Stripped Meaning to Be destroyed Removed As in to strip old paint Now old undesirable varnish Remove old tarnish
As I stand still Look around Unwillingly caught In all the world's sounds My spirit feels there is Something amiss Something Imprisoned into A darkened twist It is our sense of reality
There is a loss of authority Not of ours, oh no, no In our own we boast all day Over that we keep a tight grip Over that most will sing All day long Through loose, smiling lips It is of someone else's loss
Into the air madly have We tossed Christ's authority Our Creator's Sovereignty Over everyone, everything From Him His power Have we STRIPPED
Today even inside Large and small churches Pastors just say Jesus loves you Which, of course, is the truth But downplay HIS KINGSHIP Is it ignorance or fear Is it now today They're afraid to say He is also our Righteous Judge Full Authority, Power Only belongs to Him All of life's rules, guidelines Come from Him
In the middle of today's Broken world with pain so rife In its confusion, satan's evil, full of strife We need to return to the truth Of our One true leader's power And to bend the knee And refuse to strip Christ Of His rightful authority HIS OVERWHELMING MAJESTY AND UNENDING GLORY!
This a repeat of an earlier post. I realize people are sometimes uncomfortable sharing supernatural or spiritual experiences they have had, but I only tell this because I want people to know how real God is and how much He does loves you.
I have sleep apnea. I don’t know if you know what that is, but that’s where when you lay down on your back to sleep the muscles that hold up your soft palette at the back of your throat relax so much that the palette itself collapses downward and blocks your airway. In other words, you stop breathing. It is dangerous and can kill you.
However, one night before I realized how dangerous sleep apnea can be, I went to sleep one night and somehow must have gotten off my side and into a position that was not safe. I was jerked awake suddenly and was in a different place.
I remember feeling a slight tinge of fear but was mostly confused, thinking where am I?? All around me was nothing but deep blackness until suddenly I could see this spiral of beautiful, puffy white clouds spiraling off into the distance. I did not want to look at the far distant end of the spiral because I had this sudden knowledge that if I looked at it, there would be no going back. Somehow I just knew that. Don’t know how, but I just did, but I was not given a choice. I had to look at the end of the spiral, and so I did.
Next, let me say that I had no physical sensation at all. I was fully awake, fully conscious, but there were no physical sensations. As I looked down, I could see no body. I had no awareness of a body.
To get back to where I was, as soon as I looked at the end of the spiral of clouds, I was in the other place, but this one was different. This beautiful, beautiful light was everywhere. It glistened and shone like nothing I have ever seen. It felt like even the light itself was alive. I could sense, not see, a massive, massive intelligence or presence inside the light. I did not get to see God’s face. If I had, He might not have sent me back. It was like nothing I have ever experienced.
It was so bright it almost hurt to look at the light and the colors of the rainbow were moving through it constantly. It was so bright that I turned to look away, but again, I was not given a choice. I had to look at the light so I did.
When I turned to look at it again, suddenly it felt like somebody had taken me and thrown me as hard as they could up against a brick wall. There was this really hard boom, and I was back inside my body, but there was no pain. Totally awake but back inside of my body going “What just happened to me.”
I laid there for a few minutes, thinking about what I had just seen and experienced. I moved around a little trying to get my bearings back and then decided the only thing it could have been was for a few minutes or less, because it happened so quickly, so very quickly, is I think I died! It is the only explanation I can think of.
I believe for a very few brief seconds, I was allowed to see some of the glory of the Living God. The light was beautiful beyond words. I wish everyone could have seen it. Unlike anything I’ve ever seen before.
The only reason I wanted to tell this is I hope it will reassure everyone that there really is life after death, and that God is more beautiful than any of my weak human words could ever express. I know books have been written about this and even some documentaries made about it.
I pray that the living God Himself will bless your day and your whole life and that you can get to know Him better. He really does love you very, very much. God Bless You.
You had to reach down So very, very low Because At times life to us can deliver Exceedingly cruel blows AH!! But the joy at seeing your face Come to save(as always) I reach up Your hands full of Your overflowing grace!
So hold your breath Get ready Christ remains always ever steady Dependable, ALMIGHTY Wait and you will see Your Refuge, our Rock Our Creator LORD He will enable all believers In Him once again to soar Above this world's chaos That dark slimy pit Pain, suffering and loss Even though it may come For you at a tremendous cost
But you can rely upon HIM To eternally win Our Immortal souls, Us in His forever love to keep As in His Paradise we all together Dance joyfully in the Light-filled Glory at His Feet!!
Up close Eyeball to eyeball Face to face Chest to chest Breath to breath Until the second Of your physical death How close your God is
From the moment Of our conception Until at the foot Of His throne Our final destination God wants and is Close So very , very close Do not harden your Heart Like a rebellious Lost world Spiritually almost Comatose
God wants to be Intimate with you Every beat of your Heart is personal To Him Desiring for All eternity Your soul To win So let Him in
Let God the Father Christ the Son God the Holy Spirit Be Personal with you Your heart Your very soul Recreate Refresh and Renew!!
Hope you enjoy the poem and video! The video is also available on my Youtube channel at: https://youtu.be/5zkHdrgEbok
CHRISTMAS!!!
CHRISTMAS Is about CHRIST And His Birth In spite of His intensely Miraculous Worth He chose To have all of His beauty, Uncontainable Power Heavenly Glory, Light On a rare, never seen before Or ever seen again night Put into a fleshly Child-like shell Who would have thought They would ever have had Such words to tell!
But such did occur Done for the human heart To stir To grab Our attention away From the mundane Of each and every day All of the world's Daily dust In which we seem To mistakenly place So much trust
So let go of all the sparkly lights For a few seconds All the man-made delights Of a secularized season And meditate upon God's Holy Son Leaving all of Heaven's Glories To live in a darkened stall As He willing chose To answer His Father's call To sacrifice His Life's Beauty Knowing the awaiting cruelty Still, He did it solely, Only, Bravely, Gloriously, Eternally To save all of us, The you and me!!
There is nothing Nothing Let me repeat Nothing As beautiful As wonderful As Being with Christ Jesus And may I guess As breath-takingly Stupendous As my first glance Into His Face
Oh, The joy The peace To fill my soul From such Might not my small heart Explode? For now, I suppose I do not know
But let me You reassure No matter for now What you may Have to endure In a world so lost That for it There is no other cure But Christ Himself If you hang in there Persevere Until the end You will win HIS INFINITY So rare, unique So Gloriously Pure!!