"...to say to the captives, 'Come out', and to those in darkness, 'Be free!'"

The words in the title above come from Isaiah 49.  It is a beautiful chapter on the power of God's chosen servant.  I want to return praise to Him; to the One described in this chapter, because He is setting captives free.  The LORD is soooooooooooo good!

I have not been ministering very long through these meditation sessions, but I have been truly blessed to see and hear how God has been speaking to people and ministering to their deepest needs.  Last Saturday, it moved me to tears to see a group of people lost in the presence and comfort of God.  I was amazed further seeing hearts refreshed and faces freshly kissed by God, hearing amazing testimony of the secret things He did in their hearts to forgive.  Our God releases captives!

I'm not sure how to reach through your screen and get a hold of you in such a way that you will be convinced more time with God is your lifeline to inexplicable joy, peace, comfort, hope, faith, strength, forgiveness, protection, fellowship, supernatural wisdom, LIFE that is truly LIFE!  That's a long sentence but I said it to you in one breath.  (For emphasis, try reading it out loud in one breath, see if you can.)

Tomorrow I am honored to do a meditation session with all men.  Wow.  I am super excited and thankful!  Pray for these men who will spend extended time with God in prayer!  The meditation will be on strong leadership.  If you want to see a flyer about this meditation, please go to the Custom Sessions page,  a new page with some beginning content.  Do you have any interest in holding a meditation for your group?  I am looking for other small group settings to lead people in extended time with God.  If you have any interest, contact me. 

On Saturday, May 14th I will be holding another session on Psalm 23 at Webster Recreation Center at 9am in Room 302.  To get a better understanding of this meditation, please go to the Custom Sessions page and download the flyer.  Sign up for the session on the calendar page.

I am just a conduit to set prayer appointments.  God will show up!  Will you?

I've heard your requests for holding another Forgiveness meditation.  Next week I will announce a mid week evening session. 

I am not sure if I will be writing a brand new session beyond the 3 I've done so far.  Over the coming weeks, the Forgiveness session might be the only new one scheduled for now.  Why?  Because we have formed as a not-for-profit, and some paperwork related things and operational set-up are necessary at this point as we take steps related to 501c3 status.  I greatly appreciate those who have seeded into me and what God is doing.  Any love offerings are helping me focus my time and energy into the beginnings of this ministry. 

If you feel so led, please go to the Ministry offering page and invest in what God is doing.  To those who have given gifts for local servants, I have already given out sessions to a couple of local ministering servants.  They've already attended a session!  One of those attendants was able to fully release and forgive a family member who abused her and her family members in horrific ways.  God set a captive FREE!  Rejoice with me on her healing!  Return praise to God!  Your contribution helps me extend and reach out to these precious servants and bless them unexpectedly!  Your help funds simple but necessary things like printing, gas, and my time.

Know people are being saved through these sessions; so far, one man and one young woman!  The unchurched have come!  People are newly connecting or reconnecting in a deep and meaningful way with their Heavenly Father; they are releasing pent up emotion and receiving counsel from the Holy Spirit; they are seeing steps forward to walk out their faith in surrender and in obedience to the God who has engraved them on the palms of His hands- Isaiah 49:16.  They are receiving corporate and personal prayer!  I pronounce blessings and proclaim God's promises to all who come. 

God says, "Can a mother forget the baby at her breast and have no compassion on the child she has borne?  Though she may forget, I will not forget you!"- Isaiah 49:15.  God has not forgotten you!

God says, "Yes, captives will be taken from warriors, and plunder retrieved from the fierce; I will contend with those who contend with you, and your children I will save..."  We have a fierce defender in Heaven, a God that compares to no other!  Draw near to Him!  He blesses and rewards those who earnestly seek Him. 

There is no other people who can claim a God who speaks tenderly and lovingly to His own. 

God says, "Even to your old age and gray hairs I am he, I am he who will sustain you.  I have made you and I will carry you; I will sustain you and I will rescue you.  With whom will you compare me or count me equal?  To whom will you liken me that we may be compared?" 

It's worth repeating, God has called me to be a servant, setting prayer appointments for you to spend extended time with Him.  He will show up.  Will you?

Blessings!

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