Has He told you?

One of my favorite movies is The Color Purple. At the
end of this amazing story of forgiveness and redemption,
Shug Avery, the morally loose and wayward daughter of
the town’s fiercely pious black minister, breaks through
the doors of her father’s church while the choir sings,

If I were you I would say yes,
Speak Lord,
Speak to me
Well you can’t sleep at night
And you sure wonder why
Well maybe God is trying to tell you something
You cry all night long
Something has gone wrong
Well maybe God is trying to tell you something
God is trying to tell you something
God is trying to tell you something
Maybe God is trying to tell you something right
now

At the height of the spiritual exuberance, Shug falls into
the arms of her father, and their relationship is restored
through her father’s forgiveness.

There is a sense, every time we enter into the house of
God—if we are attentive—that we will hear the voice of
God calling us to Him. If we will drown out the sounds
of the world that bombard us with the messages of
materialism, fear, immorality and selfishness, we will
feel the Holy Spirit beckoning us to love, joy, peace and
salvation.

There have been so many times that we have walked into
worship, needing to fall into our Father’s arms, to know
that we are loved and forgiven, to know our Father’s joy
in us, and needing to know that He is in control.

God is truly trying to tell us something. God calls us to
“celebrate and to be glad,” because we’re dead but we
have been made alive again (Luke 15:31-32). As we
prepare for worship, let us focus on the love,
forgiveness and redemption of God!

Brent James
Worship leader and pastoral assistant to The Crossing

How wonderful and touching Solo!
Thanks for sharing that.

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I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, [which is] your reasonable service. And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what [is] that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God. (Romans 12:1-2)

Faith in Christ is not belief without proof, it is trust without reservation.
I have found no greater joy, than to live totally surrendered to Jesus Christ.

I am glad you like it. It so true, isn't it?

So very true.

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I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, [which is] your reasonable service. And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what [is] that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God. (Romans 12:1-2)

Faith in Christ is not belief without proof, it is trust without reservation.
I have found no greater joy, than to live totally surrendered to Jesus Christ.

One of my favorite movies...

In the top ten of my list.

Isn't it amazing what our father has done for us? I am so thankful that I can run into his arms, and weep before his throne. He has given me his life, the least I can do is give him the same. Although my gift is tarnished by the world and the sins that I have commited I know he will accept my gift. He loves me! And I am so thankful for that!

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Be a God Chaser! Never stop running into the arms of God.

Yes, and a tearful Amen.