I see drunks on stools lined up at a bar. And I see the door open and light comes in. And a wind blows into the bar and knocks the drunks off their stools.
And God says – What are YOU drunk with? Your plans? Your ministry? What excites your heart at the thought of moving forward and building?
I will consume you, says God, if you will allow Me.
So in this way I am preparing My leaders.
I see a row of bowls lined up and ready to be filled. But, says God, I can only fill the bowl in porportion to the emptiness of the bowl.
In the past – My leaders rose to the the forefront by strength and stature – by knowledge of My written word and reputation. But now, says God, I pass by the tall and the “sure of themselves”. They’ll not stand on My word or memorized scriptures. They’ll lay at My feet unable to even speak.
Because I will have my way.
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Pray with me:
Father, tear down the idols in our hearts. If we have become drunk with anything other than Your Spirit and the passion of Your heart, God, knock us off of our bar stools. Shine the light of Your glory into the deep places of my heart, exposing every secret dream that would draw Me away from Your will. You desire to be the delight of our hearts, so Father, by your goodness, draw us into a place of repentance and brokenness so that You can empty us of all that takes up wasted space. Then fill us with Your glory Lord. Fill us with an insatiable desire to pursue You and chase after Your dream for us and for this region.
Wreck and ruin us, Oh God to where we are of no earthly stature. But that we would lay at Your feet, consumed by Your love and completely overwhelmed by Your goodness and majesty.
Have Your way Father in this city. Have YOUR way in the Central Valley and throughout the state of California. Hallelujah! Amen.
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