tonight was really cool. well - today was really cool. everything.
the day started with much discussion among a few of the guys and i. we met for coffee this morning and ran through a lot of things. nothing better than feeling a bit prepared, i guess. but it was good. following the morning we passed out some information regarding our programs. it was very cool. the group i was with was travis, erin, and chrissy. to be honest - i've known chrissy for about 10 months or so . . . and i never knew she was this outgoing. it was really incredible and seemed to be easy for her to get out and talk to families and the wee kids. cute - right. anywho - dinner was a bbq. and yes - delicious. hamburgers, hotdogs, chips, coke, squash, the works. however, i did find it odd that there was not even a bottle of barbecue sauce at the bbq. strange.
what is really awesome is Jesus. awesome = deserving and worthy of awe. truly. tonight after our little group time, i walked outside and pulled up a chair off in the property and sat for a good part of 45 minutes. it was a very, very clear night. a typical cloud here or there, but for the most part - a great night. the moon was stilling rising over the silhouette of trees: i decided i would stay till it rose above the trees. i swatted bugs for a minute or two. i prayed for a bit. i was silent a good amount. just listening. trying to seek out and find the Spirit's silent whisper. it was absolutely beautiful. i couldn't have asked for a more calming and more humbling time with our Jesus.
just as i was spacing off into some thought, i noticed an enormous cloud that was notably dark; it was coming over the scene very quickly - then more clouds from the left, then the right. it seemed that my picture was dwindling due to the clouds. no good. i prayed and asked God that i would be able to see the moon. that was it. a simple request. and wouldn't you know it: the Spirit put something in my mouth that i started to verbally speak. it's ezekial 37.1-10. it says this:
the hand of the Lord was upon me, and He brought me out by the Spirit of the Lord and set me down in the middle of the valley; and it was full of bones. He caused me to pass among them round about, and behold, there were very many on the surface of the valley; and lo, they were very dry. He said to me, "son of man, can these bones live?'' and i answered, ''o Lord God, You know.'' again He said to me, ''prophesy over these bones and say to them 'o dry bones, hear the word of the Lord.' thus says the Lord God to these bones, 'behold I will cause breath to enter you that you may come to life. I will put sinews on you, make flesh grow back on you, cover you skin and put breath in you that you may come alive; and you will know that I am the Lord.' "
so i prophesied as i was commanded; and as i prophesied, there was a noise, and behold, a rattling; and the bones came together, bone to its bone. and i looked, and behold, sinews were on them, and flesh grew and skin covered them; but there was no breath in them. then He said to me, ''prophesy to the breath, prophesy, son of man, and say the breath, 'come from the 4 winds, o breath, and breathe on these slain, that they come to life.' " so i prophesied as He commanded me, and the breath came into them, and they came to life, and stood upon their feet, an exceedingly huge army.
as i got to the end of that i still couldn't see the moon. twas still behind said trees. i said the end of this Scripture again: the breath came into them, and they came to life, and stood upon their feet, a huge army. as i ended that i was lead to stand from my chair. moonlight. so pure, so clean, so unadulterated. beauty. glimmer. perfection. i couldn't believe what i saw. i stood up to see that the bottom of the moon had just cleared the top of the trees and the top of the moon was about to be covered by the clouds. the luminance was directing it's focus to my eyes it seemed; simply amazing - i was so taken back . . . you could write it off as happy chance - but to tell you the truth: you're wrong. the truth is there is a Jesus so intricate, so about detail, so invested in our lives that He cares about things like this. not to impress us. not to give us cool stories - but to reveal once again that He is right there. there = controlling the entire cosmos, right in the chair right next, and inside my thoughts all at once. it's crazy.
the Spirit has come. He was breathed upon my dry bones. He caused the breath of life to enter and He perfectly controlled tonight. end of story. Jesus. this Jesus. our Jesus is a huge God. a God there are no words for.
so into us.
makes me smile...
