YHWY TESTIMONY
YHWH is the Bible’s commonest name for God. Besides occurring by itself, YHWH also appears as the first element of two important compound names: YHWH elohim, usually translated as “the Lord God,” and YHWH ṣebaoth, which English translations traditionally render as “The Lord of Hosts.”
10 And I fell at his feet to worship him. But he said to me, “See that you do not do that! I am your fellow servant, and of your brethren who have the testimony of Jesus. Worship God! For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.”
Sharing Stories of Faith
Fast forward to the next night. We’re in the food line getting our tacos at teen challenge and I see him coming towards me with a great big smile. Almost skipping. He comes walking up to me and my wife. He says this smells delicious. I said yes it does. He said you don’t understand. This smells delicious. He said, You prayed for me last night and now I can smell and taste. I said what do you mean. He said I didn’t get to tell you last night. After you prayed for me my taste and smell came back. I haven’t been able to taste or smell anything for 18 years. You spoke prophetically about my past last night.
He says 18 years ago a prophet came to town and called me to the office of a prophet. He says I got scared of the call, I told the lord No that is to big for me, even though I new it to be true and I rejected it. He says as soon as I rejected it to the lord he had partnered with fear about the call. His taste and smell left immediately. He then went to Bible school and picked up a religious spirit and he began to grow more fearful in his walk and the prophetic.
He said when you prayed for me that night, in a moment the lord took me back to that word spoken over me and something came alive While you were praying for me, it broke the spirit of fear and religion off me. I felt something lift. You prophesied that I was called to the office of a prophet, and I repented to the lord for denying him 18 years ago. It was in that very moment that my smell and taste returned he said. I wasn’t afraid anymore.
I said isn’t it funny how the lord works, that the lord would have to send another prophet from partway around the world just to speak a word of freedom in you So that you could be free. His timing is always right I told him.
How he ended up at teen challenge.
30 days ago he was caught and put into prison here. This is where the gang broke his arm. They held him down, and one by one began to jump on his arm. It’s a process the gangs do to take authority over you. Inside the prison. After he had been in the fight. They put him in a confined space, no windows dark. His mother and sister visited the prison that day pleading for him to be moved to another facility. This was a very bad facility. He knew inside. He would die here. The prison officials said absolutely not, He is a very bad person Erlyn won’t be able to be moved for a minimum of one year. In his cell he got down on his knees and began to repent He said Jesus I’m sorry for wasting this life you have given me.
If you’ll save me from this place and give me a second chance. I won’t waste it. I’ll serve all the rest of my days. Two days later. Two men came into his room. They put a dark cloth bag over his head and carried him out. They put him into the back of a dark transport and they drove for a while. He was weeping, afraid not sure what was going to happen to him. He had done many many bad things. When the vehicle stopped they pulled him out. He was at teen challenge. This was 20 days ago. He said God heard me even though I had done all these bad things. He said there are no coincidences in the kingdom why I’m here Rt now. We got this story at the end of our Session. We shared with pastor Jackie last night, she runs teen challenge.
