River Glory - Ruth Ward Heflin

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River Glory
Copyright 1999 by Ruth Ward Heflin
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Other books by Ruth Ward Heflin:
Glory
Revival Glory
Jerusalem, Zion, Israel and the Nations
About the Title:
ne nighl in lhe spring of 1998 Sisler }ane Lovder
spun around on lhe pIalforn under her prophelic
anoinling and said lo ne, Your nexl booI viII be
on lhe river. I Inev she vas righl, and I began
preaching on lhe river every opporlunily I gol be-
cause of lhal prophelic vord.
Dedication
To ny nolher:
REV. EDITH WARD HEFLIN
vho has Inovn Cods gIory nore fuIIy lhan any-
one eIse I have Inovn.
TH|R| |S A R|V|R, |nc s|rcans uncrccf sna|| na|c
g|a |nc ci|q cf Gc, |nc nc|q p|acc cf |nc |aocrnac|cs cf
|nc ncs| Hign. Gc is in |nc nis| cf ncr, snc sna|| nc| oc
nctc. Gc sna|| nc|p ncr, an |na| rign| car|q.
IsaIn 46:4-
An uncn |nc nan |na| na |nc |inc in nis nan ucn|
fcr|n cas|uar, nc ncasurc a |ncusan cuoi|s, an nc
orcugn| nc |nrcugn |nc ua|crs, |nc ua|crs ucrc |c |nc
an||cs. Again nc ncasurc a |ncusan, an orcugn| nc
|nrcugn |nc ua|crs, |nc ua|crs ucrc |c |nc |nccs. Again
nc ncasurc a |ncusan, an orcugn| nc |nrcugn, |nc
ua|crs ucrc |c |nc |cins. Af|cruar nc ncasurc a |ncu-
san, an |T lAS A R|V|R |na| | ccu| nc| pass ctcr.
fcr |nc ua|crs ucrc riscn, ua|crs |c suin in, A R|V|R
|na| ccu| nc| oc passc ctcr. LzeIieI 47:3-
|n |nc |as| aq, |na| grca| aq cf |nc fcas|, ]csus s|cc an
cric, saqing, |f anq nan |nirs|, |c| nin ccnc un|c nc,
an rin|. Hc |na| oc|ictc|n cn nc, as |nc scrip|urc na|n
sai, cu| cf nis oc||q sna|| f|cu R|V|RS O| ||V|NG lA-
T|R. (8u| |nis spa|c nc cf |nc Spiri|, unicn |ncq |na|
oc|ictc cn nin sncu| rcccitc. fcr |nc Hc|q Gncs| uas
nc| qc| gitcn, occausc |na| ]csus uas nc| qc| g|crific.)
}ohn 7:37-39
An nc sncuc nc A PUR| R|V|R cf ua|cr cf |ifc, c|car
as crqs|a|, prccccing cu| cf |nc |nrcnc cf Gc an cf |nc
|ano. ReveIalion 22:1
Contents
Inlroduclion .................................................... 9
Part I: Thc RIvcr ..................................................... 11
1. The River Is Iere.......................................... 13
2. The Vaslness of lhe River ............................ 27
3. The Source of lhe River ............................... 33
4. The Iover of lhe River ................................ 39
. ur Cuide in lhe River ................................ 1
Part II: Thc BcncfIts nf thc RIvcr ........................ 61
6. RevivaI in lhe River...................................... 63
7. ReveIalion in lhe River ................................ 7
8. Ironolion in lhe River ................................ 93
9. CaIIing in lhe River .................................... 1O
1O. Wisdon and KnovIedge in lhe River ...... 119
11. Crealness in lhe River................................ 129
12. Iinances in lhe River.................................. 141
13. Inily in lhe River ....................................... 147
14. Iarvesl in lhe River ................................... 161
1. IeaIing in lhe River ................................... 171
16. Signs and Wonders and LxpIoils in
lhe River....................................................... 179
17. }oy and Securily in lhe River .................... 19
18. AII Thal You Need in lhe River ................ 2O7
Part III: What Must I Dn? ................................... 217
19. Meel Cod in lhe River ............................... 219
2O. Slep Inlo lhe Walers ................................... 22
21. Launch ul Inlo lhe Deeper IIaces ......... 237
22. Sing and Dance Your Way Inlo lhe River 247
23. Laugh Your Way Inlo lhe River................ 263
24. Cel Rivers of Living Waler in You ........... 269
2. Lel lhe River IIov...................................... 279
Introduction
During lhe sunner of 1998, Cod gave us as lhe
lhene for our sunner canpneeling, Lel lhe River
IIov. As lhe neelings progressed and spiriluaIIy
hungry peopIe cane fron aII over Anerica and lhe
vorId, ve feIl lhe valers rising, nuch as LzeIieI had
experienced, and Cod began lo give us, lhrough lhe
anaIogy of lhe river, a vhoIe nev consciousness of
Iis Spiril. Il is because Cod vanls us lo Inov lhe
Spiril lhal Ie is shoving us lhe river. The lheoIogy
of lhe Spiril nay be beyond sone, bul ve can aII
undersland lhe river. The conpIexilies of doclrine
nay be confusing for sone, bul ve can aII Iearn lo
fIov in lhe Iife-giving valers of Cods slrean.
Cod vanls us lo undersland lhe noving of Iis
Spiril and lhe sonelines very slrange vay in vhich
Ie is operaling in lhis Iasl day and hour, and vhen
ve can see lhe noving of lhe Spiril of Cod as a greal
fIoving river, ve can beller undersland hov lo slep
inlo il, and hov lo Iearn lo fIov vilh ils currenls. If
ve can undersland lhis greal river, ve can under-
sland lhe fIov of lhe Spiril of Cod, for lhe river is
lhe IoIy Spiril, and lhe fIov of lhe river is lhe oul-
pouring of lhe IoIy Spiril lhal ve are experiencing
in lhis day.
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In lhe greal river of Cod ve can find everylhing
ve need lo acconpIish Iis vorI in lhese Iasl days.
Nolhing of vhal Ie has caIIed us lo is inpossibIe
vhen ve subnil our viII lo lhe viII of Iis greal
river. This is lhe line of harvesl, and ve are aboul
lo reap lhe grealesl harvesl lhe vorId has ever
Inovn. We viII do il because of lhe grealness of lhe
river, nol because of any grealness of our ovn.
The fire and lhe vind and every olher aspecl of
lhe gIory lhal vas reveaIed lo }ohn and LzeIieI and
olher prophels can be found in lhe reaIn of lhe river.
Lel us junp in and enjoy aII lhe benefils lhal avail
us.
Sone are coning lo lhe river because of a press-
ing personaI need, oflen because lhey need a heaIing
niracIe or a financiaI niracIe. lhers are coning
because lhey have a need in lheir ninislry. Never
vere nore denands nade on lhose of us vho are
invoIved in ninislry, and lhe burdens pIaced upon
us are oflen very heavy lo bear. Many cone sinpIy
because of lheir greal lhirsl for Cod. Whalever
brings us lo lhe river, if ve can aII gel inlo il, every
need viII be suppIied.
Ru|n lar Hcf|in
Asn|an, Virginia
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Part I:
The River
Chapter 1
The River Is Here
Rcncnocr qc nc| |nc fcrncr |nings, nci|ncr
ccnsicr |nc |nings cf c|. 8cnc|, | ui|| c a
ncu |ning, ncu i| sna|| spring fcr|n, sna|| qc
nc| |ncu i|? | ui|| ctcn na|c a uaq in |nc ui|-
crncss, an R|V|RS |N TH| D|S|RT. Tnc
ocas| cf |nc fic| sna|| ncncur nc, |nc ragcns
an |nc cu|s. occausc | G|V| lAT|RS |N
TH| l||D|RN|SS, AND R|V|RS |N TH|
D|S|RT, |c gitc rin| |c nq pccp|c, nq cnc-
scn. Tnis pccp|c natc | fcrnc fcr nqsc|f, |ncq
sna|| sncu fcr|n nq praisc. Isaiah 43:18-21
| gitc ua|crs in |nc ui|crncss, an ritcrs in |nc
cscr|. Wail no Ionger, lhe river is here.
Ior nany years lhe church has prayed and anx-
iousIy availed anolher vave of heavenIy gIory lhal
vouId Iifl us oul of spiriluaI Ielhargy and enveIop
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us vilh lhe presence and pover of lhe Iiving Cod
lhal has been denonslraled in pasl revivaIs. WeII,
lhe vail is over. Cod is noving by Iis Spiril aII over
lhe vorId, and aII ve have lo do is slep inlo lhe re-
vivaI. The river is here.
Sonelhing vonderfuI is happening. We are con-
scious of slanding in lhe valers of a heavenIy
slrean. Sone of us have laIen onIy snaII sleps avay
fron lhe shoreIine, bul nany of us are finding our-
seIves in deeper and deeper valer vilhoul having
lo pul forlh any efforl vhalsoever. The river is car-
rying us oul. Ils here.
Il is no Ionger difficuIl for us lo nove fron lhe
anIIe-deep valer inlo lhe Inee-deep valer and fron
lhe Inee-deep valer inlo lhe Ioin-deep valer. Il is
sonehov easy nov lo nove on oul inlo even deeper
pIaces, inlo ua|cr |c suin in. AII ve need lo do is
yieId lo lhe river, and lhe river does lhe vorI.
Whal ve are experiencing is so vonderfuI lhal
sonelines il seens nore IiIe a drean lhan reaIily.
RecenlIy, vhen I an in speciaI neelings, il seens
aInosl as if ny arns donl beIong lo ne. They feeI
very slrange as lhe Lord possesses lhen lo use for
Iis gIory. I sonelines seen lo be IooIing dovn or
IooIing on as I see vhal Cod is doing vilh ny Iife
and for lhe peopIe. These are vonderfuI days lo be
aIive. The river is here.
Cod is doing nev lhings, and I IiIe lhal. I have
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had nany vonderfuI experiences in Iin, bul un-
Iess I an louched in a nev vay in every service,
unIess Cod reveaIs sonelhing lo ne lhal I have nol
Inovn before, unIess I have fresh insighl, unIess I
feeI lhe quicIening of Iis Spiril in nev vays, I an
nol salisfied. I an delernined lo Ieep reaching inlo
lhe elernaI reaIn of lhe Spiril of Cod, I insisl on slep-
ping inlo nev Iiberly, I refuse lo laIe a singIe slep
bacIvard, and I conlinue lo cIain nev lerrilory in
Cod.
Cob is boin thins biffcrcntIq than
vc couIb havc anticipatcb. Hc is
scnbin rcvivaI in His ovn vaq anb
is caIIin for a pcopIc vho viII ac-
ccpt rcvivaI on His tcrms.
Cod is doing lhings differenlIy lhan ve couId have
anlicipaled. Ie is sending revivaI in Iis ovn vay
and is caIIing for a peopIe vho viII accepl revivaI
on Iis lerns. Sone vho have been vailing for re-
vivaI for years have vanled lo have il in lheir ovn
vay. They are nov beconing so hungry, hovever,
lhal lhey are viIIing lo have il on Cods lerns. Iun-
ger naIes you viIIing lo yieId lo Cods fIov.
IeopIe are coning lo our canpneelings fron aII
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over lhe vorId and silling in our open-air labernacIe
because lhey are so hungry for Cod. Many of lhose
vho have allended conferences in recenl years have
never been in a najor conference vhich had no air-
condilioning. ur canpground is a nissionary
lraining cenler, and vhen ve go oul lo Africa and
India and lhe IsIes of lhe Sea, ve donl find air-con-
dilioning in nany pIaces, so ve need lhis lraining.
SliII, in spile of lhe ralher basic condilions of lhe
canp, peopIe are viIIing lo cone because lhey are
so hungry, and lhey have heard lhal lhe river is vilh
us.
When ve began lo have our vonens conferences
and our nens conferences, peopIe vouId caII and
asI vho lhe speaIers vouId be and base lheir deci-
sion aboul coning on lhe ansver. Nov, lhey no
Ionger do lhal. Cods river goes beyond personaIi-
lies. When lhe river of Cods Spiril is fIoving, il
doesnl naller vho lhe speaIer is. Cod does lhe
vorI. Nov peopIe cone because lhey vanl lo be in
lhe alnosphere of lhe gIory. If lhe gIory of Cod is
presenl, nolhing eIse nallers. The river is here.
We have nol been abIe lo predicl exaclIy hov Cod
vouId bring revivaI lo any specific area. We have
found il besl jusl lo sland bacI and valch il aII hap-
pen, lo Iel lhe fIood of Cods gIory pour forlh inlo
our deserl pIaces. RevivaI is in lhe river, and lhe river
is here.
The sane Spiril lhal noved upon lhe face of lhe
valers in lhe booI of Cenesis and lhe sane Spiril
lhal descended upon lhe one hundred and lvenly
beIievers on lhe Day of Ienlecosl in }erusaIen is
ready lo bring forlh revivaI in your lovn and in your
church and in your househoId if you viII jusl Iel Iin
do il. The resuIl viII be beyond anylhing you have
ever experienced, so donl be surprised and donl
be scandaIized. Lel il fIov.
As young IenlecoslaI ninislers, ve vere laughl
lhal before ve venl oul lo ninisler lo soneone se-
riousIy iII, ve had lo spend line in prayer and gel
ourseIves spiriluaIIy buiIl up. WhiIe Iiving as a nis-
sionary in Iong Kong, one day I vas caIIed upon
lo pray for a Iady dying of cancer, and I didnl have
line lo spend vilh Cod in prayer before I venl. n
ny vay lo lhe hospilaI, I said lo lhe Lord, Lord,
You Inov I havenl had line lo pray aboul lhis. This
is an energency silualion.
The Lord ansvered ne, I didnl caII you lo be a
reservoir. I caIIed you lo be an open channeI so lhal
My Iife couId fIov oul lhrough you.
When I gol lo lhe hospilaI, I feIl nolhing unusuaI
in ny hands. I said, Lord I an exlending ny hand
as an acl of failh lhal You viII heaI lhis vonan. By
lhe line ny hand gol lo lhe sicI vonans head, lhe
pover of Cod vas surging lhrough il, and lhal hand
vas shaIing so nuch lhal I vas nearIy enbarrassed
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by il. Cod vas Ielling ne Inov lhal lhe river vas
presenl and lhal il vouId do ils vorI.
The vonan vas inslanlIy heaIed. She had nol
been abIe lo gel oul of bed for nany veeIs, bul nov
she gol up and vaIIed vilh ne aII lhe vay dovn
lhe corridor lo vhere I had lo gel lhe eIevalor lo go
bacI dovn.
You donl have lo feeI fuII of gIory aII lhe line.
You can be an enply riverbed. }usl Iel lhe river of
Cod fIov lhrough you.
Donl vail on olhers. Lel lhe rhylhns of lhe river
begin lo cone inlo your spiril. Lel Cod give you a
grealer sensilivily lo Iis Spiril, and, as lhe river be-
gins lo fIov, aIIov yourseIf lo be carried avay by il.
Slop cIinging lo lhe shoreIine. I Inov ve are afraid
of lhe unInovn, bul lhere is no reason lo fear Cod.
Lel Iin carry you avay fron lhe reaIn of your
naluraI lhinIing. Lel Iin carry you avay inlo lhe
deplhs of lhe river.
Thcsc vatcrs viII carrq qou to thc
pIacc of miracIcs anb sins anb
vonbcrs.
As lhe valers begin lo rise, donl gel panicIy.
These valers viII carry you lo lhe pIace of niracIes
and signs and vonders. ReIax in lhe valers. Lel
lhen bring you inlo a niracuIous reaIn beyond any-
lhing you have vilnessed in lhe pasl.
Sone peopIe vho cone lo us for prayer for lheir
bodies vanl lo leII us exaclIy hov lo pray for lhen.
Al lines I have lo say, Lxcuse ne. Donl laII any-
nore. You are breaIing lhe fIov of lhe river. Cod
doesnl need us lo leII Iin hov lo do everylhing.
Ie is perfeclIy capabIe. }usl reIax and go vilh lhe
fIov of lhe river, for lhe river is here.
Can ve have lhe pover of Cod jusl as lhey did on
lhe Day of Ienlecosl? f course ve can ~ if ve viII
jusl gel oul of Cods vay and Iel lhe river fIov. Can
ve have lhe pover of Cod jusl as nen and vonen
did al Azusa Slreel in lhe earIy 19OOs? f course ve
can. Can ve have lhe pover of Cod lhal vas den-
onslraled in lhe 1948 revivaI or in lhe greal
Charisnalic RenevaI? f course ve can. Cod hasnl
changed. Lel lhe river fIov.
When IenlecoslaIs slopped Ielling lhe river fIov,
lhe niracIes slopped loo. BreaI up lhe dans lhal
hinder lhe fIov of lhe river and lhe niracIes viII
relurn lo lhe Church. We are lhe ones vho have
changed, nol Cod. Lel Iin have Iis vay, and Ie
viII do signs and vonders in our nidsl.
Cod refuses lo be our servanl, lo heed our every
capricious vhin. Ie is Cod. Why shouId Ie do il
any olher vay? Lel lhe river fIov. Slop leIIing Cod
vhal lo do and vhen lo do il and Iel Iin do il Iis
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ovn vay ~ by lhe Spiril. Il is line lo slep inlo lhe
deplhs of lhe river and lo go vilh ils fIov.
There are nany lhings lhal Cod vanls lo do for
us in lhe deplhs of lhe river vhich ve viII nol be
abIe lo anaIyze. We nusl jusl accepl lhen. The va-
lers of Cods river are refreshing, cIeansing and
enpovering. Thal shouId be enough. }usl donl slop
vilh lhe refreshing slage and donl be salisfied vilh
lhe cIeansing slage. Move on inlo lhe enpovernenl
of lhe river. Ils here.
Thcrc arc manq thins that Cob
vants to bo for us in thc bcpths of
thc rivcr vhich vc viII not bc abIc
to anaIqtc. Vc must just acccpt
thcm.
Cod is caIIing each of us lo Inov and Iive in lhe
heavenIy reaIn, and ve can. This vas lhe reaIn
}esus Iived in vhiIe Ie vas on lhe Larlh. Ie onIy
did vhal Ie sav lhe Ialher doing:
Tncn ansucrc ]csus an sai un|c |ncn, Vcr-
i|q, tcri|q, | saq un|c qcu, Tnc Scn can c
nc|ning cf ninsc|f, ou| una| nc scc|n |nc |a-
|ncr c. fcr una| |nings scctcr nc cc|n, |ncsc
a|sc cc|n |nc Scn |i|cuisc. }ohn :19
}esus onIy said vhal lhe Ialher said. Ie vas con-
necled lo lhe heavenIy reaIn. Thal is vhy Ie laughl
us lo pray lhe prayer, Tnq ui|| oc cnc cn |ar|n as i|
is in Hcatcn. Cel inlo lhe heavenIy reaIn, lhis reaIn
of lhe gIory of Cod, and be carried avay so lhal you
can see lhe Ialher and hear lhe Ialher in lhe reaIn
of lhe Spiril. Whal you see Iin doing and hear Iin
saying viII be a guide for your aclions and vords.
}unp in. The river is here.
As our sunner progressed in 1998, lhe fIov of
lhe river vas so greal lhal sone peopIe venl hone
lo gel olhers and bring lhen bacI. Buses vere char-
lered, and busIoads of spiriluaIIy hungry peopIe
vere broughl lo lhe canp. Il vas IiIe lhal aII sun-
ner Iong.
Cod had varned ne lo prepare for il. When ve
slarled lo pave a nev seclion of lhe parIing Iol, lhose
vho vere doing il asIed ne if I vouId IiIe lo use a
beller grade of asphaIl. Il is nore expensive, lhey
loId ne, bul il can supporl buses.
Youre prophesying, I said. Cod Inev lhal ve
vouId need il.
I vas concerned lhal ve didnl have enough roon
in lhe open-air labernacIe for everyone lo slrelch oul
in lhe Spiril al one line. I didnl vanl anyone lo gel
hurl by one person faIIing on lop of anolher. The
Lord shoved ne lo pul a cenenl vaIIvay on bolh
sides of lhe pIalforn al lhe sane IeveI and lo carpel
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il. We couId lhen go up and dovn lhal vaIIvay
praying for peopIe. In every vay ve couId, ve vere
gelling ready for revivaI.
Tvo veeIs before canpneeling slarled lhe Lord
voIe ne up one norning and loId ne lo caII lhe
banI and borrov noney for lvo nev vans. We had
aIvays boughl cheap vans al auclion lhal had a IillIe
Iife Iefl in lhen. The Lord vas shoving us lhal vilh
lhe increase in aclivily ve nov needed sonelhing
beller. If you donl do il loday, lhe Lord loId ne,
lhe vans vonl be here in line.
I hadnl even IooIed al vans, bul I caIIed lhe banI
lo asI if lhey vouId Ioan us lhe noney for lvo. The
Ioan officer loId ne il shouIdnl be a probIen and
lhal I shouId go ahead and IooI around for vhal
ve vanled.
We caIIed around lo lhe deaIers and found lhal
lhere vere onIy lvo vans of lhal lype avaiIabIe in
lhe cily. We asIed lhe deaIers lo send lhen oul for
us lo see. The second van did nol arrive unliI aboul
four-lhirly in lhe aflernoon. Since lhere vere onIy
lvo vans avaiIabIe and Cod had loId us lo buy lvo
vans, I vas sure lhal lhese nusl be lhe lvo vans
Cod vanled us lo buy. I gol lo lhe banI aboul five
ocIocI, and lhe papers vere dravn up and ready
lo sign by five-lhirly. Afler lhal day, line vas very
Iiniled for us, even in haIf-hour segnenls. I vouId
nol have had line if I had nol obeyed lhe Lord vhen
Ie spoIe lo ne.
Slrange nev lhings are happening aII around us.
Cel your fool on lhe slarling Iine and be ready lo
Iaunch forlh al a nonenls nolice. The river is here.
Sone beIievers are seriousIy lhinIing aboul Ieav-
ing lhe churches lhey have been allending because
lhey are lired of vailing for revivaI lo cone. This,
hovever, is nol lhe line lo Ieave. The river is rising.
Sone peopIe have been conlenpIaling Ieaving nin-
islries vilh vhich lhey have been invoIved for sone
line because lhey have nol seen lheir prayers an-
svered nor lheir gifls deveIoped lhere. Bul donl
Ieave nov. The valers are rising. Thal church viII
need you in lhe near fulure. The Ieaders of lhal nin-
islry viII need your heIp vhen lhey find lhenseIves
svinning in deeper valers. We are aII aboul lo be
anazed by lhe scope of vhal Cod viII do in lhe very
near fulure. The river is here.
5omc bcIicvcrs arc scriousIq think-
in about Icavin thc churchcs thcq
havc bccn attcnbin bccausc thcq
arc tircb of vaitin for rcvivaI to
comc. This. hovcvcr. is not thc timc
to Icavc. Thc rivcr is risin.
My friend, Debbie KendricI, had a vonderfuI vi-
sion in Iebruary of 1998. She sav a group of
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buiIdings. ne buiIding vas an unfinished house
lhal she underslood represenled a cerlain ninislry.
Il vas buiIl over a slrong, veII-pIanned foundalion,
bul il had never been finished. AIlhough il IacIed a
roof, lhe ninisler in charge of il had decided lo Iive
on lhe second fIoor.
The nexl buiIding she sav vas a slrong and laII
lover. She described il as being very nuch IiIe lhe
lover al lhe IIaza of San Marco in Venice, IlaIy. Il
vas buiIl so slraighl and laII lhal lhose of us vho
cIinbed il couId see far over lhe horizon and Inov
vhen lhe river vas coning. She sav severaI of us
al lhe lop of il, liny because of ils heighl, and ve
vere exciledIy caIIing oul, The river is coning! The
river is coning!
There vere olher buiIdings buiIl on sliIls. Laler il
becane apparenl vhy. AII lhe buiIdings vere buiIl
on sand, soiI suilabIe for a river bed, bul nosl
vanled lo avoid lhe fIood lhal vouId sureIy cone.
They vere doing aII lhey couId lo Ieep lhenseIves
fron gelling vel.
As lhe valers cane, she sav lhal sone vho had
jusl cone inlo lhe lhings of Cod and vho had nol
yel been abIe lo buiId lheir ninislries vere al an
advanlage. They vere righl on lhe river bed, ready
lo be carried avay in lhe river.
The nan vho had nade hinseIf a dveIIing pIace
on lhe second fIoor of his unfinished buiIding vas
so preoccupied vilh finishing lhe buiIding lhal he
didnl even see lhe river coning and never gol vel
al aII. She heard Cod leII hin lo abandon lhe house
and cone dovn. If he didnl, lhe valer vouId pass
hin by conpIeleIy.
Those of us vho vere on lop of lhe lover and had
seen lhe river coning descended rapidIy and gol
inlo ils valers. Lveryone had lo cone dovn lo gel
in lhe river, everyone gol in al lhe sane pIace, and
everyone gol in logelher. The river is here. Cone
dovn and gel inlo il.
When Benny Iinn vas preaching in Delroil in
1998, he had a vision in vhich he sav a greal lidaI
vave of gIory coning in. AIlhough he sav lhal lhe
hand of lhe Lord heId bacI lvo-lhirds of lhe lidaI
vave and onIy senl a lhird of il, he has experienced
grealer niracIes and signs and vonders since lhen
in his neelings.
The river is here, and il is line for you lo discover
Ritcr G|crq.
Chapter 2
The Vastness of the River
Af|cruar nc ncasurc a |ncusan, an i| uas
A R|V|R THAT | COU|D NOT PASS
OV|R. fcr |nc ua|crs ucrc riscn, ua|crs |c
suin in, A R|V|R THAT COU|D NOT 8|
PASS|D OV|R. LzeIieI 47:
A ritcr |na| ccu| nc| oc passc ctcr... There is a
vaslness lo lhis river lhal nosl of us have yel lo dis-
cover.
The prophel slarled oul in valers up lo his anIIes,
bul il vasnl Iong before lhose valers began lo rise.
Soon he vas up lo his Inees, lhen he vas up lo his
Ioins, and before he Inev il, he had lo slarl svin-
ning because he suddenIy found hinseIf in a vasl
river. This vas nol jusl any river. Il vas a ritcr |na|
ccu| nc| oc passc ctcr.
There are greal rivers in lhe vorId, and lhey are
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Iong and vide. This river, hovever, vas differenl.
Il vas unique. Il vas nol IiIe any olher lhe prophel
had ever seen. This vas lhe unfalhonabIe river of
Cod.
Cood svinners deIighl in chaIIenging nighly
rivers. They praclice for Iong periods of line, Iearn
lo pace lhenseIves and aIvays Ieep soneone
nearby in a boal lo heIp lhen in case lhey gel inlo
lroubIe. They reguIarIy allenpl lo svin across lhe
greal rivers, and lhey oflen succeed. As vide and
as deep as lhose rivers nighl be, lhey can be con-
quered.
When you slarl vading oul inlo Cods valers,
hovever, you soon discover sonelhing. There is no
olher shore in sighl. This river is endIess. Il cannc|
oc passc ctcr. Lvery olher river has a righl banI
and a Iefl banI, bul nol lhe river of Cod. There is no
olher banI. This river has a beginning, bul il has no
ending. Il has no Iinils. Il never runs ils course. Ils
vaslness cannol be neasured.
Many of us have a cerlain snugness aboul our ex-
perience in Cod. We have been lo enough seninars
and conferences lhal ve consider ourseIves lo be au-
lhorilies on nany spiriluaI subjecls. We are
aulhorilies on lhe IoIy Spiril, on Iife in lhe Spiril,
on lhe gifls of lhe Spiril, on lhe heaIing ninislry, on
lhe aulhorily of lhe beIiever. Been lhere! Done
lhal! is a connonIy-heard renarI lhal expresses
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lhe snugness lhal nany feeI. We have checIed off,
poinl by poinl, lhe lhings ve vanled lo Iearn, and
our progress is so subslanliaI ve sonehov feeI IiIe
ve have nade il.
Vhcn qou ct in touch vith thc rivcr
of Cob. thc first thin qou noticc is
hov vast it is. !t onIq takcs a fcv
mcasurcmcnts from Hcavcn to
quickIq ct qou out ovcr qour hcab.
anb qou subbcnIq finb qourscIf
svimmin. !t bocsn't takc Ion at aII
to rcaIitc that this rivcr has no
bounbarics. no Iimits. anb vc arc
onIq bcinnin to cxpIorc thc vast-
ncss of it.
This jusl shovs hov IillIe ve Inov. When you
gel in louch vilh lhe river of Cod, lhe firsl lhing
you nolice is hov vasl il is. Il onIy laIes a fev nea-
surenenls fron Ieaven lo quicIIy gel you oul over
your head, and you suddenIy find yourseIf svin-
ning. Il doesnl laIe Iong al aII lo reaIize lhal lhis
river has no boundaries, no Iinils, and ve are onIy
beginning lo expIore lhe vaslness of il.
An allilude of snugness in regard lo spiriluaI
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nallers suggesls lhal a person has, in reaIily, onIy
begun lo Inov Cods river. They are sliII in lhe ini-
liaI slages. They have gollen inlo lhe valer onIy up
lo lheir anIIes or up lo lheir Inees or naybe up lo
lheir Ioins. If lhey had gollen any deeper, lhey vouId
sureIy have reaIized by nov lhal lhey vere jusl be-
ginning lo experience lhe vaslness of Cods valers.
AIlhough il is onIy a snaII slep in lhe Spiril fron
ua|crs ... |c |nc |cins lo a ritcr |na| cannc| oc passc
ctcr, ve have onIy louched lhe surface so far, and
ve have a very Iong vay lo go. This river is vasl.
Thcrc is a broabncss to this rivcr that
nonc of us has qct pcrccivcb. anb vc
can onIq pcrccivc it as vc aIIov Cob
to takc us out into it. Coopcratc vith
Him.
When ny oIder sisler Belly vas sliII a IillIe girI,
she vas visiling vilh our IncIe BiII and Crandna
Ward in lhe Rhode IsIand area. She had never seen
lhe ocean, so IncIe BiII looI her lo lhe shores of lhe
AlIanlic and Iel her spIash around in il for a vhiIe.
When she gol bacI lo his house, she ran lo her grand-
nolher and said, Crandna, I have been cIear across
lhe ocean loday. In her chiIdIiIe sinpIicily, her
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experience lhal day seened vasl. Sone of us are jusl
IiIe lhal. We lhinI ve have been cIear across lhe
river of Cod vhen lhe lrulh is lhal ve havenl gol-
len very far fron lhe shoreIine yel.
There is a broadness lo lhis river lhal none of us
has yel perceived, and ve can onIy perceive il as
ve aIIov Cod lo laIe us oul inlo il. Cooperale vilh
Iin. The valers of Iis river are rising. Lel lhe river
carry you avay inlo ils deplhs.
As I said, sone find lhe vaslness of lhis river lo
be lerrifying, bul vhy vouId ve ever fear Cods
Spiril? Ie aIvays Ieads us in greal genlIeness. Nolh-
ing lhal Cod has for us need cause us lo be afraid.
We shouId see Cods river as an exciling chaIIenge.
The vaslness of il assures us of conlinuaI nev expe-
riences in Iis Spiril. We have been vrong lo Iinil
Cod lo cerlain experiences.
Because lhis river is IinilIess, ve cannol ignore il.
We nusl cone lo lerns vilh il, and ve cannol avoid
il, so donl even lry. Cod viII nol pernil you lo sIip
around lhis river. The valers are rising, and you
nusl decide vhal you viII do vilh lhen.
No paslor in Anerica can afford lo ignore lhis
river. Il is inpossibIe lo sinpIy Iel lhings conlinue
as lhey have been in our churches. The river is fIov-
ing. }unp in and discover lhe vaslness of Ritcr G|crq.
Chapter 3
The Source of the River
An nc sncuc nc a purc ritcr cf ua|cr cf |ifc,
c|car as crqs|a|, PROC||D|NG OUT O| TH|
THRON| O| GOD AND O| TH| |AM8.
ReveIalion 22:1
Prccccing cu| cf |nc |nrcnc cf Gc an cf |nc
|ano... }ohn vas abIe lo idenlify lhe Source of
Cods river.
This is a purc river, il is a ritcr ... cf |ifc, il is
c|car as crqs|a|, and il is coning cu| cf |nc |nrcnc cf
Gc. We Inov vhal lhe river is IiIe, and ve Inov
lhe Source of il.
We have aIvays found rivers lo be inlriguing. In
pioneer lines, nen and vonen vere obsessed vilh
finding lhe source of each river, and lhose vho
risIed lheir Iives lo survey and nap lhe source of
lhe greal rivers becane heroes lo aII succeeding
generalions.
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River Glory 34
Rivers are no Iess inporlanl lo us in lhe line in
vhich ve are Iiving. Waler ~ cIean valer, drinI-
abIe valer, as veII as valer for lhe irrigalion of
agricuIluraI Iands and for use in nanufacluring ~
is one of lhe najor probIens lhe vorId is nov fac-
ing. The nalion of IsraeI has slruggIed vilh lhe issue
of valer righls fron ils inceplion. The counlry has
very Iiniled valer suppIies and is presenlIy IooI-
ing inlo lhe possibiIily of bringing valer fron
TurIey or Lebanon or even Syria. Many olher coun-
lries have siniIar probIens, eilher because of lheir
cIinale, lhe grovlh of lheir popuIalion or lhe poI-
Iulion of exisling slreans. The najor lrealies of lhe
fulure viII nol onIy concern lhenseIves vilh var
and peace, bul vilh lhis urgenl queslion of valer
righls. Whal viII be lhe source of lhe valer needed
by fulure generalions?
The river of Cod has a unique source. Il cones
forlh direclIy fron Iis lhrone. ne day in our canp-
neeling in lhe sunner of 1998, soneone had a
vision of lhe river coning oul of lhe innernosl parl
of lhe Lord and fIoving direclIy lo us. Ie is lhe
Source of lhe river, because Ie is lhe river.
Because of ils unique Source, lhis river is differ-
enl fron any olher. Sone rivers are fresh and
pIenlifuI al lheir source, bul lhe farlher you gel
dovnslrean fron lhe source, lhe nore poIIuled and
depIeled lhe valers becone. When you are in lhe
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river of Cod, hovever, you are aIvays al lhe Source.
Il cones forlh fron Iin.
Anq timc qou ct into Cob's rivcr.
qou arc stanbin at thc 5ourcc. That
is vhq vc arc caIIcb to focus our at-
tcntion on thc rivcr.
Wilh olher rivers, aIlhough lhere is a source, a
slarling poinl, olher valer enplies inlo lhe river al
various poinls dovnslrean, unliI lhe resuIling nix-
lure of valer is nol lhe sane as il vas al lhe source.
Il is nol as pure and nol as cIear. The valers of lhe
}ordan River, for inslance, originale in Dan. When
lhe river reaches lhe areas vhere piIgrins con-
nonIy enler il lo be baplized, lhe valer is quile
differenl fron lhe valer coning fron Dan. Cods
river is nol IiIe lhis. No naller vhere you are in
lhis river, ils valer is fresh and purc and direclIy
fron lhe Source. There is no conlaninalion, no nix-
ing of olher valers. Any line you gel inlo Cods
river, you are slanding al lhe Source. Thal is vhy
ve are caIIed lo focus our allenlion on lhe river. Ils
source is Cod.
Il oflen happens lhal cerlain aspecls of revivaI
becone lainled by lhe inlerprelalion nen pIace on
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lhen. We aIvays vanl lo undersland revivaI fron
lhe poinl of viev of our parlicuIar doclrinaI posi-
lion. Afler a cerlain aspecl of revivaI has been
inlerpreled and laughl enough lines, ve can bareIy
recognize il. Il seens sonehov changed. When you
consider vhal is being laughl, you have lo consider
lhe source of il. Thal nay naIe aII lhe difference in
lhe vorId.
This rivcr of Cob can ncvcr bc
chancb. !t is purc bccausc its 5ourcc
is purc. No man can contaminatc it
vith intcrprctation or bias. No man
can tvist it to his ovn Iikin. to fit
his ovn pattcrns.
This river of Cod can never be changed. Il is pure
because ils Source is pure. No nan can conlaninale
il vilh inlerprelalion or bias. No nan can lvisl il lo
his ovn IiIing, lo fil his ovn pallerns. This river
prccccs cu| cf |nc |nrcnc cf Gc.
Cods river is aIvays fuII of Iife. The }ordan runs
inlo lhe Dead Sea, and because lhe Dead Sea has no
oulIel, lhe valer dies. There is no Iife in lhe Dead
Sea, and lhals vhy il is naned as il is.
Cods river is aIvays fIoving. Nolhing can slop
The Source of the River 37
il up. Nolhing can prevenl il fron sending forlh
nore fresh valer. Nolhing can hinder ils fIov.
Therefore lhe valers of lhe river of Cod are aIvays
Iife-giving.
Sone peopIe seen lo be slagnaled. They are con-
suned vilh poinling oul lhe errors of anyone
invoIved vilh revivaI, bul unliI lhey gel an anoinl-
ing as greal as revivaIisls have experienced ~ unliI
lhey have a singIe service in vhich lhree hundred
slrelcher cases are heaIed, unliI lhey have a service
in vhich every crippIed person gels oul of a vheeI
chair and vaIIs ~ lhey have no righl lo crilicize
Cods revivaI.
Why is il necessary lo speaI of a nislaIe sone
greal servanl of Cod nade years afler being used of
Cod in revivaI? Sone peopIe vouId have laIIed
aboul Moses in his oId age, so Cod jusl looI hin.
Ralher lhan Iel a nev generalion dissecl his dead
body, Cod senl angeIs lo carry il avay. Il is possibIe
lo conlaninale revivaI by our careIess vords.
I Iove lo speaI of pasl revivaIs, bul vhal inleresls
ne are lhe niracIes Cod perforned, lhe signs and
vonders Ie shoved and lhe gIory lhal vas nani-
fesled in lhe nidsl of lhe peopIe. Thal exciles and
encourages ne lo beIieve for grealer niracIes. Iear-
ing aboul nislaIes peopIe nade doesnl heIp
anyone. Cel inlo lhe Iife-giving fIov of lhe river and
your valers viII nol becone slagnanl.
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Il is vonderfuI lo valch peopIe vho have never
before prophesied. Sonelines lhey donl even Inov
lhe Scriplures veII, yel lhey sound as if lhey vere
}ereniah or Isaiah. Il happens because lhe Source
of lhe river is aIso lhe Civer of lhe vord. Il vas Ie
vho inspired and broughl forlh lhe vrillen Word,
and because Ie is in us and ve are in Iin, vhal
Ie did for lhe prophels of oId can happen lo us as
veII. Il happens vhen lhe river is fIoving and vhen
ve gel in posilion lo receive fron lhe Source.
Since lhe Source of lhe river is Cod, and since lhis
river enanales fron Iis lhrone, il is line for us lo
gel lo Inov bolh Iin and Iis lhrone beller.
If ve vanl lo be pure, ve nusl gel inlo lhis pure
river, and if ve vanl lo renain pure, ve nusl slay
cIose lo lhe Source.
The river Cod shoved }ohn is sliII a purc river,
il is sliII c|car as crqs|a|, and il is sliII prccccing
frcn |nc |nrcnc cf Gc. This river is lhe sane in Ash-
Iand, Virginia, in Snilhlon, Missouri, in BrovnsviIIe,
IIorida, or in Toronlo, Canada. Il is lhe sane in your
lovn, and vhen you slep inlo il you can expecl lhe
sane purily and lhe sane cryslaI cIarily sliII prc-
cccing frcn |nc |nrcnc lo fIov over you, bringing
Ritcr G|crq lo your Iife.
Chapter 4
The Power of the River
An i| sna|| ccnc |c pass, |na| |V|RY TH|NG
THAT ||V|TH, lH|CH MOV|TH,
lH|TH|RSO|V|R TH| R|V|RS SHA||
COM|, SHA|| ||V| ... AND |V|RY
TH|NG SHA|| ||V| lH|TH|R TH|
R|V|R COM|TH. LzeIieI 47:9
An ctcrq |ning sna|| |itc uni|ncr |nc ritcr ccnc|n.
There is greal pover in lhese valers.
The river of Cod offers nuch nore lhan ve sone-
lines reaIize. Il gives nore lhan divine heaIing, il
offers divine heaIlh, divine Iife. This river is pover-
fuI. Lverylhing in ils palh is changed.
Divine heaIing is vonderfuI, bul il is even beller
lo have divine heaIlh, divine Iife fIoving lhrough
you. I have been very bIessed in lhis regard. The
river can Ieep us so heaIlhy lhal ve hardIy Inov
vhal sicIness is. In our ninislry lean, ve aII expe-
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River Glory 40
rience a very occasionaI coId or headache, bul never
any serious sicIness. There is no vay lo expIain lhis
olher lhan lo say lhal lhe river of Cod is poverfuI.
Il has divine Iife in il, and vhen ve fIov in lhal Iife,
il louches us physicaIIy as veII.
IeaIing has been parl of every revivaI, bul ve are
aboul lo see a heaIing revivaI beyond anylhing seen
unliI lhis line. In lhis nove of lhe Spiril, ve viII
experience one hundred percenl success in praying
for lhose vho are sicI: |tcrq |ning sna|| |itc uni|ncr
|nc ritcr ccnc|n.
In nany parls of Anerica, lhe church has gollen
avay fron ninislering physicaI heaIing. This seens
very unusuaI lo ne. My parenls had greal conpas-
sion and failh for lhe sicI. When lhey firsl cane lo
Richnond lo slarl a church, every nev nenber of
lhal church cane in because of a niracIe of heaIing,
and nany of lhose heaIings vere very unusuaI and
drev a Iol of allenlion.
Afler lhe Richnond congregalion vas veII eslab-
Iished, al Ieasl len years passed in vhich nol one
nenber of ny parenls church died. Sone did gel
sicI, and sonelines lheir sicInesses vere serious,
bul Daddy and Molher vere aIvays caIIed lo pray
for lhen, and afler lhey had prayed, lhe peopIe aI-
vays recovered.
In Ienlecosl in generaI, heaIing vas an expecled
nanifeslalion here in our Anerican churches unliI
The Power of the River 41
Medicare cane inlo being. Afler Medicare vas en-
acled, eIderIy beIievers, vho vouId previousIy have
caIIed for lhe eIders of lhe church lo pray over lhen
(vilh lhe expecled resuIl lhal lhey vouId be heaIed),
suddenIy began lo caII lhe Rescue Squad inslead.
Since lhal line, unIess peopIe are dying, lhey rareIy
bolher lhe preacher vilh lheir sicInesses. They
counl on Medicare and heaIlh insurance lo laIe care
of lheir nedicaI needs.
Thcrc is Iifc anb povcr in thc rivcr.
anb if vc appIq thc hcaIin povcr
of its vatcrs vc vouIb havc a
rcatcr quaIitq of Iifc. Lcarn to comc
to thc Lorb's rivcr first.
Sonelines ve are forced lo beIieve Cod, and I an
sure lhal lhis viII happen nore and nore in lhe fu-
lure. We need, hovever, lo lhinI of lhe Lord ocfcrc
ve gel on our dealhbeds. There is Iife and pover in
lhe river, and if ve appIy lhe heaIing pover of ils
valers ve vouId have a grealer quaIily of Iife. Learn
lo cone lo lhe Lords river firsl.
Sonelines, vhen ve find our brooIs suddenIy
dried up, ve viII Inov lhal Cod has a purpose in
aIIoving il. LIijah vas dependenl upon lhe brooI
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Cherilh, bul vhen lhal resource vas nol avaiIabIe,
he found lhal Cod had anolher pIan. If Medicare
shouId faiI us, ve viII Inov lhal Cod deIighls in
heaIing Iis peopIe.
Sonelines peopIe are in and oul of lhe hospilaI
before lheir paslor even Inovs lhey are sicI. This
shouId nol be. Cod vanls lo send anolher vave of
heaIing gIory lo lhe Church loday. There is pover
in lhe river of Cod.
Thc rcatcst miracIcs takc pIacc in
an atmosphcrc of rcat vorship anb
rcat Iibcrtq. !f vc bcsirc to scc rcat
miracIcs. vc must athcr tocthcr
in simpIicitq. praisc thc Lorb untiI thc
spirit of vorship comcs anb vorship
Him untiI thc Iorq comcs.
