Grace Fellowship in Santa Rosa, CA

Friends,

This morning I am so aware of the Father’s Favor towards you. When He looks at you, He is not disappointed or disapproving. He feels such joy and delight as He fondly lingers over you. If you pause, you can feel His love, too. It is so warm and sweet!

Rom 8:38-39 NASU For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, 39 nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing, will be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

He sent a Valentine to SHOW you how much He DELIGHTS in you: Eph 1:4 NLT 4 Even before he made the world, God loved us and chose us in Christ to be holy and without fault in his eyes.

The same delight He has for Jesus, He now has for you, because He placed you IN CHRIST, long before He even made you!

Jesus is the Father’s Valentine to you. He is the Measure of the Father’s love for you. Your Father had YOU in mind when He gave Jesus for you. Jesus didn’t die for a faceless blob of humanity. He had YOU in mind.

And He looks at you today, romancing you ever deeper into His adoring Heart. That’s how big He is. He is so big, he can have His focus exclusively on billions of individuals, all at once! And He’s focused on you, today, gazing intently at YOU, today, with eyes of adoring delight.

And He’s dancing over you for JOY! WHOOO-HOO! Twirling and delighting in you.
Zeph 3:17 (God’s Word Transl.) The Lord your God is with you. He is a hero who saves you. He happily rejoices over you, renews you with his love, and celebrates over you with shouts of joy.

Friends,

This morning, I saw that on Sunday, Nick Klaus was a parable. I missed it until this beautiful Tuesday morning…
Last Sunday, Nick felt led to dance in worship, even though he was scheduled to paint during the Service. He danced and worshipped releasing lots of FREEDOM into the atmosphere. It was awesome!

Meanwhile, his canvas remained WHITE…yeah, bright white.

That is what the Lord reminded me of this morning. As we surrender in worship to His light and glory, WE become like Nick’s Canvas! WE shine bright and white with His Glory.

Many times people in the new age movement comment to our outreach teams, “You guys have so much light.” Sometimes we acclimate to the Glory that we are transmitting. The point being, that you glow with His Light, whether you realize it or not. And the power source for “The Glow” is Gazing on His Glory in worship and praise, like Nick was on Sunday. You see, every moment spent gazing on His Splendor RECHARGES your “Glory Batteries!” And you get Brighter and Brighter!

Prov 4:18 NASU But the path of the righteous is like the light of dawn, That shines brighter and brighter until the full day.

I just want to encourage you! You carry more light than you realize! “You are the light of the World!” – Jesus (Matt5:14)

Beholding "The Glory!"

And – the more you surrender to worship, beholding His Glory, the brighter you shine!

Have a GLORY filled week,

Ken

Friends,

I felt prompted to remind you of some Truth you already know…

In this day when our foe is slinging so much fear around, Father wants us to remember:

1. Who you are on your insides, is LOTS BIGGER than the foe on the outside. In other words, satan may try to intimidate you, but he cannot really hurt you, because of the power you have INSIDE your soul. You are more like the Hulk than the Barney Fife! When threatened by a foe, you don’t have to beg for permission to put your bullet in your gun. Instead, something explodes inside you…”Greater is He who is IN you than he who is in the world…” and a holy power rises up to “destroy the works of the devil!” Woo-hoo! YOU ARE AWESOME in battle! (1John 4:4; 1John 3:8)

2. You have 3 awesome Weapons: Rev.12:11

a. The Blood of the Lamb – there is no substance more powerful. 1John1:7 says it cleanses ALL sin. When we put our sin under the Blood, IT DISAPPEARS! Why not shut satan’s mouth with THAT!? You are Clean…You are Free! His Blood is fresh on the altar today, as it was 2012 years ago, when He first used it to RIP the veil of the temple…there is NOTHING between you and Him!

b. The Word of Your Testimony – if you remember, Jesus HAS done amazing things in your life! Think about them. Broadcast them, not to win the lost, but to win the Battle! Turn those testimonies back at satan’s lies. Because he tries to convince us that he, or his temptation, or circumstances are more powerful than our God. YOUR TESTIMONY PROVES him WRONG! So, use your testimonies on the devil!

c. Your Complete Surrender – when we lose our life, we gain HIS! In the spirit realm, the one most surrendered has the greatest authority (2Kings3:26-27) …image the authority we carry when we surrender to the ONE who already has ALL authority! Right now, why not turn your heart to heaven and “give in” to Jesus afresh? Why not reaffirm your complete surrender to His Love and Lordship? The devil fears your surrender…knowing what happens to HIM when you do.

May your weekend be full of Light, Joy, and Victory!

Ken