellent commentary

of  Abraham's tithe to Melchizedek:

 "And he gave him a tithe of all.  -  This is a very significant act.  In presenting

the tenth of all the spoils of victory, Abram makes a practical acknowledgment

of the absolute and exclusive supremacy of the God whom Melchizedek

worshipped, and of the authority and validity of the priesthood which he 

exercised ... It is obvious that here we stand on broader ground than the 

special promise made to Abram.  Melchizedek was not a partner in the call of

Abram, and yet the latter acknowledges him as a priest of the Most High God.

Hence, we must fall back on the covenant made with Noah - the representative

of the whole race after the deluge - as the broad basis of authority on which 

Melchizedek acted.  That covenant, then, was not a dead letter.  It still lived 

in the heart and will of a part of the nations.  Its hallowing and exalting 

truths had produced at least one center of pure and spiritual worship on the 

earth.  Even Abram, the called of God, acknowledges its constituted head. 

And the Most High God, Founder and Upholder of heaven and earth, 

thereby guarantees its validity for all who in every place call on his name

in sincerity and truth."

Melchizedek and Abraham

The Zondervan Pictorial Bible Dictionary states, "Just when and where the idea arose of making the tenth the rate for paying tribute to rulers and of offering gifts as a religious duty cannot be determined.  History reveals that it existed in Babylon in ancient times, also in Persia and Egypt, even in China.  It is quite certain that Abraham knew of it when he migrated from Ur. (Gen. 14:17-20)  By Abraham's day, the giving of tithes had been recognized as a holy deed."  Indeed, the Encyclopaedia Brittanica says that, "the custom was almost universal in antiquity." 

Tithing was a sacred duty revealed to Abraham by God.  And, Melchizedek was called the King of Salem, which means King of peace according to Hebrews 7:2, and he was a priest of the Most High God.  In Psalm 110:4, the coming Messiah (who is Jesus Christ our Lord) is said to be made Priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek.

You say, "What does all this have to do with me?"  People, today, are looking for investments like gold, and other commodities that don't quickly lose their value.  Why?  The dollar is failing; the euro is failing; Nations are going bankrupt; the world is tottering on the precipice of a One World Currency, which is the oracle of endtime Bible prophecy about to be fulfilled.  So?  Giving to the work of God is the best investment you could ever make!  Your investment has eternal value.  And, tithing, as shown, is Biblical, a tenth of all income is the foundation of all giving.

Money is loved for a lot of wrong reasons, but it's still the need to accomplish all things valuable and invaluable.  It's the source of greed, the source of power, the source of position, the commodity of the rich, the angst of the poor, the Market's baby, the hard worker's dime, the Joy of a lotto winner, the ultimate downfall of a slothful squanderer, the valuable lesson for the lemonade stand owner, the family war at the reading of the will, a wielding and unmerciful wand for the hounding IRS, the bargaining earmarks for hungry politicians  ...  Or it's the billboard that calls you to the Lord Jesus Christ, the tracts, the Holy Bibles and the food that feed the Nations, the Easter production and Christian movie that caresses your very soul, the wings of flight that carry the Truth of Jesus Christ our Lord to every Nation - kindred and tongue, it's the Church's wheels, the Bible's wind, the honest anointed Preacher's world vision, and it's "God's"  ... when we place it back in His Holy hands  ...  It all belongs to Him  ...

The love of money can be the root of all evil or it can be dedicated to the root of all Good.  Who will fund Truth?  Who will take up his cross of wealth and follow the Lord, paving the road with money to market Truth?  Who will give so that the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ burns like a roaring flame in every Nation of our hungry lost world?  Who will lay up his treasure in heaven that everyone possible in earth can go to heaven?  Who?  Who?  Who?  Maybe Almighty God is knocking on Your heart  ...  It's all about the One who died and rose again; the One who's coming again very soon; the One who's looking for a Few Good Men or Women to carry the cross, light the flame, and light the world with the only thing that will save planet earth: "Truth - A Marketable Commodity." 