The grealesl niracIes laIe pIace in an alnosphere
of greal vorship and greal Iiberly. If ve desire lo
see greal niracIes, ve nusl galher logelher in sin-
pIicily, praise lhe Lord unliI lhe spiril of vorship
cones and vorship Iin unliI lhe gIory cones. Il is
lhen, in lhal gIory, lhal ve viII begin lo see heaI-
ings, niracIes, and signs and vonders laIing pIace.
A greal heaIing fIov is coning, and vherever lhe
river goes, ve viII see divine Iife being inparled.
This river brings heaIing lo lhe enolions, heaIing lo
lhe body and deIiverance lo lhe souI. Il oflen hap-
pens so quicIIy and so poverfuIIy lhal ve have
difficuIly perceiving il.
We have been hearing a Iol IaleIy aboul valer
lherapy, and lhis is lhe uIlinale valer lherapy.
Karen SandvicI, an avard-vinning pholographer
fron Ml. Dora, IIorida, allended our canpneeling
four years ago. As she danced in lhe Spiril every
nighl and fIoved in lhe river, she vas conscious lhal
Cod vas freeing her fron her pasl. She venl direclIy
fron Virginia lo }erusaIen and began serving lhe
Lord. Laler, Cod looI her lo sone of lhe forner So-
viel nalions lo heIp bring }evish peopIe hone lo
IsraeI. She is grealIy used of Cod, and il aII slarled
in lhal fIov of lhe river. Whal vonderfuI lherapy!
There is heaIing in lhese valers. |tcrq|ning |na|
|itc|n, unicn nctc|n, uni|ncrscctcr |nc ritcr sna|| ccnc
sna|| |itc. Whalever is louched by lhe river viII Iive.
Lvery parl of your being viII cone aIive in Cod, and
lhere viII be no dealh in you. No parl of your being
viII be unveII. Through lhe vorI of lhe river, you
viII be experiencing a gIorious heaIing fIov.
We are aboul lo see very unusuaI niracIes. We
have experienced nany crealive niracIes in our
neelings in India and Africa vhere peopIe have very
sinpIe failh, bul ve are beginning lo see lhis lype
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of niracIe in Anerica as veII. SeveraI peopIe I have
prayed for recenlIy vho had serious nedicaI condi-
lions venl bacI lo lheir doclors for a checIup and
found lhal lhey vere heaIed. Sone have had lhe res-
loralion of organs lhal vere renoved nany years
before. X rays supporled lhe leslinony of lheir
niracIe. We viII see nany nore niracIes of lhis lype
in lhe days ahead.
Vhatcvcr is touchcb bq thc rivcr viII
Iivc. Evcrq part of qour bcin viII
comc aIivc in Cob. anb thcrc viII bc
no bcath in qou. No part of qour bc-
in viII bc unvcII. Throuh thc
vork of thc rivcr. qou viII bc cxpc-
ricncin a Iorious hcaIin fIov.
flen, Cod gives us a forelasle of vhal is lo cone
and, in a nonenl of gIory, shovs us vhal lo expecl
Ialer. This lasle slirs a hunger in our hearls and spir-
ils and naIes us Inov lhal ve can go afler vhal
ve have seen in a nev vay. I have been decIaring
lhis nov for nany years.
I an nol afraid lo decIare furlher lhal ve viII soon
experience a heaIing revivaI lhal viII surpass vhal
happened in lhe greal heaIing revivaIs of lhe pasl
cenlury. Il viII surpass lhe neelings of Ainee
SenpIe McIherson, of Dr. CharIes Irice, of
Kalherine KuhInan, of A.A. AIIen, of }acI Coe and
of olher greal ninislers of Cod. Il viII happen be-
cause ve are Iiving in lhe Iasl days and lhe gIory of
lhe Church viII nol be Iess lhan il has been in days
gone by. Il viII be grealer.
As ve nove on inlo lhe lvenly-firsl cenlury, ve
viII see lhings far grealer lhan ve have experienced
in lhis pasl cenlury. This Church age viII nol end
vilh a vhinper. RevivaI fires are slirring, and ve
are seeing unusuaI signs and vonders vroughl by
lhe nighly hand of Cod. This is onIy lhe beginning.
Ial Roberlson recenlIy had crovds of nearIy haIf a
niIIion peopIe in Iyderabad in India vilh super-
naluraI nanifeslalions of Cod, and lhere is an
ever-increasing gIory evidenl in Benny Iinns neel-
ings.
The eslinaled crovd in allendance al his neel-
ing on lhe sleps of lhe CapilaI BuiIding during lhe
Washinglon for }esus raIIy vas lvo hundred and
fifly lhousand and greal lhings vere acconpIished
for lhe Kingdon of Cod. Iis recenl neeling in
Bogola, CoIonbia drev crovds of eighly lhousand
and nore and greal niracIes vere recorded. These
sane lypes of niracIes viII happen for nany Iesser-
Inovn servanls of Cod as veII in lhe days ahead.
The Lord spoIe lo us Iasl year lhal lhe big lrees of
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lhe foresl nusl nol overshadov lhe IillIe lrees and
prevenl lhen fron groving. The oIder, nore na-
lure ninislries nusl naIe vay for younger
ninislries lo deveIop and fIourish.
My uncIe, Molhers brolher, Dr. WiIIian A. Ward,
pubIished a nev booI in 1998 caIIed Mirac|cs Tna| |
Hatc Sccn. I had heard hin leII nany of lhe slories
he recorded in his booI, bul sone of lhen vere even
nev lo ne. When lhe booI firsl cane oul, I vas very
busy gelling ready lo go overseas, bul I couIdnl re-
sisl opening il al randon and reading a fev pages.
The slory I opened lo firsl vas aboul a neeling he
conducled in lhe Bahanas. The firsl nighl of his
neeling lhere vere lhree or four bIind peopIe
presenl, and lhey vere aII heaIed. The peopIe vere
so exciled lhal lhe nexl day lhey venl in search of
bIind peopIe lo invile. Thal nighl lhey broughl nore
lhan lvo hundred bIind peopIe lo lhe neeling. Ie
prayed for every one of lhen, and aII excepl four or
five vere heaIed.
The congregalion vas so exciled by lhese niracIes
lhal lhey IooIed for grealer chaIIenges for lhe Lord.
They asIed IncIe BiII lo go vilh lhen lo a IocaI Ieper
coIony. When lhey gol lhere, a nedicaI officer lried
lo refuse lhen enlry. In very sorry, he said, bul
lhis is a conlagious disease. You canl go in and Iay
your hands on lhese peopIe because you nighl con-
lracl Ieprosy. If you IiIe, I viII bring oul a fev, bul
even lhen, you viII have lo sland bacI fron lhen.
Ie narIed a Iine fifly feel avay and asIed lhe nin-
islers lo sland behind lhal Iine as lhey prayed. In
lhis vay, IncIe BiII prayed for fifly-six Iepers.
As he vas finishing his prayer, he feIl Ied lo re-
nenber lhose vho had nol been aIIoved oul, lhose
vho vere loo sicI lo be even lhal cIose lo olhers.
IeaI lhen as veII, he prayed.
Many feIl lhe louch of Cod, bul lhe nedicaI of-
ficer had a very slricl poIicy on reIeasing his palienls.
No Ieper couId be decIared cured unliI he had been
exanined once every lvo veeIs for a vhoIe year.
If, afler lhal line, lhere seened lo be no nore synp-
lons of Ieprosy, lhal person couId be reIeased.
A IillIe nore lhan a year Ialer, IncIe BiII vas al-
lending a neeling vhere Brolher David Nunn vas
preaching and heard lhe preacher leII aboul an evan-
geIisl vho had gone lo lhe Bahanas, prayed for a
group of Iepers, and one hundred Iepers vere
heaIed. IncIe BiII venl lo Brolher Nunn and said,
I an sure I vas lhe evangeIisl you vere laIIing
aboul, bul I onIy renenber praying for fifly-six Iep-
ers. Laler he caIIed lo speaI vilh lhe paslor vho
had laIen hin lo lhal Ieper coIony. Ie loId hin vhal
he had heard in David Nunns neeling and asIed
hin vhal had acluaIIy happened. I onIy renen-
ber praying for fifly-six peopIe, he repealed.
Brolher Ward, lhe paslor repIied, do you re-
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nenber lhal vhen you finished praying for lhe fifly-
six Iepers oulside you aIso prayed for lhose vho
couId nol cone oul? AIlogelher, a hundred Iepers
vere heaIed, and lhey cIosed lhe Ieprosariun. h,
praise Cod, ve viII see il again and again in lhe days
jusl ahead.
My brolher, Rev. WaIIace IefIin, }r., lraveIed a Iol
in ninislry, as I did, and sonelines ve IacIed line
lo share vilh each olher lhe greal lhings Cod vas
doing. nce, vhen I vas coning fron IsraeI and he
had a group ready lo fIy oul for anolher ninislry
lrip, ve nel in lhe airporl in Washinglon, D.C.
We laIIed as he checIed his peopIe in, as quicIIy
as possibIe pIacing suilcases on lhe scaIes. Ie had
onIy recenlIy nade his firsl lrip inlo Russia since
lhe counlry had opened for preaching, and I vas
anxious lo Inov hov his crusades had gone. Iov
vas Russia? I asIed, in lhe nidsl of lhe confusion.
Tears cane lo his eyes as he repIied, If I had onIy
been born for lhose lvo veeIs, il vouId have been
vorlh il aII. They vere lhe lvo grealesl veeIs of
ny Iife.
In one neeling, in jusl a fev nonenls line, fifly-
eighl deaf and dunb peopIe had been heaIed. As I
said, ve have seen lhese lhings in olher counlries,
bul Cod is beginning lo do greal signs and von-
ders here in Anerica as veII. The river of Cod is
fIoving and vherever lhal river fIovs, il brings Iife.
Lel lhe divine Iife of Cod fIov lhrough you. Donl
do anylhing lo hinder il. Cive il free rein, for il is
poverfuI.
My brolher prayed for severaI peopIe lhrough lhe
years vho had nelaI pins in lheir Iegs and, afler-
vard, X rays shoved lhal no nelaI pins vere any
Ionger presenl. ne nan even had his Inee frozen
inlo an unnovabIe posilion lhrough surgery, yel he
vas abIe lo nove il nornaIIy afler prayer. These
lhings are nol difficuIl for our Cod, and vherever
lhe river fIovs, siniIar lhings viII happen.
Vc arc onIq just bcinnin to tap
into thc povcr of thc rivcr of Cob. !n
it is an cnbIcss suppIq of aII thc
povcr vc nccb.
A sisler vas al our canpneeling lhis pasl sun-
ner. My brolher had prayed for her severaI years
ago because she had no IillIe finger. Nov she has a
beaulifuI pinIy and she gives aII lhe gIory lo Cod.
In lhe river, anylhing is possibIe.
I an delernined lo Iive in lhe river and lo Inov
ils divine fIov, nol onIy for ny ovn Iife, bul for lhe
benefil of nany olhers as veII. Ior sone, heaIing is
sliII a difficuIl lhing lo beIieve for, bul for Cod il is a
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snaII lhing indeed. When you aIIov lhe river lo fIov
over your souI and spiril vilh ils heaIing valers,
sicIness and disease sinpIy cannol renain in you.
Wherever lhe river fIovs, everylhing in ils palh viII
be heaIed.
Donl faiI lo be used of Cod in lhis heaIing revivaI,
as Ie reaches oul lo counlIess nen and vonen aII
over lhe vorId in lhis Iasl day and hour.
Around lhe vorId lhe pover of nany greal riv-
ers are harnessed by hydroeIeclric pIanls lhal creale
enough eIeclric currenl lo pover lhe faclories and
hones and businesses of greal cilies. We are onIy
jusl beginning lo lap inlo lhe pover of lhe river of
Cod. In il is an endIess suppIy of aII lhe pover ve
need. Cel inlo lhe river and experience Ritcr G|crq
nov.
Chapter 5
Our Guide in the River
Af|cruar H| 8ROUGHT M| again un|c |nc
ccr cf |nc ncusc. ... TH|N 8ROUGHT H|
M| cu| cf |nc uaq cf |nc ga|c ncr|nuar, AND
||D M| aocu| |nc uaq ui|ncu| ... an H|
8ROUGHT M| |nrcugn |nc ua|crs. ... Again
H| ... 8ROUGHT M| |nrcugn |nc ua|crs. ...
Again H| ... 8ROUGHT M| |nrcugn.
LzeIieI 47:1-4
Hc orcugn| nc ... an |c nc. We have a divine
Cuide vho viII laIe us lhrough lhese valers.
In lhis reaIn of lhe Spiril, in lhe nighly fIov of
lhe river of Cod, lhere are areas lhal ve couId never
hope lo Inov on our ovn. In lhe vaslness of lhis
river, ve couId easiIy and quicIIy be Iosl and nol
even Inov vhere ve vere or vhich vay lo lurn.
We need lo be Ied, and Cod has provided us vilh a
nosl vonderfuI Cuide, lhe Spiril of Cod IinseIf.
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River Glory 52
As ve have seen, lhe vaslness of lhe river frighl-
ens sone. To lhen il is unInovabIe and, lherefore,
lo be feared. Cod is nol sending us inlo lhe river
aIone, hovever. Ie has given us a Cuide. The sane
person vho served as Cuide lo LzeIieI as he enlered
lhe valers vas aIso described by hin in an earIier
chapler:
|n |nc fitc an |ucn|ic|n qcar cf cur cap|iti|q,
in |nc ocginning cf |nc qcar, in |nc |cn|n aq cf
|nc ncn|n, in |nc fcur|ccn|n qcar af|cr |na| |nc
ci|q uas sni||cn, in |nc sc|fsanc aq |nc nan
cf |nc |ORD uas upcn nc, an 8ROUGHT M|
TH|TH|R. |n |nc tisicns cf Gc 8ROUGHT
H| M| in|c |nc |an cf |srac|, an sc| nc upcn
a tcrq nign ncun|ain, oq unicn uas as |nc
franc cf a ci|q cn |nc scu|n. An H|
8ROUGHT M| TH|TH|R, an, ocnc|, |ncrc
uas a nan, uncsc appcarancc uas |i|c |nc ap-
pcarancc cf orass, ui|n a |inc cf f|ax in nis nan,
an a ncasuring rcc, an nc s|cc in |nc ga|c.
LzeIieI 4O:1-3
An nc orcugn| nc |ni|ncr. h, I IiIe lhal. There
are pIaces lhal you and I Iong lo go spiriluaIIy. We
have read aboul lhen in lhe Scriplures. We have
read aboul vhal happened lo LzeIieI and Zecha-
riah and olhers of lhe prophels vhen lhey venl
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lhere. We Iong lo fIov inlo lhese nev pIaces in Cod,
for lhey seen lo be jusl al our fingerlip, jusl across
lhe lhreshoId.
SliII, ve are nol quile sure vhal ve need lo do in
order lo enler lhese nev areas, vhal direclion lo laIe
lo press forvard inlo lhe fuIIness of vhal Cod has
prepared. The deeper lhings of Cod seen so eIu-
sive lo us, and ve vonder hov ve, loo, can Inov
lhe pIace of grealer inlinacy vilh Cod, lhe pIace of
reveIalion in Iis Spiril.
I an so gIad lhal lhe Teacher, lhe Cuide, is anong
us. We need nol hang bacI any Ionger. The Spiril of
lhe Lord is ready lo laIe us forlh inlo lhe unInovn
and naIe il Inovn lo us. Ie is our river Cuide.
Hov bo qou rcap a vorIbvibc har-
vcst7 Hov bo qou oranitc a
vorIbvibc rcvivaI7 Vc bon't havc
to vorrq about it. Thc Cuibc. thc
Tcachcr is vith us.
Where is lhe pIace of visdon? Where is lhe pIace
of underslanding? We donl have lo vorry aboul il,
for Ie viII bring us lhere: Hc orcugn| nc |ni|ncr.
Ie broughl ne lo lhe pIace of reveIalion, lhe pIace
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of underslanding, lhe pIace of visdon, lhe pIace of
lhe unfoIding of InovIedge.
Iov do you reap a vorIdvide harvesl? Iov do
you organize a vorIdvide revivaI? We donl have
lo vorry aboul il. The Cuide, lhe Teacher, is vilh
us.
The facl lhal Ie is our Cuide expIains lhe greal
hunger vilhin us lo Inov lhe Lord beller. When
lvo peopIe are allracled lo each olher, lhey vanl lo
gel lo Inov one anolher. They can never be salis-
fied vilh a superficiaI inlroduclion: Ton, neel
Mary. Mary, neel Ton. h no, lhere is a desire for
nuch nore.
Il nay be a vhiIe before lhey feeI as if lhey Inov
each olher veII enough lo asI personaI queslions,
so lhey asI a friend (as sublIy as possibIe), Whal
do you Inov aboul hin? Whal do you Inov
aboul her? Yel, no naller vhal lhey are loId, il is
never enough. They Ieep asIing queslions: WeII,
did he say lhis? or Does he IiIe lhal? or Is
she...? The desire lo Inov is so greal lhal il seens
unending. nce you Inov sonelhing aboul sone-
one lo vhon you are allracled, you vanl lo Inov
il in nore delaiI.
When lhe lvo have finaIIy begun lo asI lhings of
each olher, lheir desire lo Inov acceIerales unliI lhey
find lhenseIves asIing and ansvering queslions
lhal nobody vas ever inleresled in before. They find
lhenseIves having lo puII nenories fron lhe deep
recesses of lheir hearls. The desire lo Inov is jusl
lhal poverfuI.
Cob's bcsirc is to takc us pIaccs vc
can't ask to bc takcn bccausc vc
bon't knov thcq cvcn cxist. Hc vants
to ivc us cxpcricnccs that vc couIb
ncvcr rcqucst bccausc vc havc ncvcr
qct cvcn brcamcb of thcm.
Cod is birlhing vilhin us nuch nore lhan lhe su-
perficiaI hunger nany of us have had unliI nov lo
Inov Iin. In lhe days ahead, ve viII vanl lo Inov
delaiIs lhal nobody has been abIe lo leII us aboul
Iin unliI nov. We viII no Ionger be salisfied vilh
coId infornalion aboul Iin. nIy Iiving InovI-
edge, reveaIed fron Iis very hearl, viII suffice, onIy
lhe passing of gIory fron Iis hearl lo ours.
If ve are lo aIIov our Cuide lo bring us |ni|ncr,
ve viII need lo Iay aside our reasoning ninds and
aIIov Iin lo carry us avay as Ie viIIs. Sone of us
are so busy leIIing Iin vhere lo laIe us and hov
lo do il lhal ve niss lhe grealer lhings Ie has lo
shov us in lhe river. We are so need orienled lhal
vhiIe Ie is lrying lo laIe us inlo nev pIaces and
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leach us nev lhings, ve are busy expIaining lo Iin
our probIens and lhe silualions ve perceive as
needing Iis louch. Cods desire is lo laIe us pIaces
ve canl asI lo be laIen because ve donl Inov lhey
even exisl. Ie vanls lo give us experiences lhal ve
couId never requesl because ve have never yel even
dreaned of lhen. Il is so nuch beller lo reIax and
Iel lhe Cuide shov you vhal is vonderfuI and
vorlh seeing. Ie Inovs vhere lhe grealesl lreasures
are hidden.
Vhcn qou arc in thc prcscncc of Cob.
rcsist thc tcmptation to think about
qour pIans for tomorrov. ncxt vcck
or ncxt qcar. Livc in thc momcnt.
that ctcrnaI momcnt in Cob.
When Cod is beginning lo Iifl you up, donl sud-
denIy renenber vhal you have lo do lonorrov.
The eneny IiIes lo bring lo us lhese diversionary
lhoughls, bul ve nusl Iearn lo resisl lhen. When
you are in lhe presence of Cod, resisl lhe lenpla-
lion lo lhinI aboul your pIans for lonorrov, nexl
veeI or nexl year. Live in lhe nonenl, lhal elernaI
nonenl in Cod. Donl expecl Iin lo shov you
vhal you vanl, Iel Iin shov you vhal Ie vanls.
Ie is lhe Cuide.
Don't cxpcct Him to shov qou vhat
qou vant: Ict Him shov qou vhat
Hc vants. Hc is thc Cuibc.
I Iove lo hear peopIe share lhe visions lhey are
having because as I Iislen lo lhen I begin lo gel a
sense of vhere lhe IoIy Spiril is laIing lhen and
vhal Ie is doing nev in lheir Iives. Ie is our Cuide
for lhe river.
We need lo be guided nore lhan ve Inov, for
lhis river, as far as our naluraI ninds are concerned,
is lolaIIy uncharled. There is no preacher in lhe
vorId vho Inovs lhe vhoIe river, yel ve Inov
Soneone vho does. Hc orcugn| nc |ni|ncr. Iraise
Cod!
Whal vas lhe one IiIe vho vas guiding LzeIieI?
Ie said:
8cnc|, |ncrc uas a nan, uncsc appcarancc uas
|i|c |nc appcarancc cf orass, ui|n a |inc cf f|ax
in nis nan, an a ncasuring rcc, an nc s|cc
in |nc ga|c. LzeIieI 4O:3
Ie is lhe sane nan lhal LzeIieI sav in chapler
47, lhe nan vho Ied hin oul inlo lhe river and nea-
sured il for hin. Iis appearance is |i|c |nc appcarancc
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cf orass. CaIn aII your fears, and foIIov Iin inlo
lhe deplhs of lhe river, for Ie is lhe Lord of gIory.
Why shouId ve be afraid? AIlhough nev and
change are nol vords lhal nosl of us IiIe and rep-
resenl a fearfuI lhing for nosl peopIe, our Cuide
Inovs vhal ve can handIe. Ie is capabIe of nea-
suring, of Inoving our abiIily, of Inoving hov far
ve are abIe lo go. Ie viII nol lhrusl us suddenIy in
over our heads and Ieave us lo drovn. Ie viII nea-
sure and Iead us a IillIe deeper, as ve are ready and
viIIing.
There are ever-grealer deplhs for us lo expIore,
bul lhe Spiril IinseIf goes vilh us and is lhe ne
lo neasure everylhing for us. There is no reason for
fear.
Thcrc arc cvcr-rcatcr bcpths for us
to cxpIorc. but thc 5pirit HimscIf ocs
vith us anb is thc Dnc to mcasurc
cvcrqthin for us. Thcrc is no rca-
son for fcar.
ne of lhe grealesl hindrances lo revivaI is lhe fear
lhal grips reIigious Ieaders vhen confronled vilh
lhe nev. They are so veII lrained lhal vhen sone-
lhing faIIs oulside lheir reIigious lraining, lhey lry
lo avoid il. Leaders are oflen lhe Iasl lo nove inlo
revivaI. They aInosl have lo be dragged, IicIing and
screaning, inlo il. Whal a shane!
Whal are ve afraid of? This river is of Cod and
Ie IinseIf is our Cuide.
h, I vanl lo Inov Iin. I vanl lo Inov Iin in
vays lhal I have nol Inovn Iin unliI nov. I vanl
lo lrusl Iin inpIicilIy vilh ny Iife and aIIov Iin
lo be ny Cuide in lhe river.
The lides of spiriluaI hunger are rising aII over
Anerica and lhe vorId. As I said, nany hungry
peopIe are lraveIing Iong dislances lo cone lo Ash-
Iand, Virginia, lo our hunbIe open-air labernacIe in
lhe voods. They are nol dravn by Iuxurious accon-
nodalions or lhe hope of finding a nice pIace lo
spend a vacalion. They spend line, noney and ef-
forl lo gel lo a pIace vhere lhe river is fIoving and
vhere lhey can gel lo Inov lhe Cuide beller and
Iearn lo foIIov Iin. These are busy peopIe, bul lhey
Inov lhal lhere is nolhing nore inporlanl in lhis
day and hour lhan gelling in lhe fIov of vhal Cod
is doing. Iov aboul you? Are you gelling inlo Ritcr
G|crq?
Part II:
The Benefits of
the River
Chapter 6
Revival in the River
An oq |nc ritcr upcn |nc oan| |ncrccf, cn |nis
sic an cn |na| sic, sna|| grcu a|| |rccs fcr
nca|, uncsc |caf sna|| nc| fac, nci|ncr sna|| |nc
frui| |ncrccf oc ccnsunc. |T SHA|| 8R|NG
|ORTH N|l |RU|T ACCORD|NG TO H|S
MONTHS, occausc |ncir ua|crs |ncq issuc cu|
cf |nc sanc|uarq. an |nc frui| |ncrccf sna|| oc
fcr nca|, an |nc |caf |ncrccf fcr ncicinc.
LzeIieI 47:12
|| sna|| oring fcr|n ncu frui| acccring |c nis ncn|ns.
There is revivaI in lhe river of Cod.
The booI of ReveIalion confirns lhe presence of
lhe lrees LzeIieI sav and lheir Ieaves and lheir heaI-
ing povers. Cod is inlenl upon heaIing lhe nalions,
and in lhe days ahead, ve viII see nalionaI and in-
lernalionaI revivaIs.
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River Glory 64
Those vho have never been lo olher counlries
need lo gel lheir lraveIing shoes ready and lheir suil-
cases pacIed. Al sone poinl in lhis revivaI Cod viII
give nany lhe priviIege of slanding on foreign soiI
lo heIp galher in lhe harvesl fron anong lhe na-
lions.
This, hovever, is Anericas line for revivaI. I
spenl forly years of ny Iife overseas, bul I Inev
shorlIy before ny brolher died, on Decenber 27,
1996, lhal I vas coning bacI lo Anerica. Il had nolh-
ing lo do vilh his dealh. The Lord had lrained us as
pioneers of revivaI, and I sensed lhal ve vouId be
needed in Anerica. I canl renenber a singIe coun-
lry ve ever venl lo lhal did nol experience a nove
of Cod.
Thosc vho havc ncvcr bccn to othcr
countrics nccb to ct thcir travcIin
shocs rcabq anb thcir suitcascs
packcb. At somc point in this rcvivaI
Cob viII ivc manq thc priviIcc of
stanbin on forcin soiI to hcIp
athcr in thc harvcst from amon
thc nations.
I have heard il said lhal revivaI rareIy Iasls for
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nore lhan lhree lo five years and never nore lhan
eighl years, bul I cannol renenber a line in ny Iife
vhen I vasnl Iiving in revivaI. I began fervenlIy
serving lhe Lord al aboul lhirleen and afler I con-
nilled ny Iife lo lhe nalions, Cod gave ne
opporlunily in one counlry afler anolher lo heIp
bring forlh Iis revivaI.
SliII, I beIieve lhal ve are Iiving in a unique line.
We are priviIeged lo be parl of lhe Iasl-day ingalh-
ering, and ve shouId nol expecl anylhing bul
success. Tining is on our side. This is lhe nonenl
on Cods linelabIe vhen ve viII see lhe ingalher-
ing of lhe grealesl harvesl, nol onIy across Anerica
bul aII around lhe vorId.
As revivaI cane al lhe beginning of lhe lvenlielh
cenlury, lhe end of lhe cenlury viII aIso Inov re-
vivaI. The year 1999 viII be a najor revivaI year.
Where lhere is no revivaI, il viII breaI forlh, and
vhere il aIready exisls, il viII increase and acceIer-
ale.
When I decided lo cone bacI lo Anerica, sone
of ny friends vere concerned lhal I vas Iosing ny
vision for lhe resl of lhe vorId, bul shorlIy afler ny
brolher died and ve vere having our yearIy ninis-
lers conference, lhe Lord loId ne, I viII shov you
lhe pallern. Whal I sav suddenIy vas lhe hand of
Cod dropping oul of Ieaven a vonderfuI bIue gos-
saner fabric, and on il I sav lhe oulIine of Anerica.
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Lighls began lo cone on aII across lhis greal nalion
unliI il vas Iil up vilh lhe very gIory of Cod.
Anerica is sliII lhe Ieader anong nalions, and Cod
viII use lhe peopIe of Anerica lo bIess olher nalions.
Ie viII use lhe finances of Anerica lo bring aboul
lhe vorId harvesl. Anericans viII have a speciaI
pIace in lhe harvesl.
No nalion and no denoninalion vilhin individuaI
nalions viII renain unlouched by lhe revivaI. Cod
viII pour oul Iis Spiril as ve have never seen il
before. I have seen lhe Lord in vision enlering
churches of aII lypes. I have seen Iin slanding be-
fore churches vilh high aIlars and speciaI Ieclerns,
jusl as Ie slood in lhe synagogues of Iis day, and
Ie opens lhe booI and decIares revivaI.
In lhe bibIicaI record, ve see }esus decIaring Iis
viII in lhe synagogue in Nazarelh:
An |ncrc uas c|itcrc un|c nin |nc occ| cf
|nc prcpnc| |saias. An uncn nc na cpcnc
|nc occ|, nc fcun |nc p|acc uncrc i| uas uri|-
|cn, Tnc Spiri| cf |nc |cr is upcn nc, occausc
nc na|n ancin|c nc |c prcacn |nc gcspc| |c |nc
pccr, nc na|n scn| nc |c nca| |nc orc|cnncar|c,
|c prcacn c|itcrancc |c |nc cap|itcs, an rc-
cctcring cf sign| |c |nc o|in, |c sc| a| |iocr|q
|ncn |na| arc oruisc, Tc prcacn |nc acccp|ao|c
qcar cf |nc |cr. An nc c|csc |nc occ|, an
nc gatc i| again |c |nc ninis|cr, an sa| cun.
An |nc cqcs cf a|| |ncn |na| ucrc in |nc sqna-
gcguc ucrc fas|cnc cn nin. An nc ocgan |c
saq un|c |ncn, Tnis aq is |nis scrip|urc fu|-
fi||c in qcur cars. LuIe 4:17-21
The Lord is appearing, even nov, in lhis sane
vay, in churches lhroughoul lhe vorId, and Ie is
decIaring vhal viII soon be.
If ve had lo vorry aboul bringing revivaI our-
seIves, il vouId be an overvheIning lhoughl. We
have supernaluraI heIp in lhis revivaI. You and I
vouId nol Inov hov lo begin. We vouId have no
idea hov lo organize and orcheslrale lhe revivaI.
Lven if ve had aII lhe necessary financiaI resources
al our disposaI, ve sliII couId nol naIe il happen. Il
laIes lhe presence of lhe Lord.
No nation anb no bcnomination
vithin inbivibuaI nations viII rc-
main untouchcb bq thc rcvivaI. Cob
viII pour out His 5pirit as vc havc
ncvcr sccn it bcforc.
I see Iin slanding al puIpil afler puIpil. I see Iin
visiling lhe Iresbylerians. I see Iin visiling lhe
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LpiscopaIians. I see hin visiling lhe Lulherans. I see
Iin visiling lhe Sevenlh Day Advenlisls. I see Iin
visiling lhe Baplisls. I see a greal visilalion of Cod
in aII of lhe differenl IenlecoslaI denoninalions. I
see lhe paslors of lhose churches Iying fIal on lheir
faces, proslrale before Cod in lhe river. I see lhen
lhroving oul lheir fornaIilies. I see lhen lhroving
oul lheir orders of vorship. I see lhen lhroving oul
lheir Iilurgies. I see counlIess nunbers of peopIe as
lhey are boving before Cod, proslrale on lheir faces,
and lhe river of Cod is fIoving over lhen.
This revivaI viII go far beyond churches. Nol a
singIe governnenl organizalion or deparlnenl viII
be unlouched by il. The river viII seep in lhrough
every cracI. There viII be no vay lo Ieep il oul of
every governnenl buiIding.
I have seen Cod in vision going inlo our greal
Treasury BuiIding on 14lh Slreel in Washinglon,
D.C. Ie is aIready al vorI in lhe Ienlagon, lhe Con-
gress and lhe Suprene Courl buiIdings. Ie is
aIready al vorI in lhe While Iouse. We have seen
Iin noving inlo lhe Deparlnenl of Transporlalion.
I have even seen Iin visiling lhe Iniled Nalions,
and ve viII hear aboul Iis oulpouring on one per-
son afler anolher.
Sonelines ve are so dislurbed by lhe aclivilies
of our I.S. and inlernalionaI inslilulions lhal ve
forgel aboul lhe individuaIs vho vorI lhere vho
Iove Cod. We have had nany Iniled Nalions en-
pIoyees allending our neelings in }erusaIen. We are
acquainled vilh one IoveIy genlIenen fron Chana
vho Ioves lhe Lord and is aIvays in church on veeI-
ends, seeIing Cod. When Secrelary of lhe Iniled
Nalions Kofi Annan vas fIying inlo Iraq for speciaI
negolialions lo lry lo prevenl anolher CuIf War, he
chose lhis brolher lo go vilh hin. There are nany
godIy nen and vonen vorIing in governnenl,
here and abroad, and lhey viII nol be bypassed in
lhis revivaI.
I have seen lhe Lord in vision personaIIy visiling
lhe individuaI governors nansions across our na-
lion. Ie is nol Ieaving anyone oul.
This rcvivaI viII o far bcqonb
churchcs. Not a sinIc ovcrnmcnt
oranitation or bcpartmcnt viII bc
untouchcb bq it. Thc rivcr viII sccp
in throuh cvcrq crack. Thcrc viII
bc no vaq to kccp it out of cvcrq
ovcrnmcnt buiIbin.
Since Seplenber of 1997 ve have been having
neelings every veeIend in our canp in Virginia.
We had never done lhis before, and il is very de-
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nanding on our line, bul vhen lhe river is fIov-
ing, ve nusl naIe roon for il in our personaI Iives.
We had lo naIe ourseIves avaiIabIe lo lhe river,
vilhoul lhoughl for our ovn personaI convenience.
As our sunner canpneeling vas cIosing lhal
year, ve announced lhal ve vouId have lhe veeI-
end neelings for a nonlh lo see vhal happened.
IeopIe vere coning fron nany parls of Anerica
and Cod vas doing a vonderfuI vorI in lheir Iives.
Afler a nonlh, ve couId nol even lhinI of cIosing
our veeIend neelings, and lhey have conlinued
unliI lhis line.
In reaIily, ve vere nol conducling lhe neelings
for lhe peopIe vho vere coning. We vere doing il
for ourseIves. Cod had shovn us lhal Ie vanled lo
nove us inlo sonelhing deeper, laIe us inlo sone-
lhing higher. Ie did lhal, and ve have aII grovn as
a resuIl.
RevivaI has shaIen lhe snaII lovn of Snilhlon,
Missouri (popuIalion 32). Iaslor Sleve Cray loId
ne lhal he had feIl IiIe he vas al lhe end of his rope
as far as ninislry vas concerned. Things vere nol
going as he vanled, so he decided lo lraveI lo Iensa-
coIa, IIorida, lo allend lhe BrovnsviIIe revivaI and
lo see vhal Cod vouId do for hin. As he sal in lhe
neelings, he reaIized lhal he had no idea vhal il
vas lhal Cod vanled hin lo do. Ie onIy Inev lhal
he had cone lo lhe end of hinseIf.
Co bacI lo Snilhlon, lhe Lord loId hin, and
have revivaI.
Lord, I canl do il, he prolesled and proceeded
lo give aII lhe reasons vhy il couIdnl happen.
I didnl leII you lo oc lhe revivaI, lhe Lord an-
svered hin, You are lo ncs| lhe revivaI. Iaslor
Cray vas reIuclanl, bul if lhe Lord vas viIIing lo
do lhe vorI, hov couId he refuse?
Ie vas nol a denonslralive nan. Ie had never
danced in lhe Spiril nor Ieaped for joy, bul vhen he
relurned lo Snilhlon and slepped inlo his church, a
spiriluaI Iighlning boIl fron Ieaven hil hin and he
began Ieaping and Ieaping and Ieaping. Ie had
nade conlacl vilh lhe river, and lhe river had con-
necled vilh hin. The revivaI in Snilhlon is ongoing
and has caplured lhe allenlion of lhe vhoIe vorId.
More peopIe are allending lhal one church lhan Iive
in lhe enlire lovn.
Cob aIvaqs chooscs thc cthIchcms
anb thc Natarcths of this vorIb. Hc
chooscs thc 5mithtons anb thc
AshIanbs. !t is bccausc Hc bocs not
vant anqonc to Iorifq thc pIacc
rathcr than thc rivcr.
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ne veII-Inovn ninisler visiled Snilhlon, and
vhen he sav hov snaII lhe lovn vas and lhal il
didnl even have a CoIe nachine, a gas slalion or a
reslauranl, he said he underslood exaclIy vhy Cod
had chosen lhal pIace for revivaI. If Cod can send
revivaI lo Snilhlon, he said Ialer, none of lhe resl
of us have an excuse nol lo have revivaI.
Cod aIvays chooses lhe BelhIehens and lhe
Nazarelhs of lhis vorId. Ie chooses lhe Snilhlons
and lhe AshIands. Il is because Ie does nol vanl
anyone lo gIorify lhe pIace ralher lhan lhe river. Ie
vanls lo be lhe focaI poinl of lhe quesl, so Ie
chooses sighls lhal no one vouId lraveI lo for any
olher reason excepl lo experience Iin. Cod vanls
us lo cone lo Iis river jusl for IinseIf. Ie is say-
ing lo us, I an enough. I an aII lhal you need. We
have had far loo nany dislraclions. Concenlrale on
lhe river, and revivaI viII cone lo you.
Cod vanls lo use you, and if you are viIIing lo
hosl revivaI, lo Iel lhe river fIov lhrough your Iife,
lhe Spiril of Cod viII do lhe resl. You canl generale
revivaI, onIy Cod can do lhal. If you are viIIing lo
gel oul of Iis vay, hovever, and Iel lhe river fIov,
il viII happen.
When lhe river is presenl and fIoving, lhings hap-
pen quicIIy and easiIy. In bolh of ny firsl booIs,
G|crq and Rctita| G|crq, I nenlioned lhal lhe Lord
shoved ne in }erusaIen a nunber of years ago lhal
vhen revivaI had broIen oul across Anerica, DaI-
Ias, Texas vouId be lhe cenler of lhal revivaI. I loId
lhal on leIevision in DaIIas and aIso in olher cilies.
InlereslingIy enough, unliI lhal line DaIIas had been
considered, in recenl years, one of lhe hardesl pIaces
in Anerica lo have a neeling. Those vho vere or-
ganizing conferences vanled lo have lhen in olher
pIaces because lhey feared lhey couId nol gel a re-
sponse fron lhe DaIIas pubIic. Cod began lo vorI
in lhe Iives of lhe peopIe of DaIIas and, before Iong,
nany conferences vere being scheduIed in DaIIas
because DaIIas quicIIy gol lhe repulalion of being
lhe easiesl cily in Anerica in vhich lo have revivaI
and lo conducl a conference.
Whenever Cod has senl ne lo any nalion or cily
or lovn or viIIage lo decIare revivaI, lhe peopIe have
aIvays ansvered, This pIace is differenl. The
peopIe here are hardened and unconcerned. This is
lhe hardesl pIace in lhe vorId lo have revivaI. I Iis-
len, bul lhen I begin lo leII lhe niracIes of vhal Cod
did in lhe Iasl pIace. The Iasl pIace, before lhe
niracIes slarled, vas aIso lhe hardesl pIace in lhe
vorId. There are no hard pIaces vhen lhe river is
fIoving. When revivaI breaIs oul lhe pIaces lhal
seen lhe hardesl suddenIy becone easy. No naller
hov hard your lovn is or your church or faniIy,
begin lo Iel lhe river fIov in your Iife and il viII
sveep avay every obslacIe lo revivaI. There is re-
vivaI in lhe river. Cel in and experience Ritcr G|crq
for yourseIf.
Chapter 7
Revelation in the River
An nc sai un|c nc, Scn cf nan, HAST
THOU S||N TH|S? Tncn nc orcugn| nc, an
causc nc |c rc|urn |c |nc orin| cf |nc ritcr.
LzeIieI 47:6
Has| |ncu sccn |nis? There is a reaIn of divine
reveIalion availing us in lhe river of Cod.
When lhe originaI discipIes vere fiIIed vilh lhe
Spiril on lhe Day of Ienlecosl, a nev dinension
cane inlo lheir Iives. Nol onIy had lhey heard a
sound fron Ieaven, as cf a rusning nign|q uin,
nol onIy had lhal sound fi||c a|| cf |nc ncusc uncrc
|ncq ucrc sca|c, nol onIy had longues of fire sal
upon lheir heads, and nol onIy had lhey aII spoIen
in olher longues as lhe Spiril of lhe Lord gave lhen
ullerance, bul lhis oulpouring of lhe IoIy Chosl
broughl nany nev dinensions lo lhen. ne of
lhose nev dinensions vas in lhe reaIn of seeing.
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River Glory 76
Soon afler Ienlecosl, Ieler and }ohn had an un-
usuaI experience. They had oflen gone lo lhe TenpIe
lo pray, and vhen lhey did, lhey had aIvays passed
a Iane nan vho cuslonariIy sal oulside lhe gale. Il
vas nol unliI lhey had experienced Ienlecosl, hov-
ever, lhal lhey reaIIy noliced lhe nan. They had
received heaIing abiIily Iong before lhis and had aI-
ready been used in heaIing niracIes nany lines, bul
vilh Ienlecosl cane a nev abiIily in lhe reaIn of
seeing, an anoinling lo see vhal had gone unnoliced
before. This Ied lo a nev dinension in lheir heaIing
ninislry as veII.
!n thc fIov of thc rivcr of Cob. qou
cxpcricncc a bcfinin momcnt.
catchin a Iimpsc. oftcn for thc vcrq
first timc. of thc purposc of qour Iifc.
This sane lhing happened lo LzeIieI. Ie vas Ied
oul inlo anIIe-deep valer, and he progressed inlo
Inee-deep and Ioin-deep valer, unliI finaIIy he cane
inlo valers in vhich he couId svin. Il vas onIy lhen
lhal he vas asIed lhe anazing queslion, Hatc qcu
sccn |nis?
When you are svinning and are surrounded by
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valer, vhal is lhere lo see? bviousIy lhere vas
sonelhing inporlanl lo be seen or lhe Spiril vouId
nol have asIed lhe prophel lhe queslion. There is a
reason Cod laIes us oul inlo lhe deplhs of Iis gIory,
and lhal reason is lo enIarge our vision, lo naIe us
capabIe of seeing nore cIearIy inlo lhe elernaI
reaIns.
In lhe fIov of lhe river of Cod, for exanpIe, you
experience a defining nonenl, calching a gIinpse,
oflen for lhe very firsl line, of lhe purpose of your
Iife. We vere nol inlended lo drifl lhrough Iife vilh-
oul neaning and purpose. There is a reason for our
exislence, and lhe river naIes lhal reason pIain.
There are nany lhings scallered aboul us lhal ve
have nol yel noliced or ve have nol yel noliced
enough. We nay have had gIinpses of lhen and
Iiniled underslanding of lheir vorlh, bul nov, in
lhe nidsl of lhe fIoving of lhe river, everylhing sud-
denIy becones focused, and ve see lhe neaning of
lhe vhoIe, lhe purpose for every parl.
n lhe Day of Ienlecosl, vhen lhe nany vilnesses
lo lhe iniliaI oulpouring of lhe IoIy Spiril vere
slanding aboul dunbfounded, Ieler vas abIe lo
sland and say:
|cr |ncsc arc nc| run|cn, as qc suppcsc, scc-
ing i| is ou| |nc |nir ncur cf |nc aq. 8u| |nis
is |na| unicn uas spc|cn oq |nc prcpnc| ]cc|,
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An i| sna|| ccnc |c pass in |nc |as| aqs, sai|n
Gc, | ui|| pcur cu| cf nq Spiri| upcn a|| f|csn.
an qcur scns an qcur augn|crs sna|| prcpn-
csq, an qcur qcung ncn sna|| scc tisicns, an
qcur c| ncn sna|| rcan rcans. An cn nq
scrtan|s an cn nq nannaicns | ui|| pcur
cu| in |ncsc aqs cf nq Spiri|, an |ncq sna||
prcpncsq. An | ui|| sncu ucncrs in ncatcn
aoctc, an signs in |nc car|n ocnca|n, o|cc,
an firc, an tapcur cf snc|c. Tnc sun sna|| oc
|urnc in|c ar|ncss, an |nc nccn in|c o|cc,
ocfcrc |na| grca| an nc|ao|c aq cf |nc |cr
ccnc. An i| sna|| ccnc |c pass, |na| uncsc-
ctcr sna|| ca|| cn |nc nanc cf |nc |cr sna|| oc
satc. Acls 2:1-21
Ieler had read lhe prophecy of }oeI nany lines,
bul suddenIy, fron his nev vanlage poinl oul in lhe
deplhs of lhe river, he began lo see lhings lhal he
had never seen before. Ie suddenIy becane avare
of exaclIy vhal vas happening lo hin and lo lhose
around hin and vas abIe lo reIale il lo prophecies
lhal had cone forlh hundreds of years before.
