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www.truthworks.com          21 OCT 03          devotion archive          send this page to a friend

Through the Veil

I tell you the Truth,

I’m excited to tell you about a couple close friends of mine who are serving God and making an impact.  David Myers and Chris Turley are part of a group called "Through the Veil." I've pasted an article below from Christianity Today's "Top Ten Independent Artists You Should Know."  These guys have traveled the country this past summer, playing at some very large venues.  If you like the sounds of Paul Coleman Trio, Mercy Me and Sonicflood, you'll love what God has gifted this band with.  What I love most about Through the Veil is their purpose - which is not to entertain you, but to lead you into worshiping the God they love.

Through the VeilThrough the Veil
You Wanted Time
Worshipful rock

www.throughtheveil.com

Three independent worship leaders from West Virginia came together one evening for a prayer meeting, where a mutual friend prayed that God would "take the group through the veil to a new place of intimate worship." From that, Randy Sutherland (vocals, guitars), David Myers (vocals, bass, keyboards), and Chris Turley (drums)—who all grew up in a traditional church environment—came together hoping that God would use them to revitalize the church with "a new breed of worship." Don't replace your hymnals with TTV's music just yet, however. Although vertical in intent and originally worded, the songs don't lend themselves to corporate worship very well—certainly not as well as other worship bands, at least. But they've got a tight rock sound that might be described as PFR modernized with elements of Sonicflood, King's X, and By the Tree. The title track in particular is a catchy song of praise, thanking Christ for his sacrifice and his desire to spend eternity with us. While the low-budget production could be better, the rawness belies the strong talents of this band. This album sounds like the start of something big.

2 Corinthians 3
15Even to this day when Moses is read, a veil covers their hearts. 16But whenever anyone turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away. 17Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. 18And we, who with unveiled faces all reflect the Lord's glory, are being transformed into his likeness with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.

When Moses was confronted with the glory of God, he radiated to the point that he placed a veil over his head not only because the people could not handle the full glory of God but because it began to fade from within him.  And while Moses placed a physical veil over his head, he also created a spiritual veil in his writings – a veil that remains today for those that do not accept the Spirit of the Lord that is made evident in Jesus Christ.

Today, the world is still veiled from the truth of God’s Word.  The written word of God is readable, but not understandable to those who are not in Christ.

As one who Christ dwells in, and we in Him, we are now possessors of that that same radiance that Moses held.  The transformation that we go through in our walk with Jesus, being made more like Him as God works through our lives, increases the radiance.

Unlike Moses, however, the radiance that we contain is an increasing radiance and not a diminishing one.  As we pass through the veil, we are the radiance of Christ.  We are His body, His hands, His feet.

The world lives in darkness.  It’s our purpose to bring the radiance to the world so that the Spirit might live through us, unveiling others to the truth of Jesus Christ.

Thank you David, Chris and Randy for serving our God through the ministry of music.

We should all continue to press on, unveiling the radiance of Jesus Christ in our lives.

Your Servant,

Randy Hunt
randy@truthworks.com
2TIM
1:7

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Prayer Requests (and Praises!)

Please pray for the Randy Phillips family.  Randy and his wife were in an automobile accident over the weekend and both in critical condition.  They have two young girls that attend my wife’s grade school – one in first grade, the other in fourth.

We also have a church family, Fran and Denny West, whose son was killed in a plane crash on Friday.  He leaves four small children and a wife behind.

Please remember both families in such a tragic time.
-Randy

Please reply if you have prayer requests, comments or simply need an open ear. I always enjoy hearing from you.

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