Crest of the Wave

Having just returned from three days of visiting saints in Rhode Island, Maine and Mass. I feel like i am on the crest of a huge wave of God's anointing. What incredible fulfillment to sense that one is right where God wants one, doing those good works He has prepared in advance for us to do. (Ephesians 2:10) Instead of trying to make things happen, I am experiencing God doing it, such a natural flow of sensing when to listen, when to speak, what to say, what not to say. As I interacted with individuals, families and groups, I had a stronger sense than ever before of how precious God's family is to Him. What makes this more amazing is the fact that I had not met most of these brethren before, or had only met them once.
Some highlights: Listening to the testimony of a young woman who was going to receive baptism the next day- watching the wonder & delight of people receiving revelation from God- seeing the Holy Spirit stirring up people's hearts- hearing a brother tell me that he had grown two years in the Lord in the last two months. I am reminded of a family whose son had grown up in Florida and then moved to Maine when he was six or seven, and the wonder that he expressed on seeing and feeling snow for the first time. That's how I feel as i watch Jesus working in people's lives.

God yearns for us to know Him as He knows us. I believe that our personal relationship with God is the essence of true Christianity. Like everything else in the Christian life, it is appropriated by faith. Three major things hinder or block our relationship with God. If we don't truly believe that God loves us personally then we will have no incentive to even try to know Him. Why would we want a relationship with anyone if we don't believe that they care for us? The second problem is sin/disobedience. In essence, by sinning, we are saying to God that we really don't want the relationship, that we would rather go it alone. The third is ignorance of God's revelation of Himself in the Scripture. Although God can and does reveal Himself to us in many ways, the Bible is the most reliable and comprehensive. (Your word is truth in John 17:17) He has given us the Holy Spirit to lead us into all truth. (John 16:13) It is through reading and study of the Word that God convinced me, after many years, that He did love me more than I can comprehend or imagine.

Because people continue to ask me about it, I have expanded my response to the question, "How is your ministry supported," the third in the section Frequently Asked Questions, found elsewhere in this blog. God has provided a means for people to give anonymously if they desire.

Your prayers are needed and appreciated. When one becomes fruitful, it attracts our adversary's attention. i anticipate attack, but "The Lord is faithful. He will establish you and guard you against the evil one." (2 Thessalonians 3:3)