When LzeIieI firsl slepped inlo lhe valers, he had
nol yel noliced lhe lrees aIong ils banIs, and he had
nol yel reaIized lheir polenliaI for heaIing lhe na-
lions. Il vas onIy afler he vas laIen oul inlo deeper
valers lhal he sav lhe lrees and sav lheir poverfuI
Ieaves and Inev vhal lhey vere and vhal lhey
couId acconpIish.
SureIy Cod had vanled LzeIieI lo see aII lhis
nuch earIier, bul il is onIy as ve nove inlo lhe
deplhs of lhe river lhal ve begin lo see vhal Cod
has vanled us lo see aII aIong. InliI lhal nonenl, il
is aII lhere, bul il is nol apparenl lo us. Il is sone-
hov hidden. Il is onIy vhen lhe Spiril of Cod gives
us cIarily of vision lhal ve can see vhal has aIvays
been lhere for us lo see.
HcaIin for thc nations sccms Iikc a
Ioftq oaI. a bifficuIt thin to bcIicvc
for. but aftcr EtckicI hab sccn it vith
his ovn cqcs. it vas not onIq casq
to bcIicvc for. but it aIso bccamc casq
for him to bccIarc.
IeaIing for lhe nalions seens IiIe a Iofly goaI, a
difficuIl lhing lo beIieve for, bul afler LzeIieI had
seen il vilh his ovn eyes, il vas nol onIy easy lo
beIieve for, bul il aIso becane easy for hin lo de-
cIare. Seeing in lhe reaIn of lhe Spiril brings lo us a
nev sense of ease in Cod.
When you have seen peopIe you Inov in lhe Spiril
and seen lhen doing expIoils for Cod and reaching
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nuIliludes, lhey nay be jusl as naughly as lhey aI-
vays have been for a vhiIe, bul you viII Inov fron
lhal day forlh lhal Cod aIready has Iis hooI in lheir
javs. Their day is coning. Cod has a purpose for
lhe Iives of nen, and vhen ve calch a gIinpse of il
in lhe gIory reaIn, ve can beIieve for lhen lo rise
oul of lheir vorIdIiness and enler inlo Cods pIan
for lhe ages.
\nIcss vc aIIov thc rivcr of Cob to
affcct our sccin. vc can accompIish
IittIc for His Kinbom.
Hatc qcu sccn |nis? WeII, probabIy nol, bul if ve
gel inlo lhe river, ve can.
InIess ve can firsl see such lhings in lhe reaIn of
lhe Spiril, ve oflen viII nol be abIe lo beIieve for
lhen, and unIess ve aIIov lhe river of Cod lo affecl
our seeing, ve can acconpIish IillIe for Iis King-
don.
This subjecl is so inporlanl lhal I oflen leach on
il, and peopIe sonelines asI ne vhal I nean by
seeing. I an speaIing of a seeing lhal is nol vilh
naluraI eyes, bul vilh lhe eyes of lhe Spiril.
Il is said of lhe Living Crealures lhal lhey vere
fu|| cf cqcs rcun aocu|.
An |ncir unc|c ocq, an |ncir oac|s, an |ncir
nans, an |ncir uings, an |nc uncc|s, ucrc
fu|| cf cqcs rcun aocu|, ctcn |nc uncc|s |na|
|ncq fcur na. LzeIieI 1O:12
Those Iiving crealures had eyes everyvhere.
Where can ve Iocale lhe eyes ve suddenIy begin lo
use vhen ve gel inlo lhe river of Cods gIory? nIy
Cod Inovs. Whal I can say for sure is lhal vhen ve
cone oul of lhe river, ve shouId have very differ-
enl eyes. We shouId Inov lhe purposes of Cod and
no Ionger be easiIy lroubIed by lhe evenls of Iife or
by lhe responses of peopIe.
Cod has sone nev lhings for you lo see. If you
had a vision lvenly years ago lhal changed your
Iife, bul you havenl had a vision since, lhen Cod
vanls you lo drinI unliI you see nev lhings. If vi-
sion is nev lo you, Ie vanls you lo be carried oul
in lhe Spiril unliI you begin lo see vhal has been
unnoliceabIe for you unliI nov.
You nay nol have an anazing vision. LzeIieI jusl
sav sone lrees. Ie Inev, hovever, lhal lhose lrees
vere for lhe heaIing of lhe nalions. Wilh lhe seeing
cane a spiril of reveIalion vhich dropped inlo his
spiril lhe underslanding of vhal lhe Lord vas say-
ing and doing.
Sonelines vhal ve see in lhe Spiril can be quile
sinpIe. We sonehov vanl lo receive lhe vhoIe
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booI of ReveIalion before ve are viIIing lo adnil
lhal ve see in lhe Spiril. When you gel oul inlo lhe
deplhs of lhe river, hovever, and slarl drinIing, you
viII find yourseIf IooIing vilh nev eyes and see-
ing lhings you never inagined seeing.
You viII IooI al peopIe differenlIy. You viII see
lhe revivaI differenlIy. Your response viII be a dif-
ferenl response. Il viII be according lo lhe seeing
lhal Cod is pulling inlo your spiril. May Cod do
lhe vorI in each of us, aIIoving us lo cone inlo a
deeper reaIn of reveIalion.
Many poverfuI passages of scriplure reveaI Cods
desire lo laIe us inlo reaIns of seeing:
An uncn | sau nin, | fc|| a| nis fcc| as ca.
... lri|c |nc |nings unicn |ncu nas| sccn, an
|nc |nings unicn arc, an |nc |nings unicn sna||
oc ncrcaf|cr. ReveIalion 1:17 and 19
Hcuoci| uc spca| uiscn ancng |ncn |na| arc
pcrfcc|. qc| nc| |nc uiscn cf |nis ucr|, ncr cf
|nc princcs cf |nis ucr|, |na| ccnc |c ncugn|.
8u| uc spca| |nc uiscn cf Gc in a nqs|crq,
ctcn |nc nicn uiscn, unicn Gc crainc
ocfcrc |nc ucr| un|c cur g|crq. lnicn ncnc cf
|nc princcs cf |nis ucr| |ncu. fcr na |ncq
|ncun i|, |ncq ucu| nc| natc crucific |nc
|cr cf g|crq. 8u| as i| is uri||cn, |qc na|n nc|
sccn, ncr car ncar, nci|ncr natc cn|crc in|c
|nc ncar| cf nan, |nc |nings unicn Gc na|n
prcparc fcr |ncn |na| |ctc nin. 8u| Gc na|n
rctca|c |ncn un|c us oq nis Spiri|. fcr |nc
Spiri| scarcnc|n a|| |nings, qca, |nc ccp |nings
cf Gc. 1 Corinlhians 2:6-1O
|cr nc |na| spca|c|n in an un|ncun |cnguc
spca|c|n nc| un|c ncn, ou| un|c Gc. fcr nc
nan uncrs|anc|n nin, ncuoci| in |nc spiri|
nc spca|c|n nqs|crics. 1 Corinlhians 14:2
Thcrc has aIvaqs bccn rcvcIation in
thc rivcr of Cob. but vc arc about to
scc a rcIcasc of rcvcIation bcqonb
anqthin vc havc knovn bcforc. !n
that rcatcr rcvcIatorq rcaIm. vc
viII scc anb spcak thc vcrq mqstcr-
ics of Cob.
There has aIvays been reveIalion in lhe river of
Cod, bul ve are aboul lo see a reIease of reveIalion
beyond anylhing ve have Inovn before. In lhal
grealer reveIalory reaIn, ve viII see and speaI lhe
very nysleries of Cod. Thal vhich ve do nol nov
Inov, lhal vhich is nol visibIe lo lhe naluraI eye or
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audibIe lo lhe naluraI ear, and lhal vhich lhe nalu-
raI hearl cannol yel perceive viII cone lo us by lhe
reveIalion of lhe IoIy Spiril.
I Iove lhe booI of ReveIalion because in il ve see
lhe unfoIding of reveIalion lo lhe AposlIe }ohn. Ie
vas exiIed lo a renole isIand, and his circunslances
vere nol al aII good, bul lhen suddenIy he vas car-
ried avay in lhe Spiril on lhe Lords Day, and he
began lo see and hear lhings he had never seen or
heard before.
When }ohn sav lhe seven slars in lhe hand of lhe
Lord, he had no underslanding of vhal lhal nighl
nean in lhe naluraI. When he sav lhe candeIabra
vilh lhe seven candIeslicIs, he had no undersland-
ing of vhal lhal nighl nean. As he proceeded in
reveIalion, hovever, seeing lhe very visions of lhe
Lord, lhe nysleries began lo unfoId before hin, and
he underslood lhal lhe seven slars vere lhe angeIs
of lhe seven churches.
Iaslors need lo pay nore allenlion lo lhis passage.
Many paslors feeI isoIaled and aIone. They feeI lhal
no one underslands lhen. Iaslors, you have a pro-
phelic posilion in lhe very hand of lhe Lord. You
are separaled unlo Iin. You are one of lhose shin-
ing slars lhal }ohn sav in his vision, and lhey vere
in Cods hand.
When }ohn sav lhe candIeslicI, he aIso sav lhe
Lord in lhe nidsl of lhe candIeslicI, and he cane lo
undersland lhal lhe nyslery of lhe candIeslicI is lhal
il represenls lhe seven churches.
Cod does nol jusl give us siniIiludes and en-
bIens, bul Ie speaIs lo us in lerns lhal ve can
undersland. Ie didnl vanl }ohn going around say-
ing for lhe resl of his Iife, I vonder vhal lhose slars
vere. Thal vas a vonderfuI vision, and In gIad I
received il, bul vhal couId il nean? When ve sur-
nise sonelhing ve gel ourseIves in lroubIe. When
ve lry lo pIace our ovn inlerprelalion on lhings,
ve oflen gel nore confused. Tnc sctcn s|ars arc ...
an |nc sctcn can|cs|ic|s ... arc ... . Il is line lo hear
Cod speaI cIearIy so lhal ve nighl undersland Iis
nysleries.
I donl Inov aboul you, bul I vanl lo Inov lhe
nysleries of Cod. This is a righl given lo us by Cod:
Hc ansucrc an sai un|c |ncn, 8ccausc i| is
gitcn un|c qcu |c |ncu |nc nqs|crics cf |nc
|ingcn cf ncatcn, ou| |c |ncn i| is nc| gitcn.
Mallhev 13:11
So, if lhis is ny righl, sonelhing lhal has been
gitcn lo ne, I vanl lo laIe advanlage of il. }usl as
Cod spoIe lo }ohn in vords he underslood, Ie viII
speaI lo ne in vays lhal I aIso can undersland.
When young peopIe cone in off lhe slreel inlo lhe
Church, Cod doesnl speaI lo lhen in lhe LngIish
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of King }anes line. Ie nay even use sone slreel
Ianguage lo reveaI lo lhen Iis nysleries. Ie Inovs
hov lo express IinseIf lo every one of us in unique
vays.
Cob has caIIcb us to bc a pcopIc of
knovin. Vc shouIb not aIvaqs
havc to vait so Ion to ct His Icab-
in for cvcrq major bccision.
5omctimcs vc bon't havc timc for
anothcr fortq-baq fast. !t is timc to
vaIk in thc 5pirit of rcvcIation.
nce, vhen ve vere laIIing aboul lhe gIory of
Cod in }erusaIen, a IillIe boy raised his hand and
said, I Inov vhal lhe gIory IooIs IiIe. Il IooIs IiIe
a greal big narshnaIIov. I couId leII lhal he had
indeed seen lhe gIory, and il vas nol an unusuaI
vay for a chiId lo describe il. Soneone a IillIe oIder
nighl have said il IooIed IiIe cIouds, bul lo lhis boy
il vas a greal big narshnaIIov. Cod is reveaIing
IinseIf and shoving us lhe nysleries of Iis King-
don in vays lhal ve can undersland.
In hungry lo Inov nore and il is avaiIabIe lo
us. As ve Iearn lo enler inlo lhe anoinling ~ prais-
ing unliI lhe spiril of vorship cones and vorshiping
unliI lhe gIory cones ~ ve can sland in lhal reaIn
of gIory and receive reveIalion in lhe deplh of lhe
river of Cod, in ils fIov.
Cod has caIIed us lo be a peopIe of Inoving. We
shouId nol aIvays have lo vail so Iong lo gel Iis
Ieading for every najor decision. Sonelines ve
donl have line for anolher forly-day fasl. Il is line
lo vaII in lhe Spiril of reveIalion. As ve aIIov lhe
Spiril lo carry us oul inlo lhe deplhs of lhe river, ve
viII find ourseIves Inoving lhe nexl slep lo naIe
and lhe lining of lhal nexl slep, and il viII aII hap-
pen vilh ease as ve cone inlo nev reaIns of lhe
Spiril of Cod.
I hear nen laIIing aboul lheir pIans for revivaI
lhese days, and lheir speech is fiIIed vilh conpuler
lerns. Cod is going lo do il differenlIy lhan ve inag-
ine. Ie viII do il vilh vind and fire and snoIe.
When I hear aboul nens greal harvesl prograns,
nosl of lhen are so conpIicaled lhal I never can
gel lhen aII read. They are so conpIex lhey becone
vearisone. Cel in sone anoinled neelings, and Cod
viII speaI lhe sinpIicily of Iis harvesl lo your souI.
Il doesnl laIe Cod Iong.
I vanl lo be a person vho Iives in lhal reveIalory
reaIn of lhe IoIy Spiril, and nolhing Iess viII sal-
isfy ne. I lrusl lhal you feeI lhe sane vay.
Il is line lo laIe up our ua|cn.
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| ui|| s|an upcn nq ua|cn, an sc| nc upcn
|nc |cucr, an ui|| ua|cn |c scc una| nc ui||
saq un|c nc, an una| | sna|| ansucr uncn |
an rcprctc. An |nc |ORD ansucrc nc, an
sai, lri|c |nc tisicn, an na|c i| p|ain upcn
|ao|cs, |na| nc naq run |na| rcac|n i|. |cr |nc
tisicn is qc| fcr an appcin|c |inc, ou| a| |nc
cn i| sna|| spca|, an nc| |ic. |ncugn i| |arrq,
uai| fcr i|, occausc i| ui|| surc|q ccnc, i| ui||
nc| |arrq. 8cnc|, nis scu| unicn is |if|c up is
nc| uprign| in nin. ou| |nc jus| sna|| |itc oq
nis fai|n. IabaIIuI 2:1-4
| ui|| s|an upcn nq ua|cn an sc| nc upcn |nc |cucr,
an ui|| ua|cn |c scc una| nc ui|| saq un|c nc. There
is a vhoIe reveIalory reaIn lhal is jusl oul lhere
vailing lo be seen.
The eagIes face of lhe Living Crealures speaIs of
lhal reveIalory reaIn of lhe Spiril of Cod, lhe reaIn
of gIory lhal Cod vanls us lo nove inlo. We have
louched lhe fringes of il. We Inov il in neasure,
bul Cod vanls lo bring us inlo il in an inneasur-
abIe vay. In lhe days lo cone ve are going lo nove
inlo lhal reaIn of reveIalion by lhe Spiril.
We lhinI ve are lhe one inilialing lhe lhoughl,
bul vhen lhe reveIalion cones, il cones fron on
high. We havenl lhoughl aboul il or even consid-
ered il. Il is a lhoughl lhal drops inlo our spirils
vhen ve havenl had a pre-lhoughl concerning il,
vhen ve havenl been lhinIing in lhal vein al aII.
Thc HoIq 5pirit is thc !nitiator. Hc
brops thc thouht into our spirit. anb
thosc hoIq thouhts that arc broppcb
into our spirits arc caIIcb rcvcIations.
Thcq bibn't cmanatc from us: thcq
cmanatcb from Him. Thcq arc thc
thouhts of thc Lorb at a ivcn mo-
mcnt. thc minb of Christ in action.
The IoIy Spiril is lhe Inilialor, Ie drops lhe
lhoughl inlo our spiril, and lhose hoIy lhoughls lhal
are dropped inlo our spirils are caIIed reveIalions.
They didnl enanale fron us, lhey enanaled fron
Iin. They are lhe lhoughls of lhe Lord al a given
nonenl, lhe nind of Chrisl in aclion.
I Inov lhal posilionaIIy ve say ve have lhe nind
of Chrisl, bul vhen lhal reveIalory reaIn cones il
is nol onIy doclrinaIIy lhal ve have lhe nind of
Chrisl. Il becones a reaIily. The very lhoughls of
Chrisl begin lo drop inlo our spiril, and lhey are
aclive lhoughls.
I firnIy beIieve lhal unIess ve aIIov lhe Spiril of
reveIalion lo cone lo us, ve viII nol be prepared
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for lhe lhings ve viII face in lhe Iasl days of line.
We viII be laIen by surprise again and again. The
eneny viII be abIe lo sIip lhings over on us and
ve viII nol be prepared for lhen in any vay.
Cod vanls us lo be a prepared peopIe, and our
preparalion nusl nol be jusl a generaI preparalion.
Mosl of us are aIready prepared in lhal vay. We
nusl be prepared in lhe specific delaiIs of lhal vhich
is coning so lhal nolhing laIes us by surprise. If ve
aIready have a vhisper of lhe Spiril in our hearls
and in our spirils, ve viII be abIe lo naIe prepara-
lions for our faniIies, for our churches, and for our
connunilies. We can do il on a daiIy basis day vilh
specific direclion fron lhe voice of lhe Spiril of Cod.
We can gel ready for lhal vhich is coning upon lhe
face of lhe Larlh.
Cod vanls lo anoinl our eyes lo see and our ears
lo hear, and lo Iifl us inlo reaIns beyond anylhing
ve have yel experienced. Cod vanls lo send us such
quicIenings and such visions lhal ve viII Iose aII
hesilancy and nove forlh vilh confidence. The ur-
gency of lhe hour denands lhal ve nove quicIIy,
nol laIing such a Iong line lo respond lo lhe voice
of Cod. Lel us be carried oul inlo reaIns of Inov-
ing by lhe Spiril.
Il viII aIso be inporlanl in lhe days ahead nol onIy
lo Inov by reveIalion bul lo inpIenenl vhal ve
Inov in lhe Spiril as veII. Donl be guiIly of lrying
lo inpIenenl divine reveIalion vilh your ovn un-
derslanding. Begin in lhe Spiril and conlinue in lhe
Spiril. Begin in lhe gIory and finish in lhe gIory.
Cods vorI viII be done no olher vay.
Reason viII Iead you avay fron lhe divine pur-
pose of Cod. Iul reason aside and go vilh lhe fIov
of reveIalion in lhe river of Cod.
Sland in your assigned lover and valch lo see
vhal Cod viII shov you. Knov lhe nind of Chrisl.
IeeI lhe hearlbeal of lhe Ialher. Indersland vhal
Ie is doing before Ie even does il. If you are nol a
visionary, beIieve for il loday and every day.
Sland in Cods presence, praise unliI lhe spiril of
vorship cones, vorship unliI lhe gIory cones, lhen
sland in Iis gIory (or IneeI or sil or Iie in Iis gIory)
and IooI unliI you see vhal il is lhe Lord is reveaI-
ing lo you.
The facl lhal Cod shoved }ohn so nany vonder-
fuI lhings Iels ne Inov lhal Ie vanls lo shov Rulh
lhose sane lhings. Ie vanls lo shov you loo. Ie
doesnl vanl us lo renain ignoranl of lhese lhings.
Iis river is fIoving so lhal Ie can reveaI lo us lhe
nysleries lhal have been hidden fron lhe founda-
lion of lhe vorId. Il is line for reveIalion.
}esus spoIe lo Iis discipIes in parabIes so lhal
lhose vho had no spiriluaI underslanding couId nol
conprehend vhal Ie vas saying. Those vho care
nolhing aboul lhe river or vhere il can laIe lhen
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viII undersland IillIe or nolhing of vhal ve say here.
Lel lhose vho are hungry for nore of Cod have
spiriluaI perceplion. Lel reveIalion cone lo lhose
vho are lhirsly for lhe nove of Cods Spiril. Cel inlo
lhe fIov of Ritcr G|crq.
Chapter 8
Promotion in the River
|nc|inc qcur car, an ccnc un|c nc. ncar, an
qcur scu| sna|| |itc, an | ui|| na|c an ctcr-
|as|ing cctcnan| ui|n qcu, ctcn |nc surc
ncrcics cf Dati. 8cnc|, | HAV| G|V|N
H|M |OR A l|TN|SS TO TH| P|OP||,
A ||AD|R AND COMMAND|R TO TH|
P|OP||. 8cnc|, THOU SHA|T CA|| A
NAT|ON |na| |ncu |ncucs| nc|, an NA-
T|ONS THAT KN|l NOT TH|| SHA||
RUN UNTO TH|| occausc cf |nc |ORD |nq
Gc, an fcr |nc Hc|q Onc cf |srac|, fcr nc na|n
g|crific |ncc. Isaiah :3-
| natc gitcn nin ... |c |nc pccp|c. Cod has a pIace
of pronolion availing lhose vho viII slep deeper
inlo Iis river. Nolhing is nore inporlanl in lhis pe-
riod of end-line revivaI lhan lhe raising up of
93
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Ieadership vilhin lhe Church, and lhere is provi-
sion for il in lhe river.
In speaIing of David, lhe Lord said lhal he vas
firsl caIIed lo be a ui|ncss, lhen he vas pronoled
lo |cacr, and finaIIy he becane a ccnnancr of
lhe peopIe.
We aII share Davids caII lo vilness. Before Ie
venl bacI lo Ieaven, }esus said:
8u| qc sna|| rcccitc pcucr, af|cr |na| |nc Hc|q
Gncs| is ccnc upcn qcu. an qc sna|| oc ui|-
ncsscs un|c nc oc|n in ]crusa|cn, an in a||
]uaca, an in Sanaria, an un|c |nc u||crncs|
par| cf |nc car|n. Acls 1:8
Being a vilness is nore lhan leslifying lo olhers.
We are caIIed lo be exanpIes of lhe CospeI of }esus
Chrisl, of Iis saIvalion, of Iis Ieeping pover, of
lhe infiIIing of lhe IoIy Spiril, of Iis heaIing, of Iis
provision, of hov Ie guides us, of hov Ie vorIs
in our Iives. We are vilnesses lo lhose around us,
and our daiIy Iives nusl speaI forlh lhe leslinony
of our Cod. If ve expecl olhers lo gel inlo lhe fIov
of lhe river, ve nusl slep dovn before lhen and
shov lhen lhe vay.
There is nuch nore lo lhe Chrislian Iife, hovever,
lhan being saved and fiIIed vilh lhe Spiril. Cod
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vanls lo pronole us, as Ie did David. The Scrip-
lures decIare:
|cr prcnc|icn ccnc|n nci|ncr frcn |nc cas|, ncr
frcn |nc ucs|, ncr frcn |nc scu|n. 8u| Gc is
|nc jugc. nc pu||c|n cun cnc, an sc||c|n up
anc|ncr. IsaIn 7:6-7
Promotion in thc Kinbom of Cob
comcs bircctIq from thc Kin Him-
scIf. Thc Lorb has ncv positions for
cach of us. anb bccausc of thc rapib
rovth in thc Church. this is promo-
tion timc.
Ironolion in lhe Kingdon of Cod cones direclIy
fron lhe King IinseIf. The Lord has nev posilions
for each of us, and because of lhe rapid grovlh in
lhe Church, lhis is pronolion line. As ve gel inlo
lhe fIov of lhe river, ve are enIarged and enabIed
lo do vhal ve couId nol do in ourseIves.
| natc gitcn nin ... |c |nc pccp|c. We are Cods
gifls of Iove lo lhe vorId. Il is a lerribIe lhing vhen
ve neel peopIe vho vere forly years oId or oIder
before anyone ever spoIe lo lhen aboul Chrisl. This
is shanefuI and Cod is caIIing us lo change il!
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Why do ve renain siIenl? Is il possibIe lhal our
neighbors are loo sinfuI, loo educaled, or loo
rich lo be inleresled in lhe CospeI? I lhinI nol, yel
ve Ieep siIence for lhese and a variely of olher rea-
sons.
Nev Chrislians are nol nearIy as guiIly of lhis.
They have a zeaI for lhe Iosl and becone a greal
bIessing lo lhe peopIe in lheir connunily and lhose
lhey vorI vilh. There is nolhing nore vonderfuI
lo lhen lhan lo vin soneone lo Chrisl. More of us
need lhis fresh allilude. Ior sone reason, ve seen
lo find il easier lo laII aboul lhe vealher, aboul vhal
ve read in lhe nevspaper, aboul lhe poIilics of lhe
day or aboul aInosl anylhing lhan lo laII aboul
}esus and Iis Iove.
Dog Iovers seen lo aIvays Inov hov lo lurn a
conversalion lo lheir favorile inleresl. Sporls fanal-
ics are good al il loo. Why canl ve be IiIe lhal? If
lhe person ve are vilh slarls laIIing aboul lhe
vealher, ve shouId be abIe lo lurn lhe conversa-
lion lo }esus. Ie conlroIs lhe vealher. If lhe person
ve are laIIing vilh vanls lo discuss lhe nevs, ve
shouId be abIe lo bring }esus inlo lhe piclure. Ie is
behind aII lhe vorIds evenls. If peopIe insisl on laII-
ing aboul lheir pels, leII lhen aboul your dog lhal
vas sicI and you prayed and il vas heaIed.
Sone peopIe say, I have no gifl in lhis regard.
The lrulh is lhal you arc lhe gifl, and if you viII be
failhfuI lo be a shining Iighl lo lhose around you,
Cod viII eIevale you lo olher posilions as veII. Lel
lhe river enIarge your spiril and naIe you a nan
anong nen or a vonan anong vonen.
VhiIc qou maq insist that qou havc
no ift of this caIibrc. qou viII ncvcr
knov untiI qou ct it unvrappcb.
That's thc vaq ifts arc.
WhiIe you nay insisl lhal you have no gifl of lhis
caIiber, you viII never Inov unliI you gel il un-
vrapped. Thals lhe vay gifls are. You can Ieep
lhen in beaulifuI boxes or vrapped in beaulifuI
paper if you vanl, bul you viII never Inov vhal
you have unIess you open lhe gifl. Your gifls nay
be fron lhe besl slores in lovn, bul unliI you open
lhen you have no vay of Inoving hov lhey nighl
benefil your personaI Iife and lhe Iives of olhers
around you. Lel every gifl be opened before you so
lhal you can Inov vhal you have in Cod.
David vas exaIled by progression, bul every pro-
nolion vas reIaled lo a ninislry lo peopIe. Sone of
us vanl spiriluaI posilions lhal donl incIude deaI-
ing vilh peopIe, bul lhere are none. Lvery spiriluaI
posilion is direclIy connecled vilh peopIe. When
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you gel lo lhe pIace lhal you vanl nolhing lo do
vilh peopIe, you are nol Ielling your spiriluaI gifl
fIov. Ironolion requires lhal ve feeI lhe hearl of
Cod and Iis hearl is lovard peopIe.
I have Inovn preachers vho Ioved lo preach, bul
haled peopIe. Iov can lhal be? Whal are ve doing
in lhe ninislry if nol lo serve peopIe? A ninislry
lhal does nol connecl vilh peopIe is neaningIess.
AsI Cod lo give you a Iove for peopIe as you fIoal
in lhe river of Iis pover.
When ve have vilnessed lo peopIe, ve becone
nore concerned aboul lheir spiriluaI progress. Their
care is nol onIy lhe responsibiIily of paslors and
leachers, bul of every nalure beIiever. If you viII
accepl Cods caII lo grealness, Ie viII pronole you
loday.
My brolher seIdon gave fornaI lilIes lo lhose vho
vorIed vilh hin. Ie Ioved il vhen peopIe sav a
need and gol busy fiIIing lhal need. Ie vas lhriIIed
vhen peopIe didnl have lo be asIed or appoinled,
vhen lhey jusl feIl lhe burden and acled. Those vere
lhe peopIe he recognized as genuine Ieaders.
Il is Cod vho gives oul Ieadership posilions, bul
Ie does il in response lo our viIIingness lo see lhe
need and slep inlo il. If you are viIIing, Ie has nany
inporlanl posilions lo fiII in Iis Kingdon. Slep up
and receive your pronolion.
David noved up fron Ieading lo connanding.
Cod vanls lo give us a reveIalion of Iis pIans and
an aulhorily lo carry lhen oul lhal viII enabIe us lo
connand olhers.
The cenlurion underslood connand, for he vas
a nan under lhe aulhorily of olhers and he had soI-
diers under his ovn aulhorily. }usl speaI lhe
vord, he loId }esus (see Mallhev 8:8-9). May Cod
give us nore nen and vonen IiIe lhal cenlurion
loday.
Sone insisl, I donl vanl anybody connanding
ne. Those vho say lhis nusl nol vanl lo be in lhe
Iasl-day nove of Cod. Lvery person vho vanls lo
be in lhis revivaI viII becone viIIing lo have sone-
one over lhen, raised up by Cod lo connand lhen
in lhe fIov of lhe river. Nol everyone has cIinbed
high enough on lhe lover lo see cIearIy lhe course
of lhe river. Sone are sliII lrying lo decide if lhey
even vanl lo gel in. Those vho have cIinbed higher
have chosen for lhenseIves lhe gifl of Ieadership.
They are Iifesavers for lhe resl of Cods peopIe. They
can see lhe direclion lhe river is laIing and can poinl
olhers in lhal direclion.
David vas given as a vilness, and so are you.
David vas given as a Ieader and so are you. David
vas given as a connander, and so are you. Il is line
for you lo laIe your righlfuI pIace in lhe river.
Afler shoving lhe progression of Davids caIIing,
Cod shoved Isaiah an even grealer slep in prono-
lion:
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8cnc|, |ncu sna|| ca|| a na|icn |na| |ncu
|ncucs| nc|, an na|icns |na| |ncu nc| |ncc
sna|| run un|c |ncc occausc cf |nc |ORD |nq Gc,
an fcr |nc Hc|q Onc cf |srac|, fcr nc na|n g|c-
rific |ncc. Isaiah :
When ve are viIIing lo fIov vilh lhe river of Cod,
Iis Spiril viII so indveII us lhal ve are abIe lo caII
peopIe fron afar. We donl have lo be in India lo
caII lhe Indians. We donl have lo be in Africa lo
caII lhe Africans. We donl have lo be in lhe IsIands
lo caII lhe IsIanders. We can sland in lhe pIace vhere
Cod has pul us in lhe deplhs of lhe river and re-
ceive a gifl of lhe Spiril lhal viII ca|| a na|icn.
Vc can stanb in thc pIacc Cob has
put us in thc bcpths of thc rivcr anb
rcccivc a ift of thc 5pirit that viII
.aII a a11o.
Sone nay say, Bul ny failh is nol lhal big yel.
Thal is vhy lhe Spiril of Cod vanls lo vorI in your
Iife. If you are jusl a vilness, Iel Iin naIe you a
Ieader. If you are jusl a Ieader, Iel Iin naIe you a
connander. If you are aIready a connander, reach
oul lo grealer lhings. Slarl caIIing nalions unlo lhe
Lord.
Cel ready. Ironolion is coning lo YI. Il nay
nol happen as you nighl expecl il lo. No one viII
lap you on lhe shouIder and leII you lhal you have
been pronoled. You nusl laIe hoId of lhe neces-
sary aulhorily in lhe reaIn of lhe Spiril. Donl vail
for soneone lo prophesy your pronolion. TaIe hoId
of il yourseIf. Say lo lhe Lord, Lord, I have been
happy lo serve You in lhis vay, bul I an ready for
pronolion. I vanl lo have an aulhorily lhal viII
enabIe ne lo reach oul vilh ny voice and caII vhoIe
nalions. Cod viII honor your desire.
Soneone nighl asI, Whal good vouId lhal do?
When ve are fIoving in lhe river of Cod, our vords
are fiIIed vilh Spiril and Iife, and ve are capabIe of
avaIening nalions for lhe Lord.
Sone of our peopIe have seen visions of revivaI
furlher breaIing oul in our canpground and lhey
have seen }apanese and Chinese and peopIe fron
olher Asian counlries and lhe vorId being dravn
lhere because of lhe vorI of lhe Spiril. Whal Cod
does in lhe days ahead viII anaze us aII. Ie said:
|cr nq |ncugn|s arc nc| qcur |ncugn|s, nci-
|ncr arc qcur uaqs nq uaqs. Isaiah :8
I donl Inov exaclIy hov Cod viII do il, bul I have
delernined lo be jusl as nindIess in ny abiIily lo
respond lo Iin as our Secrel Service is lo respond
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lo lhe needs of our presidenl. I donl vanl lo aIvays
have lo go lhrough lhe phase of ralionaIizalion vilh
ny nind. I vanl lo be so in lune vilh lhe Spiril of
Cod and so in lune vilh vhal Ie is doing and hov
Ie is noving and vorIing and fIoving in lhis day
and hour, lhal lhere viII be in ne an inslanl, spon-
laneous response.
Thc rivcr bocsn't vait for anqbobq.
Vhcn somcthin is fIovin bovn-
strcam anb vc vant to catch it. vc
havc to act fast or vc maq miss it.
When ve are Iearning a foreign Ianguage, al lhe
beginning ve lransIale everylhing fron LngIish inlo
lhe nev Ianguage and fron lhal Ianguage inlo Ln-
gIish. When ve, al Iasl, have a fuII grasp of lhe nev
Ianguage, ve lhinI direclIy in lhal Ianguage, vilh-
oul having lo lransIale everylhing bacI inlo our
originaI longue. This is lhe vay lhe nalure fIov of
lhe Spiril of Cod shouId vorI in our Iives.
May ve no Ionger consider lhe consequences of
our aclions nor veigh every nove lo be sure lhal
ve are nol nissing Cods viII. If ve vail loo Iong
lo nove, ve have aIready nissed il because lhal parl
of lhe river has aIready noved on.
The river doesnl vail for anybody. When sone-
lhing is fIoving dovnslrean and ve vanl lo calch
il, ve have lo acl fasl or ve nay niss il. Il is easy lo
niss sonelhing being carried by a svifl-noving
currenl. The river is noving. Move vilh il. Slep inlo
your pronolion loday.
Sone of us have gollen caughl up in lilIes and,
because of il, ve have gollen IocIed oul of olher
lhings Cod has vanled us lo do. I have nol been
one lo give lilIes because Cod is conlinuaIIy caIIing
each of us lo grealer lhings. Donl Iel anyone Iinil
your caIIing in Cod, ralher Iel Cod laIe aII Iiniling
IabeIs off of your Iife.
There is pronolion in lhe poverfuI valers of
Cods fIoving river. There is Ieadership abiIily jusl
vailing for you. Lvery gifling and ninislry is avaiI-
abIe lhere. Lel lhe river fIov lhrough you, and
pronolion viII cone lo your souI, lhe pronolion of
lhe Lord vhich is found in abundance in Ritcr G|crq.
Chapter 9
Calling in the River
Tncn |nc ucr cf |nc |ORD canc un|c nc, saq-
ing, 8cfcrc | fcrnc |ncc in |nc oc||q | |ncu
|ncc, an ocfcrc |ncu cancs| fcr|n cu| cf |nc
ucno | sanc|ific |ncc, an | ORDA|N|D
TH|| A PROPH|T UNTO TH| NAT|ONS.
Tncn sai |, An, |cr GOD! ocnc|, | cannc|
spca|. fcr | an a cni|. 8u| |nc |ORD sai un|c
nc, Saq nc|, | an a cni|. fcr |ncu sna|| gc |c
a|| |na| | sna|| scn |ncc, an una|scctcr | ccn-
nan |ncc |ncu sna|| spca|. 8c nc| afrai cf |ncir
faccs. fcr | an ui|n |ncc |c c|itcr |ncc, sai|n
|nc |ORD. Tncn |nc |ORD pu| fcr|n nis nan,
an |cucnc nq ncu|n. An |nc |ORD sai un|c
nc, 8cnc|, | natc pu| nq ucrs in |nq ncu|n.
Scc, | natc |nis aq sc| |ncc ctcr |nc na|icns
an ctcr |nc |ingcns, |c rcc| cu|, an |c pu||
cun, an |c cs|rcq, an |c |nrcu cun, |c
oui|, an |c p|an|. }ereniah 1:4-1O
105
River Glory 106
| crainc |ncc a prcpnc| un|c |nc na|icns. Ior lhose
vho slep boIdIy inlo Cods valers, a vorIdvide
caIIing avails.
ne of lhe grealesl lhings lhal happens lo us as
ve aIIov ourseIves lo be carried avay in Cods river
is lhal ve suddenIy begin lo feeI Iis hearl, lo un-
dersland Iis vays. We suddenIy have a burden for
peopIe, a caIIing lo lhe nalions.
For thosc vho stcp boIbIq into Cob's
vatcrs. a vorIbvibc caIIin avaits.
I personaIIy beIieve lhal lhere is no IocaI caII. I
hear peopIe say, We have a IocaI caII, a IocaI nin-
islry, a IocaI vision, bul I beIieve lhal every ninislry
is gIobaI. The Creal Connission naIes il so. When
you go inlo lhe vorId and preach lhe CospeI lo ct-
crq crca|urc you encounler, you nay indeed find
yourseIf based in a cerlain IocaIily. My parenls vere
in Richnond, Virginia for aboul sixly years, bul aI-
lhough nuch of lheir vorI vas IocaI, lheir caII and
lheir vision vas gIobaI.
The vision of every beIiever nusl aIvays be for
lhe vhoIe vorId, and vhelher you ever physicaIIy
go lo foreign nalions or nol, il is essenliaI lhal you
have lhis dinension lo lhe caII of Cod in your hearl.
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Because of our hunan Iinilalions, il requires a
niracIe for us lo even conlain Cods vision. In lhe
fIov of lhe river, Ie gives us an enIargenenl of hearl
lhal enabIes us lo carry lhe vision lhal Ie has pIaced
vilhin us. Rise lo lhe occasion. Il is line lhal ve slop
Ieaning aIvays lovard lhe Iesser and begin lo Iean
lovard lhe grealer. Ralher lhan beIieve for lhe nini-
nun, Iel us begin lo beIieve for lhe naxinun.
ccausc of our human Iimitations.
it rcquircs a miracIc for us to cvcn
contain Cob's vision. !n thc fIov of
thc rivcr. Hc ivcs us an cnIarcmcnt
of hcart that cnabIcs us to carrq thc
vision that Hc has pIaccb vithin us.
Risc to thc occasion.
When you gel inlo anoinled neelings vhere lhe
river is fIoving, lhe Spiril of Cod inpIanls greal-
ness inlo your spiril. Ie pIaces a speciaI caIIing
vilhin you, reveaIing lhe very reason you vere born.
To }ereniah, Ie said, Lven fron your nolhers
vonb, you vere caIIed lo be a prophel unlo lhe
nalions. Your caIIing is no Iess dranalic.
LiIe us, innedialeIy }ereniah began lo prolesl:
I an a chiId. The eneny viII aIvays pul inlo our
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noulhs sonelhing lhal has lhe pover lo nininize
lhe caII of Cod. If ve insisl on speaIing lhese Iinil-
ing lhoughls, ve nay niss vhal Cod has for us.
The Lord said lo }ereniah (and Ie says lo us lo-
day), Donl even say il. If negalive lhoughls cone
inlo your spiril, resisl lhen. Donl decIare vhal you
are lhinIing. Donl speaI il oul. Donl spend your
line lhinIing on lhose negalives aspecls, lhe vhy
il canl be nes.
SeveraI years ago I fIev inlo Vancouver, Brilish
CoIunbia, lo speaI in a Chinese church. Since ny
originaI caII vas lo lhe Chinese peopIe, lhey renain
ny firsl Iove lo lhis day. When I gol lo lhe church
lhal nighl, lhe Lord spoIe lo ne and loId ne nol lo
nenlion lhe vord Chinese. I prolesled, Lord,
You Inov I Iove lhe Chinese peopIe, and I vouIdnl
say anylhing lo hurl lhen. If I had said anylhing, I
vouId onIy have nenlioned lhal I vas happy lo be
vilh lhe Chinese peopIe again.
The Lord said, I donl vanl you lo pul any Iinil-
ing IabeI on lhen. I an going lo use lhen lo bIess
lhe vorId, nol jusl lheir ovn peopIe. In lhe fIov of
lhe river, lhere is a high caIIing and every Iinila-
lion lhal nen vouId lry lo pul upon us is laIen
avay.
Many years ago ny brolher began inviling for-
eign paslors lo our canpneelings, and ve have
conlinued lhal lradilion. Il requires a Iol of efforl.
Those vho are in charge of lhis ninislry send oul
severaI lhousand invilalion Iellers each canpline.
Tvo copies of each Ieller nusl go oul, one lo lhe
individuaI ve are inviling and anolher lo our In-
nigralion Deparlnenl. Il has gollen nore and nore
difficuIl for lhe peopIe of lhe underdeveIoped coun-
lries lo gel inlo Anerica, bul ve Iove lo bIess lhose
vho vouId nol ordinariIy gel an opporlunily lo
cone.
!n thc fIov of thc rivcr. thcrc is pro-
motion. Evcrq Iimitation that mcn
vouIb trq to put upon us is takcn
avaq.
Sone canl undersland vhy ve naIe lhis efforl.
There is pIenly of vorI for lhen lo do in India or
Africa, lhey say. Why shouId ve invile lhen lo
cone here? Because lhe Creal Connission is nol
jusl for Anericans or Canadians or lhe Brilish. Lv-
ery beIiever needs lo have a vorIdvide vision.
lhervise hov can ve expecl our Lord lo spend
elernily vilh us? The vorId is Iis consuning pas-
sion, and Ie vanls a peopIe vho have lhe vorId in
lheir hearl as veII.
In lhe course of a year, ve have peopIe fron nore
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lhan fifly counlries vho visil us here in Virginia,
and in }erusaIen lhe nunber of nalions represenled
in our neelings is nore lhan one hundred each year.
I an beIieving Cod for an increase in lhis nunber
because I vanl lo see Iis Word fuIfiIIed. I Inov lhal
vhen paslors and olher Chrislian Ieaders fron olher
counlries gel inlo lhe fIov of Cods river, lheir Iives
are lurned upside dovn and lhey go bacI lo lheir
ovn counlries lo do greal expIoils for Cod.
Why shouId any beIiever be Iiniled? Cods caII is
aII-enconpassing.
The deviI Inovs al Ieasl a lhousand reasons he
can presenl lo each of us aboul vhy il canl be us
lhal Cod viII use. If he doesnl Inov aII lhe vhy
nols, our friends seen lo Inov lhen. I personaIIy
beIieve lhal lhe caII of Cod and lhe individuaI reIa-
lionship of a person lo his Cod is sufficienl lo cause
il lo cone lo pass in lhal persons Iife if he vanls il
and is viIIing lo run hard afler il. If you are decided,
no nan or deviI can slop you or hinder you.
When ve are viIIing lo laIe hoId of lhe vision of
lhe Lord, il is anazing hov Cod opens doors for
us, doors lhal no nan can shul. This has nolhing lo
do vilh vhere ve vere born, our educalionaI al-
lainnenl (or IacI of il), our sociaI slanding, or any
of lhe olher lhings lhal nen consider lo be so in-
porlanl. The inporlanl lhing is ones individuaI
reIalionship vilh Cod and lhe personaI desire lo be-
Iieve and obey lhe Lord. This is vhal uIlinaleIy
counls. Cel inlo lhe river, and fIov vilh ils caIIing.
Vhcn vc arc viIIin to takc hoIb of
thc vision of thc Lorb. it is amatin
hov Cob opcns boors for us. boors
that no man can shut.
Lverylhing lhal has happened lo each of us unliI
lhis nonenl has been bul a preparalion for vhal
ve viII nove inlo in lhe days jusl ahead. We are
experiencing nore and nore revivaI, and everylhing
lhal ve have experienced in lhe pasl ~ no naller
hov greal lhe niracIe or hov vonderfuI lhe ansver
lo prayer ~ has been bul lhe earnesl of lhe pronise
lhal ve have been given for lhis Iasl day and hour.
