Acts 1:8 (KJV)
"But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth."
The manifest anointing or presence of the Holy Spirit is a witness that Jesus is real and is all the Scriptures report Him to be. It was said by our overseer in Egypt that discussing doctrine or theology to a Muslim stiffens their neck even harder. However, as they would catch them in a crisis or in great need and would offer prayer to them and the manifest power of God would heal or meet them at their need is when they would believe and be converted. Put Jesus on the stand and watch the Holy Ghost testify. When John the Baptist pulled Him up out of that water he saw the heavens split open before his eyes, and the Holy Ghost descended upon Jesus in the form of a dove, and the voice of the Father spoke from heaven and said, “This is my son in whom I am well pleased.” Why is the baptism of the Holy Ghost important? What kind of power is given to us in this baptism? A power when manifested becomes a witness that Jesus is real, authentic, and genuine.
Thursday, January 28, 2016
Wednesday, January 27, 2016
GRACE IN OUR HEARTS
Colossians 3:16 (KJV)
"Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord."
God really wants us to do this: sing songs that teach and admonish; it can take on a special anointing as we sing with grace in our hearts unto the Lord. Singing with grace in our hearts can teach all within itself; especially, if our hearts are informed by the Words of Christ.
"Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord."
God really wants us to do this: sing songs that teach and admonish; it can take on a special anointing as we sing with grace in our hearts unto the Lord. Singing with grace in our hearts can teach all within itself; especially, if our hearts are informed by the Words of Christ.
Tuesday, January 26, 2016
SAME SPACE DIFFERENT TIME
Revelation 1:6 (KJV)
"And hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen."
Melchisedec stood in the office of King and Priest. His office had no connection to this world; his office was that of the “most high God.” This being so, is why his space in this world could be shared with Abraham; after all, his office was that of heaven and not of this world. This simply means, his earthly space was borrowed space and belongs to all longing for the peace God gives (King of Salem). Therefore, he gave him the covenant of friendship in the bread and drink as a means of sharing the same space. This is why Jesus’ Kingship and Priesthood (Prince of Peace) is the same. He has given us the bread and drink as a means of sharing His space. His covenant of friendship is a means for us to share in His Kingdom. Except we eat His flesh and drink His blood this life of sharing cannot be in us.
"And hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen."
Melchisedec stood in the office of King and Priest. His office had no connection to this world; his office was that of the “most high God.” This being so, is why his space in this world could be shared with Abraham; after all, his office was that of heaven and not of this world. This simply means, his earthly space was borrowed space and belongs to all longing for the peace God gives (King of Salem). Therefore, he gave him the covenant of friendship in the bread and drink as a means of sharing the same space. This is why Jesus’ Kingship and Priesthood (Prince of Peace) is the same. He has given us the bread and drink as a means of sharing His space. His covenant of friendship is a means for us to share in His Kingdom. Except we eat His flesh and drink His blood this life of sharing cannot be in us.
Monday, January 25, 2016
REMOVING OF THE VIEL
2 Corinthians 3:12-13 (KJV)
“12 Seeing then that we have such hope, we use great plainness of speech:
13 And not as Moses, which put a vail over his face, that the children of Israel could not stedfastly look to the end of that which is abolished:”
To see how somethings begin we must first see
how somethings come to an end. It is a matter of moving from bondage to
freedom. God is able to abolish the way things were so things that can be can
move in.
“12 Seeing then that we have such hope, we use great plainness of speech:
13 And not as Moses, which put a vail over his face, that the children of Israel could not stedfastly look to the end of that which is abolished:”
Sunday, January 24, 2016
CONSUMING FIRE
Hebrews 12:28-29 (KJV)
“28 Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, let us have grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear:
29 For our God is a consuming fire.”
Truth appears and takes hold of us; inward violence is to deny ourselves as we embrace it. This relational embrace transcends cognition; it becomes a matter of understanding what it brings and the transformation it demands. Truth is nonnegotiable; it is either received or rejected. Since it is dynamically existent, it cannot be held down, pressed down and made to take form; it is vibrant, pulsating, and moving, and cannot be made stagnate. It is a fire with no remaining flame; as it consumes new flames take on new shape as it brings all elements in submission to its presence. Our God is a consuming fire.
“28 Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, let us have grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear:
29 For our God is a consuming fire.”
Truth appears and takes hold of us; inward violence is to deny ourselves as we embrace it. This relational embrace transcends cognition; it becomes a matter of understanding what it brings and the transformation it demands. Truth is nonnegotiable; it is either received or rejected. Since it is dynamically existent, it cannot be held down, pressed down and made to take form; it is vibrant, pulsating, and moving, and cannot be made stagnate. It is a fire with no remaining flame; as it consumes new flames take on new shape as it brings all elements in submission to its presence. Our God is a consuming fire.
Saturday, January 23, 2016
THE CROSS
The cross is the truest common ground in Christianity, it is the one place we all can stand and be embraced at the same level by its mercy and grace, it is in its fiery baptism we are melted into one. It becomes a spiritual infusion with the love of God as it is in and through the cross we have received that love.
Enmity began in the garden with a tree and that enmity has ended with the tree at Calvary. Even though the cross is just a piece of wood, in and of itself the event upon that cross divides history and has become the pivotal point of our faith and can be traced to all believers as being the emblem of the greatest sacrifice known to us all. It is there our savior gave all and it is from there if we have anything worthy to give; we become able and positioned to give.
Enmity began in the garden with a tree and that enmity has ended with the tree at Calvary. Even though the cross is just a piece of wood, in and of itself the event upon that cross divides history and has become the pivotal point of our faith and can be traced to all believers as being the emblem of the greatest sacrifice known to us all. It is there our savior gave all and it is from there if we have anything worthy to give; we become able and positioned to give.
Friday, January 22, 2016
OPTIMAL LIFE
1 John 5:10-12 (NASB77)
“10 The one who believes in the Son of God has the witness in himself; the one who does not believe God has made Him a liar, because he has not believed in the witness that God has borne concerning His Son.
11 And the witness is this, that God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son.
12 He who has the Son has the life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have the life.”
It is evident John wants us to understand the power of confidence; that in capturing the authenticity of Jesus and all that His realness gives to us as believers is life at its best. To encounter Jesus optimizes the best in life and becomes the eternal life of God in us; it is more than just registering the gospel story as being true, it is allowing the gospel story as a default is to a computer to become the set mind and heart in all that we live out in everyday life.
“10 The one who believes in the Son of God has the witness in himself; the one who does not believe God has made Him a liar, because he has not believed in the witness that God has borne concerning His Son.
11 And the witness is this, that God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son.
12 He who has the Son has the life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have the life.”
It is evident John wants us to understand the power of confidence; that in capturing the authenticity of Jesus and all that His realness gives to us as believers is life at its best. To encounter Jesus optimizes the best in life and becomes the eternal life of God in us; it is more than just registering the gospel story as being true, it is allowing the gospel story as a default is to a computer to become the set mind and heart in all that we live out in everyday life.
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