God's 'Secret' n|d|ng |ace

uanlel Langford
november 2011

lL ls a sLory of prevalence and hlsLorlc facL lree of sensaLlonallsm lnaccuracy or
Lrlckery AlbelL ln Loday's world Lhere are MAn? MAn? MAn? fake evangellsL
charlaLans or Wolves ln Sheep's CloLhlng" ?eL Cod/ChrlsL/Poly ChosL has
Shown up" ln Llmes of crlsls Lo save Pls chlldren/ devoLed bellever(s)you name
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Cur very 8lbles are chock full of LesLlmonles and hlsLorlc facL lnfacL Loo many Lo
look up and represenL ln [usL one small blog l heard a beloved frlend of mlne
named !ason several years ago aL vlneyard ChrlsLlan lellowshlp ln 8lchmond
vlrglnla make Lhe sLaLemenL
?ea l belleve ln Lhe 8lg 8ang Cod sald 8AnC and l1 PALnLu!" Cenesls 11
Cod has been personally lnLervenlng ln Lhe world and ln Lhe affalrs of humans (of
varlous Lrlbes races sexes naLlons Longues) ever slnce Lhe LempLaLlon/fall ln
1he Carden of Lden and every sloqle Jay henceforLh!
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1hey performed mlracles among Lhem and wonders ln Lhe land of Pam sa|ms 10S27
Cod worked speclal mlracles by Lhe hands of aul Acts 1911
Pe Lherefore who supplles Lhe SplrlL Lo you and works mlracles among you does he do lL by
Lhe works of Lhe law or by hearlng of falLh? Ga|at|ans 3S
When Lhe AdvocaLe comes whom l wlll send Lo you from Lhe laLherLhe SplrlL of LruLh who
goes ouL from Lhe laLherhe wlll LesLlfy abouL me" Iohn 1S26
WheLher LoL lsalah Moses uavld eLer aul Lazarus Lhe dylng Lhlef on Lhe cross seeklng Lo
enLer paradlse Myself or Cod knows all and has hls love concern and aLLenLlon fltml
upon all noL a manmade asserLlon of self or self empowermenL or vague and dlsLanL splrlLual
enllghLenmenL no worshlpplng of angels (Lhough scrlpLure does supporL evldence of busy
worklng Angels) nor Mayan rophesles of uoomsday or ALlanLls rlslng Ask yourselves Lhls lf
Cod ls Lhe same yesLerday Loday Lomorrow Lhen whaL plLhy and lnferlor human ego can
challenge Lhls ALMlCP1? CCu?
And Lhe Lord sald Lo Moses Pow long shall Lhls people backblLe me or mlsdeem me? Pow
long shall Lhey noL e||eve Lo me ln (splLe of) all Lhe slgns whlch l have done before Lhem?
(And Lhe Lord sald Lo Moses Pow long shall Lhese people backblLe me or mls[udge me? Pow
long shall Lhey noL e||eve me or noL LrusL ln me ln splLe of all Lhe m|rac|es whlch l have done
before Lhem?) Numers 1411

1hen Slmon hlmself e||eved also and when he was bapLlzed he conLlnued wlLh hlllp and
wondered beholdlng Lhe m|rac|es and slgns whlch were done" Acts 813
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'And all the hairs oI your head be numbered. Matthew 10:30
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'But also all the hairs oI your head be numbered. ThereIore do not ye dread; ye be oI more
price than many sparrows. Luke 12:7
nC1PlnC lS PluuLn!
Confesslon Llme !usL Lwo days ago l was released afLer servlng 8 days ln [all reachers serve
Llme? ?es as long as Lhey are human and ChrlsL has noL yeL reLurnedas promlsed/prophesled
Lhls world and all of lLs chaos ldols LempLaLlons from Lhe prlnce of Lhe alr" are sLlll sub[ecL
Lo we humans even preachers l am no greaLer less human or less capable of maklng mlsLakes
Lhan any of you ln shorL l am fully capable of anger and loslng conLrol" of my Longue and
ofLen enough make bad declslons LhaL resulL ln lmmoral behavlor 1haL ls why devouL prayer ln
all Lhlngs musL be prevalenL and ouLrlghL exerclsed ln a bellever's llfe!
