Let the power continue to flow!

Yesterday's blog focused on my grandmother, Jessie May Garlock's daily habit of reading, claiming, and standing on God's Word.  She taught me well in this regard.

Because of her example--I have seen the hand of God move on behalf of intersessory prayer as I have claimed the Word of God as my own.

When my father was very ill and unable to effectively pastor--the church suffered financially and we were going to lose the property where both church and school set.  One day in my personal Bible reading I came across Isaiah 65:22-23: 

"They shall not build and another inhabit; they shall not plant and another eat; For as the days of a tree, so shall be the days of my people, and my elect shall long enjoy the work of their hands.  They shall not labor in vain, nor bring forth for trouble, for they shall be the descendants of the blessed of the Lord, and their offspring with them."

WOW!  That Scripture jumped out at me.  I took God at His Word and stood on that.  Despite the fact that circumstances didn't seem to change--we were told, in fact, that a "For Sale" sign would be put on the property.  That day, it seemed the Spirit of God whispered to me:  "It'll never happen." 

Guess what, it never did.  That was over 24 years ago--and we are still on the property, operating the church and school, to the Glory of God.

My blog would be too long if I told of many other times trusting in the power of God's Word worked for me.  I now stand on another of the Holy Spirit inspired writings of Isaiah.

Isaiah 59:21  "As for me, says the Lord, this is my covenant with them; My Spirit who is upon you, and my words which I have put in your mouth, shall not depart from your mouth, nor from the mouth of your descendants, nor from the mouth of your descendants descendants",  says the Lord,  "from this time and forevermore."

Do I take the Word of God personally?  Yes!  Am I a "fanatic" like my grandparents?  Possibly.  If that's what it takes to see miracles like they saw--(like you will read about in "Generations")--then so be it!  Feel free to call me whatever you wish.

Here's a picture of my children and most of my grandchildren.  I cover them with prayer every day, and stand upon Isaiah 59:21 for each and everyone of them.  God's Word is powerful and true.  The same power that raised Christ from the dead, the same power that redeemed, delivered, and healed my Grandfather, Edward, that caused him to be labeled a fanatic--I pray that same Holy Spirit Power will continue to flow in generations to come--according to Isaiah 59:21!