Winds of Revival

Thoughts, Prayers and Words of Encouragement: Well today I had the most AWESOME opportunity to witness the Winds of Revival gently and even with a brisk gust or two :) drawing men to Himself. A group of volunteers went to St Rose de Lima with me. Long story short...I don't do that often :) each member of the group came out of church smiling and sharing how they had encountered God today. I am realizing that my heart's cry, all the prayers and fasting for revival have joined with all the saints and I am blessed to be witness to this wonderful move of God. Even though post Katrina has been focused on the residents and their recovery the collateral effect throughout the volunteer community must be taking fire from coast to coast as volunteers "encounter God" through their service here in the Bay.

Todays message centered around Matthew 9:36-38 Seeing the people, He felt compassion for them, because they were distressed and dispirited like sheep without a shepherd. Then He said to His disciples, "The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Therefore beseech the Lord of the harvest to send out workers into His harvest."

Ok so here is what I heard the Spirit saying to me- First See the people- not with my eyes but with the eyes of Jesus. The next part of feeling compassion and seeing their distress and dispirit will always be clouded by my judgement of I am not looking though His eyes. Also, realizing that the cause of their whole distressing dispirited condition is no shepherd. NO JESUS ....So it is clear that we have the harvest plentiful and the workers few...how often I hear that but the key is this...BESEECH THE LORD OF THE HARVEST TO SEND OUT WORKERS INTO HIS HARVEST....man is that the part I skip over sometimes...this is not my miserable sad sorry self wanting help...this is Beseeching HIM...the harvest is HIS, it is HIS work.....what a wonderful reminder....would you join me today in Beseeching HIM...not only for Bay St Louis, but for this nation and the nations of the world to send out the laborers.

Father God, Sovereign Lord, Lord of the Harvest how we need and desire You. to see with Your eyes all those around us, to feel with your compassion to be rid of judgement and reach out with the the abundant life You alone can offer to others. Bring forth the workers let any resistant spirit be broken and humble men and women come forth to work with You in the fields. You are an awesome God...thanks for being God and for all that You are we praise you...Holy Holy Holy is the Lord God Almighty.