BLESSED BE GOD by Chinelo Dillimono DROPS TODAY

One of Nigeria’s Worship Leaders and Anointed Woman of God Pastor Chinelo Dillimono releases a New Single Titled BLESSED BE GOD from her upcoming album EXALTING JESUS! This delectable Port Harcourt based Psalmist and Songwriter with an unquestionably strong Soprano voice known for her worship ministry which spans almost 3 decades and whose heart and vision is to see Jesus glorified in ALL things releases this soul uplifting, worship stirring song that will rouse  your heart to worship and lift your hands to the one  who is God Alone!  Let the worship begin and let the Church say BLESSED BE GOD!!

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The Master's Worship (Part 4)

Worship and love are interwoven. Worship can only be pronounced on the outside when it is deepened on the inside. Worship is an attitude; therefore the sacrifices are no longer dire. Are you a worshipper of God yourself as a worship leader?   Is worship leading a ministry for you or is it a self-motivated task?

The Tent of Meeting in the Old Covenant signified the place of the presence of God. It was the place of communing with God.  Moses and Aaron were unable to be a blessing to the people of Israel ordinarily but we see here that after they went in they came out full of God’s spirit and presence and were able to bless the people.  The scripture did not end there.  It says “and the glory of the LORD appeared to all the people”.

To lead in worship is to take God’s people to a place where they will experience the glory of God and be filled with His awesome presence.  However, just like Moses and Aaron there is an entering in that the Leader must do.  Oftentimes, it is assumed that to lead worship, one learns as many songs as possible, understands the technique of putting songs together and puts on some superficial boldness that is far from being dependent on the spirit of God but rather rests completely in the flesh.  Far more than that, leading in worship is a spiritual duty that can only be effective if dependent on God’s spirit to guide as we lead His people to worship Him.  We must recognize that worship is a journey.  There is a destination.  Otherwise we would end up being an actual representation of a ‘noisy gong and clanging cymbal’. We would go through the motions and yet have no reckoning with heaven neither would there be an impact on the lives of the people. 

As seen in the scripture in Leviticus, Moses and Aaron went into the tent of meeting to commune with God.  The very first step in preparing to lead worship is to commune with the Lord, seek His face through His Word and His Spirit to know His mind.  Our God is a God of the now and always has a word, a direction and an instruction for every moment and hour.  When we seek His face, He directs our spirits to His intention and desire for that moment.  Let’s take for instance, in the last service probably you began the worship session with a particular song, the fact that the congregation was greatly moved as you raised the song does not mean that for the next service, the same song would be sung.  Probably God’s idea for the next service would be that the people should start by lifting up holy hands and blessing His name in the spirit.  Our past experience is not a yardstick for the present.  God, His Word and His Spirit are the yardstick for our every experience with Him. 

When there is an entering into God’s presence and a sincere seeking that we might do His will and fulfill His purpose, it is inevitable that God Himself would meet us, for every one that asks receives, everyone that seeks finds and everyone that knocks receives an open door. (Matt 7:7).  We like Moses and Aaron would come out and become a blessing to God’s people.  It is a common adage that ‘You cannot give what you do not have’.

God’s Vessel Of Honour

“In a large house there are articles

not only of gold and silver, but also of wood and clay;

some are for noble purposes and some for ignoble. 

If a man cleanses himself from the latter, he will be an instrument

 for noble purposes, made  holy, useful to the Master

 and prepared to do any good work. 

Flee the evil desires of youth and pursue righteousness,  faith, love and peace along with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.”

2Tim 2:20-22

One of the missing ingredients though not non-existent in the Church today, are true vessels of honor.  There are so many in the ministry of the LORD yet how many are truly honorable vessels in the hands of the Master?  From scripture, we understand that God reaches men through men.  We are His ambassadors created unto good works that he had prepared in advance for us to do.  We are His and created for His pleasure.  Although each one of us is a vessel not all vessels are accorded the same honor.  There are vessels of gold, silver, wood and clay as seen in the scripture.  We discover that there are two basic types of vessels – Vessels for Noble purposes and Vessels for Ignoble purposes.  There are vessels that bring joy to the Master and vessels that dishonor Him.  However, it is the believer that determines what kind of vessel he is.  It is the responsibility of the believer to present himself unto God as a vessel of gold, silver, wood or clay.  Whatever he presents, that is what he would be regarded as.

