Cleanse and comfort bless and save me
Bathe O bathe my heart and brow
Thou art comforting and saving
Thou art sweetly filling now

Fill Me Now 1879
By: Elwood H. Stokes (1815-1897)

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As we conclude our journey through this penitent hymn, ask the Spirit to come and fill you again today. Let’s tune our hearts.

Cleanse My Heart

Do not get caught up in the sequence of the Spirit’s work listed here. Allow the far-reaching implications of this short list to wash over your soul, pun-intended. On different days we need more of one than another, but we need them all every day.

The imagery of that first word becomes a focus of the first part of this last stanza due to repetition: cleanse, bathe, bathe. Those words make us think of an external cleansing, but we know that the real bathing we need is internal. We need it to become a vessel fit for the filling of the Spirit, and we need it to remain so as well.

Our getting right with God and the righteousness He invites and enables us to walk in is all based on His work and mercy, not ours. All of that merciful work is expression of His goodness and loving kindness, much of which we often fail to acknowledge. May this short list and the work it outlines take you deeper into the Spirit.

Cleanse and comfort bless and save me

…when the goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeared, he saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to his own mercy,  Titus 3:4-5a ESV

The Holy Spirit does incredible work in us. In this opening line of the last stanza that work is listed as cleansing, comforting, blessing and saving, but so many more words could be added to describe God’s goodness and kindness. Thank Him for answering this prayer even before you could pray it.

This is certainly not a chronological list of the Spirit’s work in us, nor is it a comprehensive one. Even still it is a pretty remarkable list of things the Spirit does when He fills us. Which do you most need today, cleansing, comforting, blessing or saving?

 

RESONATE!
Take a few moments and invite the Spirit to come and do that work you are most needful of today. “Spirit, come and _____ me today.” Then make praying simple prayers like this one a regular part of your daily walk in the Spirit.

Bathe My Brow

Here we see the confirmation that this work in internal. Bathe my heart. We should also assume that the brow is a reference to the mind behind that brow, if not an acknowledgment of the futility of our hard work demonstrated by a sweaty brow trying to accomplish what only the Spirit can do.

It is a difficult lesson to learn. To trust the Spirit completely to do the work. We are so accustomed to try and help ourselves. Learning to welcome the Spirit to do the work that only He can do is a wonderful discipline. This prayer leads us there.

Bathe O bathe my heart and brow

by the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit, whom he poured out on us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior, Titus 3:5b-6 ESV

Part of that cleansing work is the washing of regeneration and renewal the Holy Spirit does in us. Imagine that gracious pouring out that cleanses and washes us renewing our lives to fulfill God’s purpose. Ask Him to continue that work in you again today.

We need to be washed with regeneration and renewal, the kind of washing that only the Holy Spirit can do in us, and gladly does in the hearts of all who genuinely pray a prayer like this one. Have you ever asked Him to bathe you? If so, hallelujah. If not, why not today?

RESONATE!
Take a few moments and invite the cleansing work of the Spirit today. For both heart and brow He is the only One who can renew. Pray a simple prayer like this one. “Spirit, bathe my heart and brow.” Then learn to pray it every day.

Spirit, thank You for cleansing work in my life, amidst all the other work you do in me. You are so merciful to me. Help me to come to You every day and invite that work again. In Jesus’ name. Amen!

Cleansing Tuning!

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Video 29.4 Transcript

Welcome to Tuesday Tunings at Resonant 7, where we reflect on the reality of God and resolve to let it resound in our lives, repeatedly. Let’s tune our hearts.

Cleanse and comfort bless and save me
Bathe O bathe my heart and brow
Thou art comforting and saving
Thou art sweetly filling now

This is certainly not a chronological list of the Spirit’s work in us, nor is it a comprehensive one. Even still it is a pretty remarkable list of things the Spirit does when He fills us. Which do you most need today, cleansing, comforting, blessing or saving? Invite Him to do it in you.

Spirit, come and _____ me today.

We need to be washed with regeneration and renewal, the kind of washing that only the Holy Spirit can do in us, and gladly does in the hearts of all who genuinely pray a prayer like this one. Have you ever asked Him to bathe you? If so, hallelujah. If not, why not today?

Spirit, bathe my heart and brow.

