Monthly Video Report
We are so blessed by the ongoing support and love from all those who are connected with Revival to the Nations. Despite all the talk of recession we are moving forward, not backwards!. Bible schools continue to be opened in West Africa, the Power of the Father's Love continues to be poured out on ministry assignments and God is working in amazing ways in Southern California. We are thankful for all the victories and the testimonies of His grace, but we are even more thankful that we are SONS of the Father, set aside to fulfill His mission on this earth. Thanks for being a part of this "Agape Reformation." Andy Glover
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Upcoming Ministry
June 3rd, 7pm, Eaglesnest, Santa Ana, CA
June 4th, 10am, SCRA Pastors Gathering with Rob DeLuca, Costa Mesa, CA
June 5th, 7pm Women Aglow, San Diego, CA
June 6th, 4pm, Supernatural Saturday with Rob DeLuca, Costa Mesa, CA
June 28th, 12pm Turningpoint Fellowship, La Habra, CA
For more details please email
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 Soaking in God's Presence
Psalm 46:12: "Be still and know that I am God, I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth."
There has to be a place in our lives where we cease to strive and find the presence of the Father's love in a deep and personal way. The doing of ministry has become our quest; our need for significance has led our hearts away from that place of deep devotion, and the result has been a passionate desire for ministry instead of the presence of God.
As someone that has been in full-time ministry for 25 years, I know and understand the need for success, numbers and significant testimonies that will get people's attention. I had become distracted by task and the need for results. I would push and strive in order to prove to myself and others that I was anointed and special. In the end, all this revealed to me was that I had an orphan heart and longed to be loved, and that I did not feel I was special.
As I took on soaking as a practice in my heart, I discovered how loved I was, how special I was, and that I did not need to do anything to win my heavenly Father's love. I was loved as a precious desirable son that was awesomely created in the image of God.
The Private and the Public
To the depth that we are willing to go in the private place with the Lord is directly connected to the public arena of ministry. Jesus continually departed to spend time with the Father. As He was being baptized, it was the Father's intimate words of affirmation and Sonship that launched Jesus in His public ministry. It is a staggering fact that in three and a half years, Jesus accomplished so much that I have no doubt it was all to do His deep intimacy with His Father. Jesus was the Man he was because of the Father that he had. John 5:19, Mark 1:11, Mark 3:13
Time is the Key to Finding His Presence in New Ways
As I have stated on a number of times before, time is the key to finding His presence. In order to soak, we have to take deliberate time. Hebrews 4:11 says that we have to "labor to enter His rest." To soak is as deliberate as our work and other tasks that we have to fulfill. Time, therefore, is our criteria whether it's to be 15, 30 or 60 minutes. Our intention to soak will put us in that place of being profoundly loved and soaked by the presence of God.
Soaking - "The Key to Finding Identity"
So often in my life I have used my ministry to formulate my personal identity. In other words, I would allow destiny to define my identity. Confusion began to set in when I was not successful in my destiny and giftedness. I did not feel like I was a son. However, the better I did in ministry, the better I felt, and I felt like a son. What soaking started to do in my heart was allow me to find my true identity and let my destiny flow out of who I was, instead of what I could do or could not do. There is no doubt in my mind that soaking helped to center me in my true identity in Jesus.
If you're in full-time ministry, I would strongly encourage you to start putting time aside to soak on a daily basis. I very simply turn on some quiet, restful worship/ soaking music; sit or lie down with my Bible, journal and pen; and then ask God to come and love me. I have been doing this now for three years and there has been a remarkable difference in my life, my marriage and my family! My worship of Jesus has taken on a whole new meaning. God has been working so deep in my heart because of the avenue that soaking created. And now, ministry has taken on a new dimension and I'm far more effective than I have ever been.
Touching Lives ~ Changing Nations
Andy Glover, International Director Revival to the Nations
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 "Identity and Destiny"
I believe this is a message that needs to be heard by the church. Many of us are desperately looking for our destiny and go about it without knowing who they really are. The way God created us was that we should know who we are and allow our destiny to flow out of our identity as Jesus did. This one-hour message will answer some important questions about our purpose and calling.
Cost $5 plus $2 p&p, email mail@revivaltothenations.org
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