What is prophetic worship?

What is prophetic worship? 

Levels of participation in corporate worship -
~Listening to the song service.
~Singing a song because that's what we're all doing right now.
~Singing a song because you like the BEAT or STYLE or the ARTIST that sings it
       (soulishness)
~Singing a favorite song because it meant something to you before.
~Singing a song with all of your heart and soul and mind and strength
because you want to express praise to God. (obedience)
~Singing something extra or new at the end or in the midst of the songs because you are inspired to. The Spirit of God gives you an "unction" or
extra boost to express a new thought of worship or praise - a new song.
~Singing in a complete flow and being carried along by the Spirit. There
seems to be an ease of worship and inspiration is unending.
You just can't stop and don't want to stop.
The more you worship, the more there is to worship. You "see"
more of Jesus and He reveals himself, His presence is there.

Those who are experienced and comfortable in music can, at this point, express this revelation by the Spirit's leading. Motivated by love alone, one may sing a song of prophecy. Prophecy is information that is inspired, it is revelation.
It may be a scripture that the bearer is driven to sing and express
musically. It may be a phrase that reveals Jesus, God's character never seen
before by the worshipper. It may be a musical version of a truth being
taught in that church.

The journey from merely LISTENING to worship to being INSPIRED in His Spirit's flow of worship begins with steps of obedience in the physical part of ourselves. When we are obedient to make our body sing, clap, dance, move and enter in to what's going on, then we are offering up our sacrifice of praise. The Lord is pleased with this. It is not really worship until there is sacrifice involved.

The more we become used to getting out of our "flesh", getting out of our "soul", then the easier it is to get into the Spirit realm quicker. The "pump" at the well of our "innermost being" does not have to be primed so much. One can get in the flow so easily when you've done it frequently. One learns how to get there and what it is like when you're there.

MUSIC FOR YOU!! 

Here is some music you can listen to. 

I intend to re-invigorate this blog and begin keeping the blogs coming!! 

This is "America", a song that I put together, sung by my friend, Sean Mitchell. I have once again become inspired by the hope that America might have some more time to get right…  

I have become a widow since the last time I actually posted here. And it would be greatly appreciated if you could lend support by listening to and/or purchasing any music that I may post here.



Besides cdbaby.com, "America" is also available at iTunes, Spotify, Amazon, etc…streaming all around.
There is video content at Facebook and Youtube:
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/rachel.bragdon/videos/10216899712739888/ 
YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtR8vvhedUc

iTunes:

https://music.apple.com/us/album/america-single/1476600883

Amazon music:

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Many blessings! Pray for our land!

How Hungry Am I?

Well, I say that I am hungry for God's presence. It's a widespread saying in spirit-filled church circles. And it's true. I am hungry. My whole adult life I have made decisions to take me on a path learning about the Holy Spirit and seeking God more.

But now I'm starting to see that the Lord Jesus is asking more of me. I sense these times that He wants me, or sometimes "us" - whoever has been praying and worshipping together, to stay longer with Him. I constantly get that feeling that He wants more time.

Some would say - isn't a two and a half hour church service long enough? I would say that on a tired day.

What would happen if we stayed longer? What would happen if there were an entire day devoted to waiting on Him? How about a whole week? Moses was called up the mountain to meet with God and it was seven days of waiting before God revealed himself to Moses.

These are extreme days. I'm beginning to think that it will take extreme amounts of time and devotion to the Lord to get into places of glory and power. Especially in a society of religious routine.

But I'm a person that likes routine and regularity in my life. I could put that down. I'm willing to do things Your way, Lord. You are the Lord. I keep hearing You say - don't stop praying. I know you have more You want to reveal about Your ways.

I will seek You, I am hungry.

Psalm 29

After the storms rolling through our area last night, I was reminded of this Psalm. As the rain, thunder and lightning began during our worship time at church and continued for several more hours, I couldn't help but meditate on some things the Lord had shown me about this Psalm recently.
Perhaps David also witnessed a great thunderstorm and wrote these verses. But the depth of God and the power of HIS SPOKEN WORD, HIS VOICE is seen in his analogies and metaphors.
Watching a storm is a reminder of powers and forces that are beyond human capabilities. But the Lord is infinitely more powerful than that!

1 Ascribe to the Lord, O sons of the mighty, ascribe to the Lord glory and strength.
Let all men and angels ascribe to Jehovah God all glory and strength, more than than the power of a storm and flood!

2 Give to the Lord the glory due to His name; worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness or in holy array.
All glory is due to HIM, worship Him covered in His glory.

3 the God of glory thunders; the Lord is upon many (great) waters. Revelation 4:5 Out of the throne came flashes of lightning and rumbling and peals of thunder, and in front of the throne seven blazing torches burned, which are the seven Spirits of God. Psalm 93 The Lord reigns, He is clothed with majesty; the Lord is robed, He has girded Himself with strength and power; the world also is established, that it cannot be moved. your throne is established from of old; You are from everlasting. The floods have lifted up, O Lord, the floods have lifted up their voice. The Lord on high is mightier and more glorious than the noise of many waters, yes, than the mighty breakers and waves of the sea.

