Ignited – by Steve Kanode

Originally, Firestarters was going to lead a “worship night” in Baltimore tonight for a group of churches who were gathering there, but due to parking issues caused by all the snow in the city, we found out late in the week that the event in Baltimore needed to be postponed. Since we had a group of “Firestarters” who were ready to go and excited to have a night of worship together, we decided to have an Ignited event tonight instead - and Jimmy Nimon welcomed us to have “Ignited” at Gateway House of Prayer in Ephrata. (Thanks, Jimmy!)

Shortly after 7:00, while leading worship from her keyboard, Jen experienced a seizure. Many people responded compassionately and prayerfully to the situation. Worship stopped, but only for a short time, since Sean stepped up to Jen’s mic and chose to worship – regardless of the situation. Deanna Grager graciously and effectively led worship until about 8:00. (Great job, Deanna.)

Under Mary Nickliss' intercessory leadership, one of the focuses of the intercessors was unity. Supernatural unity was definitely evident on this night. The worship team pulled together in spite of the circumstances and so did the intercessors and others who were involved. In every situation, God is worthy of praise and worship and as a group we were determined to faithfully give Him that throughout the evening.

Shortly after 8:00, God gave us an incredible miracle. With some gracious encouragement from some intercessors, Jen went back to the keyboard and led worship for the second part of the evening until about 9:00. For Jen to experience a seizure of the magnitude that she did and be able to get back up and lead worship only an hour after it happened was without question a miracle. PRAISE THE LORD!

I was personally reminded that Jesus, Paul, and other true followers of God have not been immune to the attacks of the enemy. But as followers of Jesus, we can choose our response to various circumstances. The best response is always to honor, praise and worship God.