1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:06,480 Welcome to 1224 by Worship Transforms. We want to empower you to live your best 2 00:00:06,480 --> 00:00:11,040 life through biblical inspiration and through connecting with Jesus in at 3 00:00:11,040 --> 00:00:17,400 least 12 minutes of meditative worship. Why 12 minutes? Well research has shown 4 00:00:17,400 --> 00:00:24,440 that meditating on a good God, especially when connected with music for at least 5 00:00:24,440 --> 00:00:29,720 12 minutes, has the ability to create new healthy neural pathways in our brains. 6 00:00:29,720 --> 00:00:35,080 That's new ways of thinking, new patterns of thinking that align with the one 7 00:00:35,080 --> 00:00:42,920 that we're focusing on. So I'm a huge Keith Greene fan and I spent so many 8 00:00:42,920 --> 00:00:49,000 hours listening to him on my bedroom floor as a kid and it was very 9 00:00:49,000 --> 00:00:54,760 influential in helping to develop my Christian walk. Hey I'd love to hear if 10 00:00:54,760 --> 00:00:58,480 you've got someone who was like that in your life, maybe a different Christian 11 00:00:58,480 --> 00:01:01,720 artist, maybe you never listened to Christian music, put it in the comments 12 00:01:01,720 --> 00:01:06,240 below and don't forget to like, subscribe and share this with someone who you 13 00:01:06,240 --> 00:01:12,560 think could benefit from a little more connection with Jesus. So I remember 14 00:01:12,560 --> 00:01:18,200 there was this one song that Keith had and there was a line in it that said, 15 00:01:18,200 --> 00:01:25,400 bless me Lord bless me Lord you know it's all I ever hear and he was referring 16 00:01:25,400 --> 00:01:30,840 to the church and he was decrying the fact that there was such a me attitude 17 00:01:30,840 --> 00:01:35,960 and that they were missing, the church was missing, bringing the reality of God's 18 00:01:35,960 --> 00:01:40,440 kingdom to earth. And you know truth is we still have a lot of that today don't 19 00:01:40,440 --> 00:01:44,800 we? Many kind of follow God for the potential blessings that go with it, 20 00:01:44,800 --> 00:01:49,920 whether they realize it or not and they miss the main thing. Because when we 21 00:01:49,920 --> 00:01:54,440 really focus on the giver of blessings rather than the blessings themselves, 22 00:01:54,440 --> 00:02:00,160 everything else comes into place. When we take time like we're doing today to 23 00:02:00,160 --> 00:02:05,040 put all of our attention and our awe on him and we learn to make that a lifestyle, 24 00:02:05,040 --> 00:02:11,840 he gives those blessings out. According to Psalm 84 which is our focus today, he 25 00:02:11,840 --> 00:02:21,280 will give grace, glory, strength, protection, good things, he turns sadness 26 00:02:21,280 --> 00:02:27,080 into refreshing and blessing. Could you use some of that today? Well the blessings 27 00:02:27,080 --> 00:02:32,600 that result from simply being in his presence are just worth all of our 28 00:02:32,600 --> 00:02:37,840 attention and seeking after with everything we have. Because it's not just 29 00:02:37,840 --> 00:02:44,160 being open to God's presence, it's longing for it, it's hungering for it and 30 00:02:44,160 --> 00:02:49,480 then pursuing his presence with all that we have. This is what we're meditating on 31 00:02:49,480 --> 00:02:55,640 today and this Psalm describes what a person's life looks like who's 32 00:02:55,640 --> 00:03:00,720 enraptured with the beauty of God and his dwelling place who longs to simply be 33 00:03:00,720 --> 00:03:10,240 with him. What a blessing we have just to be in your presence Jesus right now. We 34 00:03:10,240 --> 00:03:15,040 thank you that you are with us today and we ask that you would just increase our 35 00:03:15,040 --> 00:03:21,440 hunger for you. We invite you Holy Spirit to just invade this time today. We 36 00:03:21,440 --> 00:03:50,000 invite you to come and do what only you can do. We're so in awe of you. 37 00:03:51,440 --> 00:04:12,000 How lovely is your dwelling place Lord of Heaven 38 00:04:12,000 --> 00:04:35,520 How lovely is your dwelling place Lord of Hosts 39 00:04:35,520 --> 00:04:47,040 How lovely is your dwelling place Lord of Heaven 40 00:04:47,040 --> 00:05:01,440 How lovely is your