Beloved of the Lord,
It was a few years back in a meeting in San Diego California when the Lord told me not to start our gatherings to allow the Youth to start it. They couldn't play any instruments or do things like the "adults" could do.
An 11 year old girl named Elizabeth took her glory chaser banner and started to worship the Lord with such a simplicity of heart. She said, "Jesus what other words would you ever want to hear, but I love you, so I will tell you Jesus, I love you, I love you so much."
All of a sudden tears were streaming down her face, but she was pouring her Alibastor Box of oil on Jesus feet. She gave him her pure holy worship of her heart and laid it at his feet. When she did this, the presence of God became so strong that many came to the alter to worship Him.
I personally was in tear, crying and weeping at the feet of Jesus so was our whole team. A young man spoke later to the people and the Worship leader, "People, we don't need instruments to worship just to tell him we love him. He doesn't want us to sing songs in English to reach him, (they were a Spanish speaking church) He just wants us to love and sing our hearts to him."
During this time, the Pastor's son who was 7 years old took the microphone and started pacing the floor at the alter. In tears He cried out, "Lord we love you so much, You have given us so much, and we have given you so little. You have given us 7 billions hours and we give you 20 minutes. Lord this is not right. Lord you have done so much for us, and we give you back so little."
For one more hour this little boy began to pray by the Spirit of God. He was in tears but bold as a lion. He said, "they thing we want more pizza and fun, but WE WANT YOUR PRESENCE! We want your presence."
When he cried this out, the young people all ran to the front, the older ones stayed in their seats. Beloved I could not move, I was undone by what God was doing in these young people. The little boy then kept saying, "It is not fair you have done all this for us, and what do we give you back, our little itsy bitsy little time very day or in church. It is not fair after all you have done for us to give you so little. Forgive us."
He then prayed some of the most powerful words of wisdom that I have ever heard anyone speak as a prophet of God. He said, "Lord we are stuck, we want to go into the promised land." Lord we are stuck we don't know how to get there."
Beloved there many Pastor's and Leaders in this meeting and many were in tears, but God was going to cause each Pastor to come face to face with the truth. Sadly, afterward, they rejected the word of the Lord then, I hope they repented and accepted it now, but only God knows.
The Pastor's son would say, "Lord your Pastors are stuck, they don't know where they are going, and they don't know how to bring us into the promised land." I lost it even more then. What was this little boy saying. He was preaching the word of God to us in 7 year old language so we could understand the heart of God.
A noted writer, a man respected by so many Christians writes this:
And if you woul know what the difference is between the two lives--the life you have been leading, and the life you now want to lead, just look at the wilderness and Canaan. What are the points of difference?
In the wilderness, wandering for forty years, backward and forward; in Canaan perfect rest in the land that God gave them. That is the difference between the life of a Christian who has, and one who has not entered into Canaan.
In wandering backward and forward; going after the world,and coming back and repenting; led astray by temptation, and return in only to go off again;--a life of ups and downs. In Canaan, on the other hand, a life of rest, because the soul has learned to trust: "God keepsme every hour in His mighty power."
There is the second difference: the life in the wilderness was a life of want; in Canaan, a life of plenty.In the wilderness there was nothing to eat; there was often no water. God graciously supplied their wants by the manna, and the water from the rock.
But, alas! they were not content with this, and their life was one of want and murmurings. But in Canaan God gave them vineyard that they had not planted, and the old corn of the land was there waiting for them; a land flowing with milk and honey; a land that lived by the rain of Heaven and had the very care of God Himself.
God reveled to an 11 year old girl, and a 7 and 13 year old boys His heart and his word. Will he hear the desire of the Holy Spirit in them and through them?
What was this little boy praying for us, God's people? What is burning in the hearts of this young generation? Do they want more of dead religion of the wilderness life of up one day and down the next, or the life of complete rest and victory in the "promised land?"At 7 years old He cried out, "Father, your pastors are stuck, we are stuck they don't know how to bring us into the promised land."
What is that promised land? It is the 3rd day Kingdom of God age and the 7th day rest of the Lord. It is the 7th day Sabbath day rest waiting for the true people of God. A rest the book of Hebrews tell us to strive diligently to enter in while there is still time.
A rest where they will stop trying to "live a Christian life", and allow Christ to live His life in them. It is here the believer will come to the death and crucifixion of the "self life" living to please their own selfish needs to truly living for God's will alone. They will reconcile in reality they are dead to sin, and the self life, but alive in Christ life in them.
The blogs I have been sharing have been to help us get to the "promised land." This little boy spoke the word of God, "They think we want more pizza and games, but Lord WE WANT YOUR PRESENCE!" We want to go in into the promised land JESUS, LEAD US! Have you ever seen a 7 year old speak these things in your services or gatherings?
Then God's Holy Spirit came upon a 13 year old boy. He wept and preached under the power of God. He said to the people, "why are you still in your chairs, God is calling us to repent and get filled with his spirit."
The people ran to the alter. He said to the Pastors, "why are you not feeding your sheep? why are you not feeding your sheep? Why are you not bringing them into the promised land. Do you see where the people are now, they are in the Holy of Holies with God where He is changing them. Why are you not bringing them here? Why will you not feed your sheep."
That is when some of the Pastors, began to gnash their teeth at what the young man was saying. But even a holier boldness came upon him and he said to one Pastor, "you used to serve God for money, but look where your people are now at the feet of Jesus, humble yourself, get down on your knees and turn to Jesus so you can feed his sheep.
Then he looked at me and said, "you want more of God's glory don't you. Fill him Lord, fill him Lord fill him with your glory. The suffering is not over yet, but it will be worth it. Lead God's people, lead them into his glory." I was undone even more.
Why am I writing this to you, because we are being changed from water to wine. The miracle of Cana is in our midst. The wine is all gone, but the Lord is about to bring forth a new wine, a new people, full grown sons and daughters who will come out of the wilderness of all relgious and self life to allow Christ to live in them fully and completely and lead them into the land of promise.
Do you want that beloved? Ask him now to take you in. Ask him now to forgive you for living in the wilderness of failure and disobedience and surrender all your trying to live a Christian life to God. Let him know work in you the "will to do it' and the "power to do it in you. amen.
As I am writing this to you, my wife calls me outside and says look up. When I do there is a perfect circle of a rainbow coming from the sun and it is directly over my house. I believe this was a sign and wonder to us that God is calling us into the land of promise. I have never seen a circular rainbow in my life. Glory to God.
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