Mama's Musings

This morning I read Psalm 100 in The Passion Translation (TPT). I've always known that worship is a catalyst to the presence of God. I believe that is why so many churches do worship sets first before the message. In order to truly hear and understand the message God gives through his anointed, we have to be in a place to receive it, God's presence. Worship puts us there. Now in the deepest core of my heart I desire to be able to go into God's presence on a moments notice, just like John did when he was imprisoned on the Isle of Patmos. All he would do was kneel and immediately get caught up in God's presence and Revelation. That is how we have the book or Revelation! Anyway back to worship.  "Lift up a great shout of joy! Go ahead and do it-everyone, everywhere" David said it, he believed it and he experienced it! Do it, Lift up a great shout of joy!!  "As you serve him, be glad and worship him. Sing your way into his presence with joy!" !!! He...

My friends, I want to encourage you, while reading or studying the scriptures to seek out meanings behind what is written. There are several ways to do this, probably one of the easiest is biblestudytools.com .  There are dictionaries, concordances and different translations. As well as some historical writings that help you get an idea of what was happening in and around the author during the time the words were written.  A few weeks ago I was reading in Romans 10 and came upon this verse in the Passion Translation: Romans 10:11 "For the Scriptures encourage us with these words: 'Everyone who believes in him will never be disappointed.'" In the margins Isaiah 28:16 was referenced..."Therefore thus says the Lord God, 'Behold, I am laying in Zion a stone, a tested stone, a costly cornerstone for the foundation, firmly placed. He who believes in it will not be disturbed.'"  Because there is not an Old Testament Passion Translation yet, I reference...