Ask and lL wlll be glven Lo you seek and you wlll flnd knock and Lhe door wlll be opened Lo
you lor everyone who asks recelves Lhe one who seeks flnds and Lo Lhe one who knocks Lhe
door wlll be opened" ,atthew 778
And Lhen he prayed Cod lm asklng for Lwo Lhlngs before l dle donL refuse me 8anlsh
lles from my llps and llars from my presence Clve me enough food Lo llve on nelLher Loo
much nor Loo llLLle lf lm Loo full l mlghL geL lndependenL saylng Cod? Who needs hlm? lf
lm poor l mlghL sLeal and dlshonor Lhe name of my Cod rovers 307
uuay for every lncarseraLed lnmaLe ls Lhe day Lhey are removed from Lhelr [all cell Lo be
LransporLed Lo a courL and appear before a [udge WhaLever LhaL [udge renders as punlshmenL
lnsLanLly becomes your senLence and dlcLaLes exacLly where and how long you wlll serve
behlnd bars 8ased on my own experlence you could have all of C! Slmpson Llndsay Lohan
and even Lhe laLe Mlchael !ackson's hlgh proflle lawyers and all Lhe plea bargalns and llLany of
pollLlcs assoclaLed wlLh a day ln courL however when LhaL presldlng [udge raps hls gavel afLer
lssulng your senLence or punlshmenL |t's go|ng to st|ck! keep also ln mlnd our very lnnocenL
and blameless Lord Savlor !esus ChrlsL dldn'L care Lo glve defense or argumenL beyond
afflrmlng Pe was lndeed and facLually Lhe son of Cod when he was placed on Lrlal !esus
(whom l refer Lo as ?eshua) sLood alone based on who he lS and hls LruLhful auLhorlLy needlng
no LesLlmony nor defense
l wasn'L worrled abouL my own case whlle lnslde Lhe holdlng cell of Lhe ?adkln CounLy
CourLhouse ln ?adklnvllle nC l had been lnslde whaL lnmaLes refer Lo as 1he 1ank" once
before and Cod was Lhere beslde me Lhen [usL as flrmly as now ln 2011 l was freed boLh
Llmes wlLh Llme served less Lhan 2 weeks boLh counLs Lven lf l hadn'L been freed l would
have [umped for [oy and exclLed over belng able Lo do whaL very few oLhers have access and
prlvllege Lo 24/7 access Lo spread Lhe Cospels behlnd bars l menLor ofcourse Lo anyone who
wlll llsLen Lhls Llme around Lhls call of duLy" lmpacLed Lhe llves and prayer for Lwo 18 yr old
lnmaLes and Lhelr vlslLlng famllles l have boLh young men's emall and wlll conLlnue Lo wlLness
ChrlsL and mlnlsLer Lo Lhelr famllles lf requesLed buL lnslde Lhe holdlng pen of our counLy
courLhouse [usL a mere couple of hours before l was ordered released Lhere saL [usL one body
down along a bench from a fellow elderly bellever l was engaged ln heavy Lheologlcal
conversaLlon wlLh Pe was a 21 yr old unknown Pls hands were Lrembllng so flerce he
couldn'L fully hold Lhose super Llny new 1esLamenLs LhaL are sLandard lssue Lo lnmaLes upon
belng booked ln [all 1he elderly broLher l was converslng wlLh even sLopped our conversaLlon
Lo Lurn Lo hls oLher slde and ask Lhe young man lf he was ok Lhe Lwo shared a cell LogeLher
WhaL followed drovesymbollcallya sLake ln my hearL challenged my splrlL as Lhe young
vlslbly Lerrlfled man professed
l've been here before 1haL [udge ls golng Lo know lL's me he'll remember l've been locked
up before for deallng drugs and now he wlll really sLlck lL Lo me for lnLenLlonally wrlLlng a bad
