GPiper
October 21st 2003, 09:11 PM
On September 20, 2001 as I stood alone on the front porch of our Cabin "Angel Haven" in the Smoky Mountains of Tennessee the earth suddenly seemed to stand still, it was as if God had stopped it long enough to reveal himself to me. Here is a record of that experience.
In the blink of an eye, in less than a heart beat. Earthly time gave way to Celestial Time and the earth stopped. The wind did not blow. The trees on the mountainside stood still. The white clouds were held motionless against the blue sky. And all sounds ceased.
And I stood alone with God and I knew I was in the presence of greatness beyond all greatness, I knew I was in the presence of a power beyond all power, and I knew I was in the presence of a love beyond all love. Suddenly I also knew I was created with greatness, with power, and with love.
As I stood in the presence of God suddenly I knew God was standing in my presence as well. Instantly I knew God was real, instantly I knew I'd been blessed beyond my ability to comprehend, and instantly I knew my life would never be the same.
Then as quickly as it stopped the earthly clock started ticking again. The wind blew, the trees swayed, and the clouds began moving. Suddenly the earth was alive with the sounds of nature. Instantly I knew God had not abandoned the earth, and instantly I knew God was still in control.
And the words of Ezekiel echoed in my memory. "I shall pour clean water over you and you will be cleansed; I shall cleanse you of all your filth and of all your foul idols. I shall give you a new heart, and put a new spirit in you; I shall remove the heart of stone from your bodies and give you a heart of flesh instead. I shall put my spirit in you, and make you keep my laws, and respect and practice my judgments. You will live in the country which I gave your ancestors. You will be my people and I shall be your God." {Ezekiel 36:25 - 36:28 NJB}
As the words of Ezekiel filtered through my memory I felt higher than the highest mountain and instantly I was filled with humility and with tears in my eyes I thanked God.
If you have not stood in the presence of God, and felt His presence in you then pray that he does.
If you have stood in the presence of God, and if you have felt His presence in you then praise and thank Him and share your experience with others.
God says, "Hi!"
Gary
In the blink of an eye, in less than a heart beat. Earthly time gave way to Celestial Time and the earth stopped. The wind did not blow. The trees on the mountainside stood still. The white clouds were held motionless against the blue sky. And all sounds ceased.
And I stood alone with God and I knew I was in the presence of greatness beyond all greatness, I knew I was in the presence of a power beyond all power, and I knew I was in the presence of a love beyond all love. Suddenly I also knew I was created with greatness, with power, and with love.
As I stood in the presence of God suddenly I knew God was standing in my presence as well. Instantly I knew God was real, instantly I knew I'd been blessed beyond my ability to comprehend, and instantly I knew my life would never be the same.
Then as quickly as it stopped the earthly clock started ticking again. The wind blew, the trees swayed, and the clouds began moving. Suddenly the earth was alive with the sounds of nature. Instantly I knew God had not abandoned the earth, and instantly I knew God was still in control.
And the words of Ezekiel echoed in my memory. "I shall pour clean water over you and you will be cleansed; I shall cleanse you of all your filth and of all your foul idols. I shall give you a new heart, and put a new spirit in you; I shall remove the heart of stone from your bodies and give you a heart of flesh instead. I shall put my spirit in you, and make you keep my laws, and respect and practice my judgments. You will live in the country which I gave your ancestors. You will be my people and I shall be your God." {Ezekiel 36:25 - 36:28 NJB}
As the words of Ezekiel filtered through my memory I felt higher than the highest mountain and instantly I was filled with humility and with tears in my eyes I thanked God.
If you have not stood in the presence of God, and felt His presence in you then pray that he does.
If you have stood in the presence of God, and if you have felt His presence in you then praise and thank Him and share your experience with others.
God says, "Hi!"
Gary