Isaiah 6:8
“Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall I send? And who will go for Us? Then said I, Here am I; send me.”
I had a plan.
I truly know that this plan was His will in my life. “Lord, here am I, send me” was my prayer.
I wanted this experience to play out the way I had imagined. I prayed, I anticipated.
But He showed me that the will of God becomes like many waters breaking on the shore and we are on a high balcony that overlooks a vast and invisible ocean. It become completely dark and my eyes could not see, but there was no question in the hearing. I knew these waters. I could hear them.
Not a sight, but oh, the sound… the sound washed through me. I knew the waters were right there in front of me, but I could not see what I longed so to see. In my frustrated longing I cried, “Lord, I want to see the waters.” He answered my heart, “Until you see the waters, let the sound sustain you. Trust in what you cannot see.
The crusade was on.
The sea of Indian people came.
They were hungry for truth.
They were hungry for love.
They needed hope.
During the invitation hundreds of tear soaked faces rushed to me for prayer. Before I knew it, hours had passed. I was exhausted. I was ill. I was burning with a fever. My body ached. The violent cough that came on every third breath was leaving each time with a piece of my voice. But I cried… and I longed… and I hoped.
I HAD TRAVELED 9,000 MILES TO SING AND MINISTER TO THESE WONDERFUL, HUMBLE PEOPLE.
Let me just tell you. When you submit to God’s will it may not play out with the lofty expectations that you expected, BUT IT WILL BE EXACTLY WHAT GOD’S WANTS FOR YOU!!!
I laid on the bed to ill to move around.
I could hear in the distance the praises to God sung in the Indian tongue.
The words were spilling all over me.
I was distraught.
Had I came all this way to lie on a sick bed?
Then He came.
I didn’t know it at the time, but upon hearing of my illness, the multitude of Indian people fell to their knees, lifted their arms up over the place where I lay and wept and cried to the Lord, our God to touch me.
My husband said they stayed on their faces for nearly half an hour.
During that time, God filled my room.
He didn’t touch me physically, but spiritually I was filled and overflowing.
What did He say?
I WAS SENT TO INDIA TO LOVE THE PEOPLE.
IN TURN, GOD WANTED ME TO FEEL THE MAGNITUDE OF THEIR LOVE BACK TO ME.
I would have never experienced this love lesson in this capacity if I had not been in this broken and vulnerable state.
Thousands were saved and healed in the 3 nights of the crusade.
The following days we worshipped together and baptized those that had been changed.
IT WAS A LIFE CHANGING EXPERIENCE!!!
We must learn to trust in what we cannot see!
We hope because our hearts have heard the waters; the sound of promise washing through us and pouring across the eternity written upon our hearts.
We hope because our spirits resound with the rhythm of the waves.
We long because we have tasted.
We yearn because only He can satisfy.
We break because His beauty unhinges all that held us together.
Because of the breathtaking radiance of Christ we are fully and completely undone; marvelously melted.
Let’s all continue to move toward the sound.
With everything on the inside of us let’s shift forward.
Let’s move in prayer, in reverence, in worship, in silence, in hope, in faith, in deep anticipation. Make a decision to move toward Him in ways that cost us something.
We can find the rhythm of the Wave Maker when
we sing,
we dance,
we rejoice,
we cry,
we kneel,
we pray.
We lean.
AND WE LISTEN.
Thank you, my precious friends for all you did for India and me.
You believed in my calling. You prayed. You sent financial support. You prayed. You left messages. You prayed. Oh my yes, YOU PRAYED AND I FELT IT!!!
And who will go for Us? Then said I, Here am I; send me.”
Jesus Hugs,
Jackie
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May You rest in His arms,
May You feel His presence like never before,
May He lead you into a greater relationship with Him,
May you be clothed with boldness as you step out into all that He has for you,
May you understand as never before His great love for you!
Happy New Year!
Dear Heavenly Father, Thank You for Your many blessings, and help me to be content with Your daily provision in my life. May we all be content with Your daily provisions. Thank You for Your wonderful gifts of love, joy and peace, which cannot be purchased with any amount of money. I am most grateful. In the name of Jesus, I pray. Amen.
