NO MORE TEARS
Copyright 2011 The Arts Expressed/Jenna Sorenson

I’ve seen every tear shed
For the pain you feel is real
But, not meant to be lasting.
Countless nights you’ve cried yourself to bed

So I urge you, forgive and forget.
I’ve said it before, move forward to a life without regrets.
When you do, you’ll be as a prisoner set free;
When you do, you will let Me be Me.
I will heal your heart
My dear, I’m a Master at such art.
For every pain, I give you joy.
I’ll give for every tear
One thousand smiles.
I’ll give for every fear
Laughter for miles.
I’ll make your life flawless as a breathtaking song.
Choose Me and through Me remain strong.

Don’t listen to what some say you should be, a lie.
Look to Me and see the treasure I’ve made you to be.
We’ll dance far, far from every fear.
You’ll ask, “Why ever did I cry?”
But for now, I look to the day when I’ll wipe away your every tear.

One morning I awakened to a prompting of the number 721. I was unsure as to whether the number was in reference to a date, a time, to a Scripture or to something. When I was unable to determine specifics, I set it aside until the Lord was ready to reveal more details to me. Later that day I lay down to worship and listen, and immediately heard “Daniel.” Daniel 7:21. “I kept looking, and that horn was waging war with the saints and overpowering them until the Ancient of Days came and judgment was passed in favor of the saints of the Highest One, and the time arrived when the saints took possession of the kingdom.” I then proceeded to meditate on Daniel 7:15-22, which is not unlike much of what is transpiring globally today. I was stirred with an excitement in my spirit about Daniel having a vision that pertained to the very days in which we are living! I also sensed the Lord’s urgency for us as His disciples to unite in prayer concerning verse 22, because the time has come for the saints to possess the Kingdom. We have already been given the favor of Christ, and all things with which to discern and act from in Him (Romans 5:2, 2 Peter 1:3). We have His Word and His Spirit to give us spiritual eyes and ears with which to receive His favor, and to partner with Him in possessing the Kingdom of Heaven on Earth.

We know an anti-Christ spirit is waging war on Christianity in our own nation. We know the enemy is waging war against the saints, and in so many cases, he has ‘appeared’ to be prevailing, even though we are already aligned in the favor of Christ as we seek first His Kingdom and His righteousness. What are we not understanding about the greater works He said we would do (John 14:12), other than the obvious, that Christ has not yet returned, we have not yet received our glorified bodies, nor is this Earth the ‘New Heaven’ or the ‘New Earth’ that He has gone to prepare? What does it mean to possess the Kingdom, and to pray His will be done on Earth as it is in Heaven, since as disciples of Christ, we have already received His Kingdom and His favor?

I believe the saints of the Kingdom have been journeying through an appointed time of testing, refining, maturation, and transformation, in order to better carry the very nature of the Father in Christ (Ecclesiastes 3:1, Habakkuk 2:2-3). As humans, unless our flesh is submitted to the will of the Father, we misuse His power, His strength and His authority, which accompany His favor for bringing Heaven’s perspective and provision to Earth.1 The Gospel of Jesus Christ has been misrepresented far too long (see my article on Religion or Relationship). His saints have been cooperating with a transformation period of learning to walk in the fruit of the Vine (John 15:4-8), which will result in His favor being released in greater measure, empowering us to partner with His Spirit and His Word in possessing the Kingdom. We must learn to see our circumstances and our world from Heaven’s economy, and then bring that perspective to Earth through our worship, praise and thanksgiving; through abiding in Christ and operating in the Fruits of His Spirit; and through releasing the giftings He has given to each to manifest His glory and His heart out in and to a world who needs to KNOW Him, not just about Him.

