Conversations...

Just an update for my followers who have patiently been following nothing since last year.  Thank you for your patience. 

I had completely forgotten about the blog until today!  But God.....

The Just Shall live by faith. Galatians 3:11

I know a man who routinely likes to talk with me about the Lord. I don't know him well, but he knows me well enough to know that I am good for a word of encouagement.  He genuinely strikes me as someone who desires true intimacy with the Father, so I try to encouage him.  We do not know each other well, but at some point in the past we began to share our "faith" with one another.  I am not ashamed of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, for it is the power of God unto salvation. Rom 1:16  Thus began our familiar topic of conversation when we first met. 

In a recent conversation that we had, he asked me, "What is the good word that you have for me today?"  Then, he stopped and apologized to me.  He apologized to me for putting me on the spot!  He said that he felt that it was unfair of him to always expect that I would have a good word for him, knowing that we both live in the same world where life is not perfect & everyone has problems.  He said that he felt that it was unfair of him to place "pressure" upon me by asking me so many questions about the Bible, and my opinion on what some thing that he had read in scripture meant, every time he sees me!  What contrition! I laughed and told him not to apologize because I did in fact have a word for him regarding that very thing!  He listened intently.  I told him that when he had a chance to go and study 2 Chron 14.  I gave him a brief synopsis of the storyline & King Asa of the children of Judah.  I pointed out to him that King Asa's choice to serve the Most High God as did his father, brought blessing, prosperity, protection & rest to the land and people that he ruled, because God was watching out for them and His favor was upon them because of Asa's faithfulness to serve Him. Hebrews Chapter 11 tells us what it takes to please God. It is faith in Him.  Heb 11:6 But without faith it is impossible to please Him: for he that cometh to God must first believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of them who diligently seek Him.  He got so excited!  Then he declared to me, "I need what you have!"  "I want that! I need that!" "Where did you get it that I may go and get it too?"  He wanted my joy!  But, more importantly, he wanted my faith in God!  He wanted the power of God that brought boldness and dependance upon God with assurance!  What an awesome desire!

As I was speaking to Him, I got excited.  The anointing of God was upon me.  The anointing excites me!  I was so stirred up and full of  joy at God's provision for His people!  When I spoke, the power of God touched this man! And, he got excited too!  He wanted to know where I went to church and where I had received such understanding so that he may go their also.  I thanked him, then I told him that I did not attend an organized church, but fellowshipped online with a small group of likeminded believers. Then he said, "Why are the churches not teaching this?  This is powerful and people need to hear this!"  We then had another short conversation in which I explained to him about the scriptures that he had told me earlier that he was reading in Matthew 24 about the signs of Jesus's return.  This whole conversation was incredible! The entire gospel was preached to him in just a few minutes.  In just a few minutes he asked so many good questions & God through His anointing met this man with power, anointing & truth!  I did answer his question, by the way.

I am confident that we will have many other conversations, frankly.  His excitement was evident that he had "tasted of the good things to come" and his appetite for the sweetness of God was increasing.  This is what happens when we spend time in His word, and avail ourselves as vessels of His righteousness, consecrated for His good works and His good pleasure.