by | Sep 23, 2023 | Mario Murillo Ministries
L. A. was greater than you know. But what we do now will make all the difference in the world.
Maybe you have seen the reels of those who were healed in Los Angeles. Perhaps you have seen the videos of the masses who came to Jesus. But with all that, there is something you do not know.
We are only now starting to appreciate the greatness of the victory in L.A., and how much greater it was than we had first imagined.
Marco Garcia pastors one of the most powerful churches in Southern California. They have eight dynamic congregations. Each with their own campus. Pastor Marco texted me this, after the crusade was over: “L.A. will never be the same.”
This entire event was impossible.
I was stunned by that text. I thought, “What has happened here to warrant such a statement? The very first thought that came to my mind was the “impossibility.” This entire event was impossible.
To convince you, I must take you back to my original agonizing night of prayer for Los Angeles. To grasp this we must go back to the very beginning. That was the most agonizing night of prayer that I can remember. I wrote about all of this in a previous blog.
God told me to do a crusade in Los Angeles. But I knew how impossible it was. It could cost five times more than any previous crusade. It would be a daunting task to get unity among the churches. We would be competing with a thousand distractions. We had less time to put it together than any other previous crusade. It seemed totally doomed to fail.
An atmosphere permeated the Tent that had not been witnessed in decades.
But by the grace of God, it went from total impossibility to total victory. Demons that had been operating unchallenged for years were confronted and cast out. An atmosphere permeated the Tent that had not been witnessed in decades.
America’s most hidden secret was unmasked: Los Angeles wants Jesus—in record numbers. A close look at the altar calls shows how lost souls were actually running to the altar to get saved.
We saw, with our own eyes, the fulfillment of Matthew 11:12, “And from the days of John the Baptist until now the Kingdom of Heaven suffers violence, and the violent take it by force.”
But the miracles were also violent. God enveloped entire sections of the Tent with healing. It was a new level of power we had not seen before.
The proof of God’s healing power was devastating to the powers of darkness. The harvest may be more than thousands. The buzz that developed across all of Southern California took us totally by surprise.
After the fourth night, I went from dreading this crusade to wondering how we could extend it!
After the fourth night, I went from dreading this crusade to wondering how we could extend it!
Proof4LA had all the results we had prayed for, and then some. In size of impact, no other tent crusade we have ever held comes close to this one,. We met the strongman in the media capital of the world and won a towering victory.
Our live streams were viewed in Singapore, Australia, Norway, Germany, the Philippines, New Zealand, South Africa, and many other nations. But people actually flew here from as far away as Germany to be in the Tent.
Yet the real news is about those who were watching in America. Only God knows how many politicians, movie stars and media moguls tuned in to see the power of Jesus.
It stunned us when the Fairgrounds asked us if we were coming back next year—as did the fire department and vendors who worked the event. It is this last development, the idea that outsiders felt that there was some unfinished business, which caused me to write this blog.
Pursuit is a huge word.
What am I trying to tell you by all of this? I want you to understand why we are stepping on the gas. What happened in Los Angeles tells us that something big is also happening in America. The nationwide cry for God is growing louder every day.
But we can miss it by making the classic blunder of war. Countless numbers of victories have ended in defeat because the armies did not understand the importance of pursuit. Pursuit is a huge word.
Listen to a general describe pursuit and its urgent nature in war:
“To the uninitiated, pursuit seems the easiest possible form of war. To chase a flying, presumably demoralized, enemy must be a simple matter, promising much gain at the expense of some exertion and hardship, but little danger. Yet the successful or sustained pursuits of history have been few, the escapes from a lost battle, many. The reasons are partly material, but mainly moral. A force retreating falls back on its depots and reinforcements; unless it is overrun.
“But the chief obstacle he has to overcome is psychological. The pursued has a greater incentive to haste than the pursuer, and, unless he is demoralized, a stronger urge to fight. It is only natural that the soldier who has risked his life and spent his toil in winning a battle should desire relaxation in safety as his need (deserved share) of victory, and that the general and staff should feel a reaction from the strain. So that while coolness in disaster is the supreme proof of a Commander’s courage, energy in pursuit is the surest test of his strength of will.” – General Sir Archibald Wavell
In simple terms here is what the general is saying: An army that has just won a battle wants to celebrate and let up. But this is when they most need to overrun the enemy. The defeated foe is running for their lives and in retreat they are getting stronger. If the victor does not overrun the enemy at this moment, they risk not only losing the battle but the war itself.
Everything but soul winning needs to fade into the background.
What we do now will make all the difference in the world. Petty inter-church squabbles don’t matter when a nation is turning to Jesus. Everything but soul winning needs to fade into the background.
Jesus modeled the principle of war. Matthew Henry said, “When Christ had done that which spread His fame throughout all parts, He did not then sit still, as some think that they may lie in bed when their name is up. No, He continued to do good, for that was it He aimed at, and not His own honour. Nay, those who are in reputation, had need be busy and careful to keep it up.”
Mario Murillo Ministries will not let up! None of us can afford to let up! Our key soldiers barely had enough time to regroup when they headed out to Winston-Salem. We are pursuing the enemy. Yea, we will overrun the enemy!
Proof4LA proved God is moving in America. Winston-Salem will confirm it. This is God’s miracle moment for America. Here is my invitation to you: Join us in the battle!
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