The Whipping Post An Early Morning Revelation 1/17/19 By Mary Ann Wray “So then Pilate took Jesus and had Him scourged (flogged, whipped). And the soldiers twisted together a crown of thorns and put it on His head, and put a purple robe around Him; and they kept coming up to Him, saying [mockingly], “Hail, King of the Jews [Good health! Peace! Long life to you, King of the Jews]!” And they slapped Him in the face .” John 19: 1-3 AMP As I awoke this morning I had a quick vision. I saw Jesus’ back being torn to shreds by the cat of nine tails while he stood silently tied to a Roman Scourging Column. There He stood; totally innocent of any wrong doing and being punished for being righteous. He told me today “Write about the whipping post.” I asked, “Lord, why do you want me to write about the whipping post?” He said, “I want my people to see that it’s one thing to suffer for wrong doing but it’s another to suffer for love and righteousness. Many of my...
November 14, 2020 Mary Ann Wray What if? These "What if" thoughts came to me while finishing dinner tonight... Maybe God was trying to show me something. I don't know, but I believe we will certainly find out in His time. While some declare certain victory of their political candidate and others are still theorizing and prognosticating over what will take place, bitter words and divisiveness is being sown around daily like wild seeds. Meanwhile, I think the Father sits back on His throne shaking His head and even chuckling at our human efforts to make things right and/ or figure out the way things ought to be.... Scripture says that "God's thoughts are higher than our thoughts and His ways our higher than our ways!" Here are some thoughts that came to me this evening.... I don't claim they were necessarily from God-maybe so, maybe not. On the other hand, these ideas are definitely not comfortable to my way of life! Here goes....
A Disciple Revival! By Pastor Mary Ann Wray Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Matthew 28:19 I was saved in the 1970’s during the Jesus Movement and Charismatic Renewal. Raised as a Roman Catholic I had no clue what having a personal relationship with Jesus meant, much less the reality of the Holy Spirit. God apprehended me in a Catholic Charismatic prayer meeting and my life was forever changed! Back then, a lot of emphasis was placed on discipleship and small groups. I thank God for that because I don’t think I would have survived the following years without this as a foundation in my life. I believe that discipleship started to lose its emphasis and become somewhat of a ‘lost art’ in the 1980’s with the onset of televangelism, Word of Faith and Healing Ministries. This is not to say these things were wrong; I believe they were part of great moves of the Spirit and church res...
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