One day in New Orleans—I was heading to the French Quarter to preach the Gospel, cast out devils, break the power of witchcraft, and distribute bibles. When I got to the French Quarter—I asked the Holy Ghost where we should park and He led us to a quaint little area on the edge of a nearly abandoned industrial block. We parked the car and began to walk away—now the area we parked in was known for manufacturing drugs, and attracted a certain type of crowd to the block. I got about ten paces from the car and the Holy Ghost clearly said “Go back to the car take all the cash out of your wallet and leave it in the glovebox”—so we did. As we turned from the car a door flung open on an old motorhome parked in front of us. A young man grasping his head fell backwards out the door and hit the ground like a lifeless crumpled up can. We rushed over to him, rebuked death, and commanded overdose to be reversed. The young man stood to his feet and we were able to share the Gospel with him and lead him to Jesus. Remember—when you are led by the Holy Spirit—there are strategic assignments and divine appointments everywhere you place your feet.

This continued throughout the day—everywhere we went people were in desperate spiritual need. The Holy Spirit kept saying to me “Divine Appointments—Strategic Assignments—Quality Encounters”. Please note that I did not cross a road, pass a block, or turn a corner without asking the Holy Spirit which way to go. At one point in the day I came across a man so demon possessed that he had blood pouring down his face from bashing his head repeatedly against a brick wall and rambling in some unknown language…. I’ll keep this short because I’am trying to get to a certain point in the day which you will see here in a moment. So, the demons were cast out, the man was free and clear minded. He told us his story of how he ended up in such a state. We shared scripture with him and he made a decision to follow Christ.

After encountering several other people with similar conditions and seeing similar results the Holy Spirit said “it’s time for coffee”, my response was “yes it is”, so we head over to Cafe Du Monde for coffee. The greeter at the cafe seated us, and as we were waiting for a service I noticed a sign on the wall that read “CASH ONLY—NO EXCEPTIONS!!”. I thought to myself—why did we come here? I thought we were getting coffee! The Holy Spirit said “you’re gonna get coffee—but your table isn’t ready yet”. A moment or so later the Holy Spirit said “ok, get up and go” so we did. The Holy Spirit led us to a little outdoor cafe further down the street. When we arrived there was a line to get in! Now this is the part of the day I’ve been trying to get us to. While we were standing there, a server walked up to us at the back of the line and said “right this way—your table is ready”. We were seated—our waitress came and we ordered coffee just as the Holy Spirit instructed us to.

The coffee came and we began to drink and enjoy a remarkable cup of coffee. While I was enjoying my coffee the Holy Spirit was speaking to me very specifically about the young lady who was serving us. He told me that I was going to pray for her, and that I would know exactly when to do so. She came by and refilled our coffee several times. Not knowing exactly how this would all play out—remember we left all our money in the car—I asked for the bill. I didn’t know what would happen…maybe there was some change under the table, another customer would buy the coffee for us, or ravens would fly up with a few dollar bills—the waitress looked at me and said “you know, this might sound funny, but when you arrived I heard a voice say do not charge them for the coffee. So your coffee is free. I cleared a table and told the greeter to get you and seat you here so I could be sure that you didn’t get charged”.

I thought to myself—wow, now that’s God for ya. I asked the lady about the voice. I told her about the Holy Spirit telling me to leave all my money in the car, and that I would like to pray for her. She instantly began crying, pulled up a seat and said “yes, yes please”. I began to pray very specifically for her—every word I heard the Holy Spirit speak to me I prayed over her. When I finished praying she told me that she “air quote” knew there was a god, but didn’t really know if he was really real. She told me that she had hit rock bottom and was desperate for breakthrough, so she had been kind of praying to God just in case He was real. She said “you don’t understand—for the last four or five weeks I have prayed the same prayer over and over many times a day” she said that she had prayed for very specific things. She told me that what I prayed over her no one but her would have known. I said—That’s God! He heard you! He sent me to tell you, He heard you—and He’s really really real. I said will you make Him your Lord and Savior right now? She responded with a sobbing YES. We prayed, and she made the decision for Christ. She sat there for a few more moments before realizing that she was still at work and had other tables to wait on. She stood up completely transformed, like the poster child for 2 Corinthians 5:17. As she walked away, she stopped at every table in the restaurant and told them about Jesus and what had just happened to her.

Now that’s the part of the day I wanted to share with you. I wanted to encourage each of you to be about the Fathers business. In every action and activity—be led by, and fully rely upon the Lord in all things and at all times—you never know what might happen, all you must do is step out in faith.

Evangelist John Phillips

Burning Bush Ministries

“Revival On The Streets”