Pastor John,
I just finished reading “The Perfect Law of Liberty”, and I think it may be the best thing I have ever read! It’s the best thing I have ever read because it was what God was saying to me right then. I’m going to try to put into words what this email did for me!
Firstly, this email was an answer to a sincere question that I had in my heart. You had explained to us that the difference between the wise and the foolish virgins was that the wise virgins knew God. I really thought about that yesterday, and it made me examine myself and ask myself, “Do I know God?” “How do you know if you know God?” I told Jesus, “I want to know you!” I mean, really know Jesus, and He know me. I wrote to you that I didn’t want to stand before Jesus one day and have him say he never knew me.
So tonight, I sat down and began reading this Perfect Law of Liberty and I came to this line:
“God wants you alive right now to what the Spirit is saying! That is knowing God!”
When I read those words, the Spirit inside of me leaped for joy! That was my answer! Being alive right now to what the Spirit is saying is knowing God! I felt so happy and encouraged because I knew the Spirit was saying something to me right then, and I was alive enough to hear and understand what it was saying! Tears began to flow, and I had to stop reading and praise God! It’s a wonderful feeling to be alive in the Spirit! Remember when Preacher Clark said about Sis Edna, “She’s awake! I believe she’s awake!” And Sis Edna said, “I’ve been awake all the way. All this time, I’ve been awake”. They were talking about more than physical sleep! Sis Edna was alive in the Spirit. Her spirit was awake, and that’s how I feel! I am awake! My spirit feels alive! I understand your prayer for us when you lay hands on us and say, “Live!” What you are really saying to our spirit is, “Wake up!” It feels so good to be awake because when you are awake to what the Spirit is saying to you, then that’s when you are living! That is knowing God because God is alive! He is Now! Whatever the Spirit is saying right now is all that matters! Keeping up with what the Spirit is saying to you right now is knowing God!
You wrote: “The only Truth that exists in heaven or earth for you is the will of God that the Spirit of God is revealing to you right now. That’s all.”
This brought tears to my eyes, and I could feel the spirit run through me when I read the following:
“If you really take this in and drink the pure milk of the word of God, you will be connected with the Truth, the Spirit of life. When you are led by the Spirit, when you have feelings and thoughts from the Spirit, you are living, living with God. That’s communion. That’s fellowship. That’s when you are eating and drinking of the Father and the Son. You are living because you know what God’s thinking right now. You feel what He is feeling right now. You’re living. Everything else is death. Everything else is death. Glory to God!”
I know you preached this sermon 12-13 years ago, but if you take this into your heart, it is alive! Those are not just words on a page. I know they look like words, but when you eat them up, they are life! This is a sermon that you can eat! Praise God!
I am thankful tonight. Jesus heard that question in my heart and he answered it. He didn’t leave me wondering what it means to know God. I am thankful beyond words for the privilege of getting to read this sermon, and better yet, to feel it! I am thankful to have God’s life inside me, talking to me! I am thankful for a spirit that is alive to hear it! I am thankful for the powerful touch Jesus gave me tonight.
“You are free to please God. You are free to know Him. You are free to receive what He says. Whatever it is. Wherever it takes you. However He wants to use you. Free!”
Thank you for sending this! It freed up something in my Spirit and I love it! Thank you, Jesus!
Lee Ann