Franklin Graham simply exercising Romans 1:16

http://www.christianexaminer.com/Articles/Articles%20May10/Art_May10_01.html

Romans 1:16   I am not ashamed of the Gospel, because it is the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes: first the Jew, and then the Gentile.

Acts 4:29-30   Now, Lord consider their threats and enable your servants to speak your word with great boldness. 



Glory and Praise to our Heavenly Father.  May you find this blog to be inspiring. 

I heard about Franklin Graham through a Christian Television Network.  (see article at the beginning of this blog) I have to be honest, what I heard mostly was that he was told to not use the name, Jesus.  That was enough to tick me off enough to write down the information and make sure I visited the situation later. 

Let me assure you, we are in perilous times.  We are in times of a blessing of the out-pouring of the Holy Spirit, but as well we are seeing an increase in pestilence, depraved minds, deceit, God-haters, arrogance and perversion.  (Romans 24-32,  Luke 21:7-11).

You will see an incredible increase in prophetic messages from the great preachers and authors of today.  Dr. David Jeremiah has written in the last couple of years, book after book speaking of the signs of the times.  He is incredibly respected, but he is obviously under the gun with the Holy Spirit to get this message out.  Praise the Lord that the book of Revelation is being shared and spoken openly without excuse or blush.   See the warning at the end of Revelation regarding adding or removing anything from this great book.  (Revelation 22:18-19)

On the most eternal, high note:  We are seeing a flood of the Holy Spirit in my community.  I pray you are as well. 

I am talking to person after person who is experiencing dreams, signs, huge Holy Spirit promptings including significant fasts and increase in prayer.  Real prayer.  Not prayer for stuff, money, jobs or health.  Prayer for revival, for the Lord's Return.  Prayer on knees with weeping.  Let me tell you, there are so many that are weeping and being moved by the Spirit that I speak with. 

I love to find these people, or they find me.  They are tired of the ho-hum Christian life of "I am a weary Christian".  How dare we act that way.  The Lord put on my heart months ago that He is a jealous God.  He said this especially to me during times of group prayer and personal prayer of praise to Him.  I have found the conclusion to that revelation to be that He is growing impatient with complaining Christians.  Christians that want to limit the work of the Holy Spirit.  Christians who have set in their brains what "they" want out of their religious life.  Many Christians are not asking the Lord what He wants of them.  It may have gone on so long in them that they don't even realize the blindness that Satan has set in.  Become innocent, young, new, open, believing, surrendered and hopeful and you better do it quick.  There are many souls to reach and if we are complaining, stone faced or stiff necked Christians, why would they ever want to have our life?  Or worse, if we are boozing, gambling, selfish, sex-lusted Christians, we are hypocrites to them.  Ask the Holy Spirit to help you with your weaknesses.  Or are you having too much fun?  It is time to make a choice.  Habitual sins have no place in your life.  You can be freed.  There is absolute freedom in Christ.  He will heal you from these sinful practices. 
 
The neat thing is that the people that seek me out or that I encounter and can sense that they are eager to speak of Christ and His love, is that they are incredibly open!  They are not afraid to speak of their dreams, visions and promptings.  No longer are we worried of being labeled "crazy".  We already know that is a given.  It is worth sharing our supernatural!  Discernment quickly shows us who to share what with.  I am working hard on that.  I am sometimes surprised by who is disinterested in speaking of beautiful, glorious Jesus things.  I will not waste my pearls to be stomped on any longer. Working in health care my tender heart was broken during an audit of a chart and a physician labeled a patient "hyper-religious".  Guess what?  Go ahead and label me.  My salvation is at hand.  My fire to try to touch others and spread the Gospel is too strong to be worried about some doctor and his diagnosis.  Does it surprise you the things I blog that I see going on in this world?  Keep coming back, as I have so much to blog that is evident to me. 

Before I close I want to point out some really great things that I want you to concentrate on.  Look at the Christian music available.  Chris Tomlin is so very blessed, along with Christy Nockels, Mercy Me, Casting Crowns and Newsboys.  Lots of lyrics from the book of Revelations and the prophetic books of the Bible.  Look at the internet and the availability to view a sermon from preachers of yesterday and today!  Look at the cable TV channels of TBN and The Church Channel. 

There is such a blessed movement in our favor.  Everyday people are having the Spirit poured out on them to produce these songs, lyrics and sermons.  These are born again people, now being very obedient and active with what the Lord is asking them to do.  Many have left their professions to full time ministry.  Is this a possibility for you?  Are you getting any promptings?  Alot of people are, that never dreamed they would be called into ministry. 

I pray you will concentrate on the goodness of what is happening.  The out-pouring!  Be a part of it and don't hide in fear.  Be active to share your testimony, but most of all do not be ashamed of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. 

Amen.