Shout Aloud, Do Not Hold Back
Psalm 95 begins with the words, “Come, let us sing for joy to the Lord; let us shout aloud to the Rock of our salvation.” (vs. 1) It then goes on to speak of the majesty of God, and also, the failure of God’s people to walk in that glory, that majesty.
This is a clarion call to WORSHIP. It is a call for us to BE WORSHIPERS-radical worshipers-who worship in Spirit and Truth; for our God is an AWESOME GOD!
As I sit here, I hear the Lord say, “These are the days of JOYFUL SHOUTS. These are the days of PSALMS OF PRAISE. These are the days of RADICAL WORSHIP.”
“Radical worship released upon the land by My sons and daughters who have tasted and seen that I AM good; that My Love, My Mercy, endures forever. Released by My sons and daughters, who have willingly stepped into the FIERY FURNACE of MY LOVE to be forged into HOLY VESSELS CARRYING THE FIRE OF MY GLORY.”
“Yes, these are days of great turmoil upon the land, great upheavals among the nations,” says the Lord. “But, they are also the days of My Great Glory.”
“Consider it well, My children–in My HAND are the deep places of the earth. This is so much more than just the physical–understand, this speaks to the very depths of your being. Your desires, your hopes and dreams, your longings–they are ALL IN MY HAND….I have not forgotten you, My children. I have not turned away from your longings…for deep is calling unto deep–and I AM MOVING.”
“Consider it well, My children–the heights of the hills are Mine also–there is nothing too high for you to reach; nothing beyond your grasp to achieve. No dream too grand, no creative idea too extravagant..for I have called you to the high places WITH ME. I have set you on the heights that you may be the FULLNESS OF MY GLORY TO THE NATIONS.”
I hear Papa saying, “But understand well, My children, that the manifestation of My Glory in and through you depends upon YOUR RADICAL WORSHIP.”
“You ask, ‘What does that mean?’–It means your hearts MUST BE IGNITED, NOT HARDENED..Look again at My people long ago..they saw My Glory, they experienced My Presence, they watched Me Work–yet, they allowed their hearts to be hardened by turning from My Presence to the shallow performance of religion. They allowed their hearts to STRAY. They LEFT THEIR FIRST LOVE..and did not ENTER MY REST.”
The Lord says, “For too long, you have done the same thing. I have moved with Glory in your midst, you have seen My works; but, you have turned My Glory into your rituals, My Works into your performance. And, you have NOT ENTERED MY REST.”
“But, all that is changing in these days. For I AM releasing FRESH FIRE. It is coming like a flood upon the land. An unquenchable fire spreading throughout the nations by My SONS AND DAUGHTERS OF THE FLAME.”
The Lord says, “Therefore, My children, make EVERY EFFORT TO ENTER MY REST…seek Me above all others. Pursue My Presence as never before. WILLINGLY ENTER THE FIRE OF MY LOVE. For your radical worship is NOT just songs you sing, or words you say…your radical worship is the spreading of My Fire…your radical worship is MANIFESTATION OF MY GLORY BEFORE ALL THE NATIONS.”
“Therefore, do not hold back. DO NOT HOLD BACK! You have been forged in My Fire for such a time as this…My Hand is upon you mightily in these days…the Fire has begun and it will not be quenched.”