Living Proof Live

I had the pleasure of participating in Beth Moore's simulcast this weekend. Her message from a host site church in Louiville, Kentucky was beamed to 70,000 women in 49 states throughout America, in addition to a mission site in Guatemala and churches in Japan & Canada. Her theme? "100-Fold Word" based on Luke Ch. 8.

"4-8As they went from town to town, a lot of people joined in and traveled along. He addressed them, using this story: "A farmer went out to sow his seed. Some of it fell on the road; it was tramped down and the birds ate it. Other seed fell in the gravel; it sprouted, but withered because it didn't have good roots. Other seed fell in the weeds; the weeds grew with it and strangled it. Other seed fell in rich earth and produced a bumper crop.

"Are you listening to this? Really listening?"

9His disciples asked, "Why did you tell this story?"

10He said, "You've been given insight into God's kingdom—you know how it works. There are others who need stories. But even with stories some of them aren't going to get it:

Their eyes are open but don't see a thing,
Their ears are open but don't hear a thing.

11-12"This story is about some of those people. The seed is the Word of God. The seeds on the road are those who hear the Word, but no sooner do they hear it than the Devil snatches it from them so they won't believe and be saved.

Beth felt compelled to emphasize the importance of sowing the Word of God into our hearts, a pretty simple message made powerful given her spit-fire delivery.
Here's a crib sheet of the basic precepts she spelled out in her talk:
1. TREASURE THE WONDER. God's revelation is progressive in nature and His Word is God-breathed and fresh as though it's jumping from the pages into your heart.
2. PROTECT YOUR HEART. The devil will snatch the Word from your heart if you let him. Psalm 119:10-11 says to hide the Word of God in your heart. It's not up for grabs.
3. EXPECT THE TEST. God wants to prove us genuine to burn out the fake in us. When the season of testing exceeds the season of believing, we are heading for a season of falling.
4. DIG THE ROOTS. Take root below, bear fruit above. Live on the Word.
5. STOP THE CHOKE. Anxiety (the fear of losing control) chokes the Word out of us. The curative to anxiety is prayer.
6. RETAIN THE WORD. Sometimes God gives you DESTINY words concerning the path of your life or circumstances. Sometimes God gives you DAY words to sustain you in the morning, noon and night. Hold the Word as a vice grip in your heart.
7. PRESS FORTH TO YOUR 100-FOLD. It takes time to harvest the Word of God in your life. Sometimes we get side-tracked with Spiritual A.D.D. but we're called to press forth and hang in there when we most want to quit.

I was overcome with emotion, knowing that I was praising and praying with 70,000 women across the nation. Our God is amazing and I was grateful to be a part of the experience.