This morning, as I was dragging myself out of bed as usual on “Why, can’t I sleep in?” SUNDAY. I asked the LORD what did HE want me to share. Now mind you, it was after I had to quiet other thoughts out of my head. Those, “What’s for dinner?”, “Should I make my bed now or after the post or after church or at all?”, “Should I go to the grocery store?”, “Do I run errands today, come home and rest and complete work from the prior weeks?”
I was then reminded of the message that my Pastor, Regina Harris of Greater Faith Christian Ministries, preached, “Ta-Ta JESUS”. It talked about the lepers being healed and of the one leper who returned to PRAISE GOD. Many of us know the story of the ten lepers.
My Pastor’s message sent me to my living room. My living room is one of the many places where I am all in and extremely open with GOD. My WAR ROOM. It is for praising, worshipping, clarity and cleansing (HE IS CONSTANTLY PRESENTING ME FAULTLESS). The leper called JESUS. The leper shouted out, JESUS of Nazareth, Son of David and was heard and healed. AFTER his healing, he returned to JESUS. The FORMER leper was heard shouting from afar as he was making his way to THANK JESUS his healing.
It made me think of how I respond or react when I have been healed, delivered, you know BLESSED AFTER I called JESUS-SAVIOR, MASTER, JESUS. Many times my praise was not as intense as the prayer. Sure, I thanked the LORD for the blessings, healings, deliverance, protection and provision, but not with the same fervor when I asked.
Since my Pastor, Regina Harris’ message, Ta-Ta JESUS, I asked the HOLY SPIRIT to remind me that the fervor in my worship and praise going IN (PRAYING) SHOULD match my worship and praise IN and most definitely COMING OUT (deliverance).
I know my reason the INTENSITY IN prayer and Did NOT MATCH the INTENSITY in PRAISE at MY DELIVERANCE was me being UNGRATEFUL. I was tired and overwhelmed and my energy was depleted. I realized that it was due to me not PRAISING and WORSHIPPING. Again, I was in a “How GOD?” mode and not “WOW GOD!!!!” mode. Even as I was being protected going through, I was operating in “How GOD?” So when I was delivered, I responded like the other 9 lepers, I TOOK HIS BLESSING(S) and WITHHELD MY PRAISE.
Again in my living room, asking the LORD to forgive me for taking HIM for granted. I WAS living as IF I was “ENTITLED” to HIS FAITHFULNESS, HIS MERCIFULNESS, HIS LOVE, HIS GRACE, HIS PROTECTION, HIS PROVISION AND HIS SALVATION.
HE HEARD AND FORGAVE AND THIS IS WHY I CAN BOLDLY DECLARE AND DECREE
“…NOTHING will separate ME from the LOVE of GOD which is CHRIST JESUS…”
TANGEY V
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