Our prayers regarding Barney Creek continued. As we sought God’s direction, I was drawn to 2 Kings 2:19-22 (KJV – King James Version) “19 And the men of the city said unto Elisha, Behold, I pray thee, the situation of this city is pleasant, as my lord seeth: but the water is naught, and the ground barren. 20 And he said, Bring me a new cruse, and put salt therein. And they brought it to him. 21 And he went forth unto the spring of the waters, and cast the salt in there, and said, Thus saith the LORD, I have healed these waters; there shall not be from thence any more death or barren land. 22 So the waters were healed unto this day, according to the saying of Elisha which he spake.”
The Scripture reminded me of what had happened spiritually in the Coker Creek area surrounding Barney Creek. The pentecostal churches in that area seemed to struggle with attendance. It almost seemed as if the spiritual climate there was on a roller coaster with no stability. Nothing appears to really be flourishing. I continued to feel that what God did there over a hundred years ago was what He wanted to remain there – the power and presence of Holy Spirit in dynamic fashion! And it just wasn’t there!
I felt that we needed to go to Barney Creek and prophetically pour salt into the waters asking God to heal the waters which have been polluted with our attitudes and actions of the past which have stopped up the well of salvation and the flowing of the revival stream from which came the Church of God. We set Thursday, April 14th to do this.
Meanwhile, we continued to wait on God’s timing for connecting with Doug Small. Patiently, we waited. The April conference at the North Cleveland Church of God was quickly approaching. I could hardly wait for the opportunity. I knew that God was up to something and that it would be a good thing!
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