As to this salvation, the prophets who prophesied of the grace that would come to you made careful searches and inquiries, 11seeking to know what person or time the Spirit of Christ within them was indicating as He predicted the sufferings of Christ and the glories to follow. 12It was revealed to them that they were not serving themselves, but you, in these things which now have been announced to you through those who preached the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven--things into which angels long to look. -1 Peter 1:10-1
I challenge you to meditate on this verse! Ask the Holy Spirit for revelation on what exactly it means.
This weekend has been so incredible. Not because of some hip hop festival (even though that was very fun) and not because we sat around and ate all the time (even though this weekend consisted of much eating). No, it was because we allowed the Holy Spirit to move. It's because we yielded our rights and wants and feelings, and because of that the Lord delighted in us in a new and incredible way. Friday night we all went over to Ryan and Sarah Daw's house to watch the Finger of God documentary and the Lord stuck me with a sense of urgency to get on my knees and pray. We stopped the video and starting crying out for more of the Spirit right where we were. Immediately we began to feel Him at work in our midst! We prayed for everyone individually and interns were freed from mental bondage, slammed in drunkenness, I saw a vision of white light and the eyes of The Lion of Judah, and so much more. By the time we had finally calmed down, there was a tangible wind of the Spirit moving through the room. No windows or doors were open! We were all on the floor in silence soaking for a long while. By the time we were aware of any time at all, it was 3:00 in the morning! It was 4:00 by the time we finished watching the documentary, and we were so filled with joy at what God was doing in our midst, just hanging out in the living room!
Today was amazing as well. We went to church this morning, and then went to Asia Gardens for lunch. While I was in line for Mongolian something totally divine happened. This girl named Cassie came up to me in line! I know this seems totally insignificant but actually it was a divine appointment. I had met this girl randomly at Tim Horton's coffee shop two weeks before, and I saw her again in the middle of nowhere Friday night when we were lost and stopped for directions. I knew God had an agenda in mind for this girl, so I told her it wasn't by accident that we had met randomly so many times! I invited her to this upcoming encounter night where Stacey Campbell (amazing prophetic woman of God) is teaching and Amanda Falk (amazing worship leader with such a heart after God's) was leading worship. If you read this, please be praying that she will be compelled to come and that Jesus will be able to live inside of her!
So we get to the girl's house after lunch to pray for Stacey's arrival, for protection for her, and for increased revelation and hunger in our own lives. We end up soaking for some 4 hours in the presence of God, not moving or saying a word. It went by so fast :) Then we started praying and one of the staff dudes with us got a call about some Messianic Jews interested in a bible study that we have of Sunday nights. We were all so hungry to learn about Israel and the history and prophesy about God's chosen people! So they ended up giving us so much clarity of God's Word and about certain things we were wrestling with in our minds. My brain hurt from all the knowledge, but I was so hungry to know the things of God that questions just kept coming back up! Before we even thought about it, it was 11 o'clock. We got to pray for this couple and their niece, and the man told us how much he had been longing for a group of people to teach and disciple in the ways of the Bible. How awesome!!
This is so how God works. EVERYTHING for the benefit of those who love Him. There is no limit of creativity or power that God will bless us with simply if we give Him room to do what He wants! His plan is the best.
Prayer requests! I need about 6,000 more dollars for the rest of my lecture phase here, as well as for our upcoming outreach to the Philippines. Also, pray for a release in faith and zeal to take what I am learning to the streets of Medicine Hat! I am so longing to do evangelism in the city, and I know God put this yearning in me.
Be blessed, be filled with the Spirit and the knowledge of Jesus, and don't forget to meditate on 1 Peter 1:10-12 today.
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