Another Sign by Rain

By David Hobbs

Last spring I had what I took to be a supernatural sign with rain in the appearance of fire and fiery horses in the clouds over our church. This happened early one morning after a time of prayer. (See blog post “Angels and Fiery Rain” of 6/3/09)

It could all have been explained meteorologically in the natural scientific realm, but then most supernatural manifestations can, just as answered prayer can be explained as coincidence, wishful thinking, mind tricks, etc. If you are waiting for a “pure” supernatural manifestation that can’t possibly be explained any other way… you’ll probably be waiting a long time. That’s not how God does things. He always requires faith. Without faith it's impossible to please Him. Faith is what unlocks the door to the supernatural.

That’s what makes it so pathetic to hear “learned” people explaining away miracles like the walls of Jericho falling down as being caused by a fortuitously-timed earthquake, Jesus’ resurrection from the dead as being the result of a “swoon” whereby He never really died, but returned to consciousness in the tomb and then… and then... (however they explain how He was able to roll the heavy stone away in His debillitated condition, leave the tomb, roll the stone back, and escape in full view of the Roman soldiers guarding the tomb!). The natural mind can explain away any and everything supernatural, which might be why the Bible says the natural mind can never please God!
So last spring I was in a time of prayer, getting ready to launch the new initiative of my summer book tour which I had been preparing for all winter, and God gave me an encouraging sign of fiery rain and horses over the church. This sign was not only for me, but for the whole church, which has been given many prophesies, dreams, and visions through many different people of what is about to happen here, I being the latest in this long string.
But that was then. This is now.

Last Sunday I and some others went to the town of Live Oak north of the church to a facility we used to call an “Old Folk’s Home” to do a monthly service for the old folks. The fellow who was going to share the Word didn’t show up, so we ended up singing for nearly 2 hours to the appreciative audience. It was lively, from our hearts, and the level of the Holy Spirit’s anointing in the room kept rising. This I believe was the key for what happened next.
Driving home I had to pass our church, which owns the land for a half mile along Live Oak Bl. out in the country north of Yuba City. The sky was partly sunny and partly cloudy. A storm was passing 1000 miles to the north and these were the wispy clouds on its outer boundary.
As I drove south on Hwy. 99 a couple of raindrops appeared on my windshield."Rain? There’s no rain in the forecast for a week!” But nothing else happened until two miles later, when I turned off on Live Oak Bl. past the church. Just as I reached the northern edge of the church property it started to rain in earnest. I had to turn the wipers on; it was a good shower. But as I passed Eager Rd., the church's southern boundary, the rain suddenly quit, and there was no more for the rest of the trip home, nor for the rest of the day, nor anywhere else in the Valley nor up in the mountains where they usually get 3X as much rain as we do. It was only that one shower right as I passed the church after coming out from a strong anointing at the old folk’s home.

Angels and Fiery Rain

By David Hobbs

This blog is about a supernatural walk with God through Christ. While the emphasis is on supernatural encounters and experiences, it is also on current ones—what the Lord has done since the last entry or at least the recent past, as opposed to long ago. The manna must be fresh or it breeds worms and stinks.
Two days ago, Monday morning, I went out to the church early to pray, as I try to do once or twice a week. The prayer time was good but unremarkable. As I was leaving the old sanctuary building about 5:45 am, I looked across the parking lot to the new one. The rising sun was still hidden behind the building, but its rays were shining on the clouds above, where a remarkable thing was happening. Though it’s supposed to be our dry season, a misty rain was falling out of the clouds above the church, evaporating before it hit the ground. As the sun shone through this falling mist, it turned it brilliant colors of yellow and red, which made it look like fiery rain falling on the building. I quickly pulled out my iphone and snapped three pictures, trying to catch the glory of the moment which I knew would be quickly past as the sun rose higher.
My only thought at the time was the visual phenomena of falling rain and falling fire, both of which we have prayed for for many years. But to my surprise, when I downloaded the pictures to my laptop and printed them out on full pages of paper, I could see the shapes of angels and horses of fire in the rain.
I took it as a sign from heaven, both for our church, which has had many prophecies and visions concerning such supernatural events, and also for myself—I am about to embark on a 3 month book tour of the U.S. promoting my salvation story, Out of the Fire, A Life Radically Changed, and the work of God in revival and preparing the Bride for His coming. If you want to see the pictures, the link to my Facebook page where they’re posted is:
www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=19966&id=1541887269&l=243cd88aab.

If you want to follow my book tour, the link for that is:
www.amicusbooks.com/index.php?option=com_comprofiler&task=userProfile&Itemid=55.

Click on the Tour/Events tab and you can see my schedule. Come out and see me if I’m close by.
If you’re interested in booking me for a tour event (there is no charge), go to the media tab, click on the first option, the TIP Sheet. It contains my publicist contact info.

May we all stay close to Him and continually see His glory and feel His love this summer!