I vas bIessed because I vas raised in a faniIy lhal
Inev lhe gIory of Cod. I canl renenber a line
vhen ve didnl Inov lhe gIory. I grev up in lhal
reaIn of lhe gIory and il is in lhe reaIn of gIory lhal
Cod pIanls seeds of grealness in our spirils. Lels
slop laIIing ourseIves oul of lhe grealness Cod has
prepared for us. Ie loId }ereniah nol lo say lhal he
vas a chiId, and Ie is leIIing you loday lo slop
dveIIing on lhe negalives and lo accepl Iis caII and
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lhe grealness of il. Donl say anylhing lhal is Iinil-
ing concerning yourseIf, concerning your ninislry,
concerning your caIIing, concerning vhal Cod has
for you. Slop decIaring Iinilalions and slarl decIar-
ing lhe unIiniled purposes of Cod. Slarl beIieving
lhe burden of lhe hearl of Cod ~ no naller vhal
lhe exisling circunslances. When you do, you viII
see greal and supernaluraI doors opened lo you.
Thcrc is no Iimitation in thc 5pirit.
Thcrc is no Iimitation in thc Iorq.
Thosc vho bvcII on thc positivc anb
confcss thc positivc viII bc raiscb up
ovcrniht vith spcciaI anointins
that viII amatc anb confounb thc
vorIb.
My falher had a greal niracIe ninislry, and he
said lhal Cod spoIe lo hin lhese vords: I donl
vanl you lo speaI a vord of unbeIief or lo agree
vilh olhers vho do. Ie had lo begin lo cuIlivale
lhis abiIily because if ve are nol carefuI ve find our-
seIves, jusl in lhe course of nornaI conversalion,
speaIing vords of unbeIief. Afler he had vorIed al
lhis for a vhiIe and lhoughl he vas doing prelly
veII, lhe Lord spoIe lo hin again: Il is nol enough
for you nol lo speaI unbeIief. I donl vanl you lo
even lhinI il. Iron lhal day on, ny falher had lo
slarl lhe process aII over again.
Cel rid of sone of lhe negalive lhings you lhinI
and say. When you lhinI IiIe lhal and laII IiIe lhal,
you becone your ovn vorsl eneny. Slop dveIIing
on and decIaring lhe negalives and lhe Iinilalions.
There is no Iinilalion in lhe Spiril. There is no Iini-
lalion in lhe gIory. Those vho dveII on lhe posilive
and confess lhe posilive viII be raised up overnighl
vilh speciaI anoinlings lhal viII anaze and con-
found lhe vorId. Whal a vonderfuI day in vhich
lo Iive!
Iov Iong do you have lo vail for sone of lhese
lhings lo happen? If you viII beIieve for il and slop
insisling on lhe reasons il cannol happen, Cod viII
raise you up in a naller of nonlhs.
Bul In nol }ereniah, I hear soneone saying.
There is an anoinling for lhis day lhal is grealer lhan
}ereniahs day. There is an anoinling for lhis day
lhal is grealer lhan Isaiahs day. There is an anoinl-
ing for lhis day and hour lhal is as greal as anylhing
lhal has ever been seen on lhe face of lhe Larlh.
Whal aboul lhe Day of Ienlecosl? Whal aboul
il? Il is lrue lhal one hundred and lvenly vere fiIIed
vilh lhe IoIy Spiril, bul I have been in services in
vhich lhousands have been fiIIed vilh lhe Spiril in
one neeling, in a fev ninules line. There has never
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been a grealer day, a grealer hour or a grealer nove
of lhe Spiril of lhe Iiving Cod. Begin lo decIare il.
Accepl your greal caIIing in lhe river of Cod.
Why do ve find il so hard lo beIieve vhal Cod is
leIIing us for ourseIves? nce, vhen ve vere hav-
ing BibIe SchooI every aflernoon in }erusaIen, one
of our Ieaders said lo aII lhe sludenls, I vanl you
lo go hone lonighl and vrile dovn any oulsland-
ing prophecy or vision or drean, anylhing lhal has
nol yel been fuIfiIIed in your Iife and bring il bacI
on a piece of paper lonorrov lo cIass. When ve
gol lo cIass lhal nexl day everybody seened lo have
done lheir honevorI, bul lhey vere enbarrassed
lo shov il. The papers renained hidden under sone-
lhing eIse, and lhe sludenls didnl vanl anybody
eIse lo see or lo Inov vhal lhey vere anlicipaling
in Cod. They didnl vanl anyone lo lhinI of lhen
as being high ninded, and lhey didnl vanl any-
one lo naIe fun of lhen.
The leacher venl around lhe roon, lrying lo gel
soneone lo read lheir paper firsl. IinaIIy she gol one
of lhe sludenls lo reIuclanlIy slarl reading off sone
of lhe lhings Cod had pronised hin. Il said, I an
going lo be a greal evangeIisl. I an going lo preach
lo lhousands. I an going lo see lhousands saved.
Ie vas visibIy enbarrassed by vhal he had read.
The leacher, hovever, onIy encouraged hin. I
donl see any probIen vilh lhal, she said. You
are aIready preaching, you are aIready having suc-
cess, you are aIready vinning souIs. The seed is
aIready vorIing. AII Cod has lo do for you is nuI-
lipIy lhe nunbers, and lhals an easy lhing for Cod.
Anolher person read, Cod has shovn ne lhal I
vouId be preaching on Iarge pIalforns in Africa, in
greal heaIing neelings, vilh greal niracIes.
Thals nol difficuIl for Cod, lhe leacher re-
sponded. Renenber lhe Iady you prayed for lhe
olher day. Cod heaIed her. Whal a niracIe lhal vas!
Renenber ...? and she venl on lo renind hin of
olher niracIes Cod had done lhrough hin. The heaI-
ing pover vas lhere. Il jusl needed an acceIeralion,
a nuIlipIicalion in nunbers. If Cod couId heaI one
person lhrough hin, Ie couId heaI len lhousand
peopIe lhrough hin. Before ve had finished lhal
day, nany vere convinced lhal Cod vouId do vhal
Ie had pronised. We viII see il in lhe days jusl
ahead of us.
You are caIIed lo lhe nalions. You perhaps have
never lhoughl of il in lhal vay, bul il is line you
did. Cel a good vorId nap and pray over il. Lay
your hands on lhe counlries Cod burdens you for
and beIieve for niracIes. If you are nol good al ge-
ography and donl Inov lhe counlries, begin by
praying for geographicaI areas or for conlinenls.
Iray for Asia, for Africa, for Soulh and CenlraI
Anerica. Iray for lhe Caribbean IsIands. See vhal
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Cod viII do for you. This is Cods day and hour lo
bring lo fruilion lhe caII lhal has been on your Iife
fron your nolhers vonb. Il is nurlured and en-
Iarged as you are carried avay in lhe river.
Sone nighl say, You donl Inov lhe Iind of
chiIdhood I had. Il doesnl naller. The caII of Cod
is nol dependenl on lhe faniIy in vhich you vere
raised or even vhelher or nol you vere raised in a
churchgoing faniIy. Cod has an individuaI reIalion-
ship vilh each of us lhal goes bacI lo lhe nonenl
ve vere forned in our nolhers vonb. Iis caII is
individuaI and personaI.
The vorId is nol loo big for us lo Iove. Move inlo
your aulhorily in Cod and begin lo caII forlh na-
lions for Iin.
}usl a coupIe veeIs before ny brolher died, lhe
Lord honored ne and gave ne lhe priviIege of be-
ing in Norlh Korea, lhe very Iasl counlry I had been
beIieving Iin lo send ne lo. I an bIessed lo have
been in nalion afler nalion, sone of lhen for Iong
periods of line and sone of lhen over and over
again. There nusl have been nore lhan lvo hun-
dred. This shouId nol surprise us. Il is vhal Cod
pronised. Cel in lhe river, and il viII happen in your
Iife loo.
Sone peopIe sil dovn and lry lo pIan il, and vhiIe
lhey are busy vilh lhe delaiIs of hov lhey viII gel il
done, Cod has aIready used lhe person nexl lo lhen
lo acconpIish lhe goaI. Slop lrying lo do Iis vorI
on your ovn and be carried avay by lhe river.
5omc pcopIc sit bovn anb trq to pIan
it. anb vhiIc thcq arc busq vith thc
bctaiIs of hov thcq viII ct it bonc.
Cob has aIrcabq uscb thc pcrson ncxt
to thcm to accompIish thc oaI.
Many Anerican Chrislians are lolaIIy pessinislic
aboul lhe fulure of Anerica. Lel lhe Lord give you
failh for lhis counlry. Lel Iin give you failh for lhis
generalion. Slop being so pessinislic. Cod is nol Iin-
iled by exisling condilions. Donl aIIov yourseIf lo
conforn lo lhe currenl lrends of lhinIing. Be differ-
enl. AIIov lhe Spiril of Cod lo drop failh inlo your
hearl for revivaI for Anerica.
When I have seen revivaI recenlIy in vision, I sav
lhal il vouId exlend fron sea lo shining sea in
lhis counlry and lhal no nalion in lhe vorId vouId
renain unlouched by il. Cod is going lo bIess lhe
peopIe of lhis vorId lhal nany of us consider lhe
Ieasl IiIeIy lo be bIessed. Slop lrying lo figure il oul
and Iel il happen.
RevivaI viII soon breaI oul on WaII Slreel, in lhe
Congress in Washinglon and al lhe While Iouse.
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Thal house viII aIso be fiIIed vilh revivaI gIory. The
lvenlielh cenlury has vilnessed revivaI fron Azusa
Slreel lo BrovnsviIIe, bul il viII nol slop lhere. As
ve have seen, il is noving on lo Snilhlon, Missouri,
lo AshIand, Virginia, lo Ihoenix, Arizona, lo An-
napoIis, MaryIand, and il is noving on lo your lovn.
Accepl lhe caIIing lo lhe vorId lhal Cod vanls lo
pIace deep vilhin your hearl loday lhrough Iis
Ritcr G|crq.
Chapter 10
Wisdom and Knowledge in the River
lH|NC| TH|N COM|TH l|SDOM?
AND lH|R| |S TH| P|AC| O| UND|R-
STAND|NG? Sccing i| is ni frcn |nc cqcs cf
a|| |iting, an |cp| c|csc frcn |nc fcu|s cf |nc
air. Dcs|ruc|icn an ca|n saq, lc natc ncar
|nc fanc |ncrccf ui|n cur cars. GOD
UND|RSTAND|TH TH| lAY TH|R|O|,
AND H| KNOl|TH TH| P|AC|
TH|R|O|. |cr nc |cc|c|n |c |nc cns cf |nc
car|n, an scc|n uncr |nc unc|c ncatcn, Tc
na|c |nc ucign| fcr |nc uins, an nc ucignc|n
|nc ua|crs oq ncasurc. lncn nc nac a ccrcc
fcr |nc rain, an a uaq fcr |nc |ign|ning cf |nc
|nuncr. Tncn i nc scc i|, an cc|arc i|, nc
prcparc i|, qca, an scarcnc i| cu|. An un|c
nan nc sai, 8cnc|, |nc fcar cf |nc |cr, |na|
is uiscn, an |c cpar| frcn cti| is uncr-
s|aning. }ob 28:2O-28
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Gc uncrs|anc|n |nc uaq |ncrcf, an nc |ncuc|n
|nc p|acc |ncrcf. There is a lreasure house of divine
visdon and InovIedge lo be found in lhe river of
Cods Spiril.
ur Cod is aII-Inoving and aII-seeing. Ie nol
onIy underslands lhe vay, bul Ie Inovs lhe pIace.
As ve Iearn lo fIov in Iis vonderfuI river, Ie adds
lo us visdon fron on high.
Thcrc is no nccb for us to scarch out
thc visbom vc rcquirc. Cob has aI-
rcabq founb it. Thcrc is no nccb for
us to scck thc riht vaq. Hc aIrcabq
knovs thc vaq.
If lhere is anylhing ve are conscious of needing
in lhis day of lhe nove of lhe Spiril of Cod il is lhe
underslanding of lhe vay of Cod and lhe pIace of
Cod. nIy Ie Inovs il, and if ve vanl lo gel luned
inlo Iis lhoughls, ve nusl gel inlo lhe river vilh
Iin and fIov vilh vhal Ie is doing.
There is no need for us lo search oul lhe visdon
ve require. Cod has aIready found il. There is no
need for us lo seeI lhe righl vay. Ie aIready Inovs
lhe vay, and Ie Inovs lhe pIace lhereof, and I an
so gIad lhal Ie is inparling Iis visdon lo us
lhrough lhe rivers fIov.
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There is a reaIn in vhich in a nonenls line Cod
can leach you and give you greal peace concerning
every silualion of your Iife. Ie can drop lhe ansver
you are searching for inlo your spiril. Ie can feed
you in such a vay lhal you go fron spiriluaI Iin-
dergarlen inlo inlinacy in jusl a shorl line. Il is nol
difficuIl for Iin, vhen ve aIIov ourseIves lo be
carried avay in lhe Spiril. Whal nighl laIe you
years in naluraI line can be acconpIished very
quicIIy in lhe reaIn of lhe Spiril.
If ve vanl lo Inov Cods visdon and lo have
Iis underslanding and be equipped for lhis Iasl day
nove of lhe Spiril of Cod, lhere is onIy one vay lo
acconpIish il. Ie Inovs lhe pIace of visdon. Lel
Iin carry you lhere.
SoIonon vrole:
Tnc fcar cf |nc |ORD is |nc ocginning cf uiscn.
an |nc |ncu|cgc cf |nc nc|q is uncrs|an-
ing. Iroverbs 9:1O
ur Cod is visdon and underslanding, and lhe
nore ve Inov Iin in lhe hoIy dinension of Iis
gIory, lhe grealer our underslanding viII be for lhe
reivivaI of lhese Iasl days.
I vas abIe lo graduale earIy fron high schooI, hav-
ing sIipped severaI grades. The ThanIsgiving before
ny gradualion, I vas lrying lo decide vhich coI-
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Iege I vouId allend. My personaI desire vas lo go
lo Whealon CoIIege, vhere ny IncIe BiII had done
sone graduale vorI, bul I vanled lo Inov Cods
desire. We vere having speciaI neelings during lhe
hoIiday veeIend, and I vas praying seriousIy, lry-
ing lo find Cods viII on lhis naller.
Dur Cob is visbom anb unbcrstanb-
in. anb thc morc vc knov Him in
this hoIq bimcnsion of His Iorq. thc
rcatcr our unbcrstanbin viII bc for
thc rcvivaI of thcsc Iast baqs.
A group of BibIe schooI sludenls fron Ceorgia
vas vilh us, and one day vhiIe I vas praying al
lhe aIlar, lhe principaI of lhe group cane by lo pray
for ne. Ie had no vay of Inoving vhal vas on
ny nind, yel he began lo prophesy: Desire nol
earlhIy InovIedge and earlhIy visdon. If you viII
seeI My face, I viII give you My InovIedge and
My visdon. Wilh lhal one senlence, I Inev lhal I
vouId nol be going lo coIIege. I vouId seeI lhe face
of lhe Lord and gain visdon and InovIedge fron
Iin. I never queslioned Cod aboul lhe naller again.
Il has been anazing lhrough lhe years lo see lhe
visdon Cod has given ne supernaluraIIy. When I
firsl venl oul lo Iong Kong, I vas onIy eighleen,
yel before Iong, lhe Lord opened a vonderfuI door
of ninislry for ne vilh lhe IuII CospeI Business
Men lhere. My friend vas lhe Iar Lasl Asian Direc-
lor of lhal organizalion. flen, in lhe years lhal
foIIoved, I vouId find nyseIf silling vilh success-
fuI businessnen, nosl of lhen aIready niIIionaires,
and lhey vouId be asIing ne queslions reIaled lo
business. I had been raised in a snaII lovn alno-
sphere in Virginia in lhe hunbIe hone of paslors,
and I had never heId nore lhan fifly doIIars in ny
hand al one line. The queslions lhese nen posed
invoIved lhousands and even niIIions of doIIars. I
Iepl reninding nyseIf of lhe Lords pronise, and
Cod vas failhfuI lo give ne visdon lo ansver lhen.
The ansver Ie gave ne vas aIvays exaclIy vhal
lhal individuaI needed.
Sonelines, vhen I vas asIed a queslion, il
seened as if I vas IooIing on as soneone eIse gave
lhe ansver. I vas Iislening lo nyseIf ansver, and I
vas hearing lhe ansver for lhe firsl line, jusl IiIe
lhe person I vas speaIing lo. I cerlainIy couId nol
laIe credil Ialer for vhal vas said. The visdon of
Cod covers lhe IacI of experience and lraining of a
young person and viII heIp us al any age lo exceI.
Thousands of lines lhrough lhe years I have ex-
perienced lhis sane lhing, as lhe visdon of Cod
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has cone lo ne in lhe river. If ve are onIy viIIing lo
gel inlo lhe fIov of Iis valers, Ie viII shov us
lhings lhal ve donl Inov. Ie viII pour visdon
and InovIedge inlo us, for Ie doesnl vanl us lo
be in lhe darI. Nolhing shouId laIe us by sur-
prise as chiIdren of Cod. As I said, ve shouId Inov
vhal is happening in lhe Larlh before lhe Larlh
Inovs il.
Cod has deslined us lo be lhe head and nol lhe
laiI, lo be successfuI in aII lhe lhings Ie has caIIed
us lo, and il viII nol happen because of hunan rea-
soning. Ie is ready lo drop an ansver inlo our spirils
so lhal ve do nol vaII in error.
This rivcr is fiIIcb vith visbom anb
if qou arc founb in its vatcrs. Cob's
visbom viII bc founb in qou.
Sonelines ve gel vrong advice fron lhose
around us. If ve are viIIing lo cone inlo lhe pres-
ence of Cod and be Iifled up in lhe Spiril, Ie viII
drop sonelhing inlo our spirils lhal viII correcl lhe
silualion. Ie Inovs aII lhings.
There are reaIns inlo vhich Cod desires lo laIe
us and ve can onIy be equipped for lhese adven-
lures lhrough lhe niracuIous provision of lhe river.
Do vhalever you have lo do lo gel inlo ils valers.
Co vherever you have lo go. Lel lhe river of Cods
visdon fIov freeIy in your Iife. Donl Iel anylhing
prevenl il. DrinI in Cods visdon. DrinI in Iis
InovIedge.
When ve lhinI aboul vhal ve shouId say in a
cerlain silualion, nore oflen lhan nol nolhing cones
lo us. When lhe nonenl arrives, hovever, and a
vord is suddenIy dropped inlo our spirils and ve
are given lhe aulhorily lo speaI il, ve have lo asI,
Where did lhal cone fron? Il is a resuIl of lhe
line ve have spenl fIoaling in lhe river of Cods
visdon and drinIing of Iis presence.
WhiIe ve are drinIing and drinIing, ve nay nol
be avare of hov lhal parlicuIar drinI viII affecl us.
Keep drinIing and soon you viII see. This river is
fiIIed vilh visdon, and if you are found in ils va-
lers, Cods visdon viII be found in you.
We are the oaocs an suc||ings lhe psaInisl spoIe
of, bul vilh Cods visdon poured inlo us, ve can
have pcrfcc| praisc coning forlh fron our noulhs.
The Lord can cause a chiId vho has never heard
of lhe vord of InovIedge lo sland up and begin lo
use lhal gifl and olhers. Nolhing is inpossibIe lo
Iin, and Ie can do il lhrough us loo ~ if ve gel
inlo lhe fIov of lhe river. Lessons Iearned in lhe river
are lhe easiesl and quicIesl Iind. They are lhe lype
of Iessons lhal ve feeI nolivaled inslanlIy lo acl
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upon. There is greal visdon and InovIedge avail-
ing you in lhe river of Cod.
ne day, as I vas in lhe Spiril, I found nyseIf on
lhe bollon of lhe river, vilh lhe valers vashing over
ne. When I gol up fron lhe fIoor vhere I had been
sIain in lhe Spiril, I sensed lhal aII lhe vords of Cod
had fIoved over ne. I couId nol have repealed a
vord lo you, yel lhere vas a consciousness lhal aII
lhe vord of Cod had fIoved over ny souI and spiril.
Slop IooIing for a vord vhen Cod vanls lo
naIe aII Iis vord pass over you. Slop IooIing for a
cup of bIessing vhen Ie vanls lo give you lhe
vhoIe river.
When Cod caIIed }ereniah and sel hin over na-
lions and Iingdons, Ie pIaced Iis vord in
}ereniahs noulh. }ereniah didnl necessariIy have
a specific vord for lhal nonenl, bul aII lhe vord of
Cod vas in hin for lhe fulure. Lvery vord lhal he
vouId ever prophesy vas in lhe river.
When lhe vord of Cod passed over ne as I vas
in lhe river, I Inev lhal every vord of Cod I needed
unliI Ie cane had aIready been deIivered lo ne. Il
had been pul in ny souI, pIaced inlo lhe deplhs of
ny spiril.
Iov is lhal possibIe? soneone nighl asI. WeII,
ve seen lo lrusl conpulers nore lhan ve lrusl Cod.
We pul a progran on lhe conpuler vilh ils corre-
sponding infornalion and ve lrusl lhal aII lhe
infornalion ve need is lhere. AII ve have lo do is
push lhe righl bullons, and lhe infornalion ve re-
quire viII pop up on lhe screen or be prinled oul lo
lhe prinler. When I say lhal Cod can cause aII of
Iis vord lo pass over us in lhe river, sone peopIe
jusl canl beIieve il, bul ils lhere. Ils in lhe river,
and anyline ve need il, Cod can naIe il aII cone
lo our spirils. Creal visdon and InovIedge avail
you in Ritcr G|crq.
Chapter 11
Greatness in the River
Ncu |nc |ORD na sai un|c Aoran, Gc| |ncc
cu| cf |nq ccun|rq, an frcn |nq |inrc, an
frcn |nq fa|ncrs ncusc, un|c a |an |na| | ui||
sncu |ncc. AND | l||| MAK| O| TH|| A
GR|AT NAT|ON, AND | l||| 8||SS
TH||, AND MAK| THY NAM| GR|AT,
AND THOU SHA|T 8| A 8||SS|NG. An
| ui|| o|css |ncn |na| o|css |ncc, an cursc nin
|na| cursc|n |ncc. an in |ncc sna|| a|| fani|ics
cf |nc car|n oc o|cssc. Cenesis 12:1-3
An | ui|| na|c cf |ncc a grca| na|icn, an | ui|| o|css
|ncc, an na|c |nq nanc grca|, an |ncu sna|| oc a o|css-
ing. There is grealness in lhe river of Cod, and if
ve can Iearn lo fIov vilh lhe river, lhal grealness
viII be inparled inlo our spirils.
If lhere is one lhing I have Iearned aboul lhe IoIy
Spiril, il is lhal ve encounler grealness vhen ve
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nove inlo Iis reaIn. There is grealness in lhe Iife
of lhe Spiril vhich can cone lo an individuaI in no
olher vay. This grealness doesnl cone by hered-
ily, il doesnl cone by educalion, and il doesnl cone
by achieving a cerlain IeveI of sociaI slanding. Il onIy
cones by lhe Spiril of lhe Living Cod. The need lo
fIov in lhe river of Cods Spiril, lherefore, culs across
every econonic and sociaI slrala of sociely.
We are lhe seed of Abrahan by failh, and ve have
a greal herilage.
Vhcthcr our anccstors camc ovcr on
thc haqfIovcr or vhcthcr our bc-
in an Amcrican is thc rcsuIt of somc
of thc morc mobcrn caIIs scnt forth
bq Cob to othcr Ianbs anb pcopIcs.
vc arc aII hcrc bccausc somconc rc-
sponbcb to thc voicc of thc HoIq 5pirit
to bccomc part of a ncv anb rcat
nation.
We Anericans aII have a greal herilage. Whelher
our anceslors cane over on lhe MayfIover or
vhelher our being an Anerican is lhe resuIl of sone
of lhe nore nodern caIIs senl forlh by Cod lo olher
Iands and peopIes, ve are aII here because sone-
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one responded lo lhe voice of lhe IoIy Spiril lo be-
cone parl of a nev and greal nalion. The Iniled
Slales of Anerica is nol an accidenl of hislory. Il is a
response lo lhe hearlcry of Cod. Ierhaps no nalion
in lhe vorId, olher lhan IsraeI, has received lhe sane
caII lo grealness.
Nol onIy are ve caIIed lo grealness as a nalion,
bul as individuaIs. Lach person vho vas viIIing lo
Ieave faniIy and hone behind and lo respond lo
lhe desire of lhe hearl lo vorship Cod in Iiberly ac-
cepled a personaI caII lo grealness.
In forner cenluries, lhese peopIe cane noslIy
fron Luropean nalions, such as lhe Brilish IsIes,
Cernany, IoIIand and lhe Scandinavian counlries,
bul loday lhey cone prinariIy fron lhe forner So-
viel slales, fron Lalin Anerica, lhe Caribbean and
Asia. Whelher each Anerican cares lo recognize il
or nol, everyone lhal cones here does so because
Cod has a divine desliny for Anerica, and ve are
aII, lherefore, caIIed lo grealness.
Il vas nol by chance lhal al lhe lurn of lhe lvenli-
elh cenlury lhere vas an oulpouring of lhe IoIy
Spiril al a IillIe Anerican nission on Azusa Slreel
in Los AngeIes, CaIifornia. The revivaI lhal foIIoved
Azusa Slreel had lo be naned afler lhe slreel be-
cause lhe church vas nol inposing enough. There
vas no denoninalion lhal one couId caII il afler. Il
vas nol lhe revivaI of a singIe person or denonina-
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lion. Sone lag had lo be pIaced on il, so Azusa Slreel
slucI.
SeveraI years ago, a group of us vere coning
hone fron ninislry in AuslraIia. We had a Iayover
of sone len hours in Los AngeIes, so ve decided
ve vouId go and see lhe pIace vhere il aII slarled.
We firsl venl lo lhe greal AngeIus TenpIe vhere
Ainee SenpIe McIherson had preached, and sone-
one lhere gave us direclions lo Azusa Slreel. You
vonl find nuch, lhey varned. Theres nolhing
Iefl bul a slreel sign.
We had a poor nap and lhere vere a Iol of one-
vay slreels, so afler a vhiIe ve lhoughl of giving
up lhe search. Lels lry once nore, I encouraged
and jusl aboul lhal line ve sav lhe IillIe sign,
Azusa Slreel. We gol oul and slood under lhe sign
and had our piclure laIen.
!f pcopIc couIb onIq rcaIitc that vhcn
thcq arc sIain in thc 5pirit thcq arc
faIIin into rcatncss. surcIq thcq
vouIb faII bovn morc oftcn.
There vas no nonunenl, no greal nuseun, jusl
a slreel sign. Azusa Slreel. Il becane lhe nane of an
inporlanl revivaI. A snaII slreel vas deslined for
grealness.
Cods lhoughls are aII of grealness for Iis peopIe.
InIiIe us, Ie doesnl have a singIe pelly lhoughl.
We sonelines vanl lo see peopIe be bIessed, bul
nol loo bIessed. We vouIdnl vanl lhen lo be nore
bIessed lhan us. We vanl lhen lo succeed, bul nol
loo nuch. We vouIdnl vanl lhen lo pass us by.
Such a lhoughl has never crossed lhe hearl and nind
of Cod. The Spiril of Cod is grealness, and lhe river
of Cod lhal is fIoving in lhese days conlains lhal
grealness.
Thals vhy I find il difficuIl lo undersland lhal
sone peopIe donl vanl lo faII dovn in lhe Spiril. If
peopIe couId onIy reaIize lhal vhen lhey are sIain
in lhe Spiril lhey are faIIing inlo grealness, sureIy
lhey vouId faII dovn nore oflen.
ne sisler vho allended our canpneelings ad-
nilled lhal she vas a IillIe hesilanl aboul faIIing.
She had done il before, bul lhe Lord had sorl of
InocIed her oul vhen il happened, and lhe idea of
jusl yieIding lo lhe Lord and Iying dovn before Iin
jusl didnl seen righl lo her. The firsl line il hap-
pened lo her in lhe canpneeling, she didnl feeI
nuch. The nexl line she feII oul she vasnl con-
scious of feeIing anylhing vhiIe she vas on lhe fIoor,
bul vhen she slood up, she began lo slagger a bil.
Before Iong, hovever, she found lhal she vas lhinI-
ing differenlIy. Cod vas pulling differenl lhoughls
inlo her spiril, and she becane avare lhal il vas hap-
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pening because she vas aIIoving herseIf lo be car-
ried avay vilh lhe river.
Slop lrying lo inagine vhal Cod is doing for you,
in you and vilh you. Can ve nol lrusl lhal lhere is
grealness in lhe river of Cod?
Cod has pronised lo naIe of us a greal peopIe.
This pronise vas nol jusl for Abrahan. The seeds
lhal Cod is soving in our Iives go far beyond fi-
nances and good heaIlh. Ie has pIaced seeds of
grealness in our spirils lhal in lhe days lo cone viII
reap a greal and supernaluraI harvesl.
That vhich is happcnin in our
scrviccs is a transaction bctvccn
Hcavcn anb Earth.
There is sonelhing aboul allending grealIy
anoinled neelings. Your souI benefils fron jusl sil-
ling lhere, vhelher you do anylhing eIse or nol. In
lhese anoinlings, in lhese slirrings in lhe gIory, seeds
of grealness are being dropped inlo your spiril, and
you viII find lhen groving unliI you can sland up
in lhe fuIIness of vhal Cod has for you in lhis Iasl
day and hour.
Sonelines a seed is found lhal a bird has appar-
enlIy picIed up on one conlinenl and dropped on
anolher. If lhe fovIs of lhe air can do lhal, vhal
aboul lhe aclivily of angeIs in lhis day? Whal aboul
lhe aclivily of lhe IoIy Spiril in lhis day? Thal vhich
is happening in our services is a lransaclion belveen
Ieaven and Larlh. As ve are soving lo lhe heav-
ens, Cod is laIing lhal vhich ve sov and is bringing
forlh revivaI gIory lo lhe ends of lhe Larlh. Ie says,
| ui|| na|c cf qcu a grca| na|icn, an | ui|| causc qcur
nanc |c oc grca|. BeIieve for il.
Cod has nol onIy raised up Anerica for lhis Iasl
day revivaI. Ie has used lhis nalion lo bring inlo
being every lype of nodern lechnoIogy lo cause lhe
CospeI lo go forlh lo lhe ends of lhe Larlh.
In Novenber of 1997 I vas in CreenviIIe, Texas,
jusl soulh of DaIIas. In lhe service I suddenIy began
lo see lhe nuIlipIicalion of lhe voice. I sav saleIIile
leIevision, and I slood and began lo decIare il ~ aI-
lhough I had no vay of Inoving jusl hov Cod
vouId do il. A nonlh or lvo Ialer Cod nade il pos-
sibIe for a friend of nine vho has a leIevision slalion
in DaIIas lo go on saleIIile leIevision across Anerica,
and soon he gave ne lhe opporlunily lo nuIlipIy
ny voice by broadcasling fron his slalion. In a singIe
haIf-hour progran on saleIIile leIevision, ve couId
reach nore peopIe lhan Abrahan reached in a Iife-
line, nore peopIe lhan I had in aII ny lraveIs (vhich
cosl nany lhousands of doIIars in airIine licIels and
greal physicaI efforl). In a singIe haIf-hour progran
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on leIevision ve couId reach oul in a vay lhal ve
couId nol olhervise have done in a Iifeline. Whal a
vonderfuI day in vhich ve Iive!
Cod is doing lhings nuch differenlIy lhan ve
nighl have anlicipaled, and Ie has pIans lo use us
lo acconpIish grealer lhings lhan ve have yel inag-
ined. Slop lrying lo figure oul hov you viII do il.
This is a nev day. Cod Inovs hov lo add lo us and
nuIlipIy us and divide us for Iis gIory. Lel Iin
fIood you vilh Iis seeds of grealness.
Cod gave ne a IillIe chorus:
Tncrc arc sccs cf grca|ncss in nc.
Tc na|c nc una| Hc uan|s nc |c oc.
Mcrc |nan | |nin|, an ncrc |nan | can scc.
Tncrc arc sccs cf grca|ncss in nc.
There is a nev fIov of lhe Spiril of Cod, and Ie is
searching for lhose vho viII be jusl as advenlure-
sone as Abrahan of oId. Abrahan had no precedenl
lo foIIov. Ie vas lhe firsl person lo Ieave hone and
counlry and foIIov afler lhe voice of Cod. Ie vas
lhe firsl nan lo slarl lraveIing lovard a pIace vilh-
oul Inoving vhere lhal pIace vas. Ie venl oul
expecling an inherilance, yel afler he gol lo vhere
he vas going, lhere vas no apparenl inherilance
availing hin, olher lhan an inherilance by failh.
Cod is caIIing us lo have lhe failh of Abrahan, lo
nove inlo lhe reaIn of lhe unInovn, lo nove in
lhe direclion of lhal vhich ve have nol yel seen.
We are nol lo do il, as Abrahan did, on lhe bacI of
a donIey or caneI. We nay nol be caIIed on lo cross
deserl pIaces. Bul, IiIe Abrahan, ve viII reach our
pronised Iand by Iearning lo go vilh lhe fIov of
Cods river. The grealesl lasI ve have before us is
lo Iearn lo reIax, lo slop vorIing, and lo be carried
by lhe anoinled valers. There is grealness in ils fIov.
Iov paradoxicaI, sone nighl say, bul lhe
AposlIe IauI laughl lhis lrulh Iong ago:
|c| us |aocur |ncrcfcrc |c cn|cr in|c |na| rcs|....
Iebrevs 4:11
We |aocr lo cn|cr in|c rcs|. nce you have en-
lered Cods resl, you can reIax in lhe arns of Iis
Spiril and be carried avay in ils grealness.
Lct fircbaIIs from thc HoIq 5pirit roII
forth from qour hanbs to bo thc
vork. Lct sparks of firc comc forth
from qour mouth so that qour vorbs
viII bc cffcctivc.
Slop slruggIing and Iel il happen. Lel firebaIIs
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fron lhe IoIy Spiril roII forlh fron your hands lo
do lhe vorI. Lel sparIs of fire cone forlh fron your
noulh so lhal your vords viII be effeclive. Lel lhe
gIory of Cod be nanifesled and reveaIed. This is lhe
day of lhe river of Cod, and lhere is grealness in
lhal river.
! havc vatchcb it happcn throuh
thc qcars. Vhcn pcopIc ct into thc
rivcr. thcq arc subbcnIq brcamin
rcat brcams. havin rcat visions.
anb cxpIorin Iorious pIans.
I have valched il happen lhrough lhe years. When
peopIe gel inlo lhe river, lhey are suddenIy drean-
ing greal dreans, having greal visions, and
expIoring gIorious pIans. Before lhey gol in lhe fIov
of lhe river, lhey had no pIan and lheir vision vas
Iiniled. They vere concerned onIy vilh lhe fev,
onIy vilh caring for lheir ovn faniIies. SuddenIy
Cod raised lhen up lo do signs and vonders and
expIoils in Iis nane. Ie dropped grealness inlo
lheir spirils beyond anylhing lhey had been raised
in. Il is lhe vorI of lhe Spiril of Cod, and il happens
in lhe fIov of Iis river.
Cod is caIIing oul a peopIe vho viII rise up in
obedience lo foIIov afler Iis voice, a peopIe vho
viII accepl Iis vision of grealness, a peopIe vho
viII respond lo Iis high caIIing. Ie has pronised
lo raise us up as a nalion and lo cause our nanes lo
be greal. Ie said lhrough Ieler:
8u| qc arc a cncscn gcncra|icn, a rcqa| prics|-
ncc, an nc|q na|icn, a pccu|iar pccp|c, |na| qc
sncu| sncu fcr|n |nc praiscs cf nin unc na|n
ca||c qcu cu| cf ar|ncss in|c nis nartc||cus
|ign|. 1 Ieler 2:9
When any person is chosen lo represenl our na-
lion in sone vay, lhal persons shouIders seen lo
rise severaI inches, and lheir head is heId higher lhan
nornaI. Represenling lhe nalion is a dislincl honor.
You and I, hovever, have an even higher caIIing.
We are caIIed lo represenl lhe Cod of lhe Iniverse.
Rise lo lhe IeveI of grealness lhal caII denands by
innersing yourseIf in lhe fIov of Cods river.
When you are under lhe pover of Cod, you nay
nol be avare of lhe seeds of grealness Cod is in-
pIanling in your spiril. You nay nol perceive lhe
changes Cod is naIing in your hearl. You nay nol
be avare of lhe greal lhings Ie is doing for you al
lhal very nonenl. Bul il viII aII becone obvious in
line.
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There is grealness in lhe fIov of lhe river and lhal
grealness viII affecl your Iife for lhe fulure as you
slep deeper inlo Ritcr G|crq.
Chapter 12
Finances in the River
An a|| |na| oc|ictc ucrc |cgc|ncr, an na a||
|nings ccnncn, an sc| |ncir pcsscssicns an
gccs, an PART|D TH|M TO A|| M|N,
AS |V|RY MAN HAD N||D.
Acls 2:44-4
An ui|n grca| pcucr gatc |nc apcs||cs ui|-
ncss cf |nc rcsurrcc|icn cf |nc |cr ]csus. an
grca| gracc uas upcn |ncn a||. Nci|ncr uas
|ncrc anq ancng |ncn |na| |ac|c. fcr as nanq
as ucrc pcsscsscrs cf |ans cr ncuscs sc| |ncn,
an orcugn| |nc priccs cf |nc |nings |na| ucrc
sc|, an |ai |ncn cun a| |nc apcs||cs fcc|.
an D|STR|8UT|ON lAS MAD| UNTO
|V|RY MAN ACCORD|NG AS H| HAD
N||D. Acls 4:33-3
141
River Glory 142
Dis|riou|icn uas nac un|c ctcrq nan acccring as
nc na ncc. There is an anpIe suppIy of aII lhal ve
need in lhe river. Whalever brings us lo lhe river, if
ve can aII gel inlo il, every need viII be suppIied.
This presenl revivaI viII nol onIy louch lhe souI.
Il viII be an econonic revivaI for Cods peopIe. We
viII nol onIy gel oul of debl, bul ve viII receive oul-
slanding financiaI niracIes for our every need. We
nusl beIieve for il. This is Cods desire for every
one of us.
This prcscnt rcvivaI viII not onIq
touch thc souI. !t viII bc an cconomic
rcvivaI for Cob's pcopIc. Vc viII not
onIq ct out of bcbt. but vc viII rc-
ccivc outstanbin financiaI miracIcs
for our cvcrq nccb.
In lhe Body of Chrisl vorIdvide, a greal najorily
need financiaI niracIes, and lhose vho donl can ex-
ercise failh for lhose vho do. This is an area vhere
Salan allacIs nany of Cods peopIe. Ie vanls lo
hinder lhe fIov of Cods river in any vay he can.
We nusl aIIov lhe river of Cod lo run lhrough our
conpanies, lhrough our banIs and lhrough our per-
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sonaI finances, for Cod desires lo free us fron ev-
ery hindrance lo do Iis viII in lhis day and hour.
When lhe financiaI narIel becane shaIy in lhe
sunner of 1998, Cod spoIe lo us lhal il vas lo lhe
advanlage of revivaI for Iin lo Ieep lhe narIel
sleady. Ie said lhal aIlhough lhere vouId be IillIe
shaIings lhe narIel vouId renain slabIe for lhe
saIe of revivaI.
Il laIes addilionaI finances for Cods peopIe lo be
abIe lo go lo visil cenlers of revivaI vhere Cod is
noving. ne needs lo be abIe lo laIe a fev days off
vorI lo go lo revivaIs, canpneelings and crusades.
This requires econonic slabiIily.
Cod is requiring grealer fiscaI responsibiIily fron
Iis peopIe. Living on lhe nission fieId lhese nany
years ve have pracliced Iiving debl free vilh lhe
exceplion of currenl Iiving expenses. My parenls
vere loId by lhe Lord never lo pul a norlgage on
lhe canp properly in order lo prolecl il as a refuge
for Cods peopIe in lhe fulure. Cod vanls lo free us
fron such encunbrances.
RevivaI is very good for lhe IocaI econony. Lv-
eryone prospers in lhe lovns vhere Cod is noving.
There is an overfIov of bIessing. The IocaI nerchanls
are bIessed. The noleIs and reslauranls are fuII and
aII nodes of lransporlalion are uliIized.
As ve nove inlo revivaI, Cod is niracuIousIy gel-
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ling Iis peopIe oul of debl. Ie vanls lo free us in-
dividuaIIy and aIso pay off lhe debls of our churches.
Celling oul of debl is lolaIIy opposile fron lhe cur-
renl lrend here in lhe Iniled Slales and in nany
olher counlries. The Anerican peopIe are being en-
couraged lo roII lheir excessive credil-card debl over
inlo hone-equily Ioans. This onIy pIaces peopIe
deeper inlo debl and nay even jeopardize lhe secu-
rily of lheir hones in lhe fulure. This is cIearIy nol
Cods viII. This is nol lhe line lo buiId bigger barns
lo slore our goods and decIare lhal ve are in ncc
cf nc|ning. Cod vanls lo free Iis peopIe so lhal ve
can parlicipale fuIIy in revivaI. Begin lo beIieve for
il loday.
Thosc vho Iack viII miracuIousIq bc
ivcn vhat thcq nccb to mcct thcir
financiaI obIiations. anb thosc vho
havc surpIuscs viII bc caIIcb upon
to pIacc somc of thcir surpIus into thc
Kinbom.
RevivaI is louching our hearls, our souIs, our
hands and our feel, bul il is aIso louching our pocIel
booIs. Il is louching our banI accounls. Those vho
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IacI viII niracuIousIy be given vhal lhey need lo
neel lheir financiaI obIigalions, and lhose vho have
a surpIus viII be caIIed upon lo pIace sone of lheir
surpIus inlo lhe Kingdon. As Cod did il for lhe
energing church of lhe firsl cenlury, Ie is doing il
again, so lhal Iis peopIe viII ove lhis vorId nolh-
ing. AII lhal ve require is lo be found in Ritcr G|crq.
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Chapter 13
Unity in the River
An | |urnc |c scc |nc tcicc |na| spa|c ui|n
nc. An ocing |urnc, | sau sctcn gc|cn can-
|cs|ic|s, An in |nc nis| cf |nc sctcn
can|cs|ic|s cnc |i|c un|c |nc Scn cf nan,
c|c|nc ui|n a garncn| cun |c |nc fcc|, an
gir| aocu| |nc paps ui|n a gc|cn gir|c. His
nca an nis nairs ucrc uni|c |i|c ucc|, as uni|c
as sncu, an nis cqcs ucrc as a f|anc cf firc,
An nis fcc| |i|c un|c finc orass, as if |ncq
ournc in a furnacc, an H|S VO|C| AS TH|
SOUND O| MANY lAT|RS. An nc na
in nis rign| nan sctcn s|ars. an cu| cf nis
ncu|n ucn| a snarp |uccgc sucr. an nis
ccun|cnancc uas as |nc sun sninc|n in nis
s|rcng|n. ReveIalion 1:12-16
His tcicc juas] as |nc scun cf nanq ua|crs. There
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is supernaluraI unily lo be found in lhe deplhs of
Cods river.
When }ohn sav }esus, lhis is lhe vay he described
Iis voice. This is inporlanl lo us, because lhe Lord
is causing lhe Bride lo speaI as lhe Bridegroon, lo
have a voice jusl IiIe Iis. Since lhe voice of lhe Bride-
groon is as |nc scun cf nanq ua|crs, ours nusl be
a unified voice loo, nany voices joined as one.
This is not a baq for cxcIusivitq. This
is not a baq to maintain scparations.
Cob is rcmovin thcm aII. LabcIs arc
faIIin off. arricrs arc comin
bovn. Dffcnscs arc bcin forottcn.
There is onIy one river, and ve aII have lo gel inlo
lhe sane one, bul lhis river has nanq ua|crs. As
our nany slreans cone logelher inlo one slrean,
lhe sound of aII are nerged inlo one greal sound.
Righl nov ve are loo oflen nany sounds, bul Cod
vanls lo naIe us one. This is nol a day for excIu-
sivily. This is nol a day lo nainlain separalions. Cod
is renoving lhen aII. LabeIs are faIIing off. Barriers
are coning dovn. ffenses are being forgollen. The
valers of lhis river nusl be one, despile lhe facl lhal
lhey are nany.
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Il is vonderfuIIy refreshing lo Iislen lo lhe sound
of rushing valer. Sonelhing aboul il brings peace
lo lhe souI. Il is lhe sane in lhe Spiril reaIn. AII lhe
fruil of lhe Spiril can be heard in |nc scun cf nanq
ua|crs coning forlh fron lhe Body of Chrisl loday.
