This morning Jay Sandifer and Mikayla Mallek were on Channel Nine (WAOW Wausau, WI) talking about the Worship Arts Involvement and this Saturday’s Fund Raiser for the Costa Rica Mission Trip.  They both did a great job and we are expecting the Lord to move in a big way on Saturday.  Be praying and expecting; and then come and enjoy how the lord rewards his faithful.

Blessings from your brother in Christ.

Klaven R. Embertson

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      Have you felt that?  Have you felt the Father’s finger on you?  I know when I feel it, when I have been in Gods presence.  I felt it that wonderful day when I opened my heart to him and said thank you Father for sending your son Jesus to die for me.  I felt it the day I was baptized in the Holy Spirit, Yes, I felt it on those great days.  Sometimes I feel it at times that may be less [exciting] to me until that moment his finger is on me.  I feel it when I give my all to him, when I give my focus to him, when I write this blog, when I sing to him, when I read his word, and give him the focus of my mind. 

       Have you not felt the finger of God for awhile? Do you want to feel his presence more?  I know I do.  Try this: take out a pen and paper.  Start writing your heart.  Say what your soul sings to the Lord and open the deep door.  If you don’t like to write then take out an instrument and play for him, or open your mouth and sing!  Take out your bible and READ!  All of these things open your heart [for him to shine into you].  You will feel his [presence] as he enjoys your focusing on him.  This is what worship is about.  Our hearts want to praise him and reach out to him. [so that we can show the Father all the love we have].

      I have a suggestion that could help you understand how amazing God is.  Try picturing in your mind, what it was like to be in Hell the moment Jesus appeared to proclaim victory of the grave as he overcame the prince of darkness!  Let him fill you with that feeling and then draw it, sing it, write it, and express the pure joy that sprang from that moment!  Then listen to the blessings the Father has proclaimed to you and feel the Father put his arms around you in a heavenly embrace!  You will want to feel that way again and again.  I promise!

 Thank you Jesus!  Thank you for filling us with inspiration that leads us to do things that touch the world!  I know you love us beyond all measure. 

 Blessings of the Lord on You!

Your brother in Christ,

Klaven R. Embertson

But today I think of the power his sacrifice gives us because of the forgiveness it gives us. I think of it like this. I think of my son after he has done something wrong, something he knows will get him in trouble, something he thinks I do not know about.  What does he do- 1) He stays away from me because he feels guilt and because he is afraid I will know something is up.  2) He acts up in other ways because he’s always afraid that at any moment I will discover what he did and 3) He gets mad at others or points out their faults so quickly trying to prove to himself that he is not so bad.  As his father, much of the time I already know what he did or know he did something.  This is obviously the same with our heavenly Father; he knows all we’ve done.  So what do I do as a father?  I feel sadness for my son that he is putting himself through this.  I want him to come to me and say “Dad, I did this and I am sorry.”  I would hug him and say “its okay, son we all do things we should not.  I am proud of you for coming to me.”  Truly my heart cries for this moment.  I sometimes even say “Son, I know something is up.  Please just tell me so you will feel better.”

I believe Jesus is doing the same to us.  We do things we shouldn’t and feel worthless, bad, and dirty for it.  We beat ourselves up, and avoid the love of the Father out of fear of what he will say or do.  All the time while our Father is sitting with open arms and tears in his eyes saying “Come and share, admit your sins.  Ask for forgiveness.  I love you so much.  I do not want to see you suffer.”  After we finally give in to God he embraces us and says, “You are forgiven, and I am so proud of you.  I’m happy you’ve come to me.” 

Come to the Lord and Father.  Lay your sins at his feet.  He already knows.  He just wants you to ask for forgiveness.  Can’t you see him sitting there at the edge of your bed saying “what is wrong son?  Please tell me.  Please ask for me to come into your heart so that you can feel my forgiveness.”  Lay down your worries, sins and your troubles because you don’t need them.  Jesus died so you wouldn’t have to carry them.  Believe that in your soul and he will hold you and when he says, “its okay,” you will know it is true.

Blessings upon you,

Klaven Embertson

Blessings
Klaven

 In the past weeks I have been reflecting on people in my life.

People, I feel have great faith.  The man at the top of this list

for me is George W. Allen. Or as we call him “Pop”. Pop is

my father-in-law and as my father-in-law has shared over the

years much of his  faith with me.  However, it has only been

in the last couple years that I have truly come to value and

seek out these conversations.  I find such comfort and

wisdom in those moments that I later use in my own

reflection and meditation time.

        The words he spoke that most touched me were not

spoken to me, but to my wife and then by her to me.  The

words were “My Love Is Sufficient”.  I heard these words one

day when I shared with my wife how amazing I felt it was

that her dad has such faith despite the constant and terrible

pain he is in from his rheumatoid arthritis.  My wife

responded that she had asked him, “ Pop, how do deal with

all the pain and not get angry with God because he has not

healed you.” He said to her that he prays to Jesus to help

him with the pain and he said the Lord told him “ My Love Is

Sufficient”. And he is right.

