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March 30, 2024
A PERSONAL ENCOUNTER WITH JESUS
Every one of you would be able to recall a time in your lives when you experienced an extraordinary encounter with Jesus. I’m sure you remember every detail of that time and place where the overwhelming presence of His anointing enveloped you in such a profound way. You may have been caught up in the Spirit, seen an angel, heard an audible voice, or had a visitation from Jesus Himself. Some of you felt the tangible fire of The Holy Spirit come upon you and your life has never been the same.
The Holy Spirit wants to visit us in this way once again. He not only wants to visit us, but He wants us to become a habitation of His glory. Not to keep this anointing to ourselves but to release it to many others. The veil between heaven and earth is so thin right now, and Jesus is inviting us to embrace this opportunity to come up higher and deepen our intimacy with Him. We will witness miracles firsthand when we learn how to continually abide in His divine presence.
We need to practice the presence of God. When we choose to enter the secret place daily, we will become accustomed to His voice. The experiences that you’ve had will never leave you, but in order to maintain this anointing, you must continually fan the flames and stoke the fire to keep it burning. As we celebrate this Resurrection weekend, I want to share a dream that I had some time ago that left an impact on my life. Some of you may have heard it before.
Several years ago I had a dream. In this dream I began walking down a long corridor. There were doors on each side of the hallway. I opened one door to the room on my right and it was a hospital room. I then continued walking and opened a door on my left that appeared to be a guest room. As I continued walking I heard singing that sounded like a choir but I knew that it was angels.
At this point I knew that I was dreaming and I thought to myself “If I listen, I will be able to hear the angels singing”. I walked to the next door and sat down on the floor listening to the angelic voices singing “Worthy is the Lamb”. The presence of God was so intense. I looked up and saw Jesus. There was a line of people waiting to go up to him to give him a hug and a kiss.
I watched as each one had their turn. After the last person walked away, Jesus began to walk in my direction. I jumped up and said to him "Wait a minute, you have to give me a hug and a kiss". As he hugged me, and then gave me a kiss, his anointing flowed into my body. I wouldn’t let him go and I kept saying: Oh my God, I don’t believe it. He just laughed as the fire of his presence radiated through me. As I woke up from that dream, that same anointing was upon me.
Within the next few weeks every time I shared that dream, that same anointing was present. I received several confirmations of the Shulamite woman in Song of Solomon chapter three. She was in great distress as she searched for her love and couldn’t find him. She got up from her bed, and went out into the streets looking for him. She went up to the watchman asking “Have you seen the one that my heart loves?” When she found her love, she held him and would not let him go.
The Holy Spirit is confirming this dream once again. Many of you are going to have visitations from Jesus in the next few months as you search for him with all your heart. The Lord is going to speak to you in dreams as well as face to face encounters. Many unbelievers will also come to know Jesus through personal encounters. Be encouraged and stay in expectation.
Song of Solomon 3:1-4
By night on my bed I sought the one I love; I sought him, but I did not find him. “I will rise now,” I said, “And go about the city; in the streets and in the squares I will seek the one I love.” I sought him, but I did not find him. The watchmen who go about the city found me; I said, “Have you seen the one I love?” Scarcely had I passed by them, when I found the one I love. I held him and would not let him go, until I had brought him to the house of my mother, and into the chamber of her who conceived me.
HAPPY RESERRECTION DAY TO YOU, YOUR FAMILIES & YOUR MINISTRIES
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