check for over $60000My glrlfrlend and l [usL has a baby boy and Lhe maxlmum ls 2 years ln
prlson noL [all buL some long off dlsLanL prlson where l'll hardly see my son eLc" and Lhen he
sLarLed crylng
*(Allow me Lo brlefly asserL someLhlng LhaL lmyself have come Lo know real well wlLh
peLlLlonlng 1he Lord Whenever you your mlsery faulL addlcLlon affllcLlon are genulnely
broken down shaklng crylng profuclously ChrlsL ls rlghL beslde you wlLh llsLenlng ears)
ScrlpLure Lells us lL ls durlng Lhese Llmes of compleLe melLdown" when we need Lo seek Cod's
face draw nlgh or near Lo hls counsel/lnLervlenlng)
l lmmedlaLely asked Lhls raLLled broLher lf he would lend me LhaL Llny klng !ames !all 8lble
(whlch by Lhe way ls qulLe a shame ls vold of 1orah and 1he ropheLs) so l could share Lwo
dlsLlncL verses
lor Lhe SplrlL Cod gave us does noL make us Llmld buL glves us power love and self
dlsclpllne" 2 1|mothy 17
l Lhen asked Lhls young man lf he read hls 8lble and fully undersLood ChrlsL's assurance LhaL no
maLLer whaL crlme he commlLLed now ln Lhe pasL or ln Lhe fuLure LhaL he has a lovlng Cod
qulck Lo forglve and abundanL Lo heal based on genulne repenLance/confesslon and flrmly
bellevlng ChrlsL conquered deaLh Lhe wages of sln LhaL deaLh can lnfacL seal lf unforglven and
also Lhe hope of resurrecLlon and eLernal llfe? Pe knodded qulLe emphaLlcally muLLerlng
beLween sLlll lmmense sobs
?es l belleve ln !esus and who Lhe 8lble says he ls"
1hen l have [usL one lasL verse Lo reafflrm ChrlsL ls who he clalms Lo be
"Never w||| I |eave or forsake you" *(8oooy Never |s a |ong t|me fo|ks!)
l Lhen asked Lhe elderly broLher l was prevlously so lnLensely wrapped up ln Lheologlcal debaLe
wlLh lf he would be klnd Lo swlLch seaLs wlLh me so l can pray for Lhls fearful 21 yr old lad Pe
allowed me Lo pray for hlm and l made sure Lhls parLlcular prayer was my absoluLe sLrongesL
l've never been one Lo llke or accepL Lhe cheesy man made ChrlsLlan Lerm CuleL 1lme" All l
can say ls whenever Cod's mercy heallng Lhrough 1he Poly ChosL shows up lnslde a holdlng
cell of a courLhouse Lhere ls nC 8LlnC CulL1! 1here were four oLher guys dlrecLly across from
us dlscusslng drugs and manufacLurlng meLh who all slmulLaneously sllenced when l looked
over and sald Lo Lhem Lxcuse me Lhls broLher needs prayer"one of Lhe guys was my own
cell maLe and he was qulck Lo shush Lhe oLher Lhree for a momenL whlle we prayed
l sensed Lhls young man dld LruLhfully sLaLe he belleved ln ChrlsL he was [usL frlghLened
AnoLher cellmaLe of mlne who wasn'L ln courL LhaL day Lold me a Lale of when he used Lo work
as a coal mlner ln WesL vlrglnla and was once burled lnslde a mlne for 9 and Z hours l recall
Lhe mosL dlre and fearful Llme ln my own llfe when l was camplng ouL homeless and suffered a
heaL sLroke and even saw a vlslon of every wrong l had ever caused anoLher human
LhroughouL my llfe AL LhaL Llme l couldn'L hold down any food or waLer could barely even
Lurn off my back Lo crawl and had been vomlLlng blle and dry heaves for over 10 hours Llfe
can geL scary and aL Lhe mosL unpredlcLable and compleLely unexpecLed momenLs fo glven
Llme 8LLlLvL 1PA1!
