The glory of God revealed

The End of November 2010 marked one of the most significant moments in all of my years in Christianity. It was then that I realized how real God is and that He works in ways unknown to our human mind. It was a mission trip to Ipoh, Malaysia, that I saw with my own eyes how amazing it is when God chooses to reveal Himself – to anyone.

It all began weeks before the trip.

I felt an urge and conviction to fast and pray for 10 days and in the midst of doing so, I was asking the Lord for many things. One of which was to show me something in the mission trip that I could write for Him. I was telling Him how much I desire to write for Him, you know, with all my abilities and haves – and with all I am.

And He showed me things way beyond my understanding, things I have never experienced. I have heard of them before, yes, but having to experience them gave a whole new meaning to everything.

On the second night, the anointing of God came so strong that two elderly women were slain by the Holy Spirit. As I was recording the service on video and taking pictures, I thought my mom, who was also the invited speaker, had started ministering to them. Then, I took a glance at the stage. My mom was on stage. She was still on stage! She was speaking in tongues and that was all it took. God’s glory was manifested so amazingly! If you do not get what I have been trying to express, I am telling you that the elderly women fell backwards WITHOUT anyone touching them. This is what I call a miracle and this is the glory of God revealed.

Subsequently, I was led by the Spirit to go along with my mom to minister to the people who came forward to be prayed for. When we got to this man, the Chinese character “xin” which means heart, came to my mind. I was not sure if it was from God or if it was my own imagination. When my mom prayed for him, she mentioned that God wanted his heart. At that point, I remained skeptical.

But God is good and merciful. I missed it the first time but he allowed me to experience this again the third day. Again I was snapping shots and taking videos and I felt led by the Spirit to pray for this lady in front of me. I prayed in tongues and the Lord put the word “intercession” into my head. Then, my mom reaffirmed this when she prayed for her, saying that God will raise this lady up as an intercessor. I was amazed at how God allowed me to experience this.

It did not end here. While my mom was praying and ministering to one of the leaders of the church and the word was that God would give her a dancing anointing and that she would dance in the Spirit, I felt an inexplicable overwhelming joy from within. I could not comprehend the joy I felt till my mom said, “Nehemiah 8:10, the joy of the Lord is your strength”. Then, I understood it was another revelation from the Lord.

I praise God that He manifested His glory during the mission trip. And more significantly, I thank the Lord for choosing to reveal His glory to me and through me that I may write this to testify of how great my God is. To God be the glory!