The Lord Reigns On High

Psalm 93

“The LORD reigns, he is robed in majesty;

the LORD is robed in majesty

and is armed with strength.

The world is firmly established;

it cannot be moved.

Your throne was established long ago;

you are from all eternity.

The seas have lifted up, O LORD,

the seas have lifted up their voice;

the seas have lifted up their pounding waves.

Mightier than the thunder of the great waters,

mightier than the breakers of the sea–

the LORD on high is mighty.

Your statutes stand firm;

holiness adorns your house

for endless days, O LORD.” NIV

In these troubled times it is so good to

know that the Lord Reigns. It is our

honor and privilege to serve the Lord.

He is the maker and the builder of

time, space, the world and all that in

it is. What a mighty God we serve! Let

us take to heart Philippians the fourth

chapter and think of the good things

and let the God of all peace guard

our minds and hearts.

Be Blessed!

“The LORD reigns, he is robed in majesty;
the LORD is robed in majesty
and is armed with strength.
The world is firmly established;
it cannot be moved.
Your throne was established long ago;
you are from all eternity.
The seas have lifted up, O LORD,
the seas have lifted up their voice;
the seas have lifted up their pounding waves.
Mightier than the thunder of the great waters,
mightier than the breakers of the sea–
the LORD on high is mighty.
Your statutes stand firm;
holiness adorns your house
for endless days, O LORD.” NIV

In these troubled times it is so good to
know that the Lord Reigns. It is our
honor and privilege to serve the Lord.
He is the maker and the builder of
time, space, the world and all that in
it is. What a mighty God we serve! Let
us take to heart Philippians the fourth
chapter and think of the good things
and let the God of all peace guard
our minds and hearts.
Be Blessed!

Lord how we need You in this hour
Please keep us by Your power
Show us Your will and Your way
As we abide in Your love today

Let the “gold” that You spoke of
Shine forth by Your love
Keep evil far at bay
As we in Your protection stay

Tell Your wonderful story of grace
For it is only in You that we take our place
We trust only Your approval and wisdom
Keep is in You and in Your mission

Our hope and our song is sung
By Your help, You are the ONE
You keep our hearts in the right direction
It is by Your love and voice of correction

So keep on speaking to us
Our ears are open and our lives are Yours
It is only in You that we are safe
Protect what is Yours in this place

You keep the records, and You know the score
The future is Yours, You know what is in store
Our lives are hid in You oh blessed Lord
It is in You, for You alone are our reward

Let us sing a love song of worship
To You our maker we sing
Let our voice Your praises ring
Let our lives tell the story of love and grace

For it is only in You that we take our place
So sing me a love song sweet and mild
As I rest in You and am Your child

I wait in Your presence Oh Holy King
I await what You say – What You sing

A-

I sing that you are indeed my child
And I love you all the while
That I will keep you safe and secure
Do not worry fret or toil

Stop the wandering in the night
Thinking of the enemy’s designed plight
All your enemies I do fight
Rest in Me your Lord and Might

There is a “rest” that is found
As you seek Me let My love resound
Let it ring in your heart and mind
Keep you sound, secure and Mine

No enemy can steel you away
You are Mine and in Me you will stay
I see  Your heart and your will is to obey
It is Me you seek and to Me that you pray

I am the keeper of the heart
That puts Me first from the start
It is grace that I impart
My love is available
In Me you are able
To Keep on focus
So arise and “rest”
I’ll do the rest

*Sing, sing a song
A love song meek and sweet
A song of rest and not retreat
Press forward, press forward
Rest, Rest, Rest- Rest in Forward
Me to meet- come, come, come
Come my sweet- do not retreat
Rest Forward- Rest in Forward.

-Barbara Nickles
July 1, 2008

Faith is what I am looking for
Because I have so much in store
I long to reveal and to give to you
The treasure of My self in Spirit and in Truth

Move out and forward to new heights and depths
You have not completed the race nor are you finished yet
I have more for you in the journey of life
Put behind you the petty strife

The sun is shinning above the clouds of rain
I am bringing you up higher and higher
So let go of all that makes man mightier
Give the reigns to Me and allow Me to direct
If you are hidden in Me you won’t wreck
I know the direction to take
Trust Me for there is a lot at stake
I am your defense and have the scope
You see, your trust is not in man, but in Me, take hope
Arise and be free go forward in Me with peace, power and
 victory
It is what I declare to thee!

-Barbara Nickles
June 13, 2008

Enlargement- Divine overflow-

The Goodness of God in the land of the living.

The Lord has great things in store for each of His people. Daniel 11:32 “Know God…Display strength (be strong)…Take action (do exploits).”

When ordinary Christians decide to reach for an extraordinary life= A grand adventure! “Spiritual truth is learned by atmosphere, not by intellectual reasoning. God’s Spirit alters the atmosphere of our way of looking at things, and things begin to be possible which were never possible before.” -Oswald Chambers

Acts 4:13 “…marveled and took knowledge of them, that they had been with Jesus.”