Interestingly, the writer revisits two of the works of the Spirit from the opening line of this stanza, cleansing and saving. Maybe they are the two most crucial, or the ones He needed most. Either way, they are essential. Echo that prayer from deep in your soul today.

Spirit, comfort and save me.

How sweet is the work of the Spirit! He fills us and does so with an astounding blend of power and gentleness. Invite Him one more time here to come and fill you. Then repeat that simple prayer every day until your work on earth is done.

Spirit, sweetly fill me now.

Take a few moments to talk to Jesus about what has surfaced in your heart, or just listen to what He is saying to you, then we will sing once more.

Sing

Take the awareness of God’s presence cultivated in these last few minutes into the next ones and beyond.  Until next time, Be Resonant.

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I am weakness full of weakness
At Thy sacred feet I bow
Blest divine eternal Spirit
Fill with pow’r and fill me now

Fill Me Now 1879
By: Elwood H. Stokes (1815-1897)

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As we continue our journey through this classic hymn, ask yourself again today upon what are you truly building your hope. Let’s tune our hearts.

Weakness

Here comes another difficult admission. I am weak. This is not something most of us are inclined to acknowledge, but it is a feeling with which all of us are acquainted.

And not only weak, but full of weakness. One might say weak in many ways, or maybe even weak in every way. Ouch!

The state or condition of lacking strength is not a happy or enviable place to be. The awareness you are there, however, is the first step toward going somewhere else, and the somewhere else that God has in store for you is a much better place. You must be willing to accept and acknowledge your weakness if you are going to begin the journey.

I am weakness full of weakness 

Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words. Romans 8:26 ESV

We are weak. This is one of the first things the Holy Spirit reveals to us. Thankfully when He does, we are already engaged in receiving His help. He helps us pray the very things we need the most, needs too deep for words. Thank Him for revealing your weakness to you. 

We acknowledge our weakness at the start of our journey with the Spirit, but that is only the beginning. Acknowledging our weakness must become a regular occurrence, as we learn to live in the Spirit. It is the pathway to His power. Tell Him again you are full of weakness.

RESONATE!
Take a few moments and confess the painful truth of your weakness. “Spirit, I am weakness, full of weakness.” The good news is the Spirit already knows that and is ready and willing to meet you right there in your weakened state. Thank Him that admitting your weakness is not the destination but the starting point.

Bowed Down

Though weakness is something each of us is acquainted with, humility is not. Often our response to our weakness is posturing and masking so we do not have to be honest with ourselves or God, let alone the wider world. If you are willing to admit your weakness, are you ready to take things to the next level and humble yourself before God by bowing down in His presence?

Is the idea of bowing down a new one to you? Maybe you have thought of this posture as simply a figurative one, humbling your heart and mind to God. While it does begin there, it is so much more as well.

Many Christians have never experienced the release that comes from kneeling before God. Dropping to your knees is a simple position of humility that can produce profound results in our hearts. Maybe the idea is not new to you, but have you practiced it? Have you ever done it? Have you knelt down before God acknowledging your utter weakness before His incomprehensible might?

Simply be careful. Taking the posture without meaning it is more than meaningless. It is an affront to the omniscience of God. He knows your heart, so be certain your heart matches the posture.

At Thy sacred feet I bow

And he who searches hearts knows what is the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints according to the will of God. Romans 8:27 ESV

As we humble ourselves before Him, he prays for us according to the will of God. That surrender and submission is crucial to our embracing the work of the Spirit in our lives. He searches our hearts and prays for us. Thank Him for praying for you.

Acknowledging our weakness positions us humbly before the Spirit. It allows us to bow down before His Holy Presence and prepares us to receive His power by confessing we have none. Tell the Spirit you will bow down before Him today and every day.

RESONATE!
Take a few moments and determine if you are ready to kneel in the presence of the One who knows your weakness and loves you still. Ask the Spirit to search your heart even now and help you embrace this posture of humility. Then when you are ready, kneel and pray, “Spirit, I bow before Your sacred presence.”

Spirit, thank You for revealing to me that I am full of weakness and enabling me to confess that. In my weakness, teach me to kneel in Your presence and prepare myself to receive your power. In Jesus’ name. Amen!

