Given October 7, 2004
During morning prayer, I saw myself bring a group of sick to the Throne, line them up in front of God and ask Him to heal them. But God says, “Bill, you go ahead and lay your hands on them and I’ll back you up.” As I obeyed, the power of God flowed from Him to my hands and the people were healed! I look up at God in wonderment and He is smiling and nodding as if to say, “That’s my boy.” If we’d just realize and believe that God’s Word is true, what a difference we could make! “…they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover. ” Matthew 16:18

Given long ago
Something our pastor said this morning reminded me of a vision God gave me several years ago. I saw myself in a darkened area with a shaft of bright light shining down to my left. I was moving all around the area with my “busyness”, (is that a word?), going from place to place doing “my” thing. The light represented the blessing of God and I wanted the light to chase me around in everything I was doing so I could be blessed.

God said it doesn’t work like that. The light is stationery and, if I want to be in the blessing of God’s light, I need to go to where the light is and get in it. To paraphrase Isaiah 30:21, There is the light, go get in it…

God has a plan and a pathway already laid out for us. We have to pray and study His Word to find out where the light is and…walk ye in it.

Given April 26, 2002
God showed me this procedure and gave me some insight on it.
1. Annoint 2. Lay on hands 3. Pray the prayer of faith 4. Cast your care and don’t worry

Now, the devil will surely put thoughts in your head about not believing what you’ve prayed to receive. Don’t think those thoughts! The Bible says, “Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;’ 2 Corinthians 10:5. Capture those thoughts and get rid of them! When you cast your cares on the Lord, you don’t have to even think about them; God is taking care of it. If you allow fear to come back in, what you’re doing is, taking back what you casted away!

Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things. Phillipians 4:8. And, not only think on these things but speak them out! Our words, lining up with Scripture, have POWER.

Given November 8, 2005
This morning, I heard a news report about a “shock jock” TV and radio host who is particularily vulgar on air and in his life and makes $96,000 a day! As I was ironing my shirt, I said, “God, why do you let this guy live? Why don’t you just take him out?” Immediately, my mind went to Zacchaeus’ house and I said, “Well, if you were here, you’d go to his house for lunch, wouldn’t you?”

Jesus sees people differently than we do. He loves them just like He loves us. We need to do the same. We need to pray for these people.

I immediately repented and thought what a witness it would be if this “shock jock” got saved! It could happen; look what happened to Saul of Tarsus. Think about it.

Given January 4, 2002
We know the importance of and the result of feeding our natural body. What happens? We are nourished, become stronger, become bigger, (not always a good thing), and life is sustained. If we don’t feed ourselves, we will become weak, lose our abilities and eventually die. So we should feed our bodies with food that is appropriate and that will do us good.

In the same way, we need to feed our spiritual bodies. When we do, with good spiritual food like God’s Word, Christian fellowship, and uplifting music, our spirits will grow, become stronger, bigger, (which is a good thing), and our present and eternal lives are sustained. Pay attention to what you’re feeding your spirit. We need a strong spirit to fend off the wiles of the devil.