Last night we had the honor to share with a fellow believer that happened to make his living by you guessed it fishing. The incredible revelation that God gave me last night was about being invited and welcomed into a stranger’s house. I got it placed on my heart to share with the man of the house the calling from Jesus to Peter telling him that he shall become a fisher of man. We were offered water first thing and then we were able to sit around and just talk with one another.
At first there were 3 people and as we started to worship and sing more people started to show up. This was not a church but at a faith filled man’s home. As I looked around, I saw that there were now 12 people that had come to sit with us and worship. The thing God was showing me in this time of worship in a language that I cannot understand, a vision of how it looks in heaven to have every tong and nation praising his name. I started to feel the spirit of the lord start setting fires in the hearts around me. As we sang, I started to see this clear image of what It looks like to be a man of faith as a fisherman (average man) impacting the community we are in.
Often times I feel that I must have a huge impact and have it in a timely manner. The lord showed me the heart of a faithful fisher of man in a small village gathering the people that he knows to come and hear the word of God. The hard part about this is that most of the people around only come because of our skin color. Well if that is what it takes to share the gospel with those who don’t believe then I must forsake my pride and let them come. I initially had a very hard time with all the pictures and publicity for in my heart I am nothing but a servant of God. Well my pride rested in feeling unworthy to have pictures taken and attention taken away from ministry. In my heart I feel that God should be the one that they gather for not me! The lord is showing me that I am incredibly blessed with the skin that I have because it is a very big part of gathering people together to hear the Good news of Jesus Christ.
I was shown through this fisher and his desire to hear and experience God, the gift of obedience and tenacity. It looks a whole lot different in person and feels very uncomfortable to be put on a pedestal and treated like royalty. God ultimately directs our path and leads us to the people who need his truth and will listen with open ears. My pride with not wanting to be put on a pedestal is actually in Gods will for sharing with his people! So that they get to experience the holy spirit in a new way. I am understanding a new lens through which Jesus has given us to view the situations In different ways and from a different heart. We tend to feel bad for those with less and not thankful for their desire to find truth in the good news of Jesus Christ. Our job is to share with the people around us the love and mercy the lord has shown us God does the rest!
I want to share with you a healing that happened later that night with an older lady that had a lot of body pain. As she approached me the lord revealed to me her heart and how hard this life has treated her. I prayed in the name of Jesus Christ that his will be done and that he heal his daughter for she has been faithful enough to receive prayer and hear the good news! Well you guessed it a healing and living testimony that now will proclaim the power of Jesus Christ. It is not about us but through the miracles that God provides! boy does it build up our faith and recharge the spiritual batteries. I physically felt this older women’s shoulder pop back into place and I am just astounded by the power of God.
All of this started with a fisherman and a desire to love God. We each have an ability to walk in the spirit and listen in obedience to our calling in life. God will do the miracle all we need to do is show up with an open obedient heart and throw the net.
this journey is not just an average travel adventure it is a testimony to the power of Jesus Christ.
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