The Lion of the Tribe of Judah is calling to His Assembly to be a House of Worship.
For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them. Eph 2:10
“I am a House of Worship!” “I am a House of Praise!” It’s time for the sons and daughters of the Kingdom to find their expression! Worship and Praise is our expression. The Bible says that we are a “peculiar people.” We do a “peculiar thing.”
But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the PRAISES of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light; 1 Peter 2:9
We are a peculiar people, and we do a particular thing! We sing! There is a reason why we come to church and half of the service includes singing and music! It’s because that’s what we do as people of God, we’re peculiar. We’re actually doing what we’re “supposed” to be doing.
Yes, we can do “Acts of Worship”, our lives can be the aroma of worship, but the actual act of worship, to lift up your voice or playing on an instrument, coming together with other believers to lift a voice of praise to God is so important!
All of God’s children who have gone before us did it. King David had prophetic insight, he saw the spectacle of what the procession to the sanctuary of the Lord was to look like!
For David says concerning Him: ‘I foresaw the LORD always before my face, For He is at my right hand, that I may not be shaken. Therefore my heart rejoiced, and my tongue was glad; Moreover my flesh also will rest in hope. Acts 2:25-26
David had glimpses of the throne room! He saw the processions of God and attempted to replicate the worship that he saw.
David writes in, Psalms 68:24-27 They have seen Your [i]procession, O God, The procession of my God, my King, into the sanctuary. The singers went before, the players on instruments followed after. Among them were the maidens playing timbrels. Bless God in the congregations. The Lord, from the fountain of Israel. There is little Benjamin, their leader, The princes of Judah and their [j]company, The princes of Zebulun and the princes of Naphtali.
(Passion Translation of vs. 27) Astonishingly, it’s the favoured youth leading the way princes of praise in their royal robes and exalted princes are among them, along with princes who have wrestled with God.
The favoured youth!
Matt 21:16 And they said to Him, Do You hear what these are saying? And Jesus replied to them, Yes; have you never read, Out of the mouths of babes and unweaned infants You have made (provided) perfect praise?
The devil knows all too well the power of worship, he can’t stand it when we worship. In fact satan was somewhat of an instrument himself prepared FOR worship.
Ez 28:13-15
You were in Eden, the garden of God;
Every precious stone was your covering:
The sardius, topaz, and diamond,
Beryl, onyx, and jasper,
Sapphire, turquoise, and emerald with gold.
The workmanship of your timbrels and pipes
Was prepared for you on the day you were created.
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“You were the anointed cherub who covers;
I established you;
You were on the holy mountain of God;
You walked back and forth in the midst of fiery stones.
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You were perfect in your ways from the day you were created,
Till iniquity was found in you.
Satan at one point was a worshipper until iniquity was found in him and he began to worship himself.
Praise changes atmosphere’s, fights battles, leads us to victory, shifts hearts and minds, and lifts the downcast soul! Worship on the other hand, ushers in the presence of God, and bring out the lover in us.
I believe the end time church will replicate the Tribe of Judah , THE TRIBE OF PRAISE and restore the tabernacle of David.
“Behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has prevailed to open the scroll and to loose its seven seals.” Rev 5:5
A little history on Judah:
Judah (meaning PRAISE in Hebrew) was the first of the twelve tribes of Israel to claim its territory in the promised land, they were the first to OCCUPY. And just like the Tribe of Judah, I believe the worshippers and praisers will be the first to take their seats with Christ and occupying in the heavenly sphere. (The Scripture says we are seated in Heavenly places in Christ Jesus, Eph 2:6)
Praise and Worship and Prayer weaponize us in ascending the heights to our allocated positions in Christ Jesus!
From the Tribe of Judah (Praise) also descended royalty, the kings of Israel and ultimately the Messiah Jesus! From Judah, derives the word Jew and Judaism. Additionally most modern Jews today trace their lineage to the tribe of Judah. The tribe of Judah sprang forward in such prominence among his brothers! Judah also received the firstborn inheritance even though he was 4th in line as his older brothers (Reuben, Simeon & Levi) were disinherited. They were a tribe of PRAISE as characterized by King David himself, having a “heart after God.”
Can you feel the rhythm of the Lion of the Tribe of Judah in this hour? I Believe his heart beats to a rhythm love. God is restoring the Tabernacle of David through individual Houses of Worship. He’s restoring the Tribe of Praise in this hour. Most have thought that Israel would need to rebuild the temple, a temple made with human hands before the return of Christ. (Which could still be true, there’s always parallels)
Or do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and you are not your own? 1 Cor 6:19
You are a House of Worship. You are Gods building and He dwells in you.
Doves Eyes
Faytene challenged me when she spoke over my life prophetically, to have doves eyes. I didn’t know what she meant till the Lord showed me these scriptures.
In SOS 1:15 Behold you are fair my love, you have doves eyes.
SOS 2:14 O my dove, in clefts of the rock in the secret places of the cliff, let me see your face, let me hear your voice, for your voice is sweet and your face lovely.
Talk about honey in the rock, this is the depiction of pure devotion and closeness. Remember worship brings out the lover. Remember Jesus said these very rocks will cry out. There was a deeper meaning there. In the clefts of the rock, the secret, quiet places the lovers of God are crying out their praise and their worship, their prayers!
(With their young) Isaiah 60:8 Who are these who soar like clouds (clouds refer to great numbers), flying like doves to their portals. (The septuigant renders it “With their young!”)
With their young reveals the Mother and Father heart of God through us to our children! It is so important that our children are shown the way to the secret places in the clefts of the rock