(2022년 6월 12일 주일예배 11AM) 인디아나순복음반석교회 Indiana Full Gospel Church On The Rock (담임목사 이승준 Rev. Seoungjun Lee) (누가복음 23:50-56) (설교제목:하나님의 나라를 기다리는 요셉, 사명의식으로 예수의 시체를 보호한 목숨건 헌신: 믿음의 영성) ("자기 십자가" 간증소개) 기도원에서 방언의 은사를 받은 후 집에 내려 왔는데 제 눈에 마귀들이 우글거리는 것이 보였습니다. 저는 아이들을 데리고 열심히 교회를 다녔습니다. 그러나 저의 남편과 시부모님은 그런 저를 심하게 핍박하였습니다. 그럴때 마다 예수님 께서는 십자가를 지시고 아무 말도 없이 허허벌판을 걸어 가시는 모습을 보여 주심으로 제가 핍박을 견딜 수 있도록 힘을 주셨습니다. 집에서 3일을 작정으로 금식을 시작했는데, 기도를 하는 중에 하나님께서 일주일을 하라고 말씀하셨습니다. 그러자 남편과 시어머님의 핍박이 무서울 정도로 심해졌습니다. 저는 마귀가 나가려는 징조라 믿고 담대한 믿음으로 계속 기도 할 때 예수님께서 친히 오셔서 못자국 난 손을 제 머리에 얹으시고, 사랑하는 자여, 너의 십자가를 내가 보고 있노라. 너는 네 마음과 육체를 다하여 너의 십자가를 충실히 지키라. 나는 너와 함께 있노라. 나를 잠재우지 말고 열심히 기도하라. 그리하면 내가 너의 십자가를 같이 지리라. 네가 나를 의지할 때에 너의 모든 일들을 내가 주관하리라. 너는 물질로나 병으로 걱정하지 말라. 간혹 제가 핍박을 못이겨 원망하는 마음으로 기도를 하려면 하나님께서는 기도의 문을 열어 주시지 않으셨습니다. 그것으로 저는 하나님이 정의의 하나님, 완전한 하나님이라는 것을 깨달았습니다. (The Brownsville Revival, Pensacola, FL, 1997 Spring) Dear Pastors John, Steve and Michael, I am one of the many, many pastors who have been so blessed by coming to Brownsville, and I would like to share something with you by way of encouragement. I have prayed for revival for 51 years, 5 months, and fifteen days. I have led and raised up revival prayer movements through most of these years. At last I have seen it - at Brownsville. I felt like Simeon who saw God's salvation after many years, and then asked if he could depart in peace! You can see how encouraged I was while I was with you. Some years ago God gave me a prophecy while we were praying for revival. It is as follows: "I am holding back the wind of My reviving, because it is a wind of holiness and the fear of God. If I sent it to My people now, it would only sear and destroy, because many are not ready to receive it. I ask you then as leaders, to teach, and teach and teach My people about holiness and the fear of God. So many have become gourmets, savouring and enjoying My blessing, but not bowing down before the Lord their God. I am looking for men who can be channels through whom I can work in this way, but they must be men who will not take credit for what I do. Men who will not seek honour simply because I have used them in blessing. I look earnestly for such men, but I find so very few. Mans fingerprints must not be seen on the Glory of God." When I came to Brownsville last week, I saw that God had found people who were not taking credit, or seeking honour for what God was doing through you. I sensed God's great delight in this fact and I felt that He wanted you to know this. In addition, I saw another reason why He was able to use you and make you such a blessing to so many. Your prayer life has enabled God to send in the great crowd of mighty angels which I saw in closed ranks around the Brownsville Church. They are protecting you, and they are guarding the great hole in the heavenlies produced by your prayers so that God is unhindered as He sends down blessing after blessing to you and through you. The blessing will continue at Brownsville as long as man's fingerprints are not seen on the Glory of God. Your brother in Jesus Alex Buchanan ENGLAND