Testimony August 14, 2013: If Your Heart Is Willing to Serve the Lord, He Will Bless You

I am going to take this opportunity to testify of the greatness of my God. I have spent about three or four years visiting the temple of God here in this place, rejoicing with you, Hallelujah.

You may be wondering who and who this woman is. But I want to tell you that before I was 15 years old I received Christ as my Savior. Glory to the Lord. For me, brother, that was life changing. radically. Blessed be the name of the Lord. God reached my heart and I felt the need for others to feel the same way I felt.

Glory in the name of the Lord. And my desire was to tell people about God. And although I had no word, but God gave me the word and told them: “Christ saved me. I feel the Lord in my heart." Glory in the name of the Lord. And some of the friends laughed, mocked, but I praised the Lord. I praised the Lord because I felt it in my heart. I felt it in my life. I felt it every moment. Glory in the name of the Lord. Glory in the name of the Lord. I saw myself, the Lord made me walk through certain places, Hallelujah, that I had not seen. Glory to the Lord. And the greeting that the people gave him was “Christ saves”, Christ saves. Glory in the name of the Lord.

Then, as a young man at last, I had to stay at home for a few days because my mother told me: "you have to wait for the pastor to send you, you have to wait for them to baptize you, you have to wait." Out of obedience I sat on a bench to wait. Glory in the name of the Lord. But I couldn't, brother, I couldn't. I felt a fire that burned me. Glory in the name of the Lord, Hallelujah. I told him: "I just can't." Blessed be the name of God. I conquered a sister stronger than me in age, I told her: "I want us to go to a place to preach the word." Glory in the name of the Lord. I'm still not baptized or indoctrinated or anything, but I couldn't sit on the bench, brother.

I felt something that moved me, something that stopped me. Glory in the name of the Lord. And she told me: “Look, in Cristo Rey I have a friend. Let's go there to preach." And one day, we started there. We took a little bus that they call "Muévela" over there. And we got on that "move it", brothers, Glory in the name of the Lord. And it took me, it was a hill or it is a hill. Glory to God. I don't know how the friend greeted me or she disappeared, I don't know where she went but I looked at the hill like that and I told her: “Lord, if you want me to go, I'll go”. And I began to climb the hill crawling and praising the Lord. As I set foot, I said: "Glory to God." Blessed be the name of the Lord. And now the "Glory to God" are not heard. Now you don't hear the “Glory to God”. Hallelujah.

But before they praised God. Hallelujah. Blessed be the name of the Lord. Until I went upstairs. When I got upstairs, I told him: “Oh, Lord, and where is the friend? What am I going to do, Lord?” Hallelujah. But I came to a little house there. They are shacks. I saw some little children. A few children. What I did was pick up children and give them a Bible school. I always carried a little tambourine and I took my little tambourine and gave a Bible school to the children. There was a very common choir that was called, or is called the “Live the Gospel” choir. Live the Gospel of love and live the Gospel of love. And live the Gospel that gives us salvation. And live the Gospel of love.

And live the Gospel of love. And live the Gospel of love. And live the Gospel that gives us salvation. And live the Gospel of love. And live the Gospel in your heart. And live the Gospel in your heart. And live the Gospel – And live the Gospel. Amen.

Glory to the Lord. I sang that chorus to the children. Well, brothers, and in order not to extend myself, I want to tell you that I left a congregation there. There were already about eight members and then I called the Council and turned it over to them. I turned in that play and it's still there. Glory to the name of the Lord. Brother, the Lord has called you, not so that you have your mouth shut. Glory to God. Glory to the name of the Lord. It's for you to talk to him. It is for you to bring souls to the feet of Christ. And I felt, brother, the desire to continue walking. Not only, later I went to another place but I had to leave it and sit down to attend to my husband because he was sick and from there the Lord put me to do other things. Glory to the name of the Lord.

