Welcome to 1224 by Worship Transforms. We want to empower you to live your best
life through biblical inspiration and through connecting with Jesus in at
least 12 minutes of meditative worship. Why 12 minutes? Well research has shown
that meditating on a good God, especially when connected with music for at least
12 minutes, has the ability to create new healthy neural pathways in our brains.
That's new ways of thinking, new patterns of thinking that align with the one
that we're focusing on. So I'm a huge Keith Greene fan and I spent so many
hours listening to him on my bedroom floor as a kid and it was very
influential in helping to develop my Christian walk. Hey I'd love to hear if
you've got someone who was like that in your life, maybe a different Christian
artist, maybe you never listened to Christian music, put it in the comments
below and don't forget to like, subscribe and share this with someone who you
think could benefit from a little more connection with Jesus. So I remember
there was this one song that Keith had and there was a line in it that said,
bless me Lord bless me Lord you know it's all I ever hear and he was referring
to the church and he was decrying the fact that there was such a me attitude
and that they were missing, the church was missing, bringing the reality of God's
kingdom to earth. And you know truth is we still have a lot of that today don't
we? Many kind of follow God for the potential blessings that go with it,
whether they realize it or not and they miss the main thing. Because when we
really focus on the giver of blessings rather than the blessings themselves,
everything else comes into place. When we take time like we're doing today to
put all of our attention and our awe on him and we learn to make that a lifestyle,
he gives those blessings out. According to Psalm 84 which is our focus today, he
will give grace, glory, strength, protection, good things, he turns sadness
into refreshing and blessing. Could you use some of that today? Well the blessings
that result from simply being in his presence are just worth all of our
attention and seeking after with everything we have. Because it's not just
being open to God's presence, it's longing for it, it's hungering for it and
then pursuing his presence with all that we have. This is what we're meditating on
today and this Psalm describes what a person's life looks like who's
enraptured with the beauty of God and his dwelling place who longs to simply be
with him. What a blessing we have just to be in your presence Jesus right now. We
thank you that you are with us today and we ask that you would just increase our
hunger for you. We invite you Holy Spirit to just invade this time today. We
invite you to come and do what only you can do. We're so in awe of you.
How lovely is your dwelling place Lord of Heaven
How lovely is your dwelling place Lord of Hosts
How lovely is your dwelling place Lord of Heaven
How lovely is your dwelling place Lord of Hosts
How I long for you I faint with longing to enter the courts of the Lord with my
entire being with my body with my soul I all shout singing your praise
How lovely is your dwelling place Lord of Heaven
How lovely is your dwelling place Lord of Hosts
Oh what joy for those whose strength comes from you who sit their minds on
heaven when they walk through the valley the valley of weeping it will become refreshing
with the rains of blessing
How lovely is your dwelling place Lord how lovely is your dwelling place Lord of Hosts
How I long for you I faint with longing to enter the courts of the Lord with my entire
being with my body with my soul I all shout singing your praise
Cause a single day in your courts is better than a thousand elsewhere
A thousand elsewhere A single day in your courts is better than a thousand elsewhere
A thousand elsewhere How lovely is your kingdom
How lovely is your court How lovely are you in heaven
How lovely is my Lord How lovely is your kingdom
How lovely are your courts How lovely are you in heaven
How lovely is my Lord
And I will dwell in your house forever and ever
What a privilege to dwell in your house You're beautiful, dry What a privilege to dwell
in your house with you Cause how lovely is your kingdom
How lovely are your courts How lovely are you in heaven
How lovely is my Lord How lovely is your kingdom
How lovely are your courts How lovely are you in heaven
How lovely is my Lord
How lovely is your dwelling place Lord of heaven
How lovely is your dwelling place Lord of hosts
How I long for you I faint with the longing
To enter the courts of the Lord With my entire being
With my body With my soul I'll lay a shout
I'll sing in your praise
A single day in your courts is better than a thousand elsewhere
A thousand elsewhere A single day in your courts is better than a thousand elsewhere
A thousand elsewhere
To be in your courts There's nowhere else I'd rather be
Than to be in your house
Lovely, lovely is He
Thank you Jesus, thank you for being with us
Thank you that wherever we are you are there with us
May we dwell more in the courts of heaven than we dwell here on earth
Because your reality is the one that we want to define our lives
So Jesus would you be blessed and friends would you be blessed
As you carry this time with you today into whatever you do
May you remember that His kingdom is for today and He is for you