SID: Hello Sid Roth here your investigative reporter here with Hank and Brenda Kunneman, and Hank your book intrigues me. The title, Hide and Seek – in effect you say God is hiding; what do you mean by that?
HANK: Well Isaiah 45:15 here’s what it says and it is also in Isaiah 8; it says “I am the God that hides myself” and God does not hide so we will never seek him, or find him. In fact Jesus said seek and you will find. So what God does many times is He is longing and waiting, to be with us. The problem is we have so many other things that we are searching for or we are busy about that we never take the time out to seek him. And another thing that is interesting; in fact one of the titles or chapters in my book it talks how the prophets of Baal do many things; sometimes like the church does. And obviously they were calling out to a God that didn’t exist; but they were cutting themselves, they were crying, they were shouting, they were prophesying, they were dressing up, and they were trying to get (quote) “their God’s attention” And I have watched among people, you know: they dress up for church every Sunday, they shout, they cry, they squall, thinking that is going to get God’s attention; they prophesied, they pray, and they cry out. But here’s the thing, the reason why I believe that God answered for Elijah was because He had a sacrifice. He prophesied in I Kings 17 that there would be no dew or rain for a period of three years. So then He begins to build an altar and he begins to pour water out on it. Now water was a sacrifice, and I believe that God is hiding himself – not in the sense that you can’t find him, but He is there waiting for us to seek him, to call upon his name. The Bible says whoever calls upon the name of the Lord will be saved. Those that are already saved, if we will take the time to call out to him He will meet us. And what God is looking for I believe is a sacrifice; us willing to lay everything down on the line for him. Another chapter I talked about, it’s called “Why Seek the Living Among the Dead.” And it is based on when the angel spoke to the women that were going to the tomb and had their spices and they were expecting a dead Jesus, and as they went they were going to spice up this quote “dead Jesus.” Well the Messiah wasn’t there. And the angel of the Lord said “Why are you looking for the living among the dead?” And I have found that you are not going to find God in the midst of a bunch of tradition, unbelief, busyness; you have to make time and sacrifice to the Lord, no matter how much you want to spice it up.
SID: See I have always thought God will approach someone if He wants to. It’s God that makes that decision, but you are saying that we have something to do with that.
HANK: Yeah, I think that there is human responsibility. You know God has his grace and obviously He was working in my life, but I really believe that there comes a point where God is looking for us. I believe that God sent Jesus Christ to the earth it was his move towards us, He was showing us that He wanted man and He was willing to pay the ultimate sacrifice. We also see in Acts chapter two…
SID: I have to interrupt you right now, there is such a presence of God’s spirit on this set. I mean I am almost starting to tremble my mouth is almost starting to tremble. What is God doing right now? Why is He so blessed by what is going on? Why is He just showing up in such a strong fashion? Do you know Hank?
HANK: I believe right now that there is a hunger that is in the heart of people that are looking right now at this television program. In fact, there is someone right now the Lord is ministering to my heart that you are crying out to God, because it doesn’t look like He has been answering your prayers; but I want to encourage you if you will take the time to set a place, to set a time, God’s going to meet you. And many of you are crying out; you’re saying “But I want to hear God.” I just want to right now just extend my hands towards you, by the love of God and the mercy of the Father and by his Spirit. You know the prophet of the Lord anointed the servants eyes that He could see; and so I just want to pray right now in the name of Jesus Christ that in the spiritual eyes will be begin to be enlightened; that you will know the understanding and the knowledge of God Almighty. I also pray that there come a supernatural release of seeing and knowing; that you would begin to see the things of the Spirit, and know God in a way that you have never known before. And that there will come a supernatural endowment of God, in his presence that will stir something up inside of you; that you will begin to seek God with all of your heart. In fact, the Bible says in Acts 2, that there was a rushing mighty wind. You know why I believe it was rushing? Because God could not wait to live inside of his people; and that is what the Lord is doing right now. He is releasing an anointing across the airways to begin to stir up again a spiritual hunger and thirst that has been dry on the inside of many of you. In fact, just lift up your hands and extend them towards the television set because God is going to literally release an anointing that is going to stir something up on the inside of your heart and things are going to be different in your walk right now. And I release that to you now in Jesus name; receive that presence, receive that anointing that breaks that yoke and releases those heavy burdens; receive that anointing right now. In fact there is a woman right now: Marilyn I see you, you have been contemplating suicide. In fact, I see scars on your wrist and here is what God is saying to you: “Lay down, lay down that which you have desired to do, because there is a new day coming for you. You have been going through jobs, but there is a job for you. And if you begin to seek after the Lord, you see you walked away, in fact your dad is a minister, and you have walked away. But I just want to encourage you, suicide is not the answer. God is the answer: the God of your father. You need to return back to that place again. Oh I know you are saying “hypocrisy,” but you know what? God has your attention right now. He is waiting there like the prodigal father with his arms open wide to receive you by his love and his grace. I just want to encourage you Marilyn that is the answer not taking your life.
SID: I believe that there is a river – literally a tangible river of God’s presence that is pouring out. And as it is pouring out I hear that wherever this river goes, that’s what Ezekiel says there is life. Wherever this river goes there is healing, and I just heard by the spirit of God that someone who has an ache in there neck if they will move there neck they will see that ache is gone. There is another person that has an ache in there heart and I tell you, you have the balm of Gilead that is being poured into your heart right now. And it is a new day for you; it is a new beginning. And there are other people who just want peace! They just want peace, and I tell you the only way that you can have peace is to know the Sar Shalom, the Prince of Peace! And the only way to know the Sar Shalom, the Prince of Peace, is to believe that He died for your sins and that you repent; I mean there is no longer any time to play games. Especially, there’s someone who is a minister that is watching right now. And you’ve said “Well, God hasn’t done any; my ministry isn’t being blessed.” But I tell you cut it out because in another few months, your sin will be found out. And you have an opportunity to be a mensch; to be a man with God. He deserves more, so muster up that courage; repent of your sins and that means true repentance means not only stop doing it, but reconcile with that person that you are having problems with and get free. Know the truth, know the truth. The truth has a name – his name in Hebrew is Yeshua; his name in English is Jesus. Know the truth and the truth will set you free and don’t forget that important word by Hank and that is “ask God, God what do you want to do today, what is on your heart God.” Be more concerned with God and his righteousness then you and whatever you are doing that is nothing. God is everything, but to God you are special. To God you have importance; to God you are valuable, I tell you, you are valuable. There is purpose and destiny on your life don’t miss it!