Worship will take you farther than you want to go!

I sensed the Lord saying to the angels when King Saul was ruling over Israel and losing his kingdom. "I keep hearing worship coming up from the hillsides of Judea from a shepherd boy. He is absolutely lost in worshiping Me. He's a full time worshiper and a part time shepherd! I heard the Lord say to the angels, "Kill any enemy that comes against his flock of sheep - any bear, lion or giants - for anything that interrupts his worshiping Me has to die!" Any questions?"

"I have found a worshiper who is so lost in Me that even the wrong authority over him and the people does not distract him! He has learned to worship Me in secret in the midst of those stinking sheep! I have found the next King of Israel! Tell Samuel to go anoint Him!"

God looks for a worshiper when He wants to change things in His Kingdom!

As David was anointed by Samuel the Spirit of the Lord came upon him from that day forward and the Spirit of the Lord departed from Saul. (Good time for David to celebrate a falling leader - but David a true worshiper didn't think so!) In Saul's torment he called to his servants to seek out a man who is a cunning player on a harp and bring him to me. 1 Samuel 16:21 "And David came to Saul and stood before him: and David loved him greatly; and he became his armor-bearer!" Saul became refreshed as David stood before him worshiping God and Saul was well during this time and the evil spirits departed from him.

I sensed the Holy Spirit whispering. "Don't write off every King Saul, Pharaoh, or shepherd whose heart is hardened. For the heart of the King and every man is in My hand and like a river I am able to turn their hearts in whatever direction I choose. You never know when a Saul will become a Paul, a Pharaoh become a Moses or a shepherd with a hardened heart become a lover of my sheep. There is enough power in just one worshiper who allows Me to love through them to change the course of history in My Kingdom! I am seeking this hour for worshipers - even just one - who will allow Me through them to influence the hearts of leadership in My Kingdom and in the world!

I sensed the Lord saying. "I have already prepared worshipers for this hour who are so sensitive to My Spirit that even "silent worship" with their every day lives will ultimately open up hearts of authority over them."

David's greatest enemy was not the lion, bear or giant. His greatest enemy was in the House of God and time and again God reminded David - "You can't touch this!" David knew somehow that Saul was still God's anointed although he didn't act like it.

God many times uses the Sauls in our lives to prepare us for a great Destiny!

Get ready to take your harp off the weeping willow tree. Our God is calling many in 2003 to stand beside our Sauls, Pharaohs and Shepherds who we may not like. But don't stop worshiping now. You have come to far to turn back. Take your harp down now! God protected David because he was born to worship and so were you. On going worship will shield you and heal your wounds from past hurts from past Pharaohs, Sauls and shepherds.. Healed people heal people!

True worship will not only cause our hands to be raised upward but also outward - like Jesus' hands were on the cross - the greatest display of worship to the Father that is still influencing multitudes today - even Kings, Pharaohs and hurting Shepherds!