signs and wonders

Tonight Martin, Robert and I are going to a healing service at Mercer Island. The Pastor is a Chinese Thai. Apparently they have healing services once a month. I believe in healing and I believe in miracles, but I also believe the anointing has to be there. I know this sounds kind of like unbelief, but actually it is belief. Jesus did MIRACLES, not undocumented healing's. Praise God, so did the Apostles. What was amazing is how fast the anointing left the church. I always believed God would have signs and wonders in my ministry. I think as you get deeper in Christ more miracles will happen in your life even though it might not be the signs and wonders that are commonly thought of in the ministry. My point is there are REAL MIRACLES, we don't need fake miracles. The blind can see, the lame can walk, and the the good news can be preached in the power of the Holy Spirit. If we settle for counterfeit miracles that is what we will get.

Two by two

Praise Jesus. After I left the library where I did my last post, I ran into two brothers who where sharing Jesus outside the library. These brothers share Jesus every Monday and Tuesday from noon to one. One of the brothers was a Pentecostal Armenian guy from California, the other was an Asian guy from Seattle. They where doing their best to preach, but they are kind of reticent. I started telling them of my faith and my wonderful Jesus and they said "Brother, you have the gift of preaching" Praise God! I told them it was the Holy Spirit and power. Most likely, LORD willing we will do some preaching together.

I have to keep reminding myself that I am a servant. Many times the people I am called to serve are actually people who bug me. Praise God, I am willing to learn humility in Christ Jesus. The LORD says, Before honor is humility. Praise God lets honor God with our humility. Jesus reigns for the glory of God the Father.

Not my will but your will Father

I am pretty sure I will be staying in Seattle. I hate the weather and the fact I am staying in a homeless shelter and the fact I haven't been able to ride a pedicab and this place needs Jesus. It has one of the highest percentage of atheists in the country and the and one of the highest rate of suicide and this place needs Jesus.
I miss David and my family, I miss Boston. I miss sunshine, I don't want to miss the will of the Father. Proverbs 22:4 Humility and fear of the LORD bring wealth and honor and life. Praise Jesus He is true and every promise is yes and Amen in Christ Jesus.

God has been dealing with me about humility and meekness. They go hand and hand. Humility is not being proud and meekness is being gentle. Both is letting the Lord work. Waiting on God to move and glorify Himself. What an honor. God in His faithfulness will give me the power now that He has given me the desire. He is more than able to accomplish His will in my life. I delight in thy will LORD. Crucifixion is never nice. He endured the humiliation of the cross for the glory set before Him.
Praise Jesus.

the laborers are few

My time in Seattle has been largely unproductive. One thing that has happened is the LORD has introduced me to some young brothers in Jesus. I have been encourageing them and trying to give them the freedom in Christ Jesus that is available. Everyday is a battle. I have to keep reminding myself that I am not a citizen of this world, but a citizen of heaven. Today I was reading my Bible on a stairway on 1st St. when a Spanish guy came up to me and asked me if I had a Spanish Bible, I did. You could see the look of amazement on his face. I gave him a cool pocket edition of the NIV in Spanish I picked up on my really bad night, when I was broke, and had to overdraw my account. Praise God! The LORD in His glorious wisdom allowed me to pick up this Bible from the Nightwatch place that could not find me a bed. How insignificant my inconvenience and trial when I could give this brother a Bible. Praise Jesus, He is all knowing and faithful.

It is raining , again, today in Seattle. I truly hate this place. I have been making friends with the homeless population and have been doing some ministering, but not the bang up revival preaching I thought that was going to happen. I have been selling Real Change newspapers to have enough money for my bed at the shelter. Saying you are trusting God and trusting God are two different walks. Blessing people when you are hanging from the cross, is all God. Praise Jesus! May He use me and mold me in His image. The eternal weight of glory is my reward. He who calls me is faithful.

Tommorow is Fathers Day I am trusting God I will have enough money to call my son David. I miss him much and really want to go back to Boston and be with him and my family. I am truly a slave to Christ Jesus and whatever He has I what I have, but I hope going to Boston is in the plan.

Just a Christian

I am staying in a homeless shelter and down to my last buck, but praise God I am a Christian. The eternal weight of glory is mine. Will I be rewarded or just make it through the fire, I don't know, but thank you Jesus I am going to glory. I don't have to be an Apostle as long as I am not an apostate.

I realized something very interesting which I have been reading in Romans for some 30 years now. My flesh hates God. I might as well say I, but that would not be accurate. My flesh hates God, my natural mind is at enmity with God. Every fiber in my flesh hates the Spirit of God. Thanks be to God for our Lord Jesus Christ and His mercy and grace. My flesh wants glory, my flesh wants to be satisfied and run my life, I am in sore need of Gods grace. I think we give lip service to the I want to be crucified with Christ scripture, crucifixion hurts a lot. Most Christians if you said you can have your ministry and the full knowledge of God if you actually get crucified would pass. But this is what the LORD is asking, death of the flesh, no glory, no input, nothing.

What will happen to me? I have no idea. I know God will somehow provide for me and lead me to Heaven in Christ Jesus, but how I don't know. May God give me peace in the meantime and allow me to glorify His name.

II Cor 1:9

"Indeed in our hearts we felt the sentence of death. But this happened that we would not rely on ourselves, but on God, who raises the dead." The overwhelming problems that I have been experiencing in Seattle have been a lesson that all that matters is Jesus rose from the dead. My only sustenance and salvation is the fact that Jesus is alive. I have been having bitter disappointments and I really do not like Seattle, okay I hate this place, but Praise God! I am going to glory! Will I go to SBC will I preach, will I have a place to stay? Nothing matters I am crucified to world and the world is crucified to me.

