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On August 16th I posted on my Facebook page,
"Come walk through the streets of Judah
into the courts of praise." Not understanding
fully what that meant. The Lord decided
to give this ministry the full open view
of what those words meant. I can tell you
now, we had a front row seat to the
greatest symphony I've ever seen.
As the doors began to open in every direction
and the light of Jesus Christ began to shine
through, those words came to me once
again, This time I thought I might want
to study them out. In that study
I found that the streets of Judah is
what the Israelite's or anyone wanting
to go into the Holy of Holies had to
walk through to enter into the Courts
of the Lord. You couldn't go through
a side door, you couldn't get there from
the back. You physically had to walk
through the streets of Judah in order
to enter into the Holy of Holies.
Judah, means praise. So although we
don't live in the wilderness and have
tents set up and the Holy of Holies set
up in the desert, we still are able see the
beautiful picture of why the Lord had
such a layout for the children of Israel.
We do find ourselves in the dessert and
dry lands in our present lives and
the same is true for us.
We must walk through Judah to enter
into the courts of the Lord!
Now, I must say that over the last two months of
this journey I have ran across some people about
to burst with excitement for the ministry as it unfolds,
but I must say I have also ran across the opposite.
No, they were not the lost world or demonic groups,
there have been some born again believers that have
tried to smash defeat all over me. Some say, do
you really think this was exactly how it happened
or don't you think that's a little overstatement.
I have faced this question and will give the answer.
Why are you looking at things the way you do?
Let me give you an example that you have
probably already heard. If there is a glass of
water setting on the table and filled
exactly to the middle, you will have people say
the glass is half full and others say the
glass is half empty. The reason for this is some
people will always look at the negative
side of things while another person will always
look at the positive side of things.
So when we are walking side by side at work,
at church, on the streets, or even sitting
here at home doing ministry on the computer,
be aware that we can see the
exact same moving of God's power
and even though I see it as being over-flowing,
some other person will see the negative side of it.
They will see the dirt all around or the bad
attitude someone has instead of seeing how
God is moving.
As our worship team has moved into praise
(the streets of Judah) recently, we have seen a
few weep with the power of the presence of the
Holy Spirit or raise their hands, while at the
same time we have seen people checking their phone
to see what time it is or who is texting them.
I can tell you now that the ones walking through
the streets of Judah, (Praise) will enter
into the courts of the Lord and get to see
his glory and the ones texting,
chatting or being impatient will become frustrated
and angry because they are not seeing what you
are seeing and honestly don't even believe you
are seeing anything. They will throw out
negative comments and wonder why, if you are
getting to see glory of God they are not getting to.
We have all been invited to walk through the
streets of Judah into the courts of the Lord and if
you want to see his power, his glory and
his majesty then we ask for you to join
us.
Pretending you are praising
will not get you there but true worship
and praise will allow you to get
a glimpse of the power and majesty of
God and will cause you to want to
enter into the courts of the Lord
daily.
Want you join us as we walk through the
streets of Judah into the courts of the
Lord.
Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance
of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil
conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water.
Hebrews 10:22