What does possessing the Kingdom look like? In reading Daniel 7:15-22. verse 18 states,“But the saints of the Highest One will receive the kingdom and possess the kingdom forever, for all ages to come.” We must first receive the Kingdom in order to possess it. Receiving the Kingdom comes through our repentance, for the Kingdom is at hand (Matthew 4:17), through receiving the gift of the Father’s love and forgiveness in Christ, and through seeking first the righteousness of Christ (Matthew 6:33). In order to possess the Kingdom, we have to seek our King and His righteousness: all He has extended to us and accomplished on our behalf. We seek to know and understand who Jesus and all His favor has made us to be. To possess the Kingdom we must learn to perceive ourselves as the Father sees us through the love of the shed blood of His perfected Son and His righteousness (Heaven’s perspective), and then learn to walk in continual relationship  with His Spirit. Wholehearted seeking (Matthew 22:37) and being aligned in Christ – His blood-covered favor, His Word & His Spirit – releases revelation for partnering with the Father in possessing His Kingdom on the Earth.

It’s one thing to read a truth, another to know or understand a truth in one’s mind, and yet another to be transformed by a revelation of that truth in one’s spirit and soul. When we really take hold of the truth of the Kingdom, we understand it’s all about what the blood of Jesus has already accomplished. It’s about cooperating with His Spirit and His Word at work within us, transforming us into the very nature of Christ (2 Corinthians 3:18). We pursue His presence to possess His love, as love is an actual position in Him. We pursue His presence to possess His joy, as joy is an actual position in Him. We pursue His presence to possess His peace, as peace is an actual position in Him, as is every other Fruit of His Spirit. His Kingdom is His very nature, and in Christ we have been given favor to tangibly possess the fullness thereof. Mindboggling!

To conclude, I believe the entire Word-filled, Spirit-filled Body of Christ has been in an intense and accelerated season of this very process for such times as these. The world is either currently looking or will soon be looking for people who not only know the truth, but actually know the Truth in the Person of Christ Jesus and walk it out. Kingdom citizens have been devoting and yielding themselves to His plan for their lives, and are actually learning to walk out the truth of His very nature manifesting in us…loving others with His love, and experiencing His joy and peace, regardless of circumstances…learning to pursue and carry a greater measure of His tangible, weighty presence into whatever atmosphere we are sent. He has been ‘fine tuning’ His orchestra, in order that we ‘play’ in tune, in time, and in harmony with His conducting, His favor, and with one another, as we learn to seek His higher ways in possessing the Kingdom of Heaven on the Earth. There is a multitude who has not ENCOUNTERED the living Christ that has yet to take their place in His Kingdom Symphonie. The Kingdom orchestra needs to brilliantly resound in order for the all of the individual notes to be drawn to their place in His magnificently beautiful and creative masterpiece. The Body of Christ should be stirred to great joy and excitement, to go deep, high and wide in relationship with Him, in continual pursuit of His presence, because we were created for this very day and hour to be His hands and feet on the Earth. It is our time to partner with the King of Kings in possessing His Kingdom!

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To Our Tapestry of Miracles

copyright 2011 The Arts Expressed/Jenna Sorenson 

This is the story of you.

The story of what was given to you
Before you were born.

So close your eyes

And picture your life a tapestry.

With brown thread I carefully shaped your frame. Your humanity.

With blue thread I weaved the breath of life. Your freedom.

With an iridescent thread I weaved hope.
To look beyond
 what’s wrong and walk to what’s right when troubles come.
With crystal thread I weave the light in your eyes. So others would be drawn to you.

With a heavy thread of scarlet and pain, my Son rejoiced as He gave his life for You.
That through His pain you would hurt no more and be forever Ours.

At the same time, with thread wet with tears and joy, I weaved into you forgiveness.
This is for you to use when hurt.
Forgive my child, the same way you have been forgiven.
Forgive others and forgive yourself.

With the whitest thread I weaved innocence.
This is for you to know that I do not see what you’ve done or what was done to you.

With purple thread I weaved royalty.
Oh, that crowning moment, when I called you, my daughter, my son!

Our love for you is unending;

How precious were the priceless moments We spent creating you!

Our perfect tapestry.

Still, don’t you know

The time We took in making you?

Oh, that you would know

Your life is unique.
For as We weaved, We created new patterns.

Your royal tapestry hangs in Our court day and night;

Upon a glance We are filled with utmost delight.

Our darling, our child, value your life.

