Grip of Heaven

By H. Bruce Boulton

There are two classes of people in the church todaythose who receive revelation in their spirits, and those who only know about Christ with their minds. The latter have just education, not revelation, and so we should ask of ourselves: Do we have eyes that see and ears that hear in our spirits?
In Grip of Heaven, author H. Bruce Boulton shares his touching personal testimony of faith, as he seeks the truth of Gods Word following his wifes passing. Together for fifty-eight (1958-2016) years, they were led by the Lord in all aspects of their lives, and Boulton now offers the wisdom that was revealed to him by God through a personal great awakening of the spirit.
God can reveal himself and his ways to us, but we must be receptive and use all of our sensesespecially our spiritual sensesto see, hear, and feel his voice and his presence in our lives. We should therefore accept his will for our lives now, as we pray the Lords Prayer and look forward to the Holy Spirits rule in our souls.

• Language: English
• Publisher: WestBow Press
• Release date: Mar 15, 2018
• ISBN: 9781973621485

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Library of Congress Control Number: 2018902593

WestBow Press rev. date: 3/8/2018

Contents

Prologue

Dedication

1     My Great Awakening

2     Revelation

3     Seeing and Hearing

4     The Nakedness Principle

5     The Battlefield of the Mind

6     Angels

7     The Meat Hook Principle

8     The Promised Land

9     Communion

10   My Hiding Place

11   Gold and Silver Nuggets

Prologue

The title Grip of Heaven came from a vision the Lord gave me following my precious Annie’s homegoing in November 2016. She exhibited a real peace of mind in the few weeks prior to her passing that gave no evidence of her physical condition or circumstances. I discovered the source of that peace in the months following as I searched her personal belongings. I found a scribbled note on her coupon envelope in her pocketbook that read, Stop holding on and be held by Jesus. Later, I read in her journal, I saw a roadside sign that said, ‘Stop holding on and be held by the loving arms of Jesus.’ So much of this applies to me.

I observed her inner peace during her last days and especially during her nine-day stay in the hospital. My vision of the pierced hand of Jesus gripping Ann’s hand came soon after this discovery. With it came encouragement to write this book and tell others of the walk she and I had walked over the last forty-five years following our Lord’s leading in all aspects of our lives together.

My desire is that we all accept His will for our lives now as we pray the Lord’s Prayer in Matthew 6:10: Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. The kingdom is the Holy Spirit’s rule in our souls—our minds, emotions, and wills. Matthew 6:33 tells us to seek first His kingdom, Matthew 3:2 reads, is at hand, and Luke 17:21 reads, within you. The