Humble Tuning!

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Video 29.3 Transcript

Welcome to Tuesday Tunings at Resonant 7, where we reflect on the reality of God and resolve to let it resound in our lives, repeatedly. Let’s tune our hearts.

I am weakness full of weakness
At Thy sacred feet I bow
Blest divine eternal Spirit
Fill with pow’r and fill me now

We acknowledge our weakness at the start of our journey with the Spirit, but that is only the beginning. Acknowledging our weakness must become a regular occurrence as we learn to live in the Spirit. It is the pathway to His power. Tell Him again you are full of weakness.

Spirit, I am full of weakness.

Acknowledging our weakness positions us humbly before the Spirit. It allows us to bow down before His Holy Presence and prepares us to receive His power by confessing we have none. Tell the Spirit you will bow down before Him today and every day.

Spirit, I bow before Your sacred presence.

The Spirit is also eternal, divine and blest. He always was and always will be. He is God, plain and simple. He is also holy, without fault or blemish. These characteristics put Him in a position to bless us. Declare to the Spirit you believe His is eternal, divine and blest.

Spirit, I believe You are eternal, divine and blest.

He empowers us to reflect God with our lives and deflect glory to Him. This is miraculous when you consider we start out full of weakness and is another expression of His incredible work in us. Only with His power could that work occur. Ask for that filling again today.

Spirit, fill me with Your power.

Take a few moments to talk to Jesus about what has surfaced in your heart, or just listen to what He is saying to you, then we will sing once more.

Sing

Take the awareness of God’s presence cultivated in these last few minutes into the next ones and beyond.  Until next time,
Be Resonant.

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Thou canst fill me gracious Spirit
Though I cannot tell Thee how
But I need Thee greatly need Thee
Come O come and fill me now

Fill Me Now 1879
By: Elwood H. Stokes (1815-1897)

Listen to this worshipful version of this hymn as you prepare to ponder the lyrics. Please make certain to enjoy the video below.

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Transcript may be found below, at the end of the blog.

As we continue our journey through this classic hymn, ask yourself again today upon what are you truly building your hope. Let’s tune our hearts.

Full

He can fill us. This is a simple acknowledgement but a very important one. If we are going to pursue the fullness of God through the filling of His Spirit, it is imperative that we believe it is possible. This should not be simply a mental acknowledgment but a deep-rooted faith.

Think of your faith life in terms of heart, soul, mind, and strength, the totality of you. Imagine you are a glass like the one pictured. The Spirit can fill that glass with the refreshing water of His presence. He has the ability and desire to do so.

Whatever was in the glass before, He gently displaces without changing the form of the glass. The Spirit does this in you. That act is one of unmistakeable grace.

Thou canst fill me gracious Spirit

All these are empowered by one and the same Spirit, who apportions to each one individually as he wills. 1 Corinthians 12:11 ESV

The Spirit can fill us and graciously chooses to do so, according to His will. He imparts to us the very Presence of God when He fills us. This is such a remarkable and undeserved transaction, a grace we could never merit yet is freely bestowed. Thank Him for filling and empowering you.

There is no question of the Spirit’s ability to fill those who have yielded their lives to God and His ways. Equally, there is no question that His doing so is an act of grace, giving us what we do not deserve. Thank the Spirit for His ability and willingness to graciously fill you.

Spirit, thank You for graciously filling me.

RESONATE!
Take a few moments and thank the Spirit. He wants to fill you and keep you filled. Will you ask Him right not to do that work? Simply pray, “Spirit, come and fill me.”

A Mystery, Not a Secret

The inability to explain this life-altering reality and our need of it is not based so much on an unwillingness, but rather, the genuine lack of understanding exactly how it happens. We know He can fill us, we simply do not know how He does. It is simultaneously a certainty and a mystery.

It is not a secret. On the contrary, we should be quick to point to His influence when anyone observes a change in us. And if we allow Him to exercise this mystery in us, there will be discernible changes in our words and actions.

Though I cannot tell Thee how

Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words. Romans 8:26 ESV

We do not know how He fills us or why He chooses to do so the way He does, yet we marvel at the kindness. What we should pray for is more of Him, but we often get caught in smaller interests. Still He prays for us for what we truly need. Spirit, intercede for me today.

