Pure Glory

by Apostle Gabriel Cross

More importantly, God wants to hear our HEARTS when we worship, not our song selection, skills, and abilities. I’m coming back to the Heart of worship because it’s all about His Heart, not ours. His standards, not ours. His People, not ours. True Worship is giving God what he desires DAILY, not a Cain offering.

by Hazel Straub

A shofar (trumpet), the oldest biblical musical instrument, comes from a ram’s or other animal’s horn. The animal first has to die, before its horn can become a shofar. Secondly, the severed horn is boiled in salted water. Next, the maker removes the boiled horn from the water, gives it a practiced twist, for a unique sound.  Removal of the inside cartilage of the horn happens, before it’s placed to dry. Later, the tip, has cutting, drilling and sanding. When the shofar is complete, one’s mouth blows a blast of air through it, for awakening the people in their souls, spirits and hearts, to call to repentance, for important announcements, coronation of the king, worship, intercession and for warfare.

The shofar illustrates our lives, as Jesus is the greatest shofar. First, a horn is powerful, on a living ram for dominance and defense. To become a shofar or trumpet, one must die. We die to ourselves and take up our cross, daily. The next step is a season of being in boiling salted water. The Word of God washes and seasons us, making us supple and pliable. The Master gives us an expert twist, cleans us from the inside filth and then puts us on the shelf. We then go through a dry season, in the wilderness. Later, what we thought was our greatest strength, becomes cut, drilled and sanded. It is only then the Master, blows the Holy Spirit through us, as a shofar, bringing many into the Kingdom of God.

I Peter 5:10
“After you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who called you to His eternal glory in Christ, will Himself perfect, confirm, strengthen and establish you.”

by Apostle Gabriel Cross

In the Kingdom of God, we do because we are approved not to get approval.

by Apostle Christiana Robinson

To kick against the prick, means to rebel against God, authority or someone God has placed in our life to help us. Sometimes we kick against the prick, when God has asked us to do certain things and we don’t do it. Sometimes, God asks us to do practical things and we choose not to do it. An example of kicking against the prick is sinning against our bodies, when God has told us how to treat it. For example: not eating right, not resting, proper exercising, not abstaining from sexual sins against the body, listening to negative material, speaking negatively, and abusing our bodies with drugs. Another example of kicking against the prick, is not receiving his correction and or responding to correction in a rebellious way.

A prick is used to control an ox, in farming. The farmer directs the ox to go left or right by using a type of tool called a prick to poke the ox. When the ox, refuses to move and becomes stubborn and rebellious, it kicks against the prick. The prick goes deeper into their skin hurting them. If only the ox, would obey. We act stubborn, when God tells us what to do and we don’t change. We act stubborn, when God tells us how to do a certain thing and we refuse, or ignore him, or we keep doing the same old thing over and over. Jesus told Saul “Why do you kick against the prick?” The Lord asks us sometimes, “Why do you kick against the prick? Why do you ignore my directions?”

Let’s not kick against the prick. Everyone is guilty of doing it. But God is instructing us to listen to his voice, submit and obey.  He loves us so much. Instead of kicking against the prick, kick the devil’s butt, by exemplifying obedience and submission to God.

by Apostle Gabriel Cross

I’m so disgusted with the church on church crime. Always, competing, comparing, and degrading one another. It’s just too carnal, spiritually immature, and too much like the world. By this will all men know that you are my disciples that you LOVE ONE ANOTHER! Not your giftings, ministries, nor what comes out of your mouth but LOVE in action, one for another.

by Apostle Christiana Robinson

The heart is a vital organ. If you damage the physical heart, it affects the rest of the body. When our spiritual heart is damaged (by people, by circumstance or by ourselves), it affects our whole body. God is doing a supernatural heart change that is causing a great release of his glory. The glory inside us is released through us. This is a release of pure glory, not a tainted one. During this great circumcision, he is causing his people to become broken into a place of humility and submission, at the end of you and the beginning of Him.

Where you say, “God, I surrender. God, I surrender. God, I can’t live without you. Here I am, God. Give me a heart transfusion. Give us a transfusion, Lord, give us your heart.”

Transfusion – To cause to pass from one to another
To diffuse
To permeate
To transfer

by Apostle Gabriel Cross

I retire, repose, and resign from trying to do what only God can do. It’s GOD’s TIME to do what “he do!” Turn in your resignation today and let God DO it who and when he wants to DO it! Whew, looks like a job for El Shaddai…Selah

by Apostle Gabriel Cross

If you don’t do it or never do another thing, I will still worship you. If I lose everything but I still have you, I have More than enough. So what if I have to wait, I’m not waiting on mankind, I’m waiting on You and you always keep your promise. However, Lord, I simply love you for You.

by Apostle Gabriel Cross

While Investing in others, don’t overlook to invest in yourself…