When I got home from the Vineyard Home Meeting tonight, the
Lord began to bring to the surface of my mind many of the things I have written
and preached about over the past 4 years since returning to The Dalles. If you’ve
been around me much at all, you probably have heard me say these things in one
way or another before. The Lord impressed me to share some of these things
again in light of what He is doing.
We are in revival now. It’s not something we have to wait
for or plead for. It is happening now. The kingdom of God is here and now, for
those with eyes to see it, hearts to receive it, and hands to make it happen.
Let’s not miss it because we are preoccupied with waiting for it, or maybe I
should say looking for the mechanics of it.
First of all we need to see it; that is, perceive it. We
have to quiet ourselves enough to see and hear what God is doing and saying. I
see His glory upon us right now in unprecedented ways. There is a moving of the
Spirit that has never happened this way before and if we are looking for how He
did it at another place or another time, it will slip past us in the present,
the here and now. As I’ve written many times, here and now has to do with
intimacy and immediacy. It’s not then and there but here and now.
Secondly, we need hearts to receive it. After perceiving it,
we need to agree with God concerning it. And it first comes to us and then through
us. There is something I tell people a lot and some of you may be sick of
hearing it. But I will say it again: Agree with God concerning yourself. It
starts with you and once established in your heart you can spread it around. In
us and then through us. That’s how it works.
Thirdly, we need hands to make it happen. What do I mean by
this? Simply to be obedient to spread the glory around in the unique way God
wants to use you. The seeing and receiving in our spirits will compel us to do
something about it. Be open to His leading. Discern the what, when, where, and
how of His working in your life and the why will become evident on its own.
I have more to share but will wait for His time to share it.
