Effusive Eruption

On Tuesday night I was with a group of friends and as we were praying for one of the guys in our group, I saw a picture of a volcano with lava flowing down. It was red and gold, first and glory, coming down the mountain and it was creating a path others could walk in. I told him about the vision and he responded in kind, but I have not been able to get this vision out of my head since that night. I believe it was for him, but I believe it is also for the body of Christ. I have been leaning into learning about lava flow and volcanos this week and what I sense is we are about to see God release fire and golden glory out of the mountain of the Lord, but it is not going to come the way it has in the past. Let me explain.

Wikipedia says, lava flow is an outpouring of lava during an effusive eruption. Lava can flow great distances before cooling causes it to solidify. Lava exposed to air quickly develops a solid crust that insulates the remaining liquid lava, helping to keep it hot and inviscid enough to continue flowing. An effusive eruption is a type of volcanic eruption in which lava steadily flows out of a volcano onto the ground. Effusive eruptions form lava flows and lava domes, each of which vary in shape, length and width. Eruption will be effusive if the magma has a low ascent velocity.

Who knew there were different kinds of eruptions? I didn’t, but what we have seen in the church is huge eruptions of power that launch names we know into the air for all to see. These eruptions are what we have seen in the past. One man who is known for healing, prophecy, or prosperity, while the rest of the church watches in awe. This is not what I see happening again. I believe we are about to experience effusive eruptions, where the fire and golden glory of God flows down the mountain of God like lava. I believe this lava flow of the fire of God to purify and the golden glory of God to empower the people of God is coming to reach the masses. We need effusive eruptions that release flowing lava down the mountain of God (Isaiah 2) to the people of God, for Jesus said He came to baptize in the Holy Spirit and fire. We need a lava flow outpouring!

Temporal or Eternal? What Do You Want

When we meet people, read about people or hear about people who have a relationship with God, a knowledge of God or an understanding of God that we don’t it is not to shame us, it is to encourage us there is more we do not know about God. Their love, passion, pursuit of God is an invitation from God to learn more about Him.

I was reading Psalm 19 this morning and the psalmist wrote about six different aspects of God’s word when he said…the law of the Lord; the testimony of the Lord; the precepts of the Lord; the commandments of the Lord; the fear of the Lord; the judgments of the Lord. To Christians nowadays the words, law, commandments, fear and judgements would cause us to put up walls, walk away in fear and not want to draw near to a God like this. But listen to what the psalmist said immediately after these six statements. “They are more desirable than gold, yes, than much fine gold;

Sweeter also than honey and the drippings of the honeycomb. Moreover, by them Your servant is warned; In keeping them there is great reward.” The psalmist knows something about the word of God and the nature of God most believers are unaware of. We have so much to learn.

I went to a church in The Woodlands, TX yesterday and for Father’s Day they had a car show outside with a variety of different cars. One car I wanted to see up close was the Rolls Royce, it was legit luxury. I met the owner, not of the one I was sitting in, but also of the other two he owned and were on site as well. He said to me, he came from poverty and now look at me. It wasn’t arrogance, it was reality. I smiled and said, yes sir, you have come a long way. He was proud of those vehicles. I was honored to sit in that car, which costs the same as houses in TN, a lot of money. Then I read Psalm 19 this morning and I realize, we highly value the temporal, but the psalmist highly valued the eternal word of God. I enjoyed the Rolls Royce, but it is going to wear out, break down and its only temporal, but as I read the word of God this morning, I am thankful for the eternal Word that is legit truth that sets us free!