To Flourish In The Courts Of Our God

For me, and for that matter everyone living, there are many things on the plate for this morning, later today, and the evening. It was no different than yesterday's bill as it will not be for tomorrow's. To be alive is to have a full plate on any given day, at any time during the day. At least that is the way I see it and I do not think I am to far form being TDC on this matter. My prayer is that I can clearly see which morsel on the plate in front of me is appropriately beneficial and therefore worthy of my pursuit.

Now at play is a choice. To know me is to know that "choice" is a topic which comes around often when I am sharing my thoughts. That is because we humans have multiplicities of opportunities to choose and that is major on the spirit and flesh list ... for whoever. Well maybe not for a zombie ... technically a zombie is no longer human ... BECAUSE IT HAS NO CHOICE!

Anyway, to the task at hand, I wanted to journal about last night's assembly at Global Harvest Church. It was amazing on so many levels. By the way I used the word "assembly" rather than "gathering" because it is significant which one I use. I learned a

lesson this past week while at the Contending As One conference in Cartersville, GA. Both words are equally useful and rich in meaning. However one can occur without the other just as one can not occur unless you first have the other.

Let me explain. It seems that each of us carry a part of a whole when it comes to God's purposes. It does say in the scripture for us not to forsake the assembling of ourselves together which paints a picture of getting together for fellowship, study of the word, and ministry through Holy Spirit to each other. Here is my explanation from my new found understanding. When we gather it is much like pulling the bagged parts out of a box containing a bicycle and laying those parts out side by side to make sure each part needed is present and accounted for. You can stop there with just gathering the parts but if you do you will not have a working bicycle you just have the "gathered" parts. If you choose to take the next step and "assemble" the parts at some point you end up with a completed and useable bicycle which was the intended purpose of the gathering. Last night at GHC the parts were gathered and assembled!

 During the music with singing last night I got a picture that a portal had opened and that Heaven had come to Earth in the room. I spoke into the mic something like this ... " A portal just open and there is an exchange going on ... Heaven is coming into this room right now! God's Kingdom has come here in this place and now here it is as it is in Heaven ... Right now it is on Earth as it is in Heaven!"

After the service as we worked putting equipment away, Pastor Dan Taylor came over to me and said something like this: " I wanted to tell you personally that during worship I saw this room begin to break away from the earth and rise up toward Heaven while at the same time I saw Heaven begin to open and come down toward this room and then the two met and Heaven filled the room and surrounded us! It was at that very point I heard you say into the mic "Heaven is here now!" We both rejoiced at the goodness of God for Holy Spirit had confirmed the event of Heaven and Earth blending in that space and time!

Psalms 92:12-15 reads:

"The righteous flourish like the palm tree and grow like a cedar in Lebanon. They are planted in the house of the LORD; they flourish in the courts of our God. They still bear fruit in old age; they are ever full of sap and green, to declare that the LORD is upright; he is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in him."

So I being today in my old age am praying for clear vision as to what is to be pursued today from my plate and fully expect it to be fitting for the day as Holy Spirit assembles my part into the purposes of God for this day at this time and in the space I occupy.

RH