{"id":21271,"date":"2019-01-23T21:54:24","date_gmt":"2019-01-24T02:54:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/?p=21271"},"modified":"2019-01-24T17:40:21","modified_gmt":"2019-01-24T22:40:21","slug":"worship-wednesday-do-it-again-elevation-worship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/?p=21271","title":{"rendered":"Worship Wednesday – Do It Again – Elevation Worship"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name, you are mine. When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you; when you walk through fire you shall not be burned, and the flame shall not consume you. For I am the Lord you God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior.<\/em> – Isaiah 43:1-3<\/a><\/p>\n

God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea, though its waters roar and foam and the mountains quake with their surging. – <\/em>Psalm 46:1-3<\/a>
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The Lord is my strength and my song; he has given me victory. This is my God, and I will praise him\u2014 my father\u2019s God, and I will exalt him! – <\/em>Exodus 15:2<\/a><\/p>\n

“Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.”<\/em> – Jesus – John 14:27<\/a><\/p>\n

We have times when the hard thing belongs to another. We want to help but are left with little to say and less to do in the face of someone else’s struggle. Someone we love. Someone we desperately want to help…but fall short.<\/p>\n

God’s arms are not too short (Isaiah 59:1<\/a>). He tells us not to be afraid. He reminds us we are His. He brings strength and peace and victory.<\/p>\n

When we read Scripture verses like those above, we are reminded of so much good we receive from God. We are also reminded of how His good is applied to hard. We are not kept from it, but we don’t go through it alone.<\/p>\n

One of my favorite little books from our homeschooling days is The Door in the Wall<\/em><\/a> by Marguerite de Angeli<\/a>. There is a line in it that has stayed with me all these years:<\/p>\n

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\u201cFollow the wall far enough and there will be a door in it.\u201d<\/strong><\/div>\n
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This is a week when the hardness of life is much on my heart with the loss of a dear friend<\/a> and another friend going through chemotherapy that seems without effect. Cancer is a wall…with no certainty beyond where we are facing it. Walls are a real part of our lives – sometimes protecting us from what lies beyond and other times keeping us from the knowledge of what exactly is on the other side.<\/p>\n

In the hard of life…we walk alongside those walls not sure what is ahead. In de Angeli’s little story, there is always a door. In our faith, the same. God makes a way through for us.<\/p>\n

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If you are the one walking along that rough stone wall…or the friend, like me right now…don’t be afraid. Receive all of God’s promises…He is with you. He won’t fail you. Whatever comes, He will make a way for us.<\/div>\n
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Worship<\/a> with me to the Elevation Worship<\/a> song Do It Again<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Walking around these walls
\nI thought by now they’d fall
\nBut You have never failed me yet
\nWaiting for change to come
\nKnowing the battle’s won
\nFor You have never failed me yet<\/p>\n

Your promise still stands
\nGreat is Your faithfulness, faithfulness
\nI’m still in Your hands
\nThis is my confidence, You’ve never failed me yet<\/p>\n

I know the night won’t last
\nYour Word will come to pass
\nMy heart will sing Your praise again
\nJesus You’re still enough
\nKeep me within Your love
\nMy heart will sing Your praise again<\/p>\n

Your promise still stands
\nGreat is Your faithfulness, faithfulness
\nI’m still in Your hands
\nThis is my confidence, You never failed<\/p>\n

Your promise still stands
\nGreat is Your faithfulness, faithfulness
\nI’m still in Your hands
\nThis is my confidence, You never failed me yet<\/p>\n

I’ve seen You move, You move the mountains
\nAnd I believe, I’ll see You do it again
\nYou made a way, where there was no way
\nAnd I believe, I’ll see You do it again<\/p>\n

[x3]<\/i>
\nI’ll see You do it again<\/p>\n

Your promise still stands
\nGreat is Your faithfulness, faithfulness
\nI’m still in Your hands
\nThis is my confidence, You never failed<\/p>\n

Your promise still stands
\nGreat is Your faithfulness, faithfulness
\nI’m still in Your hands
\nThis is my confidence, You never failed me yet<\/p>\n

And You never failed me yet
\nI never will forget
\nYou never failed me yet
\nI never will forget.*<\/p>\n

*Lyrics to Do It Again<\/em> – Songwriters: Mack Brock, Christopher Brown, Steven Furtick, Matthew James Redman <\/a><\/p>\n

YouTube Video – Trust His Heart<\/em> – Babbie Mason<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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