THE HEART OF DAVID

David was a man after Gods own Heart! ....What was that heart?

Was it the area of moral purity? I dont think so David blew that one
Was it in the area of Honesty and integrity? Uriah would probably not agree with that one.
Was it in Davids ability to keep the law? didnt do that one too well either

David had a heart that longed for the Presence God to dwell with men....That has always been Gods heart "To dwell with men and to be their God and they His people"

David worshiped in order to gain the presence and release Gods heart
David battled God's enemies in order to gain the presence and release Gods heart
David built a tent of meeting in order to gain the presence and release Gods heart
David retrieved the Ark in order to gain the presence and release Gods heart
David intructed his son to build a house for God in order to gain the presence and release Gods heart

Gods heart has always been to to dwell with men and David lived his life to see this happen..He abandoned himself to this purpose and this passion drove his heart to line up with the heart of God. David blew it so many times there are entire chapters set aside to tell us about his failings...Yet God blessed David and declared him to be a man with a heart after His own heart.

So with this observation that Davids heart was a heart after Gods own desire to be with men and to dwell with them..and that it was this desire and not his oodness that pleased God, what is the most important issue in the Church right now.

Is it going after wrong doctrine? I dont think so
Is it going after faulty leaders and teachers? I dont think so
The most important issue in the church right now is
"There has got to be a palce for the presence of God to dwell with men!"

Where there are people going after wrong doctrine and faulty leaders there become rules and regulations that turn to religion and death. It becomes do this and dont do that and this dosnt attract His prescence. Where there is a heart to see God's precence sometimes it dosnt always look so pretty just like David's life, but we dont want to become like Michal, Davids wife who dispised Davids abandoned one track heart and as a result she became barren.

Going after sound doctrine (mans observation) has never led to a move of God even if the intention is to honour God by doing right.

Weve all heard the saying " He cant do right for doing wrong" Well thats what happens when we try in our own strngth to " Do good doctrine" Ive yet to meet a person who has been able to "Live the life" the truth is only Jesus has ever been able to and unless we "Put him on" like a garment our own garments will always just be as filthy rags.
If we want to see Him come down then our heart has to reflect this abandoned thought and intent..to reflect this " That God would dwell with men" We must come boldly before the throne of grace and become totally abandoned to this cause even if we look silly.
God calls us to be a living sacrifice....its alive not dead with law and rules but alive and acceptable because of the blood of Jesus... Its not the sacrifice thats important its God acceptance of the sacrifice and that can only happen if we put on Jesus like a garment and be in His prescence. Laid down abandoned love that rejoices in His works and not our own works is what brings His presence. Not doctrine or works or structures or methods or programs, Just a laid down love and acceptance of the gift of grace and mercy that brought me with an unimaginable price to Jesus.

In His presence His blood will do its work and bring us into a living sacrifice acceptable and pleasing to Him. But outside of Him there is no life so " Going after good doctrine" is not going to produce a sweet smelling sacrifice.. but going after His prescene will.
Even if like David you have a few issues the best place for you to run is into Him and into His presence and in that place of abandoned love you will see the life you desire.

IAN JOHNSON
www.hisamazinggloryministries.org

Invercagill From Prison to Praise

Yesterday we were in Invercargill and in the afternoon we had a meeting in the chapel at Invercargill Prison. It was a great meeting and God moved on the men. There were a number of hardened men who just had tears on their faces and were greatly moved by the Lord.. It was such a privilege to be there to see this happen. Many people are in a prison but dont know it, but thee men have no doubts. Pray for these men that God would move on them more in the quiet of their cell.. I also want to say how much I admire the work of the Chaplin's in the prison.

At night I spoke at the Invercargill FGBFI in the RSA....There was a good number in the meeting and a real openness to share. I just let go and let God it was a great meeting where the power of God was manifest and many were touched in His love.....

Tonight Im in Lawrence which is heading up into the mountains a little.. then on Friday night Im in Alexandra...

