On Monday, July 14, Sulojana and I were blessed with the opportunity to attend a meeting hosted by Eagle Worldwide Ministries in our region. Joshua Mills, son of our good friends, Ron & Nancy Mills was ministering that night.

As with any meeting where Joshua ministers, there were manifestations of God’s glory that evening. Gold flakes appeared on Joshua’s face. And an angel feather dropped on the open Bible held by a woman sitting right in front of us.

No one was surprised by these signs or made a big deal of them…that’s just what one could expect to happen when Heaven touches earth!

Although we’ve been at meetings where Joshua has ministered before, we’d never met him personally. This time, we really felt that we needed to at least say ‘hi’ to him. We caught him just as he was about to leave the tent.

“Hi Joshua! I’m Jeeva Sam and this is my wife Sulojana. We’re friends of your Mom & Dad.”

How would he respond to that introduction? Would he say something like: “Yes, of course, I recognize your name! Aren’t you the co-founder of Destiny Word of the Day with Darren Canning? My Dad worked with you and Darren on a project where you guys took turns doing reflections on the Book of Acts over 40 Days of Fasting, right? I see that you’re quite prophetic too! You’re the guy that got the download about the Barrie to Buffalo Portal, am I correct?”

NOT!

Instead, he said: “Hey! I know your name! You’re one of the supporters of our Christmas Album on Kickstarter, aren’t you? I’ve been praying for you every day.”

Before I could say anything else, he placed his briefcase on a chair, unzipped a compartment, took out a notebook and opened it up to a page which had some writing on it.

“See! There’s your name.”

There it was. Printed neatly: Jeeva Edward Sam. That’s my handle on Facebook where the Kickstarter appeal had been posted. And, yes, Joshua had promised there that he would personally pray for every person who supported him and Janet Angela Mills in this project.

I had only offered support at the lowest tier. But, a promise is a promise. And here was this anointed servant of God who was good for his word. Honestly, it blew me and Sulojana away!

Is there a correlation between keeping one’s word and manifesting God’s glory? Please pay close attention to these words from Psalm 15:

Lord, who may dwell in your sacred tent? Who may live on your holy mountain?  The one whose walk is blameless, who does what is righteous, who speaks the truth from their heart…who keeps an oath even when it hurts, and does not change their mind… (verses 1-2 & 4)

Among the characteristics of one who has access to dwell in the high places (glory realms) with God is a reference to one who keeps his/her word. As Jesus himself taught: “Let your ‘Yes’ be ‘Yes,’ and your ‘No,’ ‘No.’” (Matthew 5:37)

Holy Spirit showed me that the Father values integrity so much that He will manifest His glory through a follower of Jesus who gives their word and then honours it. No wonder signs and wonders manifest themselves when Joshua Mills is ministering!

Dear DWOD friend, do you want to accelerate toward your destiny? Maintain integrity in all your dealings with others. God Himself will show up on your behalf. Angels will be released on assignment to get you there swiftly. And Heaven will manifest on earth in you, through you and around you.