Subject: Test Message - Matthew 6: "When Union Comes" Part B

This Week's Events:

Dear friends,
 
It is only four weeks until our Washington, DC Gathering Of the Eagles. I ask that you mark your calendars and consider joining us in this time of intercession. Intercessors from all over the world will attend this conference to pray on behalf of the United States, and I believe this will be an exciting time together! The deadline to get the reduced rates at the hotel is fast approaching, so if you are able to attend, be sure to register with us and with the Holiday Inn. 
 
Since the first of the year, we have been hit financially. We ask that you, our intercessors, join us in prayer about this issue. The enemy is striving to strike down the work we are doing here at WFJM. The two most important things that the Lord placed upon our hearts; serving the needs of the poor and raising up intercessors all over the world to pray for their nation are both critical. We are striving to care for the spirit and the man and your assistance in this work is invaluable. Click here if you would like to contribute. 
 
Our Cedarwood crew is hard at work preparing kits for our BackPack Kids program, picking up food for the food bank, and working with local companies to acquire warm coats and shoes for those in need in the Seattle area. Many of you have financially contributed to this effort and we value each and every gift.
 
Monday was our CedarWood Pantry and as with every Monday, they open up the Coats and Clothes Closet for those attending. We have been very blessed by the participation of our contributors over the last year. There are many who have sent (or carried in) warm coats for all ages. . Due to this, we have had plenty of coats to give to the children, and we are immensely grateful. The weather can get very cold and your gifts have blessed many who would be going cold without these coats. Thank you!
 
On Monday, we also handed out the last of our adult-sized coats and began distributing the warmer shirts to those remaining. This dearth of clothes was heartbreaking to our team. So much so that Kathy, our director, sent me an email today asking me to contact you, our faithful supporters, in this time of need.  Many of the stores have amazing sales right now and she was able to find some good deals as they clear out the old clothes to prepare for the spring and summer clothing lines. We bought what we could, but we are still lacking. Please consider contributing to this effort to raise winter coats for adults in the Seattle area. Your gifts are always tax-deductible and even more importantly, each coat given winds up helping to keep someone warm. If you send in gently used clothing, please be sure the items are clean. The extra effort you take to do so allows our team more time to serve the people who attend our Pantry and Coats & Cloth es Closet. Thank you!
 
Cedarwood is growing very quickly. On occasion, the demand for workers exceed the number of volunteers we have. As we read through the Gospels, we learn that Jesus often spoke about serving the widows and the orphans, the poor and needy, those less fortunate and so on. I always felt it was interesting that He referenced so many different levels of need while He travelled from city to city teaching and preaching.  I often wondered if this reference was intended for those with the resources to help, the ones in need, or both. He knew that what an individual was capable of giving varied just as much as the prospective recipient. Jesus wanted to ensure that if someone was in need, they were properly cared for by those who were able. If 2000 years ago Jesus told us to care for those in need, would it be any less necessary to do so today?  Let’s continue to work together to meet these needs.
 
We have many areas of service available just go to our website or contact Kathy Rickey at KathyR@worldforjesus.org to see how you can get involved.
 
 
Following is the next installment in our Matthew 6 series entitled, “When Union Comes”. I pray it encourages, ministers to, and blesses you.
 
Blessings in Him,
Ricci
 
 
 
 


MATTHEW 6:
WHEN UNION COMES
Part B
 
By
Nita Johnson
 
New Orleans Revival Services
 
When you pray, do you pray to Him whom you know? When you pray, do you remind yourself daily Who it is you are praying to and what His glory desires to bestow? The problem is not with God; the problem is with us. You pray, “Send Your glory. Send Your glory, Lord.” He says, “I am, but you're under the wrong spout.” You tell Him, “Fix me. Heal me. I want to know You.” He replies, “Yes, I want you to know Me. Yes, I want to fix you. Yes, I want to heal you, but you're in the wrong place. Come over here.” Yet because we do not really know Him, we do not realize what He is saying to us, and we do not recognize where to go to get the answers.
 
When you pray, do you remember who He is? If you could have seen the Lord Jesus Christ that day, and the beauty of that fellowship, you would want it for yourself. You would never let anything keep you from having it. Hallowed be Your name. Holy be Your name. When we remember that His name is holy and He is holiness to us, we realize that we must be holiness to Him. When we remember His holiness every day in all that we say and do, a fellowship begins to form that is much higher, much more beautiful, and much more glorious.
 
(Song) “There is a place so very high to which you have been called, and this place is so beautiful. He will take you there if you will go. He'll come and He'll raise your faith, your understanding. He will raise your soul to embrace this place if you will come.”
 
Sometimes the beauties of heaven are so extraordinary, the only way you can release them is through the anointing of a song. That is why David wrote psalms. He became so enraptured with God that to speak was not enough—he had to sing. It is a glorious place, full of beauty and grace. 
 
Your kingdom come. I would like to touch on this from a different perspective than I have before. I would like to tell you part of an experience that I had. I was taken to heaven, and I was standing before the throne of the Father. He began to speak to me about what I am going to share with you. I will just share with you the end of what He said. All the time that He was speaking to me, liquid light was pouring down over my person like a gushing fountain that could not be stopped. It washed down over me again and again and again. It was not enough for Him to utter the words; they had to be accompanied by light—the light of His glory—so that my soul could retain what He was trying to give.
 
So I was standing before Him. He gave me a very detailed, beautiful, and wonderful message. Then He said to me, “I have waited from the beginning of time for this hour when I would find those who were willing to give up everything to have union with Me. I have waited passionately for this hour and you have never known passion until you feel the passion of your God.”  When He said that, He deposited into my heart a passion that was not even the size of a tear drop. It was so miniscule, but when it entered into me, I thought I was going to burst at the seams from the passion of His heart.
 
His passion for union with His children is so great. If you can imagine, consider one whom you love more than any other human being on the face of the earth. You just cannot believe sometimes how much you love this person. Then, imagine that you have such a passion to see God’s kingdom come to the earth and to see His desire fulfilled, that it compels you beyond your very self to give this loved one unto death for the purpose of God's will to be accomplished. Even then, you cannot comprehend the passion that lives in the heart of God for union with you. Anything else that the devil ever tells you is a lie. God wants you, and He wants to be in union with you. He gave it all, and He is just looking for you to make the same decision.  
 
...to be continued next week...
 
In Him,
Nita Johnson

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CedarWood Food Bank

Our CW Pantry is open every Monday!

We are in need of Volunteers to help in the following areas: 
 
The CedarWood Pantry:
 
-We need help with set up and tear down. Perhaps you have 1 or 2 Mondays available per month that you can participate in this blessing. If so, this would allow our volunteers to alternate. 
 
-Volunteers are needed to collect food from the various sources in the Seattle area during the week. 
 
Coats & Clothes Closet:
-Open Mondays and by appointment. We need volunteers to help organize and prepare clothing for visitors
 
BackPack Kids:
-We need volunteers for the assembly of kits for distribution to our schools. 
 
The need is great and our numbers are increasing every week. Please pray that our volunteer base will increase as well!
 
If you would like to help, contact Kathy or Ken Rickey at KathyR@worldforjesus.org

We extend a special thanks to our CW Team and volunteers for their faithfulness every week.

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