Greetings in Jesus' name brothers and sisters. I would like to say first off that you are all dear to me in the Lord, and many posts, and replys have been great blessings to me. It did however, concern me a few months ago, as well as recent posts, when I hear(d) the doubt that seems to prevail in many of our hearts concerning God's ability to rise up in mighty power in our day. Many posts I've read have seemed to glorify and be enamored with past moves of God, yet completely deny anything God might do in our day. For instance many of you have spoken negatively concerning the Brownsville Revival, passing it off as being nothing more than charismania, flesh, and even satanic. I tell you you couldn't be further from the truth. I am a youth pastor in Michigan and was saved at the revival. I was blessed to live there for three years and was trained and taught by some of the greatest men of God and men of prayer that I've ever known. Many of whom were actually discipled by Leonard Ravenhill (who many of you hold in high-esteem, so do I.) Sonny Jaynes, for instance, the dean of men at Brownsville Revival School of Ministry, was discipled by brother Ravenhill, and was in prayers meetings with him everyday of his life. My brothers and sisters, I encourage you to not end as Elijah ended. Elijah at the end of his ministry came under intimidation and wound up in a cave telling God that he was the only one left, and guess what HE WAS WRONG! Friends, you are not the only ones left who are truly seeking God and going after revival. YOU ARE NOT! There are many sincere and dedicated brothers and sisters that you refuse to acknowledge because you accuse them of barking like dogs and the likes. (Which is a complete like by the way.) Friends God is more than able to move in our day, DO NOT Exalt the name of doubt and unbelief above the name of my King! HE IS NOT WORTHY Of that honor!
Burning,
Jeff

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Jeff

Greg, I hope you don't mind me posting this here. I see and hear the desire in your heart for the Lord to dwell in your midst, etc...

Quote: "the Church needs to seek Him like never before"
May I offer this. It is a dream I had less than a year ago.


In my dream I am visiting someone’s huge modern house. The house is equipped with everything including indoor basketball court and full gym.(I used to be a personal trainer, so of course, it had to have a fully equipped gym!) I leave the house and drive away in my car that I used to have – a BMW. I drove to a Kmart or Walmart parking lot where they have the swingsets for sale in the summer. There are two other ladies there in light, flowing clothes. (about my age 34) They take me to a house out in the middle of nowhere, like a prairie.

This house is a small simple farm-type house with a wrap around porch. Inside there is nothing – only a bed in each bedroom. Just plain wood floors,etc.. The only thing I noticed that was decorative were pink sheer curtain blowing in the windows.(my favorite color is pink). I was not a prisoner there but knew I was to be there for along time – if not forever.

An older, distinguished gentleman with silver-grey hair came to the house and He came into my room. He layed down on the bed. I was a little nervous at first because I felt a sort of intimacy with Him but hoped he did not expect anything from me. He said He just wanted to rest there. I was relieved and then proceeded to ask Him about the house. He said “I have all My girls set up like this.” I felt that he was taking care of us in this way in these simple but sufficient houses.

Interpretation: After the dream I felt that this dream was showing how I have been leaving materialism and my own dreams for myself behind, trying to get rid of a lot of things “not needed”, including not needed activities, traditions, etc… I went to the ‘lower end’ store parking lot to where the swing sets were – not needing status and also becoming child-like. Also the house was in a prairie setting-wilderness or desert(I am out of the church system) At that time I felt the Lord was still just showing me that I was to continue in this way.

Not until my friend had another similar dream about me (having a yard sale and selling everything off; thanks Sharrie!) It reminded me of this dream again and I began to think about the Lord coming to rest there. It suddenly occurred to me to look up the verses about the Lord having nowhere to rest His head.

There it was: Luke 9:58-62 Everyone who He told to follow Him had something they thought, at the time, was more important to do before they followed Him completely. I felt that they were holding on too tightly to these “other things” –like most of us –material things, relationships, traditions, man's teachings, etc…They put these things before Him, and because of this He had no where to rest His head, to dwell.

In my dream at the “simple house”- the Lord came to rest His head! There were no distractions, no “things”, in the way or put before Him.

Everyone seems to be running around wondering how to get “more of the Lord”, more of His presence, His power –how to get Him to dwell with them on a consistant basis.

In this place of SIMPLICITY He will come and dwell (rest His head)! When we stop putting other things before Him, when we GET RID OF EVERYTHING NOT NEEDED; He will come and rest.

Blessings! Chanin

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Chanin

Standing Alone
There are people who can move in crowds, and who will act when they have others supporting and encouraging them, but many fade out when it is a case of facing this tremendous thing alone. Superior greatness is shown by taking personal responsibility whether others do so or not.
. . . Superior greatness is willingness to stand for what God has revealed as His will, though we have to stand alone. It may be one against many, there may be a considerable amount of alone-ness, but that is where the test of our spiritual measure comes in, in initiative and responsibility that does not wait for an organization to come into being to deal with the situation, but makes it a personal matter-and a thorough-going one, too.
T Austin-Sparks


Standing alone, moving towards an awakening
The people of the Lord are instructed to pray “as in Heaven, so on Earth”.
One of the things the Lord has set out to accomplish as an answer to this prayer is a planting of a great measure of discernment among His people.
The things sought for and received as grace and gifts from Heaven bears the mark of Heaven. It is the investment of Eternal qualities in that which has not yet reached its goal. It is the Spirit of Christ at work bringing the people of the Lord to maturity.
An awakening brings Heaven to bear on earthly matters. This is what is yet to be seen in these very modern expressions of spirituality in the name of being “what God is doing today”.
An awakening is needed to bring in a full measure of spiritual discernment, an ability to see what comes from God, what truly represents Him.
Veracity is an old fashioned, perhaps an obsolete word. Even as I write, my spelling program reacts with red underlining – wrong, not here, you cannot do that.
Veracity is something we need to pursue – it lies at the core of praying “as in Heaven, so on Earth; it lies at the heart of an awakening, a true revival.
Lars W.

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Lars Widerberg

First off a warm and generous welcome to you Jeff!
So glad that you are here and have opened up your heart to us.

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Mike Balog

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Chanin

Excellent.
Chanin, I believe you would love the Art Katz message I mentioned, this is a echo of the same...

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Mike Balog

I will take a look at it! Thanks!

In Him,Chanin

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Chanin

A central item picked up from Art Katz’ Holiness or Blessing

Katz did not say this, but this is what I heard:

Anyone, any spiritual power can ”bless” you.
Only God, the Holy One of Israel, can sanctify you and make you fit for the Kingdom.
Are we able, even willing to acknowledge the difference between the holy and profane?

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Lars Widerberg