Fire in our hearts - Jesus Army

FIRE IN OUR HEARTS
ON THE MARCH
By April many households were revived and love for Zion
rekindled. Children responded well, as one mum from Eagles
Wings recounted: ‘Peter (8) felt water moving inside him and
knew he was being filled with the Spirit. He prayed with James
(6) and during Agape, Peter, James, and Rachel (11) were
confessing their faults. Later I looked into the bedroom and
they were on their knees, hymn book open. So I left them.’
During Easter week forty hours were given to prayer, and
each house aimed for a corporate pentecost. ‘Then Zion shall
be holy ground,’ wrote Noel, ‘and the presence of God will
convict sinners.’ We daren’t resume mission work till we had
received the ‘power from on high’. But not everyone had.
There was still pride around and elders were amongst the
worst offenders.
Noel spoke to the leaders from 1 Kings 13 on the man of
God and the prophet of Bethel. The altar there had been given
over to the worship of Baal, but the old prophet had said nothing.
God sent a young man to prophesy against the altar, but
out of jealousy the old prophet deceived him and he was killed.
So, too, would pride in leadership destroy the anointed ones
of God. When the ministry had finished many were prostrate
or knelt and wept. That night God humbled us.
May Bank Holiday was scheduled for ‘praise and pentecost’
on the Hall lawn. When the day came, it rained and rained
and rained. We sang ‘Rain from heaven, fall’, and laughed.
God had done great things among us. We leapt and shouted
and sang. Many testified at the microphone and one brother
reminded us of how Elijah drenched the sacrifices before the
fire of God fell.
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