Love,

Your Creator and Savior

Scripture tells us in Genesis, Chapters 1-2, that God spoke creation into existence. Human voices produce a range of frequencies. Scripture also describes the Lord’s voice as being like the sound (roar) of rushing water (many) waters (Revelation 1:15, 14:2, Ezekiel 43:2), which would contain multiple frequencies. Science has recorded that the Earth has its own frequency. Science has also documented the molecular structure of water responding to frequencies, specifically, perfectly beautiful in response to positive spoken words, & deformed in response to negative spoken words (Google Masaru Emoto & his research, as well as Leonard Horowitz). Since the human body is comprised of 57-75% water, this research has powerful implications with regard to the words we speak to one another! We are created to generate, receive & respond to frequencies. One can Google scientific research pertaining to love having the frequency of 528 hertz, or find studies on the frequency of liberty/freedom as being 333 hertz (David van Koevering).

I believe we are just beginning to scratch the surface in discovering the very frequencies of Heaven being released to & aligned on the Earth. I believe that joy, peace, laughter, & an endless array of goodness like justice, mercy, & compassion, existing eternally in Heaven & in the very nature of God, all have frequencies: all possess a specific sound. However, because we live in a fallen world, hate also has a frequency, as does rejection, envy, anger, unforgiveness, & the entire gambit of sinfilled thoughts, words & emotions. Worldwide, we are currently experiencing the manifestation of the fruit of a vast array of negative frequencies, because the Earth is extremely out of alignment with the goodness of God & the atmosphere of Heaven.

The Body of Christ needs to be intimately in pursuit of Jesus for aligning our frequencies with the sound of Heaven. Thankfulness has a frequency. Praise has a frequency. Worship in Spirit & Truth has a frequency. Worship is a lifestyle, & is neither a song style or a church service. Worship is who we are & it’s what we do with every thought, every word, & every action…24/7. When we release the frequencies of our Father’s nature in us, having been redeemed & transformed into the image of His Son, our mind, our will, & our emotions respond to the very frequencies of our worship. It’s impossible to worship in Spirit & in Truth & release frequencies contrary to the nature of Christ. Chuck Pierce recently wrote, ‘In the book of Revelation, we find the real issue is the relationship between the sounds of heaven and the demonstration of God on earth. Sound leads us forth.  Be willing to allow the sounds of Heaven order your actions.’

With all that’s changing & shaking around us, those who choose to stay in a place of seeking first the Kingdom of Heaven, loving the Lord our God with all of our heart, soul,  mind & strength, & others with His love…those who choose an attitude of thankfulness & praise, will find their frequencies aligning in the place of peace that passes all understanding. Peace has a frequency. I humbly give thanks to the Lord for opening my ears & eyes to begin to understand His supernatural frequencies. I can’t wait to discover the various ways He desires to lead me on the path of releasing the frequencies He’s continuously seeking to release on the Earth. I have purposed to be His vessel in empowering others to discover the very frequencies of Heaven, & most especially, the frequencies of His nature. His goodness is looking for those whom He can resound through. Lord, let it begin with me…

I love a word Holy Spirit spoke through a 10-year old boy in December of 2007 in the children’s church I was leading. For specific details concerning this word please read my article at www.TheArtsExpressed.com or www.jaranministries.com entitled: A Season of Expectation. This promise is a frequency awaiting manifestation:

Word Received in Kingdom Kids – 12/16/07 – Danny (age 10, grade 4)

‘The 2008 Christmas Gift!

I herd (heard) God say “I am giving you a gift to all that no one haves (has). It is so precious that the glory of it is shining briter (brighter) than the sun! It’s power is felt all over the earth!” I herd (heard) God say agian (again).”What I speack (speak) is important. It’s might is so far beyond yours.” He said agian (again), “This Christmas I am giving you a restorement (restoration?). My perpose (purpose) is berdond (burdened) on your harts (hearts) so now you know what to do! For now all will (be) and are healed. I am soon coming so rase (raise) up mighty warriors to win the battle that has allready bine (been) won by the blood of Christ. We won and now are going to flood your homes with the glory of me!!!!!’

His glory is a frequency! These revelations & the discoveries continuing to come forth regarding frequencies have astounding implications with regard to the various arts, which are comprised of/utilize the spectrum of visual & audible frequencies (as well as those yet unseen/unheard), & their restorative impact on both individuals & the culture for the Kingdom of Heaven on Earth.