4 The voice of the Lord is powerful; the voice of the Lord is full of majesty.
Psalm 96:6 says - Honor and majesty are before Him: strength and beauty are in His sanctuary. The next few verses of Psalm 29 (5-11) go on to describe how His power and majesty is at work in the earth.

5 The voice of the Lord breaks the cedars; yes, the Lord breaks in pieces the cedars of Lebanon.
Isaiah 2: 10-17 refers to the cedars of Lebanon and mountains and lofty hills and high towers as being things that the wrath of God will come against in the day of the Lord. The cedars of Lebanon are not only things which exalt themselves against God, but also have deep roots. Evil things that have held and stayed rooted and not let go, will be broken as the voice of the Lord speaks !

6 He makes them also to skip like a calf; Lebanon and Sirion (Mount Hermon) like a young, wild ox.
Malachi 4:2 says that the Sun of Righteousness will rise and bring healing in His wings for those that fear His name. They will be set free and skip like calves let out to pasture, leaping for joy! The voice of the Lord brings liberty from the bondages of deeply rooted things !

7 The voice of the Lord splits and flashes forth forked lightning (hews flames of fire - KJV)
Hebrews 1:7 says - Referring to His angels he says, Who makes His angels winds and His ministering servants flames of fire. And this is a quote from Psalm 104:4. Matthew 28:3 says that the angel at Jesus' tomb appeared like lightning. On the day of Pentecost, tongues of fire appeared on the heads of all the disciples. The voice of the Lord sends out angels of fire!

8 The voice of the Lord makes the wilderness tremble; the Lord shakes the Wilderness of Kadesh.
The wilderness is a place where things are dry. Kadesh Barnea was the place where the children of Israel spent much of their wandering time in the wilderness. The voice of the Lord shakes these dry places of lack and failure.

9 The voice of the Lord makes the hinds bring forth their young, and His voice strips bare the forests, while in His temple everyone is saying, Glory!
The hinds are a type of the ones that respond to the Lord and to His love. Song of Solomon 2:7 and 3:5. The hinds' feet are also referenced in 2 Sam.22:34, Psalm 18:33, Hab 3:19 as being able to go up to high places (places of worship). So the hind (female deer) is going to bring forth young and be fruitful at the voice of the Lord !

10 The Lord sat as King over the deluge; the Lord still sits as King forever!
11 The Lord will give strength to His people; the Lord will bless His people with peace.

LORD, SPEAK TO US !
SEND OUT YOUR VOICE, YOUR WORD !

PSALM 24

written by David probably for bringing the ark into Jerusalem.

1. A Psalm of David. The earth is the Lords and all it's fullness,
the world and all those who dwell therein
2. For He has founded it upon the seas and established it upon the waters.

3.Who may ascend into the hill of the Lord ? or
who may stand in his holy place ?
4. He who has clean hands and he who has a pure heart
Who has not lifted up his soul to an idol
nor sworn deceitfully.
5. He shall receive blessing from the Lord and righteousness from
the God of his salvation.
6. This is Jacob, the generation of those who seek Him, who seek Your
face. Selah.

7. Lift up your heads oh you gates and
Be lifted up you everlasting doors! And the
The King of glory shall come in.
8. Who is this King of glory?
The Lord strong and mighty
The Lord mighty in battle.
This is the king of glory
9. Lift up your heads oh you gates!
Lift up you everlasting doors! And
The King of glory shall come in.
10. Who is this King of Glory?
The lord of hosts,
He is the King of glory

In the first two verses David is claiming the world for the dominion of God and proclaiming it.

Next, in verses 3-6, he writes about going up to Mount Zion. He is going to take a stand by placing the ark of the covenant in a prominent place, as if for all the world to see the sign of God's dominion in the earth. Those who were to carry the ark were to consecrate themselves. After David learned how to transport the ark by God’s plan and not his own, the Levites carried it on their shoulders into the place David prepared for it. He was already acting ahead of his time in explaining how the OT shadows and types were meant for the NT era. The ceremonial cleansing which the Levites went through, translates into this: having clean hands, a pure heart, a pure soul, and a pure mouth.

Then in verses 7-10, he addresses the city gates, “open up, the King of glory is coming in!” It is an order. Let nothing be in the way of God's presence coming into the city and into His rightful place of authority. This was acted out in the carrying of the ark into Jerusalem and up to Mt. Zion. That is the picture of the reality of God coming to earth. God rides upon the four living creatures when He comes to the earth. In heaven He is surrounded by them all the time. They are His worshippers and prophetic voices. They speak, often, for Him, to proclaim to men, what God is going to do, or what God wants men to do.

It is a prophetic declaration for us to agree with now – in our day and in our city.
Let the barriers of the power and authority of the Kingdom of God be opened up, let the KING of GLORY come in!
Let the religious spirits and the jezebel spirits who silence the prophetic voice in our city be annihilated and the KING OF GLORY will come in. These have kept guard at the city gates long enough. OPEN UP!

PSALM 63

Oh, God, you are my God
Earnestly I seek You
My soul thirsts for You
In a dry and weary land where there is no water.

I have seen You
In the sanctuary
To see Your power and Your glory.

Because Your lovingkindness
Is better than life
My lips shall praise You.

So I will bless You
As long as I live
I will lift up my hands in Your name.

On Earth As It Is In Heaven

What do you think this looks like ~
praise on the earth -- as it is in heaven.