"God's gonna Cut You Down"

This is a video used before a sermon series... Good work Elevation church!

"God's Gonna Cut You Down" Support Video from Elevation Church on Vimeo.

God Of This City

Wow... a prophetic word that can be sung over your home, wher eu reside, where u live...

New Creation

The dude gets painted while he is singing on stage.

The words of the chorus... "You have taken my old skin and made it new again."

WOW.

"And all I can do is give back to you again."




Verse 1 :
Holy Spirit Hovering Over The Deep
Speak Out The Light And Let It Flood Into Me
Whisper The Word That Gave Creation Her Form
Im Searching For A Life That Hasnt Been There Before

Pre-Chorus:
Speak Light Into The Darkness
Breathe Life Into My Lungs
Fill My Soul As Deep As The Ocean
Im Reaching For Your Love

Chorus:
All That I Can Do Is Give It Back To You
Youve Taken My Old Skin And Made It New Again
All That I Can Do Is Give It Back To You
Youve Taken My Old Skin And Made It New Again

You Have Made Me New, A New Creation
All New, A New Creation

Verse 2:
Holy Spirit Hovering Over The Deep
Bring Out The Colors That My Hearts Yet To See
The Nights On Fire For The Warmth Of Your Love
But Every Hour Theres A Rising Sun

Pre-Chorus:
Speak Light Into The Darkness
Breathe Life Into My Lungs
Fill My Soul As Deep As The Ocean
Im Reaching For Your Love

Chorus:
All That I Can Do Is Give It Back To You
Youve Taken My Old Skin And Made It New Again
All That I Can Do Is Give It Back To You
Youve Taken My Old Skin And Made It New Again

You Have Made Me New, A New Creation
All New, A New Creation
Brand New, A New Creation

Some REAL Words

The later part of Zephaniah chapter 3 is pretty much a bundle of encouragement. Instead of breaking it down, i'd rather just cut and paste these REAL words from God to me.

Zephaniah 3.14-20 [MSG]

14-15So sing, Daughter Zion!
Raise the rafters, Israel!
Daughter Jerusalem,
be happy! celebrate!
God has reversed his judgments against you
and sent your enemies off chasing their tails.
From now on, God is Israel's king,
in charge at the center.
There's nothing to fear from evil
ever again!

16-17Jerusalem will be told:
"Don't be afraid.
Dear Zion,
don't despair.
Your God is present among you,
a strong Warrior there to save you.
Happy to have you back, he'll calm you with his love
and delight you with his songs.

18-20"The accumulated sorrows of your exile
will dissipate.
I, your God, will get rid of them for you.
You've carried those burdens long enough.
At the same time, I'll get rid of all those
who've made your life miserable.
I'll heal the maimed;
I'll bring home the homeless.
In the very countries where they were hated
they will be venerated.
On Judgment Day
I'll bring you back home—a great family gathering!
You'll be famous and honored
all over the world.
You'll see it with your own eyes—
all those painful partings turned into reunions!"
God's Promise.

Just A Thought

Had a mentor stop by and he said these words: When you stand firm on what you know God says, one of two things happen-- you create a crisis or a change. Either way. When you stand firm, something has to happen. God is faithful to His word. No doubt about it. So it will cause the environment, the atmosphere around you to either clash with you or change with you. Something will break or something will change.

Good words I say.

new: me

Love the show on NBC called the "Biggest Loser." In fact, a new season starts this coming Tuesday. Every January people get the itch to start all over, redo themselves, change something about themselves or their circumstances, better themselves. The Biggest Loser is all about people wanting to change their physical look and along with it their mental and emotional state.

We love NEW things. New toys, new movies, new shows, new clothes, new hair styles, the latest looks, trends-- the in thing-- the new thing. Even God is in the NEW business. In 2 Corinthians 5.17 it says "Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!"

Although you may be familiar with that verse of scripture, do you live it? Do you find it hard to make it a reality in your life? Do you feel like a new creation? What do we have to do to become new?

