Seems like there is a this magnitude of suffering going on lately.
Yesterday when I was reading about the Egyptians Christians who were
murdered I just am filled with sadness! Then today I wake up with
multitudes of prayer requests sent to my email and I'm am saddened. So
much so that I cant help by cry for those who are suffering in the way
they are.. I read that one of they Egyptians cried out for Jesus before
he was murdered, and the tears just started to flow.. They are s
o
many people crying out for Jesus right now.. I sit here and beg God for
His Spirit to manifest in this town! In this world.. I pray to His
Spirit to manifest Himself in all of us.. Not for an abundance of gifts,
but for His overflowing Presence! His Presence is where you find
healing, where you find comfort, where you find joy, where you find
gifts, where you encounter His pure and perfect love. Its where you find
Him. If we could all just get on the same page regardless of beliefs on
His Spirit.. If we could just get on the same page to see His Presence
manifest in the places where we live.. If we could, I can already
envision my town so full of His healing, so full of His love, so full of
His power, so full of His hope!
That is one promise you can count on,, no matter how sick you are, no
matter if you are on deaths door, no matter how broken heartened you
are,,... His presence is there.. Its in you! Its in us!! We need to cry
out for more.. We need to recognize Him more..
"May the God of
hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power
of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope. "
I strongly agree with you Lauren.
ReplyDeleteThe "sticking point" if you will is, as you mentioned, regardless what we believe".
The great deceiver has a strong hold on just that... belief. Using every lie and trick in the book, to keep that strong hold.
I pray as you, from our Lords presence, resting on His promises, even the one that says, "he will flee"... but only when we....resist.