EHBC Prayer Guide Note: Read Acts 2:17-21 and pray according to these verses, that God will again pour out His Spirit upon our church and our community.
What I think I've heard from God today:
Nothing. :) At least not like yesterday. I've listened to more Piper today, and this morning was working on the introductory verses in Galatians. I prayed that while I'm at the school I'll be God's agent of grace and somehow have an impact on these teens. (There's not a whole lot of opportunity to interact with them...)
I heard some very interesting teaching on Daniel's 70th week on 3ABN (the 7th Day Adventist network) which held that Daniel's 70th week was about the Messiah, not the anti-Christ, and that it's already been fulfilled. The little bit I heard made a lot of sense, but I haven't followed up on it yet.
Piper mentioned a funeral in which the minister said at one point in a booming voice "[Whatever the name was] IS NOT DEAD!" That was awesome. He also said that at "death," our fellowship with God is not interrupted for a millisecond, but is in that instant perfected. Wow.
The prayer guide note above ties into something I was thinking...maybe Sunday? Maybe yesterday? It's that we can't share what we don't have. If I want to lead people to go deeper with God, I must go deeper with God. There is no substitute.
None.
No doctrine, outline, book study or even the "gift of teaching" can make up for a shallow walk with Christ. I love my Lord, and I have learned so much from Him, but I know how easily distracted I am, and I know I have never plumbed the depths of His Spirit. I'm asking Him to take me deeper.
I think He's reminding me that He's taught me (some) about the Spiritual Disciplines as a means for opening up to His depth-diving. I've been trying to renew my exploration (as in practice--I think my "research" phase is over) of meditation the last few days, so far in only brief moments, but I intend to continue by His grace. I want to claim the words of "I Refuse," by Josh Wilson, as my own. I just hope I don't look back at the end of these 40 days and have to eat them.
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