My People Have Been Hit By A Wild Pitch!

Here comes the pitch!... It turns wild as it comes in like a deranged 
missile at the batter. Unable to back away fast enough, the ball drills 
him in the back. All eyes in the stadium including mine are 
immediately riveted on the pitcher, questioning his intentions.

What He Doesn't Do Makes Him A Star

As the batter shakes off the pain, there's something he doesn't do 
that makes him a star in the game...He never once looked back at 
the pitcher who wounded him! Instead he proudly trots down to  
first base. Silently his character spoke so loud that it filled the
stadium with reverence...."Thank you Mr. Pitcher, you did not strike 
me out, I still made it to first base!" At that moment I felt the Holy
Spirit come into that stadium and speak to me. He said, "Bill, how  
many of My people have been hit by a wild pitch and they cannot
take their eyes off the pitcher who hurt them and they never get 
on base because of the hurt?"

I sense many in the Body of Christ-- because of "hits and hurts" 
cannot discern who is winning or losing. And they don't know what 
inning we are in.

There's Good News In All Of This

I believe many have been up to bat spiritually and have been hit by 
some wild pitches. Many can't take their eyes off of the one who has 
hurt or wounded them. I believe so many have gotten hit by wild 
pitches in the body of Christ that we have all the bases loaded. The 
good news is - we are still up at bat! The bad news is - many are 
afraid of the batter's box from being hit in the past.

Get Back In The Batter's Box

But God is saying, "Pick up the "Bat of Prayer" and get back in  
the batter's box one more time. Pray for those who have hit you  
with a wild pitch."

"Pray for those who keep striking you out. Pray for those who throw  
so many "wild pitches" at you that you have to end up taking a 
walk!"

There is more than one way to get on base. You can hit the ball. You 
can get a walk. Or you can get hit! Getting hit still gets you on base. 
I believe God is still in in our bat and I feel a 'Home-Run Anointing"
coming over us as the body of Christ is coming together as an 
unbeatable team.

I see us hitting the ball so hard that it will go over every wall, hitting 
the nations, smashing the 10-40 Window and every window to
pieces! I see this ball going, going, like a ball inside a pinball 
machine. Anything it hits only knocks it further on hitting strategic 
land-marks of the enemy across the face of the earth. Every time it 
hits something, something hits it again and it keeps traveling.

The Spiritual World Series

I believe what I'm seeing is the last day "Spiritual World Series" 
coming upon the earth. The world is about to witness a "Grand
Slam" from a team the thought would never win and YOU are next
up to bat.

Step Inside The Batter's Box Now! 

I'm picking up my bat...