I am sitting alone, listening, waiting for God to speak, to respond to my question. I feel an inner sensation. An intuition. A revelation. I write it down. I pray for words that capture the sensation of illumination. Not too many. Not too few. These are the words of God.
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Surely the LORD does nothing without revealing His secrets to His servants the prophets. Amos 3:7
I am sitting alone with God, connecting, communing, feeling His heartbeat. I sometimes smile when I feel His laughter. Tears fill my eyes when I see what He sees on earth. I am most honored. God is telling me how He feels.
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Thus says the Lord: “Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, let not the mighty man boast in his might, let not the rich man boast in his riches, but let him who boasts boast in this, that he understands and knows me, that I am the Lord who practices steadfast love, justice, and righteousness in the earth. For in these things I delight, declares the Lord.” Jeremiah 9:24-24
I am sitting alone with God, after hearing His heart, wiping His tears, laughing at his jokes. Sitting at His feet, I understand what He's thinking and why He's thinking it. I realize that at this moment, no one is wiser, stronger, or richer than I am. To have the heart of God, to be able to hear the mind of the Maker, is the truest wisdom, the strongest strength, and the richest richness.
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“Sir,” the woman said, “I can see that you are a prophet."...."Come, see a man who told me everything I ever did." John 4:19,29.
I am sitting with a stranger, led by the Spirit to her. Though I've never met her, I perfectly understand and know her. She gazes, amazed. She feels more connected than she has ever felt in her life. She is not my wife, but she loves me as if I were her husband, her friend, her father, her brother. She loves me as she has loved none other, because she feels loved by me uniquely. Intimately. She longs for God because of me.
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"If an unbeliever or an inquirer comes in while everyone is prophesying, they are convicted of sin and are brought under judgment by all, as the secrets of their hearts are laid bare. So they will fall down and worship God, exclaiming, “God is really among you!” 1 Corinthians 14:24-25
I am sitting with a stranger, led by the Spirit to him. I know what he thought this morning. I know what he is thinking right now. I know him. He feels understood beyond understanding. Connected to me as to a brother, a father, a companion. "You're talking to me in the way that I think," said the stranger. "How are you doing this?" "God's Spirit is in me. He knows you infinitely, and is sharing who you are with me." "I want to know God," says the man. "That's why I'm here. Today, the Spirit of God will be in you too."
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