Last weekend I was flying to the west coast to do a wedding for a good friend. upon boarding the airplane I ended up sitting next to whom I believe to be one of the greatest Prophetic voices in the world today. He is not only a man I look up to, but one who has paid the price to see the church grow in holiness and devotion… He is truly a “Nazarite.” I experienced the presence of God around him so strongly that I was genuinely uncomfortable. Meanwhile, I struck up a conversation with the gentleman next to me… you know, the basics… what do you do, where are you from, where are you going, etc. In about a minute in a half, after I tell him why I am going to the west coast, he proceeds to tell me he is a Catholic bisexual (now I am uncomfortable..) I can feel the depravity on one side of my chair and the presence on God on the other. I tried to ignore his statement for the time being, simply because I felt so awkward.
Once our conversation was done, I put my headphones on, grabbed my Bible and notebook and begin to seek the Lord. The entire time I felt the eyes of my bisexual “friend” on me and I sought the Lord even harder. During that moment the Lord gave me a simple word for the Man of God on my left…I argued with the Lord for about 20 mins… thinking, “this guy does not need a word from me… that’s like an amateur artist giving advice to Michelangelo?” Well I decided for obedience. Once I acted on that directive, The Lord gave me a lengthy word for the man on my left… oh my.. ummn, I will give it to him when I get off the plane! Once I finished writing I took my headphones off and he struck up a conversation with me… “If I marry someone of the same sex.. will I be in sin? Will I go to Hell?” Yikes!!! As he was speaking the Lord gave me His heart for this gentleman…I was filled so full of Godly compassion, words begin to spill forth without fear or concern. I answered him, “yes, yes you will..” I was able in that moment to walk him through the gospel, beginning with the reality of our sin nature, human depravity, the need for God, and redemption of God, the need for freedom, the renewal of our mind, the need for relationships and accountability, and the nessecity for him to take a different road and walk away from what he was in… There were a few moment of small tears and tough questions… but the Lord spoke to his heart! At that point I gave him the word I had written down, which confirmed everything I had just shared with him. I was able to give him some contacts and resources and I pray he will take the next step.
The Lord revealed to me that I was sitting between people trapped in depravity and the bride of Christ–contending for His glory to be made manifest in power. I had to make the choice to not sit ”in between”, but to “bridge the gap”. I am the “Bible” wrapped in Human hide and my life is to be the connecting point to Christ! It’s not about comfort and it is not about compromise, it’s about connecting those who are at enmity with God to Jesus Christ! The only way to do that is through passionate pursuit of the Holy one! it’s through obedience acted out of love for our Maker! So I pose the question, “are you sitting in between the world and Christ, or are you building a bridge?” It’s so easy to be distracted by our own needs and concerns that we are not evening willing to take the risk. Many times we are secretly hiding from God because of hidden sin and comprise… we justify “keeping our faith personal.” I tell you, you are the voice God wants to use! He has given his power to you! Run to Him, fall into his arms of love.. let them mold and massage your heart. God is not boring… you just gotta make room for him… take the time to let him pour his love on you! It’s intoxicating, it’s healing, its AWEsome! I’m addicted, I want it more than I ever have before…I want to wreak of the Love of God! Forget what is behind you and walk into Christ… don’t sit in between, instead stand in the gap…
