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I am in Norway recording a worship/soaking CD - this has been a wonderful project and am so blessed to be able to make God's music flow through my fingers.

This country is just so stunning - we have been taking photos today. These are not my pictures, but you just have to see Norway:

We saw someone doing this yesterday:

God bless all visitors

Ps. 27:4 David Desired God's Presence

David asked to dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of his life—Ps 27:4

Ps. 27:4 One thing I have desired of the LORD, That will I seek: That I may dwell in the house of the LORD All the days of my life, To behold the beauty of the LORD, And to inquire in His temple.

Five Secrets to making the desire for God's presence your “one thing.”

Desired: 7592. Sha’al to ask, enquire, borrow, beg, to enquire carefully, enquire of, to seek

• "One thing have I desired" - bring your desire for God into focus. Reduce it to the most important thing. Notice that the word "desire" does not simply mean "to ask" but it means to make a careful request - even to "beg."

Seek: 1245. Baqash, ba-kash; a primitive root; to gush over, i.e. to swell; (figuratively) to desire earnestly; to ask; to require; to seek to find or secure; to seek the face, demand

• "That will I seek" - this word means to "seek until you find," or to demand. Don't give up until you find the face of God.

“Seek ye first the kingdom of God,” (Matt. 6:33; Lu. 12:31)

To look with your eyes.

Dwell: 3427. Yasha, (yashav) assemble; gather (together); inhabitant; remain, sojourn; stand in awe; to dwell, remain, sit down abide, stay; have one’s abode; to marry

• This word "dwell" means to "sit down, abide or stay."

• When we make a dwelling place, we put time into it to become comfortable - become comfortable with His house. Claim it as your own.

• This is our personal and intimate space. It is here that we are truly ourselves

• We become intimately acquainted with those who live there. In this case we have come into God’s house to make it our own – we have moved in on Him.

• In this verse, it says that we can dwell in His house forever (all the days of my life), so this is not a temporary dwelling, it is our forever home.

• When you make the place your home

Behold: 2372 Chazah; (Kha-za) to see, perceive, look, behold, prophesy, provide; to see as a seer in the ecstatic state, to see with the intelligence; to see by experience

• This is what David exhorts us to see: the beauty of the Lord: 1926. hadar, haw-dawr´; from 1921; magnificence; splendor; comeliness; excellency; glorious glory; goodly; honor; majesty; favor

• "To behold the beauty of the Lord" - means "to see with your whole being." Look with spiritual eyes, but also look with your understanding. Take time to look at the Lord carefully. He wants us to see Him (John 17:24).

To look with your spirit.

Inquire: 1239. Baqar, (ba-kar); a primitive root; properly, to tread or frequent; usually to follow (for pursuit or search); to seek or ask; specifically to worship; ask, diligently inquire, make inquisition, question, require, search, seek (for, out); to consider or reflect; to search for an answer; to become a student

• "...And to inquire in His temple." - This word means to cling to the thing you are looking at. There is a sense in this word that we are expecting a response from the Lord. We are asking Him for a response to our looking.

To look with your heart and mind.

The first three principles prepare for the last two – we can never see and know Him…until we have desired Him; sought Him; dwelled with Him

Gaze upon God and fill your mind with His thoughts

Is. 55:7-9

7 Let the wicked forsake his way, And the unrighteous man his thoughts; Let him return to the LORD, And He will have mercy on him; And to our God, For He will abundantly pardon. 
      

8 “ For My thoughts are not your thoughts, Nor are your ways My ways,” says the LORD. 
      

9 “ For as the heavens are higher than the earth, So are My ways higher than your ways, And My thoughts than your thoughts.

“Face” and “Presence” from the same root

A glimpse of God will save you

To gaze at God will transform you

The Recording Has Started

Hi everyone – Praise God…the recording has finally started! We are making an instrumental soaking CD – based on the songs of deliverance from Ps 32:7

You are my hiding place; You shall preserve me from trouble;

You shall surround me with songs of deliverance. Selah

We want to minister these songs of God over His people – songs that bring water in the wilderness and hope in the desert places – Songs that touch those who sit in darkness and songs to set prisoners free!

Here are a few pictures – not very flattering…oh well…more musicians coming tomorrow. There was great peace in the recording studio today!

Please keep on praying for us - The Lord is faithful

Adrianna on Piano - Me on Native American Flute

Per Kjteil on Guitar

Mandolin

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Psalm 22:27

All the ends of the world shall remember and turn to the Lord,
And all the families of the nations shall worship before You.

