be still and know

on sunday nights, at our church, we have an hour long prayer time. this past week, for the first 30 minutes, we sat in silence, listening. because prayer doesn't mean we have to always talk. its supposed to be a conversation with God. and a good conversation involves both talking and listening. so, we listened. and this is what God impressed on me in those 30 minutes.

communion is My heart. I want closeness, intimacy, oneness with My people. I have made the way of your salvation. receive it and move forward into deep communion with Me. rejoice in your salvation! and have eternal life now in the land of the living. walk with Me in the cool of the day. invite Me in and I will dine with you. eat the bread of My body and drink the wine of My blood. and be filled with Me. I created you to commune with Me. I am with you. I never leave you.

I desire that all would come to this true, deep knowledge of Me. you are My witness. give your testimony to the lost (your neighbor, a stranger). testify of My great love. just as i demonstrated My love (by dying for you), you will need to demonstrate your love (for Me and for each other and for the lost). have communion with Me and with one another.

the lost are as orphans, wandering alone without the knowledge of a Father. see them how I see them, with this kind of compassion. they are lonely. they don't know where their Home is. they don't know who to trust. they need Hope. give them the reason for the Hope you have. tell them, show them, that they have a Father and they have a Family - that they are not alone. they can have real closeness with the One who created them, the One who loves them more than any other.

if this Love is real, then its worth sharing.