Ahava Love Letter (#53) - "We Speak To Nations"

“We Speak To Nations” “So I give thanks to you, Adonai, among the nations; sing praises to Your name.” (2 Sam 22:50 CJB  Complete Jewish Bible)

Dear family of friends,

When my good wife Laurie and I went to China in 2002, we were representing Derek Prince Ministries, along with a small USA group smuggling in Chinese Bibles and Derek's teaching books. These particular treasured nuggets had been translated into Mandarin Chinese. In my personal carry-on I had also brought along the latest Integrity Music's CD of the Month. 

The disc had just come in the mail a few days before we left on this adventurous journey, so I was as excited as ever to hear this new one. It had become the newest edition in my 14 year long subscription collection of Integrity's Hosanna! Music. (Thank you Michael Coleman for your leadership at Integrity!)

That specific praise and worship CD, then rotating in my portable player, was Lakewood's "We Speak To Nations". (IPods had just come out the year before. Steve Jobs' latest Apple big tech craving was a bit above my budget.) The title song was also "We Speak To Nations."

As I sat on the 22 hour train ride from Guangzhou to Beijing, I played this song over and over again. The repeat button just stay on. And during that literal full day stretch of time, the Holy Spirit (Ruach HaKodesh) made sure the sound and words would sink deep into my spirit. I am grateful He did.

During those long hours on the tracks (both train and CD - pun intended) I literally had tears running down my face, while I sat listening with ear buds on. I didn’t want to awaken the others as they slept.

The sound of the nations was calling out to my heart.

We can speak to nations in many ways. These days it is primarily through social media. But even still, a main format can still be by singing, in person.

As worship leaders who love Jesus (Yeshua), and thus the nations, my wife and I are committed to sing in and to the nations. Our hearts and eyes are especially lazar focused on Israel, whom we especially love.

And...Lord willing too, we plan on taking the Ahava Love Band with us to Jerusalem in 2014 - to do just that – sing His praise and worship in Eretz Yisrael (Land of Israel)!

Maybe there will be other locations the Lord will send us to, in addition, as we speak to nations.

Ahava (love in Hebrew) to my family of friends,

Steve Martin

Founder/President


P.S. To hear the song "We Speak To Nations", the YouTube link is further down this page.

We Speak to Nations album for sale by Lakewood Church was released May 28, 2002 on the Epic label. Personnel: Derrick Horne (guitar); The Nashville String Machine (strings); Randy Allison (saxophone); Robert A. We Speak to Nations buy CD music Martin , Gary Weldon (trumpet); Jay Henry (trombone); Aaron Lindsey (piano, organ, synthesizer); Israel Houghton (piano); Steve Allison (drums); Marvin Sparks (percussion); Raymond Boyd (drum programming). We Speak to Nations songs Audio Mixers: Chuck Harris; Reed Hall; Sanchez Harley. We Speak to Nations album for sale Recording information: Lakewood Church, Houston, TX; Quad Studio A, Nashville, TN. Lakewood Church includes: Cindy Cruse-Ratcliff (director, vocals); Israel Houghton (vocals, acoustic & electric guitar); Tim Parkinson (guitar); Randy Allison (saxophone); Derrick Horne (programming); Lakewood Church Choir, The Nashville String Machine. We Speak to Nations CD music contains a single disc with 14 songs.
 

Israel Houghton & Cindy Cruse-Ratcliff

"We Speak To Nations: is also found on Israel Houghton's album:

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Ahava Love Letter #53   Date: In the year of our Lord 2013 (05/09/13 Thursday 5:30 a.m. Charlotte, NC)

Yeshua's eyes are on the nations.

YouTube video: We Speak To Nations

Heart for the nations.

Blow the shofar in Israel!