1 Sam. 3:2-4NLT One night Eli, who was almost blind by now, had gone to bed. The Lamp of God had not yet gone out, and Samuel was sleeping in the Tabernacle near the Ark of God. Suddenly, the Lord called out, “Samuel!”
Many people have been asking me what the deal is with the whole “saturate” thing and in this little blog I would love to explain…
-Eli, was almost blind by now, had gone to bed- We are at a place now in the body of Christ where it is time for a new prophetic generation to arise (Samuel). Eli represents the shell of old leadership that has lost the vision for godliness and holiness in our churches and nation. It says not only was he blind but that he had gone to bed. Many great leaders of yesterday have passed away into eternal sleep.
-The Lamp of God had not yet gone out- This lamp was not just any lamp! It was the Lampstand of the Holy Spirit (see Isa11:2). Though many have tried directly and indirectly to remove the Spirit of God from the church, that lamp is still lit. It might be flickering a bit but is definitely still burning. I know it is burning in my heart and the heart of many others who have refused to abandon the precious 3rd Person of the Trinity.
-Samuel was sleeping in the Tabernacle near the Ark of God- Here is where we get to the matter of saturate. I define saturate or saturation as “any intentional attempt to experience the presence of God.” It doesn’t matter if you go to sleep with worship music on in your bedroom or sit in a quiet place and listen for several hours, the point is that you are pursuing God’s presence instead of your own interests or the world’s latest offering. There is a movement beginning in the hearts of people everywhere that cries out for more of Jesus. Saturate is simply giving articulation to this cry. Saturate empowers those who are hungry to experience His presence in a real but unconventional way.
-Suddenly, the Lord called out, “Samuel!”- Wow! there is so much in this concluding statement. Notice the same word as used in Acts 2:2 when the Holy Spirit fell on the 120 in the Upper Room is used here. Suddenly is what you get when you have intentionally hungered and thirst after righteousness. The next thing it says is that “the Lord called out.” How powerful! Jesus is crying out to communicate with His Bride and if we would just get away from the hustle and bustle of life and wait on Him HE WILL SPEAK! I’m gonna tell you right now that this excites me more than anything else in the whole world that the Creator of the universe would be so in love with me that He would cry out to have fellowship. The final thought here is that God called Samuel’s name and began to speak to him about the condition of the nation. When the Lord begins to place a burden in the hearts of young people all over this nation to bring revival and awakening there will be a great shaking that WILL happen. This is what we need! Oh, how desperately we need this for today!
I leave you with this quote that the Holy Spirit breathed into my heart about this subject: “SATURATION is the key to SENSITIVITY!”
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So refreshing, so fulfilling!!!!
This is so great! I love how it is not religious at all, just simply pursuing God!! Thank y’all for the Saturation Room: it was AMAZING! Look forward to another saturate night!