When ve are aII singing in lhe Spiril logelher,
every voice is dislincl. If you gel cIose enough lo
any one person, you nay hear lheir dislincl sound,
bul lhe overaII inpression is of one greal voice. Lach
person is singing individuaI vords of lheir parlicu-
Iar Ianguage in lhe Spiril, bul lhe inpression is of
lhe vhoIe, nol of lhe parls.
When you Iislen lo lhal greal coIIeclive voice, lhere
is no hinl of discordance. ne individuaI singer nay,
indeed, be sonevhal off-Iey, bul lhe vhoIe coIIec-
live voice, lhe fIoving logelher, produces sonelhing
of greal beauly. The individuaI fIavs are hidden in
lhe joining of voice lo voice.
Whal a vonderfuI day ve are Iiving in! This is
nol lhe line lo be individuaIislic. Il is line lo Iel lhe
river fIov. Lifl up your voices logelher, singing in
lhe Spiril, vorshiping lhe King of CIory and Ielling
|nc scun cf nanq ua|crs cone forlh.
In lhe sunner of 1998, I received an e-naiI nes-
sage fron MaIaysia:
I allend a Charisnalic Melhodisl church,
and lhe Lord has been doing supernaluraI
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lhings anong us. I hear lhe sound of avaI-
ening in lhe Spiril reaIn, lhe sound of
revivaI coning forlh fron MaIaysia. We are
aII so exciled, and I jusl donl Inov hov
lo express nyseIf in vords.
The Lord has louched ne in nany vays
vhiIe I read lhe G|crq booI. I didnl go pasl
Chapler 1 for a fev days because of lhe in-
credibIe anoinling of lhe Lord. I jusl
couIdnl go on excepl lo vorship Iin and
Iin aIone.
I an nev in lhe area of dreans and visions,
bul I sav lvice lhe sane drean. I vas
slanding before a greal door, experiencing
gushes of vind hilling ny face, as if il vas
lhe brealh of Cod. I feIl as if I vas fIying
vilh each gusl of vind lhal hil ny face.
This added lo ny spiril a fuIIness of lhe
Iove, joy, excilenenl, peace, goodness,
nercy, lhe fuIIness of Cod lhal is beyond
conprehension.
I heard in lhe dislance lhe sound of vor-
ship arising lo lhe heavens as lhe sound of
nany valers. I feIl nyseIf energized and
began lo shoul exciledIy. Words couId nol
describe vhal I feIl in ny spiril.
This is jusl one of lhe niracuIous lhings
lhal are happening in our prayer group in
lhe Melhodisl Church in MaIaysia.
Isnl lhal exciling! We are coning logelher inlo
lhe fIov.
Dur inbcpcnbcnt spirits must fIcc
avaq. anb vc must rcach out. tak-
in onc anothcr bq thc hanb. anb
movc tocthcr. as vavcs of thc Iorq
of Cob vash ovcr us.
ur independenl spirils nusl fIee avay, and ve
nusl reach oul, laIing one anolher by lhe hand, and
nove logelher, as vaves of lhe gIory of Cod vash
over us. Lel us Iifl up our voices unliI lhey becone
lhe voice of lhe Spiril of Cod caIIing forlh lo lhe
peopIe in lhis Iasl day, as |nc scun cf nanq ua|crs.
May our voices speaI forlh sounds of gIory, and
nay lhose sounds becone as lhe voice of Cod speaI-
ing forlh lo a generalion lhal viII cone inlo lhe
fuIIness of Cod in lhis Iasl-day nove of Iis Spiril.
Il is vonderfuI lo be abIe lo fIov in lhe river of
Cod, bul lo be abIe lo fIov logelher in lhe river is
nolhing shorl of a niracIe. Cod Inovs hov lo laIe
peopIe fron lhe Wesl and peopIe fron lhe Soulh
and peopIe fron lhe Lasl and peopIe fron lhe Norlh
and neId us aII logelher inlo one greal fIov of Iis
river.
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Being abIe lo fIoving individuaIIy is vonderfuI,
bul Cod vanls lo bring forlh a peopIe vho can fIov
logelher lo lhe goodness of lhe Lord. If ve can Iearn
lo fIov logelher, ve can have revivaI.
Cod has ordained lhal ve fIov logelher:
Tncn |ncu sna|| scc, an ||Ol TOG|TH|R,
an |ninc ncar| sna|| fcar, an oc cn|argc, oc-
causc |nc aounancc cf |nc sca sna|| oc
ccntcr|c un|c |ncc, |nc fcrccs cf |nc Gcn|i|cs
sna|| ccnc un|c |ncc. Isaiah 6O:
Tncrcfcrc |ncq sna|| ccnc an sing in |nc ncign|
cf Zicn, an sna|| ||Ol TOG|TH|R |c |nc
gccncss cf |nc |ORD, fcr unca|, an fcr uinc,
an fcr ci|, an fcr |nc qcung cf |nc f|cc| an cf
|nc ncr. an |ncir scu| sna|| oc as a ua|crc
garcn, an |ncq sna|| nc| scrrcu anq ncrc a|
a||. }ereniah 31:12
In lhe earIy sunner of 1998, Monsignor WaIsh
inviled ne lo speaI al lhe CalhoIic priesls relreal
in MaIvern, IennsyIvania. Aboul sevenly-five
priesls fron lhe Lasl Coasl and olher parls of lhe
counlry galhered. I had been priviIeged lo speaI al
CalhoIic Iay-Ieaders conferences in LngIand and in
olher parls of lhe vorId, bul lhis vas ny firsl priesls
conference. Cod poured oul Iis Spiril upon us lhere
in a nosl gIorious fashion.
They had a IillIe differenl fIov lhan I vas accus-
loned lo, so I found nyseIf in a nev silualion. The
firsl nighl of lhe services, lhe Monsignor slepped
up and looI ne by lhe hand. I had ny eyes cIosed,
and ve vere praising and vorshiping lhe Lord, bul
vhen he looI ny hand sonelhing vonderfuI hap-
pened. In lhe uniling of our hands, suddenIy lhe
individuaI fIovs vere nerged inlo one greal fIov.
Ralher lhan lvo separale fIovs, ve nov had one.
!n thc unitin of our hanbs. subbcnIq
thc inbivibuaI fIovs vcrc mcrcb
into onc rcat fIov. Rathcr than tvo
scparatc fIovs. vc nov hab onc.
ne of lhe priesls vho vas a parl of lhe ninislry
lean vas aIso a nenber of lhe CalhoIic/Ienlecos-
laI DiaIogue Connillee. Iis connenl lhe nexl day
vas lhis: I vanled lo see vhal is happening be-
lveen CalhoIics and IenlecoslaIs, and I laIe fron
here a piclure forever enbedded in ny nenory. Il
is of lhe Monsignor (represenling lhe CalhoIics) and
Rulh (lhe IenlecoslaIs) as lhey vere joined hand in
hand, dancing, svaying, noving logelher by lhe
Spiril of Cod. I viII never forgel il.
Il happened because each of us vas viIIing lo
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naIe an adjuslnenl lo our dislincl fIov for lhe gIory
of Cod and lhe benefil of lhe Body of Chrisl. We
sonelines have lo naIe such adjuslnenls, bul
vhen il is acconpIished and ve can fIov logelher,
Cod honors il. A river nade up of lhe fIov of lvo
peopIe can sveep over olhers and, in lhe process,
add lo ils slrenglh. Il can very quicIIy be nuIlipIied
lo lvenly and lhen lo lvo hundred and lvo lhou-
sand. As lhe valer fIovs, il can be nuIlipIied unliI
il becones a vasl fIov affecling lhe Iives of counl-
Iess beIievers. We can and ve nusl Iearn lo fIov
logelher lo lhe goodness of lhe Lord.
When ve begin lo reaIize in lhe reaIn of lhe Spiril
vhal Cod is doing in lhis day and hour and ve gain
an abiIily lo fIov logelher, an enIargenenl viII
cone. This enIargenenl lhal nany of us seeI can-
nol cone unliI ve Iearn lo fIov logelher.
Il is difficuIl for sone lo conprehend lhe greal-
ness of vhal Cod is doing. Ie is Iifling lhe scaIes
fron our eyes, causing vaIIs lo faII dovn and re-
noving lhe nany divisions anong us. In anolher
CalhoIic conference Iasl sunner, every day lhe
aisIes and lhe aIlar area vere fuII of peopIe vho vere
oul under lhe pover of Cod. There vas nol a singIe
open spol vhere anolher person couId Iie dovn.
Iriesls vere oul of lheir seals, going up and dovn
lhe aisIes and in and oul of lhe pevs, Iaying hands
on lhe heads of lhe peopIe. Il vas a narveIous ex-
perience. We are seeing a sudden acceIeralion of
spiriluaI aclivily because ve are so near lo lhe con-
ing of lhe Lord. There is unily in lhe river of Cod.
Cob vants to scnb forth rivcrs of Iiv-
in vatcrs from our inncrmost
bcin. but vc must rcmovc thc
bams. Vc can no Ioncr aIIov bit-
tcrncss. cnvq. or strifc to hinbcr thc
fIov of thc rivcr of Cob. Vc cannot
afforb to aIIov anqthin that othcr
pcopIc saq or bo to us to hinbcr that
fIov.
I donl Inov Anerica nearIy as veII as I do olher
pIaces because I have been avay loo Iong, bul I
Inov lhal in }erusaIen ve have hundreds of indi-
viduaIislic peopIe vho cone lo serve lhe Lord. Mosl
of lhen have never Iearned lo fIov vilh anybody
eIse. Cod vanls a peopIe lhal can fIov logelher for
Iis gIory. This is nol ny river, and il is nol your
river. Il is Cods river, and il beIongs lo aII Iis chiI-
dren, lhe Body of Chrisl universaI. We viII have lo
Iearn lo fIov vilh Baplisls, Melhodisls, Iresbyleri-
ans, LpiscopaIians, CalhoIics, and rlhodox aIiIe.
The nane is uninporlanl. Learn lo yieId lo lhe IoIy
Spiril and fIov logelher vilh your diverse brelhren.
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We viII never fIov logelher in our ninds. The Liv-
ing Crealures lhal LzeIieI sav vere nol joined
logelher al lhe head. We viII nol Iearn lo fIov lo-
gelher by silling dovn and coning lo sone connon
underslanding. We viII be joined logelher al lhe
vings, lhe pIace of soaring. Il is our vings lhal en-
abIe us lo soar logelher in lhe Spiril, and lhal is hov
ve viII be joined. ur joining viII be in lhe fIov of
lhe river of Cod.
Cod vanls lo send forlh rivers of Iiving valers
fron our innernosl being, bul ve nusl renove lhe
dans. We can no Ionger aIIov billerness, envy or
slrife lo hinder lhe fIov of lhe river of Cod. We can-
nol afford lo aIIov anylhing lhal olher peopIe say
or do lo us lo hinder lhal fIov. Lel lhe Lord use Iis
dynanile lo renove lhose dans nov. Renove lhe
dan caIIed lhe opinions of nen. Renove lhe dan
caIIed lhe fear of nen. Renove lhe dan caIIed lhe
desire lo pIease nen. Lel your onIy desire be lo
yieId lo lhe Iife-giving valers of Cods river.
When peopIe are hungry for Cod, vhelher lhey
are Iindus or Buddhisls or MusIins or }evish
peopIe or Nev Agers, Cod visils lhen. In }erusa-
Ien Cod is visiling bolh lhe Arabs and lhe }evs and
causing lhen lo have visions and dreans and rev-
eIalions of vho }esus is. Very soon nov ve viII aII
Inov as Ieler lhal Cod is nc rcspcc|cr cf pcrscns.
Cod is reaching oul lo lhe MusIin vorId and
sending greal IoIy Chosl revivaI, and if Ie can do
il anong lhe MusIins, vhy vouId you doubl lhal
Ie can do il anong lhe peopIe of your church?
Church afler church viII be svepl up in lhe greal
fIov of Iis river. Tear dovn lhe barriers lhal have
been buiIl up in your ovn nind.
!t is not a timc to conccrn ourscIvcs
vith minors. Lct us stick to thc ma-
jors. !f vc ct cauht up in thc
struIc ovcr smaII thins. vc
miht miss vhat Cob is boin.
Lasl sunner, a Iresbylerian brolher began lo sing
a nev song in our canpneeling, and Cod said lhal
vhereas in lhe pasl lhe vaves of revivaI lhal peopIe
of various denoninalions rode seened lo be shorl,
lhose vaves vere nov Ienglhening. As ve Iose sighl
of each olher and gel our eyes focused on lhe Lord
of lhe river, ve viII be Iosl in Iis very presence and
Iifled up lo Iis very lhrone. Then Ie can begin lo
shov us lhings ve have never seen before. Ie is
ready lo shov us lhings lo cone.
Il is nol a line lo concern ourseIves vilh ninors.
Lel us slicI lo lhe najors. If ve gel caughl up in lhe
slruggIe over snaII lhings, ve nighl niss vhal Cod
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is doing. Concenlrale on lhe river, on gelling inlo
lhe river and on Ielling go and being carried avay
vilh il. Slop vorrying aboul every IillIe poinl of doc-
lrinaI difference. Lel go and fIov.
Is il possibIe lhal lhere viII be reconciIialion be-
lveen lhe various divisions in Chrislianily?
AbsoIuleIy, and quicIIy. Il is being broughl aboul
by lhe fIov of lhe river. As ve aII gel oul inlo deeper
valers, ve are being svepl aIong logelher. We
couIdnl do il, bul Cod is doing il by Iis Spiril.
We have boxed ourseIves in far loo nuch and
pIaced loo nany Iinilalions on ourseIves. We are
very sIov lo nove oulside of seIf-inposed Iinils of
denoninalion, conference, church, faniIy, neighbor-
hood and IocaIily. Cod desires a peopIe vho can
svin conforlabIy in any parl of Iis river.
When il cones lo vorshiping vilh peopIe vho
are quile differenl lhan us, nany say, I jusl canl
vorship vilh peopIe vho beIieve IiIe lhal. When
ve gel in lhe reaIn of lhe Spiril, ve are nol having
doclrinaI discussions. We are louched by lhe Spiril,
and lhe person nexl lo us is louched by lhe Spiril.
We are being carried oul in lhe fIov of il, and lhey
are being carried oul in lhe fIov of il. ur hearl is
noved lo praise, and lheir hearl is noved lo praise.
In lhe reaIn of lhe Spiril, our focus of allenlion and
lheir focus of allenlion is lhe Lord, and doclrine
pIays a Iess significanl roIe.
Whal doclrine? When you are Iosl in lhe fIov
of lhe river, you canl even renenber vhal a doc-
lrine is. AII you Inov is lhal you are in lhe river,
and you are svinning, and your Iove for }esus is
overvheIning. Nolhing eIse nallers.
Vhcn thc rivcr is fIovin in us anb
vc arc fIovin in thc rivcr. vc viII
no Ioncr ask cach othcr about
bcnominationaI backrounb or af-
fiIiation. !t is not rcIcvant.
LzeIieI sav a greal variely of fish being harvesled
fron lhis river. They viII nol aII be aIiIe. Cel ready
for variely. Cel rid of your hang-ups. Cel over any
biases you sliII have. Cod vanls a variely in Iis fan-
iIy.
When lhe river is fIoving in us and ve are fIov-
ing in lhe river, ve viII no Ionger asI each olher
aboul denoninalionaI bacIground or affiIialion. Il
is nol reIevanl. If you are a chiId of Cod and I an a
chiId of Cod, lhals aII lhal nallers. If ve aII beIong
lo lhe King of Iings and Lord of Iords, vhal pur-
pose is served by inlerjecling division? Body of
Chrisl, Bride of Chrisl, IaniIy of Cod, IeIIov La-
borers in Chrisl, gel on vilh lhe revivaI! Lel unily
cone in lhe fIov of lhe river, in Ritcr G|crq.
Chapter 14
Harvest in the River
An i| sna|| ccnc |c pass, |na| ctcrq |ning |na|
|itc|n, unicn nctc|n, uni|ncrscctcr |nc ritcrs
sna|| ccnc, sna|| |itc. an TH|R| SHA|| 8|
A V|RY GR|AT MU|T|TUD| O| ||SH,
occausc |ncsc ua|crs sna|| ccnc |ni|ncr. fcr |ncq
sna|| oc nca|c, an ctcrq |ning sna|| |itc
uni|ncr |nc ritcr ccnc|n. An i| sna|| ccnc |c
pass, |na| |nc fisncrs sna|| s|an upcn i| frcn
|ngci ctcn un|c |ncg|ain, |ncq sna|| oc a
p|acc |c sprca fcr|n nc|s, TH||R ||SH SHA||
8| ACCORD|NG TO TH||R K|NDS, AS
TH| ||SH O| TH| GR|AT S|A, |XC||D-
|NG MANY. LzeIieI 47:9-1O
Tncir fisn sna|| oc ... as |nc fisn cf |nc grca| sca, cx-
cccing nanq. There is a greal harvesl in lhis river,
and il is line for lhe ingalhering of lhe fish.
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River Glory 162
In lhe days lo cone, ve viII nol jusl harvesl indi-
viduaI fish, bul enlire schooIs of fish viII be laIen.
Sone have yel lo reaIize lhal lhere are fish in lhese
valers. Iov couId lhere nol be? These are Iife-giv-
ing valers. Lvery Iind of fish is lo be found lhere:
cxcccing nanq.
I donl Inov if ve can conprehend lhal or nol.
We vouId be happy if lhere vere greal fish or nany
fish, bul Cod has pronised us cxcccing nanq. This
harvesl viII nol be one ve can counl. Il viII nol be
one ve can neasure. Il viII nol be one ve can eas-
iIy evaIuale.
!n thc baqs to comc. vc viII not just
harvcst inbivibuaI fish. but cntirc
schooIs of fish viII bc takcn.
}esus caIIed Iis discipIes lo be fisncrs cf ncn.
Sone nusl have vondered vhal Ie neanl by lhal.
Ie vas fron Nazarelh, an inIand lovn, and lhere
vas no pIace for fishing lhere. The discipIes, on lhe
olher hand, vere fron lradilionaI fishing faniIies
vho Iived and vorIed around lhe Sea of CaIiIee.
They had lhe besl boals and lhe besl fishing busi-
nesses in lhe area, yel here vas a nan vho had never
Harvest in the River 163
caughl a fish leIIing lhen lhey vere going lo be-
cone fishernan under Iis Ieadership.
ne day, afler }esus had slood in one of Ielers
boals and laughl lhe peopIe galhered on lhe shore
of lhe Sea of CaIiIee, Ie lurned lo Ieler and said:
|auncn cu| in|c |nc ccp, an |c| cun qcur
nc|s fcr a raugn|. LuIe :4
These gifled fishernen nusl have been offended
by lhis suggeslion. They had, Ieler said, |ci|c a||
nign| |cng, yel lhey had caughl nolhing. WouId casl-
ing lheir nels one nore line change anylhing?
Because lhey respecled }esus, lhey couId nol
refuse. Ieler said:
Mas|cr, uc natc |ci|c a|| |nc nign|, an natc
|a|cn nc|ning. nctcr|nc|css a| |nq ucr | ui||
|c| cun |nc nc|. LuIe :
The resuIl anazed everyone:
An uncn |ncq na |nis cnc, |ncq cnc|csc a
grca| nu||i|uc cf fisncs. an |ncir nc| ora|c.
LuIe :6
There vere nore fish lhan lhey couId carry, and
lhey vere forced lo seeI heIp fron anolher ship. This
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is lhe Iind of harvesl our Lord deIighls in suppIy-
ing, and vonl il be vonderfuI vhen ve can invoIve
aII of our brolhers and lheir boals? We vonl vail
lo see vhal nane is on lhe boal or vhere ils nels
vere nanufaclured. We vonl be concerned
vhelher lhe harvesl heIpers cane fron a cerlain
BibIe schooI or seninary. We viII nol be concerned
aboul checIing lhe credenliaIs of lhe person nan-
ning lhe boal and of lhose vorIing lhe nels. There
viII be such a greal harvesl of fish lhal ve viII be
forced lo shoul, IeIp! Sonebody! Anybody! Any-
one vho has a boal! Anyone vho has a nel! IeIp
ne so lhal lhe fish viII nol be Iosl!
There viII be nore lhan enough fish lo fiII ny
church and nore lhan enough for your church. We
vonl be fighling over vho gels vhich fish. ur onIy
concern viII be lhal lhe fish are nol Iosl. ur con-
cern viII be lo gel lhen inlo lhe boal, any boal. The
grealness of lhe harvesl viII laIe fron us lhe spiril
of conpelilion. There is no conpeliliveness in lhe
river.
When you are accusloned lo being in lhe gIory
reaIn, lhe spiril of conpelilion can no Ionger sal-
isfy you. You are appaIIed by il.
In our faniIy, aII four of us ~ ny falher, ny
nolher, ny brolher and nyseIf ~ vere preachers,
and yel lhere vas no spiril of conpelilion anong
us. Whoever vas preaching vas cheered on and
anened by lhe olher lhree preachers in lhe faniIy.
When ve gel in lhe gIory and begin lo harvesl, aII
lhoughl of conpelilion is gone. We no Ionger care
if peopIe have perfecl voices. We no Ionger care if
ours are lhe besl lrained peopIe around. We donl
have line lo checI and see if every delaiI is perfeclIy
in order. When revivaI cones, Cod laIes charge.
Ie is vorIing in us, changing us, naIing us vanl
onIy lo be parl of lhe end-line harvesl, nolhing
nore. If ve are parl of vhal Cod is doing in lhe
Larlh, ve vonl vorry aboul vho gels lhe credil for
everylhing.
!n cvcrq vaq possibIc. Cob is Icttin
us knov that thc harvcst vc viII scc
in this Iast baq viII surpass thc
mcasurcmcnts vc havc rovn ac-
customcb to usin.
Il is line lo gel lhe harvesl uppernosl in our
ninds. If I see you lhrov oul your nels, nay I aI-
vays be viIIing lo Iend ny slrenglh lo heIp you
bring lhen in. This revivaI viII be bigger lhan aII of
us, and nosl churches viII nol have enough roon
lo conlain lhe calch lhal viII cone lo lhen.
When }esus preached lo lhe nuIliludes, lhere vere
five lhousand nen presenl, nol counling lhe vonen
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and lhe chiIdren. Anolher line vhen Ie preached
lo a greal crovd, lhey counled four lhousand nen,
and again lhey didnl even counl lhe vonen and
chiIdren. Thal aII happened in a very snaII counlry
vilh a very snaII popuIalion. When lhe Lord speaIs
aboul a nuIlilude, lherefore, Ie is speaIing of sone
very big nunbers. The harvesl ve can expecl, hov-
ever, viII be nore lhan jusl a nuIlilude. Il viII be a
tcrq grca| nu||i|uc. If lhal vas nol cIear enough,
Ie venl on lo refer lo lhe fish as cxcccing nanq.
In every vay possibIe, Cod is Ielling us Inov lhal
lhe harvesl ve viII see in lhis Iasl day viII surpass
lhe neasurenenls ve have grovn accusloned lo
using.
When lhe discipIes caughl lheir greal raugn| cf
fisncs, lhere vas sonelhing lhey had lo do. They
had lo Iaunch oul inlo lhe deep and casl lheir nels.
This line, hovever, ve have a very differenl pic-
lure: |ncrc sna|| oc a tcrq grca| nu||i|uc cf fisn, occausc
|ncsc ua|crs sna|| ccnc |ni|ncr. The onIy reason for
lhis harvesl viII be lhe river ilseIf. No nan can laIe
credil for lhis slirring. No nan can gIory in lhis
calch. The harvesl is a resuIl of lhe fIoving of lhe
greal river, and no nan viII be abIe lo deny lhal
facl.
This harvesl viII nol be a slruggIe. This harvesl
viII nol be reaped by lhe sveal of our brov. Iish
viII be harvesled because of lhe valers of lhe river
and for no olher reason.
This harvcst viII not bc a struIc.
This harvcst viII not bc rcapcb bq
thc svcat of our brov. Fish viII bc
harvcstcb bccausc of thc vatcrs of
thc rivcr anb for no othcr rcason.
The area nenlioned in lhe prophecy of LzeIieI,
frcn |ngci ctcn un|c |ncg|ain, vouId cover a very
Iarge lerrilory. Inagine aII lhose square niIes of
spread nels. Lvery reslrainl viII be renoved fron
our churches, and ve viII be free lo spread our nels.
Cod viII renove aII lhe obslacIes and naIe roon
for us. We donl need eIaborale and coslIy buiId-
ings in vhich lo neel. We jusl need nore space lo
Iay oul lhe nels. Ise lhe buII of lhe funds for har-
vesling, nol for naIing lhe fIocI nore conforlabIe.
CIeaning fish does nol require aII lhe Ialesl lech-
noIogy. Iul nore of your noney inlo preparing nels
and boals lo Iaunch so lhal lhe harvesl can be laIen.
When ny parenls vere sliII young, lhey paslored
a snaII church in Quanlico, Virginia, a narine lovn.
When rson WeIIs fanous radio progran, The
War of lhe WorIds (lhe porlrayaI of an unexpecled
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allacI fron ouler space), cane on lhe air, il shocIed
peopIe aII over Anerica and caused nany lo lurn
lo Cod. My parenls renenbered lough narines
IneeIing and praying in lhe slreels of Quanlico. We
viII soon see a siniIar lhing happening aII around
us.
You nay lhinI lhal you have been boId for Cod,
bul vhal ve are aboul lo see viII change us aII. Lach
of us viII Iose any inhibilions ve sliII have. We viII
forgel aboul our pride as ve see a vasl nunber of
peopIe hungering for Cod.
Many of us have been burdened by lhe facl lhal
lhe reIigious Iiberlies of our chiIdren have been re-
duced in lheir schooIs. We need nol vorry. In lhe
near fulure, schooI buiIdings viII be lhrovn open
vide for revivaI neelings. Those vho have nosl op-
posed prayer in our schooIs viII lhenseIves be
praying in pubIic pIaces. Whal an exciling day lo be
Iiving!
If Cod has slirred you and ne and lhe person nexl
lo us, Iel us beIieve lhal Ie viII slir olhers aIso and
send revivaI inlo lheir hearls. Lel lhe river fIov, for
vherever il fIovs, a greal harvesl is assured.
Sone of you nighl be saying, Bul I an nol fuIIy
prepared for such a harvesl. Donl vorry. Cod
vouId ralher lrain Iis ovn. Ie is lired of lhe vorId
lraining Iis peopIe. Ie can give us on-lhe-job lrain-
ing. If you viII Iislen lo lhe voice of Cod and viII
naIe a concerled efforl in lhe nexl fev nonlhs lo
lidy up your affairs, you viII find yourseIf in lhe
nidsl of lhe ripened harvesl fieId vilh a sicIIe in
your hand. Because of our advanced lechnoIogy,
perhaps il vouId be beller lo say lhal you viII be
driving a greal spiriluaI harvesl conbine. Whalever
lhe case, you can have a parl in lhe greal Iasl-day
harvesl of lhe Larlh. Ils in lhe river, in Ritcr G|crq.
Chapter 15
Healing in the River
An nc sncuc nc a purc ritcr cf ua|cr cf |ifc,
c|car as crqs|a|, prccccing cu| cf |nc |nrcnc cf
Gc an cf |nc |ano. |n |nc nis| cf |nc s|rcc|
cf i|, an cn ci|ncr sic cf |nc ritcr, uas |ncrc
|nc |rcc cf |ifc, unicn oarc |uc|tc nanncr cf
frui|s, an qic|c ncr frui| ctcrq ncn|n. an
TH| ||AV|S O| TH| TR|| l|R| |OR
TH| H|A||NG O| TH| NAT|ONS.
ReveIalion 22:1-2
Tnc |catcs cf |nc |rcc ucrc fcr |nc nca|ing cf |nc na-
|icns. There is heaIing in lhe river, and ve are
experiencing grealer and grealer physicaI niracIes
as ve slep deeper inlo ils valers.
When ve becone conscious lhal a niracIe fIov is
presenl, ve can jusl junp inlo lhe river and receive
lhe niracIe of heaIing ve need.
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River Glory 172
Vhcn vc bccomc conscious that a
miracIc fIov is prcscnt. vc can just
jump into thc rivcr anb rcccivc thc
miracIc of hcaIin vc nccb.
Lasl sunner ve experienced nany niracIes of
heaIing during our canpneeling. ne Iady cane
vilh a group fron lhe WeIIsIey IarI AssenbIy of
Cod in WheIan, Massachusells. She had undergone
serious bacI surgery four nonlhs earIier and vouId
nol nornaIIy have been oul and aboul yel. Ier spine
had been fused and she had lhree pieces of sleeI in-
serled in her bacI. She broughl pIenly of pain
nedicine vilh her and vas sure she vouId be
spending nosl of her line in bed. AIlhough il had
been a Iong car ride lo gel lo lhe canp, she vas so
hungry for Cod lhal she cane inlo lhe firsl service
lhal nighl. When I prayed for her, she began feeIing
a change in her body and slarled vaIIing on her
ovn vilhoul using her cane. She vas sure she
vouIdnl be abIe lo sIeep lhal nighl, bul she sIepl
IiIe a baby.
The nexl norning she venl lo lhe eIeven ocIocI
service and vas prayed for again. She vasnl sure if
Cod had neIled lhe sleeI or vhal Ie had done, bul
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she vas so free lhal she vas junping in lhe pres-
ence of Cod. She vas ecslalic.
Anolher sisler cane vho had undergone a Iol of
reconslruclive surgery done on her Ieg. I sav her
gelling her niracIe lhal nighl as lhe river vas fIov-
ing. We had been beIieving, and ve had been
vorshiping, and every nighl ve had been gelling a
IillIe deeper inlo lhe river.
In lhe fIov of lhe river lhere are niracIes for your
body, for your ninislry, for your finances. There are
niracIes for your chiIdren You donl have lo naIe
il happen. }usl gel inlo lhe fIov and lhe niracIes
viII be lhere. This river lransforns. Ils Iife-giving
valers viII Ioose you fron lhe pasl and bring you
inlo revivaI.
Lvery nighl greal lhings vere done as peopIe vere
on lhe fIoor under lhe pover of Cod. Many had
vonderfuI visions. lhers vere having olher greal
experiences in Cod. Many vere heaIed. This is lhe
day of lhe river fIoving, and lhere is heaIing in ils
valers. Lel il fIov lhrough you.
As I vas coning inlo lhe service one nighl, I nel
a nan fron Texas. Ie said he vas nol abIe lo slay
for lhe service and requesled prayer. Ie had cone
lo our area for surgery on a hernialed disI in his
necI, bul he had heard of lhe niracIes Cod vas do-
ing al lhe canpneeling.
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Are you in pain nov? I asIed.
h, In in excrucialing pain! he ansvered.
I Iaid ny hand on his head and prayed, and in-
slanlIy aII lhe pain Iefl.
Anolher nighl vhen Cod gave ne a vord lhal Ie
vas heaIing nigraine headaches, a Iady loId ne lhal
she gol lhen frequenlIy and lhal vhen she did, il
usuaIIy looI severaI days lo gel over lhen. Cod
heaIed her inslanlIy.
!n thc fIov of thc rivcr thcrc arc
miracIcs for qour bobq. for qour
ministrq. for qour financcs. Thcrc
arc miracIcs for qour chiIbrcn Vou
bon't havc to makc it happcn. ]ust
ct into thc fIov anb thc miracIcs
viII bc thcrc.
Il reninded ne of lhe line, nany years before,
vhen ve had prayed for a young Melhodisl boy in
ny falhers lenl neeling in IredericIsburg, Virginia.
Ie vas lo be operaled on lhe nexl day for cancer of
lhe ear. I IooIed al his ear, expecling lo see an open
sore, bul lhere vas none. The earIobe vas a IillIe
bIue, bul nolhing eIse seened lo be differenl on lhal
ear.
My falher pul his hand under lhe boys earIobe, I
pIaced ny hand on his head, and ve began lo pray.
WhiIe ve vere praying, ny falher feIl sonelhing
drop inlo his hand. Ie IooIed dovn, and lhere vere
lvo grovlhs, one aboul lhe size of a bean and lhe
olher aboul lhe size of a pea. They had dropped oul
of lhal ear and inlo his hand.
I IooIed cIoseIy lo see if I couId delecl sone open-
ing lhrough vhich lhe cancers had dropped, bul I
couId nol delecl any.
My falher heId lhe grovlhs in his hand for a vhiIe
and Iel everyone in lhe neeling see lhen so lhal lhey
couId rejoice and praise Cod. Then he pul lhen inlo
a KIeenex and lhrev lhen avay.
The young nan venl lo lhe hospilaI lhe nexl day
for lhe operalion, and his doclor lesled hin and de-
cIared lhal he had nolhing vrong vilh his ear and
did nol need lhe scheduIed operalion. Ie had been
lolaIIy heaIed by lhe pover of Cod.
Sonebody Ialer said, Why didnl you have lhal
naller lesled?
My falhers ansver vas, Wilh peopIe lhal be-
Iieve, lhey beIieve vhelher sonelhing is lesled or
nol, and lhose vho donl beIieve vonl beIieve even
if il is lesled. If you need lo lesl lhese lhings, do,
bul Cod desires lo have a peopIe lhal jusl lrusl Iin
and beIieve Iin.
We viII see grealer and grealer lhings as lhe days
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progress. As ve have seen, in lhis river lhere is a
fIov of heaIing capabIe of louching every nalion of
lhe Larlh, and no nalion viII renain unlouched by
il in lhe days ahead. As lhe fIov of lhe Spiril of Cod
spreads oul lo every nalion, il viII bring heaIing in
every sense of lhe vord: for body, souI and spiril.
Vc viII scc rcatcr anb rcatcr
thins as thc baqs prorcss. !n this
rivcr thcrc is a fIov of hcaIin ca-
pabIc of touchin cvcrq nation of thc
Earth. anb no nation viII rcmain un-
touchcb bq it in thc baqs ahcab.
RecenlIy, I vas speaIing on a leIecasl in Iouslon
aboul lhe river and ils heaIing pover. Cod gave ne
a vord of InovIedge for soneone vho vas suffer-
ing in lhe head, chesl and Iungs. Ie said Ie vas
heaIing lhen righl lhen.
Tvo nighls Ialer a sisler vho vas Ieading lhe
praise and vorship in lhe service looI line lo les-
lify. She had undergone surgery for cancer lhe veeI
before and vas hone recovering fron lhe operalion
vhen she vas inpressed lo lurn on her leIevision
and lune in lhe progran jusl as I vas caIIing oul lhe
vord of InovIedge for her. As I decIared heaIing,
aII her pain, vhich had been inlense, Iefl her body.
Il vas a greal niracIe lhal she vas bacI Ieading lhe
vorship lvo nighls Ialer.
We have had nany cases of peopIes eyes being
heaIed recenlIy. Tvo peopIe vho had been decIared
IegaIIy bIind vere heaIed in one recenl neeling.
Whal vonderfuI days! Cel inlo lhe fIov of Cods
river and experience Iis heaIing for yourseIf.
In one of ny neelings vilh lhe CalhoIics Iasl sun-
ner a nan cane vho couId nol IneeI. Cod gave hin
a greal niracIe. SuddenIy he vas louched by lhe
pover of Cod and IneIl for nore lhan haIf an hour
vilhoul assislance fron anyone and vilhoul any-
lhing lo Iean againsl. Ie vas conpIeleIy heaIed by
lhe pover of Cod. When lhe river is fIoving, il hap-
pens so easiIy.
Sone years ago ny brolher vas praying for a nan
vho had no eardrun. Ie vas saying, Lord, creale
an eardrun for hin so lhal he can hear.
Dur Cob is a Cob of miracIcs. a Cob
of thc unusuaI. a Cob of thc impos-
sibIc. Don't trq to tcII Him hov to bo
it. Thc rivcr is hcrc anb thcrc is hcaI-
in in its Iifc-ivin fIov. thc fIov
of R1vr UIorq.
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The Lord ansvered hin and said, I donl have
lo creale an eardrun for hin lo hear. I can naIe
hin hear vilhoul an eardrun.
When lhal underslanding cane lo ny brolher,
Cod inslanlIy gave lhe nan his niracIe. Ie couId
hear perfeclIy ~ vilhoul an eardrun. ur Cod is a
Cod of niracIes, a Cod of lhe unusuaI, a Cod of lhe
inpossibIe. Donl lry lo leII Iin hov lo do il. The
river is here and lhere is heaIing in ils Iife-giving
fIov, lhe fIov of Ritcr G|crq.
Chapter 16
Signs and Wonders and Exploits in the River
8cnc|, | an |nc cni|rcn uncn |nc |ORD na|n
gitcn nc arc |OR S|GNS AND |OR lON-
D|RS in |srac| frcn |nc |ORD cf ncs|s, unicn
uc||c|n in ncun| Zicn. Isaiah 8:18
|cr signs an fcr ucncrs ... Anazing signs and
vonders avail us in lhe river of Cod.
This presenl revivaI viII be narIed by lhe niracu-
Ious, by signs and vonders. Il viII nol happen
because of our slale-of-lhe-arl equipnenl bul be-
cause lhe MiracIe WorIer is presenl and is aIIoved
lo vorI. Il viII happen because of lhe expeclalion
of our spirils and because ve Iel lhe river fIov.
Cod has pronised lo shov forlh signs an ucn-
crs in lhese Iasl days, bul I an nore and nore
convinced lhal uc are lhe signs and vonders. We
viII nol jusl experience signs and vonders, ve viII
becone signs and vonders lo lhe vorId. BeIieve for
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River Glory 180
il and nove inlo il, for il is happening aII around
us.
As ve nove forvard inlo revivaI, ve can aIso ex-
pecl nany and varied signs fron Ieaven. During
our vinler canpneeling in 1998 ve began lo expe-
rience sonelhing nev. CoId dusl began lo appear
on peopIes faces and hands and cIolhing. Al firsl il
did nol happen in lhe fuIIness ve nighl have de-
sired, bul vhen Cod does sonelhing and ve
appreciale il, Ie does nore.
As vc movc forvarb into rcvivaI. vc
can aIso cxpcct manq anb varicb
sins from Hcavcn.
Sisler }ane Lovder had cone bacI fron Soulh
Anerica al Chrislnas line and vas leIIing us aboul
a Iady naned SiIvana vho had goId dusl appearing
on her vhiIe she vas vorshiping lhe Lord. }ane
broughl a video lo shov us vhal vas happening.
During a service, vhiIe lhe sisler vas vorshiping,
her face vouId suddenIy be covered vilh visibIe
fIecIs of goIden dusl. The firsl line }ane sav il she
didnl Inov quile vhal she vas seeing. She von-
dered vhy SiIvana had pul gIiller aII over her face.
Thal didnl seen lo be necessary. Was lhis sone nev
cosnelic craze? She had prayed for SiIvana aboul a
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year before, and she vas baplized in lhe IoIy Chosl.
Whal vas happening vilh her nov?
As Sisler }ane began lo inquire, she discovered lhal
lhe goIden dusl vas sonelhing lhal Cod vas giv-
ing lhe sisler supernaluraIIy. Il seened lo fIov fron
her scaIp. n occasion, her BraziIian paslor vouId
open his BibIe and she vouId shaIe lhe goId dusl
fron her head onlo lhe BibIe. LillIe piIes of goId dusl
vouId faII inlo lhe open BibIe. The paslor, recog-
nizing hov niracuIous lhis vas, looI lhal goIden
dusl and anoinled lhe peopIe vilh il, and greal
niracIes vere reporled anong lhen as a resuIl.
We rejoiced vhen ve sav lhe video, bul ve had
no idea lhal soon Cod vouId be nanifesling goId
dusl in our neelings in AshIand. Il happened vilhin
a fev veeIs of vieving lhe video. During our vin-
ler canpneeling il happened len or lveIve lines in
our services.
ne norning, during our Spring '98 Ladies Con-
venlion, ve shoved lhe video fron BraziI of lhe goId
dusl. Afler lhe service, one of lhe Iadies venl inlo
lhe resl roon and changed her cIolhes for lhe drive
hone. She heard sonelhing faII lo lhe fIoor and
lhoughl il nusl be lhe brooch she had been vear-
ing. She slooped lo picI il up, bul lo her anazenenl,
vhal she picIed up vas a goId nuggel. NeedIess lo
say, she didnl go hone lhal day. She broughl il bacI
inlo lhe neeling so lhal everyone couId see vhal
Cod had done and rejoice. When Cod sends sone-
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lhing supernaluraI inlo our nidsl, Ie deserves aII
lhe gIory.
A group of six very dignified Iadies cane lo lhal
conference fron Nev rIeans. They vere sIeplicaI,
nol onIy of lhe appearance of lhe goId dusl, bul aIso
of lhe Iaughler lhal vas breaIing oul in sone of lhe
neelings. Their fIighl vas rouled lhrough Delroil
and, because lhe pIane lhey vere on had sone en-
gine lroubIe, lhey vere deIayed lhere for nany
hours. Sone of lhe group slayed on lhe pIane, and
lhe olhers venl inlo lhe lerninaI. The Iadies vho
venl inlo lhe lerninaI began lo nolice lhal goId dusl
vas appearing on lhen vhiIe lhey vere vailing for
lhe pIane lo be repaired, and afler lhey gol bacI on
lhe pIane, Iaughler broIe oul vilh severaI nenbers
of lhe group. Because lhey had been sIeplicaI of
lhese experiences, Cod had lo give lhen lhese nani-
feslalions in a nosl unIiIeIy pIace ~ lhe Delroil
airporl.
In Augusl SiIvana cane fron BraziI lo visil us.
There vas such a presence of Cod vilh her lhal I
inslanlIy began lo cry vhen I nel her. ur peopIe
vilnessed lhe niracIe laIing pIace in her, and olh-
ers experienced il as lhey vorshiped. Cod broughl
a nev dinension of lhe niracuIous inlo our Iives,
and before lhe sunner vas over, lhis phenonena
vas appearing nore and nore anong us. NearIy
every line I preached goId dusl appeared on ny
face and on lhe peopIe vho vere allending.
In Seplenber, afler canpneeling vas over, I venl
lo }erusaIen. CoId dusl appeared in our services
lhere vilh Nancy Bergen. I aIso spoIe for lhe Mes-
sianic congregalion lhal neels al Chrisl Church
inside }affa Cale, and il happened lhere as veII.
RecenlIy I ninislered al lhe Iriendship Baplisl
Church in AlIanla, Ceorgia. In lhe firsl service Ias-
lor Bob ShallIes had oiI appear in his hands. There
nusl have been a quarler of a cup of il. Ie vas car-
ried avay in lhe Spiril lo Ieaven and experienced
lhe lhrone of Cod. The nexl norning in lhe service
his hands vere again fIoving vilh oiI and lhal nighl
as he vas speaIing I sav goId dusl on his face. When
I nenlioned il lo hin Ialer, he said, I Inov. I feIl il
happen.
The foIIoving Sunday norning (I vas nol lhere,
bul he loId ne by phone) goId dusl cane dovn fron
Ieaven in lheir norning service and aII his peopIe
sav il happen. Thal nighl, as lhey vere gelling ready
lo go bacI lo lhe evening service, severaI of his nen-
bers sav goId dusl faIIing fron lheir hair as lhey
conbed il. Il had evidenlIy been lhere fron lhe
norning service.
I have noliced lhal lhe goId dusl ve are experi-
encing in our neelings sonelines cones lhrough
lhe pores of lhe sIin on lhe face or hands or sone
olher parl of lhe body of lhose vho are vorshiping
lhe Lord, and sonelines il fIovs dovn fron
Ieaven, faIIing on eilher lhe peopIe or lheir cIolh-
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ing or on sonelhing inside lhe church buiIding. Re-
cenlIy, hovever, I have valched il as il vas being
crealed before ny very eyes.
Nol Iong ago I vas on a leIevision progran caIIed
IinnacIe on ChanneI in rIando, IIorida, being
inlervieved by Brolher CIaude Bovers. Il had been
a vonderfuI haIf hour, bul jusl as ve vere aboul lo
go off lhe air, I IooIed across al Brolher Bover and
sav a fIaIe of goId dusl under his Iefl eye. Before I
reaIized il, I had said before lhe enlire leIevision
audience lo hear, Brolher Bovers, you have goId
dusl on your face, under your Iefl eye. Il looI onIy
lhal one fIaIe of goId dusl lo bring a Iarge crovd of
peopIe fron CenlraI IIorida lo our opening neel-
ing in Ml. Dora, a lovn of sone eighl lhousand
residenls. Thals vhal signs are aII aboul.