dwelling place Lord of Hosts 41 00:05:01,440 --> 00:05:13,920 How I long for you I faint with longing to enter the courts of the Lord with my 42 00:05:13,920 --> 00:05:33,200 entire being with my body with my soul I all shout singing your praise 43 00:05:43,920 --> 00:06:03,280 How lovely is your dwelling place Lord of Heaven 44 00:06:03,280 --> 00:06:17,760 How lovely is your dwelling place Lord of Hosts 45 00:06:17,760 --> 00:06:27,640 Oh what joy for those whose strength comes from you who sit their minds on 46 00:06:27,640 --> 00:06:44,040 heaven when they walk through the valley the valley of weeping it will become refreshing 47 00:06:44,040 --> 00:07:08,520 with the rains of blessing 48 00:07:08,520 --> 00:07:34,120 How lovely is your dwelling place Lord how lovely is your dwelling place Lord of Hosts 49 00:07:34,120 --> 00:07:48,520 How I long for you I faint with longing to enter the courts of the Lord with my entire 50 00:07:48,520 --> 00:08:05,000 being with my body with my soul I all shout singing your praise 51 00:08:18,520 --> 00:08:33,960 Cause a single day in your courts is better than a thousand elsewhere 52 00:08:33,960 --> 00:08:45,640 A thousand elsewhere A single day in your courts is better than a thousand elsewhere 53 00:08:45,640 --> 00:08:57,160 A thousand elsewhere A single day in your courts is better than a thousand elsewhere 54 00:08:57,160 --> 00:09:08,920 A thousand elsewhere A single day in your courts is better than a thousand elsewhere 55 00:09:08,920 --> 00:09:19,080 A thousand elsewhere How lovely is your kingdom 56 00:09:19,080 --> 00:09:31,080 How lovely is your court How lovely are you in heaven 57 00:09:31,080 --> 00:09:42,840 How lovely is my Lord How lovely is your kingdom 58 00:09:42,840 --> 00:09:54,840 How lovely are your courts How lovely are you in heaven 59 00:09:54,840 --> 00:10:10,600 How lovely is my Lord 60 00:10:24,840 --> 00:10:50,600 And I will dwell in your house forever and ever 61 00:10:50,600 --> 00:11:05,400 What a privilege to dwell in your house You're beautiful, dry What a privilege to dwell 62 00:11:05,400 --> 00:11:21,160 in your house with you Cause how lovely is your kingdom 63 00:11:21,160 --> 00:11:27,160 How lovely are your courts How lovely are you in heaven 64 00:11:27,160 --> 00:11:38,920 How lovely is my Lord How lovely is your kingdom 65 00:11:38,920 --> 00:11:48,920 How lovely are your courts How lovely are you in heaven 66 00:11:48,920 --> 00:11:58,680 How lovely is my Lord 67 00:12:18,920 --> 00:12:32,680 How lovely is your dwelling place Lord of heaven 68 00:12:32,680 --> 00:12:44,680 How lovely is your dwelling place Lord of hosts 69 00:12:44,680 --> 00:12:54,440 How I long for you I faint with the longing 70 00:12:54,440 --> 00:13:02,440 To enter the courts of the Lord With my entire being 71 00:13:02,440 --> 00:13:12,440 With my body With my soul I'll lay a shout 72 00:13:12,440 --> 00:13:26,200 I'll sing in your praise 73 00:13:26,200 --> 00:13:34,200 A single day in your courts is better than a thousand elsewhere 74 00:13:34,200 --> 00:13:49,960 A thousand elsewhere A single day in your courts is better than a thousand elsewhere 75 00:13:49,960 --> 00:13:57,960 A thousand elsewhere A single day in your courts is better than a thousand elsewhere 76 00:13:57,960 --> 00:14:13,720 A thousand elsewhere A single day in your courts is better than a thousand elsewhere 77 00:14:13,720 --> 00:14:25,720 A thousand elsewhere 78 00:14:25,720 --> 00:14:37,480 To be in your courts There's nowhere else I'd rather be 79 00:14:37,480 --> 00:14:43,480 Than to be in your house 80 00:14:43,480 --> 00:14:51,480 Lovely, lovely is He 81 00:14:51,480 --> 00:14:55,880 Thank you Jesus, thank you for being with us 82 00:14:55,880 --> 00:15:02,680 Thank you that wherever we are you are there with us 83 00:15:02,680 --> 00:15:09,320 May we dwell more in the courts of heaven than we dwell here on earth 84 00:15:09,320 --> 00:15:14,680 Because your reality is the one that we want to define our lives 85 00:15:14,680 --> 00:15:20,440 So Jesus would you be blessed and friends would you be blessed 86 00:15:20,440 --> 00:15:24,760 As you carry this time with you today into whatever you do 87 00:15:24,760 --> 00:15:51,160 May you remember that His kingdom is for today and He is for you