| I have just finished listening to a local DJ on the radio who returned from the Kentucky Asbury Revival. If you check your social media today, it is everywhere. Not only is there excitement in the air, the presence of the LORD is in the air. The air is charged with the power of the Holy Spirit which has begun to stir once again. His word says “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was formless and empty, and darkness covered the deep waters. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters.” Genesis 1: 1-2 It is happening again; The Spirit of God is hovering. Things of this earth have long been empty and dark. The waters of chaos and confusion have long been crashing against our souls and our spirits. But now the Spirit is hovering. We have been longing for the Spirit to come and fill us afresh and anew. And now the Spirit is hovering. We have long been seeking not only churches to be filled, but our lives to be filled with the new and fresh anointing of the Holy Spirit. And now the Spirit is hovering. We have long been waiting to see a return to the Lord. Not only a return to the Lord, but a walk in the fullness of all that He has for our lives. And now the Spirit is hovering. We have longed for healing and miracles, signs, and wonders. And now the Spirit is hovering. We have longed for a fresh wind of the Spirit, a fresh fire to fall on us. And now the Spirit is hovering. We no longer need to wait for revival. Revival is here! It is with the next person you meet, the next person you speak to, the next encounter you have, and in every place you go. Revival is in you! Revival is here! This is an exciting time for us. This is an exciting time for our LORD and Savior to be revealed; for our hearts to be renewed in a love of Jesus Christ like never before. For us, this is a time in history where “In Him we live and move and have our being.” Act 17:28 In the beginning, the Spirit hovered. Hover in our lives, Oh LORD. Hover and begin to create in us the things you planted deep inside of us. Just recently, the Spirit began hovering in my own life. I was at the altar in one of our services at Fort Mill Church of God, when suddenly I was reminded of the Garden of Eden, where all things were created with Adam and Eve. Life in the Garden of Eden was plentiful, they had all that they needed, and to top it off … God walked with them and spoke with them. They were unashamed and not incombered by the cares of the world. It was a place of personal communion, and the environment was ‘just right’. In my spirit, I felt doubt rising and I found myself saying “God, The Garden of Eden, was for that time. And it only happened … One time. We cannot go back and relive what Adam and Eve experienced in the Garden.” And I was surprised to hear a response that sounded like this … “I did it before, and I can do it again.” I have long waited and even hesitated to share, but as the Spirit hovers, we all must lean in. Ask the LORD to work in your life today as you read these words! Today’s writing is meant to be exactly what it is, it is a word from the LORD to all who read it and lean in. I came to tell you today, that since that night hearing God say “I did it before and I can do it again,” I cannot hold it any longer. Dear LORD, Do it again! Hover over us again. Let us experience Your overflow of love and presence again. Do it again! As Adam and Eve experienced a piece of heaven on earth … let Your people once again return to Eden. Do it again LORD and let us return to Eden. For Your word says, “He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.” John 7:38 |
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