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Today’s Word of Encouragement from Wayne: “Then it happened as the ark of the Lord came into the city of David that Michal the daughter of Saul looked out of the window and saw King David leaping and dancing before the Lord; and she despised him in her heart.” 2 Samuel 6:16 A spiritual Christian has a spiritual identity. A worldly Christian (which is actually an oxymoron) has a worldly identity. When David danced before the Lord, he was dressed as a simple priest and thi

Today’s Word of Encouragement From Wayne: “David was dancing before the Lord with all his might, and David was wearing a linen ephod. So David and all the house of Israel were bringing up the ark of the Lord with shouting and the sound of the trumpet.” 2 Samuel 6:14-15 David had been anointed as king of Israel by Samuel, but his heart was always towards ministering to the Lord as a priest, which was well expressed in his words, “One thing I have asked from the Lord, that I

Today’s Word of Encouragement From Wayne: “David was dancing before the Lord with all his might, and David was wearing a linen ephod. So David and all the house of Israel were bringing up the ark of the Lord with shouting and the sound of the trumpet.” 2 Samuel 6:14-15 David, the king of Israel, danced before the Lord “with all his might,” dressed as a humble priest “wearing a linen ephod.” In this act of worship and devotion to God, David gave us a perfect preview of our

Today’s Word of Encouragement From Wayne: “David was dancing before the Lord with all his might, and David was wearing a linen ephod. So David and all the house of Israel were bringing up the ark of the Lord with shouting and the sound of the trumpet.” 2 Samuel 6:14-15 This is the account concerning the ark of the covenant being brought into Jerusalem, and David was leading as a minister to the Lord, not as a king of Israel. “David was wearing a linen ephod,” which was a

Today’s Word of Encouragement From Wayne: “O taste and see that the Lord is good; how blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him.” Psalm 34:8 This was, in David’s mind, the simplest and most direct appeal to a person regarding their own entrance into ministering to the Lord in His presence. David believed that if one would truly “taste and see” God’s goodness, then this would create a continuing desire to lead that individual further into God’s “refuge” presence. For it i

Today’s Word of Encouragement From Wayne: “‘I love You, O Lord, my strength.’ The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer, my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge; my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold. I call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised, and I am saved from my enemies.” Psalm 18:1-3 Look at all of these wonderful confessions David proclaimed concerning God, “in whom I take refuge.” I believe it was actually through David’s consistent

Today’s Word of Encouragement From Wayne: “O Lord, I love the habitation of Your house and the place where Your glory dwells.” Psalm 26:8 O I so hope you have this same love for “the habitation of Your house” that David expressed in this psalm, because His house now lives within you! We are a temple of the Holy Spirit (2 Corinthians 6:16) and when we enter within, to minister to our Lord, we are entering into “the place where Your glory dwells.” Oh Hallelujah! David lo

Today’s Word of Encouragement From Wayne: “You hide them in the secret place of Your presence from the conspiracies of man; You keep them secretly in a shelter from the strife of tongues” Psalm 31:20 O the great favor and privilege our God gives us, to minister to Him “in the secret place of Your presence.” Here is one more blessed reason why our Lord Jesus wills us to be alive and active as His kingdom of priests, ministering in His presence, because God is able to purif

Today’s Word of Encouragement From Wayne: “You are my hiding place; You preserve me from trouble; You surround me with songs of deliverance.” Psalm 32:7 God is our hiding place. When we enter the inner court, our inner room, to worship our “Father Who is in secret” (Matthew 6:6), we are in our hiding place. This is where we praise God and minister to Him in His presence and this is where He protects us, strengthens us, and surrounds us “with songs of deliverance.” I

Today’s Word of Encouragement From Wayne: “How precious is Your lovingkindness, O God! And the children of men take refuge in the shadow of Your wings. They drink their fill of the abundance of Your house; and You give them to drink of the river of Your delights. For with You is the fountain of life; in Your light we see light.” Psalm 36:7-9 Once again we see David’s reference to “the shadow of Your wings” as being beautifully and tenderly descriptive of his understanding