This book tells of some amazing things. I'm reminded of Greg Taylor and how he prayed for me and, in concert with others, "prayed me into the kingdom." This guy prayed and fasted for me, and wept over my soul in prayer. All of this in secret and for a King he only saw in his spirit. I'm amazed and grateful that people loved me and prayed for me when I was hardened of heart and opposed to God's kingdom.
Rees Howells and his friends were returning from the village one night and came upon a group of women who never came to the meetings and were obviously drunk. The Lord spoke to Rees and told him to pick out the "ringleader" and pray her into the kingdom by Christmas day. He interceded for her, using John 15:7 as his guide:
"If ye abide in Me, and My Words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will and it shall be done unto you."
He saw all of this depending upon his abiding. For him that meant consistent time in prayer and in waiting on the Lord, and strict obedience to what the Lord was telling him to do. By the end of six weeks the Spirit told him that "the abiding was complete and the victory assured." Sure enough that woman came to a meeting and was converted,
Can you imagine the sense of power and gratitude you'd have if you were part of that?
Posted by Doug Van Pelt at May 8, 2006 08:21 AMSorry for the OT, but I'm listening to the May/June 06 HM cd compilation and song 14 comes on, and I say, "Hey, this is awesome." and look at the cover to see who the artist is: Lust Control. Wow!
Posted by: Andrew at May 9, 2006 09:06 AMHaha
That is awesome! I love that song, "If You Fail." I worked a year on those lyrics -- a full year. I would pray about the song, and I kept a folder for the song, to which I'd drop in ideas as they came (from prayer, reading the Bible, or hearing a cool sermon, or reading a book). And then when it came time to write the song, I collected all the notes and thoughts, and it just flowed. That was a wonderful experience. It's the third song in a trilogy, where I wanted to address a problem, being set free from the problem (and the core of it), and then what to do after you stumble back into the problem that you were graciously set free from prior to...
There's a "song story" for all the Doug Giesbrechts in the world...
:?)