breaking the hush

I was convicted the other day – “Surprise! Surprise! So far, during my total year of incarceration (including the three months while on probation) the Lord has always put me in the best dorms with some great guys! This kind of thing has followed me my entire life, like getting in the best classes with the best teachers. Anyhow, I was moved from a temporary dorm to a permanent dorm in the facility where I currently reside. As soon as I walked in and put my things away, I began to hear stories from the first people I met, about the bad reputation for “D” dorm! How they just came off lockdown and the warden is ready to “gas the place up.” Of course, I immediately began to question God in my spirit and was a little confused. Later that day, I was reading and doing some research and study out of the Gospels looking for a specific scripture, when I came across Mark 2. Here, Jesus calls Levi to be a disciple and is eating at his house with prostitutes, tax collectors, outcasts, and ragamuffins. The Pharisees are on his case again and questions His company. In verse 17, Jesus responds to their inquiries saying, “It is not the healthy that need a doctor but the sick, I have not come to call the righteous, but the sinner.” (NIV). After reading this, my heart sank and I realized His purpose. Since being in this tank/dorm, I have met some incredible, spirit-filled men of God. These men, who I found out later, had been praying for me to come – they didn’t know me by name, but were praying for reinforcements to reach “the sinner” while I was comfortable with “the righteous.” Now, my Christian brothers and I are doing our part to change “D” from disaster to delivered! Please pray for us, as we are being thoroughly watched by other men, that everything we do is in love and points to Christ as we work to change “D” from disaster to delivered one man at a time!