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What's Your Grammy?

What's Your Grammy?

"David said to the Philistine, 'You come against me with sword and spear and javelin, but I come against you in the name of the LORD Almighty, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied.  This day the LORD will deliver you into my hands, and I'll strike you down and cut off your  head.  This very day I will give the carcasses of the Philistine army to the birds and the wild animals, and the whole world will know that there is a God in Israel.  All those gathered here will know that it is not by sword or spear that the LORD saves; for the battle is the LORD's, and he will give all of you into our hands."

(I Samuel 17:45-47)

Everybody's got one.  One what?  We all have a talent, a gift, a sense of humor, an attribute, "A Grammy," a 'song' that defines us and makes us unique.  Often times, like David, people take one look at us and say, "What makes you think you can do that?"  They told Walt Disney at his first university that he wasn't creative enough; Einstein flunked the first grade  ...  We can find people everywhere who were told they could not or would not do something.  Christians have the opportunity to make what they do count for the highest of all causes, the Lord Jesus Christ. 

Everybody was afraid of Goliath, but suddenly this very young handsome lad shows up and kills this bigmouthed ogre with nothing but a slingshot and a stone.  It's the world's favorite Bible story, but let's look at David's reasoning  ...  He did it so that the whole world would know that there is a God in Israel!  And furthermore, he made the point that everyone would know that it's not by sword or spear that the LORD "saves"  ...  What?  He's "killing" a giant foul-mouthed monster, but He's saying it's so the world will know that God "saves," and not by sword or spear, but that the battle is the LORD's. 

The tricky thing is that "inner motive" of why we want to do whatever we do.  The "song" has a motive, an underlying reason, and God is constantly testing that in us.  What does He want "us" to know?  That's the #1 question; "What's Your Grammy?"  In other words  ...  Where is the song; what is the song; why is the song; who brings the song; and is it even a song?  Huh?  You'll see.

The Lord Jesus Christ

Hmmm, interesting, huh?  David's reasoning sounds just like God to me!  Our Lord kills to save, takes down to lift up, gives to take away, covers to reveal, humbles to exalt, sends us to the valley to climb the mountain, teaches us to lose to get, diminishes to multiply, brings beauty from ashes, sends the fire to cause a flood  ...  Oh Yeah, that's my Lord Jesus!

Abraham

  

Our Brother, Abraham, knows what I'm talkin' about.  He found out that "to sacrifice" means "to gain," that to surrender means he won, that the knife in the hand brings the arm of the angel, that the ram coming up the other side of the mountain is the answer for his side of the mountain, and that God's hurts are God's hidden miracles.  It's all about the beautiful paradoxical mind of the Creator.  To Almighty God, a "song" is way more than a song; it has many little intricate interweavings such as we have never pondered  ...

Esther

Esther, are you more than a beauty queen?  Are you where you are because of divine providence or because you're beautiful, or both?  What has driven your success?  "Have you come to the kingdom for such a time as this?"  We all know Esther's "song;" she saved the Jews from annihilation, and God put her there, but it was up to her to carry it out  ...  God provided the intersection, but she had to take the right road, and her "song" was perfectly and wisely executed.  Why?  She realized that her song was not really "her song" at all  ...

David

David's song started way back in the pasture, where his lonely heart grasped for the bigness of God's heart  ...  and he found it.  It molded who he was; his worship of Almighty God identified who he was in the scope of the world around him.  He found out that his song was the Lord's song, and the Lord's song was his song  ... his song revealed his God.  

A "Grammy" is a trademark for an award given by the music recording industry.  What song do we leave behind in our wake?  The word "music" means: a sound that produces an effect.  We only have 1 life in earth to "produce an effect," to reveal our own personal trademark, to sing our song in such a way that the whole world knows WHO we represent, WHO saved us, WHO we are because of HIM, WHERE we're going, WHY we're going there, and WHO is coming back  ...  So, What's Your Grammy?

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