Glory be to God for further on in that scripture, the Bible says that “If a man cleanses himself from the latter, he will be an instrument for noble purposes, made holy, useful to the Master…”.  As leaders of worship, we must cleanse ourselves of everything that would make us vessels for ignoble purposes. One of the greatest dynamics of leading in worship is availing and presenting ourselves as vessels of honor unto the LORD. ...to be continued

Many Blessings!!

(c) Chinelo Dillimono 2016

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The Master's Worship (Part 3)

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In the words of Internationally known speaker Myles Munroe, “When the purpose of a thing is not known; abuse is inevitable”   When we understand the reason why we worship I believe we would apply ourselves to the worship of God in a whole new way.  Value is added to living when worship is applied to living.  The ability to experience outstanding impact in your walk with God is to have outstanding heart towards Him, His people and His Kingdom.

God is to be worshipped primarily because He is Sovereign. His Sovereignty alone demands that He ought to be worshipped. All things that are and will ever be proceed from Him. Nothing is that could ever have been nor can be without Him.  Everything that is, seen or unseen is sustained as we speak by the power of His Word.  His awesomeness demands that He ought to be worshipped. 

Another reason why we worship Him is because of His holiness.  God is holy!  He is righteous!  There is no darkness in Him at all.  When we come into His presence, His holiness compels you to bow before Him.  Not in condemnation or humiliation but in awe of His Majesty.  In wonderment of who God is.  Contact with His person will elicit a shout of wonder.  As is said in colloquial terms “God is too much”.

We worship Him because we are created as objects of worship.  Man is not complete without a life of worship.  Worship is the true breather for man. We stand in the fullness of our purpose when we become worshippers.  Worship is the answer to man’s search and quest. It is the main piece of man’s life’s puzzle.  There is a longing in every heart that becomes quenched.  When we worship we are transformed into the image we see on the mount of worship (discussed in later chapter). Worship is our life.  It is our lifeline.  There is a hunger, a thirst, a quest in the life of every man that can only be satisfied when we abandon all else and bow at his feet. 

A song writer said

Down at your feet oh LORD

Is the most high place 

In your presence LORD

I seek your face

There is no higher calling

No greater honor

Than to bow and kneel before your throne

I’m amazed at your glory

Embraced by your mercy Oh LORD

I LIVE to worship you

Wow! What words!  The most high place of everyone of us is DOWN at His feet!  It’s our life.  It’s what we were created for. ...to be continued

God Bless you

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The Master's Worship (Part 2)

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In his book “Worshipping God – Rediscovering the Full Dimension of Worship”, R. T. Kendall quotes George Watson to have said two levels of worship attainable are Gratitude and Excellence.  Worship of God at the level of gratitude is worship in thanksgiving for His loving kindness, favour and mercy towards us.  Worship at the level of excellence on the other hand means to worship Him for His transcendent glory; for His magnificence. 

 

In true worship, the triune entity of man; spirit, soul and body are involved.  Worship is in two facets: Physical and Spiritual. It releases an outpouring of great wisdom that enhances creativity and productivity. With consistent worship, low capacity and low prosperity will be completely eradicated. Heart application is a necessity in worship expression.

Worship is a reflection of your heart’s attitude; it produces a high effect in the life of the worshipper when it flows from a clean spirit.  Signs, miracles, grace, empowerment, boldness endowments and dominion become your take away pack even in excesses. True worship is an addictive involvement that expedites God’s action. Stephen was an intense worshipper whose depth of love for Christ elicited Jesus standing up from His throne even though the Bible declares that when He ascended He was ‘seated’ at the right hand of the Father. (Acts 7:55)

What about the worship that shakes heaven? It will require a level of secret and public involvement of your heart to produce the kind of worship that can shake heaven. When your heart and life become a living sacrifice, which is your spiritual act of worship, then your worship has taken the divine tone that moves the heavens.

In true worship, the totality of our being is filled with awe and wonder and like the Psalmist we declare “Bless the LORD oh my soul and all that is within me bless his holy name”. 

In the words of A. W. Tozer, worship means to “feel in the heart”.  In other words, worship is a heart posture. Tempo and solemnity do not define worship. Worship that is not felt in the heart cannot be worship because worship is an expression of the stirrings of the heart of the worshipper towards God.  Going through the forms of worship without any impact on the heart is not worship at all. ...to be continued

Jesus Be Exalted!!

