You are here, moving in our midst I worship You I worship You You are here, working in this place I worship You I worship You You are here, moving in our midst I worship You I worship You You are here, working in this place I worship You I worship You You are
Way maker, miracle worker, promise keeper
Light in the darkness My God, that is who You are You are
Way maker, miracle worker, promise keeper
Light in the darkness My God, that is who You are
You are here, touching every heart I worship You I worship You You are here, healing every heart
Healing every heart Oh, I worship You Jesus, I worship You You’re turning lives around You are here, oh, turning lives around
I worship You I worship You You mended every heart
You are here, and You are mending every heart
I worship You, yeah I worship You And You are
Way maker, miracle worker, promise keeper
Light in the darkness My God, that is who You are Yeah You’re the way maker Way maker, miracle worker, promise keeper
Light in the darkness My God, that is who You are Yeah sing it again You are, yeah Way maker, miracle worker, promise keeper
Light in the darkness My God, that is who You are
Even when I don’t see it, You’re working Even when I don’t feel it, You’re working You never stop, You never stop working You never stop, You never stop working
Even when I don’t see it, You’re working Even when I don’t feel it, You’re working You never stop, You never stop working You never stop, You never stop working (oh)
Even when I don’t see it, You’re working Even when I don’t feel it, You’re working You never stop, You never stop working You never stop (yeah oh), You never stop working
Way maker, miracle worker, promise keeper
Light in the darkness My God, that is who You are Yeah, yeah
[Chorus] Glorious, shout it out and Glorious, make it louder Jesus, we shout Your name Jesus, we make Your praise Glorious, You are glorious God, You are glorious
[Verse] My God You reign, forever and ever How great Your name Your love remains, forever and ever You stay the same
[Pre-Chorus] Shout it out, shout it out, if you know He’s good Sing it out, sing it out, for the Lord is good Shout it out loud, You are glorious
[Chorus] Glorious, shout it out and Glorious, make it louder Jesus, we shout Your name Jesus, we make Your praise Glorious, You are glorious
[Verse] My God You reign, forever and ever How great Your name Your love remains, forever and ever You stay the same
[Pre-Chorus] Shout it out, shout it out, if you know He’s good Sing it out, sing it out, for the Lord is good Shout it out loud, You are glorious
[Chorus] Glorious, shout it out and Glorious, make it louder Jesus, we shout Your name Jesus, we make Your praise Glorious, You are glorious
[Bridge 1] Shine Jesus You shine for all the world to see You are glorious Shine Jesus You shine for all the world to see You are glorious Shine Jesus You shine for all the world to see You are glorious (You are glorious) You are glorious (You are glorious)
[Bridge 2] Oh-oh-ooh, oh-oh-oh-oh-ooh Oh-oh-ooh, oh-oh-oh-oh-ooh Oh-oh-ooh, God, You are glorious Oh-oh-ooh, oh-oh-oh-oh-ooh Oh-oh-ooh, oh-oh-oh-oh-ooh Oh-oh-ooh, God, You are glorious
[Chorus] Glorious, shout it out and Glorious, make it louder Jesus, we shout Your name Jesus, we make Your praise Glorious, You are glorious
[Bridge 2] Oh-oh-ooh, oh-oh-oh-oh-ooh Oh-oh-ooh, oh-oh-oh-oh-ooh Oh-oh-ooh, God, You are glorious Oh-oh-ooh, oh-oh-oh-oh-ooh Oh-oh-ooh, oh-oh-oh-oh-ooh Oh-oh-ooh, God, You are glorious Oh-oh-ooh, oh-oh-oh-oh-ooh Oh-oh-ooh, oh-oh-oh-oh-ooh Oh-oh-ooh, God, You are glorious Oh-oh-ooh, oh-oh-oh-oh-ooh Oh-oh-ooh, oh-oh-oh-oh-ooh Oh-oh-ooh, God, You are glorious
[Chorus 1] Every praise is to our God Every word of worship, with one accord Every praise, every praise Is to our God Sing hallelujah to our God Glory hallelujah is due our God Every praise, every praise Is to our God Every praise is to our God Every word of worship, with one accord Every praise, every praise Is to our God Sing hallelujah to our God Glory hallelujah is due our God Every praise, every praise Is to our God Every praise is to our God Every word of worship, with one accord Every praise, every praise Is to our God Sing hallelujah to our God Glory hallelujah is due our God Every praise, every praise Is to our God Every praise is to our God Every word of worship, with one accord Every praise, every praise Is to our God Sing hallelujah to our God Glory hallelujah is due our God Every praise, every praise Is to our God
[Bridge] God my Savior God my Healer God my Deliverer Yes He is, yes He is God my Savior God my Healer God my Deliverer Yes He is, yes He is God my Savior God my Healer God my Deliverer Yes He is, yes He is Yes He is, yes He is
[Chorus 2] Every praise is to our God Every word of worship, with one accord Every praise, every praise Every praise, every praise Every praise, every praise Every praise, every praise Every praise, every praise Every praise, every praise Every praise, every praise Is to our God Every praise is to our God Every word of worship, with one accord Every praise, every praise Every praise, every praise Every praise, every praise Every praise, every praise Every praise, every praise Every praise, every praise Every praise, every praise Is to our God Every praise is to our God Every word of worship, with one accord Every praise, every praise Every praise, every praise Every praise, every praise Every praise, every praise
[Outro] Every praise, every praise Every praise, every praise Every praise, every praise Every praise, every praise Every praise, every praise Every praise, every praise Every praise…
Sometimes we just go through the motions. Some seasons are spent just trudging through the routine. Doing what we’ve always done. And then occasionally something happens that snaps us out of it. Something that wakes us up and tells us that we have been sleepwalking through life; through a relationship, a job, or even a religion. Sometimes our rituals get exposed.
