Twenty minutes ago I was praying with both Matt (My Pastor) and Magid (The Egyptian Pastor that meets in our church) for our churches and the community. At one point they laid their hands on me and began to pray for God’s blessing and provision in my life. As they were doing this, I began to plead with God silently that He would not let my past sin affect my ministry or His church.
My past is filled with wickedness, both before and after I became a Christian, and because of this I have always been scared that one day it will come back and effect both my credibility and the churches credibility in regards to ministry and God’s glory. Over the last few months this has been a source of fear and anxiety for me and has been in my prayers constantly. Though, in typical Scott fashion my pride had kept me from telling anyone this.
OK back to the story… As soon as I finished pleading silently before God, Magid looked at me and began to speak…
“God keeps telling me that the past is done and not being held on to. He’s telling me the past has been wiped away and He is bringing you into a new place that you have never been with him before. Do not worry about the past”
I have always believed in the power of the Holy Spirit, but have not seen it like this before. God brought a comfort today that words could hardly capture. Through Magid he spoke two fold: “Scott, I have heard your cry; you are not alone.” and “Scott, I will grant your request. Do not fear.”
So now, with tears streaming down my face, I can tell you God is alive, worthy of all praise and without question still does the miraculous!
7 comments:
Scotty-
That's soo awesome! God continues to work even when we aren't our best. I'm glad He reminded you of His love and adoration for you. I'm glad He still does the miraculous and that He is alive and still speaks...very clearly...even still!!
His Peace,
my brother!
Very cool Scott. God is good!
this post is so sweet.
'a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not dispise'.
~psalm 51:17
Mark, I agree.
Patricia, thanks for stealing the Psalm I was going to quote.
This brings to mind many questions I've been asking myself lately...
How in the world could my past not affect my present, and my future?
Every time I step into one of the 2:42 meetings, I feel like I have a huge sign on my head that says "HUGE SINNER! BERATE, JUDGE, AND PITY!" in big, blinking, neon letters. How can I presume to be a part of that when I live such a sinful life? When I'm not even sure what it really means to be a Christian, or a believer...? How can I pose these questions without being looked at like I'm this horrible person?
I want to figure things out with God. I want to come to peace with Him. I want Him to be a part of my life again. But I don't know where to start. I'm afraid of my past. I'm afraid of my present. I'm afraid that He couldn't possibly forgive me for all of the things that I have done... and all of the things I continue to do... and all of the things that I am pretty sure I WILL do later on...
I'm praying that my past and present don't affect my choices for the future.
I'm praying for some guidance.
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Archie
Archie,
I appreciate your comment and encouragement. However, I want to warn you about Kim Clement. Kim has proven over time that he is a false prophet. I encourage you to look into that.
The prophecy I received from Magid was not a new revelation that superseded scripture. Rather, what Magid told me was congruent with scripture that God hears us and that the blood of Christ removes the power of the guilt of sin and the removes the power of sins stronghold over us. This word at the proper time, that can also be found in scripture, was prophecy.
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