Last week my amazing and wonderful wife, Naomi and I were able to head away to a little rough town called Whistler (sarcasm, yes) and spend some time with fellow church planters from across Canada. Now some of my fellow volleyball teammates were musing about what pastors do while partying it up in Whistler (I won't repeat their ideas), but will say that it is incredible to celebrate what God is doing across this country...and that really it was the most amazing party I could be part of as we prayed together, heard stories of God's faithfulness, laughed, slept and feasted together!
During the week we heard from a church planter, Jon Tyson, Trinity Grace Church, from Manhattan. John shared some deeply profound thoughts about the importance of receiving deeply from Jesus, in order to share with others. So often we head out into a needy world without sitting and recharging with the God of heaven and earth. I was so thankful to hear from God about his desire to speak loud and clear to me, day after day.
All week we heard story after story of people seeing God changing lives....where he called people who were without direction and they found a deep sense of belonging and hope in Jesus...others who were fearful of their future, found God to be a solid anchor in their life. It really is incredible to sit together and hear how God is moving across this country.
At the end of the as we closed for a time of prayer for the nation of Canada, God gave me this picture of the day when hockey arenas across Canada would be bursting with worshippers of Jesus. Where these arenas currently hold screaming fans of another religion/ idol, would now turn to worship the King of Kings. Can you picture that day in Canada where the spirit of God is bringing revival to this land? Can you picture a huge movement of God in redeeming his lost sons and daughters?
For I leave you with these words from Revelation 5:9 that says:
"And they sang a new song: “You are worthy to take the scroll and to open its seals, because you were slain, and with your blood you purchased men for God from every tribe and language and people and nation."