It is a mystery, this filling work of the Holy Spirit. We can not measure it but the effect of it is certainly perceptible. We can not watch it and yet the impact can be witnessed. We struggle to explain or define it though we know it is true. Praise the Spirit for doing the unexplainable.

Spirit, I praise You for doing the unexplainable.

RESONATE!
Take a few moments and reflect on this mystery. Now give Him praise for doing it in you. 

Spirit, thank You for filling me. Thank you that even though I can not explain it, I have felt the reality of it. Teach me to long for that work every moment of every day.  In Jesus’ name. Amen!

Continuous Tuning!

Keep coming back, and we will work to help you remove the things that may hinder your longing for His return by cultivating an awareness of God’s presence. We will help you tune your heart to live out your worship by providing resources like this to help you acknowledge the greatness of God as you become more Resonant, 7 days a week.

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Video 29.2 Transcript

Welcome to Tuesday Tunings at Resonant 7, where we reflect on the reality of God and resolve to let it resound in our lives, repeatedly. Let’s tune our hearts.

Thou canst fill me gracious Spirit
Though I cannot tell Thee how
But I need Thee greatly need Thee
Come O come and fill me now

There is no question of the Spirit’s ability to fill those who have yielded their lives to God and His ways. Equally, there is no question that His doing so is an act of grace, giving us what we do not deserve. Thank the Spirit for His ability and willingness to graciously fill you.

Spirit, thank You for graciously filling me.

It is a mystery, this filling work of the Holy Spirit. We can not measure it, but the effect of it is certainly perceptible. We can not watch it, and yet the impact can be witnessed. We struggle to explain or define it, though we know it is true. Praise the Spirit for doing the unexplainable.

Spirit, I praise You for doing the unexplainable.

One of the greatest truths in the history of mankind, we need God. We need His presence, and the peace and power which flow from it. Without Him, we are weak and frail. We must routinely acknowledge our great need of Him. Do it now.

Spirit, I need You.

Again this is the prayer we must learn to pray willingly and often. We invite Him to come, to make His presence known to us, meeting us where we are, as we are. We ask Him to fill us, saturating our souls with Himself, moment by moment. Pray that prayer again now.

Spirit, come and fill me now.

Take a few moments to talk to Jesus about what has surfaced in your heart, or just listen to what He is saying to you, then we will sing once more.

Sing

Take the awareness of God’s presence cultivated in these last few minutes into the next ones and beyond.  Until next time, Be Resonant.

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Hover o’er me Holy Spirit
Bathe my trembling heart and brow
Fill me with Thy hallow’d presence
Come O come and fill me now

Fill Me Now 1879
By: Elwood H. Stokes (1815-1897)

Listen to this worshipful version of this hymn as you prepare to ponder the lyrics. Please make certain to enjoy the video below.

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Everyone, enjoy this video, and the transcript below.

Transcript may be found below, at the end of the blog.

As we continue our journey through this classic hymn, ask yourself again today upon what are you truly building your hope. Let’s tune our hearts.

Fire

As we ponder this prayer for filling over the next few weeks open your heart to the work of the Holy Spirit. Sometimes because we are afraid of what the Spirit may do we choose no fire over false fire. We prefer powerless safety over what we perceive as the potential danger of fire from on high.

Even this first line opens the door to that risk. If you are going to pray this prayer at all it must be done earnestly. Keep that in mind as you consider each line, and whether or not you will ask God to do it in you.

Hover o’er me Holy Spirit

And divided tongues as of fire appeared to them and rested on each one of them. Acts 2:3 ESV

The Spirit came to the disciples on the Day of Pentecost. Like flames of fire He hovered over each one of them. He wants to come and hover over each of us as well, but we must position ourselves like the early disciples. Are you waiting on the Holy Spirit?

Those first disciples experienced tongues of fire resting above each of them. This will likely not be your experience, so be careful not to long for it, and miss His presence. He wants to hover over your life. Invite Him to come and hover over you.

RESONATE!
Take a few moments and ask the Spirit to hover over you. Confess you are not longing for an experience as mush as an encounter with God. Quiet yourself before Him and ask Him to begin to prepare you to be filled by removing an preconceived notions of what that make look or sound like. 

