Consumed By HIS GLORY
Part 3: The Basement Vision
Hopefully, you just read Part 1 and Part Part 2; Nasty sores and repentance to complete surrender. But here is the moment! The time and place where the Lord Jesus took me to the basement of my heart and revealed His Glory!
There I was. With the Lord. I was standing at the top of the basement stairs looking down. It was another picture in my mind He had brought me to.
He says to me, "I would like to take you down there."
It was dark and it was a little scary. I stood there staring down the staircase into the dark abyss; thinking to myself I'm not going down there. But I could sense His gentle kindness and love. I knew He wanted to show me something in the depths of my heart. His love is so piercing and so, I finally said yes because I knew He only wanted the best for me.
I walked downstairs, and as dark as it was, I knew it was filled with so much old junk. So much, I couldn't even comprehend it.
And as I stepped toward the middle of the basement floor, I fell to my knees and said to the Lord, "This is unbearable, the amount of issues I have. I cannot even stand." And right there, I began weeping and weeping and I just couldn't even stop.
In real life, I was on my knees sobbing. And as the Lord continued the vision, I started pounding the basement floor in utter frustration and pain, while in real life, I pounded the floor too. It was at this very moment, within the vision, cracks in the basement floor began to form and within microseconds, God's pure GLORY began to pierce through. And as it pierced through, the basement floor began to literally break up and His GLORY shined all around and then, consumed it all; first the floor, and then all the contents within the basement.
I was awestruck as the basement literally disappeared and I was now falling through this huge brilliant light of His Glory. And I kept falling until I landed in the palm of His hand. And when I landed, His great light just shone all around me. It was THE most glorious, magnificent light.
And once I landed, the Lord said to me, "I need you to stay in this place with me for four years. I'm going to teach and reveal so many things to you about your own heart and the hearts of mankind. You will never be the same."
And I sat with Him in that moment in His incredible Presence and Glory, completely undone by the power and majesty of the Lord Himself. He told me how much He truly loves me, and His love is just the purest and most peaceful love I have ever encountered. I sat there and let Him just engulf me with Himself.
When he asked me for four years, He told me I'd have to leave the church I was at. And I started crying even more. But I knew in my heart, I wanted ALL He had and I just couldn't miss what it was.
And so, I said yes to His four years because by this point, I knew I didn't want to be anywhere else but with Him.
Remember that throughout this year, I had already gone through this massive Holy Spirit led repentance, stepped down from my job at work, closed a couple side hustles, and this was the final thing: walk away fully to only spend time with Him; on my fake Birthday!
I wasn't even quite sure back then what I was saying yes to, but I just couldn't miss out on anything from Him. And now on the other side, this is more amazing than I could even ever describe. What an incredible God we serve. He loves us enough to bring us to the depths of our hearts knowing we cannot ever take care of anything there. But if we are willing to let Him show us our hearts, He actually consumes it all and brings His New Abundant Glory into our hearts!
All Glory goes to God - Jesus, Holy Spirit and God, the Father - the author and finisher of our Faith!
PRAYER:
Dear Lord,
We give You All the Glory! You get it all!!!
Jesus, you paid it all. Father, you sent your son to us to die for us. And Holy Spirit, you are the one here on planet Earth guiding us now. THANK YOU!!! What loving kindness, tender mercies and incredible power and grace you give to us. We are completely unable to do anything for ourselves. It is you and only you who leads and strengthens and guides us!
Holy Spirit, I pray for each person reading this today. That You will help bring them to areas in their hearts where to be honest, it's just plain terrible. Your Word says our hearts are deceitfully wicked. And of course it is. How can it not be in this fallen world we were brought into. But Your grace...Your loving and oh so powerful mercy to reveal it to us. And then, for You to come in and bring Your GLORY! WOOHOOOO! Your incredible LOVE is like no other. It's like nothing else anywhere on planet Earth.
May Your powerful grace and mercy continue to extend over every person who reads these words. A new grace over their hearts to let You into places that are just so hidden. Shine Your magnificent love and light deep inside, God. Consume every heart with Your compassion, Your Glory, Your life changing Presence. May every hindrance be broken. In the mighty name of Jesus. May Your will go forth in their lives like never before. You are the Great I AM and nothing is too difficult for you. Bring Your healing and love. Bring it the only way You can do it. Holy Spirit, have Your way and bring your Glory!
In the mighty name of Jesus!
Amen!!
FAITH IN ACTION:
Each day, sit with the Lord:
Step 1. Read Psalm 139:23-24. Ask Him to search you. All of you.
Step 2: Say outloud, "Lord, whatever you want to reveal to me, I am open. I am open Lord because I know my heart is deceitfully wicked. Open up my heart and mind to be open to areas where Only You can bring Your Glory. In the mighty name of Jesus. Amen."
Step 3: Write down what He is shows you.
Step 4: As He reveals things, He wants to heal them. Say out loud again, "Lord, I know I cannot change my own heart. Only You can. So, Lord, please give me Your mercy and change my heart. Come inside at even a greater level to do what only You can do. Holy Spirit, Have Your way! In the mighty name of Jesus."
Step 5: Sit in His Presence and let His pure Love, Grace, Mercy and Glory pour over you. Do not leave His Presence until you have just sat in His peace and love for a long enough time, that you almost want to cry because you have let Him overflow you.
Do this each day for 31 days. Be open and ready - He LOVES you!!! And He LOVES that you are open to His ways.
Wow! What a new level of relationship He is bringing to Your heart and life right now!!!
We PRAISE YOU JESUS!!!
Search me, God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts.
See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.
Psalm 139:23-24
JESUS CHRIST
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