1here were four oLher cases before Lhls young broLher l was praylng for Pe Lhanked me wlLh
very slncere eyes for my prayer and l wenL ahead and lnsured hlm LhaL even lf Lhe [udge sLlll
senLenced Lo hlm Lo 2 yrs ln prlson LhaL he would noL be golng Lo prlson alone !esus even
resurrecLed Lo cook hls frlends breakfasL and even made ole doubLlng 1homas a bellever Look
aL Lhe blrds of Lhe alr and all oLher creaLures on LarLh Lhey don'L shop aL grocery sLores or geL
paychecks from an employer Lo survlve l furLher sLaLed Lhls 1L88lllC analogy from ouL Lord's
wonderful 'sermon on Lhe mounL' ln 1he Cospel of MaLLhew (ChapLers 37)Speclflcally
MaLLhew 623 Lo assure Lhls broLher Lhe facL LhaL Cod wlll noL leave us nor forsake us 1haL
Lhe lnfalllble word of Cod ls sharper Lhan any Lwoedged sword LhaL whaLever ChrlsL
prophesled Lo happen when he was on Lhls LarLh as Su8LML Lord and Savlor elLher came
Lrue or ls yeL Lo come ln Lhe end of days and flnally Cod brlngs sunshlne and raln on noL [usL
Lhe godly buL ungodly and slnner aswell
lf you sLlll go Lo prlson lL's because Cod needs you and your falLh ln ChrlsL Lhere mosL llkely
for someone else [usL as he spoke Lo my splrlL Lo pray for and speak Lo you rlghL now" l
concluded wlLh hlm
Cne by one Lhe four lnmaLes whose cases preceded Lhls young man's came rolllng back each
one of Lhem smlllng wlLh arms pumped hlgh ln Lhe alr All four were released LhaL day wlLh
Llme served l Lurned Lo Lhls young broLher a flnal Llme and Lold hlm
Cod ls performlng mlracles of greaL mercy and forglveness ln here already lL ls for you Lo
sLand on your renewed falLh and noL Lo walk ln fear no maLLer your verdlcL"Lhen Lhe courL
ballff flnally called hls name 1hls young man reLurned wlLh Lhe absoluLe blggesL smlle l have
ever seen on any lnmaLe ouLslde myself [usL 3 days prlor when my beloved llghLln' lrlsh beaL
Wake loresL ln looLball
Pe publlcally resonaLed along Lhe llnes of whaL many oLhers were celebraLlng LhaL day"l
can'L belleve l am golng home Lodaywow Lhe [udge leL me offoh man my mom and
glrlfrlend are golng Lo be so happymy famlly was so worrled walL Llll Lhey hear l am comlng
home eLc" 1hls parLlcular young man upon exlLlng Lo be shackled Lo be Laken back Lo [all Lo
laLer be released ralsed LhaL squlrley llLLle [all edlLlon klng !ames 8lble ln Lhe alr rlghL
alongslde hls oLher flsL and bellowed
l don'L care whaL my frlends Lhlnk when l geL ouL or anyLhlng else comlng my way l'm sLlcklng
wlLh !esus! Pe's for real"
A,N!!!
1urns ouL LhaL afLernoon ouL of 11 lnmaLes servlng lnslde LhaL courL Lank Len were released or
paroled and laLer released 1he 11
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was offered probaLlon buL lnsLead chose Lo serve an
addlLlonal 43 days so when he goL ouL afLer 43 addlLlonal days he could do drugs and parLy
wlLhouL answerlng Lo a parole offlcer who dld random and frequenL drug LesLs Pls cholcefor
broad ls Lhe road LhaL leads Lo desLrucLlon!
God IS ,IING Io|ks!
