Power of the Blood by Bob Sorge

Author:Bob Sorge [Sorge, Bob]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2012-03-13T18:55:37+00:00

If you will resolve to stand in holiness before your God with the lovesick gaze of mesmerized affection, nothing can deter you from attaining your destination on this Highway of Holiness. The proclamation uttered over Daniel is yours to claim as well, “‘Your God, whom you serve continually, He will deliver you’” (Daniel 6:16).

I shall Not Be Moved

Let’s go back and consider the stunning testimony of Psalm 15.

Lord, who may abide in Your tabernacle?

Who may dwell in Your holy hill? He who walks uprightly, and works righteousness, and speaks the truth in his heart...He who does these things shall never be moved (Psalm 15:1-2,5),

This Psalm declares that the one who lives in the presence of God and dwells in the holy place “shall never be moved.” Stand in holiness and nothing can move you. Ever.

In Psalm 86:1-2, David used three adjectives to describe his condition: “poor,” “needy,” and “holy.” Being poor and needy did not disqualify him from being holy. Quite the contrary. It was because he was poor and needy that he clung to his holiness. Poverty and neediness didn’t dislodge him from holiness; they strengthened his resolve to stay in holiness. Nothing was permitted to move him!

Not everyone reading these words is aware of my personal trial. In 1992, my world suddenly collapsed when I was struck by a vocal injury. It came upon me like a snare upon an unsuspecting bird. I underwent surgery for a problem in the area of my larynx, but the surgery went bad. My vocal strength declined with usage until I was left with perhaps 5%of my vocal ability. I have significant pain levels whenever I attempt to use the little voice that I have. Above all, I am clinging fervently to God’s many promises related to my healing.

During the wait, my life has become a string of resignations. I am a lot of “former” things: a former pastor; a former worship leader; a former president, etc. I struggled for years to remain faithful to my ministry callings, but as my voice grew steadily weaker, I was slowly squeezed out of the ministries I loved. Eventually, I was forced to resign our pastorate in upstate New York. In the spring of 1999, we moved 1,100 miles across the plains of America to Kansas City, Missouri, where we now enjoy our partnership with the International House Of Prayer (ihop.org). As I write this, 16 years after the initial injury, I am able to maintain a light speaking load, traveling most weekends to minister to the body of Christ. But my primary focus is on living a life of prayer and praise, burning in holiness before the throne of God, and waiting on Him in faith to send from heaven and save me (Psalm 57:3).

That quick snapshot on my infirmity will help you understand my next point. When I was in Psalm 15, and saw that the one who dwells in God’s holy hill shall never be moved, I began to have a quiet argument with the Lord.

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