He is breathing on us over here in northern ireland. He's bringing His church up. He's creating our unity. you know: i couldn't be in a better mood than right now. i'm dead tired and so alive. it's Jesus.
and by that name all things - even us - are held together.
thank You for moonlight. have a good night.
the day started with much discussion among a few of the guys and i. we met for coffee this morning and ran through a lot of things. nothing better than feeling a bit prepared, i guess. but it was good. following the morning we passed out some information regarding our programs. it was very cool. the group i was with was travis, erin, and chrissy. to be honest - i've known chrissy for about 10 months or so . . . and i never knew she was this outgoing. it was really incredible and seemed to be easy for her to get out and talk to families and the wee kids. cute - right. anywho - dinner was a bbq. and yes - delicious. hamburgers, hotdogs, chips, coke, squash, the works. however, i did find it odd that there was not even a bottle of barbecue sauce at the bbq. strange.
what is really awesome is Jesus. awesome = deserving and worthy of awe. truly. tonight after our little group time, i walked outside and pulled up a chair off in the property and sat for a good part of 45 minutes. it was a very, very clear night. a typical cloud here or there, but for the most part - a great night. the moon was stilling rising over the silhouette of trees: i decided i would stay till it rose above the trees. i swatted bugs for a minute or two. i prayed for a bit. i was silent a good amount. just listening. trying to seek out and find the Spirit's silent whisper. it was absolutely beautiful. i couldn't have asked for a more calming and more humbling time with our Jesus.
just as i was spacing off into some thought, i noticed an enormous cloud that was notably dark; it was coming over the scene very quickly - then more clouds from the left, then the right. it seemed that my picture was dwindling due to the clouds. no good. i prayed and asked God that i would be able to see the moon. that was it. a simple request. and wouldn't you know it: the Spirit put something in my mouth that i started to verbally speak. it's ezekial 37.1-10. it says this:
the hand of the Lord was upon me, and He brought me out by the Spirit of the Lord and set me down in the middle of the valley; and it was full of bones. He caused me to pass among them round about, and behold, there were very many on the surface of the valley; and lo, they were very dry. He said to me, "son of man, can these bones live?'' and i answered, ''o Lord God, You know.'' again He said to me, ''prophesy over these bones and say to them 'o dry bones, hear the word of the Lord.' thus says the Lord God to these bones, 'behold I will cause breath to enter you that you may come to life. I will put sinews on you, make flesh grow back on you, cover you skin and put breath in you that you may come alive; and you will know that I am the Lord.' "
so i prophesied as i was commanded; and as i prophesied, there was a noise, and behold, a rattling; and the bones came together, bone to its bone. and i looked, and behold, sinews were on them, and flesh grew and skin covered them; but there was no breath in them. then He said to me, ''prophesy to the breath, prophesy, son of man, and say the breath, 'come from the 4 winds, o breath, and breathe on these slain, that they come to life.' " so i prophesied as He commanded me, and the breath came into them, and they came to life, and stood upon their feet, an exceedingly huge army.
as i got to the end of that i still couldn't see the moon. twas still behind said trees. i said the end of this Scripture again: the breath came into them, and they came to life, and stood upon their feet, a huge army. as i ended that i was lead to stand from my chair. moonlight. so pure, so clean, so unadulterated. beauty. glimmer. perfection. i couldn't believe what i saw. i stood up to see that the bottom of the moon had just cleared the top of the trees and the top of the moon was about to be covered by the clouds. the luminance was directing it's focus to my eyes it seemed; simply amazing - i was so taken back . . . you could write it off as happy chance - but to tell you the truth: you're wrong. the truth is there is a Jesus so intricate, so about detail, so invested in our lives that He cares about things like this. not to impress us. not to give us cool stories - but to reveal once again that He is right there. there = controlling the entire cosmos, right in the chair right next, and inside my thoughts all at once. it's crazy.
the Spirit has come. He was breathed upon my dry bones. He caused the breath of life to enter and He perfectly controlled tonight. end of story. Jesus. this Jesus. our Jesus is a huge God. a God there are no words for.
so into us.
makes me smile...
He is breathing on us over here in northern ireland. He's bringing His church up. He's creating our unity. you know: i couldn't be in a better mood than right now. i'm dead tired and so alive. it's Jesus.
and by that name all things - even us - are held together.
thank You for moonlight. have a good night.
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