It seems that God is really enjoying messing with my small little brain that I think way too highly of way too often. I am not one that really gets into the whole fasting thing most of the time. I mean, it takes a lot for me to jump in with everything I have and really believe that God truly wants to do something with me during a certain time. I feel that’s exactly what He is wanting to do with me over the next 7 days. I know I’m not alone.

This past weekend as we were BURNING, God laid something on my heart that quite honestly, has twisted my brain. Although I have thought that I had some of this figured out, God, in an instant, let me know just how big He is and how very small I am.  I already knew that, but He, in His own special way, solidified that in my mind. His thoughts are definitely higher than my thoughts and His ways are massively huge compared to mine. I love that about Him.

Over the past year, I have heard so much about the Tabernacle of David. About how in the last days God was going to rebuild the Tabernacle of David. Even though I knew this was true… I mean, all you have to do is read the Bible to know that… I still couldn’t wrap my brain around it. I can’t tell you how many times I secretly would ask God, “What does that mean? What does that look like?” I have been so caught up in the whole Tabernacle thing, that I even did an extensive study on the Old Testament Tabernacle with my mother-in-law. I knew that God was wanting to take me a little deeper into this. And I knew He wanted to take His time with me. This past weekend, as I was listening to minstrel after minstrel and psalmist after psalmist, there came out of each heart this cry from the Father’s heart. He was saying to us, “I desire real. I desire you to be real with me. I’m tired of hearing the ‘pretty, all rhyming’ songs that seem to have it all together. I want you. I desire your heart. I desire your words. The words I planted inside of you to come out at this time.” So, after being “pickled” in this atmosphere and as I was listening once again to another minstrel singing and speaking and praying the Psalms of David, the Spirit of God hit me right in between the eyes. In an instant He said, “The Tabernacle of David is in you.” Those words literally stopped me cold. He continued, “The Old Testament Tabernacle was a place where I met with my people. I provided the way by sending my Son to die and raise from the dead so that I could indwell you. The literal Tabernacle of David was David. It wasn’t a place. I am raising up ‘David’s’ in these last days; ones who pour out words to me that they don’t care whether they rhyme or not. They don’t care whether it will be in the ‘top 40′. They don’t care if it pleases men’s ears. All they care about is my heart. My ears. What I want. That is what I’m rebuilding.” God is raising up millions of “David’s”.

This morning as I was in the “in between place” of sleep and awake, God once again spoke to me and said, “I am consecrating my Tabernacle. That is the purpose of the next 7 days. Embrace it. It will be uncomfortable, but it is necessary because I want to meet with you. The sounds I desire from each of you will only come out of a heart that places me above everything else.”

God, may we each meet with You in a way that we have never done before. I know that’s a radical prayer to pray. I desire more of You. I pray for every person who participates in this over the next 7 days to have such incredible encounters with You. I pray for fresh vision and understanding. Not for our own glory, but for Your glory. May we honor You in Your Tabernacle. May we constantly walk as living sacrifices; holy and acceptable to You.

Tags: consecration, fasting, living sacrifice, Tabernacle of David

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