The Man God Shook

Kenneth C. Rowley

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The pivotal moment that transformed his life happened when he made an agreement with God: If you don’t become real, I prayed, I can’t keep going this way! Here was my agreement: If you wake me in the night, I will pray one hour. That will be your time. Prayer during the day will be for me, I told God! Who would have guessed that night, around 3:00 AM, I woke up? . . . God must have accepted my vow.
Who would have guessed that night, around 3:00 AM, I woke up? I pulled out of bed, marched to the family room and spent my first hour in prayer. God must have accepted my vow.
Nothing gives significance and purpose more than developing intimacy with God. That is why this book, The Man God Shook, can be dynamic in your journey.
I love reading this brilliantly written book: the honesty of the pastor, the struggles he endured being physically shaken for years, and his coming out the other side in the presence of God.
—Kent Parker
Oh wow, so many points, I loved it all: Scripture, notes from other pastors, personal stories, step by step to get to certain ideas, so many things touched me. I can’t give just one detail. I like the way it was all joined together!! Amazing.
—Judy Treherne
I was around when God shook the man! What I remember the most is bringing a man that was addicted on crack cocaine in the front door of the church for deliverance! The “shaking man” laid eyes on him and immediately the Power of God blazed through him and the addict fell and was so plowed by the Holy Ghost that he literally could not stand up! It was sooo powerful and awesome!! He would try to get up and could only crawl on his hands and knees while drunkenly say, “we’re having church and it’s not even Sunday” What a POWERFUL deliverance!! I shall never forget it! That man left, set free from addiction!!
—Brenda Reed

Sujets

• Religion
• Christianisme
• Christian Living
• Personal Growth
• Philosophie et théologie

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• Publié par: WestBow Press
• Date de parution: 12 juin 2018
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781973629450
• Langue: English

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THE MAN GOD SHOOK
You Can Have a Continual Flow of Miracles Out of Intimacy with God
KENNETH C. ROWLEY


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CONTENTS
Introduction
THE MAN GOD SHOOK
1.Confused from the Start
DESPERATION
2.Appetite
3.Desperation
4.Jacob’s Thigh
PURGING
5.Deliverance
6.Why Shaking?
7.Purged
8.Questions! Questions! Questions!
SENSITIVITY
9.Sensitivity
10.Going Deeper into the Heart of the Matter
11.Established
12.Bearing Rejection
OBEDIENCE
13.At His Command!
14.The Personal Side of Obedience
15.Stay Out of the Big Chair
16.The Adventure—Windows of Opportunity
 
Endnotes
INTRODUCTION
THIS BOOK CAN BE SUMMARIZED in one sentence. If you grasp and put that sentence into practice, you don’t need to read this book. But just in case you haven’t, taking the time to read and ponder each chapter will be well worth your time and do a world of good.
I can tell in an instant whether you understand this sentence. I know it through a simple test. If your life is profoundly transformed so that you know and live every moment with the purpose and meaning you were born with, then I know you have gotten it!
What is the sentence?
The Lord GOD hath given me the tongue of the learned (so I can speak wisely) , that I should know how to speak a word in season to him that is weary: he wakeneth morning by morning, he wakeneth mine ear to hear as the learned (Isaiah 50:4 NASB).
Why am I writing this book? I have an overwhelming I must! I have experienced the most radical encounter with God. The most challenging part was the endless hours trying to figure it out. After I had written the book, I had it figured out. I discovered Isaiah 50:4 explained my encounter!
I scoured many books and stories that were encouraging. That got me to where Martyn Lloyd-Jones landed. He said, the value of reading these lives and these biographies in the history of the church is that they remind us of the possibility. They show us what can happen.
He goes on to say:
And thank God, what they show is that it does not depend upon us, it depends upon God’s power to give . . .. You can misappropriate these histories; you can become a gatherer, a collector of experiences. That is always bad. And still worse is the danger of living on these experiences and never having the experience yourself. 1
So why did I search so much? They helped to clarify. I experienced something from God and read how other people’s experiences confirmed and gave me understanding. Since I was not searching for their theological positions, I cannot say I support their doctrinal slant or opinions. In fact, I cannot endorse their teachings because I don’t know. However, Proverbs 13:20 (MSG) says, become wise by walking with the wise; hang out with fools and watch your life fall to pieces.
More important than finding out how God worked in people, I found out how God works. I discovered the source of knowledge and understanding was the Holy Spirit’s prompting and the glorious truths as explained in the Word of God.
That brought Jesus’s life into focus. We know that Jesus was God and man. He never used His divine nature for personal advantage, as He is the perfect example. He was on the same plane as we are without demanding exclusive rights.
If He did it, we could do it too! After all, He is our example. In John 13:15, Jesus said, for I have given you an example, that you should do as I have done to you. 1 Peter 2:21 says, that you were called, because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that you should follow His steps.
I have a catch-up! I am far behind Jesus’ example. When He was twelve years of age, He reasoned with the great scholars of His day, and the people were astonished (Luke 2:41–52). How had He learned so much by such an early age?
Morning by morning, Jesus had an intimate time with His Father. Mark 1:35 says, now in the morning, having risen a long while before daylight, He went out and departed to a solitary place; and there He prayed. Early morning sessions enabled Him to gain fortitude to face insults and brutality as well as the violence of the cross (Isaiah 50:6). It empowered Him to know how to work with people.
He learned that God would help, so He never gave up. He emptied Himself with unrestricted obedience to God and submission to God’s will, guidance, and care. His ear was open to hear and obey His Master.
I found that the early morning sessions with God are beneficial. My nights consist of two parts. The first of the deepest sleep, a time of recovery from the day’s stress. The gentlest rest follows, which is lighter and more peaceful. Between two and three o’clock in the morning, that time has become the most profound time.
I have learned to get quiet in God’s presence. I calm myself by rejecting such notions that I am a know-it-all! I allow a craving to know God to grow. When impressions come, I write them down. Journaling assists in guiding my thoughts. Over the next two or three days, the ideas that linger are the ones I investigate. I have learned so much from this practice. It is mentioned in Luke 12:12, for the Holy Spirit will teach you in that very hour what you ought to say. Proverbs 18:15 says, the heart of the prudent acquires knowledge, and the ear of the wise seeks knowledge.
The prophet Isaiah said that our ways and thoughts are not like God’s (Isaiah 50:9). If we are patient, they come line upon line and precept upon precept, here a little, there a little (Isaiah 28:13). It is like gathering fragments of bread. It should feel this way since we are collecting the bread of life (Matthew 4:4).
Because of what God did, I hope to show how God can work in you. I pray that your journey will be magnificent. The most amazing spiritual journey is ready for you. Please take the first step!
THE MAN GOD SHOOK

I’ve used figures of speech in telling you these things. Soon I’ll drop the figures and tell you about the Father in plain language . . . .. His disciples said, “Finally! You’re giving it to us straight, in plain talk—no more figures of speech. Now we know that you know everything—it all comes together in you. You won’t have to put up with our questions anymore. We’re convinced you came from God.”
— John 16:25, 29–30 (MSG)
CHAPTER ONE
Confused from the Start
WHAT WOULD IT BE LIKE to live in a grass hut and abruptly move into a luxurious mansion on a magnificent mountain? It would take a lot to grasp. You would stagger at such an unconventional change.
My encounter with God left me wondering: What caused this? I had slid into a resplendent, heavenly high-rise! It is not so much about what happened. It is how it transformed me!
One night I dreamed I came upon a valley. A group was gathering trash. The more they worked, the more the valley became gorgeous. Before I l