Children and youth today are growing up in a culture that oftentimes leads those who feel isolated or the need to ‘escape’ the many pressures and negative influences, down a destructive path. Music, art, dance and other creative avenues, such as writing, photography, design, etc. provide avenues with which to challenge, connect with, and nurture kids down a path that bears much good fruit. Yes, our schools provide many of these opportunities, but oftentimes, the school environment is the very peer environment the child or youth need escape from.

The Arts Expressed offers non-traditional music methodology for students who either desire to learn a unique and creative approach, or for those where traditional methodology has been ineffective or uninteresting. Our instructors are both classically trained, as well as college degrees, Suzuki-training, and years of both professional playing and teaching experience to contribute to both a unique small group or individual learning experience. Our Suzuki background is well suited to preschoolers for parents who are considering an early start. Studies have proven music training in the early years enhances intelligence and academic performance.

The Arts Expressed would also like to be a resource for parents with autistic children who exhibit interest and potential in music. One of our instructors has both educational qualifications and hands-on experience in both gifted and talented and music therapy environments.

We also offer a variety of classes (Discover the Gifts in You series or Kingdomseries) for individuals of all ages who are seeking identity and purpose. Every person needs to discover for themselves who they are and why they are here. The Arts Expressed is an equipping center that empowers this generation to tap into their individual value, as well as the specific gifts hidden within waiting to be identified, nurtured and shared.

Contact The Arts Expressed via our contact information on this website.

The Arts Expressed is looking to fill our unique classes with students of all ages (preschoolers through adult) who desire the skills on their instrument (piano, guitar, bass guitar) to be able to play by ear, as well as enhancing & releasing their ability to create their own music. We have qualified, experienced professional instructors (classically trained, holding degrees & certifications) waiting to equip the musician in you! Call The Arts Expressed at 763-262-2607.

Attention Churches! Are you looking for a resource to enhance the musicianship skills in your worship team members, regardless of age? Call The Arts Expressed(763-262-2607), as we specialize in equipping your musicians with the skills needed to contribute excellence in your church’s worship ministry.

Do you have need of a professional photographer or professional graphic designer with exceptional creative skills for capturing your identity system or facilitating the marketing of a specific artist or event? Call The Arts Expressed (763-262-2607), as we have an on-staff professional photographer, as well as an on-staff professional graphic designer to meet your creative marketing needs.

Are you searching for identity or purpose or do you know someone who is? Are you feeling isolated or growing weary of the culture or peers defining who you are supposed to be? We offer classes that empower you to discover the unique individual you have been created to be, as well as the unique gifts inside you waiting to be discovered, identified, developed, encouraged & shared. Our instructor is a qualified experienced professional, holding four degrees through the doctorate level, author of five books & a curriculum, has recorded three instrumental CD’s with a fourth in progress, married 31 years, parent of six children (three biological & three adopted), & active 30 years in education & ministry.

The Arts Expressed offers a variety of class scheduling to facilitate your busy schedule, as well as mini-sessions for those who are unable to commit to long-term study.

Class schedules run Mondays-Fridays from 3-9 p.m., Saturdays, 9-5 p.m., or by appointment. Call The Arts Expressed today at 763-262-2607

The Arts Expressed also houses a bookstore that contains local authors’ books, local musicians’ CDs, local artists’ art & jewelry, guitar strings & picks, slightly used homeschool curriculum (Don’t see a book on the shelf or need hands-on manipulatives, science projects, etc.? Ask, as we most likely have it.), Christian inspirational books, devotions, etc., & used instruments & gear. We offer some guitar & bass guitar maintenance services as well.

The Arts Expressed is looking forward to launching, equipping, or enriching your journey as as a creative, confident & skillful individual with specific purpose needing to be expressed!

The Arts Expressed is a Christ-focused equipping center for the purpose of identifying and developing gifts, skills and talents in a variety of life areas, with an emphasis on music and the creative arts. The Arts Expressed will offer weekly music instruction, specializing in piano, guitar, and bass guitar, and weekly core classes entitled, ‘I Am A Good Idea,’ focusing on identy, the discovery of individual gifts and talents, and purpose. Monthly seminars will also be offered relating to music, creative arts, writing, graphic design, photography, gifting and talents, psalming, family, and adoption.

