A Letter To The Church: 5 Words & 300 People!

A Letter To The Church,

    Though Paul The Apostle spoke with the tongues of men and of angels, under the ministry leadership of The Holy Spirit he wrote, “nevertheless, in public worship I would rather say five understandable words in order to instruct others, than ten thousand words in a tongue [which others cannot understand].” – 1 Corinthians 14:19 AMP.  Every true spiritual awakening and revival that has been recorded throughout church history came when the common people got the gospel/The Good News “In Their Own Language! Whether it’s Hebrew, Aramaic, Greek or any of the other 6,500 languages spoken in the world today, no matter how theologically sound or intellectually sounding yours or my words may be, they literally miss the mark if those listening do not hear or comprehend what you and I + what The Holy Spirit may be trying to say.  In other words, Paul wanted to be understood, he wanted his words to be intelligible by the human mind and yes, The Mind Of Christ/Messiah that God has given every confessing born-again believer on planet earth, so that His Holy Spirit would lead and guide us into all truth! Just for fun, let’s explore some 5 word sayings from Holy Script, so we can get to the end game:

“I Am With You Always.”

“You Shall Be A Blessing.”

“The Lord Was With Him.”

“Have I Not Sent You?”

“Here I Am; Send Me!”

    Now, what can God do with some 300 people that are of one mind and heart to communicate His Love through both words and deeds, specifically the works He has prepared for us to do? According to Judges 7:6, 16, 22 & 8:4, God chose 300 people (out of an original 32,000), put 300 trumpets/shofars and 300 empty pitchers into the hands of all of them, with torches inside the pitchers and delivered Jerubbaal (that is, Gideon the son of Joash) and all the people who were with him, by dividing them into 3 separate groups of 100 people each and then gave the Midianites, Amalekites and all their enemies on every side into their hands.  Gideon said to his people. just as Jesus says to you and me, “Look At ME And Do Likewise.  And Do As I Do,” so they blew the trumpets, smashed the pitchers, held the torches in their left hands and the shofars in their right hands and cried, “A Sword For The Lord And For Gideon!” If you were one of the 300 people who attended the July 23 Prayer At The Heart Of New Mexico Event at Sloan-Simpson Park in Corona, THANK-YOU, but now it’s time to divide and conquer.  We must reach into the heart, the very center of each of our 33 counties and 23 Tribal Nations in 2023! This vision cannot happen without your prayers and participation, every member must do their part, so we can all enter into God’s fullness for our state and eventually into the center of each city in 2024.  Please visit http://prayerattheheart.org and help us get The Word out to every New Mexican (ALL 2,117,522 people).  Volunteer to coordinate a PATH Event in your county and network The Body Of Christ/Messiah to seek and save the lost in every village, land grant, hamlet, township and Pueblo in our great state, across America and around the world, for God wishes that NONE would perish, but that ALL would Come to Repentance! If you or someone you know would like to hold a prayer event in or around NM, do not hesitate to contact me.

May God’s Richest Blessings Be Yours,

Mark Tross

Prayer Coordinator for NM Prayer Connect/PATH-NM/COG-NM & El Paso, TX