Boomerang Revelation Creates Mercy - Jim Croft

Boomerang Revelation Creates Mercy - Jim Croft

I never ceased to be amazed by the dynamics of spiritual revelation.  Every week for many years I have written articles on topics that come to me by visions.  My focus is to assist the Body of Christ as best I can in understanding the Scriptures and the flow of the Holy Spirit in their lives.  The Lord rewards me in many ways, for all of which I’m grateful.  But, there is one way that he does so that is particularly gratifying. 

It is when a dear saint responds by letting me know that whatever I offered was written as though it was God’s personal message just for them at a given moment.   No other deity that mankind worships exhibits the intimate affections of our caring Father God.  Even though a prophetic servant might not know specifically who is to be the focus of a given revelation; nevertheless, the Lord’s Spirit delivers its encouragement to the intended heart.  I’ll give you an example that I hope turns out to boomerang bless the launcher as a recipient as well as the initial target who in this case was me.  

I was a guest speaker at one of James W. Goll’s prophetic conferences.  He humbles me by referring to me as one of his mentors.  On the last night of the conference, James followed me with the final message.  At about 10:30pm, James paused in the middle of a sentence.

“Well, isn’t that cute and wonderful? A couple in their mid-50’s who never thought that they’d marry again, just got engaged.”  James commented in several ways about how sweet the scene was and then picked-up his sermon where he had left off.

The following morning I was to preach at a church that was miles away.  I was the only person there who had heard the spontaneous revelatory insertion from James the previous night.  A giggling couple in their mid-50s said they had an announcement.

“We didn’t dream that it could ever happen to us again.  Last night at 10:30pm, we got engaged!”

I thanked the Lord for affirming my conviction that genuine prophets hear and see happenings by the Spirit to which others are not privy.  I genuinely thought that the revelation was just for my edification.  Five years later, I have reason to believe that the Lord planted the revelation in my spiritual garden to have somewhat of a boomerang effect on behalf of James Goll. 

James Goll, Encounters Network Founder

For those unfamiliar with James, his sensitivity to the Holy Spirit’s encouraging words is legendary.   He carries a prophetic disposition that I wish was more common.  He is not one to point shame’s finger at everybody for disappointing and angering Almighty God.  James’ style is to convince people of God’s goodness in a manner that incites deeper commitment to holiness and to God’s purposes.  I’ve never met any minister who has chosen to be so cheerful and productive in the face of grievous battles.  One of which was the loss his precious wife, Michal Ann to cancer.

James has had back pains for years.  Last spring the pains became so excruciating that he had stop all travel ministry to seek healing therapy.   This led to major back surgery on Tuesday, June 3.

The surgeon reported that though the surgery went well, there was a lot more scraping required than anticipated on the L5 and S1 discs.  This was to make more room for the sciatic nerve to breathe and function without pain.  All of this means that James will need perhaps three more months to regain normal mobility.  

For this reason a Mercy Medical Fund has been setup.  I entreat you to be as generous as possible with the Body of Christ’s and my dear friend, James W. Goll.

This is the link to his Encounters Network donation page.  Please select “Mercy Medical Fund” within the “Select a Program” drop down list:

http://store.godencounters.com/donate.asp

Love For His People Editor's Note: We have known James since at least 1987. He gave me a clear prophetic word in 1990 that really encouraged me at the time in my ministry placement. 

We have given to the Mercy Medical Fund to assist James, and encourage you to do the same.

Steve Martin
Founder
Love For His People