Have You Trembled Lately?

[Warmbee]

Steadfast, my pastor preached on obediance to the Word last night and yes, I was trembling at the alter thinking of God's power and that he has blessed me with such wonderful truth!

Originally Posted by Warmbee

Steadfast, my pastor preached on obediance to the Word last night and yes, I was trembling at the alter thinking of God's power and that he has blessed me with such wonderful truth!

We need more preaching that takes us to that 'trembling' place. Actually, we need more prayer and praise that takes us to that place, too.

I concur with you... what a wonderful truth!

[Coonskinner]

I always had a heavy sense of reverence for the Word of the Lord.

I recall once when I was in a rebellious state, I went to a special service where Larry booker was going to be preaching.

When I got to the church where the meeting was being held, I got under such heavy conviction that I got physically sick.

A few minutes before the service was to start, Brother Booker happened to look back my way and make eye contact with me. I nearly passed out.

I was convinced he saw into the depths of my sinful soul...I became so ill that I vomited and had to leave the service and go home before he ever got up to preach.

I repented and got my heart right anyway, and didn't even hear the message.

[Steve Epley]

Originally Posted by Steadfast

I’ll never forget standing there that day. The key points that silently scream into the chambers of my remembrance are almost foreign to me now after all these years.
• I knew nothing about this God that they preached about.
• I knew nothing of His laws or even His requests.
• I didn’t know any of the words to any of the songs.
• I didn’t understand very much of what the preachers preached.

And, yet, standing there in those moments after the preaching was over something in my life forever changed. No, what happened in that moment wasn’t…
• A product of being baptized in Jesus Name because I hadn’t been to the water yet.
• A result of being filled with the Holy Ghost because it would be some weeks before I would receive the Holy Ghost.

All I can really remember about those few moments after the preaching was that there was such an atmosphere of reverence - such an aura of complete awe that covered that place - that my calloused heart began to tremble in the presence of the Lord.

And now, some 29 years later, I can walk back down the path of my memories and see that at every juncture of my walk with God the greatest…
• Gifts that I ever received from the Master were put into trembling hands.
• Callings God ever laid upon my life found it’s intended place on a trembling soul.
• Moments I’ve ever known were those times when God’s purity marched in to my presence and I made my petitions known through trembling lips.

And now, having made the journey from…
• Novice to Bishop,
• Spiritually unlearned to Scripturally educated,
• ‘Now I lay me down to sleep’ to praying in the Spirit,
• Knowing nothing about God to knowing God Himself,
… I can tell you tonight that the greatest single tool that I had at my disposal was not…
• My oratory skills,
• Some profound ability to pray or
• Some elusive ability to be a leader.

The truth is that I lacked then – and probably yet today – in those areas of my life. But if I could turn with an honest heart and a sincere confession today and point back to the greatest single tool I had at my disposal the answer would simply be… I’ve never lost my ability to tremble at the presence of God.

I walk in victory that I don't deserve. I've preached to hundreds of thousands that I wasn't qualified to preach to. I've seen miracles that other have only dreamed about. I live in victory. I walk in victory. And yet I can tell you, without a doubt, that the single attribute that has led me from victory to victory is that, throughout the years, I’ve maintained my ability to tremble in His awesome presence!

Sometimes I trembled out of a sincere fear of God.
Sometimes I trembled out of absolute reverence for God.
Sometimes I trembled out of conviction that I had displeased God.
But I've walked in supernatural realms becaue I’ve never lost my ability to tremble in His presence.

I trembled again tonigth as I preached under the weight of anointing. I trembled again as the Gifts of the Spirit flooded our sanctuary. I trembled again as the entire sanctuary wept before the greatness of God. Yes, I walked out with victory.

When is the last time YOU trembled?

Very good and timely thank you for this.

[Felicity]

Awesome post by Steadfast!

[Barb]

Originally Posted by Steadfast

We need more preaching that takes us to that 'trembling' place. Actually, we need more prayer and praise that takes us to that place, too.

I concur with you... what a wonderful truth!

Amen!!

[Coonskinner]

Bump because this is such a timely thread.

[LadyChocolate]

Originally Posted by Coonskinner

I always had a heavy sense of reverence for the Word of the Lord.

I recall once when I was in a rebellious state, I went to a special service where Larry booker was going to be preaching.

When I got to the church where the meeting was being held, I got under such heavy conviction that I got physically sick.

A few minutes before the service was to start, Brother Booker happened to look back my way and make eye contact with me. I nearly passed out.

I was convinced he saw into the depths of my sinful soul...I became so ill that I vomited and had to leave the service and go home before he ever got up to preach.

I repented and got my heart right anyway, and didn't even hear the message.

You know, it was times like that I remember, it wasn't soo easy to walk out on God........................ It was a struggle to make that decision...I am glad I never did. Even in a backslidden state, my soul cried out and longed for those intimate times with God.... I don't understand how people just walk out. God's been too good. Just too good...I've been hurt, I've had rough times. Saints have lied on me and turned away, but GOD HAS ALWAYS BEEN FAITHFUL. When you've walked with God, been in deep places with Him, you don't want to leave........but complacentcy (sp) and time tend to sneak up on you.....

BTW thanks steadfast for this thread.......

After watching this thread for a few days and having time to think about how important it is to stay tender before the Lord... I can't help but wonder if the greater question would have been, "How ofted do you tremble when you're NOT at Church?"

Perhaps that's the truest test of all.

Originally Posted by LadyChocolate

BTW thanks steadfast for this thread.......

Thanks... but the responses are what is making it a good thread.