A LIVING EXAMPLE OF

DARING PRAISE AND FEARLESS WORSHIP

     I was with my friend, Auther Culpepper and his wife, Linda, and their two children, Victoria and Nathan, for the Oasis Christian Fellowship family night and prayer gathering. I took my guitar and they asked me to worship. It was the first time in 5 years I have used my guitar and my voice to advance worship before a group. God truly blessed it and 30 minutes later we were all kneeling in honor to the Lord and praying. Pastor Culpepper prayed and worshipped in the reading and quoting of many scriptures. It was suggested that the Lord would have us focus on calling children to come to Him and present themselves before from all over the region that is Corpus Christi.

     There was stillness for a few minutes as we waited before the Lord and then there was the sound of a native Indian drum. Young Nathan had gone to the platform and started beating out a call on the voice of the drum. His sister, Victoria, came up and picked up an instrument called a rain stick and began to exercise with it.

     A lady stood and said the Lord is singing a song in her heart and the words are calling everyone to dance like children. She repeated the words and the simple melody a half dozen times and none of us did anything. I asked Victoria, “How does a child dance before the Lord? She shrugged her shoulders at first. Then she closed her eyes and looked thoughtful as though she was asking Jesus. Then she began to sway and twirl in a blind dance with her eyes still closed. Her brother started to beat the drum harder with more distinct rhythm. There was no other sound except for our voices and clapping our hands.

     Victoria continued to dance and then began to blow a shofar. After several long loud blasts the room erupted in glad shouts and bible proclamations. Victoria took the lead and one by one grabbed everyone in the group and began to skip around the room. A couple of the ladies picked up tambourines. This went on for some minutes and I felt I was beholding something akin to David’s dance in the streets of Jerusalem that caused his wife Michal to despise him. I sensed there was a response of spiritual disgust coming from the heavenlies where the demonic forces of darkness and principalities are lodged. But laughter and glee continued to break out upon this group.

     I do not yet capture the spiritual ramifications of this night, but the word of the Lord in me for it is “Spiritual Break Out.”

     There is more to relate that is relevant to these things, but there must be a stopping place somewhere. But isn’t it significant that it was children leading the parade here. That is no small thing. It is significant that it was an Indian drum and an Indian rhythm that was struck. I do not yet know why, but I know it was significant.

     I don’t know how to stop so I’ll just say there is more and there is more coming… Wow!