One night, several years ago, we had a half night of prayer in which The LORD kept bringing me to the old gospel favourite, “There is a River.”

There was even some talk and prayer around Wells of Revival and of Rivers of Living Water. Yet the words of that old song kept invading my mind.

“There is a river that flows from deep within
There is a fountain to cleanse the soul from sin
Come to the water, there is a vast supply
There is a river that never shall run dry.”

I left it to concentrate on the prayers, but today it’s been there all day!

So obviously I played it — several times.

Eventually, I asked The LORD about it and He reminded me of these Scriptures, both of which I’ve known and loved for many years.

“Then he brought me back to the door of the temple; and there was water, flowing from under the threshold of the temple toward the east, for the front of the temple faced east; the water was flowing from under the right side of the temple, south of the altar. . . . . . ” Ezekiel 47:1-6.

“He who believes in Me, as the Scripture said, ‘From his innermost being will flow rivers of living water.’” John 7:38.

I sat with them for a while until The LORD said, “When My Spirit flows, it will start as a trickle, but it will end up a raging torrent!

Revival is just like that — it starts as a trickle but if you flow with it, it ends up like a raging torrent.

When that happens, that is when everything else goes by the board.

Schedules wrecked, meals on the run, but an overwhelming sense of My Presence and My Love.

That is when you will see spontaneous healings, deliverance, salvation, and so much more.”

Then He added, “I want you to tell people that I AM coming. My Spirit is coming like a whirlwind, like a wildfire, like nothing you’ve yet experienced.”

I said, “But LORD, they already know you’re coming.”

He said, “No they still don’t!

They’ve heard it and heard it, but they still haven’t yet completely believed it.

Tell them! You are one of My Watchmen! Tell them!”

Are you all really listening?

I know this is in your head, but has it yet traveled those few inches to your heart?

Have you not yet taken it to heart?

The Holy Spirit is on His way and He’s bringing Revival with Him like a flash flood.

Yes — there is a River of The Holy Spirit, and it has started to flow in ALL our lives — like it, welcome it, or not.

The present move of young people, who are searching for hope and the truth, started as a trickle.

It’s now a small River but it’s growing exponentially even as we older ones look in grateful amazement!

It will soon become a flood, even a tsunami, and many will resent it, oppose it, legislate it.

But The LORD has His Hand on the wheel and it will not be stopped.

It’s about time we all acknowledged this and turn to flow with it instead of ignoring it, or worse, opposing it!

I’ve always liked the passage in Acts 5 where a wise teacher called Gamaliel advised,

“Leave this alone. If it is not of God then it will die out, but if it is of God then by opposing it you may find yourselves opposing God Himself!” Acts 5:34.

 

~ Chris G. Bennett

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Chris Bennett came to salvation in 1962 but didn’t begin ministry until 2007 — a late-comer! Now mandated by The LORD to prophesy and open old wells of revival in the U.K., but especially in Wales. He has also operated Healing Rooms, and worked with deliverance teams, all with his wife, Linda. Happily now doing whatever The LORD asks of them! Founder, with wife Linda, of their ministry The Upper Room Encounter.

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