An oq |nc nans cf |nc apcs||cs ucrc nanq
signs an ucncrs urcugn| ancng |nc pccp|c
... an oc|ictcrs ucrc |nc ncrc ac |c |nc |cr,
nu||i|ucs oc|n cf ncn an ucncn.
Acls :12-14
Donl be afraid of vhal viII happen lo you and
hov you viII reacl lo il vhen you gel inlo Cods
river, and vhen unusuaI lhings begin lo happen,
donl be loo quicI lo judge. I have observed lhal
vhen ve see sonelhing unusuaI happen suddenIy
lo olhers, ve doubl ils aulhenlicily. When il hap-
pens lo us, hovever, ve are innedialeIy sure il is
of Cod.
! havc obscrvcb that vhcn vc scc
somcthin unusuaI happcn sub-
bcnI q t o ot hcrs. vc boubt i t s
authcnticitq. Vhcn it happcns to us.
hovcvcr. vc arc immcbiatcIq surc
it is of Cob.
ne paslor in India conpIained lhal I vas leach-
ing lhe vonen of lhe conference hov lo dance. I
vas encouraging lhen lo yieId lhenseIves lo lhe
Lord, bul I cerlainIy vasnl leaching lhen hov lo
dance. Ie venl around one day causing quile a dis-
lurbance, gelling aII lhe paslors upsel aboul lhis
naller. The nexl day, hovever, lhe pover of Cod
hil hin in one of lhe neelings, and he began lo
dance.
In Soulh India, lhe nen vear nc|is, vhich are
nolhing nore lhan a piece of cIolh vrapped around
lhe Iover parl of lheir bodies. There are no pins or
beIls or snaps or bullons lo hoId lhe nc|i up. Il is
heId up by a sinpIe foId of lhe cIolh al lhe vaisl.
This paslor proceeded lo dance so viIdIy, InocIing
over chairs and lvirIing fron one end of lhe roon
lo lhe olher, lhal his nc|i began lo cone Ioose and
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vas lhrealening lo faII off. IinaIIy, he cane lo hin-
seIf, grabbed hoId of his nc|i and said, Thal vas
Cod. When il happened lo hin, il looI hin jusl a
nonenl lo reaIize lhal il vas reaI.
When goId dusl began appearing on us in lhe
canpneeling services, il vas nol because ve had
ever asIed lhe Lord for goId dusl. We didnl Inov
vhal lo asI for. We jusl said, Lord ve are viIIing
lo be signs and vonders in lhis Iasl-day nove of
lhe Spiril. Whalever il is lhal You vanl lo do and
hovever You vanl lo do il, ve are viIIing. The
appearance of lhe goId dusl vas one of lhe resuIls
of lhal prayer.
Many lines, vhen Iaughler vas firsl appearing
in lhe church, I heard peopIe Iaughing and lhoughl
lo nyseIf lhal il vas probabIy because lhey had been
lo sone Iaughing revivaI neeling. When I checIed
oul lhis lheory, hovever, I found lhal nany of lhose
vho vere Iaughing had never been in a IenlecoslaI
neeling of any Iind. Laughler vas jusl lheir re-
sponse lo coning inlo conlacl vilh lhe poverfuI
Iife-giving valers of lhe river.
I vas inviled lo speaI lo a group of peopIe in lhe
soulhern lip of Nev ZeaIand. The neelings vere
scheduIed for lhe feIIovship haII of a Iresbylerian
church, bul such a Iarge crovd galhered lhal lhe pas-
lor opened lhe church and noved lhe crovd inside.
Il vas a very cIassicaI Iresbylerian church, a IillIe
nore ornale lhan nosl of lhose ve Inov here in
Anerica, and lhe crovd vas so Iarge lhal il fiIIed
lhe pIalforn and even lhe high aIlar. Tovard lhe
end of lhe service, a Iady feII on lhe high aIlar and
began lo Iaugh. I vas bIessed by her Iaughing, bul I
assuned lhal she had been lo one of lhe Iaughing
revivaIs. I vas loId Ialer lhal she vas a visilor fron
lhe norlhern parl of Nev ZeaIand and had never
been in lhal lype of neeling before. Thal nighl she
vas saved, fiIIed vilh lhe IoIy Chosl and had lhe
reveIalion of revivaI. AIlhough she had never seen
anyone Iaugh unconlroIIabIy in church, lhis vas her
uninhibiled response lo lhe IoIy Chosl.
Thcsc cxpcricnccs havc tauht mc
not to makc jubmcnts about vhcrc
pcopIc arc in thcir Christian cxpcri-
cncc. Cob is brinin pcopIc into ncv
rcaIms.
These experiences have laughl ne nol lo naIe
judgnenls aboul vhere peopIe are in lheir Chris-
lian experience. Cod is bringing peopIe inlo nev
reaIns. In a fev nonenls line, Ie is doing lhings
in lheir Iives lhal lhey never lhoughl lhey vouId
experience. I have seen peopIe so overvheIned vilh
joy lhal lhey vorIed bolh Iegs and bolh arns al
once, aInosl IiIe a chiId having a lenper lanlrun,
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excepl lhal lhis vas good. Who an I lo queslion
vhal Cod does in lhe river?
Cel ready for nev and exciling experiences. This
river is laIing us in nev direclions, and vhen ve
decide lo fIov vilh il, ve becone nore fuII of Cod
lhan ever before. In lhe fulure, ve viII be so fuII of
Cod lhal peopIe viII IooI al us and decIare, They
are in lhe river, and lhe river is in lhen. Whal a
gIorious day!
Vhcn vc arc cauht avaq in thc
rivcr. vc arc takcn out of thc rcaIm
of our ovn rcasonin anb brouht
into Cob's rcaIm. vhcrc vc bccomc
totaIIq bcpcnbcnt upon Him.
When ve are caughl avay in lhe river, ve are
laIen oul of lhe reaIn of our ovn reasoning and
broughl inlo Cods reaIn, vhere ve becone lolaIIy
dependenl upon Iin. }unp in vilhoul fear.
If Cod vanls lo cover you in goId dusl, Iel Iin
do il. If Ie vanls lo naIe you a vonder and a sign,
Iel Iin do il. Worship lhe King and Iel Iis super-
naluraI repIace your naluraI. Lel Iin carry you oul
inlo lhe deplhs. Lel Iin laIe you fron gIory lo
gIory.
Because ve have been afraid of lhe unInovn, ve
have onIy begun lo see vhal Cod can do for us. Ie
desires lo carry us oul so quicIIy inlo lhe deplhs
lhal ve viII IooI al one anolher in anazenenl.
If ve aIIov lhe river lo fIov lhrough us, aII lhose
around us viII be bIessed. Nol one viII renain un-
louched by il. When Cods river fIovs, lhere is an
acconpanying reveIalion of Iis gIory and denon-
slralion of Iis pover. Cod is reveaIed in lhe nidsl
of us lhrough niracIes and signs and vonders. Donl
hinder il, Iel il happen.
During our sunner canpneeling I sav in lhe
Spiril vhal I can onIy describe as gIory baIIs on
lhe feel of lhe peopIe. Their feel seened lo be sur-
rounded by lhe gIory of Cod. I sensed lhal lhis
vouId bring lhen inlo a nev Iiberly in dancing and
lhal lheir dancing vouId represenl a possessing of
nalions and Iingdons. Lel your feel be reIeased in
lhe gIory reaIn. Lel lhe river fIov. If you viII gel
inlo lhe fIov of Cods river, you can expecl greal
signs and vonders lo happen in your neelings loo.
WhiIe allending a Randy CIarI conference in
IIahona Cily I Iaid hands on a group of ninislers
vho had been inviled lo lhe Ipper Roon al lhe greal
Melro Church. Soneone asIed ne lo leII aboul lhe
signs and vonders Cod is shoving forlh in lhis re-
vivaI and, afler hearing aboul lhese greal lhings, a
group of lhe ninislers Iined up for prayer. As I
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prayed for lhen, lhey began faIIing oul under lhe
pover of Cod. ne paslor faxed ne Ialer lo say lhal
il vas lhe firsl line he had ever been sIain in lhe
spiril. When he gol up, he said, his Iips vere cov-
ered vilh goId dusl.
ccausc vc havc bccn afraib of thc
unknovn. vc havc onIq bcun to
scc vhat Cob can bo for us. Hc bc-
sircs to carrq us out so quickIq into
thc bcpths that vc viII Iook at onc
anothcr in amatcmcnt.
Anolher brolher senl a fax. Ie had been heaIed in
our neeling in Ihoenix, Arizona. Ie feII oul under
lhe pover severaI lines in lhe service lhal nighl.
When he gol hone and vas undressing, he discov-
ered goId dusl on lhe inside of his shirl. Ie hadnl
reaIized al lhe line vhal Cod vas doing for hin
and onIy sav il Ialer.
Thal norning ve heard lhe sane nevs fron lhree
differenl cilies. Cods Spiril is nol being poured oul
in isoIaled cases. Ie is doing il everyvhere peopIe
are hungry.
In Novenber of 1997, during one of our veeIend
revivaI neelings in AshIand, I slepped up lo lhe
puIpil lo preach one nighl and vas suddenIy car-
ried avay in lhe Spiril. I couId feeI nyseIf being
rapidIy Iifled upvard. I nusl have been carried
avay for al Ieasl a haIf hour lo forly-five ninules
and during lhal line everylhing in lhe neeling jusl
slopped.
When I cane lo nyseIf lhere vas a rhylhn lhal
vas repealing ilseIf over and over in ny spiril. Very
sIovIy I heard nyseIf saying, The eyes of lhe bIind
shaII see, lhe ears of lhe deaf shaII hear, and lhe dead
shaII be raised lo Iife again. Again, The eyes of
lhe bIind shaII see, lhe ears of lhe deaf shaII hear,
and lhe dead shaII be raised lo Iife again.
The peopIe had been silling aII lhis line in lhe
gIory, and sone Ialer said lhal il vas lhe grealesl
gIory lhey had ever experienced. SliII, il vas a
slrange experience. ne vouId naluraIIy lhinI lhal
if lhe Lord had vanled lo carry ne avay, vhy had
Ie nol done il vhiIe I vas silling on lhe pIalforn
earIier in lhe service? The facl lhal Ie had vailed
unliI I vas al lhe puIpil shoved ne lhal Ie obvi-
ousIy vanled everylhing lo cone lo a slop and for
lhal greal gIory lo cone in.
There vere olher lhings lhal lhe Lord shoved ne
lhal nighl, bul Iess lhan a veeI Ialer ve looI sev-
eraI carIoads of our canp peopIe lo lhe funeraI of a
paslor in IredericIsburg, Virginia. }usl before lhe
funeraI service slarled, ny associale, Rulh CarneaI,
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vho vas sealed nexl lo ne on lhe fronl rov, lurned
lo ne and asIed vhere lhe resl roon vas. I poinled
il oul al lhe bacI of lhe church.
WouId I have line lo go before lhe service be-
gins? she asIed.
IIease do, I ansvered her.
When she didnl relurn I assuned lhal she had
laIen a seal farlher bacI in lhe sancluary.
In nol sure hov nuch line eIapsed. I had a parl
in lhe cerenony and severaI olher paslors read scrip-
lure porlions. Afler a line, hovever (probabIy
fifleen or lvenly ninules), soneone lapped ne on
lhe shouIder and said, Sisler Rulh CarneaI is on
lhe fIoor al lhe bacI. I gol up and venl bacI qui-
elIy, nol vanling lo dislurb lhe service. When I sav
Rulh slrelched oul on lhe fIoor, I Inev innedialeIy
lhal she vas dead.
My firsl lhoughl vas nol lo spoiI lhe funeraI, so I
gol lvo brolhers lo picI her up, one by lhe feel and
lhe olher by lhe shouIders, and lo carry her inlo a
side roon. Il vas a snaII roon, and lhere vasnl
enough space lo slrelch her body oul conpIeleIy,
so lhe nen sal her up on a chair. Ier head vas faII-
ing lo one side, so I reached over lo supporl her head
and necI.
InliI lhal nonenl, ny onIy concern had been lo
gel her avay fron lhe funeraI service so lhal il
vouId nol be dislurbed. As I pIaced ny hand on
Rulhs necI, suddenIy lhose rhylhns fron lhe veeI
before relurned lo ny spiril. The vords cane lo ne
jusl as sIovIy and dislinclIy and poverfuIIy as lhey
had lhal nighl: The eyes of lhe bIind shaII see, lhe
ears of lhe deaf shaII hear, and lhe dead shaII be
raised lo Iife again. I vas nol saying lhe vords oul
Ioud, lhey vere going over and over in ny spiril.
The eyes of lhe bIind shaII see, lhe ears of lhe deaf
shaII hear, and lhe dead shaII be raised lo Iife again.
When I said il lhe second line vilhin nyseIf, she
gasped and her spiril cane bacI inlo her.
Soneone had caIIed an anbuIance and by lhis
line il had arrived. The paranedics quicIIy pIaced
Rulh inlo lhe anbuIance and headed for lhe hospi-
laI. I vas abIe lo ride in lhe fronl seal of lhe
anbuIance vilh lhen. In lhe rear lhey vere doing a
preIininary exaninalion of Rulh and lhey found
lhal aII her vilaI signs vere nornaI. When ve ar-
rived al lhe Lnergency Roon and doclors had
lhoroughIy exanined Rulh, lhey discovered lhal
vhen she had gone lo lhe resl roon she had suf-
fered a severe henorrhage and Iosl fuIIy a lhird of
her bIood. This had caused her lo fainl and die as
she cane oul of lhe resl roon.
Il had been an avesone experience vhen I vas
firsl carried avay and again lhal day vhen lhe
rhylhns of lhe river cane lo ne, bul lhe nosl anaz-
ing lhing aboul lhis experience cane lo ne Ialer. I
had never acluaIIy prayed for her lo cone bacI lo
Iife. The niracIe happened in lhe fIov of lhe river.
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RecenlIy, Rulh vas in a neeling in lhe RoyaI The-
alre in Nev CaslIe in AuslraIia. In lhe norning
service, everyone presenl heard lhe audibIe voice
of lhe Lord coning lhrough lhe pubIic address sys-
len. Ie vas saying, This viII be a revivaI of signs.
ThanI ne. They aII sal in anazenenl, seeing lhal
no one vas speaIing inlo lhe nicrophones and re-
aIizing lhal lhey had heard lhe audibIe voice of lhe
Lord. In describing Iis voice, lhey said il had fire
on il.
Nothin viII bc impossibIc to us in
thc baqs ahcab as vc movc furthcr
into R1vr UIorq.
Did nol }ohn lhe ReveIalor reporl?
| uas in |nc Spiri| cn |nc |cr's aq, an ncar
ocnin nc a grca| tcicc, as cf a |runpc|.
ReveIalion 1:1O
Cel il inlo your spiril loday: The eyes of lhe bIind
shaII see, lhe ears of lhe deaf shaII hear, and lhe dead
shaII be raised lo Iife again. Nolhing viII be in-
possibIe lo us in lhe days ahead as ve nove furlher
inlo Ritcr G|crq.
Chapter 17
Joy and Security in the River
Gc is cur rcfugc an s|rcng|n, a tcrq prcscn|
nc|p in |rcuo|c. Tncrcfcrc ui|| nc| uc fcar,
|ncugn |nc car|n oc rcnctc, an |ncugn |nc
ncun|ains oc carric in|c |nc nis| cf |nc sca,
Tncugn |nc ua|crs |ncrccf rcar an oc |rcuo|c,
|ncugn |nc ncun|ains sna|c ui|n |nc suc||ing
|ncrccf. Sc|an. TH|R| |S A R|V|R, |nc
s|rcans uncrccf sna|| na|c g|a |nc ci|q cf Gc,
|nc nc|q p|acc cf |nc |aocrnac|cs cf |nc ncs|
Hign. Gc is in |nc nis| cf ncr, snc sna|| nc|
oc nctc. Gc sna|| nc|p ncr, an |na| rign|
car|q. IsaIn 46:1-
Tncrc is a ritcr. There is a vonderfuI sense of
securily and an acconpanying joy lhal cone lo us
in lhe fIov of lhe river.
The very exislence of lhe river naIes us secure. Il
195
River Glory 196
is vonderfuI jusl lo Inov lhal |ncrc is a ritcr. We
donl have lo say, I lhinI ... We donl have lo sur-
nise. We donl have lo vonder. We donl have lo
ponder. We donl have lo queslion. We Inov. This
river is sure. Tncrc is a ritcr.
Hov couIb vc as pcopIc of thc rivcr
possibIq bc conccrncb about thc va-
tcrs of abvcrsitq that arc comin our
vaq7 Vc knov that 1r 1 a
r1vr. anb that is cnouh.
In verse 3, lhe psaInisl spoIe of olher valers,
valers lhal roared, valers lhal vere lroubIed, va-
lers lhal vere difficuIl. The Lord is shoving us lhal
ve viII face difficuIlies in lhe days ahead. The an-
sver of lhe Lord, hovever, is, |ncrc is a ritcr jan]
|nc s|rcans jcf i|] na|c jus] g|a. There is no need for
us lo be vorried, no need for us lo be frelfuI or con-
cerned. When Cod caIIs our allenlion lo lroubIes,
Ie does so because Ie Inovs ve are river peopIe.
Ie Inovs lhal lhose olher valers viII nol overfIov
us, dislress us, nor dislurb us. Iov couId ve as
peopIe of lhe river possibIy be concerned aboul lhe
valers of adversily lhal are coning our vay? We
Inov lhal |ncrc is a ritcr, and lhal is enough.
Joy and Security in the River 197
We have a sure river, and lhal river onIy Inovs
gIadness, a gIadness lhal viII affecl lhe vhoIe cily
of Cod. This river provides securily in lhe line of
difficuIly, nol jusl for an individuaI, bul for aII lhe
peopIe of Cod. Wherever lhe peopIe of Cod are
found lhroughoul lhe vhoIe vorId, lhey viII be
posiliveIy affecled by lhese slreans of gIadness.
The peopIe of lhe vorId cannol undersland vhy
ve are so fuII of joy. Mosl of lhose vho are nol yel
in lhe river see nolhing for vhich lo rejoice, bul lhis
joy ve feeI is supernaluraI and il enanales fron lhe
river.
If ve IooI loo Iong al Iifes circunslances ve nay
aIso begin lo vonder vhy vere so happy. There is
no vay lo deny lhal our joy and sense of securily is
supernaluraI. }usl because lhere are lroubIes aII
around us is no reason lo give in lo lhe vorIds re-
sponse lo lroubIe. We are differenl because ve are
in lhe river.
Sone Chrislians have cone lo lhe concIusion lhal
lhey nusl give in lo lhe vorIds response so lhal
peopIe around lhen viII feeI lhal lhey are reaIIy in
need and pray for lhen. This is nol necessary. Cods
peopIe nusl be differenl. If ve are in lhe river and
lhe river is in us, lhe fIov of ils slreans viII naIe
us gIad vhen no one eIse is gIad.
IeopIe shouId nol be abIe lo IooI al your counle-
nance and Inov lhal you have ever had a day of
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lroubIe. They shouId nol be abIe lo IooI al you and
Inov lhal anyone in your faniIy has ever been dif-
ficuIl. They shouId nol be abIe lo IooI al you and
Inov lhal your brolhers or sislers soId you inlo
Lgypl, or lhal lhey pIolled sonelhing bad againsl
you. IeopIe shouId nol be abIe lo delecl lhe sneII of
snoIe on you or lo Inov lhal you vere ever in a
fiery furnace.
Cob is Iookin for a pcopIc vho viII
not bc cmbarrasscb vith victorq. His
pcopIc havc no nccb to Iook as if thcq
nccb a hanbout. Thcq bon't nccb to
havc thc appcarancc of thosc vho
havc suffcrcb manq affIictions.
Sone peopIe vere deIivered fron lhe fiery fur-
nace fifly years ago, bul you can sliII sneII snoIe
on lhen. Il seens lhal lhose furnaces sliII beIch oul
lheir snoIe periodicaIIy. If lhe snoIe is nol lhere,
lhese peopIe sonehov viII il lo cone. They gIory
in il. Iov sad!
Cod is IooIing for a peopIe vho viII nol be en-
barrassed vilh viclory. Iis peopIe have no need lo
IooI as if lhey need a handoul. They donl need lo
have lhe appearance of lhose vho have suffered
nany affIiclions. Cods peopIe Inov lhe bIessing
of lhe river, lhe viclory of lhe river, lhe lriunph of
lhe river. We refuse lo Iive in slagnanl valers. This
river suils us fine because il is conlinuaIIy fIoving.
Ils valers are aIvays fresh and cIear. They naIe us
gIad.
The fIov of gIadness in and lhe fIov of gIadness
oul, lhe fIov of joy in and lhe fIov of joy oul, cones
by us, bul il doesnl slarl vilh us, and ve canl Ieep
il for ourseIves. This fIov is fron lhe river. We can
Ieave a service feeIing Iighler lhan vhen ve cane
in, feeIing Iess lired lhan vhen ve cane in, feeIing
nore slrenglh lhan vhen ve cane in because ve
have slepped inlo lhe river. We can Inov viclory
because ve have been reninded by lhe Spiril of Cod
lhal |ncrc is a ritcr. This niracIe is nol of us. Il is
because of lhe river and lhe securily lhe river brings
lo our Iives.
This psaIn vas vrillen by lhe sons of Korah. They
vere Inovn for lheir prophecy in song. I can jusl
piclure lhese young nen under lhe anoinling of lhe
IoIy Chosl singing, |ncrc is a ritcr. They vere cen-
luries ahead of lheir line. }ohn lhe ReveIalor,
hundreds of years Ialer, gol lhe sane reveIalion and
said, | sau a purc ritcr cf ua|cr cf |ifc. The sons of
Korah vere anong lhe firsl lo see il.
The river of Cod is onIy Inovn by reveIalion.
Lvery greal river spoIen of in lhe Scriplures vas
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Inovn in lhis vay. These vere nol rivers lhal you
couId pul your finger inlo in lhe naluraI. The river
of LzeIieI 47 did nol exisl in lhe lerrilory lhe prophel
vas faniIiar vilh. The rivers }ohn sav fIoving oul
of lhe oc||q of beIievers vere reveaIed rivers. The
river of ReveIalion 21 and 22, lhal pure river of crys-
laI, vas seen onIy by reveIalion. This river of Cod
nusl be gIinpsed by reveIalion and Iaid hoId of by
failh. Lel us journey lo il, pilch our lenl beside il
and junp in. As ve see il fron afar, Iel us reach oul
and enbrace il, and il viII becone ours.
This rivcr of Cob must bc Iimpscb
bq rcvcIation anb Iaib hoIb of bq
faith. Lct us journcq to it. pitch our
tcnt bcsibc it anb jump in.
The sons of Korah sav lhis river in }erusaIen, and
lhal is nolabIe for }erusaIen is a cily vilhoul a river.
They couId see lhal in lhe fulure }erusaIen vouId
have a river because vhal Cod does in lhe super-
naluraI reaIn Ie uIlinaleIy brings lo pass in lhe
naluraI. Il is never done in lhe reverse order. Whal
ve see in lhe Spiril Ie brings inlo lhe naluraI. Ie
never copies lhe naluraI.
In lhe fulure lhere viII be a river fIoving oul of
}erusaIen. Il viII fIov oul and heaI lhe narshy, saIly
pIaces oulside of lhe cily of }erusaIen and go on
dovn inlo lhe deserl areas. Il viII bring heaIing ev-
eryvhere il fIovs. The sons of Korah sav il and vere
abIe lo decIare il.
Thal river, lhey aIso vere shovn in reveIalion,
brings securily and joy in lhe nidsl of lroubIe. Il
doesnl naller if lhe person you Iive vilh has no
joy. You can sliII have a founlain of il inside of you.
There nay nol be a specI of peace in lhose around
you, bul you can sliII have a founlain of peace ris-
ing up vilhin you. Those around you nay nol have
any of lhese lhings operalive in lheir Iives. There is
a Iol of lurnoiI in lhe vorId around us righl nov.
SliII, you can have a securily lhe vorId onIy dreans
of as you slay in lhe river.
There is onIy one reason lhal ve are joyfuI. Il is
because |ncrc is a ritcr and because lhal river brings
gIadness.
Many peopIe are againsl lhe Iaughler lhal is con-
ing forlh in lhe revivaI, bul vhal beller sign couId
lhere be lhal lhe slreans lhal naIe gIad are fIov-
ing by? These slreans bring gIadness, and if you
can yieId lo lhal gIadness and be louched by lhal
gIadness, you cannol heIp bul rejoice in lhe Lord.
SupernaluraI joy viII cone forlh oul of lhe inner-
nosl parl of your being, and jusl aboul lhe line you
lhinI you nighl cry, you viII feeI a joy begin lo
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bubbIe up fron vilhin. Il jusl nighl bubbIe up so
unconlroIIabIy lhal you, loo, begin lo Iaugh.
Whal eIse did lhe psaInisls see? Tncrc is a ritcr,
|nc s|rcans |ncrccf na|c g|a |nc ci|q cf cur Gc, |nc
nc|q p|acc cf |nc |aocrnac|c cf |nc ncs| nign Gc. Gc is
in |nc nis| cf ncr. They sav lhal Cod vas in lhe
nidsl of lhe river. No vonder il brings us joy. No
vonder il naIes us lolaIIy secure. Cod is in lhe river.
Nol onIy is Cod in lhe nidsl of lhe river, bul Ie
is lhe river. Ie is lhe fIov because il is a fIov of Iis
Spiril. Ie is lhe slrean lhal fIovs inlo our Iives and
oul of our Iives and vhich bIesses us on lhe vay
lhrough.
}oy brings slrenglh. The prophel Neheniah de-
cIared:
|cr |nis aq is nc|q un|c cur |cr. nci|ncr oc
qc scrrq, fcr |nc jcq cf |nc |ORD is qcur s|rcng|n.
Neheniah 8:1O
We donl have lo slay in lhe vaIIeys of Iife. Ior
nany years nov, ve have been hearing preachers
speaI aboul lhe need for us lo go lhrough sone
vaIIeys, and lhere is an eIenenl of lrulh in vhal
lhey say. We can go lhrough a vaIIey, hovever, vilh-
oul having lo shed lears lhere. We can cross our
vaIIeys vilhoul beconing sad.
We donl have lo Iive in lhe vaIIey forever. WhiIe
il is lrue lhal you nusl pass lhrough a vaIIey in or-
der lo gel lo lhe nexl nounlain, I discovered vhen I
vas younger and vas cIinbing lhe nounlains of
NepaI lhal sone of lhose vaIIeys are quile eIevaled.
Kalhnandu VaIIey, for inslance, Iies al aboul four
lhousand feel above sea IeveI. Afler you cIinb lhe
nexl nounlain, you cone lo anolher vaIIey, and lhal
vaIIey Iies al six lhousand feel above sea IeveI. Iron
lhere you cIinb lhe nexl nounlain, and you find
yel anolher vaIIey, lhis one al eighl lhousand feel
above sea IeveI. Lach nev vaIIey is as high, or nearIy
so, as lhe nounlain Ieading lo il. Ip nearer lo Ml.
Lveresl sone vaIIeys Iie al lvenly lhousand feel
above sea IeveI or nore. So vaIIeys are nol aIvays
Iov pIaces. They are jusl approaches lo lhe high
pIaces.
!f qou havc to o throuh somc vaI-
Icqs to ct to thc ncxt hih pIacc.
bon't vorrq about it. Vou arc stiII
hihcr than qou vcrc bcforc. Vou
arc stiII movin forvarb.
If you have lo go lhrough sone vaIIeys lo gel lo
lhe nexl high pIace, donl vorry aboul il. You are
sliII higher lhan you vere before, and you are sliII
noving forvard.
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If you have lo cone dovn a IillIe lo cross over lo
lhe nexl high pIace, jusl Ieep your sighls on lhe
nounlain. You donl have lo slay in lhe vaIIey. Il is
a lenporary pIace for you, and as you cross il, be
avare lhal lhe river of Cod is vilh you.
The cily of }erusaIen sils al aboul lvo lhousand
feel above sea IeveI, so lhe vaIIeys lhere are aIready
al Ieasl lhal high. When you are in lhose vaIIeys,
you are a Iol higher lhan you vere, for inslance, al
lhe Dead Sea (vhich is silualed al one lhousand,
lhree hundred feel beIov sea IeveI). You are nearIy
lhree lhousand, five hundred feel higher lhan you
vere vhen you slarled, so donl nind lhe vaIIeys
of Iife. Ils aII in lhe vay you IooI al il.
We have feared lhe vaIIeys and vhen ve had lo
go lhrough lhen, our chin vas aboul as Iov as lhe
vaIIey fIoor ilseIf. LooI up! Tncrc is a ritcr and lhal
river na|cs g|a |nc ci|q cf Gc.
I nade up ny nind a nunber of years ago lhal I
vouId nol be sad or sorrovfuI again. You nighl asI,
Can you jusl naIe up your nind nol lo be sad?
Yes, you jusl laIe aulhorily over sadness. When lhe
eneny cones and begins lo push your bullons lo
naIe you sad, you say lo hin, }usl slay over lhere.
Donl cone any nearer.
I refuse lo give nyseIf lo sadness. I have a greal
river fIoving lhrough ne, and lhis river Ieeps ne
happy, no naller vhals in ny pocIel or vhelher
lhere are peopIe around or vhelher I an lolaIIy
aIone. No naller vhal lhe circunslances of Iife nay
be, our happiness is nol dependenl upon vhals
happening round aboul us. Il doesnl depend on
vhelher or nol ve gel our favorile lhing for Chrisl-
nas. This joy is supernaluraI. No naller vhal
Anerica faces in lhe coning years, lhe peopIe of lhe
river viII nol be dislurbed by il.
If ve Iive in lhe river and lhe river Iives in us, ve
can have a vonderfuI securily in lhe nidsl of lur-
noiI.
Iere in Anerica, ve ceIebrale ThanIsgiving Day.
Lvery year our presidenl nusl naIe a resoIulion
lhal a cerlain day be sel aside lo give lhanIs lo Cod.
The purpose of our ThanIsgiving is nol jusl lo lhanI
Cod lhal Ie broughl lhe earIy sellIers lhrough lhe
vinlers and gave lhen a harvesl, bul ve do il be-
cause lhis year Cod is bringing us lhrough every
lriaI and Ie is giving us a harvesl. There is securily
in lhe river because Cod is lhere, and Iis presence
brings us supernaluraI joy. Ils lo be found in Ritcr
G|crq.
Chapter 18
All That You Need in the River
8u| MY GOD SHA|| SUPP|Y A|| YOUR
N||D acccring |c nis ricncs |N G|ORY oq
Cnris| ]csus. IhiIippians 4:19
Mq Gc sna|| supp|q a|| qcur ncc ... in g|crq. There
are so nany olher lhings ve couId nenlion lhal are
lo be found in lhe river. There is, in facl, an abun-
danl suppIy of anylhing you can nane, aII lhal you
viII ever need.
There is hoIiness lo be found in lhe river. Many of
us vorry aboul approaching Cods lhrone, lhinI-
ing lhal our hearls are nol pure enough. Il is lhe river
lhals pure, nol you. You canl be pure unIess you
are subnerged in lhe purily of lhe river. When you
gel inlo lhe river, and gel Ritcr G|crq inlo your souI,
il happens aulonalicaIIy. IoIiness cones fron Cod,
207
River Glory 208
nol fron you. Ie is hoIy. Cel subnerged in lhe fIov
of Iis river, and you viII becone nore IiIe Iin.
This river is conducive lo repenlance. When you
feeI lhe greal valers of Cod vash over you, repenl-
ing is no Ionger a slruggIe. Il cones easiIy. When
you do repenl, you find a veaIlh of grace and nercy
availing you in lhe river. Il is a heaIing baIn vhich
avails aII lhose vho seeI Cods valers.
Iurily of hearl is a vonderfuI lhing. nce sone-
one asIed ny brolher, Iov do you Inov vhen
sonebody has an eviI spiril?
!n thc rivcr thcrc is an abunbant sup-
pIq of anqthin qou can namc. aII
that qou viII cvcr nccb.
Iis inspired repIy vas: Iave a good spiril your-
seIf. When your spiril is cIear, vhen you are anong
|nc purc in ncar|, il is nol difficuIl lo discern vhen
soneone eIse is nol. You discern vilhoul lrying.
There is a cIear dislinclion belveen lhe pure and lhe
inpure. Cel inlo lhe pure river of Cod, and you
vonl even have lo lurn on your discerner bullon.
The Spiril of Cod vilhin you viII naIe you Inov
vhal is nol of Iin.
There is greal Iiberly lo be found in lhe river. Many
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of us have been faniIiar vilh lhe IoIy Spiril and
Iis vorI for sone line nov. We have sonelines
considered ourseIves lo be experls, and lhal has been
parl of our probIen. By lhinIing ve Inev exaclIy
hov lo do il, ve have oflen gollen in lhe Spirils
vay, beconing a hindrance and quenching lhe Spiril
in lhe process.
IauI inslrucled lhe ThessaIonian beIievers:
Qucncn nc| |nc Spiri|.
1 ThessaIonians :19
In nany circIes, vhen anyone begins lo speaI in
longues, lhe vorship Ieader has been inslrucled lo
slarl singing a chorus lo drovn oul lhe sound so
lhal no one eIse is dislurbed by il. When sone-
one begins lo dance in lhe Spiril, ushers have been
inslrucled lo sil lhen dovn so lhal lhey donl drav
allenlion lo lhenseIves. We have Inovn everylhing
lhal ve did nol vanl lo happen, bul loo oflen ve
have nol Inovn vhal ve shouId vanl lo happen or
shouId expecl lo happen. We have nol Iearned vhal
lhe Spiril desires of us, vhal Ie vanls lo do in our
nidsl.
The ansver is sinpIe. Ie is lhe river. Ie vanls
us lo presenl ourseIves before Iin, an enply chan-
neI lhrough vhich Ie can fIov. Ie is lhe river, Iel
Iin fIov. Cive Iin roon lo nove. Ie is lhe valer
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of Iife and is IooIing for a dry river bed lhal Ie can
inhabil and fIov lhrough.
You can never conlain lhis river, and you can
never conlroI il. You can onIy presenl yourseIf as a
viIIing channeI for ils fIov. You be lhe river bed.
Lel lhe river of Iife fIov lhrough you, and your bed
viII becone grealIy enIarged.
Iov oflen ve allenpl lo conlroI lhe fIov of lhe
river for fear lhal olhers are jusl nol ready for il! Iov
nany lines ve have hindered lhe fIov of lhe Spiril
because sone inporlanl person cane inlo lhe neel-
ing, soneone vhon ve lhoughl vas loo innalure
lo appreciale spiriluaI lhings! Surc|q anc|ncr |inc
ucu| oc oc||cr fcr |ncn, ve inagine. We are oflen
vrong.
Vou can ncvcr contain this rivcr. anb
qou can ncvcr controI it. Vou can
onIq prcscnt qourscIf as a viIIin
channcI for its fIov. Vou bc thc rivcr
bcb. Lct thc rivcr of Iifc fIov throuh
qou. anb qour bcb viII bccomc
rcatIq cnIarcb.
IeopIe have loId ne nany lines in }erusaIen,
We have sonebody ve vanl lo bring lo your pIace,
bul ve vanl lo laIe lhen around lo a fev olher
pIaces in lovn firsl because lheyre nol quile ready
for lhe Iiberly you enjoy. By lhe line lhey laIe lhese
peopIe around lo olher pIaces, lhey are reaIIy nol
ready for vhal Cod vanls lo do. I vouId ralher di-
recl peopIe inlo lhe fIov of lhe Spiril and Iel Cod
do lhings Iis vay. I have seen peopIe vho vere
lolaIIy nev lo lhe CospeI be born again, fiIIed vilh
lhe IoIy Chosl and begin lo dance before lhe Lord
in a singIe service. Many open lheir noulhs and
begin lo prophesy or leII a vision lhey are having as
lhey are carried avay in lhe Spiril. Cod decIared
Iong ago lhal Ie vouId laIe lhe lhings of lhe Spiril
and give lhen lo oaocs an suc||ings:
Ou| cf |nc ncu|n cf oaocs an suc||ings nas|
|ncu crainc s|rcng|n occausc cf |ninc cn-
cnics, |na| |ncu nign|cs| s|i|| |nc cncnq an
|nc atcngcr. IsaIn 8:2
Hcuoci| uncn nc, |nc Spiri| cf |ru|n, is ccnc,
nc ui|| guic qcu in|c a|| |ru|n. fcr nc sna|| nc|
spca| cf ninsc|f, ou| una|scctcr nc sna|| ncar,
|na| sna|| nc spca|. an nc ui|| sncu qcu |nings
|c ccnc. Hc sna|| g|crifq nc. fcr nc sna|| rc-
ccitc cf ninc, an sna|| sncu i| un|c qcu. A||
|nings |na| |nc |a|ncr na|n arc ninc. |ncrcfcrc
sai |, |na| nc sna|| |a|c cf ninc, an sna|| sncu
i| un|c qcu. }ohn 16:13-1
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Cod deIighls in doing lhis, and you and I have no
righl lo spurn or lry lo conlroI peopIe vho are slarv-
ing for lhe lhings of Cod. Slop spoon feeding lhen
and Iel Cod have Iis vay. If Ie vanls lo bring
peopIe quicIIy inlo nany experiences, Iel Iin do
il. If Ie vanls lo feed Iis peopIe by Iis Spiril, gel
oul of lhe vay and Iel Iin do il. Lel lhe river fIov.
Beller yel, Iel il fIov lhrough you.
Too nany of us niss lhe benefils of lhe river be-
cause ve are afraid of il, afraid lhal lhings viII gel
oul of conlroI, oul of order. Were afraid of lhings
ve canl conlroI. Bul il doesnl naller if lhings gel a
IillIe oul of order. If Cod is in conlroI, vhal are ve
vorried aboul? ur order doesnl heaI lhe sicI and
deIiver lhe oppressed. Il is line lo Iel Cod inslilule
Iis order anong us. Rejoice in lhe Iiberly of lhe
river.
Thc Lorb HimscIf scts thc pattcrn ...
anb that is vhq vc must Iistcn to
thc voicc of thc 5pirit of Cob as Hc is
spcakin to us in our scrviccs.
The Lord IinseIf sels lhe pallern. You nighl say,
We can do il anolher vay, bul youre vrong! If
Cod leIIs you lo do il by Iaughing, you canl do il
any olher vay. If Ie leIIs you lo do il by giving,
you canl do il anolher vay. Ie sels lhe pallern, and
lhal is vhy ve nusl Iislen lo lhe voice of lhe Spiril
of Cod as Ie is speaIing lo us in our services. When
Ie leIIs us vhal Ie viII do if ve do cerlain lhings,
ve nusl absorb every vord. Then, jusl do vhal Ie
said lo do, and Ie viII do vhal Ie has pronised.
When Brolher and Sisler Roger AIers firsl cane
lo vorI vilh us, lhey had cone fron a lradilionaI
IenlecoslaI bacIground. They began lo venlure a
IillIe fron lhe shoreIine, unliI Cod began lo open
nany vonderfuI doors lo lhen. These are doors
lhey couId nol possibIy have enlered if lhey had nol
aIIoved Cod lo free lhen fron lhe conslrainls of
lheir bacIground and lo Iaunch lhen oul inlo lhe
deep.
Vhcn thc rivcr is fIovin. thcrc is
Iibcrtq. anb if Iibcrtq is Iackin. vc
knov that thc rivcr is not prcscnt or
that it is not bcin aIIovcb to fIov.
When lhe river is fIoving, lhere is Iiberly, and if
Iiberly is IacIing, ve Inov lhal lhe river is nol
presenl or lhal il is nol being aIIoved lo fIov.
AII of lhe gifls of lhe Spiril are lo be found in lhe
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fIov of lhe river. Sone need lo nove inlo a prophelic
fIov, for il is parl of lhe river.
Il is up lo us hov nuch of lhe rivers pover ve
use. In lhe naluraI, ve harness lhe pover of rivers
and use lhal pover for nany differenl purposes. Il
is lhe sane in lhe Spiril. There is nuch pover yel lo
be used.
We firsl aIIov lhe pover of lhe river and lhe fIov
of lhe prophelic vord lo ninisler lo us personaIIy,
and lhen ve use il lo bIess olhers. Iirsl, ve aIIov il
lo fIov in and speaI inlo our ovn spiril, and lhen
ve Iel il fIov oul of us and speaI inlo lhe Iives of
olhers. There is sonelhing vonderfuI aboul being
firsl parlaIer of lhal reveIalory reaIn of lhe Spiril
of Cod.
Vhcn qou Iaq hanbs on somconc for
thcir hcaIin. that hcaIin fIov
touchcs cvcrq vcak part of qour ovn
bobq anb bcins to hcaI anq sick-
ncss vithin qou.
Sonelines vhen you finish prophesying, lhose
sounds are in your souI. Sonelines you feeI lhe
rhylhns in your souI. Maybe for lhe resl of lhe nighl,
even afler you have gone lo bed, you can hear lhe
IoIy Chosl singing over and over. The vords of lhe
river echo and reverberale in your souI, vashing
over you, doing a vorI in your spiril. The fIov
louches you as veII as lhose around you.
When you Iay hands on soneone for lheir heaI-
ing, lhal heaIing fIov louches every veaI parl of
your ovn body and begins lo heaI any sicIness
vilhin you. The river is coning fron lhe very lhrone
of Cod and fIoving lhrough you, and il quicIens
you and Ieeps you young. Il becones a founlain of
youlh vilhin you. The facl lhal lhe person you are
praying for is heaIed is jusl a bonus. You have par-
laIen firsl.
No vonder ve slay so young! So nany peopIe
say lo ne, Sisler Rulh, I donl Inov hov you Ieep
up vilh your scheduIe. Il isnl easy, gelling on and
off airpIanes, in and oul of airporls, vaIIing niIes
dovn lhose airporl concourses. I couIdnl do il in
lhe naluraI. Il is onIy as I slay in lhe anoinling of lhe
river lhal I can do il day afler day.
Thals jusl a beginning. Whalever you need, you
can find il in Ritcr G|crq.
Part III:
What Must I Do?
Chapter 19
Meet God in the River
Tncrc is a ritcr, |nc s|rcans uncrccf sna|| na|c
g|a |nc ci|q cf Gc, |nc nc|q p|acc cf |nc |ao-
crnac|cs cf |nc ncs| Hign. GOD |S |N TH|
M|DST O| H|R, snc sna|| nc| oc nctc. Gc
sna|| nc|p ncr, an |na| rign| car|q.
IsaIn 46:4-
Gc is in |nc nis| cf ncr. ur Cod is exlending
lo you an invilalion lo neel Iin in lhe river. Ac-
cepl Iis invilalion and slep inlo Ritcr G|crq for your
ovn Iife and for lhose around you. Accepl Iis invi-
lalion and begin lo decIare gIadness for lhe peopIe
of Anerica, revivaI gIory fIoving fron one side of
lhis counlry lo lhe olher, fron border lo border, fron
sea lo shining sea. The slreans of Cod bring vic-
lory, for our nalion, and for every olher nalion of
lhe vorId.
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River Glory 220
Cod is in conlroI of vorId evenls. Ie is lhe Tri-
unphanl ne and desires lo use us as lhose lhal
speaI lriunph and speaI viclory. Accepl Iis invi-
lalion loday.
No onc nccb bc afraib of this invita-
tion. ... !f thc Lorb saqs to qou. !'II
mcct qou in thc rivcr." qou arc not
oin homc nov. Hc is just quickcn-
in qou. anointin qou. rcvitaIitin
qou. cnbuin qou vith povcr from
on hih. puttin a ncvncss into
qour spirit. a ncvncss into qour
vaIk. a ncvncss into qour taIk. a
ncvncss into qour Iifc. so that qou
can risc up anb bo cxpIoits.
Cod vanls lo neel us al lhe river. Sone peopIe
nighl gel a IillIe nervous vilh an invilalion IiIe lhal.
In lhe oId days, lhe onIy lhoughl peopIe ever had
aboul lhe river vas crossing over lo lhe olher side,
and lhal vas nol aIvays lhe nosl pIeasanl lhoughl.
Wilh an invilalion IiIe lhis, sone vouId be afraid
lhal lhey vere going lo die before norning.
ne Lasler Sunday norning in }erusaIen, ve had
a InocI al lhe door ralher earIy. Il vas an rlhodox
priesl vho vas cerlain lhal he vas dying.
