THE CALIFORNIA ENCOUNTER
June 8, 2010
by James M Bolger – Dallas, Texas, USA Age: 25
There is no better place to be in this world, or in any other, than in Dad’s presence. His beauty is unmatched. His love is inextinguishable, and His grace (provision) is un-ending. There has never been greater evidence of this than the weekend of May 21st to May 24th, 2010. If you have never had a true desire to press forward in the Lord, or if your fire has ever gone out, then here a spark that I pray will ignite or re-ignite the flame in you.
Greetings: my name is James M Bolger, and this is my account of Pentecost weekend.
I had been looking forward to that weekend for over a month. I knew that Dad was going to do something during that weekend. All I kept hearing Him say up to that weekend during my personal time with Him was “it’s time to transition”, but how He was going to do it, and what it would be like I didn’t have any idea about, all I knew is that it was going to be major. People from all across the country, all across the continent were going to be there, and they didn’t care what the cost was, or what it meant giving up, it was like Dad was gathering us all to the upper room.
Saturday night was great. You could tell Dad was setting the stage for what he was going to do. Worship was great, and Apostle Mike was sharing on the Spirit of Elijah and its function and purpose. Being back in that atmosphere again was incredible; you could see the excitement in the people for receiving the word, and their desire to want more of it. It is one of the most beautiful things to see.
Sunday was POWERFUL!!!! Worship was going really well. We began to play “Rain Down”, and when we got into that song, everything began to break. I could feel it. (I’ve been sitting in my room for the past week writing this, and cannot figure out how to really express what I felt. The only words I can think of are strong, and powerful. ) I remember at one point in time I was sitting up playing the piano, and then when I felt the release my body was almost parallel to the piano keys. I knew I had to keep going, keep playing, but if my body would’ve gotten any closer to the piano I would have been laying on it. Dad was releasing a small taste of what He was going to release, and now I am an addict!!!! That is what life should feel like all the time… But I know that in order for Dad to release more of it we have to remain in a constant place of intimacy with Him, constantly being purified by the washing of the water of the Rhema Word!
When I finally had the courage to open my eyes and was able to at least sit (somewhat) up straight again, all I saw were people rejoicing in Dad, people who had been laying in His glory, and people who were in amazement at what Dad was doing. The sight of it was beautiful (for lack of a better word). Sunday was a day that you would want to relive over and over again, just to feel Dad at that magnitude. Dad truly proved two things: He releases on HIS APPOINTED DAYS (The feast days, with that Sunday being Pentecost weekend) and Dad is truly moving in California.
It was truly a blessing to be apart of, and I can’t wait to see what more is in store for this year. My desire, now more than ever, is to be fully prepared for the fullness of His glory, not just for the feeling of it, not just for the beauty of it, but to be a carrier, and a manifestor of it to the nations of the earth. No one, anywhere, should ever have to live without it. God Bless you.