The High King
Artist Unknown
King of kings and Lord of lords…
Love him, praise him, worship and Adore…
He is the High King…
A crown of glory adorns his head
Glorious light to all is spread
When we accept our daily bread
By his words our hearts are fed…
Sitting upon the mercy seat
Earth, his footstool, resting his feet…
Interceding on our behalf
Full of joy our Redeemer laughs…
He laughs at the enemy who tries to steal
Our souls and God’s perfect will…
But the enemy cannot, for Jesus defeated him and fulfilled
All when he died on Golgotha’s hill
Three days he spent conquering death and hell
Taking the keys, the story tells…
First fruits of the resurrection, ringing the bell…
All hail, the High King his promises true
Tarry in Jerusalem until you, be endued…
With Power by the Holy Ghost and Fire
Then Go to all nations, to them inspire…
Salvation has come, if you’ll only receive
Ask Jesus to save you and then believe…
By faith and grace, you’re a child of the High King…
Embrace His Love for He is everything!
Then you will be one of His anointed kings…
To rule and reign in His Kingdom, sing…
He is Lord, of lords,
He is, the High King!
My praises, LORD, to thee I bring
Nothing less, but all of me
Before your throne
Majestic High King!
Poem Written by~Marla Shaw O’Neill August 13, 2019
1 Timothy 6:15 King James Version (KJV) Which in his times he shall shew, who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings, and Lord of lords;
Luke 24:49 King James Version (KJV) And, behold, I send the promise of my Father upon you: but tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem, until ye be endued with power from on high.
Unseen Wind
Artist Unknown
The wind blows and gently caresses the atmosphere…
A mighty-rushing-wind, tears through cities, towns, over mountains and through valleys, it can be a tender breeze or a terrifying force…it goes where it delights; nothing can stop the wind…
You can’t see the wind, but you can see its effects… it’s here and there and everywhere…
It is still…it is calm…it is fierce…the wind is…a breath…it is…
Sometimes cold and sometimes hot. It can be a cool, refreshing wind. It travels on quiet seas…moves among the trees…
The wind is in snow drifts, it lifts me, on airways and highways far beyond my grip…to worlds unknown, goes to places, seeing faces, of colors and designs not of our own…
If I were the wind, I would send, love to all mankind…
Hoping they would understand why God created them…
And so, the wind blows…and no one knows, where the wind will end…
It travels far and wide…Oh do not hide from the wind that blows…
Embrace the wind and grow!
Come north, south, east and west wind, and sow your grace upon us here, below!
~Marla Shaw O’Neill August 12, 2019
Ecclesiastes 1:6 New International Version (NIV) The wind blows to the south and turns to the north; round and round it goes, ever returning on its course.
I’m Free
Saved, forgiven, changed and set free…
But really? Open my eyes, open my ears, Lord help me believe…
I’ve carried, shame and guilt like a ball and chain
Hidden so no one could see…
Unaware of the roots that grew deep
I’ve wondered why I so often would weep…
Tossed and turned many nights couldn’t sleep…
Why Lord? Why do I repeat…
Behavior that is not like you, I bow now in surrender at your feet…
Holy Spirit purify my heart so I may heal…
Holy fire purge me now to do your will
Help me overcome
So that I will be free and live in the victory you’ve already won
Fire, fall, and purify this heart that belongs to your Son
Uproot guilt and shame, this I pray in Jesus name…
Healing flow within my soul over Mountains and over plains
Through valley’s dark and dreary, God your love I will proclaim…
I’ve seen heartache, and walked through torment and unending pain
But today I received my healing and I will never be the same…
I’m healed, set free and delivered…Freedom has come at last…
Letting go of every heartache, I will no longer live in the past….
Holy Spirit, you set me free today
Holy Father, how long I’ve prayed…
Shame is gone, guilt is too
Thank you, Jesus, today, I’m brand new…
Free to laugh and sing and dance…
This deliverance is not by chance
Overflowing with amazing grace, yes, I’ve seen my Jesus face to face…
FREEDOM!
Living in God’s Kingdom, here and now, in this beautiful place…
I’m free…I’m free…Thank you Jesus, I am free!!!
And when the enemy tries to remind me
I’ll point him to the cross of Calvary…for it was there you set me free!
~Marla Shaw O’Neill August 10, 2019
Journey Church Freedom Conference
If the Son sets you free, then you will be really free. John 8:36 Good News Translation (GNT)
They defeated him by the blood of the Lamb and by their testimony; for they did not love their lives but laid them down for him. Revelation 12:11 Living Bible (TLB)
Are you Smoke or are you Fire?
