Family of God: Re: [Awake4HisReturn] The Great Escape

I have seen ministers get up and when the spirit gets thick and tell everyone to be seated, and quench the spirit. There are some that will let the spirit move, we were in church last sunday for 4 hours. Healings and blessings all around.

On Thu Apr 21st, 2011 8:00 AM CDT Michael J. Knight wrote:

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>The Great Escape
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>"Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own
>understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy
>paths."(Proverbs 3:5-6)
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>Once you start stepping out in faith and walking in the Spirit, the
>devil will see to it that you have ample opportunity to fall flat on
>your spiritual face. He'll try to get you into some jams where there
>appears to be no way out.
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>But take it from me as one who's been there, if you'll look to God and
>trust His wisdom instead of your own, He'll always show you a way of
>escape (1 Cor. 10:13). Not only that, but He'll do it in such a way that
>He'll get the glory and you'll have the last laugh on the devil.
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>I remember one particular Wednesday night, where I was faced with just
>such a situation. I was preaching on the reality of the righteousness of
>God in small rural village, here in India, and the anointing was really
>strong. Just as my message reached its climactic moment, a woman in the
>audience suddenly burst forth in tongues. I told her to stop three
>times, but she only continued to grow louder. By the time she hushed,
>the anointing had gone and the message was forgotten. So I looked at
>that woman sternly and began to correct her for being out of order.
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>Then a man sitting next to her spoke up and said, "Brother, she is stone
>deaf. She can't hear a word you're saying."
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>At that point, I had no idea what to do. Not only had my sermon been
>shattered, but the whole congregation was mad at me for getting onto
>that poor deaf woman.
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>So I just stopped a moment and got quiet and waited for the Lord to tell
>me what to do. Sure enough, He told me. He said, "Call her up and lay
>hands on her and I'll open her ears."
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>Talk about a turnaround! When God healed that woman's ears, He turned
>that disaster into one of the most powerfully anointed meetings I'd ever
>had. Everybody was blessed!
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>I found out later the man next to her used her to disrupt services and
>run preachers out of town. When the service reached a high point, he'd
>punch her and tell her it was her turn to prophesy.
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>Next time the devil tries to back you into a corner, get quiet. Ask God
>to show you the way of escape. He'll bring you out in victory every
>time.
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>Acts 14:8-22.
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>Remember
>Only one life, will soon be past,
>Only what is done, for Christ will last.
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>The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the
>communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all. Amen. (2 Corinthians
>13:14)
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>Love & Prayers,
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>Michael J. Knight.
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