How Exciting it was....

It was so exciting to share a new song this past Sunday with a local congregation. I've been writing several songs recently and my two favorite out of them all is 'The Earth Shakes' and 'Bow Your Knee, Come Adore'...

I debuted 'The Earth Shakes' during the offering so that the people could hear it as the baskets were being passed around. As the song progressed and built in dynamic the congregation on their own became fully engaged, rising to their feet clapping and singing along with the chorus...

I was thrilled.

At the end of Service the Pastor asked for the song to be played again and everyone was quick to join in and participate. How Exciting it was....

Comments and compliments flooded after service as well as by emails and Facebook.

I like the song very much myself (as I guess I should) because of the impact of Christ's Death and Resurrection as it directly affects my own personal life.

Interestingly the Roman Government along with the Religious System of the day tried desperately to hinder anyone from coming close to the scene...They set a Roman Seal on the Tomb itself, and a group of well armed guards to stand watch preventing everyone and anyone from coming close to and trying desperately to contain and conceal What God might do!

How Absolutely Thrilling it is to know that No Governmental World Power or Decree, Anywhere, Ever, Can stop God from Doing what HE Wants to do. No Religious Elite, Form or System can Stop God or Hinder His Purposes. Nothing written in stone could stop HIM if He wanted to change the order of things...Nothing would Thwart HIS Plans for Redemption, For Restoration, For Resurrection of the dead and dying!

The Guards could NOT Keep Him in the Grave, instead they were CAST DOWN. The Governmental Seal had NO authority to stop God, It Was broken as the Earth Shook Violently. Anything that might have been considered written in stone was defied by God!

A NEW ORDER was set - Jesus was ALIVE, by His Own Power, and that SAME POWER that Raised Him up from the Grave is available to each believer in Him!

We no longer need to be held as captives to the ravages of sin and death. It no longer has to reign in our lives. Any claim the enemy of our soul had, has been countered and conquered! OVERWHELMINGLY! By Christ's Resurrection we are assured that we can walk daily in His Victory.

This is truly exciting! We can be fully equipped in our everyday life right now...walking in the power of His resurrection to vanquish sin and its destruction in our lives today, not merely waiting for the day we die. Because of Jesus Resurrection, Because the Earth was violently shaken, the rocks were broken, the seal was shattered and the guards cast down, we can live defying those things which in times past may have held us captive to a sinful life!

His Resurrection Speaks to us today! For Today! Defying the elementary principles that would declare that we can't change, defying the governmental, worldly systems that say we shouldn't change, Defying the religious formulated patterns that try desperately to contain and conceal His true Power, hindering His Movements and not wanting us to change because of their own conviction, corruptions and desperate powerplays....

JESUS has come to set ALL CAPTIVES FREE!!!!!
Chorus:
The Earth Shakes, Rocks Break, Seals Broken, A Conquered Grave
Hearts Cry, Set Free, Rejoicing in His Victory....... The EArth Shakes!

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