A little bit of a back story. About a year ago I was at an ecumenical worship service and one of the worship leaders, played a violin over me. That may sound a bit odd, but let me tell you, it was one of the most powerful experiences I have ever had. It was like the sound of heaven that penetrated into my soul. Although it may be hard to believe, I was "HEARING" colors. I don't really have words to explain this, but it was very real. I experienced a totally different kind of hearing that night. And, now during various worship times, I have had the same experience. Okay - last night. Well, last night was another one of those nights with powerful, intense worship. One of the worship leaders was Georgian Banov. If you don't know who he is, let Google help you out. All I can say, is he is WOW! And he plays the violin. There were 5 people leading worship. A keyboard player, a vocalist, a drummer, a guitar player and Georgian on violin. At some point in the worship, everything changed. The heavens opened and suddenly, that river of living water was just pouring from the throne down onto us. It actually looked like a flowing rainbow to me. And at that moment, I was aware that I was "TASTING" the colors of that rainbow. Each color seemed to hit my lips and a flavor would explode in my mouth.
red, was so sweet - like the best candy you have ever tasted
orange, was extra spicy - but it did not burn my mouth
yellow, was smooth and buttery - like melted butter
green, was a surge of savory herbs - freshness just filled my mouth
blue, was a minty burst - that increased in flavor
indigo, was so salty - like the best salty snack
violet, was like rich dark cocoa - soooooo good
There were so many surprises in these tastes. I expected that blue would be like the water that I always associate with the color. But no, it was so minty. And I was surprised that there were TWO purples in this rainbow. I actually wrote "light purple and dark purple" in my notes last night. I have used the "proper" terms of indigo and violet in the list above that describe the rainbow colors. Again, I was so surprised at the salty taste of the light purple. I don't know what I would imagine light purple would "taste" like, but salty was a surprise. I spent lots of time in the dark purple. It just filled my mouth and I was overwhelmed by the intensity of all of the flavors.
And the phrase I was hearing was "Taste and see that the Lord is good!" And I was doing exactly that! Tasting and understanding in a new way, how good He is! And, of course I thought of "Taste the Rainbow" but this was so much better than Skittles.
So my encouragement to you tonight is to expect the unexpected. Let yourself enter into worship when you have the chance. Put on those CD's and worship at home. Or in your car. Sit back and let the sounds take you to new heights and into depths of your spirit. There is very clear scientific evidence that music activates different areas of our brain more than anything else. And I know that the Holy Spirit uses music to reach us at times when we have shut ourselves off. Or put up walls to keep others out. Or those times when we are just so immersed in our daily struggles that we forgot who we are and WHOSE we are. Let that music reach you and listen for the voice of Jesus speaking to you through the Holy Spirit. And listen for the colors. And wait for the tastes. I am sure that this is not just for me. It's something for everyone. There is so much more! And I can't wait!
Jesus, thank you for, once again, the unexpected. Holy Spirit thank you for using those musicians to reach me last night. Thank you for those amazing men and women who stand aside and let you, Holy Spirit, do whatever you want. Jesus, please share these colors with everyone. It is so amazing. Yes, you are so good! Halleluia! Amen
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