Power in Weakness

Wednesday, the 24th of September, marked the first day of a call to forty days of fasting and prayer for the state of California. On November 1st there will be a solemn assembly in San Diego at the Qualcomm Stadium where thousands of people will cry out to God for mercy on our state and on our nation. God is calling watchmen of all ages and social statuses to the wall of intercession in this urgent hour. Whether or not you are aware of it, the spiritual condition of California is at RED ALERT right now. The sphere of current politics is a window into the spiritual darkness that is accumulating over our state. Recently the Supreme Court of California legalized homosexual marriage. Currently a bill is awaiting acceptance that will commemorate every May 22nd as a day to celebrate the life of Harvey Milk, a politician that is known for improving the rights of homosexuals in various ways. After the court legalized homosexual marriage the mayor of San Francisco boasted, "As...

I had been asking the Lord for weeks what the vision was for Vanguard. I knew I was going back to the school of my alumni for more than just academics. As important as theology classes and a degree may be, I knew there was more to it than that, something even more important than good grades, open career doors, and acquired knowledge. As I neared Christmas of ’07, a month before I would move to Southern California, a phrase popped into my mind – “messengers of fire.” The phrase is from Psalm 104:4: God “makes His angels spirits, His servants [or messengers] a flame of fire.” The reference is particularly speaking of the angels that are closest to God’s throne that are filled with His fire to do His will, but the Lord breathed on this verse and gave it a new context – bondservants of Christ that are filled with the fire of His Spirit. I began to ask the Lord that He would raise up messengers of fire from the dorms and classrooms of Vanguard that would eventually be...