There Was Joy In The House of The Lord

If you came to any of the three services on October 15 you heard PVMC’s children’s choir sing Phil Wickham’s, “House of the Lord”. I know you were smiling as you watched the hand motions and heard the joyful singing. This was the beginning I needed to bring me to the Throne of God!

“There's joy in the house of the Lord today                                                                                                         

And we won't be quiet

We shout out Your praise

There's joy in the house of the Lord

Our God is surely in this place”

Pastor Chris began his sermon and mentioned self doubt and I knew he was preaching to me. We have over 70,000 thoughts per day and not all are good. What do we choose to listen to? This week I was feeling self doubt about what I was going to share at an upcoming conference that God has called me to do and given me the words. I know those thoughts were from Satan but he is so persistent and loud. I was praying and when I looked up, I saw the verse on my wall that I had put up three years ago when I felt His calling! I had not looked at it in a year! Exodus 4: 12, “Now go; I will help you speak and will teach you what to say.” Just like Pastor Chris said, you overcome those negative thoughts by going to God’s Word! 

So many gifts were used in the service, as every Sunday. Embrace the gifts God has given you! Ephesians 2: 10, “For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.” And there was joy in the house of the Lord!