Included in our facility will be a bookstore with local authors’ and artists’ CD’s, books, art, photography, graphic design, jewelry, etc., and used homeschool and Christian living books. We will also offer instrument maintenance and repair, and used music equipment.

The Arts Expressed teaching methodology incorporates group instruction at the preschool, beginning and intermediate levels for piano, guitar and bass guitar. Note reading is offered at intermediate and advanced levels for piano, guitar, and bass guitar, as well as private instruction for learning to master the tools of musical excellence, skill and musicianship. Preschool music classes incorporate singing, creative movement, and rhythm/melodic ear training. The Arts Expressed’s unique music instruction methodology encompasses technical facility, ear training and musicianship, releasing individual creativity through spontaneous improvisation and original composition, i.e. creating music, rather than emphasizing reading the music of others. Our teaching method is designed to nurture and release creativity and in skill in students of every age: from the youngest of preschool and K-12 students, to adults of all ages.

I Am A Good Idea classes focus on identity, discovering individual gifts, and purpose. I am a good idea because I am God’s idea. I have been created by my Heavenly Father with unique gifts, interests and talents. The gifts in me are to be identified, equipped, and released for Kingdom purposes to use throughout my entire life.

The Arts Expressed instructor’s biographies are detailed under ‘About Us’ on this site.

The Arts Expressed will also house Jessa Lyn Photography and Jadan Advertising & Design. Jessa Lyn Photography specializes in marketing, musicians, artist promotion, engagements, weddings and graduations, while Jadan Advertising & Design excels in logo design, artist/musician promotion & design, and posters.

We are excited to be launching in the Monticello area and look forward to an exciting year. For more information on classes, lessons, schedules, hours, location, and other questions, please contact us via support@TheArtsExpressed.com or call 763-262-2607. Please share this website information and help us get the word out!

I see the world through the lens of the Kingdom of Heaven, therefore, the prophetic symbolism of the hummingbird is the first thought that comes to mind. I get my resources in order to delve further into the wonder of what I have been so privileged to witness. One of my sources (www.barbiebreathitt.com) reads: “rapid success from a small beginning will be as sweet as honey; ‘flying jewels’; compact, strong muscles: tiniest of all birds, small ideas or concepts may possess much potential and power; high maneuverability to hover; travels at 65 mph then comes to a complete stop; flying forward, straight up and down, sideways, and backwards, obtain nectar and the sweet treasures of life and eat insects. Focus on the good, beauty and joy in people.”

Another states that hummingbirds symbolize freedom, energy, tireless joy, and accomplishing things that are said to be impossible. Also, as a side-note, hummingbirds are the ONLY birds that can fly backwards (http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_the_symbolic_meaning_of_hummingbirds#ixzz1UAHlxJKV).

Finally, (I am unable to locate my source, therefore I won’t quote, but rather, restate), one writes about the tongue of the hummingbird being able to bypass the tough, bitter outer layers of the plant in order to find hidden treasure beneath. (The essence of my book, “I Am A Good Idea,” is all about finding the hidden treasures within each individual!) I also note that these are baby hummingbirds, which always represent birthing; “something new and delicate that is totally dependent upon you taking care of it: a ministry, business in infancy stage; fruitfulness; reproduction (www.barbiebreathitt.com).”

For me, personally, this all has significance, as I have been praying, fasting, and waiting on a number of promises/prophetic prayers and words spoken over me/my family for years. The hummingbirds symbolize both reflecting back, and the ‘suddenlies’ that will take place in my life and in my family moving forward (I believe this for many prayers covering this nation and this generation as well). My eyes well up with tears as I think about the precious way the Holy Spirit chooses to so intimately and personally reveal my Heavenly Father’s answer to heartfelt cries for being His vessel in bringing His Kingdom to come and His will to be done. In the stillness, He clarifies His desires for the season that is at hand.

