By the songwriter Tommy Walker
I have a Maker
He Formed My Heart
Before even time began
My life was in hands
[Chorus:]
He knows my name
He knows my every thought
He sees each tear that falls
And hears me when I call
I have a father
He calls me his own
He'll never leave me
No matter where I go
[Chorus:]
He knows my name
He knows my every thought
He sees each tear that falls
And hears me when I call
He hears me when I call 5X
At The
Judahfire Ministry International City of Praise the month of February has been
declared the month of “face to face with God 2013” Every Wednesday this month during
this declaration us members are asked to gather at the sanctuary to pray and lift
sings-pirating songs to God focusing on key prayer points brought forth by the
Apostle Judah Praise Martin founder and overseer general of the Ministry. Prayer
points that have a scriptural reference from which the prayer point was
created. This is one thing that I personally credit the Apostle bringing on
revelations or spiritual exercises that have a direct link to the Bible.
The
Apostle Judah also stated that we should use the song “He Knows My Name”
written above as a theme song for this month as well. Although many scriptures and prayer points were raised on day one of the declaration
the prayer points #3,and 8 stood out to me and give me a personal attachment to
the theme for the month. The theme song of the month
and how it connects with the Prophetic declaration by the Apostle Judah Praise
Martin give light to what I am about to say.
You may choose to dispute the following things
that I am going to talk about. But as sons and daughters of God there is no way
per Corinthians that we would understand spiritual things unless we have the
spirit of God truly residing in us. We will be in the constant shadows of
excuses and justifying our own reason to find fault with what the church maybe
using as tools and messages to strengthen our walk with Christ. Until we can
truly recon with the spirit of God residing and believing beyond doubt that His
words written, spoken of and practiced are truly gifts to mankind that enables
them to have a direct relationship with Him, we will continue to “consider them”
spiritual revelations exercises and things “foolishness”. Until we recon we will continue to choose to make no sense of them.
Today it is my hope and prayer that our deliberate
and judgmental acquisitions that clouds our mind as we find ourselves listening
to the messages brought forth by our various designated pastors, apostles,
ministers, and preachers of God will not be like words that filter into our
minds via one ear and out the other to be forgotten in a split span of time.
How than does God know your name? How than can
you see Him face to face? I choose
prayer point #3and 8 also for the benefit of this blog and it’s personal
impartment to my spiritual thirst as questions unfold in my desire to
understand the reason of my resent atonement to Christ and the mysteries that
come with discovering who we are in Christ.
It is never wrong to ask questions per a Pastor
friend of mine Pastor Jacob Blie who reside on the East coast. Every journey begins with finding out the right directions, asking questing and looking for the means of getting to your destination. by doing so we
are testing the spirit in a good way because there are and will be many who
will come in God’s name but have their own agenda’s of achieving a personal
goal that is not of God when the true reality sets in. Asking in good faith to
get clarity is most important least you become judgmental, resentful and most
importantly miss out on the core message, which is spoken from God through the
person delivering the word.
Prayer
point #3
“Father I
ask that spiritual things should be meaningful to me and everything concerning
you and your kingdom should be my desire in the name of Jesus AMEN- The Apostle Judah Praise Martin” The
scriptures that backed this prayer point were:
1 Corinthians 2:14
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14 The person without the Spirit does not accept the
things that come from the Spirit of God but considers them foolishness, and
cannot understand them because they are discerned only through the Spirit.
Matthew 6:33
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33 But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness,
and all these things will be given to you as well.
As you have just read the above the scriptures,
the unique here these are direct no tint or a need for self-interpretation or
any other interpretations other than the words written. If you are a person
like I was for a long time questioning everything that is done in your ministry
I want you to know there is also a way out of this feeling of negativity that
most often leaves you empty and lost long after you have gone from church to
home and back to your daily activity of living. It is important to align
yourself with the God and the power the gift of the Holy spirit has to teach
you to understand “things that come from the spirit’. Your only way out of this
season of doubt, self-worthiness, and dormant place even after you taken Christ
in as your personal Lord and savior is to press in the more. Pressing in the
more is where Mathew 6:3 comes in as an initial step to pressing in the more. As
you seek God’s “kingdom” and thrive to live “righteously” within the said
guidelines of Christianity you will discover how these things start to manifest
in a full understanding of the choice you make to follow Christ. Another way to
understand “things that come from the spirit” is to make sure you are studying
his word, which is the spiritual milk that feeds your soul.
