Fire in our hearts - The Jesus Army

FIRE IN OUR HEARTSON THE MARCH‘Wow!’ said Nathan.‘...You what?’ said ‘Forthright’.Steve ‘Genuine’ had been keen to get married quickly.‘Bro,’ said Rufus, ‘you’re becoming dynamic, and the teenagersrespect you. Zion is in need right now. Why not put thisoff for six months? Let God really use you.’‘No way!’ said Steve. But he was uneasy. His tough guyimage was crumbling and he longed for God. Lukewarmnesswas around, and it was true — Zion was in need.He spent hours sitting before God, and it wasn’t long beforehis thoughts about marriage evaporated. God becamehis passion. God’s presence was captivating, awesome, holy.‘Sometimes,’ he said, ‘a stillness came on me. The brotherscalled me for dinner but I couldn’t move. I’d read how EvanRoberts would spend hours lost in God. That was how I felt.Then a burden for holiness came upon me.’One evening the household went round claiming the powerof the Blood of Jesus over the rooms at the Farm.‘Bro,’ Steve said to Noel, ‘what we really need is to get lowbefore God. The church needs to regain its first love.’‘I knew this was God’s word for us,’ Steve said later. ‘Itburned in me day and night and I cried out amongst the cattle,“Lord restore your Zion!” I was jealous for God, and tiredof our flippant ways.’The flame spread and one of the farm teenagers burst intoaction. Steve ‘Strengthener’ and Steve ‘Genuine’ would praytogether and were fearless in speaking out.One night Rufus was leading the house meeting.‘Rufus, bro, you haven’t got the word!’ said Steve ‘Genuine’,as he stood up.252