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"David puts it this way in Psalm 119:164, “Seven times a day do I praise Thee because of Thy righteous judgements.”

 

Psalms 9:1-2

1.  I will praise thee, O Lord, with my whole heart; I will shew forth all thy marvelous works.

 2.  I will be glad and rejoice in thee: I will sing praise to thy name, O thou most High.

 

 Psalms 95:1-7

 1.  O come, let us sing unto the Lord: let us make a joyful noise to the rock of Your salvation.

 2.  Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving, and make a joyful noise unto him with psalms.

 3.  For the Lord is a great God, and a great King above all gods.

 4.  In his hand are the deep places of the earth: the strength of the hills is his also.

 5.  The sea is his, and he made it: and his hands formed the dry land.

 6.  O come, let us worship and bow down: let us kneel before the Lord Your maker.

 7.  For he is Your God; and you are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand.

 

God thinking teaches you to praise and worship God.  God wants you to praise Him and worship Him for two reasons - One to affect what comes into your mind and your heart and Two, to affect what comes out of your mind and heart. 

This flow of what comes in to you and the flow that goes out from you is determined by your worship.

 

Praise and worship is a purifier of the soul. 

The light that illuminates the heart.

Praise is your sacrifice, your gift to God for His benevolence, His mercy, His love toward you.

Praise and worship is where you transcend the mundane and temporal and move into the thoughts of God and things eternal.
 

Praise and worship is where you meet God as He is - High and lifted up.

 

Does your praise and worship reflect someone excited about such a wonderful, holy, great, awesome, powerful, merciful, beautiful, faithful and true God?

have you envisioned in your mind and your heart that turning back is not an option anymore?
 

 Excerpt from God Thinking XLVIII - Turning Back by Keith C. Powell Copyright 2014

 

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"God let’s you into His presence when you praise and worship Him in spirit and truth. 

 

God then fills you with faith so that you can do the will of God and share the will of God with others. 

 

When you praise and worship God you can get as close as you want to - you can receive as much faith as a created vessel can hold - you can receive as much revelation as Moses,

David, Solomon, Mary or Paul.

All you have to do is be willing to expend - exhaust - share proportionately - disperse without prejudice - give away - what revelation you receive (concerning the will of God) and you will be positioned to receive more.

 

Praise and worship was designed by God for you to take yourself to many levels of intimacy with God, precept upon precept, faith to faith, glory to glory until that time that you enter into eternity with Him.  Anything less is not worthy of God’s presence.

 

Your faith is not constant, but fluctuates.  God knows that one minute you believe that you can walk on water and the next you sink in total fear. 

 

God understands how Your commitment and loyalty to Him fluctuates like the ebb and flow of the tide.

 

God designed you to praise and worship Him and acknowledge Him.  Hear the clay saying to the potter,

“You are magnificent in all your creations”

“Your ways are perfect and righteous”

“Your beauty exceeds anything I can comprehend”

“Your love overwhelms me”

“Your mercy is beyond my words”

“Your grace is sufficient for me”

“Woe is me, For I am undone...”

 

Excerpt from God Thinking XLVIII - Turning Back by Keith C. Powell Copyright 2014

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"There is a great distinction between you, every object of your interest, and God Himself. If you want to learn of an object you can pursue it and learn about it and acquire all past knowledge about it, become fully acquainted with it and even become an expert concerning it. 

 

Anyone can become an expert on any subject except the personhood of God.

 

Unlike any study of a person, a place or a thing, God can only be found out by His self proclamation.  
 

God dispenses knowledge/wisdom about Himself by revelation.

And the revelation received will always be equal to your faith
And your faith will always be equal to your use of your faith.

Or better put, you can only receive faith in direct proportion to your use of that faith for the purposes of fulfilling the will of God, here, during your lifetime.

No increase of faith will be given to anyone for the purpose of advancing themself disproportionally above others. 

God sees the end from the beginning and makes no errors.  God doesn’t give His wisdom to foolish men, nor does God allow them (foolish men) into His secret chambers to chat about foolish and vain matters."
 

Excerpt from God Thinking XLVIII - Turning Back by Keith C. Powell Copyright 2014

 

 

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"What does Your worship affect? 

Everything. 

Everything about who you are.

Everything about why you are here.

Everything about why you have past through so much.

Everything about where you are going.

