TAKE ME TO THE KING #inspired by Kirk Franklin & Tamela Mann

When we meet at church or at a Christian convention or conference we meet knowing and understanding that we have our own share of pain and suffering. We realized that we need to be revived, we realized that we need to be renewed, we need to change and only God can do it. Take me to the King is a song with a simple request filled with pain and truth.

Everyone has a request to make unto the Lord but not everyone can make to the throne of God, therefore some people are crying aloud please take me to the King because I have to talk to him, I need to be restored, revived and renewed. Remember the man who was taken to Jesus by his four friends and Jesus said your sins are forgiven and he also said get up and walk. Some of us can't make it to the throne but we need friends and family to take us there so that we can send our requests to the Lord.

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Today I will be breaking down Kirk Franklin & Tamela Mann Take me to the King's lyrics.

- Truth is I'm tired, options are few, I'm trying to pray but where are you? I'm all churched out, hurt and abused, I can't fake what's left to do.

How many times do we go through the same situations, how many times do we undergo the same trial, the same pain, the same hurt. Might be loosing a job, your child smoking weed or your spouse is having an affair. We always try to take time to pray but we feel like God does not speak because our situation is making more noise. We feel like God is not there, we go through different churches and try to get well and help but we feel more hurt, we feel like there is someone or some greater power over us abusing and taking advantage over us, or maybe out families and Jobs make us feel abused. We have reached a place where we can't even fake that we need help, our day to day Job can't take away how we feel or what we are going through.

- Truth is I'm weak, no strength to fight, no tears to cry, even if I tried, but still my soul refuses to die, one touch will change my life.

When solders go to war they go there being healthy and strong so that they can stand a chance of winning the war, but sometimes our situations make us weak. We fight all the time that we can't take it anymore, we have been crying all the time we feel like there was no answer from God and even if we try again, we feel like we already failed to win, but like a solder we refuse do die at the battle field, and at that moment all we need is that touch from God because it is through that touch that our lives change and we stand a chance to win the war.

Zephaniah 3:19 'I will destroy all those who oppress you'

- Truth is its time to stop playing games, we need a word for the people's pain, so Lord speak right now, let it fall like rain, wrere desperate were chasing after you.

As Preachers sometimes we play arround with people's emotions and in this generation people are going through pain that we need to stop playing and start preaching, start encouraging, start motivating, start inspiring, Start directing people to God. People are going through pain and they need the King for deliverance. Sometimes they themselves even want God to speak like yesterday, people are desperate for God to an extend that they are willing to chase after him, to an extend that they crave for Gods word to fall upon their lives and make some changes or a difference.

- No rules, no religion, I've made my decision to run to you the healer that I need.

Sometimes religioisity, liturgy and sacraments do not help regarding the issues of the heart. Sometimes sitting there and coming to the baptism in water does not help, fasting does not help, all that people need is to see the king and send their request. Matters of the heart do not require any step that one should take in a religion so that the person may get deliverance but they require God, the King of Healing.

- Lord we keep making mistakes, Glory is not for us it's all for you.

This clearly brings us to the realization that sometimes situations that we go through are meant to show us who is God, who is King and who is the Creator. Once we develop pride God humbles us through situations and makes us remember that he alone is God.

Psalm 24:1 'The earth is the Lords and the fullness therefor'

- Take me to the King, I don't have much to bring, my hearts torn to pieces it's my offering. Lay me at the throne leave me there alone, to gaze upon your glory and sing to you this song, take me to the King.

As I have mentioned before, situations will sometimes make you to weak to approach the throne. Yes, you may be motivated to go and approach the throne of grace but it's to painful to go there. Sometimes you need fellow Christains to help you pray, help you approach his throne, help you get up and give him praise like Paul praising God until the prison gates and chains open and fell of. The pain that we face in life may be too much to bare, that when you approach his throne your only gift to him is your broken heart, the only offering is you torn up heart. Sometimes you just want to sit in the presence of God and speak to him hoping and believing that when you leave all will be well.

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Last night (18/02/15)I was preaching:

Subject:   Get up

Theme:    Get up and Get going

Scripture: John 5:1-16

Please take time to read it.

God wants to empower you as he did the man who had no hope, God wants to change your situations and challenge you to grow. God wants to see you delivered and renewed. 

NB:

Where there is greater challenges, greater growth is required.

Like the man, God knows who you are and he knows your situation and has come to empower you to get up and get going.

Approach the throne of God, the King of Kings, the lover of your soul.