Revelatory Gifts
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Revelatory Gifts #5: The Cloak of Zeal
Photo by Baloncici from Getty Images Sun 1 January 2023 After a regular Sunday service at my home church, I was standing in the airlock of the front lobby waiting for my ride. A woman I don’t know approached me, pointed to my coat, and said, “I just wanted to tell you that the coat is an important part of the armor of God.” I was wearing a stunning lemon green oversized maxi coat that I particularly love. I frequently get compliments on. “This coat was a special gift from my children,” I responded. “I just wanted to tell you that the coat is an important part of the armor…
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Revelatory Gifts #4: My Son’s Future Bride
Photo by oksana_nazarchuk from Getty Images (This is a stock photo.) September 2011 One day in the fall of 2011, I met a beautiful young woman. I’d never seen her before, and I knew nothing about her except that she had come to my home to attend a youth meeting at my house hosted by my son and his friend. The moment I laid eyes on her, I instantly KNEW that my youngest son was going to marry her someday. I immediately shared this Word with my youngest daughter so that she would be a witness for me when the time was right. But I didn’t say anything to my…
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Revelatory Gifts #3: Winning the Prize
Photo by alexlmx Sat 31 October 2009 My son’s youth group hosted Halloween parties at the houses of various church members. I was asked to operate a game booth at one of these houses. Several games were set up in the garage and driveway for the children, including a lollipop game with two grand prizes of training wheeled bicycles. I operated a game in the garage. A couple with a little girl about four years old entered the garage. The INSTANT I laid eyes on them, I KNEW the little girl would win one of the bicycles. She was the perfect size to fit the bicycle too. Since I had…
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Revelatory Gifts #2: The Holy Spirit Tells Me What to Say to Save a Life
Photo by Courtney from Getty Images Signature (This is a stock photo.) Around 2008 My teenage daughter had a roommate with an unplanned pregnancy. She was leaning towards having an abortion. My daughter convinced her to talk to me. I ministered the Word of life to this young woman, and the Holy Spirit convinced her to keep her baby. She gave birth to a beautiful baby girl. About five years later, I learned that this little girl had been diagnosed with leukemia. At the time, I had a ministry called i am loved – THE CONCERT. I hosted benefit concerts in the Kansas City metro, partnering with local independent Christian…
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Revelatory Gifts #1: You Will Never Die
Photo by pixelshot (This is a stock photo.) Sometimes around 1967-1968 (written on 4 January 2024) When I was about 7-years-old I received my first prophetic Word. I was standing in my bedroom, looking at myself in my bureau mirror when I received this word: I didn’t hear an audible voice and yet I “heard” a word-for-word message in my thoughts. My family was dysfunctional and not religious at all. However, I deeply loved God. In that season of my life, I had zero knowledge or understanding about spiritual gifts. The idea that a person could “never die” was foreign to me. Eventually I came to believe that the message…
