[the beginning...]

so, i'm here in north carolina living a new revelation... a jesus revolution...

i've told you of a few healings that i've seen God do, and though i wish i could say everyone i pray for gets healed, i cannot.

but i can tell you that the more i pray the more convinced i am that it is God's will that they be healed. how do i balance that with not seeing them healed? easy. i cannot blame God for my shortcomings.

that said, i'm going to get back on topic. though healing, signs, wonders and miracles are all a major part of the jesus revolution.

a small contingent of students has been gathering at the beginning of our lunch period to pray for souls and to believe God together. it is a mutual upbuilding of faith. i am convinced that God is about to do something here in the charlotte/concord area that will draw more people than all the carolina panther football games, all the charlotte bobcat basketball games, and all the college sports games in the area combined.

this jesus revolution will be preceded by people, young and old who desire God more than food, more than education; who value God's presence more than social status and personal gain.

that's what i want to see. a complete jesus revolution.

churches shaken and the sins in the pews exposed. the only way a society can be saved is if the church is walking the way of the cross.

Jesus never told us to embrace the cross. he never asked us to be willing to take up the cross. he said to take it up and follow him- no matter the cost. in fact, the cross itself proclaims its cost- life.

the cross wasn't the pretty icon it has become. it's not a piece of gold on a chain around someone's neck. it's not a gleaming structure at the pinacle of sanctuary. it is not a banner around which a billion people rally. it is forever a symbol of incredible violence. a new testament altar upon which the Lamb of God was slain. and a place where we are to crucify ourselves.

a daily death to our fleshly desires breeds a new life in discovering His desires for our lives. this is the beginning...

this is the jesus revolution.

for the world-wide renoqn of His sovereign glory...