Don’t be puzzled by our apparent seizures or moment of pure joy, our eyes closed, hands skyward, tears ejecting upon smiling cheeks.  It is not insanity or some cultic expression of channeling, mantra or trance. This rare spectacle that you have witnessed, while perhaps a bit frightening or curiosity provoking, is quite normal to the relationship with God through Christ. You see, we have found that which we found missing in this world, and in that fulfillment we are pleased, actually overjoyed to find ourselves in the presence of Almighty God. It may appear drug induced, but I assure you it truly is a communion with the Holy Spirit of God in Christ.  Wait til you get to see the folks dancing or falling on their faces at the alter in prayer, that will really freak you out.

We know something that we wish to share, but influences in this world are determined to keep from you, even to the point of pronouncing us cuckoo.  What we know is that the first man and woman disobeyed God and because they allowed sin into the world through the disobedience they lost their rightful place in the perfect garden in which God has placed them. In fact, having taken in sin they now were in danger of remaining in that position for eternity if they were to remain in the garden and ingest the Fruit of the Tree of Life and be stuck in that position eternally. So, God kicked them out of the perfect Garden where they walked together each day, separated from that proximity to God, desperate, on their own. That is why to us it is such a precious thing, because creation has been groaning since that day to be reacquainted to relationship with God.

You see, we found it the day that Christ died on the Cross and then was resurrected three days later.  I know that seems curious, perhaps even odd, but it will all make sense in a moment. You see, God is so Holy that He cannot be near sin without judging it, meaning destroying it or banishing it. So, once we had sinned He had to remove us from His presence, just as satan and the disobedient angels fell from heaven when they sinned against God. But here is the amazing Grace of the entire thing. Since God is outside of time, meaning He created time for mankind, because he is eternal and has no need for time, He knew everything that we are going to do in our entire lives and also everything that the devil will ever do. So, Christ volunteered before the beginning of time to leave His rightful place in Heaven and come to Earth to live a perfect life and then give His life freely to pay the sin debt created by Adam and Eve and perpetuated by all mankind. By becoming the perfect sacrifice, Christ paid for ALL SINS, for ALL MANKIND, for ALL TIME.  You guessed that means you too.

So, what happens now is that we having believed in the work done by Christ on the Cross are now overjoyed to once again have access to relationship with the Father in His Throne Room through prayer and Having His Holy Spirit living within us on Earth, sealing us for eternity and counseling, guiding and empowering us through this life.  It kind of makes our joyous grin understandable doesn’t it? So if you see a Christian in that moment when he doesn’t know whether to cry, sing or shout, now you know what it is all about.  You too can feel that way you know, by being reacquainted to God through acceptance of the Gift that Christ gave for all of us.

Oh, you want to know how. Easy. Father, I am a sinner, I want to be forgiven of my sin and be redeemed to relationship with you. Lord Jesus will you come into my life and cleanse of my sin that I might be set free from sin and death forever. Will you live with me and through me in this life and prepare me to spend eternity with You.  I thank you and pray this prayer in the name of Jesus Christ.  Okay, now you will be filled with Holy Spirit and you ought to expect that you will begin to change becoming more like Christ every day.  That joy you saw on my face just then, that is because heaven just rejoiced at the news of your Salvation.  Now you too can be looked at goofy for being lost in God.  Have an awesome day.  In the name of Jesus Christ, I love you so much.