The Heavens. Friday 14th April 2006
I see a bright burst of light. When it fades I see Jesus standing there in unapproachable light.
Pretty intense.
He opens his mouth to speak.
'Why?'
Great.
I look to my left, I see the souls of the martyrs under the altar crying 'How long, oh Lord!' (Revelation 6:10)
I look back to Jesus. He opens his mouth again. Time for something in depth and meaningful.
'Why not?'
It's a good job he was smiling.
As he has been ministering to me about giving my all, dying completely, and living abundantly, the first 'why' cut me to the heart. Whyso? I hear you cry. Well, I was considering whether it was really a good idea to go all out or not at the time. Jesus asking me why I would hold back (on Good Friday of all days) was pretty humbling.
But then the altar of the saints. What are they crying out for? They're yearning for Jesus to come again so God would unleash his judgement on those who shed their blood.
Oh shite.
Sorry. The enormity of this just hit me. I actually had forgotten why they were crying out until now. Jesus told them to wait until all the others who were to be martyred were slain.
And then he looked at me and said 'why not?'
Man this is scary stuff.
It was a good job he was smiling...
Pretty intense.
He opens his mouth to speak.
'Why?'
Great.
I look to my left, I see the souls of the martyrs under the altar crying 'How long, oh Lord!' (Revelation 6:10)
I look back to Jesus. He opens his mouth again. Time for something in depth and meaningful.
'Why not?'
It's a good job he was smiling.
As he has been ministering to me about giving my all, dying completely, and living abundantly, the first 'why' cut me to the heart. Whyso? I hear you cry. Well, I was considering whether it was really a good idea to go all out or not at the time. Jesus asking me why I would hold back (on Good Friday of all days) was pretty humbling.
But then the altar of the saints. What are they crying out for? They're yearning for Jesus to come again so God would unleash his judgement on those who shed their blood.
Oh shite.
Sorry. The enormity of this just hit me. I actually had forgotten why they were crying out until now. Jesus told them to wait until all the others who were to be martyred were slain.
And then he looked at me and said 'why not?'
Man this is scary stuff.
It was a good job he was smiling...
posted by doo at 3:26 pm
2 Comments:
u swore?
hell yeah man. sorry to speak for you but do you remember Rees Howells at all? he had a testimony similar to this in which he "failed" but not really cause God then had something else in mind for him.
Rees was praying for a consumptive woman to be healed and then God called him to take her place and die so that she might be healed. he couldnt let go of his ministry, it was so precious and so from that point he couldnt pray for the next day. then the Lord showed Rees that He had wanted him to take a place amoung the martyrs, a place of high honor, but that he had loved his life and lost it. so Rees went to the lady told her and asked her to pray to the Lord that he might still take her place. she wouldnt and prayed that God would continue to use him in life according to what the Lord was now doing, which was making him a living martyr, which he was, for the rest of his days.
fear not, for I AM with you says the Lord.
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