First step, first... Repent from he OLD. Tell God you are sincerely sorry for your PAST. In Jeremiah 31.19 it says: " I turned away from God, but then I was sorry. I kicked myself for my stupidity! I was thoroughly ashamed of all I did in my younger days." Before moving on to the new you, repent and separate from the old you.

The Dancing Atwoods

Send your own ElfYourself eCards

His Eye

Before heading off to TEXAS for the Thanksgiving Holidays, I ran across Psalms 32.8 and I gotta tell ya: It carried me through mentally and spiritually.

It reads in the NKJV:
"I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go;
I will guide you with My eye."

What stuck out to me the most was that God will guide us WITH HIS EYES.

Ever been directed by someone's eyes? They look at you and then they "point" to where they want you to go or where they want you to look without saying a word. Just their eyes move and you know to follow them?

We should be so close to God that we can see where His eyes wants us to go.
It's a gentle nudge. An ebbing, a flowing. Nothing harsh or course about it.

My prayer: Instruct me. Teach me in the way I should go. Guide me with your eye.

SHIFT

During the Thanksgiving Holidays I had a chance to sit down and put pen to paper. (It's a lot different then sitting at a keyboard.) I sat down in a comfy chair outside The Limited Too in The Perimeter Mall in Atlanta. I had my leather bound journal with me and a pencil. I began to write. It started turning into some loose form of a poem/prayer to God and the word that kept creeping up was "SHIFT." The refrain was "shift me, shift me, shift me oh God to the right place."

I remember Pastor Mike Cowart had defined righteousness as "right positioning." Being at the right place at the right time. I'll add-- with the right intentions.

So my prayer for the past week or so is for God to SHIFT me to the right place. Shift my heart, shift my mind, shift my desires. That everything is in alignment with His will.

On Wednesday night, we will explore this SHIFTING. How does God shift us? Why? Are there benefits to being shifted? Are there negative consequences for not shifting? When does shifting end or is it a never-ending process?

Not Alone by Jason Upton

You're not alone, you're not alone... I never leave you!
Jason Upton You are not alone

Sweet Sweet Sweet

A SHORT LOVE STORY IN STOP MOTION from Carlos Lascano on Vimeo.

Baggage Claim

When you go on a trip... You pack the stuff you thik you will need. How silly of us if we were going to the Bahamas for summer vacation and we not only packed huge coats and mittens, but decided to take the computer (not the laptop mind you) along with the monitor and the printer, and maybe for the three day trip-- take enough clothes for a whole month?

In our our journey to get closer with God as well as grow to be be more like Jesus, God says don't take any baggage with you. He tells us in Matthew 11.28 "If you are tired of carrying heavy loads, come to me and I will giv eyou rest." And in 1 Peter 5.7 it says "Cast all your cares (anxiety, worry, stress) on God for he will care (he will stress, he will do the worrying) for you."

Before continuing on your trip, give all the excess stuff you don't need to God. Leave all the baggage with Him. he will more than gladly take it from you.

Fuego De Dios (Fire Of God)

When I first got serious with God I read nothing but the NIV Bible. After a while, I searched for other translations to get a better understanding of God's word. I moved to the NKJV. It was a fresh revelation. Not because it was better than the NIV but because it was different. After a few years immeresed in the NKJV and having highlighted and written note sin my Bible I felt it was time to move on. My next step? The Message version. What a difference. Again, not better, just different.

I find I get a freshness as well from singing and listening to music in Spanish. I fell in love with "Mighty To Save" by Hillsong a while ago. And like most things, the "first love" wanes. However, I heard it in Spanish and the goose-bumps returned. I added a song I have never heard in English called Fuego De Dios (I think the Hillsong song is actually called Fire Fall Down). But I love the chant... Fuego De Dios consumenos! (Fire of God, consume us.)

Thought I'd share.

Fuego de Dios


Dios Puede Salvar (Mighty To Save)