Kingdom Journal written June 2008
"Seek first the kingdom of God"
The African Call
A Great Treasure
I have had the privilege to preach in many churches and street crusades since I have been here in East Africa the last three weeks. God is showing
Himself strong as He releases His Holy Spirit and the reality of Heaven in the meetings. I have been sharing the simple message of the Kingdom with
the result of Heaven being opened up and poured out. It seems that most of the churches here have never moved past the salvation message into the
kingdom message of authority and victory. I start each crusade by telling the crowd that today is a very fortunate day for them because I am a very rich
American and that I have come to share my treasure with them. The look on their faces is such that you would think that Oprah Winfrey was about to
give away an automobile to all who attended.
Then I share with them some parables that Jesus spoke:
The Kingdom of heaven is like a treasure hidden in a field,
which a man found and hid; and for joy over it he goes and
sells all that he has and buys that field.
Again, the Kingdom of heaven is like a merchant
seeking beautiful pearls, who when he had found one of great value,
went and sold all that he had and bought it. (Matthew 13:44-45)
Just like these men, if they (we) are willing to give up all that we have we can experience the Kingdom of God in their (our) lives. Forget about religion,
denominations, theology or the color of our skin. There is a great treasure for us, a pearl of great value, and it is at hand! I have seen God do
incredible things in the meetings. Blind eyes have been opened, cripples and the paralyzed healed right in front of my eyes and walk! Demons cast out
and people set free! Deaf ears opened up!
I have seen the hand of God move and felt His power and anointing like I had never thought possible.
Jack Taylor and I have each brought a Kingdom messages every day in the services with utter amazement of what God is doing. My faith has been
thrust into a new level as I stand in awe of His tender mercy and grace expressed with such mighty power and authority. I’ve seen demons manifest in
people in an attempt to disrupt the services cast out with just a word in Jesus Name! At times I would be at the point of complete exhaustion, and then
the anointing would come. God would move. Heaven would open up and God would pour out. During these times a hush would fall over the crowd and
a heaviness of the Holy Spirit would be present. It would seem to happen when we abandoned ourselves totally and completely and just worshiped Him.
Didn’t Jesus say somewhere that we would do the works that He did?
Kingdom Anointing is Our Destiny
I (we) have allowed our fears of “supernatural” experiences such as I shared above to prevent us from pressing into the very destiny that God has for
us. He has destined us for the nations, and most of us have remained destined for our soft sofa’s, in our nice houses, in our nice neighborhoods, with
our nice bank accounts, and our safe world. We must choose with our free will if we want to be like the man and the merchant in the parable and give
total abandonment to everything we own and who we are to receive the Kingdom.
I remember hearing someone say “you can have respectability or the anointing.” Which would you rather have? Paul put it this way. “I’m a fool for
Christ!”………Whose fool are you? God is not mocked. But maybe we should be. Maybe His value for anointing eliminates our need for being
respectable to the world. I am having to rethink what it is that God desires of our lives, who it is that he longs to touch, and how He works through our
lives. Maybe, just maybe………………………Anointing comes not from proper teaching, effective teaching, or because we lay claim to it. I see now that
the anointing comes because we have been with “The Anointed One.”
On the plane trip to East Africa I spent much time in prayer seeking an anointing from God. I asked God for the anointing of John G. Lake…….
Wigglesworth…..Bill Johnson….and a long list of others.
After tasting the anointing I have realized that these “heroes” did not and do not have their own anointing……..they carried HIS! I want His anointing!
The double portion…the one that results in all being healed…the one that touches nations starting with the face in front of me.
It is this anointing that God is pouring out here in East Africa, Lakeland Florida and many parts of the world.
The anointing of Jesus alone will set the captives free, overcome sickness, disease, unbelief and evil in our cities and nations.
Having tasted a small portion of this anointing and see the reality of Heaven demonstrated, I have chosen to pursue an ever increasing anointing with
Jesus as the standard. I have chosen to do this with total abandonment. I see now that it is caught by being with Him and remains as I remain with Him.
God is looking for people who will reach a place of divine desperation for His presence………someone who will give up all for the great treasure of His
Kingdom, a pearl of great value. Someone who will be a fool for Him…….someone who with total abandonment of self will throw the other leg out of the
boat and walk on water with him!
Saturday June 28th.
Today I had a day of rest but still had the privilege of speaking to a group of refugees from Sudan.
Many accepted Christ plus an Episcopal priest in attendance was saved and stated he was tired of religion and wanted to experience the Kingdom and
an open heaven such as heard described and saw demonstrated by some being healed.
Sunday June 29th.
Today I traveled to Ngurubani Kenya, near Mt. Kenya and preached in a Sunday morning service. My thought this morning was “if it aint broke don’t fix
it”. So I shared a basic Kingdom message. I shared how John the Baptist ushered in Jesus’ ministry by declaring “Repent for the Kingdom of Heaven is
at hand!” and then soon afterwards Jesus preached His first message by stating “Repent for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand!.”
It was a glorious day! Many were saved, two people with blind eyes received their sight, and two people with deaf ears were completely healed. One
lady with a tumor was healed….you could feel it and then it disappeared!
God is an awesome God!
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Monday June 30th.-July 6th.2008
I am departing this morning for the village of Maua. Here I will meet with a group of pastors from the A.I.P.C.A. church. I will be one of the first white men
that they have allowed to speak to them. I will be with them all of this week teaching them. This is a church that was organized as a political group and
lead the way for Kenya’s independence from Great Britain in 1964. It is very similar to the notorious church that Obama attended in Chicago IL. Pastors
in other churches denominations are amazed that they have opened their doors to us. We are assuming that many of the pastors could very well be
lost in need of salvation. Pray! Pray! Pray! That God will use me and missionaries Anthony & Cindy Holland to speak into their lives. Pray that God will
open Heaven and pour out His Kingdom on them in power. It would be so cool if God used this denomination to spark revival here in East Africa.
Wouldn’t that be just like Him………….to use the least likely. Pray for an outpouring of His Spirit and anointing for this week.
Pray for protection as I travel to a more remote area where water and food quality are questionable at best.
I expect God to do great things. I expect to give you a wonderful report when I return to Thika, Kenya.
Special Prayer Request
As I am away from my home in Mobile, Al. for an extended time the hardest part of this mission is being away from my family. Yes….I’m getting home
sick. My family is on my mind. Please pray for Lisa in my absence as she carries the burden of our home on her shoulders. Pray for my daughters
Lauren and Libby and my grandson Grayson.
Pray for their protection and that every provision will be made and every need met while I’m gone.
Yes….I even miss my dog “JJ.”
I will return to the states in about two weeks.
“The Kingdom of God is not in words but in Power”
I’m tired of just words…………………………………………………………………………………
The demonstration of God’s power in the Kingdom is waaaaaay to much fun!......
more Lord….More!!
Lee McDougald
www.thehealedguy.com Overseas e-mail - thehealedguy@yahoo.com
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