Jesus said it was better for Him to go to the Father, that the Helper would come. The Wonderful Counselor. The Neverfailing Friend. The One who Loves and leads us. (John 16:7)
It is His Ministry. It is all about Him.
Isaiah 61
The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me, Because the LORD has anointed me To bring good news to the afflicted; He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty to captives And freedom to prisoners; To proclaim the favorable year of the LORD And the day of vengeance of our God; To comfort all who mourn, To grant those who mourn in Zion, Giving them a garland instead of ashes, The oil of gladness instead of mourning, The mantle of praise instead of a spirit of fainting So they will be called oaks of righteousness, The planting of the LORD, that He may be glorified. Then they will rebuild the ancient ruins, They will raise up the former devastations; And they will repair the ruined cities, The desolations of many generations. Strangers will stand and pasture your flocks, And foreigners will be your farmers and your vinedressers. But you will be called the priests of the LORD; You will be spoken of as ministers of our God You will eat the wealth of nations, And in their riches you will boast. Instead of your shame you will have a double portion, And instead of humiliation they will shout for joy over their portion Therefore they will possess a double portion in their land, Everlasting joy will be theirs.
Thoughts.
Praying a lot into unity. Commanded Blessing. Oil on the beard, running down.
Thinking of Psalm 133:
BEHOLD, HOW good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity! It is like the precious ointment poured on the head, that ran down on the beard, even the beard of Aaron, that came down upon the collar and skirts of his garments [consecrating the whole body]. It is like the dew of [lofty] Mount Hermon and the dew that comes on the hills of Zion;for there the Lord has commanded the blessing, even life forevermore [upon the high and the lowly].
Praying for new wineskins here in New England, that will be fit to contain the New Wine which He is beginning to send. Our old wineskins won't do.
I sang this little song to God over and over during worship: "Break off Offenses, Tear Down Defenses, Remove Everything that Hinders Love, Pour Out Your Spirit Without Measure, Remove Everything that Hinders Love."
Thinking about His Beauty. His Ministry. His Ways. How He moves.
Last night we heard two testimonies which provoked prayer. We heard from Shelley Hundley,(IHOP.) How, at college she was a hardened atheist who Christians on campus targeted in prayer until her radical salvation! We heard from Tasha, a girl from IHOPU, (whom God had recently done a deep deliverance from depression, negativity, cutting, fear, etc.) She had been a Christian, but had hidden sadness. Her heart was moved for Harvard and Amherst College, for students who just "numb the pain" day after day. She wanted us to pray "as if their lives depended upon it." Which they do!
We broke off into groups praying specifically for campuses and students. "Life, hope!" We prayed for believers on campuses. That God would break in! Later, we reconvened as a group, and began targeting specific schools.
I was so grateful the Lord put Berkley College of Music on multiple peoples' hearts, many times throughout the night. I currently live in a house with (6 out of 9 roommates) being from Berkeley College of Music, and the other 3 of us also being musicians/artists/creatives, too! Many times the Lord has spoken to me of His beautiful strategy for Boston:
To raise up SUCH AN ARMY OF LOVESICK, WORSHIPPING ARTISTS & MUSICIANS, that it will be the keys to the hearts of this place! As music and art can unlock the doors which the mind and intellectualism, many times; cannot. This place, Boston, "The Hub of the Universe. " Steeped in the mindtraps and blindspots of secular humanism.
Jesus, may Your Love Win! Let the sound of worship come forth in sight and sound! Draw them in! Bypass the mind by the foolishness of the Gospel, the childishness of Faith, Hope, & Love!
Also laid upon my heart last night, was MIT University. It has one of the highest suicide rates on a college campus in the nation! Yet, some of the brightest and the best. My heart was gripped for them!
But as Jesse Engle said last night, "We ask for revival, but we forget what it LOOKS like. It looks like Tasha or Shelley. It is people with real needs and Jesus wants to set them free!"
It is His Ministry! Jesus, come. We need You.
Later, I went home and listened to a recent teaching by Jason Westerfield about the government of God. My thoughts were just mesmerized upon the Father. The Son. The Spirit. The Higher Ways of Love.
Painted this last night, called, "Beloved Mountain."
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