• Your worship affects your perspective.
• Your worship affects your mind-set
• Your worship affects your opportunity.
• Your worship affects your disposition.
• Your worship affects your character.
• Your worship affects your temperament.
• Your worship affects your relationship with your God - your spouse - your children - your parents - your relatives your friends.
• Your worship affects your ability to love - your hope - your joy - your peace.
• Your worship affects your health - your emotional stability - your bodies ability to heal - your mental health - your jobs - your direction - your everything.

There is nothing that completes a man or a woman more than praise and worship, with understanding.

Nothing compares to a moment in the presence of God where God receives Your sacrifice of praise and increases Your faith. 

The Word of God says in Hebrews 13:15, "By him, (i.e. Christ), therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of Your lips giving thanks to his name."

God uses Your sacrifice of praise and worship to increase your faith so that your new increased faith will positively affect:

• Your understanding
• Your knowledge
• Your wisdom
• Your authority
• Your inspiration
• Your enlightenment
• Your ability to ascertain opportunity
• Your ability to rightly discern         
• Your ability to positively affect those around you

In God’s self disclosure to man, God did not reveal every attribute and every truth in an instant.  God designed you to receive from Him a portion of truth precept upon precept, truth upon truth, faith upon faith, glory upon glory.
   Excerpt from God Thinking XLVIII - Turning Back by Keith C. Powell Copyright 2014

 

 

 

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"Of the many things that your worship affects - the one thing that your worship affects more than anything is:  Being in a right relationship with God.

 

Nothing can bring you into a right relationship with God more than effectual praise and worship.  

 

Everything to do with growing in Christ starts with recognition of God’s holy and unequaled attributes.  You start by giving God a little praise and you worship Him a little, and God does mighty wonders on your behalf. 

Then you loosen up a little and start to praise Him when things aren’t going as well as you would like and you worship Him at times that aren’t convenient and God reveals more of Himself to you.

You open up a little more and praise Him when things go distinctly awry and you worship Him when you are angry at God or disappointed with God’s Sovereign hand - and God hesitates not to pour out His Spirit on you.
 

We begin to praise Him in the morning, before you even get fully awake, or you worship Him at noonday or at lunch - God reveals more of Himself and more and more and as God reveals His Holiness you begin to see how intricately involved God is in the everyday affairs of your life. 
 

You begin to put the pieces of the puzzle together and you start to understand more of the reasons why - and at the same time the importance of having every answer fades in the presence of God.  God becomes the reason why.  God becomes the answer. 

 

Excerpt from God Thinking XLVIII - Turning Back by Keith C. Powell Copyright 2014

 

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"The Word says in 1 John 1:9, "If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness."

When that is all it takes to be in a right relationship with God, why let another minute go by without receiving from God His perfect provision - GRACE.
 

When someone is in rebellion and if you really care about seeing them come back to God:

You must be careful not to crush them with the "I’m holier than thou spiel"

You mustn’t give them some long dissertation about how bad they are 

You shouldn’t  condemn them and speak words that you will forever regret, or worse, words that are ungodly.

How about - You just tell them of God’s grace 

And for yourself:

The next time you are in rebellion or you’ve decided to take a short cut around God’s perfect will for your life:

Don’t give up and throw in the towel

Don’t beat up on yourself and wallow in the mire of self pity for the terrible things you’ve done.

Don’t condemn yourself to a lifetime of losing the battle.

Remember God’s Grace. 

Come to God knowing that His forgiveness is bigger than your sin and your praise and worship will blossom like a Zinnia.

Come to God knowing that there’s only one way to get things right with God and that’s for God to get things right for you.

 

God’s provision for your waywardness is Grace.

There’s only one way to have peace with God and to be able to worship Him in spirit and truth and it’s found in Romans 5:1-2 “Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:

 2.  By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God." 

The truly spiritual man or woman will tell you - “If not for the grace of God.................”

Of the many things that affect your worship - the one thing that affects your worship more than anything is:  Being out of a right relationship with God.

 

Excerpt from God Thinking XLVIII - Turning Back by Keith C. Powell Copyright 2014

 

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"Before We Go Our Way

The wise person is the one

who knows that they are weak

and knows that they may fall, and when they do

they know as well - The One who takes it all

If it were that we would have to pay

the price for all our sin

Then I could understand the man

who doesn’t let God in

But, when each of us should surely pay

the price for our disgrace

And God calls us back to worship Him

And partake of His grace.

Then we should find a way to praise and worship God today

Before the hour passes by and we go our way

 

Excerpt from God Thinking XLVIII - Turning Back by Keith C. Powell Copyright 2014