Jewels, Blazing Fire and other fun stuff!

As I drove to Pleasanton to attend my favorite place in the world, I was listening to some songs, I cannot for the life of me remember what but I ended up drifting into another world, yes while driving and started singing after praying for Blazing Fire Church. What I began to sing was what God was speaking to my heart about jewels. I asked Him to show me more! He proceeded to show me and explain to me this. Each person starts with a heart of stone before they are born again, as they enter into the Kingdom the stone around the heart is chipped away and you have a heart that looks like a dull stone. The eyes of fire, His Love begins to purify the dull stone until it starts to sparkle and shine. The heart has turned from the heart of stone to a heart that looks like a precious jewel. The one I saw was a ruby and the next thing I heard him say, I will etch my name upon this jewel which He did and the light from from His eyes etched the word JESUS and the light hit the precious stone and reflected off the stone everywhere. I suddenly thought, Lord if you do this to each heart, what would that look like from your perspective? I got the image of each heart a shaft of light in different colors going straight to Heaven and back down and it was glittery everywhere. I sensed Him say, each of you are a precious jewel that shines with my glory! I was wowed because what he sees are jewels everywhere, all different kinds, some were diamonds , others ruby, Sapphire, emerald and amethysts and many others. We are His treasure, beautiful to Him, each heart He sees its a precious stone! It is only by His transforming us that we can ever shine like this!
I proceeded to continue singing and worshiping Him and arrived at my hotel then got something to eat and headed over to Blazing Fire Church where Beloved Lisa-Anne was to lead Blazing Fire Writers Group before church began.
The Writers group was fabulous as Lisa-Anne shared her ideas that would help us move forward in our gift of writing. She shared a word that was from the Elijah List that brought tears to my eyes. Much of was Lisa_Anne shared during the meeting made me want to cry! I know it was rather strange for me but much of what was shared about Grace and how we need to write from the platform of Grace, the publishers are starting to want to have the things we write about in this stream. She mentioned Prophet of Grace and it finally clicked what my gifting was. I always prophesy grace words never tear down words but I didn't have a name for it. Now I do. I cannot tell you how much this meant to me! I was thrilled!
Lisa-Anne had us do an assignment, ah she makes things so fun! :) We did the assigment and mine was the word Jewel, the opposite was junk, the closest meaning was precious stones, then I wrote on the left renewed and on the right beautiful. I was a bit stumped what it meant and Lisa-Anne shared what she saw. Later on I was thinking about this assignment and went oh duh! I cannot believe i didn't see this but it goes with the story I shared at the beginning of this blog! It is funny how God does things! I truly enjoyed listening to Lisa-Anne share her stories. She is one of those people I could listen to all day about her stories of the supernatural and never get bored! :-) I know Papa is so proud of her! He sure does love to share with her His Kingdom!
After the session, church began. Todd lead worship! It was wonderful! I just wanted to stay there! Helen shared about her trip to Mozambique with Iris Ministries and Global Celebration and it was so beautiful to watch the video! It was wow to see that drinks multiplied as well as food and many other divine things that happened there. It was perfect introductory to Brent's message on the supernatural which I thought was hilarious because the book I am reading is called Shifting Shadows of the Supernatural power and I just recently found out an online acquaintance chose to toss everything that had to do with people of the supernatural into the garbage because he felt it was false. It was so sad to see the deception which was described in the book mentioned.
Brent's message was really powerful. He shared how we are to be a supernatural people and to walk in it daily! Jesus certainly did this and would do whatever His Father told Him to do. He had a direct connection with His Father and the power flowed through Him from Heaven. We can also access that same power and do greater things that He did! Why don't we? Many are afraid of the Supernatural and fear it would come from the enemy. Anyway Pastor Brent shared the different things that were done on the earth, we truly do have a Supernatural God, everything HE did was Supernatural! He could bend the laws of nature! That is so wow but the greatest miracle is being born again into the Kingdom of Heaven! You cannot get more supernatural than that! We ended up having someone enter the Kingdom of Heaven by asking Jesus into his heart! It was so wonderful to see! What was even more wonderful is that afterward we all stood up and clapped and welcomed Him into the family! It was precious to see how we give honor and respect and incredible love to the new ones in Christ! This reminds me, when Pastor Brent went up to speak we also stood up and gave him honor as well! This is a regular thing at this church and it is so beautiful to see! There may be people that may not understand it but it truly is a way to honor your pastor for all he does and shares and it is true grace and love! I never saw this before I came to Blazing Fire! I love the new things I learn but especially honor, respect and grace! I wish everyone would get that message! As I was listening to Pastor Brent and even to Lisa-Anne earlier, a theme emerged in my mind. There are so many people out there that are afraid of learning things that are out of their comfort zone. For example, the message of the supernatural or the message of the Power of Grace and the Finished work on the Cross. These two things truly mess with the mind and many do not understand because they look at it in the natural instead of through the spiritual eyes! Much of it needs to be experienced, not just read about! Lately I have been on a forum and have come under attack by some people who call themselves Christians but have called me not so nice things.
When Lisa-Anne was describing how we need to write from a platform of grace and that God is not a mean God, He is a Happy one and Pastor Brent pretty much said the same thing but these two people that have attacked me do not see it that way. They see the harsh, mean, sawing a person in two, killing kind of a God. It is sad and I constantly share the message of Grace and Love and they choose to tell me that its not all lovey and nicey nice and they proceed to come across harsh and we have unbelievers on that forum and many have come to me saying they prefer my message than theirs. It goes to show you how powerful the message of Grace and Love is! People are sick of hearing how bad they are, they just want to be loved regardless of their sin and many of these unbelievers used to be Christians at one time but walked away for different reasons. There are a SMALL handful of us that speak from the platform of Love and Grace! I didn't realize HOW small this was!
So between Lisa-Anne and Pastor Brent and their messages. It made for one powerful night for me personally! I am so thankful for their precious and amazing hearts! It is so wonderful to have people like these two who are so in tune to the realm of Heaven, I yearn to be like them which in reality they are like Jesus so I yearn to be like Jesus! I come away more hungry and thirsty for His presence, for more of Him and I want to add that the book I mention earlier that I was reading, If I didn't know any better I would have though Pastor Brent quoted out of it, the part about it not a being about the gifts but about Him and His presence. If we want to walk in the supernatural we need to have more of HIM in our lives and remain in His presence daily!
Each one of you that reads this is blessed and highly favored! You are so loved by the most high God and amazing Father of this universe! You are precious and adored and loved forever more! May each day be a fresh revelation of who He is and who you are in Him! May your eye be continually opened to the supernatural realm of Heaven! He has so much to show you and so much to teach you. May you get the message of the Power of Grace and finished work on the Cross! He truly does love you and wants more of you, may you be hungry and thirsty for more of Him! I speak upon you, More Lord, give them more of you day by day and night by night! Blessings to all! Amen and amen!

I truly hope this blessed you as much as I am blessed to share it with you! :-)
©Jennifer Shannon 8/24/2009