Walk and not faint

As I walked back into the sanctuary after getting a drink of water before the 11am service started, I knew in my Spirit that we were in for something special when our song leader began to weep and thank the Lord for changing the song service after only singing one song already. I began to notice that God was wanting to move in a mighty way in the service and that God was beginning with our song leader as he began to obey the voice of God. I began to since the presence of God and Him moving among others in the congregation and I began to praise and to worship God and to pray for all those in attendence to be open and "willing to obey". God is looking for willing vessels that He can fill with His Spirit so that we can be ministers one to another.

I'm proud of my song leader for allowing God to use him as a vessel yesterday because I believe that he was the key that started a domino effect, if you will, and we had a tremendous service. As the Lord continued to move, I began to seek the Lord for direction as to preaching or just waiting upon Him to see what was about to happen. I was immediately lead to read the passage of scripture in Isaiah 40: 28-31 "Do you not know? Have you not heard? The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary, and His understanding no one can fathom. He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak. Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall; but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint" (NIV). Verse 31 in the KJV reads like this: "But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run and not be weary; and they shall walk and not faint." The word renew in this scripture means change, so in other words, if we wait upon the Lord we will be changed!

Needless to say, the Holy Ghost did the preaching yesterday morning and we were filled with His presence. We had individuals on the altar, we had individuals walking the isles, we had individuals giving testimony's, we had individuals spontaneously singing songs of praise and hymns of old. It's amazing to be in a service when people get rid of the flesh and allow themselves to "wait upon the Lord and be changed in strength of the Spirit." I think it was a great way to kick off "Passion Week" and I trust that we will continue to be blessed as we "walk and not faint"! Be blessed today!