But you have to be willing. Brother, you have to be willing. If your heart is willing to serve the Lord, he will bless you. Never say: "Oh, I don't know" why don't you know? Is not Christ in your heart? You know it. And he says, “Open your mouth and I'll fill it up. "I don't know, I didn't go to any school." Glory to the name of the Lord. To no institute. Not because I didn't want to but because I couldn't. Blessed be the name of the Lord. But I have the Bible and I have the Lord. And I have some experiences, God. I knew the Lord, brothers, deeply. Glory to the name of the Lord. But you know what, brothers? Many times God has to lead us to strong ground. I can say that I spent a few months in the desert to get to know God. Know God.

Glory to the Lord. To know God, one has to lower oneself, humble oneself. Glory to the name of the Lord. Hallelujah. Many times I have told him, brothers, that he says: "Let Christ come, he will be happy, he will not have problems." No, no, no, brother. You will have problems. There will be happiness, Glory to the Lord, in the Kingdom of Heaven. Glory to the name of the Lord. Whoever believes that it is going to happen, that it is going to arrive in the Kingdom of heaven, here, very gently, brother, is mistaken. It is wrong. Hallelujah. You have to break knees. Glory to God. You have to break knees. Blessed be the name of the Lord, for what test do you come? Hallelujah. Hallelujah.

And when I see people who are very, very… Glory to God and I go in glory and I go in glory and I say “good”. You have to earn the glory. Glory in the name of the Lord. But I thank God that he has helped me. This morning I was walking around a few times, right? And I looked towards the trees, and I said to him “Oh, Lord, thank you, because when I was going to think that I was going to be here in this place, blessed be the name of the Lord, but it has pleased God that way. Glory in the name of God. God has been pleased so. Glory in the name of the Lord. That at this age that I am, hallelujah, it has given me the privilege of going places that I never thought I would go.” Glory to the name of the Lord. That is what the Lord does. Glory to God.

And to finish, I had a hymn to sing. Glory to the Lord. I sing it the choir. It's okay if the pastor gives me the opportunity but let me sing. Glory to the Lord. Glory to God. Glory to God. Praise the Lord, brothers, glory to God. Praised be the name of God. Praised be the name of God. Praised be the name of God. Hallelujah. I want to tell you something, with the pastor's permission. Last Wednesday, I suffered a lot there to see how the church was, brothers. And that was a talker. My God, Father. Brother, when you arrive at the house of God, pray, ask the Lord, bless us, what are you coming for, sir?

Oh, have you not seen her for a long time? Tell him, don't you see little girl? Glory to the name of the Lord. Don't allow conversation in church, brother. The temple of God. Is this not the temple of God? What did we come for? To adore him or to speak? We came to worship him. You bring him his worship and we are going to receive what he gives us. But if you come home from your house exhausted, perhaps from work, since it's too late for me to leave, then you sit there. oh brother What is the blessing? Blessed be the name of the Lord. Start there on your bench. Don't you want to bend your knees sitting there for hours and cry? Glory in the name of God. That is why before the power of the Holy Spirit was poured out, the fire of the Holy Spirit, because the brothers went with the desire to praise God, with the desire to pray. Glory to God.

Whoever wants to talk to me, wait until the cult is over. Blessed be the name of the Lord. But let's conquer, brothers, I have to conquer the presence of the Lord. The service begins there then, to sing, no, when the service is about to start, when it is full. Hallelujah, and the glory of God fills and falls. Come down, brother. Sometimes I didn't scold, well, I corrected some of the sisters. "The service was cold today." The cold came you. You were the - you're the cold one. The cult was good. You came cold Glory in the name of the Lord. The cult is cold. The cold is you. Examine yourself. Because if you come, hallelujah, in communion to seek God and you bend over there and stay there seeking the presence of God. Afterwards you are not going to say that the cult was cold, no. Hallelujah.

