The Day I Found Shiloh – The Prophetic is as REAL as Jesus
I left the Global Prayer Room to seek the Shiloh Retreat Center. It is not far from the prayer room, maybe a mile or two. The paved road ended and made a winding turn. There on the left was a lake surrounded by cattails and filled with the misty haze and morning glow of an awakened day. I sensed the holiness of this place, at least for me. I knew I had found a secret place to go and bear my heart before the LORD. My prayer time was wrapped in the sweetness of an atmosphere filled with wonder and tranquility. Surely the LORD will meet me in this place.
“As I was on my way back to pick up Becky I was awestruck by how soft, how plush, how verdant and green this place is in the Midwest. When I was riding with Becky to the morning class I mentioned to her my earlier reflections about how green everything was around me.
When the class opened up Julia (one of our core leaders) shared Psalm 92:12-15 as a word for those of us in the Simeon Company.
| 12 | The righteous shall flourish like a palm tree, He shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon. |
| 13 | Those who are planted in the house of the Lord Shall flourish in the courts of our God. |
| 14 | They shall still bear fruit in old age; They shall be fresh and flourishing, |
| 15 | To declare that the Lord is upright; He is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in Him. |
During worship the LORD touched my heart and I began to weep deeply. Corey (the course leader) mentioned that those who wanted prayer for healing should raise their hands. Becky raised her hand and so I put my hand on her shoulder. My weeping intensified as I interceded for the LORD to relieve Becky of her many physical infirmities. My weeping turned to a groan as I became aware of my inability to personally touch her pain.
After I finished praying for Becky the weeping intensified again. It was at this point that Steven (a fellow intern) began to pray for me and then for us. He said he saw our lives “GREEN” again with new growth and bearing fruit to heal like the trees in Revelation to heal the nations. He emphasized “GREEN” a number of times. Doesn’t it seem he had been listening in on our earlier conversation in the car. Or was it GOD speaking through him? The prophetic is as real as Jesus!