Lven Lhe frlendly ballff scraLched hls head sLaLlng
l've been servlng ln Lhls courL every day for 16 years and never saw once when Lhe enLlre
dockeL goL off"
Cod had a secreL hldlng place" LhaL day rlghL lnslde our holdlng cell l am 100 convlnced of
such ?ou l are noL maglclans nor can An? PuMAn use or manlpulaLe Cod's Crace purely by
our own wlll Powever Cod ls omnlpresenL LhroughouL Lhls world Peaven relgns forever ln
ChrlsL !esus by hls wlll Lo plerce our resurrecLed hearLs
(1 !ohn 19) (!ohn 316) (!ohn 131) (!ames 44) (2 CorlnLhlans 71) (Pebrews 121)
Cne may read Lhls and say back Lo me 8uL pasLor you [usL don'L undersLand l've losL chlldren
or loved ones l LlLhed for years and laLer losL my home or [ob l boughL lnLo all Lhe 18n
reachers sensaLlonallsm and boughL and read all Lhelr books and cd's eLc" flrsL and
ftemst you need Lo reallze LelevangellsLs A8L nC1 CCu! 1here was a Llme ln my llfe [usL 10
years ago when l was LlLhlng over 20 of my lncome Lo varlous mlnlsLrles laLer made Lhe
cruclally bad declslon Lo abandon all Lhe sLablllLy Cod had blessed me wlLh lnorder Lo relocaLe
based on LrusLlng my blologlcal laLher's wlll for me Lo [oln hls !ewlsh culL Lnd resulL l wenL
homeless for Lhe nexL 3 years all because l declded Lhe human affalrs and sneaky llLLle
enLlclngs of Lravel from man somehow aL Lhe Llme appeared more Lhrllllng Lhan sLaylng where
Cod wanLed me
lrlends our Lord Lells us Pe wlll never leave nor forsake us All Cod requlres from us ls Lrue
repenLence and our hearLs clrcumclsed" Loward hls wlll 1haL's lL no Lrlckey sermons no
grand prophecy LhaL ls hard Lo decode no Lhousands of addlLlonal books or Leachlng Lapes Lo
sLudy [usL our falLh ln Lhe rlsen !esus ChrlsL and whaL 1he 8lble sLaLes as commandmenLs and
law for us Lo base our llves and famllles/relaLlonshlps upon
1hen you wlll call and 1he Lord wlll answer you wlll cry for help and he wlll say Pere am l"
Isa|ah S89
1rusL ln Lhe Lord wlLh all your hearL and lean noL on your own undersLandlng ln all your ways
acknowledge hlm and he wlll make your paLhs sLralghL" rovers 3S6
lor l know Lhe plans l have for you declares Lhe Lord plans Lo prosper you and noL Lo harm
you plans Lo glve you hope and a fuLure" Ierem|ah 2911
lrlends Cod ls no less abundanL and wllllng Lo rescue you Lhan hls mlghLlesL of propheLs and
klngs LhroughouL hlsLory ChrlsL IS WILLING!
Come Lo me a|| you who are weary and burdened and l wlll glve you resL Note
,atthew 112729
nter through Lhe narrow gate lor wlde ls Lhe gate and broad ls Lhe road LhaL leads Lo
desLrucLlon and many enter through lL" ,atthew 713 (Note 71214)
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1he ax ls already aL Lhe rooL of Lhe Lrees and every Lree LhaL does noL produce good frulL
wlll be cuL down and Lhrown lnLo Lhe flre" ,atthew 310
"l am Lhe resurrect|on and Lhe ||fe 1he one who belleves ln me wlll llve even Lhough Lhey
dle" Iohn 112S)
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For the Lamb at the center oI the throne will be their shepherd; he will lead them to springs oI
living water.` And God will wipe away every tear Irom their eyes.` Revelation 7:17
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He will wipe every tear Irom their eyes. There will be no more death` or mourning or crying
or pain, Ior the old order oI things has passed away. Revelation 21:4


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