Bathed

I can not even fathom what that experience must have been like. They had been through so much since the crucifixion of Jesus: His resurrection and ascension, His command to return to Jerusalem and wait, weeks of hoping and praying, and now this. How must they have felt?

I am certain I would have been trembling as the wind rushed into that room and the flames of the Spirit hovered over each of their heads. Though our experience may be different from theirs it is no less miraculous. God chooses to bathe our hearts and minds with His very presence. Like them, we are never the same.

Jesus had instructed them that power would come upon them. Were they praying for power? He had told them they would be witnesses. Were they praying for those opportunities? Probably both and so much more. Then the Spirit bathed them in His presence. How we long for that same power and to be witnesses like them so that others may know the love of God.

Bathe my trembling heart and brow

…God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us. Romans 5:5b ESV

He wants to do more than hover over us, He wants to bathe us in His presence, cleansing and purifying us so we are prepared to serve Him. His Spirit ushers His transforming love into our hearts and changes us.

When the Spirit begins to reveal Himself to us, it is an overwhelming feeling and concept, engaging both the heart and the mind. We may find ourselves trembling in His presence as He envelopes us. Ask the Spirit to bathe your heart and brow.

Spirit, bathe my trembling heart and brow.

RESONATE!
Take a few moments and quiet your heart and mind. Then pray this simple prayer, “Spirit, bathe my trembling heart and brow.” Remember, you are not looking for tongues of fire, but the unmistakeable presence of God.

Spirit, thank You for coming at Pentecost. You demonstrated Your willingness to be with us then, and we believe You still want to. Help us prepare for your coming by praying and waiting like those first disciples.  In Jesus’ name. Amen!

Kindled Tuning!

Keep coming back, and we will work to help you remove the things that may hinder your longing for His return by cultivating an awareness of God’s presence. We will help you tune your heart to live out your worship by providing resources like this to help you acknowledge the greatness of God as you become more Resonant, 7 days a week.

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Video 29.1 Transcript

Welcome to Tuesday Tunings at Resonant 7, where we reflect on the reality of God and resolve to let it resound in our lives, repeatedly. Let’s tune our hearts.

Hover o’er me Holy Spirit
Bathe my trembling heart and brow
Fill me with Thy hallow’d presence
Come O come and fill me now

Those first disciples experienced tongues of fire resting above each of them. This will likely not be your experience, so be careful not to long for it, and miss His presence. He wants to hover over your life. Invite Him to come and hover over you.

Spirit, come and hover over me.

When the Spirit begins to reveal Himself to us, it is an overwhelming feeling and concept, engaging both the heart and the mind. We may find ourselves trembling in His presence as He envelopes us. Ask the Spirit to bathe your heart and brow.

Spirit, bathe my trembling heart and brow.

Oh, to be filled with the fullness of God. That is what the Spirit does when He fills us. He consumes us with an awareness of the holy presence of God. He is without fault or blemish and to be filled with that perfection is life-changing. Beg for that filling today.

Spirit, fill me with Your holy presence.

It is not a demanding request, but one of desperation. It is not a command, but a gentle query. Come, and fill me now. Have you ever prayed such a prayer? “Spirit please come and fill me now.” If so, you can pray it again. If not, will you consider doing it today?

Spirit, come, o come and fill me now.

Take a few moments to talk to Jesus about what has surfaced in your heart, or just listen to what He is saying to you, then we will sing once more.

Sing

Take the awareness of God’s presence cultivated in these last few minutes into the next ones and beyond.  Until next time, Be Resonant.

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When He shall come with trumpet sound
O may I then in Him be found
Dressed in His righteousness alone
Faultless to stand before the throne

The Solid Rock 1834
By: Edward Mote (1797-1874)

Listen to this modern version of this classic hymn as you prepare to ponder the lyrics. Please make certain to enjoy the video below.

Below is video content always available as part of an extensive archive of resources. We have lots of tools and options designed to help you be Resonant!  Check them out today and please consider becoming a Subscriber to support our mission of providing these tools to everyone with access to the internet!!

Everyone, enjoy this video, and the transcript below.

Transcript may be found below, at the end of the blog.