My Camera packed it in yesterday so I guess I wont be taking too many photos on this trip never mind but I do like taking a photo record.....

Please keep praying for us as its been a very different tour this year good breakthroughs but not easy ones....Keep praying we are making a difference.

IAN JOHNSON
www.hisamazinggloryministries.org

Deep South Grassroots Tour

DELEVERENCE & FREEDOM IN THE SOUTH.

Been out of braodband contact for a couple of days now so here is an update from Friday
Friday we were in Balclutha I spoke at the FGBFI. There was a young man there who was into Vampire & Warewolf movies and books and he manefested..Ha it was huge he growled like to wolf I delt with it and he was totally shocked he was going home to burn all his posters and stuff (his choice) and he renounced his obsession..it gave him a real fright...There is a warning in there for anyone who plays around with wrong spiritual stuff. The young man spoke up about other issues in his life because he saw the power of God and publicly repented of all sorts of stuff..this created conviction in the whole meeting and we prayed for most of the folk there. very interesting meeting. Why people try to hide deliverance out in a back room these days I will never know.. because it just snowballed and many got free.

Saturday we traveled down to Curio Bay and prayed around the place alot..I was aware that something was blocking in the southgate...not the same freedom as when I was there last time. As we visited the Penguins they were fighting the locals had never before seen this happen. Then I saw a Wessel running up the hill stop and stand on his hind legs then run a bit more..The Lord said there is an interloper in the place. I prayed and the Lord shoed me the headland overlooking the sea. I saw in the spirit that there had been stuff happening there that was not good or Godly so we dealt with it on the Sunday morning at the Curio bay fellowship..There had even been a recent fall from that bluff killing a young local man..All this I didnt know until after we prayed. I saw the glory restored and the gate opened again....Something happened that the locals had never seen..The Yellow eyed Penguins came home several hour early from the sea.. they always come home just on dark but yesterday they came home at 3pm and were relaxed.. something broke that made the Pengiuns happy.

Yesterday afternoon after two meetings at Curio bay we headed for Gore where I spoke at the meeting there in the town hall...The Power of conviction came down strong and the meeting ended with most on their faces before God..young and old alike were touched. I was so very blessed because this meeting started after my visit two years ago to seek a move of God. You can feel it welling up in Gore..

Tonight Im speaking in Gore again, I challnged the folk to bring the unsaved so looking forward to seeing what happens tonight.

Its a very different trip this year lots more deliverance and body ministry. Im getting a bit tired so any prayers for strength etc greatly appreciated. I still havent booked my tickets back yet either but looking like we will be home on the 10th August. When I say we Joye my wife is coming to join me on the 26th July. Pray that the locals would see the value of sowing into this ministry...

Tonight as I said is in the James Cunningham wing in Gore
Tuesday 4pm We are going into Invercargill Prision please pray for a captive audience.
Tuesday 7:30pm Invercargill RSA meeting.

Blessings

Ian Johnson
www.hisamazinggloryministries.org

Mosgiel pushing south

SOUTH ISLAND GRASSROOTS TOUR>2010

Today my friend and amour bearer Rex Adams picked me up from Timaru...Divine appointments all the way. We called into see a Sheep breeder in Palmerston who is a wonderful man of God and prayed and shared for a couple of hours. Its wonderful to experience people in Isolated places who are hearing and walking in the Glory because God has been teaching them... " The spirit of truth shall lead us into all truth" Then we called into see a man who is writing and researching the history of Pentecost in NZ...WOW I learnt so much.

Tonight the meeting was in Mosgiel...no salvation's but an extremely hungry bunch of folk. I spoke about living a supernatural life and intimacy with God...I spoke a little about working with Angels...hungry hearts kept me there for some time....Kathie Walters is coming to Mosgiel in Sept and I was able to encourage many to attend the meetings..God is at work.

