The Lord Jesus Christ Lives!  Praise God!  Praise be His Holy and Beautiful Name!

I woke up this morning at 3:30 a.m. wanting to come and spend time with the Lord then write in my blogs.  Writing in my blogs is my Sunday thing to do.

Each morning I arise to exercise physically and spiritually.  Then to work on the computer and have coffee before working for the family.

This morning I awoke weakened.  Achy.  Not knowing what I was to write about.

I felt the Lord call me to Him.  Rest, Mary.  So I went and washed my face and put on my cucumber mask that I made the night before and rested on the couch.  Calling out His Holy Name.  Praising Him.  Seeking Him.  Picturing Him as Ezekial saw Him:  “…what looked like a throne of sapphire and high above on the throne was a figure like that of a man.  I saw that from what appeared to be his waist up he looked like glowing metal, as if full of fire, and that from there down he looked like fire, and brilliant light surrounded him.  Like the appearance of a rainbow in the clouds on a rainy day, so was the radiance around him.” (Ezekial 1:26-28.)

This put me into such a deep trance – not total sleep – but a trance.  I was resting deeply, my whole body and mind, but my mind was astir with visions, thoughts, and praises of my Lord.

I awoke what seemed to be a sleep of an hour but it had only been minutes.  More alive.  But still groggy.  The Lord lead me to finish reading some chapters in Acts that I wanted to read to clarify some struggles I am having with spiritual baptism (to be written about later.)  I read these as if for the first time with clarity and reassurance from Him.

I still felt the need for rest.  So I went to the bedroom and laid there on my bed.  Feeling the Lord’s glory all around me.  Then my son came in awoken from a bad dream.  He laid beside me and I prayed over him.  He wisked back off to sleep.  My 2 year old woke up in his crib and I prayed for him.  He quietly laid his head on the pillow and returned to sleep.  In between these episodes all I could do and wanted to do was to quietly lay there in the Lord’s presence.  The more I did the more peace and love and security and comfort I felt.  The more alive I became.  My 10 month old woke up and laid back down quietly so that I could go and get washed up.  Now here I am letting you know all this.  He is starting to stir again so I will have to return to him to start my day.

In conclusion, if you are feeling heavy today, burdened, weary, please do yourself a favor and no matter what anyone says to you at the time, go into your prayer closet, lie on the floor, the bed, wherever you can find quiet and comfort.  Snuggle in a blanket if need be.  Call to the Lord and ask Him to redeem you and to send His Holy Spirit within you, ask Him for wisdom, love, and peace.  Whatever it is that you may be seeking.  You don’t know?  Then just lay there and call His Beautiful Name – Lord, Lord – I need you.  He wants to hear from you and He wants to soothe you and awaken your heart, mind, and soul.  Allow Him to do that for you!  You need to regain your strength through Him sometimes by just sitting there or lieing there with Him.  Go be with Him now dear one!

Amen!  May the peace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with each and everyone of you today and always!

Mary Ludolph