Years ago, the Lord instructed me to write the vision down, and though it tarried, to wait for it (Habakkuk 2:2-3). He was also clear that I was not to despise small beginnings (Zechariah 4:10). I have spent much of my adult life walking out this vision with the children the Lord has so richly blessed my husband and me with: all six…three biological, including a set of twins, and an adopted sibling group of three (all at once, older and non-English speaking ! I have focused on teaching each one their identity in Christ through His Word, their homeschool curriculum, and through a daily journey called life. This journey has centered around intimately knowing the voice/presence of the Holy Spirit and a desire to live their lives and use their giftings for the Kingdom of Heaven on Earth. I have also focused on identifying and nurturing the specific and unique giftings the Father has placed within each one. We have a drummer/studio musician/audio production specialist, a guitar/bass/graphic designer artist, a vocalist/hip hop dancer/keyboardist/photographer, a gift of helps/creative artist/missionary heart/writer/worshiper, a lyrical dancer/writer/gift of helps/worshiper, and a finder of the lost/gifts of helps/kairos Word from Scripture child…each one unique, each one special, and each one a gift from Heaven sent to Earth to be expression of His nature through their assigned giftings.

The Arts Expressed has been an evolving vision in my spirit and in my heart since the Lord gave me a heart for gifted and talented kids back in college. He has however, shaped the vision into such a portrayal of His beauty that I could not have remotely fathomed or thought of in my own strength. Over the years of walking it out in the homeschooling environment of our six children and in our family ministry, the Lord has brought it to a place where it so much better manifests His heart than my own. He has been teaching me a multitude of things about myself and the depths of the identity His Son purchased for my freedom to be who He has called me, to see myself as my Father sees me through His righteousness and nothing less, and who He has created and gifted me to be as an expression of Heaven on Earth.

From that perspective, He has so clearly emphasized that EVERY individual is gifted, talented, and created with unique purpose for a specific Kingdom assignment here on Earth. He has called me to find and release the limitless treasures He has hidden in others, regardless of age, but especially from the earliest of ages (it’s NEVER too late to discover the gifts He has placed within you!). Through Jesus, the Father has placed infinite good and infinite beauty intentionally to be expressed throughout the Earth through His vessels. He wants all people to know His love and joy (and all of the Fruits of His Spirit), and what better way to manifest His nature to a world in need than through His Son via Holy Spirit via His sons and daughters expressing the vast array of endless creative gifts He has placed within each member of His creation. Every created being is a container for expressing the Father’s inexhaustible creativity. We have each been given the freedom to choose whether to use our God-given gifts for the Kingdom of Heaven or not. The evidence of this is all around us daily. (Please note, that I am not stating that our gifts are to be used exclusively in the church. To the contrary, our gifts are to be used out in the world wherever we’ve been placed. We are to be the Kingdom of Heaven’s sphere of influence – the Church He is building and advancing – (love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control, wisdom, understanding, council, might, knowledge and reverential awe of the Lord) wherever those who don’t yet know Him are!

The Arts Expressed purposes to stir up, discover, nurture, and equip the giftings the Lord has placed within each individual person who seeks to discover their unique and specific purpose here on Earth; the individual assignments given to each one to develop and release. There is no one else who can contribute and share what the Father has created you to express. What an amazing and mind-boggling concept to grasp! I believe The Arts Expressed is going to be a center with high maneuverability that will ‘suddenly’ be propelled into the lives of those who are seeking identity, purpose, and to be an expression of Heaven on Earth through the development of their giftings, talents, and skills in a multitude of areas, but especially in the creative arts. I also believe there will be a non-profit piece to The Arts Expressed that will be created specifically to reach those the world has cast aside; the ones the world labels as ‘orphans,’ and those who feel isolated, alone, or ‘orphaned.’ The Father’s eyes are on each and every one and in Him, there are no orphans, only a family waiting to embrace and love them. He created each and every individual to know and receive the gift of His Son, and through Him, be activated and released in their unique giftings within; to know their specific assignment and to take their place in all He has purposed for this time in His story. His desire is for them to be trained up in the way they should go, follow Him in a vital and living love relationship, as well as develop the skills and giftings He can use to transform the atmospheres of their nations.