Dear Heavenly Father, I do want to be close to You, so help me to spend the time in prayer, and reading Your Word in order to make that a reality. And Lord, when You do speak something to my heart, help me to obey You and not resist the things You are asking me to do. Lord, I also want to be a peacemaker, so fill my mouth with Your Words of wisdom when I encounter an opportunity to minister to those who are opposed to each other. Also, help me to remain in peace with those in my circle of acquaintances. I ask this in the name of Jesus. Amen.
Dear Father God, I am ever so grateful to have access to a reservoir of wisdom, counsel, and guidance in knowing You. I know when I have a problem I can ask You how to solve it, and You always have the perfect answer. Thank you for sending my answers in many different ways, and through many different people. I have been very blessed by the family of God, as they have reached out to help us in so many ways. I do appreciate the prayers of Your people. I also thank you for speaking to people to help us financially in this ministry. Lord, bless each person back in the form of their need. I thank You for my brothers and sisters in Christ. Bless them all and meet their needs. I ask this in the name of Jesus. Amen.
Hello Dear Friend,
Your such a blessing to me. Dear friends are a true gift from God and I know you are one of them. Sending Love in Christ Jesus your way.
My newest song “Travel On Our Knees” has been released. Please click on the picture below. You will be directed to my site at IAC music where you can download this song for a small donation of only $1.00. This is less than a bottle of water of soft drink.
The donations will be going to the Hokie Spirit Memorial Fund at Virginia Tech. I have spoken with Bob(last name not to be mentioned) at Virginia Tech University. We have discussed this and agreed all the funds would go for a much needed cause.
GET YOUR COPY TODAY.
All of my songs are available for download. There will be another one titled “Keep On Keepin On” available sometime Sunday (April 29th).
Your support is truly appreciated.
Download your copy of Travel On Our Knees
Lets help those folks in need at VT
Please click the picture to be directed to a site where you can download not only this song of mine but others as well.
All proceeds from Travel On Our Knees will be donated to the Hokie Spirit Memorial Fund
Hello Friend,
Friends are a gift from God. Thank you so much for being my friend. Life is precious, the hearts and minds of each individual is unique. Your special and have a place in my heart. May God Bless you in everything you do.
With Love in Christ Jesus.
Levi
Rick (Levi) Amburgey
http://www.rickamburgey.org
Attention: As you may have noticed, I am now working with KMA Records. The folks at KMA Records are going out of their way in assisting me in getting this modified and final version of the song “Travel On Our Knees” out to the public as a reminder of what took place in our country and what we can do for those loved ones that lost their sons and daughters. I will be making this song available for download for only $1.00….less than the cost of a soft drink. I am in the process of raising money to contribute to the HOKIE SPIRIT MEMORIAL FUND AT VIRGINA TECH for the families needing support in many areas due to the loss of their sons and daughters. Please download the song when it becomes available on or before 04/28/2007. and allow a portion of your $1.00 donation go for assisting those that need help.
Thank You and God Bless.
Hokie Spirit Memorial Fund http://www.vt.edu/tragedy/memorial_fund.php
Download the song from the address listed below or from the players on any of my websites. Just follow the instructions after highlighting the song “Travel On Our Knees”.
http://www.iacmusic.com/artists.aspx?id=62240 please copy and paste this link in your browser.
JCFaith Page Design Contest
The JCFaith member with the most accumulated votes and highest average on the 1-10 scale between 3/9/2007 and 4/15/2007 - will receive a free Decorative Candle Display. No totals will be reset for the contest, but snapshot will be taken of the current totals and each member will be starting out at like they were at zero. Each page has a page design meter ranking from 1-10 stars. Each member can only vote once on each page. Each member can vote for themselves. Only members of JCFaith can vote on a profile page. This would be a great oppertunity to invite people from other websites to join JCFaith and vote for your page to win.
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Dear Heavenly Father, Thank You for Your many blessings, and help me to be content with Your daily provision in my life. May we all be content with Your daily provisions. Thank You for Your wonderful gifts of love, joy and peace, which cannot be purchased with any amount of money. I am most grateful. In the name of Jesus, I pray. Amen.
