Heaven's Touch

For those of you that have been wakened by a bump in the night or some unknown sound, this experience might make you view those disturbances a little differently going forward.

I was sleeping and suddenly wakened by a noise… to this day I could not tell you what the noise was, but it was loud enough to wake me from a sound sleep. I felt the presence before I saw it. Sitting up in bed, a vapor-like mist, perhaps a cloud, was moving toward me from the sliding doors on the lake side of the bedroom. If you have seen fog rolling in off of the lake, that is how it moved. At first, I was frightened… and before I could react, it hovered above my head and then lowered itself over me, fully encompassing me round about. 

As the presence embraced me, I felt something that I have never known before… a sweetness and goodness, it was like liquid love. The physical effect it had on me was so overwhelming that I felt I would melt and flow right off the side of the bed. About the time my fears had subsided and just as I was beginning to welcome the experience and what I was feeling, the presence lifted and floated away from me, back toward the sliding doors on the lake side of the house. 

I was bewildered and yet excited and even more, unsure of what to think… it was both wonderful and fearful, overwhelming and beautiful at the same time. I began to weep. You see, I was nothing in His presence, truly nothing.

My weeping woke my wife and she asked what was wrong… I could only say that I felt God’s presence had been in the room, I was too overwhelmed to tell her more.

The next morning, we sat and talked of what had happened in the early hours of the morning. We agreed that indeed the presence of the Lord had come calling and thanked Him for the visit, giving Him Praise and welcoming His next visit.

Several weeks passed, three or so, and the memory of that night had faded some, but when I heard a loud noise in the early hours of the morning, I again sensed His presence and found myself awake, anticipating the “visit”.

As before, His presence floated into the room like a cloud moved by a gentle breeze. And in the same manner, He poured over me like (for lack of better words) liquid love. I became lost in His presence, being loved with an everlasting love beyond anything one could ever imagine. Becoming like liquid myself, I felt as though I would run off the bed into a puddle on the floor. When His presence began to lift, I said “Please, don’t leave”, there seemed to be a slight hesitation but then, silently, He moved across the room toward the doorway and was again, gone.

I sat there in awe of God’s presence. The experience had left me without strength, feeling light as air. I was disappointed that He was gone, yet so thankful that He had come to me once again in such a special way. I knew that these visits were special and the next question was, “why me”?

Pondering these visitations, I began anticipating His next call.

Three weeks again passed and there was another noise in the early hours of the morning. It seemed to happen around 3:00 am each time… once more I was wakened by the presence of God. Excited about another visit this time I braced myself to receive this Heavenly Touch. Once more the Glory cloud rolled into the room by way of the sliding doors on the lake side of our home. This time it was different. Instead of coming over me as it had the other times, this time He hovered just beyond my reach. All of my anticipation of another intimate time with the Lord and He was keeping His distance… what had I done wrong? Then, as silently as he came, He left, not to return in this manner again.

Dumbfounded and confused I questioned in my heart what had happened. Why had He not come over me as the last 2 times? Why was this time different? Had He been pursuing me and now desired something from me?

In my heart an answer was forming… Taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the man that trusts in Him. Having now tasted of the good word of God and the powers of the world to come, don’t miss what I have waiting for you and for all that love me.

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Perhaps to understand this dream and all of its implications, the reader would need to know the life challenges I faced in the few short years following this experience. The dream turned out to be a time of preparation for the things to come which included Bankruptcy, loss of most every material possession, murder of loved ones and loss of ministry; many very hard and sorrow filled times… Having tasted of His goodness and knowing what my eternal future holds, I have been able to go through the trials to the other side. I will never forget His love, His presence, the Heavenly Touch, in spite of all that life might throw my way. I know that I have tasted of the goodness of God and intend to continue partaking now and for eternity.