Hola!! So I am sleep-deprived, heavily caffinated, and completely on fire for the Lord. What does all this equal? A completely ADHD Alexis who feels like blogging!!! Yippee!!!
For those of you who don't know me very well that first paragraph may seem extremely disturbing but please don't be concerned. I tend to intentionally get this way because then I am open to the leadings of the Lord and I get a lot done. Anyway...
Well I went to a conference called Onething down in KC hosted by an org called the International House of Prayer (yes, IHOP...but no pancakes.) The primary speaker kept talking about eating the scroll. Obviously this is drawn from the references in Jeremiah and Ezekiel where the prophets were told to eat the scroll so that they could go forth and proclaim the truth. He was saying that we are all meant to eat the scroll, to live off the Word of God and proclaim its truth. He went so far as to say you couldn't really be a faithful witness unless you eat the scroll. I confess at the time that although this idea seemed interesting at the time it didn't actually hit me 'til I got home that I wanted to eat the scroll!
I'm about half way thru the book Needs-Based Evangelism and the author is telling us his wonderful methodologies. I'm sure you all are enjoying it as much as I am. Anyway. It has hit me. If we are eating the scroll; if we are buried in, excited about, filled up with, on fire for the Word of God won't evangelism just flow from us? If we are living for something won't we just tell everyone cuz we can't help it? I can't remember the last time I talked to a pastor in the UMC that was fired up about the Word of God. Hell, I can't remember the last time I was fired up about the Word.
The point of this rant? I am eating the scroll. I want God's Word to become a fire in my belly so that I must speak as He directs. I am praying hard for revival amoung our communities and especially in our clergy. And I am completely scaring my staff in the process! :-)
See you guys soon!!
Blessings,
Alexis
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2 comments:
Amen, Amen, and Amen. As it should be. Keep chewin on that word just as we all should!
Great sharing Alexis! You stay on fire sister! I am so enjoying the book and it is hitting right where our church is right now. Can't wait for us to discuss it!
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