Glory: Experiencing the Atmosphere of Heaven by Ruth Ward Heflin

Author:Ruth Ward Heflin
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: miracles, Bible, Christ, glory, Glory - Experiencing the Atmosphere of Heaven, Christianity, praise, signs, Jesus, worship, wonders
ISBN: 9781884369001
Publisher: McDougal Publishing Company
Published: 1996-08-22T22:00:00+00:00

Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth: for

thy love is better than wine.

Because of the savour of thy good ointments thy

name is as ointment poured forth, therefore do the

virgins love thee.

Solomon

In the early days of my developing a relationship to the Lord in worship, I frequently saw His feet as I bowed before Him. That seemed to be the extent of my faith in worship; but, as my faith increased, He didn’t leave me there at His feet. Little by little the relationship grew until I stood in His presence and saw Him face to face.

We begin by knowing Him as King. That in itself is glorious. But He wants to take us further. He wants us to know Him, not only as King, but as Heavenly Bridegroom. He wants us to know Him as the Beloved, the Lover of our souls and He Whom our souls love.

When we worship, we pour out our hearts to Him.

We pour out our love to Him. The deep recesses of our hearts are moved by Him. We in the Western world 110

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hesitate to let our emotions show. We continually suppress them until they need to be reawakened. God wants every one of your senses to be alive unto Him.

He wants you to be thrilled with the sound of His voice.

He wants you to be thrilled with the touch of His hand.

He wants you to be thrilled at the sight of His countenance. He wants you to be deeply moved by His presence, as He comes near.

When people are beginning to worship, and they find themselves not moved as they should be by God’s presence, I encourage them to do a little fasting. Fasting decreases the natural and increases one’s sensitivity in the Spirit. One develops a keenness. It restores and releases those sensitivities that we have suppressed again and again.

When the breath of the Holy Ghost blows across you, there should be an immediate response on your part.

“I love You, Lord. I worship You. I adore You.” Let your mouth become the pen of a ready writer. Pour out your soul to Him.

You may feel that everyone else can worship better than you. Everyone else seems to be so eloquent, so articulate, while you struggle with your inhibitions.

That’s not true. Maybe they can make a better pizza than you. They might do better on a particular job than you. But your worship is distinctive, it is uniquely

“YOU.” It touches the heart of God. He longs to hear YOUR words of love, the expression of YOUR heart, the groanings of YOUR spirit. Even if it comes forth in Worshiping the Beloved — Intimacy

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very simple utterances, even in sighs, don’t compare yourself with others. God desires YOUR worship.

Your husband married you because he loved you. It wasn’t because there were not millions of other women. His heart was drawn to you. In like manner, God’s heart is drawn to us individually as if there were no one else in the world. You may say, “He has all those other Christians that love Him.

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