by Anthony N. Wade

2 Kings 3:14-15 (NKJV)

{14} And Elisha said… {15} “But now bring me a musician.” Then it happened, when the musician played, that the hand of the LORD came upon him. (Elisha)

There was a period of time when I was very drawn to the eastern seaboard of the United States.One of the most enjoyable meetings for me personally, and ministerially was in New Bern, NC. The Pastor of this church was most accommodating to the type of ministry that the Lord has blessed me with. The meetings were scheduled for several days. What was so astonishing to me was the sensitivity of the ‘Man of God’ at the helm of this congregation. I had been to this church before, but this time was extremely different.

The Pastor, being aware of my ministry in song did not schedule the churches praise and worship team. Instead, he opened the service up with a word of prayer, and turned it over to me. His attitude was that there was an anointing upon me in the realm of music, with my singing. He trusted me to set the atmosphere, with the ministry of ‘The Psalmist.’ I very gladly walked into this, not knowing what was about to happen. The first meeting or so was the norm. Nevertheless, ‘The Holy Ghost’ manifested Himself after a couple of meetings. The hand of the Lord came upon me and I began to call people out, and give them ‘Words of Knowledge’ and ‘Prophetic Utterances.’

The anointing was so strong. It was as if you could cut a portion of it out with a knife. In a service like that you are very tender — sensitive to ‘The Holy Ghost.’ You don’t want to do anything that would keep Him from moving among the people. The only way I know how to explain it is that you feel like you are walking on egg shells. Up to this point in my ministry, I had never been in a service where I went from person to person with a specific word for them. Why? A great deal of it has to do how well people receive you (Matthew 10:41-42).

There were numerous people ministered to during these encounters. However, there was one that really stuck out to me. There was a man who I felt very drawn to one night during this gathering. I had a very strong word for him — a word of encouragement— a word of victory, but something was different. ‘The Holy Ghost’ would not let me speak anymore over this man’s life. I knew that I was to stop. ‘The Holy Ghost’ would not let me go any further. I told this man so, in front of everyone in the meeting that night. I found out later that this man was dealing with homosexual issues, and he was in counseling with the Pastor. Had I not been obedient to ‘The Holy Ghost,’ I would have created disorder for this man and his Pastor. AWM

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