The LORD continues introducing me to young Christians that need encouragement. Also, other Christians who won't listen to anything. May I always be open to correction and even rebuke from the wisdom of God in Christ Jesus. Truly, this is a wicked and perverse generation and i don't want anything the world has to offer, by Gods glorious grace. Amen.

I think I will just devote my self to prayer and the word and seek the Lord for the next move. Sometimes the best action is to do nothing and wait on the LORD to make a way.

Does it rain in Hell?

I have been in Seattle for 13 days and it has been sunny twice. I haven't been able to work, my ankle is killing me and I hate this place more than San Diego. I know, grumbling and complaining is not advised, but hey David moaned a bit didn't he?
Like, LORD, please where are you!

Pastor Troy from the Chinese Church wanted to "have lunch" to "talk" I called him Tuesday at noon, twice, and he never answered. Man, I don't care anymore, if they listen, fine, if they don't fine, I am either planting or watering, but God makes them grow.

People in Seattle would rather lie to you than give you accurate directions. Maybe they are afraid to admit they don't know or maybe they are just jerks, either way whenever asking someone in Seattle anything always get two or more witnesses. I miss Guadalajara, nice people, decent food, chilling; Seattle,bad weather,living with the homeless, broke, angry, just really not loving life.

Praise God, if something positive does not happen by the end of the month I am heading back to Boston. Oh yeh, had to sell my guitar and bought a defective Megaphone. It is very subtle, but Satan is running things around here. And I dont' mean Bill Gates

Sleeping in Seattle

I have been in Seattle since June 4 and it has rained every day except one. I have not been able to ride a bike because of the rain and every owner has been giving me the run around. After the cool, leisurely life in Guadalajara (except the heat) it has been rough going. I originally went to the Seattle Bible School graduation and met up with Chris the student rep who I contacted by email. He was just starting a new ministry sending Bibles to Africa and other countries, he originally said he would be interested in sending the Bibles to Guadalajara, now it is on "will pray about it" status. "Will pray about it" is Christian talk for it will probably never happen. If I said to him I have 500 Bibles do you want them, he would say yes, but apparently giving might be better than receiving, but receiving is easier that giving.

God has opened an avenue for me with the Chinese churches in Seattle. I am staying at a hostel in Chinatown and I met two Chinese pastors at the SBC graduation. I went to a Baptist Chinese church last Sunday and most likely I will be introducing these pastors. Praise God. It has been a battle the last week, I ran out of money and had to overdraft my account and other assorted problems. I did buy a megaphone and plan on doing some street preaching, God willing. I am not sure why I have been running into this financial difficulty, but I am trusting God to show me what is up.

I am hoping to go to Boston to attend my niece's wedding and spend time with my son. I have been seeking God on this, but my attitude has been tempered because of this financial difficulty. Also, I am kind of tired of being around lukewarm Christians. There is no fire of God in the people I have been meeting, and to suggest to them there is a deeper walk awaiting in the Spirit they are always offended. Praise God, Father give me your patience and love for the brotherhood. Create in me a clean heart Lord, renew a right spirit in me. Jesus is still Lord!

Slaves of Christ Jesus

The Lord has put a burden on me to bring more Bibles to Guadalajara. I was looking on the internet about Bibles and Guadalajara and came upoun www.puregospeltruth.com This is an account of the ministry of Josif and Lima. They are American Christians ministering in Mexico and now stationed in Guadalajara. They are slaves of Jesus. Praise God. I knew God would raise someone up here who truly wants to bring the Word of God to the lost in this land. I originally thought I would be sending Bibles to Leon de Judah, but the Lord, as usual, had another plan. I contacted Josif by email and we met at the Degallado Theatre right next to the hostel. We went back to the hostel and they ministered to Miguel. Praise God. They also might use a room at the hostel for a Bible study. Whatever happens it was a real blessing meeting people who are completely sold out for the Lord. I hate being critical of Christians, when they are sincerely trying, but the self satisfaction of the Christians I have been meeting is discourageing. I think the main problem is they are not slaves of Christ and servants of the brethren. The Lord has shown me that no matter how anointed one might be that we should always be servants, willing to serve others, and consider others better than ourselves. As Paul ,after saving an entire shipful of people, because an angel appeared to him. In servitude he was gathering sticks for a fire when he was bitten by a snake and this led to him ministering to people on the island and performing miracles, so we should always be ready to serve others. How can we ever equal the servitude of Christ Jesus who gave up glory to become human and then is obedient in all things even to death on the cross.It is in our decietful human heart to want to be glorified. Wow! What arrogance, when it is all for Gods glory no matter what we think or do.

Praise Jesus. I am so thankful to our God and Father for His patience with me. I have to remember this before I write off Christians. With love, patience and prayer God can do the impossible. Humility and love is a powerful combination. Truly I am a testament of Gods love and power. He is the true and only God for ever and ever. Amen. Last night a teenage girl was pushing a younger girl in a wheelchair and I was on the balcony of the hostel. I waved and said, "Hola", the girl looked up at me and got up out of the wheelchair and started to walk. My heart stopped, but it turns out the wheelchair was for her Grandmother and not her. Praise God, I think the Lord is trying to tell me my miracle ministry is right around the corner. This prospect scares me and excites me. Scares me because I know how vicious people can be when confronted with the absolute reality of God, both believer and non-believer. Excites me because, praise God, I truly want to see people see the absolute reality of our Lord Jesus Christ and His power and sacrifice, unto the saving of souls. God is faithful and no matter what He has for me it is enough. Praise Jesus.