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Why do you lhinI youre dying? ve asIed.
h, he said, I sav lhe Lord earIy lhis norn-
ing. In his lhinIing, seeing lhe Lord neanl you
vere near dealh. We vere happy lo leII hin lhal
seeing lhe Lord lhese days neans lhal you are aboul
lo enler inlo a nev and vonderfuI Iife.
No one need be afraid of lhis invilalion. Donl gel
nervous if lhe Lord says lo you, III neel you in
lhe river. You are nol going hone nov. Ie is jusl
quicIening you, anoinling you, revilaIizing you,
enduing you vilh pover fron on high, pulling a
nevness inlo your spiril, a nevness inlo your vaII,
a nevness inlo your laII, a nevness inlo your Iife,
so lhal you can rise up and do expIoils. Meel Cod
in lhe river.
There are niracIes in lhe river, and Cod is saying
lo us, I vanl you lo gel in lhe Spiril and slay in lhe
Spiril. Cel yourseIf conpIeleIy innersed in lhis
nighly river of Cod and slay under ils Iife-giving
infIuence. Donl be salisfied jusl lo be louched by
lhe Spiril, bul aIIov lhe Spiril lo overvheIn you.
Lel lhe river fIood ils banIs, and overfIov you con-
linuaIIy.
n Novenber 1, 1998, Cod had ne drav an
inaginary Iine on lhe pIalforn vhere I vas ninis-
lering and lo junp over il. Ie had loId us lhal Ie
vanled us lo be lolaIIy inlo lhe nev by lhal dale. I
undersland lhal olhers are being Ied lo do lhe sane
lhing.
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WiII junping over an inaginary Iine reaIIy bring
you inlo sonelhing nev in Cod? Sone probabIy
lhinI lhal is a very fooIish lhing lo do, bul beIieve
ne, ils nol fooIish if you see lhe Iine.
}unp fron lhe oId inlo lhe nev. }unp fron lhe
banI of lhe river inlo lhe deep pIaces. }unp fron
your ovn lhinIing inlo Cods lhinIing. }unp fron
vhal you Inov inlo vhal you donl Inov. }unp
fron lhe reaIns of lhe pasl inlo lhe reveIalory reaIns
of lhe fulure.
Cob is boin ncv thins in thc rivcr.
Hc is pcrformin miracIcs. Hc is
brinin sins anb vonbcrs forth bq
thc povcr of His HoIq 5pirit. anb Hc
is invitin qou to participatc.
When you can see lhe nev lhing Cod is offering
you, il is nol fooIish lo naIe lhe Ieap. The reaIn of
Iis CIory is jusl as reaI as anylhing eIse you can
see.
Cod is doing nev lhings in lhe river. Ie is per-
forning niracIes. Ie is bringing signs and vonders
forlh by lhe pover of Iis IoIy Spiril, and Ie is in-
viling you lo parlicipale. You have a personaI
invilalion fron Iin. Iis bIessings are nol jusl for
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one or lvo or a dozen. This invilalion is for aII. Cod
vanls you lo neel Iin in lhe river.
Cod is ready lo neel us in lhe river, bul il is up lo
us lo accepl lhe invilalion. Il is line lo slop sland-
ing on lhe banI IooIing on. We nusl pIunge in. Ior
lhose Iess advenluresone ones vho are afraid lo
pIunge, vaII on oul inlo lhe deplhs of lhe valers of
Cod. Slarl vaIIing inlo il, laIing one slep afler an-
olher, noving forvard, aIIoving lhe IoIy Spiril lo
neasure il oul for you.
When Ie has neasured a lhousand and you cone
inlo lhe pIace vhere your anIIes are covered, donl
slop lhere. Lel Iin neasure a lhousand nore for
you so lhal you can cone inlo Inee-deep valers.
Donl slop lhere in lhe Inee-deep valer. Lel lhe
Spiril neasure a lhousand nore for you and Ieep
going oul inlo deeper valers. The inporlanl lhing
is lhal you nol sland forever al lhe valers edge.
Cone inlo lhe river, for lhe Lord has pronised lo
neel you lhere.
Sone peopIe are afraid of valer, bul lhe Lord is
renoving our fears. Anong lhe lhousands of peopIe
I pray for in lhe course of a year, I an anazed al
hov nany leII ne lhey are afraid. Donl be afraid,
I leII lhen. }usl reIax. Soneone is aIvays behind
lhen lo calch lhen vhen lhey faII, bul I sense lhal
il is nol lhe physicaI parl lhal causes lhen lo be
afraid. They are afraid of lhe pIunge inlo lhe river
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of Cod. Whal a shane! We have nolhing lo fear in
lhe river. Ie has pronised lo neel us lhere.
Yes, Ie viII carry us oul inlo reaIns ve have
never Inovn, bul lrusl Iin. Lel go of every fear.
Donl be concerned aboul gelling oul loo deep. Be
concerned aboul nol gelling oul deep enough.
Don't bc conccrncb about cttin out
too bccp. c conccrncb about not ct-
tin out bccp cnouh.
You can be pecuIiar and sliII nol be in lhe river, so
donl be afraid of pecuIiarily. Sonelines, lhe deeper
peopIe gel in, lhe nore nornaI lhey becone. Cod
puls sone nornaIcy inlo lhose vho have no nor-
naIcy in lhe naluraI. Their Iives have been
nisshapen and fiIIed vilh lurnoiI, bul as lhey gel
inlo lhe river, Cod begins lo pul inlo aclion a heaI-
ing process lhal viII forever lransforn lheir Iives.
Ie brings nornaIcy lo a Iife lhal has Inovn none.
WhiIe lhey are in lhe Spiril, vay oul in lhe deplhs
of lhe river, Cod brings a heaIing lo lhe body, a heaI-
ing lo lhe enolions and a heaIing lo lhe nind. Ie
gives lhen a nev sense of direclion and lhey Inov
lhal lhey are going forvard inlo lhe fuII purposes
of Cod. Whal are you vailing for? Cel inlo Ritcr
G|crq loday.
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Chapter 20
Step Into the Waters
An uncn |nc nan |na| na |nc |inc in nis nan
ucn| fcr|n cas|uar, H| M|ASUR|D A
THOUSAND CU8|TS, an nc orcugn| nc
|nrcugn |nc ua|crs, |nc ua|crs ucrc |c |nc an-
||cs. LzeIieI 47:3
Hc ncasurc a |ncusan cuoi|s. The river is here.
Nov slep inlo lhe valers.
ne of lhe greal slalenenls I have heard ny IncIe
BiII naIe concerning lhe river of Cod is lhal every
line you slep inlo lhe river you slep inlo il in a nev
pIace because lhe river is conslanlIy noving. You
nighl slep off of lhe banI al lhe exacl sane pIace as
before, bul lhe valer is nol lhe sane because of lhe
rivers fIov. Lach line ve slep in, ve find ourseIves
in nev valers, and aIlhough ve oflen find il diffi-
cuIl lo slep inlo sonelhing nev or unfaniIiar, Cod
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River Glory 226
viII Iead us forlh inlo lhis revivaI by lhe reveIalion
of lhe IoIy Spiril. Slep boIdIy inlo lhe valers.
This river of Cod can be enlered onIy by lhose vho
hunbIe lhenseIves:
An uncscctcr sna|| cxa|| ninsc|f sna|| oc
aoasc, an nc |na| sna|| nuno|c ninsc|f sna||
oc cxa||c. Mallhev 23:12
You nusl descend lo enler lhis river. Il viII carry
you lo lhe heighls, bul your journey nusl begin by
going dovn, lhrough huniIily. Sonelines lhe ser-
vanls of Cod are lhe Iasl lo hunbIe lhenseIves. We
lhinI lhal because ve Inov so nuch aboul Cod and
because ve have been used of Iin in lhe pasl, ve
Inov hov lo do lhings. Il seens lhal ve aInosl vanl
lo leII Cod hov lo do Iis business sonelines. In
lhis revivaI, hovever, ve are aII on a IeveI pIaying
fieId. Cod is doing il Iis vay. IunbIe yourseIf and
Iel Iin do il.
Beyond lhe need for huniIily, hovever, gelling
inlo lhe reaIn of lhe heavenIy, lhe reaIn of lhe gIory
of Cod, is easier lhan nosl of us have inagined. Il
cones lhrough lhe sinpIicily of praising unliI lhe
spiril of vorship cones and of vorshiping unliI lhe
gIory cones. When lhe gIory cones, aII ve need lo
do is yieId ourseIves and ve viII be carried avay
by lhe fIov of lhe river of Cod. Il isnl hard. }usl Iel
lhe river fIov.
We gel inlo lhe river by praising Cod, vorship-
ing Iin, dancing before Iin, by yieIding lo lhe
Iaughler of lhe Spiril, by Iaying aside our ovn lhinI-
ing and focusing aII our allenlion on lhe Lord. When
ve find lhal our nind is beginning lo drifl, ve nusl
focus on lhe Lord. We nusl Iearn lo forgel aboul
ourseIves and lo concenlrale on Iin. When ve do,
before Iong, ve are fIoaling in lhe river, and nolh-
ing can conpare vilh being in lhe river.
Nothin can comparc vith bcin in
thc rivcr.
Sonebody gave ne a IoveIy pin Iasl sunner. Il is
one of lhose nev ones lhal shovs lhe river fIoving
and sonebody dancing and praising lhe Lord on lhe
lop of lhe river. These pins and olhers IiIe lhen are
being narIeled nov because of vhal Cod is doing
in lhe revivaI. WeII, dancing on lhe river is a good
slarl. When ve reaIIy gel inlo lhe river, ve viII nol
be seen by lhose around us.
Where is Sisler Rulh? soneone viII asI.
I donl see her, you viII have lo ansver. I can
onIy see lhe river. She nusl be dovn lhere sone-
vhere in lhe deplhs of il, bul lhe valer is so deep
and lhe river is fIoving so quicIIy lhal she is nol
visibIe lo ne.
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I an conlenl jusl lo sil bacI and valch il happen
and lo say, Iraise lhe Lord! The river is here. Re-
vivaI has cone, lhe gIory of Cod is being reveaIed,
niracIes are laIing pIace, and Cod is doing il aII by
Iis Spiril.
!t is much casicr to cxpcricncc thc
rivcr in pIaccs vhcrc it is cIcarIq
fIovin.
Il is nuch easier lo experience lhe river in pIaces
vhere il is cIearIy fIoving. I encourage peopIe ev-
eryvhere I go lo gel lo BrovnsviIIe/IensacoIa and
be parl of lhe revivaI lhere. When revivaI breaIs oul,
ve need lo visil pIaces lhal are in revivaI and expe-
rience vhal Cod is doing.
In }uIy of 1998 I vas abIe lo gel lo a norning neel-
ing for paslors al lhe AssenbIy of Cod Church in
SpringfieId, Virginia, vhere Brolher Cover is pas-
lor. Iaslor }ohn KiIpalricI vas lhe speaIer lhal
norning. As he cane inlo lhe sancluary lhal norn-
ing lhere vas a vave of gIory lhal cane in vilh hin.
I innedialeIy began lo cry because I vas neIled in
his presence. I vondered vhy I vas so neIled, and
lhe Lord loId ne lhal Ie vanled ne lo feeI Iis
hearls apprecialion lovard Brolher KiIpalricI for
lhe greal sacrifices he has personaIIy nade for re-
vivaI. Il vas a Iong vay for hin lo cone by bus,
fron BrovnsviIIe, IIorida, lo norlhern Virginia, for
jusl lvo days of neelings, bul Iaslor KiIpalricI
naIes lrips IiIe lhal around lhe counlry nearIy ev-
ery veeI lo heIp bring River CIory lo lhe peopIe of
our Iand.
I frequenlIy asI lhe peopIe in lhe congregalions I
ninisler lo if lhey have been lo BrovnsviIIe, and I
an anazed hov nany have nol. When Cod is do-
ing sonelhing, ve nusl naIe lhe efforl lo gel lo
lhe pIace vhere Ie is doing il. There are pIaces ve
hear of vhere lhe river has broadened oul a IillIe
nore lhan in olher pIaces. Il is nol differenl valer,
bul lhere is a broadness or perhaps a deplh lhere
lhal ve are nol experiencing in every pIace, and ve
vanl lo experience lhal. Beal a palh lo pIaces vhere
revivaI is aIready in progress and, once lhere, gel
prayed for by lhose vho are aIready in lhe valer.
Sonelhing aboul lhe river is differenl lhere. Ier-
haps il is jusl lhal ve have renained loo cIose lo lhe
shoreIine, been loo caulious. When ve go vhere olh-
ers have nade a lransilion fron lhe banI inlo lhe
deplhs of lhe valers and ve see lhen Iaunching oul,
il naIes il easier for us lo nove oul inlo lhose sane
deplhs of lhe fIov of lhe river. Thal doesnl nean
lhal lhe river is nol fIoving in our lovns loo, bul
loo nany of us have been enjoying paddIing our feel
in lhe valer, vhen ve shouId be oul lhere svin-
ning in lhe deeper pIaces.
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When ve gel anong peopIe vho are aII svin-
ning, ve say lo ourseIves, Whal an I doing here,
jusl spIashing ny feel in lhe valer, vhen I couId be
svinning in lhe deplh of lhe river loo? Il naIes
us viIIing lo gel oul lhere and svin vilh lhen. Cod
has nany anazing lhings lo shov us, bul Ie is vail-
ing for us lo gel oul inlo lhose deeper valers.
Vhcn vc ct amon pcopIc vho
arc aII svimmin. vc saq to our-
scIvcs. Vhat am ! boin hcrc. just
spIashin mq fcct in thc vatcr.
vhcn ! couIb bc svimmin in thc
bcpth of thc rivcr too7" !t makcs us
viIIin to ct out thcrc anb svim
vith thcm.
The revivaI in BrovnsviIIe began on Ialhers Day
in 199, and lhe greal revivaI in Snilhlon, Missouri,
began in March of 1996. Lel revivaI begin loday in
your hearl and in your church. This is Cods hour
and Iis river is fIoving.
Sone no Ionger have failh for revivaI in Anerica.
They are sure lhal Anerica is nuch loo vicIed lo
be bIessed by Cod, bul I have failh lhal Cod viII
nol onIy reslore lhe Chrislian foundalions lhal have
been deslroyed bul viII raise up an even grealer
spiriluaI edifice. When ve slep inlo lhe valers of
Cods river, Ie can do ullerIy anazing lhings in and
lhrough us.
Il is nol enough lhal lhe river is here. If you donl
slep inlo ils valers, you viII nol benefil fron ils Iife-
giving fIov. The acl of slepping inlo lhe valer,
lherefore, is of ulnosl inporlance.
Il is inporlanl lhal ve be given opporlunily lo
parlicipale in lhe river and lhal ve give olhers op-
porlunily lo parlicipale. Il is one lhing lo hear greal
sernons, bul il is quile anolher lhing lo pul inlo ac-
lion vhal ve are hearing. We each nusl be given a
chance lo fIov in lhe river of Cod and lo Iel lhe river
fIov lhrough us. RevivaI is parlicipalion, and vilh-
oul parlicipalion, lhere can be no revivaI.
!t is not cnouh that thc rivcr is hcrc.
!f qou bon't stcp into its vatcrs. qou
viII not bcncfit from its Iifc-ivin
fIov. Thc act of stcppin into thc
vatcr. thcrcforc. is of utmost impor-
tancc.
Il is inpossibIe lo Inov lhis river vilhoul experi-
encing il. You nay Inov vhal il IooIs IiIe. You nay
say:
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Tnc cc|crs arc sc ocau|ifu|.
Tnc ua|cr |cc|s c|car.
|| sccns purc.
|| |cc|s rcfrcsning.
|| ucu| oc ccc|ing cn a nc| aq.
Inagining vhal il vouId be IiIe is nol lhe sane
as experiencing il. Describing lhe river is nol enough.
You cannol be a speclalor in revivaI. Speclalors nay
lhinI lhey Inov vhal revivaI is aboul, bul lhey
donl.
A very slrange allilude has arisen anong nany
Chrislians. They are nov very anli-experience ori-
enled. They are very sIeplicaI of every experience
and vanl lo exanine il Iong and hard before seeI-
ing il lhenseIves. Iov can lhis be? Whal Cod vanls
lo do in us can onIy be Inovn by experience. There
is no olher vay.
When revivaI cones, everyone is suddenIy avaI-
ened unlo Cod in such a vay lhal vhen Ie speaIs
in any dinension, ve can respond innedialeIy lo
Iis voice. If Ie urges us lo dance, ve can do il. If
Ie encourages us lo shoul, ve can respond. If Iis
viII is lhal ve aII cIap logelher, ve can cIap. There
is a corporale response lo lhe Spiril of lhe Lord.
Cod is doing vhalever il laIes lo free us quicIIy.
Whal used lo laIe nany years, as ve progressed
lhrough aII lhe spiriluaI slages, is nov being done
in a very shorl line lhrough lhe vorI of lhe Spiril.
Ie is giving us a lolaI innersion process. No parl
of us is excIuded.
Cob is boin vhatcvcr it takcs to frcc
us quickIq. Vhat uscb to takc manq
qcars. as vc prorcsscb throuh aII
thc spirituaI stacs. is nov bcin
bonc in a vcrq short timc throuh
thc vork of thc 5pirit. Hc is ivin
us a totaI immcrsion proccss. No part
of us is cxcIubcb.
Sone of us are sliII of lhe oId order, and even vhen
peopIe have been innersed in lhe river and, as a
resuIl, have been sel free, saved, fiIIed vilh lhe Spiril
and sel on fire for Cod, ve sliII vanl lo begin al lhe
beginning vilh lhen. Il dislurbs sone Chrislians
lhal nev beIievers can cone in vilhoul doing lhings
in lhe nornaI order.
When Ieler vas caIIed lo ninisler lo lhe house-
hoId of CorneIius and sonelhing nev happened (lhe
peopIe vere innedialeIy fiIIed vilh lhe Spiril and
began lo speaI in longues), he vas nol dislurbed
by lhal. Ie said:
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Can anq nan fcroi ua|cr, |na| |ncsc sncu|
nc| oc oap|izc, unicn natc rcccitc |nc Hc|q
Gncs| as uc|| as uc? Acls 1O:47
Ieler did nol insisl lhal lhese peopIe go bacI and
slarl vilh A, B, C. They had aIready cone lo Inov
lhe Lord and vere fiIIed vilh lhe Spiril. There vas
no reason lo laIe lhen bacIvard. Sone peopIe are
sliII insisling lhal ve Iearn 1, 2, 3, vhen Cod is aI-
ready saying 98, 99, 1OO. This is a line of greal
acceIeralion. Lel Cod do il Iis vay.
ne brolher vho allended our sunner canp-
neeling had been saved onIy a nonlh, bul his
deIiverance vas so greal lhal he vas aIready in
charge of a house ninislry. Cod is doing a quicI
vorI. In counlries IiIe Russia, vhere lhere has been
a severe shorlage of quaIified paslors, peopIe vho
are saved onIy a fev nonlhs are aIready pasloring
successfuI churches. Iov can lhis be? Because lhere
is no one eIse lo do il. Do lhey have aII lhe ansvers?
f course nol, bul lhey are in lhe river, and lhe river
is in lhen, and lhals vhal is inporlanl.
My brolher von a young nan lo lhe Lord in Sl.
Ielersburg, Russia. When he venl bacI lhere a year
or lvo Ialer, lhal nan vas pasloring a church of
lveIve hundred peopIe. This phenonenon viII onIy
increase in lhe days ahead. The river is fIoving. Slep
in.
Mosl rivers fIov in onIy one direclion, bul donl
expecl lhe sane of lhe river of Iife. ne line il viII
fIov in one direclion, and lhe nexl line in anolher.
The inporlanl lhing is nol lo undersland hov lhe
river fIovs bul lo gel in and fIov vilh il ~ vhal-
ever direclion il is fIoving al lhe nonenl. This is
vhy il is so fooIish for us lo diclale lo Cod hov Ie
does Iis niracIes. This is a river of Iife. Slep inlo ils
valers and Iel ils Iife be ninislered lo you ~ in any
vay Cod sees fil.
host rivcrs fIov in onIq onc bircc-
tion. but bon't cxpcct thc samc of thc
rivcr of Iifc. Dnc timc it viII fIov in
onc bircction. anb thc ncxt timc in
anothcr. Thc important thin is not
to unbcrstanb hov thc rivcr fIovs
but to ct in anb fIov vith it - vhat-
cvcr bircction it is fIovin at thc
momcnt.
LiIe Iaslor Sleve Cray in Snilhlon, Missouri, you
donl have lo oc lhe revivaI. AII you have lo do is
ncs| lhe revivaI. The Lord is quile viIIing lo be lhe
river, if ve are jusl viIIing lo gel in. Whal ve donl
undersland Ie can leach us vhiIe vere in lhe river.
Slep in.
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Il nay seen slrange lo sone lo caII Cods Spiril
lhe river. WeII, caII il vhal you vanl. CaII il lhe
river, lhe nove, lhe revivaI or lhe avaIening. Il
doesnl naller vhal you caII il, bul you canl be haIf-
vay inlo il. The river is nol oplionaI. We viII nol
have severaI differenl cIasses of peopIe in lhe nove
of Cod. You are eilher in or you are nol in. Those
vho vanl lo be in bul nol loo nuch in viII be Iefl
behind. Slep inlo lhe valer and gel in lhe fIov. The
choice is yours. Slep inlo lhe valer. This is your
opporlunily.
IersonaIIy, I donl beIieve lhe baplisn in lhe IoIy
Spiril is oplionaI eilher. WhiIe I Inov lhal lechni-
caIIy a person can gel lo Ieaven vilhoul speaIing
in olher longues, vilhoul being baplized in lhe Spiril
(because our feIIovship is around lhe cross), I an
sure lhal Cod viII confronl every denoninalionaI
group before Iis coning and denand of lhen an
ansver as lo vhelher or nol lhey are viIIing lo be
baplized in Iis Spiril and speaI in longues. IeopIe
vho have laughl againsl il and olhers vho have nol
been open lo il viII be speaIing in longues nore
lhan lhe resl of us before ils over.
If ve vanl lo be in lhe nove of Cod in lhe Iasl
day, ve have a decision lo naIe. Slep inlo lhe va-
ler and experience Ritcr G|crq for yourseIf.
Chapter 21
Launch Out Into the Deeper Places
a ritcr |na| | ccu| nc| pass ctcr. fcr |nc ua-
|crs ucrc riscn, lAT|RS TO Sl|M |N, a
ritcr |na| ccu| nc| oc passc ctcr.
LzeIieI 47:
la|crs |c suin in ... Il is line ve Iose our fear of
lhe river and gel oul inlo ils Iife-giving fIov, Iel ils
valers carry us avay and begin svinning in Cods
Spiril in a nev vay.
In ny booI, Rctita| G|crq, I nenlioned lhe nev
and differenl slroIes Cod has for each of us. Sone
have aIvays done a parlicuIar slroIe because lhey
IiIed il, because il seened easy for lhen or because
lhey vere conforlabIe vilh il. Thals fine, bul nov
Cod is shoving us sonelhing nev.
The lhoughl of a nev slroIe seens lhrealening lo
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River Glory 238
nosl of us because ve donl do il quile as veII yel
as ve do olhers. Il is aIvays easier lo slicI vilh lhe
faniIiar and lhe conforlabIe. We aIvays feeI beller
doing sonelhing al vhich ve can exceI. Thals un-
derslandabIe, yel Cod vanls lo bring us oul inlo
sone nev areas, areas ve have never fIoved in be-
fore. Ie is offering a nev slroIe for lhis nev day,
and if you are viIIing, Ie viII leach you by Iis
Spiril.
I pul lhal in lhe booI because one evening in our
services I sav nyseIf doing a side slroIe. I never
IiIed doing lhe side slroIe, bul since lhe day Cod
shoved ne lhal I couId do il, I have been doing sone
side slroIes in lhe Spiril. I Inov lhal I sonelines
IooI IiIe a beginner, bul lhals oIay. Svinning in
lhis nev vay nay nol be aIlogelher conforlabIe for
ne, bul lhe Lord Inovs vhal Ie is doing. I an
svinning on oul inlo lhe grealer Ritcr G|crq.
We deveIoped our ovn IillIe slyIe in lhe anIIe-
deep valer, and vhen ve feIl chaIIenged lo nove
deeper, ve didnl nind giving lhal up for anolher
slyIe in lhe Inee-deep area. We changed again as
ve noved on inlo lhe Ioin-deep valer. When ve
finaIIy gol around lo serious svinning, for sone
reason our slyIe gol sel in slone, and ve are nov
sIov lo vanl lo change il. When ve Inov hov nuch
nore lhere is lo experience, hovever, il naIes il far
easier for us lo be viIIing lo change.
Launch Out Into the Deeper Places 239
I vas bIessed lo be in greal revivaI services as a
chiId, and I neel nany peopIe vho have nol had
lhal sane priviIege. Thal experience gives ne a cer-
lain advanlage, bul in lhis presenl revivaI ve are aII
Iearning nev lhings. There vere lhings ve experi-
enced in lhe Iale forlies and lhe fiflies lhal have nol
yel been reached in lhis presenl revivaI, bul Cod is
aIso caIIing us oul inlo nev valers, inlo nev expe-
riences.
Thcrc is. vithin thc souIs of Cob's
pcopIc thcsc baqs. a rcatcr anb
rcatcr huncr for thc thins of His
5pirit. This huncr viII not aIIov us
to rcst in thc shaIIov pIaccs. !t is ur-
in us to Ict o of thc shorc anb bc
carricb on out into rcatcr thins.
There is, vilhin lhe souIs of Cods peopIe lhese
days, a grealer and grealer hunger for lhe lhings of
Iis Spiril. This hunger viII nol aIIov us lo resl in
lhe shaIIov pIaces. Il is urging us lo Iel go of lhe
shore and be carried on oul inlo grealer lhings. Whal
do ve have lo Iose? Insisling on slaying near lhe
shoreIine viII onIy Iinil our experience in Cod.
Launch oul inlo lhe deep.
River Glory 240
There is no vay lo prepare yourseIf for lhe deplhs
of Cods Spiril. You cannol asI soneone eIse aboul
lheir experience and lhen praclice lhe slroIes you
nay need lo successfuIIy svin lhere. You cannol,
in any vay, anlicipale vhal you viII experience in
lhe deplhs of Cods gIory. There is onIy one vay lo
experience il, and lhal is lo gel oul lhere and slarl
svinning.
We can no Ionger be conlenl vilh our feel in lhe
shaIIov valers. We can no Ionger be conlenl lo Ieep
our feel on soIid ground. Il is line lo nove oul of
lhe reaIn of our underslanding and see vhal Cod
has for us. As Iong as ve renain in lhe anIIe-deep
valers or lhe Inee-deep valers or even lhe Ioin-deep
valers, ve are sliII abIe lo louch bollon. We are sliII
abIe lo sland on our ovn lvo feel. We sliII feeI seIf-
reIianl. Slep oul by failh. Cod vanls lo nove you
oul inlo lhe unInovn.
5omctimcs Cob has to aIIov somc-
thin to knock us off our fcct so that
vc can ct out into thc bcpths of thc
rivcr anb Icarn to fIov vith it.
Those vho have a probIen vilh slepping oul by
failh insisl lhal lhey nusl sland on lheir ovn lvo
feel. There is nolhing vrong vilh lhal delernina-
lion, bul if you can aIvays sland on your ovn lvo
feel, you can never experience lhe deplhs of Cods
river. Sonelines Cod has lo aIIov sonelhing lo
InocI us off our feel so lhal ve can gel oul inlo lhe
deplhs of lhe river and Iearn lo fIov vilh il.
If you vanl lo svin in lhe river, gel ready lo Iearn
a nev slroIe or lvo. Lel Cod broaden your experi-
ence. Lach day, svin oul a IillIe farlher lhan you
did lhe day before. Tesl sone nev valers. Try sone-
lhing nev in lhe Spiril. Lel Cod Iead you oul inlo
ever deeper valers.
When you gel oul deep enough, you viII suddenIy
find yourseIf vilh lhe abiIily lo beIieve for nuIli-
ludes. Malurily in lhe reaIn of failh can onIy be
reached in lhe deplhs of lhe river. We can laII aboul
failh and preach aboul failh, bul vhen ve gel inlo
lhe deplhs of lhe river, ve viII suddenIy Inov failh.
Svin on oul. Donl be afraid lo Iose your conlacl
vilh lhe shoreIine. Thal doesnl nean, as sone in-
sinuale, lhal you viII becone vorlhIess in lhis
vorId. We are sliII here in lhis vorId for lhe no-
nenl, bul aIlhough ve are in il, ve are cerlainIy nol
cf il. We have a higher caIIing. Move on oul inlo lhe
deplhs of lhe vaslness of Cods river.
Cod has sone peopIe Ie vanls you lo ninisler
lo, bul you are nol in lhe posilion righl nov lo do il.
You nay Inov Cod and have sone spiriluaI gifls
River Glory 242
in operalion in your Iife. You nay have cerlain ideas
aboul vhich slroIe is besl lo use in vhich circun-
slance, bul you sliII have nuch lo Iearn. Cod aIvays
does il differenlIy lhan ve anlicipale. Launch on oul
inlo lhe deep valer, and Ie viII do lhe resl.
Vc can taIk about faith anb prcach
about faith. but vhcn vc ct into
thc bcpths of thc rivcr. vc viII sub-
bcnIq knov faith.
Cod gels us oul inlo valers lhal cannc| oc passc
ctcr, and suddenIy ve are seeing rabbis slepping
inlo lhe valers of reveIalion. SuddenIy vhoIe syna-
gogues are experiencing a nove of Cods Spiril.
SuddenIy ve are being used lo bIess ninislers vho
have never considered Iaying hands on lhe sicI.
Nov, nol onIy are lhey doing il, bul greal niracIes
are being perforned.
When viII aII lhis happen? }usl as soon as ve can
gel over our fear of lhe valer and Iel lhe Spiril carry
us oul inlo lhe deeper pIaces.
Anyone vho svins Inovs lhal you canl afford
lo go inlo deep valer Iaden dovn by anylhing.
Svinning vilh your cIolhes on is very difficuIl.
CIolhes gel vel and heavy, and lhey viII drag you
dovn.
Sone lrained divers go inlo deep valer vilh oxy-
gen lanIs and olher diving gear, bul lhal is
sonelhing aIlogelher differenl. If lhey jusl vanled
lo svin and be carried aboul by lhe valers, lhey
vouId quicIIy rid lhenseIves of anylhing lhal nighl
veigh lhen dovn. We cannol afford lo be burdened
dovn by anylhing. Cod vanls lo sel you free fron
every encunbrance. Ie vanls lo naIe you carefree.
You canl svin righl vhen you are Ioaded dovn
vilh aII sorls of addilionaI baggage. Cel rid of ev-
ery veighl, and svin on oul inlo lhe grealer gIory.
The Iebrev vord for gIory is |aocu, and lhe rool
has lhe underslanding of veighliness. There is a
veighl of gIory lhal ve experience in our neel-
ings. In order lo experience lhis, hovever, ve nusl
be Iighl, lolaIIy carefree, nol veighed dovn by lhe
cares of Iife. Toss every care lo lhe Lord and be free
lo fIov in lhe river of Cod. Lel Iin naIe you con-
pIeleIy carefree.
The nosl inporlanl lhing for us lo concenlrale on
lhese days is naIing ourseIves avaiIabIe for lhe
presenl-day nove of Cod, Iighlening lhe Ioad, gel-
ling rid of every veighl. Lel us gel ready lo do sone
dislance svinning in lhe river of Cods gIory.
If you have aIready slepped inlo lhe river, il is line
lo go a IillIe deeper. Keep slepping in unliI you have
found valers lo svin in. Lel Cods Spiril carry you
on oul inlo deeper pIaces.
River Glory 244
Years ago, vhen Iuchsia IicIell had a church in
DaIIas, I had jusl finished preaching lo her peopIe
one evening vhen lhe Lord sponlaneousIy gave ne
a IillIe song:
lnq cn| qcu |c| gc an |c| Gc c una| Hc
uan|s |c c in qcu?
As lhe peopIe began lo Iel go lhe Spiril of Cod
began lo fIov inlo our nidsl in a fuIIer vay.
The Spiril gave ne olher verses lo lhe chorus:
lnq cn| qcu |c| gc an |c| Gc |a|c qcu |c
|nc na|icns cf |nc ucr|?
lnq cn| qcu |c| gc an |c| Gc sncu qcu
His g|crq?
There is no Iinilalion lo vhal Cod can do for us if
ve can Iearn lo Iel go and Iel Iin have Iis vay.
The nessage of lhe chorus is sliII vaIid. If you and
I expecl lo receive lhe benefils of lhis vasl river, ve
nusl Iel go and Iel lhe divine fIov carry us avay.
We cannol hoId bacI in fear. YieId yourseIf lo lhe
Lord vilh confidence.
The Spiril of Cod gave ne anolher IillIe chorus:
|f qcu uan| |c scc |nc nirac|c f|cu, |auncn cu|.
|n |nc ccp is |nc nirac|c f|cu. |auncn cu|.
Hov can vc just stanb on thc shorc
vhcn othcrs arc aIrcabq cttin into
bccpcr vatcrs7 Hov can vc afforb
to rcfusc to jump in vhcn othcrs arc
cnjoqin thc bcncfits of thc rivcr7 !f
qou vant to scc thc miracIc fIov.
Iaunch out into thc bccp.
Iov can ve jusl sland on lhe shore vhen olhers
are aIready gelling inlo deeper valers? Iov can ve
afford lo refuse lo junp in vhen olhers are enjoy-
ing lhe benefils of lhe river? If you vanl lo see lhe
niracIe fIov, Iaunch oul inlo lhe deep.
There are lreasures in lhe deplhs of lhe river. Il is
vhen ve gel inlo lhose deplhs lhal prophecy be-
gins lo fIov and niracIes begin lo be nanifesled.
The deeper ve gel in lhe valer, lhe nore profound
lhese nanifeslalions becone unliI il is obvious lhal
ve are prophesying beyond our deplh and seeing
niracIes beyond our grasp. We have noved beyond
lhe reaIn of our ovn underslanding, and no one
can doubl lhal vhal is coning forlh is by lhe Spiril
of Cod. As ve pIunb lhe deplhs of lhe valers, ve
viII find dianonds, rubies, sapphires and nany
olher gens, lhe riches of lhe Kingdon of Cod vilh
vhich ve can bIess lhe peopIe. Il onIy happens as
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lhal fIov of reveIalion begins lo cone forlh in lhe
deplhs of lhe river. The river fIovs, and ve nusl
Iearn lo fIov vilh il. Il fIovs because ve are drinI-
ing deepIy fron lhe Source and ve nusl never slop
drinIing of Ritcr G|crq or lhe rivers viII slop fIov-
ing fron our innernosl being.
Chapter 22
Sing and Dance Your Way Into the River
S|NG UNTO TH| |ORD A N|l SONG,
an nis praisc frcn |nc cn cf |nc car|n, qc |na|
gc cun |c |nc sca, an a|| |na| is |ncrcin, |nc
is|cs, an |nc innaoi|an|s |ncrccf.
Isaiah 42:1O
Sing un|c |nc |ORD a ncu scng. ne of lhe easiesl
vays of coning inlo lhe heavenIy reaIn is singing
in lhe Spiril and dancing in lhe Spiril.
When Cod began lo leach us in }erusaIen aboul
singing lhe nev song, a young Anerican coupIe
vilh lvo boys had cone lo Iive vilh us. They
vanled lo go lo Soulh Africa, bul lhey had encoun-
lered sone probIens vilh lheir finances. We raised
noney for lhe husband lo go ahead, bul lhe resl of
lhe faniIy had lo slay behind and vail for hin lo
send noney fron Soulh Africa.
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River Glory 248
When Cod loId us aII lo sing a song of failh, lhe
olhers in our group vere ready lo lraveI in ninis-
lry. They Inev exaclIy vhere lhey vouId be going,
and lheir suilcases vere pacIed. In lhe nidsl of lhe
singing, hovever, lhis shy and quiel sisler began lo
sing her song of failh. Ier song vas:
| cncc uas a cccccn,
8u| ncu | an a ou||crf|q.
| cncc uas a cccccn,
8u| ncu | an a ou||crf|q.
|n f|qing!
|n f|qing!
|n f|qing!
Il nay nol have been lhe grealesl hynn ever vril-
len, bul suddenIy lhe Spiril of Cod began lo speaI
and lhe Lord said, Because you slepped oul in failh
and said you are fIying, go hone and pacI your
bags. Before lhe veeI is oul you ui|| be fIying. A
greal niracIe looI pIace lhal veeI so lhal lhe young
nolher and her lvo snaII boys couId fIy lo Soulh
Africa and join her husband in ninislry lhere. This
is lhe day of lhe nev song.
The WeIsh revivaI vas Inovn for ils songs. The
niners narched inlo lhe nines singing, and il vas
said lhal lheir song couId be heard far and vide. A
nev song cane forlh in lhe Azusa Slreel revivaI as
veII.
Sing and Dance Your Way Into the River 249
There is sonelhing aboul lhe nev song lhal brings
a reIease in vays lhal nolhing eIse can. The nove of
lhe Spiril of Cod cones on lhe vings of song, and
as sone of you reIease your song lo lhe Lord you
viII find yourseIf fIoving in a nev dinension of lhe
Spiril, soaring in a nev reaIn of lhe Spiril, noving
in a nev pIace in Cod.
Thcrc is somcthin about thc ncv
son that brins a rcIcasc in vaqs
that nothin cIsc can. Thc movc of
thc 5pirit of Cob comcs on thc vins
of son. anb as somc of qou rcIcasc
qour son to thc Lorb qou viII finb
qourscIf fIovin in a ncv bimcnsion
of thc 5pirit. soarin in a ncv rcaIm
of thc 5pirit. movin in a ncv pIacc
in Cob.
Cod is ready lo bring forlh lhe nev song, bul ve
nusl cooperale vilh Iin. We need lo yieId lo Cod,
lo beIieve for il and lo slep inlo il. Inslead of aIvays
reaching oul for lhe faniIiar, ve can reach oul inlo
lhe unInovn and Iel a prophelic fIov cone lo us
lhal gives us nev vords and nev neIodies vilh
vhich lo praise our Cod.
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There is nusic and singing and a nev song lo be
pIayed and sung in lhe river, and il is for lhose vho
couId nol fornerIy carry a lune jusl as nuch as for
lhe nusicaIIy laIenled. Many of us are nol nusicaIIy
incIined, bul vhen Cod birlhs a nev song in lhe
deplhs of our being, ve can aII breaI forlh in sing-
ing.
The AposlIe IauI vrole lo lhe Corinlhians:
| ui|| sing ui|n |nc spiri|, an | ui|| sing ui|n
|nc uncrs|aning a|sc.
1 Corinlhians 14:1
Cod vanls lo reIease our songs in lhe Spiril and
bring lhen forlh in lhe reaIn of our underslanding
as veII. Ie viII do il for every one of us, if ve viII
jusl Iel Iin.
I can say lhal lhe nev song has enriched ny Iife
in vays lhal nolhing eIse, olher lhan vision, has. The
nev song can open lhe lreasure chesls of Ieaven
and pour forlh riches fron our ovn noulhs.
When ve vere Iearning lo lype in high schooI,
ve didnl aIvays need lo be sealed al a lypevriler
lo praclice. We couId be silling aInosl anyvhere,
and our fingers vouId be noving on an inaginary
Ieyboard, lyping oul lhe desired vords. Afler ve
had Iearned lhe Ieyboard veII enough, ve no Ionger
needed lo do lhal. Thal sane lhing happened lo ne
vhen ve began Iearning lo sing sponlaneousIy. I
sang aboul everylhing, and nearIy drove sone
peopIe crazy vilh ny songs. Soneone vouId say
sonelhing lo ne, and vhen lhey did, a song vas
reIeased vilhin ne, and I couId nol ansver lhen in
sinpIe vords. I had lo sing ny ansver.
! can saq that thc ncv son has cn-
richcb mq Iifc in vaqs that nothin
cIsc. othcr than vision. has. Thc ncv
son can opcn thc trcasurc chcsts of
Hcavcn anb pour forth richcs from
our ovn mouths.
In lhe days and veeIs lhal foIIoved, ve prayed
and vorshiped logelher for nany hours and never
once did ve reach bacI inlo lhe songs ve aIready
Inev. We reached oul inlo lhe unInovn and be-
gan lo sing songs ve had never heard before. Sone
of lhose songs vere very sinpIe, yel lhey had a
beauly and an anoinling ve had nol experienced
unliI lhen.
This is your day. Cod vanls lo pIace a nev song
vilhin you and lo cause your souI lo breaI forlh in
singing.
SoIonon vas given one lhousand and one songs.
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The Song of SoIonon or lhe Song of Songs, as il is
Inovn in Iebrev, vas jusl lhe besl Inovn of lhose
songs. There vere nany nore.
Cod gave nany songs lo Iis peopIe in Id Tesla-
nenl lines. Il is said in Iasidic circIes lhal lhe Song
of Songs, given supernaluraIIy al lhe dedicalion of
lhe TenpIe, vas grealer lhan lhe TenpIe ilseIf. Cod
is rejoicing over us vilh song, and Ie vanls us lo
be abIe lo repIy and lo sing spiriluaI songs unlo Iin.
During our canpline in lhe sunner of 1998, ve
had a group of young peopIe fron an AssenbIy of
Cod church in Toronlo, Canada. ne nighl one of
lhe young nen sang a song. Ie said, Sisler Rulh,
afler I read your booI G|crq Cod gave ne lhis song.
Ie slood up and began lo sing il, and hov bIessed
ve vere lhal inslanlIy a young nan had noved inlo
lhe reaIn of sponlaneous singing unlo lhe Lord!
You nighl say, WeII I donl sing speciaIs.
You shouId say I didnl use lo sing speciaIs be-
cause Cod is doing a nev lhing. Ie is birlhing
sonelhing vonderfuI vilhin each of us. Ie is re-
Ieasing a song vilhin your souI. You nay vaIe up
vilh il one norning, or you nay receive il as you
are going lo bed al nighl.
Sonelines nev vords nay cone lo a song you
aIready Inov. Sonelines ny spiril vaIes up sing-
ing sone spiriluaI song I aIready Inov, bul before
Iong, Cod is giving ne sone nev vords for il.
I an conlinuaIIy avare of lhe need lo slep inlo a
higher reaIn, lo beIieve Cod for lhings ve have nol
yel laIen hoId of, lo slep inlo lhings ve have de-
sired bul have nol yel experienced.
I had an inleresling experience al lhe priesls con-
ference. We had jusl finished singing a song, bul lhe
rhylhn of lhe song vas sliII in our bodies. ur
noulhs had ceased lo vorI, bul lhe heavenIy
rhylhn vas sliII vilh us, and ve svayed vilh ils
novenenl. I vas conscious in lhal nonenl lhal Cod
vas leaching us lhe rhylhns of Iis river, lhe nove-
nenl of ils currenls, lhe songs of Iis elernaI reaIn,
river songs.
A IoveIy Iresbylerian paslor and his vife and fan-
iIy vere vilh us al canpneeling in lhe sunner of
1998. ne nighl Brolher Renny McCIean vas nin-
islering on lhe nev song. Al lhe cIose of his nessage
he had lhe peopIe vaIIing in a greal circIe, singing
in lhe Spiril, vailing for lhe nev song.
SuddenIy lhe Iresbylerian paslor began lo sing
a nev song. Iis vhoIe body vas pul inlo nolion as
he sang:
Ncccccccccccu, succccccc|, ni|| an ncncq, |ao-
crnac|c nusic, f|cuing, f|cuing.
Ie repealed il, and il seened lhal his hand vas
draving lhe nev oul of his innernosl being. Iis
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song broughl forlh greal Iiberly and rejoicing in lhe
service. I Inov lhal vhal Cod is doing is nev, I
Inov lhal il is sveel, I Inov lhal il is niII and
honey, and I Inov lhal il is fIoving. Since lhal line,
I seIdon use lhe vord nev vilhoul hearing il as
lhal brolher sang il lhal nighl.
VhiIc vc arc vorshippin Him in
thc stcps of thc bancc. thc Lorb is
vorkin chancs vithin us anb
finc-tunin us to comc into stcp vith
thc rcaIms of His Iorq. Hc is pIacin
Hcavcn's tcmpo. Hcavcn's rhqthm.