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The Master's Worship (Part 1)

God is a God of purpose. He never does anything without an original intent.  God created worship to achieve something, to promote and enhance change. Its sole purpose is to give Him pleasure. Have you wondered what God’s pleasure is?

He is God of all and above all and desires reverence and adoration to be given solely to Him by His creatures. Nevertheless, what is worship? Why do we worship? How do we worship? Why do we go through weeks and weeks of gathering together to worship God? Does worship have any lasting effect or impact on the worshiper?  Is worship about us or about Him? What was God’s original intention for creating worship? It must have been of great importance to Him to have created a being – Lucifer, solely for giving Him worship. God selected a whole tribe, the tribe of Levi for the assignment of creating worship in the Temple and attending to the vessels and place of worship.

Why does God demand sole worship?

“I am the LORD your God,…You shall have no other gods before me…You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God,…

Ex 20:2-5

God is one. He is Sovereign and has sovereign rulership and authority over all creation. All things were made for His pleasure.

 “Thou art worthy O Lord to receive glory, honor and power,

for thou hast created all thingsand for thy pleasure they are and were created

Rev 4:11 [KJV]

 From the Old to the New Testaments, it is obvious that God’s desire from the foundation of the world and His original intention for the creation of man is that man should give Him pleasure; spirit, soul and body.

God created man so that man could know Him and love Him. Worship flows from a love relationship with God. It’s all about loving God. All relationships are based on trust. In worship you step out and trust what God has said about Himself and His ways.

Imagine a man taking a walk into a supermarket to buy a piece of antique just to give him pleasure. He might as well have purchased something else but rather having the power of choice, chooses a particular piece for his pleasure.  In like manner, God says in Gen 1:26 “Let us make man in our image and in our likeness…”  God made a divine choice to create man. Gen 2:7.  In other words, man is God’s instrument to whom He gave the power of choice.  God created man to give Him worship. Worship thrills God. It has great significance with God.

From the beginning of time, worship has been paramount in the heart of God. Little wonder King Solomon in his entire quest, as seen in the Book of Ecclesiastes, discovered that the whole duty of man, in all his earthly endeavors, is to fear God and worship Him. ...to be continued

Shalom!!

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Halleluyah Amen by Chinelo Dillimono

He died and He Rose to give us Victory! The price He paid has indeed opened a new and living way for us all.  So in this season of Easter enjoy this New Song from the ministry of Pastor Chinelo Dillimono!  Christ is indeed Risen!!

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WHEN ALL IS SAID AND DONE

There is such a craze to have, to be and to show! Many struggle to be like or to be more than! Others strive to have as much as or if possible have more than other! There is such a blind competition that is tearing God's people apart rather than unify as the Spirit of Christ desires. For instance every Saturday there is a wedding and many seek to 'out-dress' the others if possible be the silent star of the day or probably the one to make the fashion statement of that day. Many-a-singer (that's my department), wants to 'out-sing' the others who went upstage so they get the loudest applause and the list goes on and on. Paul speaking to the Corinthian church taught us all a blessed way to live where each one simply lives to their optimum comparing themselves with whom they see themselves to be through the eyes of the scriptures and with no other mortal. When we compare ourselves with ourselves, we are not wise he says! You cannot be running a race and looking backwards for who is closest to you, catching up with you or even about to outrun you! That will certainly slow you down! He gives the best prescription to the Hebrews when He says to each one of us, 'Looking unto Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith'! Each one of us needs to keep our eyes on the mark for the prize of our HIGHCALLING in Christ Jesus! I feel like shouting a big HALLELUYAH!! When I cease from comparing myself with anyone, then I begin to see the uniqueness and beauty in others and strive to encourage them to be their best. I will see that I do not have everything but a portion of the divine nature that needs absolute expression on earth and everyone created by God has a unique portion of the Divine that needs full manifestation and interestingly we are all interlinked and cannot get to the apex of our purpose without others. So, when all is said an done, truly LIFE IS A STAGE and each has a part to play, when your part is done, you leave the stage for someone else to play their part. In His eyes though, even when you are not one the centre stage but either are waiting to play your part, have played your part or are right now on the centre stage, each one is a STAR in His eyes if we walk with Him and do His will!! Hmm! Here's a thought. How would it be when each STAR learns to celebrate every other STAR? When you are offstage you stand in high applause for the one onstage and celebrate the courage of the ones who are now offstage. Hmm! I really wonder!! SELAH!! See you next time!! (c) 2011 Chinelo Dillimono

ANYTHING FOR MY JESUS!!

