Welcome to Hank’s Place —
My wife and I traveled to her hometown of Ashland, Wisconsin to celebrate the 4th of July, do a bit of visiting and participate in her 60th, yes, 60th, high school reunion.
Ashland is on the shore of Lake Superior, unsalted and shark free! It’s a small midwestern town, and like many, knows how to celebrate the 4th patriotically, with a parade, concert in the park, a ‘fire run’ and fireworks. Enjoy the photos.
But it was the reunion time that was most awesome – a Friday gathering, a picnic Saturday, and participating in all the 4th of July events. We loved it!
I heard a good word from the Holy Spirit in Ashland, and that word was, and is, “restoration.” It’s a two fold word. I heard it on the 4th, so it is for the United States. And don’t we need it! One nation, one people, under God. Amen!
Also being restored are relationships among families and among friends. These close high school friends had been out of touch for decades, but wow, were they brought close to one another that weekend! Relationship being restored.
It was the best high school reunion I’ve ever had. In fact I adopted the class of ’61 as MY class and they were happy to have me! Ha-ha!
The prophet Joel spoke of a time of restoration, the Lord promising deliverance from the people’s situation in chapter 2, followed by an early and latter rain and outpouring of the Holy Spirit, and then restoration for the years the locust, cankerworm, caterpillar, and palmerworm had devoured from our lives.
Hey! That’s from your life. That’s from my life. Separated from your family? Children going their own way? Out of touch? God is declaring that restoration is on its way; it is happening already!
Separated from old friends? Don’t be surprised if you find in the coming days contact with those old friends. Relationships are precious to our Lord Jesus. He desires a deep and intimate one with each of us, and also desires OUR relating well with family and friends.
It’s the season of restoration —the Spirit is inviting us to participate in it with Him — it’s time to let go of the old hurts and grievances.
In closing enjoy a clip of Ashland’s ‘fire run’ where every vehicle that has flashing lights and sirens and horns runs down Main Street to the cheers of bystanders.
May the ‘fire’ of the Spirit come upon as you watch, and COME ALIVE!
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