Day 38: To The Uttermost

"when i think about the Lord
how He saved me, how He raised me
how He filled me with the Holy Ghost
how He healed me to the uttermost..."

TO THE UTTERMOST... completely. Fully. Beyond description. Uncontainable glory. Fullness of time. Righteousness of His doing... Completely undoing... me.

Today was a radiant 86 degrees shining, after a record breaking month of rain in Boston. It felt as if the the countenance of the Son, (the One who gave up everything to show His love.) That His face has turned, with the favor of His Gaze is upon this place.

It is now Day 38 of 40. Things are not the same as when we first began. In my city, or in my heart. I want to speak of some testimonies, but before I do:

I want to talk of "FULLNESS."

Listen here to "C.S. Lewis Song" by Brooke Fraser.

C.S. Lewis Song

If i find in myself desires nothing in this world can satisfy,
I can only conclude that I was not made for here
If the flesh that i fight is at best only light and momentary,
then of course I'll feel nude when to where I'm destined I'm compared

[CHORUS]
Speak to me in the light of the dawn
Mercy comes with the morning
I will sigh and with all creation groan as I wait for hope to come for me

Am i lost or just found? On the straight or on the roundabout of the wrong way?
is this a soul that stirs in me, is it breaking free, wanting to come alive?
Cos my comfort would prefer for me to be numb An avoid the impending birth of who I was born to become

[CHORUS]

[BRIDGE]
For we, we are not long here Our time is but a breath, so we better breathe it And I, I was made to live, I was made to love, I was made to know you Hope is coming for me Hope, He's coming

This is what I am sensing this day. He does ALL THINGS WELL... and COMPLETELY. And in FULLNESS OF TIME.

It seems Boston & New England has crossroaded into the crosshairs of the timing of the Sovereign Lord. Prayer has fueled prayer. Covenant began it all (forefathers of America.) And many torch-bearers have been relaying this race over the past few hundred years. Now my generation feels the Breath of Life blowing and stirring and shifting and shaking.

Making ALL THINGS NEW. By the One who does ALL THINGS WELL.

He saves us to the Uttermost.

For example, listen to Rachel's testimony from today, what the Lord did.

So, now we are in the last week. 300+ IHOPU students from Kansas City, Missouri have descended upon the city for a last final week of evangelism, outreach, healing ministry and most importantly PRAYER, as we contend believing that April 9th will be the fullfillment of many promises which have been spoken.

Today, we heard from Rachel, herself, this testimony. Rachel is an Asian-American student at BC (Boston College) here. Her 21st birthday is this weekend. This very morning, her friends were torturing her because she is still a virgin. They actually made a "sign" and put it on her head, labelling her a virgin. They told her they were going to cause and lead and persuade her to lose her virginity, even this day, even this week. So, this very morning, she was praying to "God" to please send her someone to help her stand her ground in this virtue of virginity and chastity. It just so happened that she encountered not one, but two teams from IHOPU, at seperate intervals throughout the day. She spent the whole day, morning to night, not only with the students, but later coming to the actual Awakening services. In a nutshell, the Lord so PROFOUNDLY encountered and encouraged her. She strengthened her resolve in her stance, she actually found salvation and got saved this very day, and then in front of probably 400-500 people, she testified of all of this and then was baptized in the Holy Spirit, right then and there!

This is the God, who Hears and ANSWERS prayer.

There have been many miracles of healing, salvation, prodigals returning, students on campus getting lit up! God is moving in response to prayer! He is really doing a noteable thing. And we believe this is only the beginning.

For we believe, it is the fullness of time. The appointed time. And that God has set His heart upon Boston for the strategic worldwide influence it implies. His eye is upon this place as a sending launchpad for missions, harvesting from among the thousands and thousands of students in this place.

This is just a sample. Harvard is being rocked. Berkely is being rocked. BU is being rocked. God is moving. Keep praying!

A few things have happened to me.

1.) I am not the same. The Lord is drawing me in. Maturing something in me, I have no words. He is fueling hunger and removing the callouse of complacency. Even towards my own city, family, roommates, even my own life. Everything is being SENSITIZED by HIS GLORIOUS Holy Spirit.

2.) Throughout this fast I have had a series of dreams and prophetic encounters. Two nights ago, I had one of the most Holy moments of my life. The Lord was renewing a vow with me, I had made to him at age 15 years old. The missionary calling. I said "YES" again. This time, I really know, what I was saying yes to, and there is no more running from this calling. I know that I have said yes, to penetrating darkness and difficult things. I know that I have said yes to perhaps a life like nothing I had forethought or imagined... but the WORTHINESS OF CHRIST is overshadowing it all, once again. I was literally so hit with fire and the intense groanings of intercession of the Lord, I was weeping and wailing like no other time in my life. I believe the Lord was inwardly acknowledging my REAL HEARTS DESIRE.

His Will.

Hallelujah. To the Uttermost.

Holy Spirit, Come. Holy Spirit, Stay. I love You.