so, my worship group has been studying the concept of an open heaven, and living in the reality of God's kingdom "on earth as it is in heaven." THIS is a totally new concept for me as a Christian.our teacher for the study is jason westerfield. he's a young guy, early 30s, whose first encounter with God was powerful. it did not involve a church, it involved a visitation from the Lord, and much time spent in the Word. consequently, i don't see anything in jason's preaching that looks like the "church" we have built today. i DO see things that look like the bible. that is what is so exciting. i believe that God IS actually opening the heavens and giving us new revelation for the times. (i should note that jason is not opposed to church as we see it today, just sees the lack in it, and is pressing in for more kingdom, less earth).
whew. very powerful. what strikes me is that i have been doing it all wrong. i have been desperately clinging to hope in Jesus, rather than confidently living in His kingdom. one of the things jason is teaching is how to ACCESS an open heaven in which God is free to move here on earth. although his teaching is FULL of revelation, i got 3 main points last night:
1) open the door of your heart to God
2) open the gate of your mind to God
3) open the window of your imagination to God
cool, huh? just being open to God BEING HERE as it is in heaven! wow! what that means is Jesus in His fullness in our lives, open access to the throne, angelic and heavenly visitations, visions, manifestations of signs and wonders, STUFF. good stuff.
i fear a blog post cannot begin to describe the wonders of what is going on inside me. jason taught last night from deuteronomy 28. i'm going to spend the week pondering the wonders of those passages, the REALITY of them, and see what happens.
just had to share!
ps. like how i can go from floral foam mooses to THIS?!!! ha.
5 comments:
My heart is so heavy today. Remember the friend with the baby and the crazy ex-husband I wrote about? He is taking her back to court AGAIN, and her lawyers admit that he is systematically taking her baby away. The judge has already ruled punitively against her (twice) and she is at the absolute lowest point in her life. He has ruined her financially, emotionally, her faith is all but destroyed, and her child, who was once happy and carefree, is now (with twice-monthly visits to dad) a clinging, fearful shadow of who she used to be. Please, with all your new-found insight, knowledge and wisdom, pray that God will ride in tomorrow and save the day.
Thanks for your thoughts! I am a New Testament girl as well. However, I am studying about Moses this year and am learning about how God was the same God, sheparding His sheep thru the wilderness and preparing the way for Christ. If you can, I may suggest taking a peek back to Exodus, Lev. and even Numbers. You will be amazed at the richness of His love, provision, guidance, and especially His grace. :) Have a great day!!
Jill C.
hi Jill!
so glad to see you here. yes, i am reading in Lev. right now (yearly bible) - but i just find it fascinating how the Lord is continually revealing "new" things :))
so glad you are my sister in Christ!
I so wish I could write about the Word like you do. You seem to have just the right words to say. I appreciate you sharing them. Your words are so awesome.
HEY. Hearing is today. I totally thought it was yesterday. It begins in 16 minutes.
PRAY.
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