Have you ever experience being commanded by God?
I have.
It was… what can I say? I can’t.. explain. Anyway, it happened last October 1, 2008. I was assigned to exhort in the prayer meeting. But because I wasn’t feeling well so I texted Sis.Bheng and told her that I couldn’t exhort. After that, I spend my day, on the bed… sleeping. But at exact 5:45pm… my cell phone rang, and I when I read it.. it was our VIA Head Sis. Carol telling me to lead the Praise and Worship for the prayer meeting. I texted her back saying, “I could not led the Praise and Worship because I am not feeling well, I was even assigned to exhort but I can’t.” So after I send that message, I returned to my bed but after a few minutes of my eyes closed, I heard God telling me to go to Church and Preach. I opened my eyes and looked at the clock.. it’s almost 6pm (10 minutes before 6:00). And I told God.. that I couldn’t. But once again.. I heard Him (loud and clear) He commanded me to go to the Church and Preach. So I had no choice but to obey.
But the question was… what will I preach? what is God’s message? I wasn’t prepared. So after 5 minutes of preparing myself (would you believe I can do that?) I opened my Bible and ask God for a message and He led me to ACTS where Rhoda and the apostles doubted when they heard Peter’s voice. So I just read it and I ask God to make me understand the message.
When I got to the church, the Prayer Meeting already started; and when I was called to preach… I ask the congregation and led them into a prayer before I preached. The Message of God that came out from my mouth is about Praying but not believing. It was not me who moved but it was God; and at the end of the Exhortation… all of us were crying. The pain that I was feeling suddenly vanished. And after the Prayer meeting; Ptr. Arnel told me that someone told him that they were reminded and blessed when they heard me preaching about the message of God. I said, “To God be the Glory”.
Truly that when God commanded, You have to obey… and when you obey, He will not leave you nor forsake you. I thought I couldn’t do it.. but God helped me. It is really true that when you don’t know what to say.. just open your mouth and let the Holy Spirit talk. And after that, when you obey, it will be very satisfying because God will smile at you for obeying Him.
