Before the trip to Lakeland, the Lord told me to bring 2 buckets with me to be filled with His Glory to carry back with me. So, I got two five gallon white plastic buckets and carried them on the plane with me. Caused quite a stir with the flight attendants who began calling me the “bucket man”. However, it gave a chance to testify to what the Lord was doing. They didn’t understand how I was going to get the buckets filled with what God was doing in Lakeland. One attendant was concerned with how I would be able to get the filled buckets back through airport security.
Before we left, I was led to print out II Corinthians 4:7, “But we have this treasure in clay jars to show that its extraordinary power comes from God and not from us”. Plastic pails are modern- day clay jars, nothing of any special marvelous thing but just everyday containers. The printout was in English, Hebrew, Greek, French, Spanish and Chinese. In Lakeland the Lord had me tape all these translations onto one bucket, with the English by itself on the other bucket. He told me to go to the nations at the conference and have them write the translation of their country on the bucket with only the English translation. Awesome!!!
I had been shown by the Holy Spirit that there are 3 buckets to be filled with His anointing, His glory, His presence and that they will never go dry. I am a living bucket and the other two buckets are for the overflow. I am to pour out where ever He sends me on whosoever and they will refill like the widow’s oil jars… Filled with Papa’s presence and His glory. His presence comes first that we may rejoice, play, and enjoy Him. His Glory comes that we many know His fullness, the depth of His love and His power. For without knowing His presence and the joy of his countenance we would abuse His glory. Also the Lord showed me that the buckets are for the nations in me, in my family, in Bridgeway, in Denver, in America, in the world. So far I have seen that in this case “nations” represent distinct cultures, world views, parts of the body. This is to bring unity in me, my family, Bridgeway, Denver, America and in the world.
Since returning from Lakeland the Lord has had us pour out His presence and His glory on 3 Men’s leadership meetings in Denver. We are arranging to go on Prayer One (helicopter) to pour out over the Denver metro area. Also preparing to pour out during the Marcha de Gloria in Denver ( http://www.marchadegloriacolorado.com/index.html )