The Fire Through China

I made a recent trip into China. To my dismay, I realised that I wasn’t able to access my blog, much less update it. I was totally blocked out. I did a little searching and noticed the concern the authority have over the Tibetan conflict and the Olympic Games which the mainland Chinese are hosting. Like a child, stepping out of the house for the first time, there is there is excitment, a little fear, a little apprehension and a whole lot of concerns. But at least the child is making an effort to go out of his comfort zone. The massive traffic of international relations should be more patient and forgiving, not horning angrily as they zoomed speedily pass, scaring the already anxious child. Whatever the child did wrong, he can be taught right. It will be far worse if the frightened child runs back into the house and locks up.

As I was watching the relay of the Olympic torch, I sense a prophetic vision of the fire as it routes through from Athens into Beijing. The Fire of the Holy Spirit is moving in datum with the Gospel of Jesus into a place that was previously closed for ages that houses a quarter of the world’s population. The Holy Spirit working and spreading like wild fire in the land and also beyond. I believe the Chinese as a race is part of an important role God has, to spread the Gospel to the ends of the world. Well, they are already literally in every part of the world and so its not that inconceivable. If you have seen some of the documentary on Chinese Christians in China, the Fire of the Holy Spirit is indeed spreading hot and wild. Hallelujah!

When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting. They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them. All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them.   Acts 2:1-4

The time is near. Keep us keep pace with what God is doing. Let us remember them in our prayers.