We’ve established that spiritual seasons matter. We’ve discovered that believers who discern these moments position themselves for supernatural refreshing that sustains them through many days. We’ve learned that God has structured retreats and gatherings as essential for our spiritual sustenance.

However, what many overlook is that knowing a season is significant and actually receiving from it are two entirely different things. You can be present in the most powerful meeting and leave empty-handed. You can attend special meetings and remain unchanged.
The difference? Honor.

Your level of honor determines your level of reception. This isn’t a suggestion—it’s a pattern that governs how things operate in the spirit.

As we’ve established, God has structured specific moments for our spiritual refreshing. But there’s something unique about what happens when believers gather together that cannot be replicated in isolation. Times of refreshing in corporate settings lead to extraordinary transformations. You become stronger, braver, gain clarity for your purpose, realign yourself, and reignite the fire on your altar.

These gatherings have a purpose beyond personal enjoyment; God desires to transform you for His work. So, what makes these corporate encounters so uniquely powerful? The answer lies in understanding how God has always chosen to work.

Throughout Scripture, God consistently uses gatherings and meetings to reveal Himself, teach His people, empower them, and anoint them for service. Even Jesus affirmed this pattern:

Matthew 18:20

New King James Version

20 For where two or three are gathered together in My name, I am there in the midst of them.

Consider the account of Saul among the prophets:

1 Samuel 10:10

New King James Version

10 When they came there to the hill, there was a group of prophets to meet him; then the Spirit of God came upon him, and he prophesied among them.

Saul had no prior spiritual experience, yet when he encountered a company of prophets, the Spirit of God came upon him, and he prophesied among them. This meeting initiated a flow of the Spirit in his life that would never have happened in isolation.

You can enter a gathering of people who possess what you need, and suddenly a hunger for the supernatural is stirred in you. When you find people who flow in the Spirit, their anointing can “stir” yours, leading to practice and growth. This is why God births many ministers and movements from collective gatherings, even small groups.

God desires to reveal His plans to us together. The pillar of cloud and fire was for the entire congregation of Israel, not just Moses. God wants to use us together in this day.

So, you must recognize the sacredness of such gatherings, honor it, and hold it in high esteem. The challenge many believers face is treating special meetings as common occurrences. They are not common—they are “times of refreshing” meant to be experienced in multitudes, with God doing different things in each one.

Your honor determines your reception. Remember how the people in Jesus’ hometown failed to honor Him as a servant of God? This limited His ability to bless their lives. The same principle applies to how we approach God’s gatherings.

How then do we honor what God is doing? Honor is not merely an attitude—it’s expressed through specific actions that demonstrate our reverence for divine encounters.

1. Prepare for It
Stay prayed up. Be intentional about your prayers and fasting concerning the meeting. Clearly articulate your desires and expectations to God. Lay demand on the meeting—not with presumption, but with expectant faith.
When you prepare spiritually, you position yourself to receive. You’re not coming as a casual observer but as someone who has already engaged heaven concerning what God wants to do.

2. Plan for It
Don’t make excuses or claim to be too busy. Create time for the meeting. If it’s truly a divine appointment, treat it as non-negotiable.
Be punctual. Arriving late shows a lack of regard for what God is doing. Would you arrive late to meet with an earthly dignitary? How much more should we honor divine encounters?
Come prepared to receive and record what God is saying. Consider bringing a friend—multiplication often happens when we bring others into God’s presence.

3. Participate Fully
Participation allows you to jump into the flow of the Spirit and contribute to the mutual edification of the body. Remember, the gifts of the Spirit—interpretation of tongues, prophecy, wisdom, knowledge, healing—are resident in you. You can heal the sick because you have the Spirit inside you. The end goal of expressing these gifts is not human worship or boasting, but the edification of the body of Christ and a sign to unbelievers.

If you receive freely, give freely. Don’t limit yourself or withhold what belongs to another.

When you honor God’s gatherings with preparation, planning, and participation, you position yourself in the flow of corporate anointing. You become a vessel through which God can minister to others, and simultaneously, a recipient of what others carry.
This is not about performance or religious duty—it’s about recognizing that God has structured these gatherings as accelerated seasons of growth. Your honor is the key that unlocks the treasury of heaven in these moments.

Can you discern this truth? This camp meeting is not just another event on your calendar. It’s a divine appointment. Your preparation, planning, and participation will determine how much you carry away.

Honor the meeting. Honor what God is doing. Honor the people God has gathered. And watch as heaven responds.

Prayer Point
Father, help me to honor this camp meeting. Teach me to prepare, plan, and participate in a way that positions me to receive all that You have ordained for me in this meeting.