THE AWESOMENESS OF GOD

August 18, 2003

There is such a move of God coming forth. Changes are evident everywhere, and the Lord is surely positioning His people. One of the changes evident is that there is a move on the children. We have heard and seen the accounts of the Lord baptizing the children and their moving out in the gifts. Our own grandson, Ben age nine, was taking care of our goats when we were in the British Isles for 19 days. He told us upon our return, that he had been baptized. He said that in Sunday school, they prayed for him, and he saw a light and saw Jesus with the book in His hands. When Ben read the letters in the book, he began to speak in tongues. Another small lad in Baton Rouge, age 3, knelt down and prayed for a sick friend of ours. He rebuked the enemy, and the anointing was there and our friend was healed. Another young lad in Ft. Worth was upstairs by himself, and the presence of the Lord came and he began to! speak in tongues.

Now, these are some of the changes that are coming forth. The Lord is moving on the children. Remember in the wilderness, the old generation died out and the new generation crossed over into the promised land. We see today an old generation that does not want to experience the Lord in a higher and newer way. They want to cling to the old traditions and the old ways, and cannot even see the deeper things of the Lord. We have even said, "Is the church at large always going to be this way?" But oh - the change has begun and there will be the Joshua's and Caleb's who will go with the younger generation - there will be a remnant who will go on unto perfection which is maturity. So beloved ones, the glory cloud has moved and now is the entering into a new season of time.

A wonderful change is the change where understanding of the Word of God becomes even more acute.  There is coming an understanding of the Baptism in holy Spirit, and the growing knowledge of Him. Yes, we were teaching in England on the Baptism in holy Spirit - where it has unfolded that it is the Baptism in holy Spirit, immersed in Him, baptized in Him, into His dimension. The word holy being an adjective (not a noun) describing the person of the Spirit. Holy, holy, holy is the realm where we have been placed. This is also where the gifts of the holy Spirit flow - for He is holy and has given gifts to His people - Jesus being the Baptizer - the Spirit being holy, the Spirit from God. And so the gifts shall emerge once more in even a greater dimension. Not gifts to market or sell or merchandise, but the gifts for the edifying of the Body of Christ and the encouragement and deliverance.

The Lord loved the attention on the Spirit, loved Jesus being center - where God is glorified.

The change of "Divine Exchange" is where He is bringing us. A song from England sung of His taking us to the place of divine exchange. Yes, we are coming dear Lord to that place, where He will do the work. His nature in the place of our nature, His love in our hearts freeing us from the bondages we have there. Only in the exchange of Him can we say, it is no longer I but Christ who liveth within me. So this change will be divine - this change will turn the heart of stone and confusion to love and peace. This change will be ushering in His presence, and preparing a people for His second coming. We will say yes, Lord, yes. This is the place the holy Spirit is taking us. In this place and change is where the love of God is present and begins to descend. Where we can only say, "This is God." 

And some of the other changes will be in the natural; in the weather; in the heat waves; in the blackouts; in the fires and in the floods. God is in control and He has long prophesied what He is going to do in this America when rebellion continues to roll on. We see two sides of this great awesomeness of God. His season of time to bring His own people upward, and the season of time for the judgment because of blatant sin. The changes to take place because of judgment will bring us as a nation on our knees.

I rejoice in both accounts, for blessing and for correction, for I know that we are in "change."

Rene