Fire in our hearts - Jesus Army

FIRE IN OUR HEARTS
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John Wimber felt that Western Christianity was lukewarm
and needed to repent of its materialism. God was after servants
not self-helpers. With the people crying out for reality,
God was intent on blasting away the blockages in the church
and getting us into shape for the harvest.
1990 opened with tremendous vision for Christians in Britain.
Life and colour was invading the churches and everybody
was talking (and writing) about revival. We too were
expectant. Men Alive for God, our own leaders meetings and
the first Wembley Praise-Day all carried a ‘buzz’.
Noisy, colourful and powerful, Wembley was for us a landmark,
a prophetic pointer to the wide and warm-hearted
friendship that was beginning to characterise Christian leadership
in Britain. As John Noble shared, he admired the fiery
spirit of Peter, but we also needed the heart of John to mend
the nets. Philip Mohabir from the Afro-Caribbean Evangelical
Alliance moved some of us to tears as he pleaded for a
‘passionate passion’ and for the healing of divisions.
We realised there was a need for us to forgive. This was
emphasised by some wisdom that a sister had received.
I saw a beautiful city. It stood on a hill whose warm red glow
was drawing the people like a magnet. The hill was made up of
thousands of interlocking tiles. Each tile represented a single
act of forgiveness. ‘Because there has been so much forgiveness,’
the Lord said, ‘I have been able to raise my city high. But
should you not forgive, then it will sink and none shall see her
beauty.’
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