The Gate DC sends out reports on meetings that appear significant to the larger Body of Christ. These may include a synopsis that reflects the flow of Holy Spirit in a meeting. The GatePosts may also include prophetic words or material from ministries that hold a similar vision. These messages appear on the GatePost page and in our archives.

The Gate came together after three weeks of being snowed out and it was a joyful celebration. What joy to hear the amazing testimonies of healing from four week earlier at The Gate and the testimony of healing during the worship. One was healed of Scoliosis and another of a headache. There is nothing to small or too great for the Lord. Every miracle empowers the people of God and opens the door for more. The worship was like velvet. Every song and every instrument blended together to create an atmosphere for the glory of the Lord to be revealed. There was a rich substance that was tangible and visible so it was experiential and visible worship. What a place to encounter the Lord!!! The flow of the prophetic and the spontaneous songs and words called us to life and to intimacy and to unity. Bone to bone and joint to joint Holy Spirit is bringing His people together and making us one. Holy Spirit is empowering ministry and gifting and Jesus is placing each living stone in place in His body.

Deborah Jenks brought a visual message using portions of the surfing film, Step into Liquid. She presented a clear view of this season we are in with understanding that many of the practices that worked in the past may no longer work. We need to be attentive to the voice of the Lord and looking to see what he is doing now. The timing was ideal because Holy Spirit has been speaking to different people about a huge spiritual wave coming to the east coast. Deborah made excellent analogies between the film and the moves of God. The film showed different uses of creativity to ride huge waves with ease on hydrofoil boards. It portrayed monster waves that totally covered up the surfers and caused them to wipe out. To ride them requires great courage and great risk. As Holy Spirit moves in greater power we may become afraid to step into the next wave of glory. Deborah encouraged us to use creativity to respond to Holy Spirit in this season and to rise above our fears to face the risks of the rising upon the bigger waves and move of God in the earth that is here now and still coming. Do not let your heart be troubled. Fear not and let’s enjoy the ride while we look for more!

Deborah made a beautiful analogy of the portrayal of surfing the Cortes bank which is located ocean with no land around it, 100 miles from the shoreline of San Diego.

The movie showed waves 66 feet high breaking over an undersea mountain three feet below the surface of the water. The surfers reached the spot by boat and then were towed into the waves by jet skis. They surfed all day and the waves got bigger and better all day. They could not take comfort in the shoreline. It was 100 miles away. In the same way Holy Spirit is calling us deeper. We will not find comfort in seeing the visible, natural things we are used to so we cannot look for security in them. We must be secure in the Lord. We are in a season where this move of God is going to be like those waves, summoned from the deep and the invisible places. We will be stepping into the liquid gold of His presence and every wave of God will be bigger and better as they increase in power and impact on us and the world around us.

Someone said that as the water is sucked out it becomes part of the power of the next wave. This is good reason for encouragement when you are in a short season where there is no forward momentum. Be prepared for the next powerful move of God. Moves of God come like waves and waves come in sets of multiple swells. When you stand on the cliff watching over them you see the lines of swells out in the ocean. In the water you catch many waves and ride them and paddle back out for another and are always looking for that biggest and best ride. Someone talked about their ministry that was like a “wave of social justice” and others spoke of the wave of the Spirit they were on. These are valid. We are on a wave of healing right now. We are on a wave of alignment and placement. We have enjoyed waves of the prophetic and waves of his presence and glory and we will have many more. All of these encounters are wonderful. As we catch each wave of the Spirit we enjoy the ride. Every wave is wonderful but we are looking for the big one. We want the Tsunami wave which is his glory and presence as the kingdom of God floods the earth.

David and Tracy at The Gate DC