Pastor Miranda: Sister Josefa must be respected. It is a prophetic spirit that has visited us tonight. Let's recognize it like that. No? Do not go. No. I want to acknowledge before the Lord the anointing of this woman of God, it is a spirit of prophecy that has been in our midst. So we recognize it. We honor the Lord for speaking to us in such a way and for visiting us. That's what we like. A genuine anointing from God. When that is there, you have to step aside and just put your head down. This woman for me at this moment embodies the spirit that I want for the León de Judá Congregation.

This is, right now, sister Josefa, I see you as the essence of what this church has to become and should be and wants to be. And what I long for, that we can all embody and exemplify in our lives that passion that you have for the things of the Lord. That integrity, that military seriousness towards the things of God, that listening to God, that passion since he met the Lord, that urgent need to announce the Gospel. That life of prayer, that seriousness when we are in the house of God. That is what, Father, tonight we ask for this Congregation.

Stand up, brother, sister, extend your hand to Sister Josefa and receive from her. As you hold out your hand, receive the anointing from it right now. And sister, in your spirit send that anointing from one end of this place to the other. Receive, tell her “Lord, I receive her spirit, I receive her love for you, your passion, her passion for you, her seriousness towards your things, her prophetic spirit, her prayer life, her dedication to you. Father, I receive it, in the name of Jesus, I, pastor of this main church. Right now, as I lay my hands on her, I receive her anointing, I receive her blessing, Father. And we want more of this. I want more of it. Receive in the name of Jesus. We receive that power to stay until the end, Lord.

That as your word says, the boys get tired and tired, the young people falter and fall but those who hope in the Lord will have new strength. They will lift wings like eagles. They will run and not get tired. They will walk and not get tired. Even in old age they will bear fruit. They will be vigorous and green to announce that Jehovah, my strength, is upright. And that in him there is no injustice. Father, we received this anointing tonight, this church, Lord. Look at this servant of yours, already reaching the end of her life, Father, but full of spiritual power that many of us would like to have at the age of 20, Lord. I bless her in the name of Jesus, and for this church, Lord, I send to the ends of this place, the anointing that is in her, Father.

His prophetic spirit, Lord, his passion for you, his enthusiasm for your things. We receive it, Lord, in the name of Jesus, Father. And we declare that this spirit takes over this church more and more each day, Lord. Our meetings, Father, will express this anointing, Lord. This passion for you, Father. In the name of Jesus, we rebuke spiritual lukewarmness, Lord. We rebuke shyness. We rebuke conformism and spiritual mediocrity, Father, and we clothe ourselves, Lord, in that armor of your spirit, Father. From that warrior attitude, Lord, that your church needs like never before in this time, Father. We receive it, Father. We renounce, Lord, formalism. Father, we renounce false elegance.

We renounce sophistication, Father, which leads to death, and we receive the simplicity of your Gospel, Father, tonight. This church, Father, stands at the center, Lord, of your spirit, of your word, Father. That is what we long for, Lord, even as we search for other things but we know what is essential, Lord. And we receive it, Father. Thank you, Lord, for my people, Father, in the name of Jesus, I declare, Lord, anyone who finds themselves discouraged tonight, Father. Anyone who has doubts, Lord, about his call, tonight we ask that you renew him, Lord, his strength, Father. In the name of Jesus, your spirit of Pentecost, Lord, fill this congregation, Father.

We praise you Lord. We glorify you, Lord, we want more of this. Ask the Lord for more, brother, sister, ask the Lord for more. Ask the Lord that his glory descend on your life, on your house, on this church. Thank you Lord, we adore you. Thank you, Father, we bless you, Lord. We exalt your name, Lord. Glorify yourself, Father. We exalt your name, Lord, blessed are you, Father. Thank my Lord. Thank you Jesus. Exalt yourself, Lord, we bless you, Father. Glory to your name, Lord. Thanks, Dad. Thank you Lord Jesus. Exalt yourself, Lord, in the midst of your people.