Monday, July 15, 2019 – Day 2 – Church Intensive Training – “Remember”
Journal Entry
Sunday was awesome. I have so much to say about it, but it will have to wait. I feel like God is pursuing me. He has woken me up the last two days shortly after 4 am. It was 4:19 am this morning, which is 1 minute before, I’d normally get up in Texas (6:20). The word He gave me this morning was Remember. Two verses came to mind, but after a search, I’m including a third.
- Isaiah 46:9 Remember the former things, those of long ago; I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like me.
- Revelation 2:4–5 Yet I hold this against you: You have forsaken your first love. Remember the height from which you have fallen! Repent and do the things you did at first. If you do not repent, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place.
- Deuteronomy 32:7 Remember the days of old; consider the generations long past. Ask your father and he will tell you, your elders, and they will explain to you.
I’m not feeling rebuked right now; I’m feeling loved and pursued. I don’t feel like God is threatening to “take my lampstand”. But I have not been pursuing God as I have in the past. I’m feeling called back into fellowship in my quiet times. I also see God pointing to the early church and His Word.
Lord, show me today, as you did yesterday, what you mean with remember.
Right at this moment (6:30 am CA time, 8:30 am TX time), my phone rings. My old friend and neighbor Jake Tedesco called. After years of running from God and going through life the hard way, with a hard heart, Jake wanted to share that he had recently surrendered to Christ! Jesus had set him free from his anger, his drinking, his lack of self-worth. He was calling to say that he wanted those people who had been a godly influence on him to be back in his life. Talk about remembering!!! This was an immediate answer to my prayer. Praise God! You are on the move. Thank you for this.
Church Intensive Training – Morning Prayer and Worship
We had an almost two-hour prayer and worship time before we even started. This included song, prayer, scripture, prophetic words, and visions. So powerful. So moving. So simple.
Two amazing things happened during this time. First of all, Rob (our leader and pastor) asked if anyone had a “word” from God. I felt like God wanted me to share the prophetic word I dreamt about on Sunday. I searched for a scripture to support it (1 Corinthians 2:4-16). I said, “I feel like God wants us to explore Him, not just know Him”, and I read the verses. As soon as I finished, Randy (sitting to my left) read John 14:2. “In my father’s house are many mansions …” (KJV). I found out later that Randy did not know why he read that passage. He was prepared to read something else and God had him jump to John instead. This verse seemed out of place to everyone except me. Rob came back to me and asked me to repeat what I said. He wanted clarification. I gave the picture God had given me in my dream about the mansion and I validated the John 14:2 passage.
The other amazing part of this prayer time was that Pastor Brad (one of the attendees) had a vision of God removing wax from someone’s ear! Rob again asked if that meant anything to anyone in the room and I began to weep. I shared about my deafness in my left ear and how God used that to show me that we can barely hear Him when our lives are too noisy. Rob came and laid hands on my ears and prayed. I felt confirmation of my promise from God that I would someday hear again, but I was still on my journey to hear Him better spiritually. And boy am I hearing Him better this week. So encouraging!
