A Night to Remember....

The Night of the Crowds Demise

By: Amy Colleen

Copyright January 2001 all rights reserved

I remember it as though it were today.

 The first time I looked in his eyes.

I remember the minute he walked through the door.

I remember the crowd’s demise.

I was sitting in the midst of friends.

Yet feeling all alone.

Not wanting to be where I was.

Not wanting to go home.

Music and laughter,

People prancing about.

A noise level so high,

You couldn’t hear a shout.

That’s when it happened.

He walked through the door.

Instantly he was all there was.

The crowd was no more.

The room was filled with silence.

My heart began to race.

He slowly turned his eyes my way.

Now we were face to face.

I knew within an instant.

As he gazed into my eyes,

Along with me he too would remember,

The night of the crowd’s demise.

A moment to remember,

The beginning of our love,

The night we received each other.

Our precious gift, from God above.

 To my husband with love

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It's a Heart Isssue

Repentance

Repentance is the *key* to revival - and -Looking INward and focussing on our own heart - seeking the Face of G-d - desiring HIS kingdom above all - lifting up Yeshua up before all men - ***let us remember*** HE (Yeshua) will draw everyone to himself!.... (John 12:32).   

Loving one another as HE LOVED US. Letting our love for each other (which is something greatly lacking in the world today. *love*) Yeshua said, "...byTHIS (the love we have for one another) they will know you are my mine" (paraphrased)

It is our job to "show G-d's love" to others and it is the job of Ruach HaKodesh to bring conviction.  I truly believe Yeshua was consistent throughout his teaching as well as Paul about such things. Otherwise we risk falling into the same trap as the Pharasees did. 

Let us not forget......"Our bodies are temples for Ruach HaKodesh who lives inside us, whom we received from God. (1 Cor. 6:19)
It is our most holy service duty to make sure we live lives pure and holy - pleasing and acceptable to G-d - worthy of the lives which we have been called to.....Doing everything we can to strive to be perfect as our Father in Heaven is perfect. So as we seek this we work along side, if I may be so bold, Ruach HaKodesh as he does his work. 

Paul says to make a point to come out from among them and be ye separate. (2 Cor. 6:17) He was not referring to removing ourselves completely from the world altogether - Paul even states just that later in the chapter, saying that would be impossible. Rather going further to make his point that we should should, as followers and believers in Yeshua HaMashiach we should "come out" from among them -"be separate" ----"STAND OUT AMONG THEM" ----- so we can easily be noticed----- not so much because we are better but (as Paul explains the behaviors) by the righteous way we live.

So - to "bring what I am writing IN TOGETHER" --- let me close with this---
I believe as we as believers and followers of Yeshua HaMashiach seek repentance both personally and corporately,only THEN will we begin to see the monumental change in our congregations that we so long for ----- know as "revival". 

All through out history --- revival has always been preceded by personal and corporate --- deep, introspective, intimate, sincere, personal repentance. Along with supplication and corporate repentance.

SO AS WE SEEK - Let us rejoice in knowing that G-d does not give the Spirit in limited degree. (John 3:33-34)

We just never know our time.....

I love you - Joshua, Jeremy, Jacob.

The River

Rain

Drip drop drip drip drop 

Rain 

Drip drop drip drip drop 

Rain Rain Rain 

Sunshine 

Clouds 

Sunshine 

Then more clouds

Then  rain - rain - rain - rain

Drip drop drip drip drop 

Drip drop drip drip drop 

Drip drop drip drip drop 

Drip drop drip drip drop 

All around  all around

Rain Rain Rain Rain

Buckets of  freeing cold rain 

Splashing - smashing - beating down upon me

Relentless immersion - no end in sight 

I'm drowning

Rain is gone - only ice falls now

Violently - Hurling - beating - shattering - shiver

Fear is unleashed - nothing left of who I am

I cry out to G-d  - the only way I can

My spirit is broken

Ominous - miraculous - gracious -love

Sonshine appears 

Encasing my very being

I hear my name - stealing deaths last step

Audible - silent - mighty - gentle

Time freezes - stands still  -  a second - for an hour

So thirsty - I was so thirsty

His voice - I hear - "I do love you. I do care."

He lead me to the River of G-d.

He gave me a drink - I have never thirsted again.

I know that no mater what happens in this world
 That ONE thing will NEVER change.
G-d loves me.

 For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come,

 Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 38:38-39

This is just a prose about one day of my Testimony - The "Day" I heard the Lord call my name.

There is more to my life's testimony  both before I asked the Lord Yeshua to be my Lord  and after I have been walking with him (since 1976.)

There is so much more. However - THIS ONE DAY was a very special day to me. I heard the Lord's audible voice call MY name. He also kept me from committing suicide.

I also gave my life, heart, mind and soul to HIM and was baptized in the Holy Spirit this day!

So  - yeah - BIG Day for me!!!

Shalom !