Happy Friday!

Did you watch the 700 club yesterday? If you did, then you saw me on television! Well, not really… it was only for about 3 seconds when we did a reenactment of the August 18, 2002, salvation of Mark Brooks! CBN filmed the documentary on location @ Destiny Family Center. The story is AMAZING… check it out!

Did I ever tell you guys that I lived with Mark Brooks for a few months when I was 17! Yeah, it was after a big fight with my parents, Mark gave me a bedroom at his ANIMAL HOUSE apartment! The story you watched on that video is a TRUE story… every piece of it!

Zechariah 3:1-7
Then the angel showed me Jeshua the high priest standing before the angel of the Lord. The Accuser, Satan, was there at the angel’s right hand, making accusations against Jeshua.

And the Lord said to Satan, “I, the Lord, reject your accusations, Satan. Yes, the Lord, who has chosen Jerusalem, rebukes you. THIS MAN IS LIKE A BURNING STICK SNATCHED FROM THE FIRE!”

Jeshua’s clothing was filthy as he stood there before the angel. So the angel said to the others standing there, “Take off his filthy clothes.” And turning to Jeshua he said, “See, I have taken away your sins, and now I am giving you these fine new clothes.”

Then I said, “They should also place a clean turban on his head.” So they put a clean priestly turban on his head and dressed him in new clothes while the angel of the Lord stood by.

Then the angel of the Lord spoke very solemnly to Jeshua and said, “This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies says: If you follow my ways and carefully serve me, then you will be given authority over my Temple and its courtyards. I will let you walk among these others standing here.”

Snatched From the Fire

And this is the story of Mark Brooks: A BURNING STICK SNATCHED FROM THE FIRE! Just in time! At a place called rock bottom! Mark really was pulled out of the flames… and today, just like the priest (Jeshua) in Zechariah’s prophecy: Mark also has a ministry in the Temple and in the courtyards, and he is WALKING WITH THE MEN OF GOD IN HIS DAY.

I will never forget that Sunday morning on August 18, 2002! It was the official grand opening of Destiny Revival Center (later renamed Destiny Family Center). I had preached a decent message (pretty spectacular of course! lol) and got right up to the point of inviting people to receive Christ… and before I could call anyone forward, the electricity went off throughout the entire building! This never happened during a service before or after that day!

I remember saying something like, “Wow, the devil must be fighting hard for one of you today! But it’s too late NOW, because I’m giving this call anyway and somebody’s going to find a NEW LIFE today!” And I continued with the call and counted to three for people to respond… and Mark Brooks jumped up out of his chair and came to the front as fast as anyone has EVER done it! I think he even knocked someone down on the way!

Mark has not wavered in his faith for even one day since that miraculous conversion.

Philippians 1:6 And I am certain that God, who BEGAN the good work within you, will CONTINUE his work until it is finally finished on the day when Christ Jesus returns.

Do you know a person like Mark? Some hopeless soul in your circle of friends… too far gone for any real shot at breaking free? Do you know a person like Lori? Some suffering wife longing for a change in her marriage and family?

Time and time again, starting with my own far fetched conversion (and my beautiful Emily)… I have watched tens of thousands of lost cases FIND NEW LIFE in Jesus Christ! People who the world gave up on… seemed like they were trapped forever… until God swooped down like a superhero to the rescue!

I hope this Mark and Lori Brooks story inspires you all… to pray and believe that ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE TO THEM THAT BELIEVE! Today, I thank God for the joy of remembering how God used me to make a small difference in Mark and Lori’s lives. It’s what every minister lives for… FRUIT THAT REMAINS!

Dream Big, Live Bold, and Make the Difference!

Chuck

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