How to Know The Voice of God

You know you are hearing the voice of God when you hear these things:

•   He gives instruction in righteousness, (2 Tim. 3:16)


•   He gives correction in righteousness, (2 Tim. 3:16; Prov. 3:11-12)


•   He causes you to profit in Christ, (2 Tim. 3:16; Jn. 15:16)


•   He causes us to believe in Him (Jn. 4:41)

•   He brings to your remembrance the Word of God, (Jn. 14:26)


•   He guides you into Truth, (Jn. 16:13; 18:37)


•   He exhorts you, (Jude 3; Rom. 12:1)


•   He comforts you, (Jn. 14:16; Ps. 23:4)


•   He rebukes and reproves you, (Titus 1:13; 2 Tim. 4:2) 


•   He brings conviction & calls for change in our lives (Mk. 10:22; Rom 6:1-23; 1Thess. 2:13)

•   He leads you to salvation/eternal life, (Jn. 5:24; 8:51; Rom. 10:9-10; 1Pet. 1:23; 2 Tim. 3:15)


•   He assures you of the Father's love and approval, (Matt. 3:17; 1 Jn. 3:1; Jer. 31:3; 2Pet. 1:17)


•   He admonishes and warns you, (Eph. 6:4; Acts 21:4,10-14)


•   He edifies you, (Eph. 4:12)


•   He increases your faith, (Rom. 10:17)


•   He causes you to triumph in life through Christ, (2 Cor. 2:14)

•   He fills us with good fruit (Matt. 13:23; Lu. 8:15)

•   He accompanies His word with signs and miracles (Mk. 16:20; Lu. 5:5; 7:7; Acts 14:3)

•   He births the supernatural inside us (Lu. 1:38)

•   He gives us authority over Satan, demons and all people (Lu. 4:4, 32, 36)

•   He calls us His brothers/family/disciples (Lu. 8:21; Jn. 8:31)

•   He reveals everything in our hearts and lives through His words (Jn. 4:39)

•   He heals us with His voice (Jn. 4:41)

•   He speaks even to the dead and they can live (Jn. 5:25, 28; 11:43)

•   He has a voice that we can know and follow; He calls us by name (Jn. 10:3-5, 14-16, 27-30)

•   He tells us that He dwells/abides in us (Jn. 14:23)

•   He brings to our remembrance the Word of God, (Jn. 14:26; Acts 11:15)

•   He teaches us (Jn. 14:16)


•   He cleanses us (Jn. 15:3)

•   He causes us to be successful in prayer, (Jn. 15:16)


•   He sanctifies us (Jn. 17:17)

•   He calls us to bless the nations (Acts 8:14)

•   He asks questions (Acts 9:4; 22:7; 26:14)

•   He gives detailed direction (Acts 10:13-15)

•   He speaks promises to us that come to pass (Rom. 9:9)

•   He inspires and increases our faith, (Rom. 10:17)


•   He speaks supernatural wisdom and knowledge (1Cor. 12:8)

•   He gives us power in battle with His word (Eph. 6:17)

•   He comes with power in His word and voice (1Thess. 1:5)

•   He sounds His voice in us until it resounds out from us to all people (1Thess. 1:8)

•   He speaks a living, powerful word-pierces every thought & intent of our hearts (Heb. 4:12)

•   He created all things with the words of His voice (Heb. 11:3)

•   He has a voice like a trumpet – awesome and overwhelming (Heb. 12:19)

•   He shakes heaven and earth with His voice (Heb. 12:26)

•   He perfects His love in us and assures us that we live in Him (1Jn. 2:5)

•   He assures you of the Father's love toward you, (1 Jn. 3:1; Jer. 31:3)


•   He knocks on our hearts with His voice and comes in to commune with us (Rev. 3:20)

The Wise Man From Proverbs

Just another little interlude - here are some of the key attributes of the wise man form the book of Proverbs:

The wise man in Proverbs

1:5        Hears and increases learning

1:5        Attains to wise counsels

1:6        Is prophetic

3:35      Will inherit glory

9:8        Appreciates correction (also 17:10)

9:9        Receives instruction (also 21:11)

10:1      Makes parents happy (also 15:20)

10:5      Provides for the future (also 21:20)

10:8      Receives commands

10:14   Lays up knowledge

10:19   Controls his tongue (also 29:11)

11:29   Rules others (also 17:2)

11:30   Wins souls

12:15   Listens to counsel

12:18   Speaks health

13:1      Obeys parents

13:20   Walks with wise men

14;3      Stays out of trouble

14:16   Departs from evil

14:24   Appreciates and rightly uses riches

14:35   Receives favor

15:2      Uses knowledge rightly (also 15:7)

15:24   Seeks eternal life

16:14   Calms anger in others (also 29:8)

16:23   Learns many valuable lessons

17:28   remains peaceful in strife

18:15   Seeks knowledge

20:1      Turns away from mocking, drinking and fighting

20:26   Has discernment for who is wicked and punishes them

21:22   Wins wars

24:5      Has great power and strength

28:7      Obeys the law

(Dakes Annotated Reference Bible – Large Print Edition p. 1110)