1.] Live Life of Worship
So that everything that we do comes out of this deep
place within us, which JESUS talked about in John 4.
You remember he said the water that I shall give, if
you drink of it—you'll never thirst again.
You are never thirsty again
But the water that I shall give, shall be a spring of
water gushing up — gushing up see, that is out of
the depths that goes with John 7.
John 7:38 | ³⁸ Whoever believes in ME, as the
Scripture has said: ‘Streams of living water
will flow from within him.’”
John 4:14 | ¹⁴ But whoever drinks the water
I give him will never thirst. Indeed, water I
give him will become in him fount of water
springing up to eternal life.”
242. hallomai [Original Word: ἅλλομαι]
hallomai: to leap
Phonetic Spelling: [hal'-lom-ahee]
Definition: to leap
Word Origin: from a prim. root hal-
NASB: leaped, leaping, springing.
“Whoever believes on ME,” JESUS said, “Out of his
belly shall flow rivers.” See the abundance of this
reality that we can come to know & that can be the
place where we live now.
That's what I want to talk about and I will wander
around through some Scriptures here & so on; &
we'll end with some some practical things about
what we can do.
Then I understand that you're going to have a time
of prayer together — which is a wonderful thing to
do with this kind of Message in the background &
perhaps in that time of prayer, we can think more
about how we can accomplish this.
1.1] Our Help in Time of Trouble
Let me read a few words from Psalm 46 first. They're
very familiar, I don't think you would even need to
turn there. It speaks about GOD being our refuge &
strength—a present help in time of trouble.
Therefore we will not fear,
though the Earth should change.
Do you remember those words now?
The writer lived in Earthquake country, and he knew
what it was for the mountains to act like they were
about to jump into the sea okay?
Were you here the last time around & then nice that
was impressive wasn't it? Very impressive & you kind
of notice how the Earth is behaving for several days
after one of those don't you?
Listen to what he says:
We will not fear though the Earth should
change & though the mountains slip into
the heart of the sea — though its waters
roar & foam, though the mountains quake
at its swelling pride
You see, now we're talking about a life in which there
is no fear because GOD is there. Some years ago, Jane
& I were down at the wild animal park in San Diego &
there was a tiny little Rhinoceros.
Now if you've ever seen them, they're just unreal &
this little fellow or girl or whatever it was was very
bold as long as its mother was there.
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And it would just bother anything around, you know
as long as its mother was close by, & if there was any
threatening move — it would just move over by its
mother.
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And you could tell that it had solved the problem of
fear & that was mama. Mama was the solution and
that's a beautiful illustration of what the Psalmist
has learned.
1.2] Psalm 46 Lesson Learned
He says the nations made an uproar!
The Kingdoms tottered, HE raised HIS voice, the Earth
melted & the LORD of HOSTS is with us in v.7 the LORD
of HOSTS—and HOSTS always refers to an uncountable
army of Angels.
Remember JESUS on the night HE was betrayed, when
they took out the sword, HE said put down your sword
“I could call & bring 12 legions of Angels”
That's the HOSTS we're talking about here, and that's
where JESUS lived before an open Heavens—and HE
knew no fear because of that.
And you want to be careful in understanding HIS last
days, in HIS last hours — because what you see HIM
agonizing over was not fear, HE was in a battle and
sweat is different than fear.
HE was struggling, HE was fighting to get to the Cross
—HE had no fear because GOD was with HIM, so the
Psalmist says come & behold the works of the LORD
& v.10 now is the center for our focus. [Psalm 46:10]
Psalm 46:10 | GOD Is Our Refuge & Strength
[2 Kings 18:13-16; 2 Chronicles 32:1-8] ¹⁰
“Be still & know that I am GOD; I will be
exalted among the nations, I will be
exalted over the Earth.”
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A Call to Silence P,1,2,3,4,5,6 | Dallas Willard [Matthew 26:53]
Psalm 46:1-11 | GOD Is Our Refuge & Strength
[2 Kings 18:13-16; 2 Chronicles 32:1-8]
¹ For the choirmaster. Of the sons of Korah. According
to Alamoth. A song. GOD is our refuge & strength, an
ever-present help in times of trouble.
² Therefore we will not fear, though the Earth is trans-
formed & the mountains are toppled into the depths
of the seas, ³ though their waters roar & foam & the
mountains quake in the surge. Selah
⁴ There is a river whose streams delight the city of GOD,
the Holy place where the MOST HIGH dwells.
⁵ GOD is within her; she will not be moved.
GOD will help her when morning dawns.
⁶ Nations rage, Kingdoms crumble; the Earth melts when
HE lifts HIS voice. ⁷ The LORD of HOSTS is with us; the
GOD of Jacob is our fortress. Selah
⁸ Come, see the works of the LORD,
WHO brings devastation upon the Earth.
⁹ HE makes wars to cease throughout the Earth;
HE breaks the bow & shatters the spear;
HE burns the shields in the fire.
¹⁰ “Be still & know that I am GOD; I will be exalted
among the nations, I will be exalted over the Earth.”
¹¹ The LORD of HOSTS is with us; the
GOD of Jacob is our fortress. Selah
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