Tomorrow we travel to Balclutha via some isolated rural countryside..where I'm sure we will have many encounters with God and His people...I just love being at the grassroots of NZ Christianity where people are not afraid to call a spade a spade....Tonight we are staying with Bruce & Dawn who have become a regular stopping point in recent times....Thanks guys.

Ian Johnson
www.hisamazinggloryministries.org

TIMARU and the Horse called Lightning

Tonight I ministered in Timaru...No salivation's but no non Christians at the meeting either!!!

Today as I traveled from Christchurch to Timaru we stoped in Ashburton and I found or walked straight onto a 50 cent coin on the road..Now you have to understand that when I find 50 cent coins its usually The Lord speaking Jubilee and our nations heritage to that city. It has captain cooks ship the Endeavour on it and before cook came NZ wasnt on the map but cook charted our waters. So when I find a 50cent I release ' Lord you are about to put NZ back on the map...Then I pray for the city so today Ashburton received a Prophetic proclamation..Jubilee and destiny..

As I entered Timaru I saw the statue of the wonder horse Phar Lap..He was slow to mature and as a 2 year old was considered big ungainly and clumsy so the Chinese stable hand named him
Phar Lap which means Lightning as a joke because it was thought he would never amount to anything and was in fact sold to the Australians...He grew to be a huge wonder horse with such a huge heart that as he matured he won 33 out of 57 starts and had 14 seconds 3 thirds and seven times he didn't Finnish anywhere mostly these were his 2 year old races.

The Statue depicts a horse in full flight and is in fact a life size replica of the horse Phar Lap and he was huge..the horse stands on the map of NZ and the one foot thats on the ground is on Timaru...He was born in 1924 7 years after ANZAC soldiers took Jerusalem in 1917...Most of the NZ horses from the middle east ANZAC campaign that took Jerusalem are buried in the soil of Israel......We sacrificed our finest horses and sowed them into the land of Israel and 7 years later we get a wonder horse called Lightning (Phar Lap)

I felt Timaru carries this...slow to mature and it has had many ungainly revivals but like Phar Lap who went on to race in Australia USA Canada etc etc that the lightning of God is about to mature over Timaru and what comes out of this will touch the nations with a sense of wonder.

I shared something along those lines tonight to a mature bunch of folk who could hardly contain the power of the prophetic release.....Evangelists and Prayer warriors you need to begin to align with the word over Timaru .....Honour those who have gone before and build on the raw power established in the city......

By the way the spiritualists said they were going to come to the meeting but they couldnt enter because this was a special moment for the Sons & daughters of God only

I will write more fully at a later date.

Ian Johnson
www.hisamazinggloryministries.org

Grassroots NZ tour....Day 1 Christchurch

Ministry in Christchurch.

Tonight was the first night of the grassroots tour of the south Island the meeting was held at St Columna Church in Hornby. We had Two people saved and several healings including a deliverance from Asthma.

I shared my testimony which includes the Lord filling my room with light and overwhelming me with his presence.. I didnt know who he was but I cried out " God Help" and he answered me over the next few months. A couple in the crowd who had come some distance said " We didnt realise that Christians were spiritual like that" a sad statement indeed. They were move and although not quite ready to make the step of faith toward Jesus were really encouraged to go and start reading their bible and said they would ask God to further reveal himself to them.

A good start to a relatively long circuit..

Tomorrow night Wed 14th we are in Timaru at Bay community lounge at 7:30pm
Thursday night 15th at Mosgiel RSA 7:30pm
Friday 16th Creative Arts centre Balclutha 7:30
Sat 17th & Sun 18th 10am Curio Bay Christian fellowship
Sunday 18th 7pm Gore town hall (James Cumming wing)
Monday 19th 7pm Gore (james cumming wing)
Tuesday 20th 7pm Invercargill workingmens club
Wed 21st Lawerence 7pm Wild Walnut cafe
Thursday 22nd 7pm Alexandra Elim church
Friday 23rd -SUnday 25th Mens camp at En Hakore near ranfurly.

Ian Johnson.
www.hisamazinggloryministries.org