Artist Kerolos Safwat. “This is my VERY fave pic of seeing Jesus for the first time! Most pics are sweet and humbling. I get it. But this! This is exactly how I want to run into His arms and say “it’s YOU! it’s really YOU! Oh how I LOVE YOU!” This totally captures how I picture my first few moments in Heaven! Whoo hoo!!”
I chose this amazing art work because it spoke to my heart and is exactly how I feel! This artist gets it…I thought it would go perfectly with what I wrote. God bless you Kerolos…
Friday, August 9, 2019
Coming before the Lord this morning…all I could do was say, “Here I am Lord, I have no agenda, no pre-conceived ideas. I don’t want to declare anything or ask you for anything…Lord I’m just here…I’m here Lord…I’m here.”
Then in my spirit I began to hear…. “That’s all I wanted. I just wanted you to sit with me, be with me have some quiet time together.”
My mind went to how when children want something, they come rushing into the room, there’s no, “Hi mom/dad, how are you? Can I do anything for you?” They just start demanding, “Can I have some money? So, and so, is going here or there and I want to go too. I need a new outfit, shoes etc., can I go? Can I? They get what they want, “See ya later.” And off they go. They rush out of the room without a hug or a thank you.
It was, as if, God was saying to me, “Can I just have a hug?”
And so, I sat still and listened…everything was quiet. There were no demands. It’s just me and God. “Yes God.” And spiritually speaking, I gave him a hug.
After a few minutes I began to have this thought, ‘Are you smoke or are you fire?’
Sometimes we are simply smoldering…there is smoke but the fire has diminished and we realize we are not as hot for the things of God, as we once were. Where is the FIRE?
Oh, we attend church…sing loudly, praise boisterously, pray without ceasing…but something is not quite right…we are rushing in and out of God’s presence without being aware of Him…and we begin to notice the fire has gone out…
Humbly and repentantly we realize we are only smoke…and smoke chokes out the light…it smells and accomplishes nothing…
Holy Fire purifies… it sets us apart from the rest of the world…when we are on fire for God, we are bold and brave and courageous…cry out for the Holy Spirit and Fire ask him to fall afresh on you…walk in newness every single day…fresh fire! Let it Fall…you have to keep it burning by rekindling it every single day…
Don’t just rush in and out of God’s presence give God a great big HUG…tarry there until you are filled with Fresh Fire and the Power to glorify the Living God! Amen!!!
Piece written by~Marla Shaw O’Neill August 10, 2019
Matthew 3:11-12 The Message (MSG) “I’m baptizing you here in the river, turning your old life in for a kingdom life. The real action comes next: The main character in this drama—compared to him I’m a mere stagehand—will ignite the kingdom life within you, a fire within you, the Holy Spirit within you, changing you from the inside out. He’s going to clean house—make a clean sweep of your lives. He’ll place everything true in its proper place before God; everything false he’ll put out with the trash to be burned.”
Revelation 3:15-17 New International Version (NIV) I know your deeds, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish you were either one or the other! So, because you are lukewarm—neither hot nor cold—I am about to spit you out of my mouth. You say, ‘I am rich; I have acquired wealth and do not need a thing.’ But you do not realize that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind and naked.
Romans 8:38-39 New King James Version (NKJV) For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come, 39 nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Going Deeper
At my granddaughter, Lydia’s third birthday party, I watched as little children played on a water slide. They played and laughed, slid down the slide landing in water that came up to their ankles. Climbing high above the water, then sliding down again. Then, Lydia, wanted to get into the big people’s pool…she came running to me saying, “Grandma I want to get in the pool!” So, I told her we had to put her floaties on…it’s been a while since I put floaties on a child and they were different than what I remembered so we asked someone with experience, Jessica, a young mommy, to help her with them. Lydia had no fear, nothing was holding her back she went into the deep water…because she knew she had the help of her floaties to keep her afloat. Splashing and swimming all over the pool. Total abandonment of any danger, complete trust. That’s how our loving heavenly Father wants us to be. He wants us to go deeper with him knowing the Holy Spirit is like our floaties and we have nothing to fear! We can trust Him completely. This is my hearts cry… “Lord take me deeper. Take me to the place where you dwell. Let me bask in your presence in the Holy of holies. Let me live by your example of love toward others. No judgement…no prejudice…no fear…forgive my shortcomings and let me live out loud and show others who you are…my King! My Savior! Help me walk in obedience to your word. And Jesus, let me always, reverence your Holy Name! Amen!