Miracles have that “something special”, “out of the ordinary” mystique. They “break the rules” and alter reality. Super powers as we know them from fiction are the normal reality for the one who possesses them. In light of the Gospel we can see them as natural outflow of the Trinity’s presence in His vessels.

For believers they display the sons of God and empower them to bring heaven to earth. It’s not about us, but Papa showing the manifestation of his glory today in the earth through His representatives here. Being mature sons of the Most High confers on us the ability walk in all the supernatural power Jesus did. That would equate to far more power than all the fictional superheroes combined.

But how do we transition from the unusual, even rare miracle breakthrough to the common supernatural life of a superhero?Restoring the continual flow of power will come through intimacy with Papa, not some special anointing or gifting. The supernatural will just be part of who we are, not some ginned up work of striving to get them or to “faith them up” out of some formula we’ve heard preached.

We are supposed to be walking in the fullness of the power of the spirit which would make such manifestations of glory commonplace. It is only through being deeply in tune with the heart of Papa that we’ll hear His voice tell us when it is time to release power. Join me in seeking His face and learning to rest in His presence, no agendas, no wish lists, just learning to enjoy Him as much as He enjoys each one of us.

Remember, He was willing to come into our world, down to our level just to reconcile us back to unbroken fellowship. To release us from the prison of our misconceptions and the lies we held so dear. It will be out of that pure intimate fellowship that we’ll see supermen and superwomen appear as the manifest sons and release His power to bring heaven to earth.

Sitting by a river watching it flow by hearing the water in the arpeggios of the piano music.

First I see petals from the blossoms as they drop off giving way to the fruit which is growing out of the bud.

Then the fruit as it floats by beckoning me to pull it out of the flow and eat of it’s cool refreshing sweetness.

Then the leaves begin to fall and flow by getting caught in the rocks and spinning in the whirlpools.

Slowly the water slows and begins to solidify into the glorious designs of ice, even the cascades turn slowly into frozen pictures of their previous flow.

As the warm breath of spring blows on the ice sculptures they begin to release the torrent trapped inside.

As life comes into bloom once again I see the pollen filtering down into the pools and backwashes coloring them golden.

And so the cycle begins again……

Perfect harmony and balance between life and death, beginning and ending but showing forth that death is not the end, just the beginning of a whole new reality.

But a reality that we can enter into now, Jesus’ death and resurrection opened the way for us to walk, as He did, in continual fellowship with Him in our heavenly worship walk.

unquiet or uneasy, perpetually agitated or in motion, unceasingly active, averse to quiet or inaction.

It has been what seems a perpetual state for me for years. Striving to maintain some arbitrary level of activity that is “necessary” to accomplish my goals or fulfill obligations.

In business, having deadlines, milestones, and project plans are the common way of life. The tyranny of endless todos, coupled with the need to accomplish something, anything, leads to discontentment and frustration which can crush the spirit.

So many times in our life in the institutional church we became over committed to “the ministry” and it was to the detriment of our family life and the witness to our children. It was fueled by that sense of urgency to “accomplish something great for the kingdom”

Solomon said it best, “vanity of vanities” pouring out one’s life in pursuit of some goal but never arriving and never reaching that moment of true rest. Sure you collapse at the end of the day or when the project is declared complete. But the next objective is always laid out in our restless minds to consume us again.

The Kingdom of God is not about striving to earn our way into God’s good graces. It is about coming to the realization that Jesus accomplished our redemption and our job simply is to rest in His glorious grace.

So peace and rest be with you and lay aside the restlessness of our own making..

Who is our worship for?

Is it to make us feel good or get a Holy Ghost goosebump? No, a thousand times no, it’s primarily for Papa, to be a pleasing aroma to Him, a fragrant offering of love directed back to him from the overflow of his love for us. It is so easy to feel like we have to perform or follow a certain mode as prescribed by our community. We are programmed into styles and forms of worship by those in our family of faith. Whether it is quietly contemplative or boisterously exuberant, we try to fit in and go with the flow.

It is also very easy to join in the group think and judge those around us as to the quality and even depth of their worship. Being a musician can really make it easy to fall into critical thoughts about the “quality” of whatever is happening musically. Much like becoming offended by someone else’s exuberance or extravagant actions in worship because they make you feel uncomfortable. I believe these are traps to divert our attention away from the papa and derail our blessings.

Our sole focus must be Papa and seeking His good pleasure, He alone is our audience!