As we continue our journey through this classic hymn, ask yourself again today upon what are you truly building your hope. Let’s tune our hearts.

Trumpet

I am not quite sure what that instrument is in the photo above. It looks like it has the parts of a trumpet with some extra tubes and lots of bonus bells. It gives a better expression visually for what that long-awaited blast will possibly sound like aurally.

I am thankful for the concept of a trumpet, but I think we must be careful not to limit that sound by what we know. It will be unlike anything we have ever heard before. So much so that even thinking like a trumpet is dangerous because it will be so much greater.

Honestly, I can not even imagine how incredible that moment is going to be. And the fact that it has some music-like element is super cool. But I admittedly love music more than most.

When He shall come with trumpet sound

For the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a cry of command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the sound of the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first. 1 Thessalonians 4:16 ESV

Oh what a glorious day that will be when we finally see Jesus returning for us. The sound of that trumpet will be the most awe-inspiring thing we have ever heard. Then we will look up to see the most wonderful sight we will have ever seen. 

Are you ready to hear that sound and the accompanying sight?

RESONATE!
Take a few moments and talk to Jesus about whether you are ready for His return. Ask Jesus to help you be ready.   Pray, “Jesus, help me be ready for Your return.”

Support

As if the sound of that trumpet and Christ’s return are not enough to try to fathom, think about being drawn up into the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. It gives me “glory” bumps just thinking about it. I can not imagine what that will be like.

That is exactly what is going to happen. Every soul that has resolved to build their life on Jesus will be headed heavenward. Each at a different phase in the construction process to be sure, but all headed in the same direction.

Not everyone will be ready for that glorious day, however. It will come as a dreadful surprise. One they are simply not prepared for at all.

O may I then in Him be found

Then we who are alive, who are left, will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so we will always be with the Lord. 1 Thessalonians 4:17 ESV

For many it will be an awful day because they will not be prepared, having built their lives on something other than the Rock of Christ. That is the only way to be certain you will be with the Lord, build your life on Him and His truths. Pray for those who are not prepared.

In Him. Our lives taking on the appearance of Christ. How does that happen? We must learn what He has said and do it. Sounds simple, but the only way to accomplish it is to daily live in His word allowing the Holy Spirit to teach and guide us.

RESONATE!
First take a moment to pray for those who are not prepared for that day, if you have not already done so. Maybe mention a few by name. Then ask the Spirit to help you live in Christ daily, showing some part of that today.

Jesus, thank You for promising to return and providing a way for me to be ready. Help me to point out that way to others and live the reality of my hope today. In Jesus’ name. Amen!

Expectant Tuning!

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Video 28.4 Transcript

Welcome to Tuesday Tunings at Resonant 7, where we reflect on the reality of God and resolve to let it resound in our lives, repeatedly. Let’s tune our hearts.

When He shall come with trumpet sound
O may I then in Him be found
Dressed in His righteousness alone
Faultless to stand before the throne

I have heard some powerful and beautiful trumpet playing, but it does not even begin to compare with the majesty of that coming blast. When we think of what it signals, it becomes even more extraordinary. Are you ready to hear that sound? Ask Jesus to help you be ready.

Jesus, help me be ready for Your return.

In Him. Our lives taking on the appearance of Christ. How does that happen? We must learn what He has said and do it. Sounds simple, but the only way to accomplish it is to daily live in His word allowing the Holy Spirit to teach and guide us. Ask the Spirit to help you be in Christ.

Spirit, help me live in Christ.

If you have tried to live in Christ you have come to realize that you can not do it in your own strength. It is impossible. The only way to achieve that righteous living is for Christ to dress you daily in His righteousness. Ask the Father to clothe you with the righteousness of Christ today.

Father, clothe me with the righteousness of Christ.

Faultless. How well do you know yourself? If you have any self-awareness at all and any knowledge of who Christ is, you know the only way to be faultless is for Christ to cover all your faults. Thanks be to God that is exactly what He does, now and forever more. Thank Jesus.

Jesus, thank You for making me faultless.

Take a few moments to talk to Jesus about what has surfaced in your heart, or just listen to what He is saying to you, then we will sing once more.

Sing

Take the awareness of God’s presence cultivated in these last few minutes into the next ones and beyond.  Until next time, Be Resonant.

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