Man.

I am so shaken right now, I feel like the urgency of the hour is very heavy in my heart. The LORD really struck me yesterday as I was praying, and reading I read Matthew 10, and what really struck me was verses 26-33, 34, & 38-39. It is talking about acknowledging Jesus before men, and shouting from the roof tops what He tells you in secret. Jesus says that whoever acknowledges me before men, I will also acknowledge before my Father in heaven, but whoever denies me BEFORE MEN, I will also deny before My Father who is in heaven.

Then I was just struck with a revelation, and I believe that this is crucial if we want an outpouring of the Holy Spirit. The Father is the One who sends His Spirit, and Jesus is our intercessor, so when we acknowledge Jesus, He literally speaks to the Father on our behalf. I began to think of the foolish things(in the worlds eyes) that I believe Jesus is calling me to do, the things He is calling His people to do, and how we will acknowledge Him. I do not think He was only talking about Christians when He said "before men" honestly. I don't even think I am getting this out correctly. But when I think about this passage, I think of when I say things like "God, I give you everything", when I say that it means that I am going to yield ALL of my ways to Jesus. So what if you are walking around in a park, or in a restaurant, and God tells you to CAUSE AN UPROAR(which we say we want all the time), and get everyones attention, and start telling them about Jesus. What will your family do? Will you risk being banned from your favorite restaurant?---> But aren't you the one who prays the prayer...."Lord, send revival." We do not know what revival looks like, and honestly, I think we have asked for revival too long, what we need is an outpouring of the Holy Spirit, and for us, I BELIEVE THIS IS WHAT THE FATHER IS SAYING.

If we want it, we have to pursue it. 

But how do we do that??

Here is a start.

Joel 2:12: 

"Return to Me, with ALL OF YOUR HEART. with FASTING, WEEPING, and MOURNING!

I am not saying to go into your room lock the door and try to make yourself weep.

But really if you are serious about his issue, go into your prayer closet, and ask Holy Spirit to burden you, ask Him to speak to you, ask Him what He is doing in Dothan, in the earth, and how YOU can partner with Him in that very same way. Go deep into the Word, and you can think what you want to on this, but I do not believe that He will send His Spirit to a people who sit in front of the T.V., who spend their valuable time on the Internet, doing things that do NOT matter at all, who play video games. I am not saying "Thou shalt be cursethed for thy playing of videoeth gameths." I am just asking you if we sing, "You're all I want" why do we bug our parents to buy us things we do not truly need. Why do we, (and I am so guilty-but I am forgiven) spend our precious time putting our eyes on things that will soon waste away. Is what you are doing today going to matter in 10 or 20 years? OR EVEN 5?

Our lives are important to God, and we matter to Him. He wants so badly to give us His Spirit, but only to those who really really want Him.

To those who are radical in their love for Him.

I am looking forward to the day(and I think it is upon us) when those who are sold out to Jesus in love, are banned from restaurants in Dothan for uproars where people get healed from broken legs to head colds to cancer.

People are looking for antidotes and cures, but I think the most powerful way of doing that, is PRAYER.

Jesus said, My house will be called a House of prayer! 

I think, and believe with my whole heart that there are many Christians playing the fence, but when Gods people, His house of prayer starts to cause uproars across this city, some, and probably a lot, of people will be offended.

The kingdom of God permits violence, and the violent take it by force.

I want to CHALLENGE YOU TO GO TO YOUR PRAYER CLOSET TODAY AND THIS WHOLE WEEK AND ASK THE FATHER HOW YOU CAN PARTNER WITH HIM IN WHAT HE IS DOING.

He might ask you, or tell you, to do something completely ridiculous, but when we stand before the Father He, the Father, the KING OF GLORY, will COMMEND YOU!!!! THAT IS SOMETHING TO REJOICE OVER. 

MAN!!!!! WHAT A DAY!!!!! I don't know about you, but I want to be commended by the most high for doing what is wise in His eyes.

Think about it, correct it, challenge yourself, challenge me.