The King's Domain

We are in another religious holiday season, Easter.  The celebrations and events do not necessarily match what the true meaning of this time is really all about.  Both business and churches have gotten attention and have made money; but have they brought people to know and experience what the resurrection offers?

I sometimes wonder if we know what we are celebrating.  We should be celebrating HIM and the power of God and what that has come to mean in our life.  It would be a bigger and better celebration if we would experience the truth of this season.

Romans 8:11  But if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit who indwells you.

Allow Him to bring life to you and celebrate His life in you.

2 Peter 1:2 Grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord; 3 seeing that His divine power has granted to us everything pertaining to life and godliness, through the true knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory and excellence.  4 For by these He has granted to us His precious and magnificent promises, in order that by them you might become partakers of the divine nature,

One thing the enemy would like for all Believers to forget is that we are made in the image of God.  God molded us to His perception of Himself and was very pleased in what He had done.  Of all that God had created only Humans were blessed by Him.  And it was the Male and Female that God made the strong declaration that it was ‘very good.’

He purposely chose to impart in us a part of Him.  His taking time to in-breath in us differentiated us from the rest of creation.  We became holders of His glory and nature by the breath of God.

We are ‘partakers of the divine glory.’

2 Corinthians 3:17 – 18 “Now the Lord is the Spirit; and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.  But we all, with unveiled face beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as from the Lord, the Spirit.”

Over the last several weeks; I have noticed that many are speaking of ‘Freedom.’  It has been used in many contexts; financial freedom, voter freedom, freedom in speech, freedom of fear, and etc.

I have also noticed that the Lord is speaking quite often of freedom.  I believe He wants the freedom to move and work with and among us.  He wants to be free of our limitations and show Himself as God in the way He wants to be known.

I believe this can be the year of the greatest revival; the greatest move of God that man has ever experienced.  We just need to allow Him freedom so that we can be free.

We are approaching a New Year, 2012.

Everyone has a decision to make. Will this be a year like all others; a better year or a worse year?

The better question to answer that one with is: What does Jesus have planned for me in 2012?

This is the time to refocus our faith.  Our concepts and ideals as Believers are being questioned on many fronts.  This is not a time to retreat but neither is it time to be overly aggressive.

Stand Firm in who you believe in.

If we choose to show Jesus in our lives in an uncompromising act of Love; no matter what the world may dictate Jesus will still win.

Have a Merry Christmas!!!!

I just returned this week from Europe. We had originally been scheduled to do 6 services but before the trip ended the schedule expanded to 10 services. We PRAISE GOD for all He did. We saw over 50 people healed and at least 6 people make commitments to Christ.

A spark of revival was lit and a hunger for more of God was established.

We look forward to a return trip.

I truly believe the scripture that tells us He knows what we have need of even before we pray.  But I wonder if we know for our self what our real need is.  Some people get their needs and wants a bit confused at times.  And in these economic perilous times we can find ourselves questioning everything.  But remember this… according to Second Peter 1:2 – 4 —  God has “granted us everything pertaining to life and Godliness”.

Now tell me what more could we want or need?

Keep the Faith, God will come through for you….

You are probably very familiar with the scripture that says: “You will know the Truth and the Truth will set you free.”

It is interesting to me that there are many ‘common churches’ and other groups declaring they are speaking truth.  But how many of you are feeling free by what you hear?  You may feel better about yourself or even a bit calmer about life; but are you free.

With the removal of absolutes in life the ‘truth’ becomes fluid.  But real truth is alive and is all that Jesus is and breathes.  He is the TRUTH.  He sets the captive free.  No matter what is binding a person from living free; Jesus can free you from.  Even if it is religious in nature…

The problem that many Christians have is that they really don’t believe what they should.  They believe that Jesus saves from sin but they don’t believe that He can keep them from sin.

The same price that Jesus paid to have us receive forgiveness; also paid the price that we can have the relationship that HE first wanted.  A relationship that will keep us close to HIM and all temptation will not have any power over us.

We have to keep close to HIM.  Believe and HE will make it possible.

Someone has stated that the end will be this weekend, 5/21/2011. This has gotten some people to rethink their life. It has added to some a fear of things.

This is unfortunate.

The problem with fear is that it blocks faith. And faith is needed in order to please God, Hebrews 11:6.

First, I doubt that the end will happen this weekend. Secondly, too many worry too much about the end and are not concerned enough about the now.

In the NOW we should be looking on bringing pleasure to God. In the NOW we should be bringing people into a loving relationship with God and not into fear. In the NOW we should be doing all we can to help the ‘Body of Christ’ to become the spotless and wrinkle free “Bride of Christ”.

Don’t fear the end, celebrate the Presence of God; whether it be here or there.