When she woke up that morning, I guess her sleep must have been pretty light. Somewhere in between her sleep thinking, wondering, possibly calculating. She alone knew the burden on her heart. She alone knew where He had touched her life. Truly, she who has been forgiven little loves little and she who has been forgiven much loves much!

She loved Him but she needed to show it. But how? What does she have to give Him? What can she do to make Him know how much she appreciates Him? She's heard it Him teach about not letting your left hand know what your right hand is doing so how can she show her Master her love for Him?

Then she remembers! Alas! There is an Alabaster box worth a whole year's wages that she'd kept for sometime in the future. It was her priceless possession. It was her savings for her future. She alone knew the cost of that oil! She alone knew the attachment she had had to it. She alone knew what it meant to her but you see, ANYTHING FOR JESUS! had become her mantra! Anything to show Him how much He is loved.

Interesting how Simon the Leper could criticize her! He had forgotten that according to the Jewish laws he was what my people (the Igbos) call an OSU! An outcast, one who's place of dwelling according to the Law was outside the camp but who had by virtue of the mercy of Christ received access yet he boldly could criticize this young lady who only Jesus knew the weight she's carried, why and for how long!

Yet, inspite of the criticism, the snares, the behind the scenes whispers, the gossip, the side comments (she too dey do), out of the depths of her heart was a simple determination; ANYTHING FOR MY JESUS!

He was worth it all! He had given her hope for a better life, a better future, a stable existence. He had become her all and deserved her all!

My heart sings, ANYTHING FOR MY JESUS! I will let down my pride, I will take the scoffs and snares! I will endure the disbelief and silent abuses; ALL FOR MY JESUS! I will serve for Him, Love for Him, Live for Him, Deny myself for Him, Go through the pain for Him, Touch for Him, Stand for Him,Sing for Him!! ANYTHING FOR MY JESUS!!!

Worshipping Things

This was sent to me by Elder Craige Lewis and I think its worth sharing.

Is. 2:8 Their land also is full of idols; they worship the work of
their own hands, that which their own fingers have made:

We as believers must be very careful about our worship. Our worship and adoration belongs to God and God alone. So many times we put things in God's place and allow them to steal his worship. Many things can override our desire to seek God and instead of seeking his plan, we create our own and try to drag God along for the ride. You see, anything you put in God's place is an idol and that makes your life fair ground for the enemy because without the true God in that place, you have no protection from the enemy. The enemy will work through it to make sure you cannot worship effectively, you cannot feel or sense the Spirit of God anymore, and you cannot enjoy or retain the Word of God! This leads to premature spiritual death and unfulfilled purpose.

The worship of idols or things will cause God to become angry! He does
not want anyone or anything in his place. And it affects you in so many ways. There can be no other god in your life and your worship must belong to the most high God. How do you know when you have idols in your life? Well, that is very simple. Ask yourself these questions and if you answer yes to any of them, then there is something else in your life that you have put before God. 1. Is reading the Word of God a chore rather than a pleasure for you? 2. Is worshipping God difficult for you? 3. Do you spend most of your worship time repenting? 4. Do you get convicted every time you approach God in prayer? 5. Is God's direction for you first and foremost, or do you consult him after your decisions are made? These questions must be asked and dealt with because idolatry is a sure way to mess up with God. God is a very jealous god and he will not share his place with anything or anyone. So, sometimes, it's good to check things out and just be sure that we have not bowed down to anything or anyone other than our father God in heaven.

MY LIFE MY WORSHIP

Every Christian in every sense of the word is a worshipper or should I say should be a worshipper. More often than not especially on Sunday mornings Christians around the world use this phrase "I'm off to church to worship"! Now also in church when we sing those slow songs, goose-bumpy ballads with the keyboards and synthesizers set to some awesome sound we call it worship. In themselves that's really not bad but true worship is the lifting up of the heart. It is the lifting up to the full view of God everything that we are. It is laying bare sincerely before Him who we are in appreciation for who He is to us and who He has made us to be in Him. In the words of A.W. Tozer 'Worship is to feel in the heart'.

In other words worship is really not an act but a sacrifice of our lives on the altar of love to Him. Worship is more than a song. It is who we are. Our lives, our waking, our sleeping, our secrets, our open lives, our speech, thoughts, heart attitudes, everything that makes us who we are. In simple terms MY LIFE, LIVING & LIFESTYLE IS MY WORSHIP!!