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| Anointing a prayer cloth |
Dutch Sheets tells us, “Go
into your child’s room if he or she is not born again and, preferably when they’re
not there, put prayer power—substance—in everything they touch.
This
power can go into clothing or handkerchiefs and minister to people.
[Dutch spoke of a mother asking for a prayer cloth for her son. As it turned out, he lent the pair of shoes the cloth was hidden in.]
"This was the most radical drunk, burned-out freak I'd seen in a long time.
The friend made a mistake! He wore the wrong person's shoes! No, actually his life was saved—radically saved, filled with the Spirit of God and turned on for Jesus.
[Dutch spoke of a mother asking for a prayer cloth for her son. As it turned out, he lent the pair of shoes the cloth was hidden in.]
"This was the most radical drunk, burned-out freak I'd seen in a long time.
The friend made a mistake! He wore the wrong person's shoes! No, actually his life was saved—radically saved, filled with the Spirit of God and turned on for Jesus.
Enough
anointing and power from the river flowed out of Paul’s innermost being and
went into his handkerchief that notable miracles took place when people touched
those handkerchiefs.
Enough of it was in Jesus’ clothes that when they reached
out and grabbed the very bottom edge of it, something flashed out of Him.
Smear
everything your children have with the anointing! The Old Testament word “anoint” means to pour or smear with
oil. It’s okay to get a bit radical.
Jesus liked it when people tore roofs off,
crawled on hands and knees pressing through crowds, climbed trees, shouted
obnoxiously crying out for mercy, bathed His feet with tears and hair—He simply
loves wholeheartedness.
John
Killinger tells about an interesting method used in the past to break a wild
steed by harnessing it to a burro.
The powerful steed would take off across the
range, twisting and bucking, causing the burro to be tossed about wildly.
What a sight! The steed would run away, pulling the burro alongside, and they would drop out of sight—sometimes for days.
What a sight! The steed would run away, pulling the burro alongside, and they would drop out of sight—sometimes for days.
Then they would return, with the proud little
burro in charge.
The steed had worn himself out, fighting the presence of the burro.
Then he became too tired to fight anymore, the burro assumed the position of leader.
The steed had worn himself out, fighting the presence of the burro.
Then he became too tired to fight anymore, the burro assumed the position of leader.
And that’s the way it is many times with prayer. Victory
goes to the persistent, not to the angry; to the dedicated, not to those who
can provide great demonstrations of emotion and energy.
We need committed,
determined, systematic prayer, not once in awhile fireworks.”
Today’s Prayer Note #98 - Get Radical—Power on the Prayer, is taken from Dutch Sheets’ book, Intercessory Prayer (pgs. 210,211)
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[Father, remind us that victory comes to the persistent. May we keep praying, believing, and watching for answers for our loved ones!]
Today’s quote: Larry Keefauver in Experiencing the Holy Spirit workbook, (pg. 11), Our lives are much like (the) sailboat. We are powerless to live the Christian life until we are filled by God's Spirit. Filled by the spirit, we are gifted and inspired to do these things that are required by God. In our strength, we helplessly try to live for Christ but find ourselves stumbling with every step."
Our thought for today: Witnessing is sharing our faith in the power of the Holy Ghost and leaving the results up to God.
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