        This is such a powerful statement to me.  I think back to

this often as I deal with many trials and challenges in my life. 

At times I stop and ponder on what this really means and I

am always drawn to the vision of Jesus on the cross, broken,

bleeding and dying.  Not there because he had done

something wrong, but to quiet him for teaching the love of

God.  He could have left the cross at anytime if he wanted to

but he did not,  because the love for us was/is so great.

Sometimes I avoid posting my thoughts on here because I

fear what some may say or think, my fear shuts me up!  How

many of us let this sort of fear shut us up? Jesus did not die

on the cross and rise again so that we would let fears or

people shut us up. 

So as I write this I pray the words of my Pop,

“His Love Is Sufficient”, because I want to be apart of

spreading the wonder of Jesus and not apart of shutting up

the Lord.  I encourage each of you who read this, to open

your mouth and tell all the world of this great love Jesus has

for everyone.

Blessings

Klaven

A couple weeks back a family that my family is close to had a miracle happen to them that was straight from God. (As all miracles are.) This was a huge earth shattering life changing biblical type miracle.  And when I heard about it I was happy, amazed and humbled.  I had to go tell people. So I did, however the 1st person I told did not see it as I did nor the second or third.  So I got very quite and did not talk about it anymore.  Until I went to church and told my church family about this miracle, and they were uplifted with gladness of my sharing.  

From this experience I gained two thoughts that I have been praying about.

1.)   Why didn’t I get off the phone after hearing about this miracle and yell and cheer since my God had made this miracle happen?  We yell and cheer for our teams, put stickers on our cars, wear clothes with our favorite team’s logo. I WANT A FOAM FINGER THAT SAYS JESUS IS #1!!!!

2.)   Spending time and sharing with my church family is so uplifting. My fellow friends in Christ lift me up daily. For this I thank God and them.  I can’t wait to get together and cheer for Jesus with you. Maybe we can start a  Jesus wave!!!  

You’re Friend in Jesus
Klaven R. Embertson

the worship arts involvement

Have you made a covenant with the Lord that in your heart you knew you would not keep? When Joshua left the Israelites he told them to put God first not break his laws and that he would then keep their enemies at bay. Joshua knew from the Lord at that time that they would not keep this pact and told them that when they did not they would suffer for it. We pray to the lord so often saying if you bless me in this way I will follow through and use your blessings in the right way. This is our covenant with the Lord just like the covenant the Israelites made with God. God always follows through in his way but we fall short over and over. I pray now and each day that he will show me all the convents that I have not fallen through on so I can. I want to be one with the Lord and I want nothing between my soul and him.

So often the reason I do not speak up is because I do not feel my thoughts or my feelings are important enough to share. I feel that this is something we all deal with and it comes from a feeling that deep down inside us is this thing we did that makes us low and worth little. The lords wants us to take down the walls around this thing and let his light shine on it and burn it to dust. I want to take down these walls but it is scary so I look to the lord for his help to do this.
I will walk around my walls everyday like the walls of Jericho and through the power of his word the walls I cannot bring down will fall. I feel this for us all we all have walls you feel them you know they are there keeping your whole heart from serving God. We say we can’t do this or that because there is not enough of use or we are not good enough. Well we are not good enough, not without the Lord in us. Break down the walls give all yourself to him even the darkest corner you do not even show yourself. He will shine the light on it and burn it away and we will shine with that light and all is possible.
Keep your covenants with God the Lord and our Savior in his strength we can do great things, so very great.
THANK YOU LORD!!!
ONLY IN YOU, AM I!!

KRE

During praise and worship at church on Sunday I began reflecting once again on worship arts and how some may be reluctant to share their feelings about Jesus with others.  I quickly wrote down my thoughts and as I wanted to share them with you in their raw form so forgive me if they are a bit jumpy. 

Paint over the earth in the blood of Christ.  Let those around you know of the faith that has set you free.  The faith that has led you to believe that our Lord Jesus has stood in your place as a most holy substitute for you in the places were you have fallen short daily.  Know the power that comes through you when you speak the word of the lord.  Power not from you but from the lord who lives within you.  Know his power of protection is in you and around you.  The world cannot harm you the words and thoughts of others cannot harm you.  You are a solder for the Lord, he fights with you.  Who can have any hope of defeating that!!?? 

Join me pray that the Lord will give you opportunity to speak of him to others.  Pray that he will give you the strength and words to speak out and praise God when those opportunities come.  Speak the testimony of his saving grace and his love and his power. Amen.

KRE

Stand before the world and express your love for God and know that if it comes from a true desire to worship him it is perfect in every way that matters.

KRE