Teller County

What a TREAT today has been. More treats await us. I need to add something here. On the way to Teller County from Park County, I asked the Lord, “What are YOUR favorite songs?” I heard Him say, “The ones about my Son.” I hesitatingly said, “Well… they’re… ALL… about…Your… Son…” I heard Him say simply, “My point.” Well, I got a clear answer to THAT one!

Our traveling companions today were precious friends and adopted family, Frank and Elizabeth, who were with us in Park County as well, and our Melody who joins us in our County Prayerwalk. We stopped just after Wilkerson Pass, and Elizabeth told us these are called the Tarryall Mountains. We decided that this was so you could tarry there with Jesus. Oh my, we got to stop and see where Elizabeth and Frank live and work. Oh, how peaceful and beautiful, to live right here IN these mountains, wow. Just outside Cripple Creek, the County Seat, we saw llamas just grazing like they owned the place. (Well, they kind of do!)

Our destination today would be Mountain Life Church. Pastor Manny Dunlap shepherds this flock. As we climbed the hill leading to the church building, there was a huge heart shaped with rocks and a giant cross on the ground right in the middle. What a beautiful testimony to what Jesus did for us. And what a joy to be here with Frank, Elizabeth and Melody!

Pastor Manny wasn’t able to join us today but had fully welcomed us to be here. And I have to say, just seeing our car parked next to Frank and Elizabeth’s was a real treat. Tony picked a spot under an evergreen tree and prepared the ground for our offerings. We prayed over this ground, and after collecting some Teller County soil, we began to take turns placing our symbols into the ground. Tony got the honor of placing first our stone and sticks, representing Elijah’s altar when he faced off with the prophets of baal and called down fire from heaven.

We call down fire from heaven also, but are not asking for physical flames. We ask for fire on our hearts and that of the church, the county, Colorado, and across our great nation!

We got a special gift from God. Pastor Manny gave his grandson permission to join us; and what a precious young man he is! He was very interested, asking questions about what this was all about and joining in our time together. What a sweet treat from heaven!

We loved having him join us!

We prayed over each symbol we use for our altar that we make for You in this ground. Lord we ask You to call forth more intercessors to be watchmen on the wall for Teller County. Please Lord, bind together the church here as one, under Your Lordship. We so love our theme verse, Jeremiah 10:6-7 and we declare it over this land as we place the scroll into the ground with our offerings to You, the Lord of Hosts! There is truely NONE LIKE YOU! You are the Bread of Life, the Living Water, and we love to remember the annointing of Holy Spirit with our oil.

I love every part of what You have shown us to do, but I just especially love when we get to add the mustard seed, and when we throw some of it into the wind. It just has such a special meaning to my heart. In some places we have been able to go to the water's edge and throw it into the river's current to be carried far away. I can just picture that seed blowing and going everywhere and faith just growing across this land. We will not know in this life all the ways You have used the seed You allow us to sow, but it will be great because the harvest is YOURS! Oh Lord, let us be good sowers of Your seed everywhere we go, and may Your harvest be great!

The final part of our worship offerings, is when we come to communion.

We are standing on holy ground anytime we gather at Your feet, precious Lord.

This one is the most heart grabbing part, as we reflect on the offering You gave on that cross, when You gave Your life for us.

When You said “IT IS FINISHED”,

it was.

“Is not the cup of blessing which we bless, a sharing in the blood of Christ? Is not the bread which we break a sharing in the body of Christ?”

I Corinthians 11:25

“Behold what manner of love the Father has given unto us, that we should be called the sons of God!” I John 3:1a

After communion, we seal it all with worship, and today we sang “The Father’s Song”, “Worthy of it All”, and “We Exalt Thee”. And, we do!

“The joy of the Lord is your strength!” Nehemiah 8:10

Now we would enjoy a precious time of fellowship in town with our dear friends, then head HOME. Oh our Lord, we thank You for our sweet time in Cripple Creek. We pray this place will be “A Light On The Hill”, over this county.

THANK YOU GOD, FOR TELLER COUNTY!