In 2011 a powerful event took place when I was at a prayer meeting. At that time I was pressing in with the Lord for greater clarity and vision for his life calling. That day I sat in prayer in a state of frustration and dissatisfaction with my spiritual life. All I longed for was more of Jesus. As I saw the gap between Who Jesus is and where I was personally, a deep cry rose up in my heart. “Whatever the cost! Whatever it takes! I don’t want to stay the same. Jesus reveal yourself to me. I must be changed! I must be more like you.”
As this cry filled my heart, I left my chair and laid on my back on the floor. Just as my head hit the ground I saw Jesus standing before me at the other end of the room. His eyes were burning with a blue flame. Jesus looked intently at me as if I were His very pursuit. There was a holy zeal in Jesus’ face and eyes. He wasn’t safe, but I new He was good. Jesus began to slowly make his way towards me, walking down the middle isle of the chairs. Every step was intentional, but he wasn’t in a hurry. Jesus’ arms were massive and strong. Like a body builders arms. One of Jesus’ greatest passions figuratively speaking is to hit the gym every day! Because He loves to build up His body. He loves to see His church healthy and strong.
Suddenly Jesus was standing above me with His strong arms and burning eyes. He knelt down beside me, put His forearm behind my neck and slowly lifted me up towards His chest. As I got closer and closer I began to hear the sound of Christ’s beating heart. Ba-boom! Ba-boom! Like a rhythmic drum! Over and over. But as my ear rested tightly upon His chest I began to hear His heart louder and clearer! I realized that His heart was beating my name: MI-CAH! MI-CAH! I couldn’t believe it! The sound of Jesus’ heart was so intense and so overwhelming that I tried to pull away, but Jesus held my head all the tighter as if He were saying, “I’m not done with you yet! You need to hear this!” I heard it over and over again: MI-CAH! MI-CAH! Jesus’ love felt personal and real. In a moment I knew how great His love was. As I laid there overwhelmed by this fiery love, I thought “if His heart is beating my name, then it must beating everyone else’s!” Suddenly I started to hear a sound. It was the sound of Jesus’ beating heart. At first the sound was a roar. But it began to grow more and more clear. I discovered that it was made up of every name of every person in all the earth. It was like looking over a huge football stadium. When people talk and yell in a huge football stadium, it just sounds like a giant roar, but if we get a little closer to the crowd we find that the roar is made up of thousands and thousands of words. That’s what His heart is like! From a distance we just hear the rhythm of the beat, but when we draw closer to His heart, we find that the sound of His heartbeat is actually made up of each and every name of every person on the earth!
For all of eternity and before the beginning of time, His heart has been beating the names of every person of the past, present and future. Jesus freely gave His life on the cross, because He so loves all of humanity. From the prostitute to the pastor, the murderer to the mother, and the rich to the poor, His heart beats for all. With His heart passionately beating for every man, woman and child, He willingly went to the cross in a love pursuit for the world.
John 3:16 says, “For God so loved the world, that He gave His only Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through Him.” God’s love for the world compelled Him to send His Son. God’s passion is to save! Now we are compelled by His love. We are motivated to partner with His love pursuit for humanity. Our pursuit and ambition is simple: Love Jesus (His presence and person) above everything, and share Him with our generation.
How are you partnering with His heart? Share your thoughts below.
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