My dear sparkies,
do you feel the mountains tremble?
I do.
I do because, increasingly I see all our saints join in one song.
I do because, I am beginning to see all the streams flow as one river.
I do because, I am finally seeing the young and old run back to Jesus in sweet surrender.
Yes, us.
As the months turn to weeks and the weeks turn to days, the horses of the june event are slowly but surely picking up speed. I can see it in the eyes of ALL involved. People are becoming more and more inquisitive of their roles. They hold in high esteem the june event and all it brings. The excitement is undeniable.
The joy is unavoidable.
The victory is,
inevitable.
My brothers, my sisters, soon we shall no longer hear trots but momentous gallops! Ah, momentous truly is the word! All shall hear and then see what will happen when we come together as one. As one, in christ! There is no power save those in God our King.
And let us not kid ourselves. Problems will arise because there is a nefarious force that sees the severity of something as powerful as the june event coming to fruition. That bugger knows how much of his kingdom will be trodden upon when the June event takes off. He knows, and he will try everything in his power to prevent it from being everything it can possibly be.
But fear not, my friends. For our prayers will not go unanswered. Our cries will not be unheard. Our humble pleas will not be forsaken. Indeed they will not fall on deaf ears as our God is an AWESOME GOD! He reigns forever and ever with wisdom, and power and love our God is an awesome God.
Therefore I say,
A time of Jubilee is indeed coming.
Let us brace ourselves, neh?
Let us ride out to battle,
and let us sing our song.
Do you feel the mountains tremble?
May freedom reign forever.
"Not what I was,
but what I could be,
that's how mercy saw me."
-Geron Davis' Mercy Saw Me.
On Sunday I was teaching about Bartimaeus and I thought there might be something nice for us to learn in Mark 10 and Luke. For those who don’t know the story: Basically Bartimaeus was a blind beggar who felt Jesus pass by with a large crowd. He called out to Jesus and even when he was rebuked by the others he still continued to call out Jesus’ name. His words were only as such, “Son of David, have mercy on me!” Jesus came over, amazed by his persistence and healed him of his blindness.
What can we draw from this?
Bartimaeus didn’t dare tell Jesus how to act and how to save. He just asked Jesus to have mercy on him. He gave Jesus full control of the situation. Yes I know we have been taught that specifics make up the core essence of a prayer. But sometimes we should just leave everything to Him.
So my dear sparkies, if any of you have been feeling a little blind this past week and really don’t know what to ask, fret not. Sometimes the best and most sincere prayer is to just ask for mercy and let God do as He will. A well-thought out prayer is no more valued by our Father then a heart-felt one.