1 Peter 2:2
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2 Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk,
so that by it you may grow up in your salvation.
The more you read the words you begin to discover
that God starts to unveil His will for your life and understanding of His
words. The word becomes a key to your face to face encounter with God. As this progression and relationship builds you come to place of a
direct relationship with God. When you have a direct relationship with someone
don’t they than know you, your name, your address and more. The relationship
described here is just a fragment of what God’s relationship is. Like the
writer of the song wrote He “knows my every thought”. “He see’s each tear that
falls”. How amazing to have that kind of relationship. No friend or relative
will be able to know you enough to understand your thoughts or see all the
tears that you cry. The moments that you are feeling down hopeless or depressed
and you are locked away in your chambers feeling the world has failed you or
you have failed it…no friend that loves you enough is there in that room with
you but God softly knocking on the door of your heart to come in and take care
of your burdens daily as promised in...
Psalm 68:19
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19
Praise is to the Lord, to God our Savior,
who daily bears our burdens.
How important
is it to you that God to know you by name? This is a question I would like for
you to meditate on thru out the month and here on after as well. You “have a
maker” The “maker,” described here is God your sovereign savior, a father who
will never leave you no matter where you go.
Prayer point #8
“Father I thank you today for giving me a new
name that you know, that many nations will celebrate me from now. - The Apostle Judah Praise Martin ” Isaiah 62:2, Exodus 33:17 were
the scriptures backing this pray point. Of the two scriptures I choose Exodus
33:17 because it has a direct relationship with what happens when God knows
your name.
Exodus 33:17
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17 And the Lord said to Moses, “I will do the very
thing you have asked, because I am pleased with you and I know you by name.”
This scripture is the one that just put the icing
on the cake for me. God was telling Moses as it clearly indicated, “I know your
name” it is a privilege and an honor for God to know your name your address.
You may be thinking right this minute He made me and created me so it makes no
sense what you are saying. I cannot change that thought for you but I want you
to allow the “spirit” to help you to understand. The scripture in Exodus
implies that when God is pleased with you as you seek Him and find Him…As you
open your heart to the guidance of His will He God will start to identify with
you like He did with Moses. When He is pleased with you he begins to provide
for you because you have earned His trust just like he did for Abraham His
friend (read the blog “the supernatural”) to understand his relationship with
Abraham. When you have a friend in God and you believe Him beyond all measures
He lifts you in ways that you have never imagined.
Against all hope, Abraham in hope believed and so
became the father of many nations, just as it had
been said to him, “So shall your offspring be.”
Now wouldn’t you agree that this is a promise? So
I ask you once more how important is it to you that God knows your name? To
know God and for you to know Him is a chance for you to have a “face to face”
encounter with Him. When you choose to know Him and He is well pleased with you
to know you in return He fulfills matters concerning your destiny. God is the
one who authorized your birth. In reality of this statement He already knows
you before you were even conceived. However knowing Him here and He knowing you
is totally ascribed to the deeper knowledge of His word and His ways that gives
Him God the pleasure to be pleased with you to so up on your behalf. Never
measure God’s friendship with what you can receive from Him. His only promise
to you have been a live in eternity, Heaven a land filled with gold where there
will be no more room for the agony’s of this world, sickness, death and more.
Material promises come at the grace and mercy of the same God you choose to
follow. But your salvation is worth more to God than the material possessions
he has to offer. So stop going to church with the wrong intentions. If you
truly accept Christ as your personal Lord and savior, you will know that that
acceptance comes with not knowing but trusting and having faith that God will
do His part if you will just continue to trust and obey. He has the answers to all
of your issues. If He knows your name, that means he defiantly sees and hears
our thoughts our inner most desires. Some will never get to know Him on the
level of the great men of God through out scripture because they fail to open
out their spirit to allow God to be God. Understand the vision of your church
and your ministry and align your spirit with God for guidance to use you as a
vessel that contributes to the goal of the vision or your vision. Connect with
God first and he who made you will guide you to fulfill your destiny for knowing
His name and Him yours.Catherine K.
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