I had some free time one weekend so I decided to visit some dear minister
friends of mine who lived in Wichita Falls, Texas. One afternoon their oldest
daughter was getting ready to go to the grocery store to pick up a few things
for dinner.
Since I was new to the area, she asked me if I would like to go along
with her and see the neighborhood. Our
trip to the store was normal enough, but on the way back to her house something
totally unexpected and very unusual happened.
As we left a housing addition and entered a clearing, I noticed some one-story
office buildings about one block away to my right.
I was just riding in the car and wondering what the structures might be
when suddenly, about 100 feet directly above the buildings, the clear blue sky became
instantly filled with a vast number of bright flashes of pure white light!
The sight reminded me of the multiple camera flashes that go off when swarms
of paparazzi are covering a major celebrity event in Hollywood.
Curious to what this might mean, I turned to the young lady beside me
and asked her what those buildings were. "That is a Catholic Elementary
School," she replied.
Suddenly, I felt strong waves of power begin to sweep over me like
electricity and my senses were heightened until I felt more alert than I had
ever been in my life.
About that time I heard God speak some words inside of me that would
result in a major adjustment to my theology.
"This is what it will feel like when you are operating in the Gift
of Discerning of Spirits (I Corinthians 12:10). And the flashes you are seeing
over the school are the guardian angels of the children that attend
there," the Spirit of God said.
That explanation gave me understanding into what I had just encountered
in the spirit realm, but the following words gave me insight into the very
heart of God.
"I love the Catholics," I clearly heard the Lord say next.
This statement was especially important to me because I had heard a lot
of negative comments about the Catholics over the years and I really wondered
how God felt about them.
Now, it wasn't just the choice of words God used that moved me, rather
the warmth I sensed toward the Catholics as He spoke. At the same time, I heard
a gentle absoluteness in His voice that I knew was intended to settle the issue in my mind once and for all.
While I firmly believe that some denominations do have a greater grasp
of spiritual truth than others, at the same time I am totally convinced that God
does indeed love all people and He desires that everyone all over the world should
come into the unity of the faith of Jesus Christ.
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