John 15 – Abide in Him (the vine) and our Joy will be full and prayers answered- fruitfulness The Lord longs to give us much more than we may have ever thought to even ask for. When we go over into “enlargement” and press into the Supernatural overflow we are entering into NEW TERRITORY. Guess who’s turf you’re invading? The enemy attacks you and your family and your possessions with: The thief comes to kill steel and to destroy. John 10:10. He brings; Distractions, Opposition, and Oppression, to try and destroy your faith in God. We were redeemed and commissioned for the Front Line of battle. 2 Chronicles 16:9 “For the eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose heart is loyal to Him.” Let us arise above the norm, mediocre to the level that the Lord has prepared for us to arise to. He longs to show Himself strong. There is more at stake here than even the “here and now”. This lifetime is a training ground for eternity. God wants to develop us, stretch us, and enlarge us, to prepare us for ruling and reigning with Him here and now and in the ages to come. There are lessons to learn and our faith must grow. We have this lifetime to get ready for the next. He has a plan and a purpose for us here and now and in the ages to come. Each of us has a course to finish here -How we finish here will determine our position there. Matthew 25:21

There are many promises to the Over comer: 1 John 2:13; 4:4; 5:5:
*Spiritual Food, Rev. 2:72.
*A New Name, Rev. 2:173.
*Authority, Rev. 2:264.
*Robes of Righteousness, Rev. 3:55.
*A Memorial Pillar, Rev. 3:126.
*Enthronement, Rev. 3:217.
*An Eternal Inheritance, Rev. 21:7

We are called to win a spiritual conflict. We are called to battle, to fight the good fight of faith. What we should not forget:
*His ways are not our ways- Is. 55:8-9
*Where are we chosen? Is. 48:10 “out of the furnace of affliction- chosen..”
*Our faith cannot stand in the wisdom of men but in the power of God. (1 Cor. 2:5), Faith must be tested for strength and to make it strong. (1 Peter 4:12-13; 1 Peter 1:7; Romans 5:1-5; Jude verses 20-25; 2 Corinthians 4:16-5:1)

The story of it has come down to us through the centuries beautifying Human life with the Halo of Immortality: making us feel sure that because He Lived again We to Shall Live: making our hearts to thrill with the thought that we are Immortal: that we have begun an Existence that Shall Never End: that nothing can harm us : that even Death is merely an incident in passing from one phase of existence to another: that whether Here or There we are HIS, doing the thing He has for us to do: that millions of ages after the sun has grown cold we ourselves shall be YOUNG in the ETERNITIES of GOD.  -Halley’s Bible Handbook

I am so glad to know Jesus Christ for myself. It is more than an honor to be personally acquainted with the Word of God made flesh, The SON of GOD! He is truly RISEN from the dead and is alive forever more! May God bless each of you at Easter and may you know for sure that HE LIVES, not only that HE LIVES, but also that YOU LIVE IN HIM because you have died to your self and have received HIS LIFE as YOURS.

Greeting to you. May this note find you well and may the peace and joy of Christ be yours this Blessed Season. Thank God for His faithfulness to us through the years. This month we celebrate our 40th wedding anniversary. We have had a glorious life together. We wouldn’t trade our lives and all of God’s lessons to us for anything. We have been so blessed with our children and their children. We are thankful for the church family and tried and true friendships, both old and new.

This year God has been faithful to us. We began our year with special meetings in February for our church body. What time we had! Thanks to God, Who does all things well. This whole year has been a time of growing in grace and in the knowledge of Him.

As we look back over this year we see the great care and faithfulness of God, the fulfilling of God’s prophetic words over us. How grateful we are! We look with great anticipation to the coming year. In 2008 we believe that great breakthrough is coming to the church as a whole, and to our local churches. For years we have quoted the scriptures that the knowledge of the glory of the Lord is going to cover the earth as the waters cover the sea in the last days. This excites us now more than ever before. May the peace and joy of Jesus be yours this Christmas season and in the New Year, may God’s direction and divine destiny bring you into your purpose is our prayer.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Love, Pastors Jonnie & Barbara Nickles
Pleasant Hill Worship Center
P.S. We are planning special services again this year in February 19-22, 2008. Please keep an eye out for more information about this.

Lord, I have come to seek Your face
In You Lord, I need to establish a place
Please open my understanding
And let my perspective be expanding
How I need You, my soul is crying
At times I feel like dying

Oh God, You are the Potter of this clay
Please show me where I belong, show me the way
I need direction in this hour
Lord, come quickly and reveal Your power
For I am fragile and unable
It is You, my Rock that makes me stable

There is no other anchor like my Rock
It is the only one that can help the ship dock
My ship is drifting in uncharted seas
How I need You to pilot me
Because I feel a storm is brewing
And all the ships’ equipment needs renewing

I long for Thee my Lord to come and save me from the storm
I feel tossed and bruised and torn
At this time the waters are only murky
But all around I feel danger lurking
I need to know that You’re on board
And that the destination is assured

Please bring the end into view
Make the goal and docking to my heart true
I need to have an aim
A place to set my heart and claim
Where are we going Lord, from here?
Come Lord Jesus, and tell me Dear

Answer from the Lord:
You, my child are wayward in your thinking
Your mind is at unrest and shrinking
It is withdrawing from the fight
Because of fear in the night
You are fearful, daughter, and draw back

You can’t sit still in the middle of the sea
If you do, where will your ship be?
You must move on into the lane
You’ve got to move before it becomes plain
You can’t just sit still and watch it rain

Lift those sails and let the wind blow
I’ve sent the wind, and it knows which way to go
Forward and out from the place you’re in
Is where you must start, where you begin
You won’t be a loser, if you’ll trust Me, you’ll WIN
-Barbara Nickles
June 25, 1988