Scripture: 1 John 1 v 1, 3: "That which is from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, of the Word of life.
3 That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and His Son, Jesus Christ."
Jesus died and on the third day He was resurrected back to life. He died with the sin of the whole world on His shoulders. He conquered sin for all time and rose again to sinless life.
He made it possible for each one of us to come out of spiritual death ie eternal separation from the Father and to live sinless lives. If we choose to continue in sinfulness we will be judged accordingly. You can re-educate your soul to resist vile pornography and various manifestations of lusts. Jesus is alive in you and does not enjoy being forced to see people in lustful situations through your eyes. He set you free of all that and if you continue to allow the world to abuse you, it will push Jesus out of your heart.
In Galatians 3 Paul says Who has bewitched you that ye should not obey the truth? He calls them foolish Galatians. Are we also foolish? Do we carry on with our addictions to recreational drugs, alcohol, cigarettes and wrong relationships with many justifications as to why its ok? Jesus has so much more to offer us when we put away foolish things.
Jesus is alive! At the end of his life Paul wrote "That I might know Him and the power of His resurrection!" Paul knew that he had just seen a small fraction of what was yet to come. Let us open our spiritual eyes and go beyond the norm. Jesus called me in 1983 to do just that and I left all and followed Him. Many years later and He is calling me to do that again! And I am excited to be on this new adventure of Faith.
We are heading into a time of great revival and we need to grow to be ready to be a reaper of the harvest when the time comes. Now is the time to get your life right with God so you can do your part. Just being saved, baptised and filled with the Holy Spirit is not enough. You must allow the Lord to change you so His resurrection life can empower you. It is time to walk in newness of life, to explore the gifts of the Holy Spirit, to learn the depths of spiritual experience.
As we grow closer to Jesus and the gifts are used more often, we begin to develop them into our ministries. The Holy Spirit loves it if we build upon the foundation of the gifts, enhancing them, developing them, using them in beautiful ways to advance the Kingdom of God. Back in the 1980's when we were interceding for the comatose Karen Ann Quinlan, virtually everything that occurred was through tongues and interpretation of tongues.
The Lord opened a door for us to reach a deep, irreversible comatose person who had been in that state for ten years. Her parents in the USA won a Supreme Court Order to switch off the machines, the first time ever. The machines were switched off after two years but eight years later she was still alive. We were able to lead her to the Lord for salvation, and she was baptized in the Holy Spirit and we heard her speaking in tongues. We ministered to her often and she ministered to us as well.
When she died the verse the Lord gave us was she is walking and leaping and praising God! She made it to Heaven. Through her I was able to minister to anyone in coma to this day. And amazingly they hear me in their own language. I get to speak to groups of people and they all hear me in their own language. This is the depths and height to which the gift of tongues can go if used under the guidance of the Holy Spirit. The Lord confirmed it in
Psalm 19 v 2 - 4a: "Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night sheweth knowledge.
3 There is no speech nor language, where their voice is not heard.
4a Their line is gone out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world."
If your life revolves around worldly pleasures and activities and not around the person of Jesus, you will find yourself left behind when the power of the revival sweeps through. What you do for Jesus now will be given to you a hundred fold when the Revival comes. A hundred times zero is still zero! So if you do nothing for Jesus now your ability to make a major difference will be compromised when it matters.
Jesus has given us proof of life. He is alive in us but we must have a desire to share His life with those in sinful death round about us. He knew Karen Ann was alive and unable to ever get saved but He found a way for one lost sheep to be rescued. He outwitted Satan and set a precedent for us to boldly go and rescue many more. Jesus was mocked and spat upon, persecuted and eventually killed to blot out His life, love and power. The Devil spits on us too as we plunder Hell to populate Heaven as Reinhardt Bonnke used to say.
We are greatly thankful to God for the privilege. Even in lockdown we could continue uninterrupted and many people made it home before Satan could steal their souls. So give God the glory great things He has done. I only share this to inspire people to allow the Holy Spirit to take them to depths of usefulness in using His mighty gifts.
Jesus resurrected to life and imparted that life to us, His disciples, to bring light to those who sit in darkness. Jesus has a plan for each of us. A work that only we can do. Have you allowed Him to download His plan into your heart or is your life too busy with worldly things to bother with that?
There is a darkness coming swiftly upon this world like a full eclipse of the Sun. Already America is referred to as "Post-Christian"; and when the former UK Prime Minister, David Cameron, referred to "Christian England" in the British Parliament, he was shouted down.
There were great financial advantages when colonialists brought countries like India, Pakistan and others into the Commonwealth, but it also brought millions of followers of Islam in through the open doors. Many of them have become the enemy within. The truck driver in New Orleans, the explosion at President-elect Trump's hotel in Las Vegas both highly trained servicemen of military and Green berets, both carrying ISIS flags. It's like the day Adam and Eve committed treason against God and gave this world to Satan.
The reign of the AntiChrist is far advanced. It is recognised by lawlessness, anarchy, apostasy, heresy, increasing sinfulness, financial disorder, climate change, dementia, pandemics, and corruption throughout the world. Our proof of life is the way we shine in this darkness, and make Jesus known to the fallen.
Are you ready to stand firm for Jesus and be a blessing to our Father? Are You ready to wake up to the reality that the end times are already upon us and we have to use every opportunity to tell the world that Jesus is alive and He loves them.
Prayer: Heavenly Father we are filled with wonder at the resurrection of Jesus and the power of His life within us. Please unfold Your perfect plan for all who read this that they may be obedient to it so others may know that Jesus is Your living proof that God is not dead! In Jesus' name. Amen