In the process, I will be blessed to continue to use my own giftings as a pianist, psalmist, teacher, and writer (as well as wife and mother . The worship, prayer, prophetic giftings, identity in Christ, authority in Christ, and being a daughter who desires to be an expression of her Father’s heart and will, by His Spirit and His Word through His blood, is the foundation of my journey. In Him, I am free to be me, and in Him, I am free indeed! In Him, I am on Earth to be used to release others to walk freely as He made a way for and created them to be: free to love, free to walk in joy and peace, free to be patient/kind/and gentle, free to be self-less, free to be compassionate and merciful…free to be an inexhaustible list of adjectives that express the goodness of Heaven on Earth through who we are in Christ and what’s/Who’s inside of us to express, however we have been gifted to express it!

Yes, I have been blessed with birthing a big vision that contains much Kingdom potential and power (the hummingbirds ). I know the One who is faithful to do what He says He will do, and the One who will bring it to pass, not by might or power, but by His Spirit…SUDDENLY!

P.S. Note: The Arts Expressed also has a unique music instruction methodology that encompasses technical facility, ear training and musicianship in order to develop creativity through spontaneous improvisation and original composition, i.e. creating music. It involves learning to develop the tools of musical excellence and skill, in collaboration with identity/relationship in Christ, facilitating new/original songs, as well as following the leading of the Holy Spirit spontaneously in worship and in ministry.

FYI: mama and papa hummingbird have visited my deck three times since starting this note, and yes, that number has significance, too ! We were blessed to capture a portion of the baby hummingbird experience on video, but unfortunately the file is too large to post on this site, even after condensing the resolution.

This verse has recently been calling my name. In speaking it back to the Lord, He has led me to ponder and research musical frequencies, DNA, and many scientific/mathematical dimensions with regard to the arts, healing, and wholeness. That being said, I was drawn to the story of David’s first employment with king Saul as a skilled ministrel/harpist, who when he played, caused a tormenting spirit to leave the atmosphere (see 1 Sam.l 16:16-20, 23). However, two chapters later, David plays for Saul as before, but from that point on, Saul has a spear in his hand with intent to kill David (see 1 Sam. 18:10, 19:9).

I asked the Lord to point out specifically what changed? Scripture confirmed it wasn’t David’s relationship with the Lord, his skill or his anointing as a musician. I was led to look at 1 Sam. 18:5-12. These verses clearly indicate that specifically what changed was Saul’s envy of David. Saul’s envy of David led to anger, fear, and hatred, which manifested stronger than David’s skill, anointing, or gifting, when it came to making the tormenting spirit leave. There are significant implications in that revelation alone.

We, however, live in the New Testament age of, ‘greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world’ (1 John 4:4), so I began to ask some difficult questions. Scripture is clear that the gifts and callings of  God are irrevocable (Rom. 11:9), even if the vessel chooses not to use them for the Kingdom of Heaven. David was chosen and known for having a heart after God’s own heart. He also possessed a skillful musical gift and anointing that was initially able to make the tormenting spirit flee. This led me to study the entire background surrounding both Saul and David, and that’s when my ‘aha’ moment came. The context for what I’m about to write can be found in 1 Sam. 9:15-17, 10:1-26).

Saul was God’s choice when the people cried out for a king. God confirmed his choice of Saul through Samuel and through the fulfillment of all Samuel prophesied over him. However, because Saul was lacking in his relationship with God (both in intimacy and reverential awe), he didn’t see himself as God saw him. Saul didn’t understand or believe that he was God’s choice, God’s idea, or Heaven’s solution to Israel’s problems on Earth. Because Saul didn’t have a personal relationship with God (the text indicates it as more of a working knowledge about his religion and clearly not a relationship – 1 Sam. 9:21), he didn’t understand who God was or who He had called him to be, he didn’t believe in his own calling or giftings, and therefore, he tried to lead:

• without faith and trust in God or holy reverence for Him
• in his own strength (striving)
• and greatly influenced by fear, doubt, and the opinions/rejection of others.

This is what ultimately led to his envy, his fear, his disobedience, and the forfeiting of his call as king.

