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Tuesday, January 24, 2012

on my face

On my face...
desperate for a Word.

Longing for a fresh anointing and a new revelation from God.

Anxiously desiring a touch from the
sweet Hand of my Lord.

I cry out with a deep hunger.

Expecting. Anticipating. Wanting...

Praise pours forth from my lips like a rushing wind. 
Powerful words of praise and sweet thanksgiving rise from my heart to my Savior.

My spirit is full and overflows with streams of gratitude. I worship. From the depths of my thirsty soul, I worship a worthy God. He fills me with hope. He covers me with peace. He surrounds me with sweet comfort. I worship an everlasting, unchanging, mighty God.

My praise and my worship unite into one and I am overcome with love for my creator.

I can feel the tears building up in my eyes and soon I feel them cascading down my face. Tears of gratitude. Tears of repentance. Tears of longing and wanting...

And then... He whispers my name. He begins to speak. To minister. To move.

I feel renewal and restoration. As His sweet Spirit descends upon me, I am in awe of His power and His goodness. His presence is so thick I can hardly breathe. It overwhelms my senses and astounds me. It covers me like a warm blanket and delivers the sweetest peace to my spirit. My LORD wraps me up in a mighty but gentle embrace and then nothing else matters. All else fades away into yesterday.

If I could have only one thing in my life, it would be Him. His touch. His love. His mercy. His grace. His presence.

Without the precious, ministering Spirit of God, I would be lost and undone. Helpless and hopeless. Wandering and alone. Dying.

Instead, I am captivated by Him. He is unchanging, unlimited, ever-present, all-knowing, Almighty and eternal. He is King of kings and Lord of lords. He is everything to me.

I am fully captured by His grace. Enthralled with His beauty. Compelled by His Spirit. Astounded at His love for me. 

I am His.

Friday, October 9, 2009

Facedown!


"All the angels were standing around the throne and around the elders and the four living creatures. They fell down on their faces before the throne and worshipped God" (Revelation 7:11)

"Oh come let us worship and bow down; Let us kneel before the Lord our Maker" (Psalm 95:6)


I come to the altar in humble desperation, heartfelt brokenness, and great anticipation.

Facedown - crying out; pouring out; reaching out.

Facedown in prayer; in praise; in worship.

Facedown in reverence; in repentance; for deliverance.

What a precious time at the altar. Just me and my Lord.

Communing.
Abiding.

Me reaching up - God reaching down.

Me pouring out - God pouring in.

On my face in renewal and revival.

I raise my head and my eyes catch sight of the cross. I can't take my eyes off of it and emotion overtakes my spirit. I am overcome with awe and wonder and humility.

My breath catches and my pulse quickens. I can feel my heart beating faster and my spirit is quickened.

THE CROSS


It is so much more than just a cross. It deserves so much more and demands so much more.


It was a place of cruelty and pain. A place of suffering and shame. It was a place of execution, agony and death.

A place where my Savior freely gave His life.

THE CROSS

God's redemptive plan.

A place of love and healing.

A place of forgiveness and peace.

A place of worship and praise.

I inhale the wonder of God. I inhale His mercies.

Facedown... I worship.

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I will be gone today through Sunday at a glorious retreat at Brookhill Ranch outside of Hot Springs, Arkansas. Pray that the 4 of us will experience the hidden treasures of His Word in a mighty way! I love you all and will miss "seeing" you this weekend!

Beth