So yesterday was Mother's Day, and it was an awesome time to honor our mother's for everything they have done for us from the time we were little kids. Lately, I have been thinking about little kids, and how I used to act as a little kid. While we were at our Epic BBQ at the end of the year, my friend Josh pointed out how much fun the little kids were having playing on the playground. I thought back about all the things, I have learned this semester through different messages and experiences, and I was just reminded that God wants us to be like little children. When we were kids, we didn't worry about what we were going to eat, what we were going to wear, the bills we had to pay, our cell phones, school, or even our computers. We just lived life and did whatever to have fun.
Watching kids on the playground (not in a creepy way - don't worry) is always great because they are entertained and amused at the smallest of things. They could go down the slide a million times or go on the swing for hours - and they still would want more. Little kids enjoy the playground - a lot! I think that we sometimes forget that as believers, God wants us to be like little children. He wants us to have fun. He wants us to delight in Him in the same way that we used to delight the playground.
But what happens is that we get so consumed by school, work, clothes, food, finances that we make things complicated and we don't enjoy life anymore. No wonder Jesus said, "let the little children come unto me." The had pure and innocent hearts and they didn't worry about the things of this world. They ran around, had fun, and lived life. Jesus said that in Him we have abundant life. We shouldn't be tamed by our 9-5 work cells or even our tight finances. God is our Father and promises to take care of us. He wants us to be like kids at the play ground, and just stop every once in a while and join him.
More about children though... God seriously loves children, man. Who wouldn't they are so cute and innocent and they are carefree. Throughout the Bible, there are cool stories about children who did Awesome things. Josiah was king at 8, David was killing bears, lions, and giants at a pretty young age, Samuel heard God's voice when he was still a wee little boy...and so much more. I think God really loves to use children because when God works through them, it is evidence of his divine and sovereign power. When God uses children, He shows the world that it is God's strength and power alone that transforms the world not our own human strength.
I think God wants to bless us more, but we get so caught up in our own talents and abilities that God Himself has given us that we sometimes forget that it is the power of God through the Holy Spirit that can equip us to do even greater and mightier things.
The reason I bring this is up is because on Saturday I was watching the Florida revivals. There was this one young girl probably not even 12 who was healed of some kind of deformity or disease. While she was on stage, she was so filled by the Holy Spirit that she was shaking uncontrollably. While she was on the ground, she went into a vision and started prophesying. It was crazy - the revival pastor gave her the microphone and asked her tell everyone what she saw. Keep in mind this was at height of the revival - there were probably over 12,000 people in an open field. The young girl said that she saw Jesus wearing a gold robe with a white sash and He was pouring anointing oil all over the world! She also spoke about little children doing miracles and she spoke of people raising up from the dead. After that the pastor asked her to pray for all the children watching to receive the same anointing. It was crazy! The Holy Spirit was definitely working!
The pastor made reference to Joel 2 multiple times:
- Joel 2:28-32
- 28 "And afterward, I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your old men will dream dreams, your young men will see visions.
And yesterday, while I was thinking about all this and thinking about my mom, I began to realize even more the awesome role that mother's are going to play in the coming revival. I was listening to a podcast by Mike Bickle a couple of weeks ago and he talked about how mother's are going to amazing forerunners in the coming revival. The greatest influences of revival are not only going to happen on the pulpit and the stadiums, great revival leaders will be trained up in the nursery rooms, the Sunday schools, and houses. Mother's everywhere are going to play an influential role in training up the revival leaders of tomorrow.
As I think about my own mother raising me and the current work she is doing teaching Sunday School at my church, I realize that the nations are going to be won through the work and obedience of women like my mother. God sees your obedience, your love, your sacrifice mother's - the nations will be won through the pain, the tears, the hardships you faced on behalf of the King. Proverbs 22:6, "Train up a child in the way that is right; even when he grows old he will not depart from it."
Thank you mother's for preserving the sanctity of life in the midst of a generational genocide against our babies. Your obedience and faithfulness to God has not been in vain. The greatest sites of revival will be in the homes and the hands of the mothers!
God, bless the mother's and bless the children. You are a raising up a generation of forerunners who the world fails to recognize. But you have not forgotten your women and your children. You provide them acceptance, appreciation, and affirmation!
- Zepheniah 3:17 The Lord your God is with you, he is mighty to save He will take great delight in you, he will quiet you with his love, he will rejoice over you with singing."
Hey if you haven't seen the revival yet. Watch it. People were popping out of their wheelchairs left and right! Crazy! God is on the move! Revival..coming to a city near you! Stay Tuned!
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