So, one of the students that I mentor here on campus, Shane, is going to be a guest blogger for the Deeper Life Conference (Jill Briscoe). These are some of his highlights and thoughts from session 2 last night:
- Often when we think of worship these days we think of praise. Worship is so much more than praise, it’s work.
- The spirit of Him who lives in us has the power to raise dead bodies.
- There are 2 areas that we get tired: in the work of the Lord, and of the work of the Lord.
- When ever God does something big he does it by his Spirit.
- No matter how tired you never run out of God.
- We (Christians) aren’t supposed to be happy all the time.
- How will you praise Him if you are somewhere you were never meant to be?
- Joy- something deep, deep, deep, deep, down.
- God says, as you pour out, He’ll pour in
- He waits for your obedience.
Tonight Jill again talked about the Holy Spirit. She really tried to drive home how the same spirit that is in us is the same spirit that was in Jesus and others raising the dead and doing amazing things. This is something to think about, something to really ponder. . .
What are we scared of? This is a Spirit that can do radical things a Spirit that changes lives, a Spirit that wants us to listen and wants us to pour out of our selves.
Jill said that we need to keep pouring out. We can’t stop! She gave us an example from the Bible about how this woman poured oil out of this tiny, tiny bottle and she filled tubs and tubs full of oil, she never ran out. She said, like this woman. . . . we need to pour out of our selves and know that we can not run out of God. This doesn’t mean we won’t get tired this doesn’t mean that we will be happy all the time but in all the pain and in all the troubles God is still there he doesn’t run out.
He doesn’t stop pouring into us. When we are tuned into God and when we are listening and living by Him there are no boundaries; no line He won’t cross. It will take all you have, it will take all of you! Freely we have received! Now freely give!
