it's funny that i was full-time involved in a house of prayer for 1.5 years and have read 1 chronicles several times trying to gain understanding, but never really got it. i understood that jesus was worthy of continual worship because he's just so freaking awesome, but that's about it.
this morning i opened to the table of contents in my bible looking for a book to read that im not familiar with. completely forgetting what 1 chronicles was about, i thought umm i guess i'll start reading that. after flipping through the first few chapters of names i got to chapter nine.
the levites.
the gatekeepers.
the ones called to minister to the lord.
as im reading the next few chapters i feel the lord is giving me understanding and opening it up to me. so many little revelations and practical applications and lessons are popping out all over the place.
then i get to chapter 15:37, it says that Asaph and his brothers were left to minister to the Lord regularly, as every day's work requires. (modern day: intercessory missionaries). and then a few verses later it says they "were designated by name to give thanks to the Lord, because His mercy endures forever." i love that. because his mercy is constantly being poured out, thanksgiving should constantly be ascending before Him.
the israelites had the ark of the covenant, now the whole earth has the Holy Spirit !
so im convinced.
today, the Lord is raising up a global tabernacle and appointing people to minister before them as their job. and really it's His mercy to the earth. but just like michal (saul's daughter), in 15:29, "looked through a window and saw king david whirling and playing music and despised him in her heart" we should be aware of that spirit in the earth today. i think it's partly a religious spirit.
i'll leave you with david's song of thanksgiving. ch 16. (if i was musical, i would totally write some music and make this a song. but im not. so i hope someone else does and then i can listen to it a lot.)
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