Tag: worship
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His Shield of Love Surrounds You
Kathi Pelton Is the Lord your refuge?Is he the one that you trust in?Is he the one you turn to in times of suffering?Is he the one that your hope is in? It’s easy to say, “I trust you, Lord” when everything around you is going well. But that moment when the perverbial rug is…
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God Is Listening…
By Kathi Pelton Today I woke up to the voice of the Lord so clearing telling me that he sees me and he hears me. That may sound obvious but there are moments in life that the reminder of his nearness is like a cup of water to a thirsty soul. Today was one of…
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The Fire and Water Has Prepared You For SUCH A TIME AS THIS!
By Kathi Pelton The body of Christ has been in a time where both fire and water has come upon us. Fire has come to purify and water has come to wash us— together they will reform us. This work of the Spirit has come upon us both individually and corporately. There has been such…
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Trampling the Grapes of Wrath
By Kathi Pelton During a time of worship time, I suddenly began to hear the stomping of the worshippers feet. The sound grew louder and louder in my spirit even though the people were not actually stomping their feet. There was great excitement in the worship but the stomping that I was hearing was what…
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The King Has Extended His Scepter— And It’s Dripping With Honey
By Kathi Pelton As we enter the celebration of Purim, when the Jewish people remember the victory over Haman’s plot to destroy them, let us also remember the victory that Jesus provided for us upon the cross! Here in most of North America we just entered Daylight Savings Time, where our clocks are set forward…
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Dwell! It’s Time To “Behold His Beauty”
Kathi Pelton Once a month at our church here in Portland, Oregon we have what we call our “Dwell” night. It is an entire evening set aside to come together as a church family and dwell in His presence through worship and adoration. It is such a special and deep time for everyone that comes…
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Nothing Else Will Do!
By Kathi Pelton There is a popular worship song called, “Nothing Else”, it’s chorus says, I just want YouNothing else, nothing elseNothing else will doI just want YouNothing else, nothing elseNothing else will do There may be no truer words ever written. No matter what you think will fill or satisfy your life— if you…
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Time To Ascribe!
By Kathi Pelton On this first day of 2021 the word “Ascribe” has been resounding in my mind and my spirit like a bell tolling to announce God’s attributes. To ascribe means to attribute, impute or assign a quality or cause to something or someone. The 96th Psalm ascribes certain qualities to Yahweh, “Ascribe to…
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The Enemy’s Kryptonite
By Kathi Pelton We are standing in the midst of an nation that is gripped in fear, rage, pain and exposure. Everything that can be shaken is being shaken. Our very roots are being shaken as chaos fills our cities and streets. So, how do we— the body of Christ— position ourselves and navigate these…
Oceans in the Desert 