Acts 19 tells the story of the seven sons of Sceva. They were going through the motions of religious ritual. They were even doing something that seemed super spiritual. They were casting out evil spirits. But they were doing this through ritual incantations and chants. They were receiving prestige and payment for this but they did not have access to true life-changing power. They did not know Jesus.
In Matthew 7 Jesus says, “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. On that day many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many mighty works in your name?’ And then will I declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from me”
Eventually Sceva’s sons got exposed. Really exposed. Actually naked! They tried casting out an evil spirit who realized they were going through the motions. They claimed the name of Jesus without actually knowing Jesus and his power. Acts 19:16 says, “And the man in whom was the evil spirit leaped on them, mastered all of them and overpowered them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded!” This incident exposed how weak these guys really were. Everybody knew they were faking it.
Have the events of 2020 exposed a weakness in your spiritual life? Some Christians have realized that they were going through the motions of religion and church attendance without having a deep and abiding relationship with Jesus. Others have realized that they did not have a relationship with God at all and it took a break in their routine to help them see that. Still others have seen their faith grow as they have learned to depend more fully on Jesus in uncertain times. How about you?
Let me encourage you to take five minutes right now to pray and ask God to search your heart. Pray what King David prayed when he got exposed: “Search me, O God, and know my heart. Try me and know my thoughts. And see if there be any grievous way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting! [Psalm 139]
If you are brave enough, let me know what God revealed to you in this prayer time. Email me a couple of sentences that lets me know how I can pray for you. I want to see you come out on the other side of 2020 with a stronger walk with Jesus.
Lord, You are good and Your mercy endureth forever Lord, You are good and Your mercy endureth forever
[Pre-Chorus]
People from every nation and tongue From generation to generation [Chorus 1]
We worship You, hallelujah, hallelujah We worship You for who You are We worship You, hallelujah, hallelujah We worship You for who You are And You are good [Interlude] [Verse]
Lord, You are good and Your mercy endureth forever Lord, You are good and Your mercy endureth forever
[Pre-Chorus]
People from every nation and tongue From generation to generation
[Chorus 1]
We worship You, hallelujah, hallelujah We worship You for who You are We worship You, hallelujah, hallelujah We worship You for who You are And You are good So good, so good, yeah [Bridge] You are good, all the time And all the time, You are good, yeah You are good, all the time All the time, You are good You are good, all the time All the time, You are good, yeah
You are good, all the time All the time, You are good [Interlude] [Verse]
Lord, You are good and Your mercy endureth forever Lord, You are good and Your mercy endureth forever Lord, You are good and Your mercy endureth forever Lord, You are good and Your mercy endureth forever
[Pre-Chorus]
People from every nation and tongue From generation to generation [Chorus 2]
We worship You, hallelujah, hallelujah We worship You for who You are We worship You, hallelujah, hallelujah We worship You for who You are We worship You, hallelujah, hallelujah We worship You for who You are We worship You, hallelujah, hallelujah We worship You for who You are For who You are (for who You are) Who You are (for who You are) And You are good! [Interlude] [Outro] You are good, all the time And all the time, You are good You are good, all the time All the time, You are good You are good, all the time All the time, You are good You are good, all the time All the time, You are good You are good, all the time All the time…
The Kingdom of Heaven is at hand! Those were the first words that Jesus used when he began
to preach. He went throughout Galilee, teaching and proclaiming the gospel of the Kingdom.
He said that the Kingdom of Heaven was for the poor in spirit, for the meek, for the pure in
heart, and for the persecuted. He said that the self-righteous could never enter the Kingdom of
Heaven. He told us that the thing we should be seeking first and foremost in this life is the
Kingdom of God and his righteousness. If we do that, he will take care of everything else. Let’s
abandon our anxious pursuit of the treasures of this earthly kingdom and instead live as citizens
of the Kingdom of God.
The word ‘Advent’ comes from the Latin word adventus, meaning ‘coming’ or ‘arrival.’ As
Christians, we use the four weeks leading up to Christmas to meditate on the incarnation of
Christ; his first coming when he was born in Bethlehem. We should also be anticipating his
Second Coming; the time when our mighty King will return and every knee on earth will bow to
him. Let’s use this Christmas season to become more aware of what we are bowing down to.
What we are worshiping. Let’s make sure that our total allegiance is to King Jesus.
Praise and thanksgiving do not come naturally to us in our fallen condition. What comes to our
hearts and our lips with ease is complaining about what we don’t have and making excuses for our shortcomings. This happens because we forget who God is and what he has done for us.
