Happy
Thanksgiving Beloved!
1Ch 16:8-12
Give thanks unto the LORD, call upon his name, make known his deeds among the
people. Sing unto him, sing psalms unto him, talk ye of all his wondrous works.
Glory ye in his holy name: let the heart of them rejoice that seek the
LORD. Seek the LORD and his strength, seek his face continually. Remember
his marvelous works that he hath done, his wonders, and the judgments of his
mouth;
1Ch 16:23-31
Sing unto the LORD, all the earth; show forth from day to day his salvation.
Declare his glory among the heathen; his marvelous works among all nations. For
great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised: he also is to be
feared above all gods. For all the gods of the people are idols: but the
LORD made the heavens. Glory and honor are in his presence;
strength and gladness are in his place. Give unto the LORD, ye kindreds
of the people, give unto the LORD glory and strength. Give unto the LORD the
glory due unto his name: bring an offering, and come before him: worship
the LORD in the beauty of holiness. Fear before him, all the earth: the world
also shall be stable, that it be not moved. Let the heavens be glad, and
let the earth rejoice: and let men say among the nations, The LORD
reigneth.
This Thanksgiving, let us see the POWER and FORCE of being
THANKFUL and EXALTING God. Look what this Old Testament scripture says!
David is speaking thorough out it. Actually he is Singing a Prophetic Song of
the Lord! What had taken place to cause this exuberance? Look back at the
previous chapter:
1Ch 15:25
So David, and the elders of Israel, and the captains over thousands, went to
bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD out of the house of Obed-edom with
joy. 1Ch 15:27-28 And David was clothed with a robe
of fine linen, and all the Levites that bore the ark, and the singers, and
Chenaniah the master of the song with the singers: David also had upon him
an ephod of linen. Thus all Israel brought up the ark of the covenant of the
LORD with shouting, and with sound of the cornet, and with trumpets, and with
cymbals, making a noise with psalteries and harps.
David is exhorting through song to give thanks, to make
known HIM, to Glory in the Lord, to rejoice. To GIVE Glory and Honour to God,
to Worship Him in the beauty of Holiness. And to fear before Him. The
outcome of this would be that the WHOLE EARTH would be STABLE! I can hear
you now, “yeah, right Sister Nancy! The earth is NOT stable- the whole
world has gone crazy!” Ahh, but God tells us to call those things that be
not as though they are! David said by the Spirit, if we WOULD do this,
the outcome would be stability. (See also Isa. 32:17.) Just like
scripture says if they that are called by HIS Name would humble themselves and
pray…(2Chron. 7:14)
Okay, back to this set of scripture! The word “fear”
in vs 30 means this:
To twist, whirl, dance, to calve,
writhe, fear, tremble, travail, be in anguish, be pained, to whirl, whirl
about, to writhe (in travail with), bear, bring forth, to rest, to hope,
to wait anxiously, to wait carefully and patiently, be made to bear, to
be brought forth, to be born, to wait longingly, to trust. When a woman is in labor, all of the
above apply. That word “fear” is really talking about worship,
intercession and birthing!
The next word “stable” means this:
to be firm, be stable, be established,
be set up, be fixed, to be firmly established, be secure, be enduring, be
securely determined, to be directed aright, be fixed aright, be steadfast, be
ready, to be prepared, be arranged, be settled, accomplish, do, make firm, to
fix, make ready, prepare, provide, provide for, furnish, to direct toward (moral
sense), to arrange, order, to constitute, make, to fix, to direct, to be
restored.
As we give thanks and remember all His wonderful deeds, and
loving kindnesses to us and we Worship Him in reverential awe and we give
ourselves up to love, intimacy will happen, pregnancy in the Spirit will occur
and steadfast waiting for His timing and then intercession and travail and new
things will pop upon the scene! And the world will reap the benefits of a
people so in love with their God! As the people, so the nation… As the
nations go, so
goes the world. We are His Body, by which He fills all
things everywhere with Himself! (Eph. 1:23) There IS a
trickle down and a cumulative effect when we ALL worship and give praise and
thanksgiving and serve without reserve or hesitation. Declaring HE reigns…
Declaring HIS goodness… Decreeing a thing, so that God can make it so.
Preparing for our Bridegroom! All this coming from our Thanksgiving,
Praise and Worship!
Glory to God! Let this Thanksgiving
birth something new in you and through you! Amen.
November is the month of Prayer for the persecuted Church.
The 1st Sunday Nov. is the designated main prayer day, but please
remember to lift up our brethren throughout the month and coming year!
Nigeria Updates:
I leave for Nigeria on Nov. 19th. I am
receiving more and more requests, which because of time constraints I cannot
fulfill this trip! I am scheduled to return on Nov 26th and go
back to work Nov 27th. I will preach at the dedication (see pix of
the church )
and then also at another church
about an hour away! It is my spiritual son Psalm-his Dad’s church and
they are so excited for my arrival! Also, Apostle Stanley is starting a
new work in Delta State of Nigeria now, and I was requested to go “grace” his
work. Perhaps early next year… Bishop Sam Ocheja has returned back
home to Nigeria safely form his outreach in Canada. Rev. Olu is hopeful
of returning to UK by late Nov.
When I was in Nigeria last time, visiting and ministering at our Spiritual son, Bishop Solution
Osas's church, I met his grandmother, who was 134 yrs. old! She has gone home to be with
the Lord. Please lift the family in prayer. He sent these photo from the burial, which was held at his house...
News from Pakistan! Dear Mom, Greeting in the mighty
name of our Lord Jesus Christ, Glory to Lord for this wonderful outreach
meeting we hold in a small village near Lahore. It was really might [sic]
anointing there and flow of the Holy Spirit has touched every one, about 7
people gave their lives to Jesus in this meeting, and three of the ladies gave
testimony of healing after the Healing prayer. We also had been able to
share food with them, as the people of this village are really poor brick
makers. The Love of Christ has really touched their hearts. Glory to Lord and
Thank you for your prayers. God Bless you. Your Son. S.P. and Team
Pencil Sketch of the meeting (done to protect their identities)
Letter from So. Africa:
Dear Woman of
God, I am so happy to hear from you, you are indeed a blessing to our
generation. I sincerely thank Almighty God for the great opportunity HE
gave us in having you speak to us during our 4th year anniversary programme.
We say thanks a lot. Please Apostle, I approve you using my
pictures or any of our church's pictures in your website as we take you like
our mother in the Lord. Am looking forward to coming to USA anytime
early next year 2014. Remain highly lifted up and blessed in Christ Jesus
name amen. Yours in the Lord, Pastor Yohanan Uche Akwada.
(Overseer) KINGDOM OF GLORY MINISTRIES INT'L. Johannesburg, South Africa.
Thank you again for your continued prayers and support!
God Bless You and Yours!
Love,
Nancy, Tom, The Board of Directors and
All the Ministers/Ministries we serve!