David, on the otherhand, had a heart, an identity, giftings and skills that wholeheartedly belonged to God. David knew God because he spent significant time with Him. He knew he was God’s idea, God’s choice, and he knew his giftings/skills. He daily purposed to walk intimately with God, and to use everything he was and had been given in order to be Heaven’s solution to Israel’s problems, beginning with Goliath. His trust in God was unshakeable, and he knew beyond any doubt that God was both Almighty and Faithful. He didn’t listen to anything anyone else said about or to him, but rather placed all of his confidence in who the Lord was, and what the Lord spoke. David’s faith in God prevailed through most of his life.

David’s revelation and understanding of intimacy, identity, giftings/skills, and the frequencies on Earth being aligned with the frequencies of Heaven, led to his establishing an entire worship institute involving uniquely original, creatively inspired instruments and musicians/singers who were trained/equipped to skillfully release the worship, frequencies, and kairos word of the Lord over the nation of Israel, which brought the favor of the Lord to rest over the nation throughout most of  Solomon’s reign. David incorporated relationship/identity (his intimacy with God) and music (the arts) to release the frequencies of the Kingdom of Heaven throughout Israel 24/7: the worship, the nature, the provision, the will, the leading, the healing, etc. David understood that the frequencies of Heaven released through Heaven’s vessels on Earth were able to transform the atmosphere.  This was pre-cross (1 Chron. 25:6-7, 2 Chron. 29:25-28)!

What lessons can the Body of Christ take away from this? Sons and daughters of the Most High God, through the righteousness of Christ in them, need to be releasing the manifestation of the Kingdom of Heaven wherever it is not visible. When the sons/daughters of the Kingdom of God understand that the Father sees them as His good idea…

• when they understand that the Father sees them as complete in Christ, desiring them to be in intimate relationship and enjoying the journey of being transformed into His amazing nature of supernatural love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control…
• when they understand they’ve each been created with gifts/callings unique to each one, and that there is no need to envy/covet anyone else’s gifts, but rather they are to pursue/receive a revelation of their very own gifts and be encouragers of the gifts of others…
• and when they purpose to learn to develop and use their gifts skillfully for the Kingdom of Heaven on Earth wherever they are called, including and especially both inside AND outside of the four walls of the church…

A ‘greater is He that’s in me than he that’s in the world’ will begin to flow out to a world in need in such a way that the things that are not of the Kingdom of Heaven on Earth will begin to transform (the tormenting spirits will flee). One of the greatest needs our nation has is to get a new revelation of who God really is, who Jesus really is and living for Heaven on Earth in the nature of our Creator through His Son in this world (all void of religion)…to actually BE His church. Our nation, greatly in need of healing, is groaning and crying out for the supernatural love of God to rest upon us…His peace, His joy, His patience, His kindness, His goodness, His gentleness, His self-control. How does this happen? When His children are in active pursuit of relationship and intimacy with their Heavenly Father and:

• perceive themselves as the Father sees them in Christ;
• seize hold of a revelation of who He’s already made them to be through the shed blood of His Son;
• understand He inhabits His people as they cooperate with the daily leading of the Holy Spirit in their lives…He’s already here, because the Holy Spirit indwells earthly vessels in Christ (increased revelation and awareness of His manifest presence);
• in that daily journey, the Holy Spirit supernaturally transforms us into the very nature of our Lord Jesus, who came to BE compassion to the poor and broken, healing to the sick, freedom to those in bondage, comfort to those in mourning, and the very Fruits of His Spirit – the frequencies of Heaven – in every life He came in contact with.

When we live intimately and confidently in Him, using our God-given gifts out in the world where He has sent us, His presence/His nature find a resting place…‘every place on which the sole of your foot treads, I have given it to you…’ (Josh. 1:3).

Let’s take what David understood about intimacy and reverential awe for our Heavenly Father, add to that all the Father has revealed/is revealing about our identity in Christ Jesus and the power of His transforming blood and Spirit, add to that the frequencies…what science and math have already discovered and are discovering…the frequencies of our very being (our DNA)…

and begin to use our music, our dance, our art, our photography, our design, our literature, our speech (yes, when we speak, we speak frequencies containing life or death (Prov. 18:21)…everything we do involves frequencies, as our very own individual DNA plays a unique song that no one else on earth can play), our creative and innovative ideas (which originate with our Creator), and begin to release the very nature of Heaven to manifest on the Earth in this brief, yet very specific season we’ve been given the freedom to BE.