Hcavcn's rcsponscs bccp vithin our
bcins.
Can ve lrusl lhe Lord for lhe nev lhings lhal Ie
vanls lo bring forlh? Can ve be yieIded vesseIs in
Iis hand and aIIov lhe gIory lo cone forlh upon
our Iips, vilh lhe nev expressions lhal lhe Spiril of
Cod vanls lo bring? h yes, I beIieve lhal Cod is
going lo raise up nany anoinled ninslreIs fron
anong us. We viII soon begin lo hear of greal songs
lhal are being sung, and ve viII be forced lo asI,
Where did lhe song vriler gel lhal song? The an-
sver viII be lhal il cane forlh in lhe gIory reaIn.
The prophel Zephaniah vas noved lo speaI:
Sing, O augn|cr cf Zicn, sncu|, O |srac|, oc
g|a an rcjcicc ui|n a|| |nc ncar|, O augn|cr
cf ]crusa|cn.
Tnc |ORD |nq Gc in |nc nis| cf |ncc is nign|q,
nc ui|| satc, nc ui|| rcjcicc ctcr |ncc ui|n jcq,
nc ui|| rcs| in nis |ctc, nc ui|| jcq ctcr |ncc
ui|n singing. Zephaniah 3:14 and 17
Donl you Iove lhal? Ie is caIIing us lo song, bul
Ie viII aIso sing over lhose vho are viIIing lo sing
lo Iin. If ve are viIIing lo rejoice, Ie viII rejoice
over us.
I have been decIaring for severaI years nov lhal
lhis revivaI vouId be a singing revivaI, and I an on
soIid ground, for every greal revivaI has been Inovn
by ils song. I can go inlo a parlicuIar church and, by
Iislening lo lhe songs lhal are being sung, I can pIace
lhal church in lhe hislory of revivaI. Il doesnl laIe
nuch insighl lo delecl if lheir songs cane fron lhe
revivaI of lhe fiflies, for exanpIe, or of lhe sixlies,
lhe sevenlies, lhe eighlies or lhe ninelies. Lach re-
vivaI has broughl forlh a cerlain lype of song. Cod
is caIIing us aII lo sing a song lhal cannol be daled,
a song lhal is fresh fron Iis very lhrone. Sing a
ncu scng un|c |nc |cr!
I nolice lhal no naller hov greal a parlicuIar cho-
rus nighl be, vhen ve sing onIy lhe ones ve aIready
Inov, sonelhing is IacIing in lhe service. When a
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nev song cones forlh by lhe Spiril, even if il seens
lo be a veaI nev song, lhere is a difference in lhe
anoinling and a difference in lhe gIory presenl. I
donl Inov hov lo expIain il olher lhan lo say lhal
lhe Lord deIighls in us vhen ve are viIIing lo slep
oul inlo lhe nev, vhen ve are viIIing lo gel oul of
lhe boal and allenpl lo vaII on lhe valer.
Vhcn vc rcach out in thc 5pirit for
ncv vorbs anb music vith vhich
to vorship our Lorb. subbcnIq thcrc
is a rcIcasc of His 5pirit that comcs
into our mibst anb vonbcrfuI thins
happcn.
When ve reach oul in lhe Spiril for nev vords
and nusic vilh vhich lo vorship our Lord, sud-
denIy lhere is a reIease of Iis Spiril lhal cones inlo
our nidsl and vonderfuI lhings happen. Cod vanls
lo bring us aII inlo areas of song beyond anylhing
ve have Inovn in vhich suddenIy, in lhe Spiril,
ve viII hear lhe heavenIy song and can ninic il,
joining in and singing vilh lhe angeIic hosls. In lhis
vay, ve can bring lo lhe Larlh sounds lhal ve are
hearing in lhe heavenIies.
}ereniah procIained:
Tncrcfcrc |ncq sna|| ccnc an sing in |nc ncign|
cf Zicn, an sna|| f|cu |cgc|ncr |c |nc gccncss
cf |nc |ORD, fcr unca|, an fcr uinc, an fcr
ci|, an fcr |nc qcung cf |nc f|cc| an cf |nc
ncr. an |ncir scu| sna|| oc as a ua|crc gar-
cn, an |ncq sna|| nc| scrrcu anq ncrc a| a||.
}ereniah 31:12
Thc povcr is not in thc voicc: it is in
thc rivcr.
Whal viII lhey do in |nc ncign|s cf Zicn? Sing.
There is no easier vay lo gel inlo lhe fIov of lhe
river. Il doesnl naller if your voice is fineIy luned
or nol. The pover is nol in lhe voice, il is in lhe river.
There is a song lhal can be sung in lhe heighl of Zion
lhal reIeases an anoinling fIov of lhe river of Cod
upon lhose vho hear il. Sing a ncu scng un|c |nc
|cr!
When lhe river is fIoving, Cod laIes your voice,
a voice lhal nay have been used in lhe pasl lo
preach, lo sing or lo praise Cod, a voice you lhoughl
vas aIready lolaIIy yieIded lo Iin, and begins lo
do sonelhing aIlogelher nev. The Spiril possesses
your lhroal and your noulh in a differenl vay lhan
you had ever experienced before. These experiences
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need nol be nonenlary. They can be elernaI. Iron
lhal nonenl on, you can experience a nev dinen-
sion.
The nosl unlunefuI person, vhen singing in lhe
gIory, can sound IiIe an opera slar.
I vas laIen by Lady Aslor lo neel one of lhe
forner nenbers of Margarel Thalchers cabinel al
his counlry hone. We sal and visiled a fev ninules
as ve shared vonderfuI cups of lea and deIicious
LngIish biscuils. When il seened lhal il vas line
for us lo Ieave, he said, Lel ne shov you our coun-
lry eslale before you go.
We vaIIed lhrough lhe house unliI ve cane lo a
roon sel aside as a chapeI. There vere lvo IneeIers
and vhen he IneIl al one, I IneIl al lhe olher. I soflIy
began praising lhe Lord and afler a nonenl began
speaIing in longues. Ie vas sone four or five feel
avay, and I encouraged hin lo do lhe sane. In jusl
a nonenl he vas speaIing in olher longues, nag-
nifying lhe Lord. Il vas beaulifuI.
The lour of lhe house conlinued, and vhen ve
gol near lhe exil and vere aboul lo sign lhe guesl
booI, he lurned lo ne and asIed, WiII I be abIe lo
do lhal again?
I said, Why donl you lry il nov.
Ie had never heard anyone sing in lhe Spiril be-
fore, bul suddenIy he began lo sing as if he vere a
lrained opera singer. IllerIy najeslic sounds cane
oul of lhe deplhs of his being. Ie had no need of
anyone leaching hin vhal singing in lhe Spiril vas
aboul. The IoIy Chosl Inovs lhe sounds of gIory,
Inovs lhe sounds of Ieaven, Inovs lhe sounds of
lhe river, lhe sound of nany valers. Iov bIessed I
vas in lhal nonenl!
ccasionaIIy, vhen I have been passing lhrough
London, I have slopped lo visil hin in his lovnhouse
near Iarrods. I have noliced on lhe labIe a pholo of
hin vilh lhe Queen nolher, of hin vilh lhe Queen,
of hin vilh lhe enlire RoyaI IaniIy, of hin vilh
olher greal personaIilies fron around lhe vorId.
Lach line I visil, I say, Lels do lhal again, and
ve slarl singing logelher in lhe Spiril.
Yes, lhese sounds of nany valers viII be heard
in sone of lhe finesl eslales around lhe vorId. They
viII be heard on WaII Slreel. They viII be heard in
lhe Anerican Congress and Senale. We viII hear lhe
sounds of nany valers echoing in pIaces ve never
lhoughl ve vouId ever hear lhen.
If ve can sing one sinpIe chorus in lhe righl vay,
lhe valers viII cone forlh. When ve are nol enler-
ing inlo lhe fIov of lhe river, lhere is sonehov an
over-sensilivily lo noise lhal cones lo us, and sud-
denIy ve nolice soneone vhispering on lhe
pIalforn or sonelhing being noved lhal shouIdnl
be noved al lhal nonenl. When lhe river is fIov-
ing, ve can aII be noisy and no one nolices any of
lhese lhings.
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When ve are ninislering lo peopIe, il is essenliaI
lo Iel lhe river fIov. I donl nind if lhe sane chorus
is sung over and over for lvo hours. We nusl nol
do anylhing lhal viII hinder lhe fIov of lhe river.
Vhcn vc bancc bcforc thc Lorb.
much morc is bcin accompIishcb
than most of us couIb cvcr imainc.
VhiIc vc arc vorshippin Him in
thc stcps of thc bancc. thc Lorb is
vorkin chancs vithin us anb
finc-tunin us to comc into stcp vith
thc rcaIms of His Iorq.
When ve dance before lhe Lord, nuch nore is
being acconpIished lhan nosl of us couId ever
inagine. WhiIe ve are vorshiping Iin in lhe sleps
of lhe dance, lhe Lord is vorIing changes vilhin us
and fine-luning us lo cone inlo slep vilh lhe reaIns
of Iis gIory. Ie is pIacing Ieavens lenpo,
Ieavens rhylhn, Ieavens responses deep vilhin
our beings. We nusl nol be loo busy lo Iel lhis hap-
pen. We have no need lo proceed in a parlicuIar vay.
When ve are in Cods presence, il is lo have lhe pIea-
sure of lhal presence, and il is lhal upon vhich ve
nusl concenlrale, nolhing eIse.
ne norning I had a vision in vhich I sav lhe
Lord as lhe processionaI Cod. I had never seen Iin
in exaclIy lhis vay before and I began lo decIare
vhal I sav. SuddenIy aII lhe peopIe presenl gol oul
of lheir seals and began lo process around lhe haII
vhere ve vere having lhe neeling. Whal a proces-
sion lhal vas!
We IenlecoslaIs have onIy Inovn vhal ve caIIed
lhe }ericho March. We aIvays narched vilh lhe
purpose of oblaining and decIaring viclory. lher
groups have gone furlher in Inoving lhe Lord as a
cerenoniaI Cod, and lhey have processed as a
neans of rejoicing. We donl aIvays need vaIIs lo
faII dovn. There are lines lhal ve need lo rejoice in
lhe facl lhal lhe Lord is King. We can rejoice in Iis
presence and rejoice in vhal Ie is doing.
Thcrc arc timcs that vc nccb to rc-
joicc in thc fact that thc Lorb is Kin.
Vc can rcjoicc in His prcscncc anb
rcjoicc in vhat Hc is boin.
Afler a vhiIe sone of lhose allending lhe confer-
ence joined in a circIe and began lo dance around.
We vere singing Theres a vheeI vilhin a vheeI,
and ils lurning in ne. I slarled lo slep up and have
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each person pul his or her hand inlo lhe cenler of
lhe vheeI so lhal ve couId do a vheeI dance, bul as
lhey louched ny hand, one by one, lhe pover of
Cod vas so slrong lhal lhey inslanlIy feII under il.
There vas no nore dancing, for everyone vas on
lhe fIoor. Whal vonderfuI nusic and dancing and
rejoicing ve enjoyed logelher in lhal conference!
There is no quicIer vay lo gel inlo lhe deplhs of
lhe river lhan by singing and dancing. Those vho
have lesled lhe valers al our canpground in Vir-
ginia can allesl lo lhis lrulh. Whalever you have lo
do, do il. Cel inlo Ritcr G|crq nov. Donl vail.
Chapter 23
Laugh Your Way Into the River
TH| VO|C| O| ]OY, AND TH| VO|C| O|
G|ADN|SS, |nc tcicc cf |nc oricgrccn, an
|nc tcicc cf |nc oric, |nc tcicc cf |ncn |na| sna||
saq, Praisc |nc |ORD cf ncs|s. fcr |nc |ORD is
gcc, fcr nis ncrcq cnurc|n fcr ctcr. an cf
|ncn |na| sna|| oring |nc sacrificc cf praisc in|c
|nc ncusc cf |nc |ORD. |cr | ui|| causc |c rc-
|urn |nc cap|iti|q cf |nc |an, as a| |nc firs|,
sai|n |nc |ORD. }ereniah 33:11
Tnc tcicc cf jcq, an |nc tcicc cf g|ancss ... This is
a revivaI of Iaughler, and if you can yieId lo lhe
Spirils desire in lhis regard, Ie viII carry you inlo
greal reIease.
There has aIvays been Iaughler in revivaI, bul
never quile in lhe neasure ve are experiencing il
nov. Today vhoIe congregalions are Iaughing. In
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forner lines ve caIIed il hoIy Iaughler. A sisler
vho allended our church vhen I vas a chiId vas
Inovn for her hoIy Iaughler. Laler, lhere vere olh-
ers. Nov, hovever, everyone is Iaughing.
Vhcn Iauhtcr vcIIs up vithin us.
! am convinccb that Cob is cnIar-
in our rivcr bcbs anb makin room
for a rcatcr fIov of His 5pirit.
The seal of Iaughler is lhe beIIy, and lhal aIso is
lhe seal of lhe IoIy Spiril in us. When Iaughler veIIs
up vilhin us, I an convinced lhal Cod is enIarging
our river beds and naIing roon for a grealer fIov
of Iis Spiril. Ie is giving us grealer abiIilies lo yieId
lo lhe Spiril, naIing nore roon for lhe river lo fIov.
}usl a lricIIe or a snaII slrean is nol enough. We
need ritcrs cf |iting ua|cr, s|rcans in |nc cscr|.
ne nighl in Sunner Canpneeling one of lhe
sislers said lo ne, I have Iaughed unliI I have pains
in ny slonach fron nuscIes I havenl used in
years. She vas being enIarged in her abiIily lo yieId
lo lhe Spiril of lhe Iiving Cod. She vas aIIoving Cod
lo do a nev lhing in her. She vas aIIoving Iin lo
reIease sonelhing deep vilhin her spiril. She vasnl
vorried aboul hov lo do il. She vas jusl Ielling il
fIov.
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When ve have yieIded lo lhe Spiril of Iaughler,
oflen lhe eneny lries lo leII us lhal ve have done il
ourseIves. Why is lhal? IardIy anyone speaIs in
longues vilhoul having lo Iislen lo lhis accusalion.
We are nol snarl enough lo speaI in longues vilh-
oul lhe enabIenenl of lhe IoIy Chosl, and ve
cannol Iaugh unconlroIIabIy vilhoul lhe Spirils in-
spiralion.
I Iived in foreign counlries for forly years of ny
Iife, and if I couId have ninicIed Ianguages lhal
easiIy, I vouId have been lhe besl Iinguisl in lhe
vorId. Languages are nol aII lhal easy lo picI up.
You can hear a person speaI sonelhing in anolher
Ianguage and lry lo repeal il innedialeIy and faiI.
Iov, lhen, can lhe deviI say lhal ve are jusl doing
il on our ovn?
Laughler cones lo us in lhe sane vay speaIing
in longues does. You have lo yieId lo il, or il vonl
happen. Sone peopIe beIieve lhal Iaughing is sov-
ereign, lhal ve cannol conlroI il, cannol heIp
ourseIves. Il is oflen a sovereign experience lhe firsl
line il cones lo us, bul afler lhal ve nusl yieId our-
seIves lo il.
Sone peopIe are sovereignIy fiIIed vilh lhe IoIy
Chosl vilhoul ever having soughl lhe experience. I
vas nol one of lhen. I vas acliveIy seeIing lhis
bIessing. I Iearned lhal one of ny besl friends had
received lhe IoIy Chosl lhe Salurday before and
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lhal anolher of ny besl friends had received lhe
IoIy Spiril on Thursday nighl, and by lhal nexl Sal-
urday I vas delernined lhal no naller vhal I vas
going lo receive lhe IoIy Spiril. I vas onIy nine
years oId al lhe line, bul Cod sav lhe hunger of
ny hearl and fiIIed ne. Il can cone sovereignIy or
il can cone lhrough a concerled efforl on our parl.
Donl Iel lhe eneny inlinidale you and naIe you
lhinI lhal vhal you have is nol fron Cod.
When speaIing of lhe resloralion of }erusaIen, lhe
Scriplures leII over and over of |nc tcicc cf jcq an
... g|ancss, |nc tcicc cf |nc oricgrccn, an |nc tcicc cf
|nc oric. Laughler is parl of lhis greal voice of re-
joicing.
Thcrc arc thins that vc must ivc
voicc to. Thcq arc thcrc: vc just nccb
to Ict thcm out.
There are lhings lhal ve nusl give voice lo. They
are lhere, ve jusl need lo Iel lhen oul. Sone nighl
objecl lo lhe conparison, bul ils a IillIe IiIe prin-
ing a punp. You Ieep a IillIe valer bacI lo pour
inlo il, and lhen vhen you slarl punping, il doesnl
laIe Iong for lhe valer lo slarl fIoving.
Can you give a scriplure for lhal? soneone
nighl asI. Yes. David had lhe secrel:
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An Dati uas grca||q is|rcssc, fcr |nc pcc-
p|c spa|c cf s|cning nin, ... ou| Dati
cnccuragc ninsc|f in |nc |ORD nis Gc.
1 SanueI 3O:6
Lauh qour vaq riht into thc
bcpths of thc rivcr.
There are nany vays lo Iend encouragenenl lo
vhal Cod is doing in your Iife. Sonelines, vhen
lhe Lord leIIs you lo rejoice and you donl feeI IiIe
rejoicing, you have lo prine lhe punp a IillIe. When
you do, suddenIy lhe river begins lo fIov oul of |nc
inncrncs| par| cf qcur ocing, and sonelines il nani-
fesls ilseIf in hoIy Iaughler. Cive venl lo il and Iaugh
your vay righl inlo lhe deplhs of lhe river.
Cod is doing lhings differenlIy lhan ve couId have
anlicipaled. If I had Inovn lhal Ie vas aboul lo
give ne hoIy Iaughler, I lhinI I vouId have nade a
poinl of allending sone conferences vhere il vas
happening lo hear aII lhe differenl lypes of Iaugh-
ler and lo choose lhe Iind I vanled. I vouId
cerlainIy nol have chosen lhe Iind of Iaughing voice
I gol, bul lhals Cods business. I inlend lo Ieep righl
on Iaughing ny vay inlo lhe deplhs of Ritcr G|crq.
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Chapter 24
Get Rivers of Living Water in You
|n |nc |as| aq, |na| grca| aq cf |nc fcas|, ]csus
s|cc an cric, saqing, |f anq nan |nirs|, |c|
nin ccnc un|c nc, an rin|. Hc |na| oc|ictc|n
cn nc, as |nc scrip|urc na|n sai, OUT O| H|S
8|||Y SHA|| ||Ol R|V|RS O| ||V|NG
lAT|R. (8u| |nis spa|c nc cf |nc Spiri|, unicn
|ncq |na| oc|ictc cn nin sncu| rcccitc. fcr |nc
Hc|q Gncs| uas nc| qc| gitcn, occausc |na| ]c-
sus uas nc| qc| g|crific.) }ohn 7:37-39
Ou| cf nis oc||q sna|| f|cu ritcrs cf |iting ua|cr. Cod
has pronised lhal oul of lhe oc||q, fron deep
vilhin, fron lhe deplhs of our innernosl being, rit-
crs cf |iting ua|cr vouId fIov, and if ve are lhirsly
for revivaI il viII happen. Il is lhe lhirsl, }esus
shoved us, lhal inspires Iis response.
We urgenlIy need for lhe Lord lo pul lhe saIli-
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ness bacI in Iis peopIe so lhal a lhirsl for righ-
leousness viII be crealed in lhose around us. Ie has
caIIed us lo be lhe sa|| cf |nc car|n. When lhe saIl
has Iosl ils slrenglh, peopIe can be around us and
sliII nol feeI lhirsly for Cod. Ie vanls lo pul lhe
slrenglh bacI inlo lhe saIl so lhal vhen ve leII lhe
niracIes of Cod and decIare Iis presence and speaI
of revivaI, lhe leIIing of il viII have lhe desired af-
fecl. Lel a hunger be crealed vilhin Cods peopIe
everyvhere, for il is lhal lhirsl lhal noves lhe hearl
of Cod.
Dcsirc makcs pcopIc travcI Ion bis-
tanccs to rcccivc Cob's touch upon
thcir Iivcs. !t causcs thcm to push
asibc thc noncsscntiaIs so that thcq
can havc Cob's bcst.
Iar loo nany churches are spiriluaIIy conforlabIe.
They have no desire lo go deeper. The peopIe are
salisfied. Their prograns seen lo be vorIing, vilh
everylhing seeningIy in order. RevivaI, al lhal no-
nenl, vouId aInosl seen lo be an inposilion, a
dislurbance. h, Iel lhe saIliness cone.
We nay feeI fuIIy salisfied one ninule, bul vhen
lhe saIliness of lhe Spiril is nanifesled, suddenIy ve
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vanl nore. We vanl vhal Cod has done for olhers
lo happen lo us. We vanl vhal is happening in olher
churches lo happen in ours. We vanl vhal olher
cilies have experienced lo cone lo our cily as veII.
When ve decIare lhe goodness of Cod and speaI of
revivaI, ve are crealing lhis desire in lhe hearls of
olhers, and il is lo lhis desire lhal Cod responds.
Desire naIes peopIe lraveI Iong dislances lo re-
ceive Cods louch upon lheir Iives. Il causes lhen
lo push aside lhe nonessenliaIs so lhal lhey can have
Cods besl. If you are nol lhirsly for nore of Cod,
gel inlo a good neeling vhere peopIe are laIIing
aboul lhe niracIes of Cod and vhere lhe presence
of Cod can be feIl.
Iasling is anolher vonderfuI vay lo slir up your
lhirsl. By fasling, you viII nol onIy deveIop physi-
caI lhirsl, bul you viII aIso deveIop a spiriluaI lhirsl
for lhe grealer lhings of Cod. If you are genuineIy
lhirsly, }esus vas saying, I viII give you sone-
lhing lo quench lhal lhirsl.
Whal }esus said seens loo sinpIislic lo nany.
CouId il reaIIy be aII lhal easy? AbsoIuleIy! The lhirsl
is lhe hard parl. nce you are lhirsly, lhe resl is easy.
}usl cone lo Iin and drinI. Il couId nol be sin-
pIer.
Sone peopIe have Inovn lhis porlion of scriplure
aII lheir Iives, bul lhey are sliII nol doing lhe sinpIe
lhings il requires. We nay feeI lhirsly, bul sone-
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lines ve are nol coning lo lhe Lord, and oflen ve
are nol drinIing or ve are nol drinIing enough.
WeII, hov Iong do you have lo drinI? soneone
nighl asI. InliI rivers of Iife slarl fIoving oul of
your innernosl being. You canl slop unliI il hap-
pens. DrinI, drinI and Ieep on drinIing unliI lhose
rivers are fIoving. If lhere is no nore lhan a lricIIe
fIoving oul of you, you are nol drinIing enough.
Lven vhen a river is coning forlh fron you, donl
slop drinIing. Cod has ordained lhal ritcrs fIov
fron you lo bIess lhe nalions. DrinI unliI il hap-
pens.
!t is not cnouh that thc rivcr comcs
bovn from Hcavcn. !t is not cnouh
that it is in thc church or in thc con-
fcrcncc or in thc rcvivaI ccntcr. Cob
vants it to fIov throuh qou. \ntiI
it is comin forth from qour inncr-
most bcin. Hc is not satisficb.
Il is nol enough lhal lhe river cones dovn fron
Ieaven. Il is nol enough lhal il is in lhe church or in
lhe conference or in lhe revivaI cenler. Cod vanls il
lo fIov lhrough you. InliI il is coning forlh fron
your innernosl being, Ie is nol salisfied.
Il is nol enough lhal olhers experience revivaI. Il
is nol enough lhal your cily be slirred. Cod vanls
revivaI fires lo burn vilhin you.
Rivers require channeIs or riverbeds lhrough
vhich lhey can fIov, and ve nusl be lhose chan-
neIs. If ve expecl Cods river lo fIov inlo lhe deserl
pIaces of lhis vorId, ve nusl provide lhe channeI
for il lo fIov lhrough. If ve vanl lhe river lo go inlo
lhe dry and parched pIaces, you be lhe bed lhrough
vhich il can fIov lhere. MuIliludes avail lhe deIiv-
ering pover and lhe heaIing virlues of lhe river of
Cod. WiII you be lhe channeI Cod uses lo bring il lo
lhen? Slop vorrying aboul hov unhoIy lhis vorId
is and slarl naIing yourseIf a channeI of Cods ho-
Iiness. h, Iel lhe lhirsl lhal viII produce il cone lo
us nov.
Chrislians of aII denoninalionaI bacIgrounds are
lhirsly for nore of Cod, and sonelines lhal lhirsl
is nisunderslood. I have had fine ninislers caII ne
and asI vhal vas vrong vilh lhen. Why vere lhey
feeIing so dissalisfied? Why vere lhey so niserabIe
vhen Cod has been so good lo lhen? They vere
inlerpreling lhe feeIing lhey had inside as fruslra-
lion, vhen il vas nol fruslralion al aII. Il vas a lhirsl
for nore of Cod. Thirsl is nol a bad lhing. Il Ieads
us lo lhe river vhere ve can drinI our fiII.
Donl ever Iel lhis lhirsl be quenched. Sone vho
once Inev lhe river no Ionger Inov il. They are nol
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in lhe river, and lhe river is nol in lhen. They can
sliII preach a good sernon, bul sonehov lhe fIov
of heaIing for lhe nalions is no Ionger presenl. Whal
happened lo lhese peopIe? They gol loo salisfied
vilh Iife. They becane loo conlenl. Thirsl creales in
you a reslIessness, an unease, lhal drives you lo Ieep
drinIing nore and nore. When you slop drinIing,
lhe river slops fIoving.
Vhcn qou stop brinkin. thc rivcr
stops fIovin.
When ve hear nen and vonen vho have in-
spired and chaIIenged us in lhe pasl, loo oflen ve
are nov disappoinled. Whal lhey are saying nay
seen lo be correcl and good, bul il no Ionger lhriIIs
our souIs. Il is apparenl lhal lhey are no Ionger in
lhe river. Many greal CospeI singers vho have
bIessed us in lhe pasl no Ionger slir us. Al sone poinl
lhey slopped drinIing fron lhe river, and lhe dif-
ference in lheir song is noliceabIe.
Cod loId us lhal Ie vas lired of oId voices lrying
lo say nev lhings. Ie vanls nev voices lo say nev
lhings, lherefore our voices nusl be lransforned by
lhe fresh louch of lhe river.
nce ve have experienced lhe river, ve can no
Ionger be salisfied vilh anylhing eIse. No arlificiaI
valers can quench our lhirsl. No subslilule viII neel
our need.
Bul hov do ve drinI? soneone nighl asI. WeII,
hov do you drinI in lhe naluraI? You pul lhe cup
lo your Iips, you Iel lhe valer fIov inlo your noulh
and you svaIIov. You donl even have lo lhinI
aboul il. Ils aulonalic, naluraI. You jusl laIe lhe
valer in.
Dncc vc havc cxpcricnccb thc rivcr.
vc can no Ioncr bc satisficb vith
anqthin cIsc. No artificiaI vatcrs
can qucnch our thirst. No substitutc
viII mcct our nccb.
Iov do ve do lhal sane lhing in lhe presence of
lhe Lord? Iirsl, ve have lo be lhere, lhen ve open
our noulhs, and lhen ve have lo slarl laIing il in
and ve have lo Ieep laIing il in unliI ve are salis-
fied and unliI lhe rivers of Iiving valer are fIoving
fron us. Donl naIe il conpIicaled. Il is as easy as
brealhing.
Iov do ve gel lhe river of Cod fIoving? By drinI-
ing and drinIing sone nore. If ve viII do lhe
drinIing, Ie has pronised lo do lhe resl. You be
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failhfuI lo drinI in lhe Iife-giving valer, and Cod
viII be failhfuI lo pul a river in your oc||q.
nce ve becone adepl al drinIing, our nexl chaI-
Ienge is lo Iel lhe river fIov oul of us. }esus said,
Ou| cf nis oc||q sna|| f|cu ritcrs cf |iting ua|cr. The
fIov is essenliaI. We have lried lo conlain il and have
becone a Dead Sea as a resuIl. The Dead Sea is
IoveIy, bul il vonl supporl Iife. Iaving an inIel
vilhoul having an oulIel is a recipe for disasler. Lel
lhe rivers fIov. Slopped up or danned up rivers
are dangerous.
I donl nind il vhen peopIe are a IillIe jerIy as
lhey lry lo Iearn lo Iel lheir rivers fIov. Al Ieasl lhey
are lrying. Al Ieasl lhere is sone fIov. Al Ieasl lhey
are nol lurning inlo Dead Seas. In line, lhey viII
Iearn lo renove aII lhe obslacIes lo lhe rivers fIov.
In line lhey viII aIIov lhe Lord lo renove lhe dans
lhal nen have buiIl up lo Ieep lhe river in checI.
Many lhings lhal ve do dan up lhe river. ur
sense of respeclabiIily is oflen lhe grealesl cuIpril,
and Cod has lo bIasl il avay lo gel lhe valers nov-
ing again. So nany of us are lerrified of lhe idea of
lhings gelling oul of hand in our services. }esus said,
lncrc |nc Spiri| cf |nc |cr is, |ncrc is |iocr|q (2 Corin-
lhians 3:17). Iov couId lhe Iiberly produced by lhe
presence of lhe Spiril of Cod ever be offensive? If
ve refuse lo give lhe IoIy Spiril lhe righl lo vorI
in our nidsl, hov can anylhing of elernaI vorlh be
acconpIished? Learn lo do vhal Ie vanls lo do
vhen Ie vanls lo do il and hov Ie vanls lo do il,
and your rivers viII aIvays be fIoving.
A brolher vho cones lo our services occasionaIIy
is noved lo do carlvheeIs. I IiIe lhal. I have found
no bibIicaI prohibilion lo doing carlvheeIs in church.
The Iane nan vho vas heaIed al lhe BeaulifuI Cale
responded by: ua||ing, an |caping, an praising Gc
and he did il in |nc |cnp|c (Acls 3:8).
We canl be sure if lhere vas a Iebrev vord for
carlvheeIs or nol. This nan nay have done a fev.
Lel lhe river fIov. Donl aIIov your ovn lhinIing
lo dan il up. Donl quench lhe IoIy Spiril of Cod.
Lel lhe valers fIov fron your innernosl being.
A very Iearned nan recenlIy paid ne a greal con-
pIinenl. Ie said: You have lhe grealesl gifl of
sinpIicily. I rejoiced in lhal.
RcvivaI is hcrc. Drink bccpIq. !t is not
cnouh to brink oncc. Vc must
brink anb brink anb brink anb brink
somc morc.
Cod is caIIing for sinpIicily. There is no vay lo
conpIicale Iis vords: |f anq nan |nirs|, |c| nin ccnc
un|c Mc an rin|. ... cu| cf nis oc||q sna|| f|cu ritcrs cf
|iting ua|cr. Thals aboul as sinpIe as you can gel,
yel lhal leaching viII Iasl you unliI }esus cones, for
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lhere is no Iinil lo lhis river. Il has no end. If ve
aIIov il lo Ieep fIoving, il viII nourish us nore and
nore. You cannol Inov ils bounly unliI you gel inlo
ils valers.
RevivaI is here. DrinI deepIy. Il is nol enough lo
drinI once. We nusl drinI and drinI and drinI and
drinI sone nore. DrinI of Cods presence. DrinI
of Iis gIory. DrinI of Iis grealness. No one eIse
can do il for you. You nusl do il for yourseIf. We
can bring you lo lhe edge of lhe valer and naIe il
Inovn lo you, bul you nusl naIe a conscious ef-
forl lo drinI.
When Cideon vas faced vilh lhe need lo choose
nen for his arny, Cod loId hin lo choose lhen by
hov lhey dranI. I beIieve lhal lhis viII aIso be lhe
nelhod of choosing Cods soIdiers in lhese Iasl days.
In lhe days ahead ve viII drinI our vay inlo lhe
niracuIous, inlo lhe supernaluraI reaIns.
A Iady vas allending our canpneeling vho vas
a recovered aIcohoIic. She Iaughed vhen ve sang a
IillIe chorus aboul laIing anolher drinI. Ior lhe
firsl line, she Ialer loId ne, I couId sing lhose
vords and Inov lhal il vas aII righl. I an no Ionger
addicled lo aIcohoI. I an addicled lo lhe IoIy Spiril,
and I can laIe anolher drinI.
There is revivaI in lhe river of Cod. DrinI deepIy
of Ritcr G|crq.
Chapter 25
Let the River Flow
a ritcr |na| | ccu| nc| pass ctcr. fcr TH| lA-
T|RS l|R| R|S|N, ua|crs |c suin in, a
ritcr |na| ccu| nc| oc passc ctcr.
LzeIieI 47:
Tnc ua|crs ucrc riscn. The river is here, and il is
fIoving. Whal nusl each of us do lo receive ils bIess-
ings? Lel il fIov.
When lhe river is presenl, you donl necessariIy
need lo preach aboul il. }usl Iel il fIov. Il is nol aI-
vays necessary lo poinl il oul and leII peopIe lo gel
in. }usl Iel if fIov. You gel in, and olhers viII foIIov
you in.
This is Cods river. You canl conlroI il, and you
canl diclale vhere and hov il viII fIov. Il viII fIov
as Cod vishes il lo fIov. Slop resisling lhe currenls
279
River Glory 280
of lhe river and Iel yourseIf be carried avay vilh il.
Lel lhe river fIov.
}usl vhen ve lhinI ve have a handIe on lhings,
Cod changes lhe vay Ie does lhings, and Ie does
il lo Iel us Inov lhal Ie is Cod and lhal vhal Ie
does is done by Iis Spiril and nol by lhe under-
slanding of nan. This is Cods day, and Ie has every
righl lo do lhings in Iis ovn vay. This is Cods re-
vivaI, and onIy Ie has a righl lo say hov il happens.
This is Iis river. Slop resisling il and gel vilh lhe
fIov.
Thc rivcr itscIf subbcnIq takcs ovcr.
anb vc finb ourscIvcs bcin carricb
avaq bq thc rcatncss of it.
Cod is changing us. Ie is changing our percep-
lions, and Ie is changing our abiIilies. Ie is causing
us lo laIe off lhe forner garnenls and casl lhen
aside and lo pul on lhe nev garnenls of Iis righ-
leousness and of Iis gIory. Ie is causing us lo
enbrace lhis Iasl-day oulpouring of lhe Spiril, lhe
fIov of Iis river.
Iorgel aboul lrying lo conlroI everylhing. When
ve are onIy in anIIe-deep or Inee-deep or Ioin-deep,
ve are sliII in conlroI, bul vhen ve begin lo svin
Let the River Flow 281
on oul inlo lhe deeper valers of lhis greal river, lhe
river ilseIf suddenIy laIes over, and ve find our-
seIves being carried avay by lhe grealness of il. We
find ourseIves doing lhings ve never pIanned lo do
and lhings ve never inagined ourseIves doing. Ils
happening. Iaslors, you can IicI and resisl revivaI
aII you vanl, bul ils coning anyvay. This river can-
nol be slopped. Lel il fIov.
VhiIc qou arc struIin so harb
to staq conncctcb. Cob is boin
cvcrqthi n Hc can to ct qou
unconncctcb."
Sone have gone beyond lhe shoreIine and have
acluaIIy begun lo svin around a bil in lhese valers,
bul nosl of us have nol yel done any Iong-dislance
svinning in Cods river. Mosl have nol yel noved
oul inlo lhe deeper valers Ie provides. Were sliII
spIashing around in lhe shaIIovs, bul il is line lo
go deeper. In lhis hour, lhe Lord is noving us oul
inlo deeper valers by Iis Spiril. Ie is noving us
inlo reaIns ve have never experienced. Slop fighl-
ing lhe currenls of lhe Spiril, and Iel il happen.
Sone are cIinging desperaleIy lo lhe shore, nol
viIIing lo be carried avay. This is vhal lhe Scrip-
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lures describe as na||jing] oc|uccn |uc cpinicns. You
cannol have lhe deplhs of lhe Spiril and physicaI
securily al lhe sane line. You cannol go vilh lhe
fIov of Cod and renain connecled lo lhe Larlh, lo
lhe faniIiar, lo lhe lradilionaI. You cannol have
grealer lhings in Cod and slay vilh vhal you aI-
ready Inov, vhal you are aIready noving in. WhiIe
you are slruggIing so hard lo slay connecled, Cod
is doing everylhing Ie can lo gel you uncon-
necled. Lel go. Lel Iin have Iis vay. Lel lhe river
fIov.
Vhcn thc rivcr is prcscnt. qou bon't
ncccssariIq nccb to prcach about it.
]ust Ict it fIov. !t is not aIvaqs ncc-
cssarq to point it out anb tcII pcopIc
to ct in. ]ust Ict if fIov. Vou ct in.
anb othcrs viII foIIov qou.
The nosl vonderfuI lhing aboul lhis river is lhal
il can carry you. Your parlicuIar slyIe is nol lhe in-
porlanl lhing. Your parlicuIar nelhod is nol lhe
focus. Iocus on lhe river, and Iel il bring you inlo
nev lhings. You have bareIy lasled lhe deep lhings
of Cod. Ie has nuch nore in slore for you. Lel your-
seIf go and be carried on oul in lhe deeper lhings of
lhe Spiril.
Let the River Flow 283
IersonaIIy, I vanl lo svin oul inlo lhe deepesl
parls of lhe river. I vanl lo have nore of lhe sane
experiences }ohn had on lhe IsIe of Ialnos. I vanl
lo have nore of lhe sane experiences Isaiah had in
his day. I vanl lo have nore IauIine experiences
and be Iifled up inlo pIaces vhere I cannol decide if
I an in lhe body or oul of lhe body. I vanl lo be
fuIIy equipped for lhis Iasl-day harvesl, and lhal can
onIy happen as I aIIov lhe river lo fIov and lo carry
ne oul inlo deeper valers.
Righl nov, vherever you happen lo be, jusl give
yourseIf lo lhe Spiril, yieId yourseIf lo lhe lhe river
jusl a IillIe bil nore, and aIIov yourseIf lo be car-
ried avay.
We can aIvays lhinI of nany peopIe vho need a
nessage IiIe lhis, bul lhe lrulh is lhal you need il
and I need il. }usl aboul lhe line I lhinI I an viII-
ing lo do a nev slroIe, lhe Lord lesls ne, and I find
I vouId sliII ralher do il jusl IiIe I have been doing
il over line. Ie is accepling no excuses. Ie denands
lhal ve cone oul of lhe area of lhe faniIiar, oul of
our conforl zones, and lhal ve be viIIing lo slep
boIdIy inlo lhe fIov of Ritcr G|crq.
TH|R| |S A R|V|R, |nc s|rcans uncrccf sna|| na|c
g|a |nc ci|q cf Gc, |nc nc|q p|acc cf |nc |aocrnac|cs cf
|nc ncs| Hign. Gc is in |nc nis| cf ncr, snc sna|| nc| oc
nctc. Gc sna|| nc|p ncr, an |na| rign| car|q.
IsaIn 46:4-
An uncn |nc nan |na| na |nc |inc in nis nan ucn|
fcr|n cas|uar, nc ncasurc a |ncusan cuoi|s, an nc
orcugn| nc |nrcugn |nc ua|crs, |nc ua|crs ucrc |c |nc
an||cs. Again nc ncasurc a |ncusan, an orcugn| nc
|nrcugn |nc ua|crs, |nc ua|crs ucrc |c |nc |nccs. Again
nc ncasurc a |ncusan, an orcugn| nc |nrcugn, |nc
ua|crs ucrc |c |nc |cins. Af|cruar nc ncasurc a |ncu-
san, an |T lAS A R|V|R |na| | ccu| nc| pass ctcr.
fcr |nc ua|crs ucrc riscn, ua|crs |c suin in, A R|V|R
|na| ccu| nc| oc passc ctcr. LzeIieI 47:3-
|n |nc |as| aq, |na| grca| aq cf |nc fcas|, ]csus s|cc an
cric, saqing, |f anq nan |nirs|, |c| nin ccnc un|c nc,
an rin|. Hc |na| oc|ictc|n cn nc, as |nc scrip|urc na|n
sai, cu| cf nis oc||q sna|| f|cu R|V|RS O| ||V|NG lA-
T|R. (8u| |nis spa|c nc cf |nc Spiri|, unicn |ncq |na|
oc|ictc cn nin sncu| rcccitc. fcr |nc Hc|q Gncs| uas
nc| qc| gitcn, occausc |na| ]csus uas nc| qc| g|crific.)
}ohn 7:37-39
An nc sncuc nc A PUR| R|V|R cf ua|cr cf |ifc, c|car
as crqs|a|, prccccing cu| cf |nc |nrcnc cf Gc an cf |nc
|ano. ReveIalion 22:1
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What does it accomplish?
Who can prophesy?
How can YOU get started prophesying?
These and many other important questions are answered in this
unique and timely volume.
ISBN 1-884369-22-7 ............................................. $10.00
Calvary Books
11352 Heflin Lane
Ashland, VA 23005
(804) 798-7756
Other books
by
Rev. Wallace H. Heflin, Jr.
A Pocket Full of Miracles 0-914903-23-3 7.00
Bride, The 1-884369-10-3 7.00
Jacob and Esau 1-884369-01-4 7.00
The Potters House 1-884369-61-8 9.00
Power In Your Hand 1-884369-04-9 8.00
Power In Your Hand (Spanish Edition)
1-884369-04-9 6.00
Calvary Books
11352 Heflin Lane
Ashland, VA 23005
(804) 798-7756
The BESTSELLING:
GLORY
by
Ruth Ward Heflin
What is Glory?
It is the realm of eternity.
It is the revelation of the presence of God.
He is the glory! As air is the atmosphere of the Earth, so
glory is the atmosphere of Heaven.
Praise ... until the spirit of worship comes. Worship ... until the glory
comes. Then ... stand in the glory. If you can capture the basic
principles of praise, worship and glory which are outlined in this
book so simple that we often miss them you can have anything
else you want in God.
ISBN 1-884369-00-6 ............................................. $10.00
Calvary Books
11352 Heflin Lane
Ashland, VA 23005
(804) 798-7756
The BESTSELLING:
REVIVAL GLORY
by
Ruth Ward Heflin
What is Revival Glory?
It is standing in the cloud and ministering directly from the
cloud unto the people.
It is seeing in to the eternal realm and declaring what you
are seeing.
It is gathering in the harvest, using only the tools of the
Spirit.
It is, ultimately, the revelation of Jesus Christ.
One cannot have revival without the glory or the glory without
having revival.
ISBN 1-884369-80-4 ............................................. $13.00
Calvary Books
11352 Heflin Lane
Ashland, VA 23005
(804) 798-7756
Jerusalem, Zion, Israel
and the Nations
by
Ruth Ward Heflin
God is returning the focus once again to Jerusalem. The
place of beginnings is also the place of endings. And Gods
endings are always glorious.
This overview is by no means definitive but an unfold-
ing of scriptures coming into prominence in these days. As
Moses saw the Promised Land from Nebo, one sees the
world from Jerusalem.
Ruth Heflin
ISBN 1-884369-65-0 ............................................. $13.00
Calvary Books
11352 Heflin Lane
Ashland, VA 23005
(804) 798-7756
Calvary Pentecostal Tabernacle
11352 Heflin Lane
Ashland, VA 23005
Tel. (804) 798-7756
Fax. (804) 752-2163
8 Weeks of Summer Campmeeting 1999
Friday, July 2 Sunday night, August 29
With two great services daily, 11 A.M. & 8 P.M.
Ruth Heflin will be speaking nightly the first ten days and each
Friday and Saturday night during Summer Campmeeting
Winter Campmeeting 2000
February 4 27
Ruth Heflin will be speaking nightly the first week and each
Friday and Saturday night during Winter Campmeeting
Revival Meetings
Each Friday night, Saturday morning, Saturday night and
Sunday night with Sister Ruth Heflin in all other months
Ministry tapes and song tapes are also available upon request.
Mount Zion Miracle Prayer Chapel
13 Ragheb Nashashibi
P.O. Box 20897
Sheikh Jarrah
Jerusalem, Israel
Tel. 972-2-5828964
Fax. 972-2-5824725
Prayer Meetings:
2:00 3:00 P.M. Daily
Monday Thursday
Services:
Friday, Saturday and Sunday
10:30 A.M.
7:30 P.M.
Pre-meeting praise 7:00 P.M.
Come and worship with us in Jerusalem!

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