There is a grieving of the Lord’s heart I believe for our lack of faith and lack of knowledge. His word has been so twisted over the centuries by men. We go from an extreme of counterfeit spirit manifestations to the teachings that the Spirit of God is no longer today as He was. In both, are false teachings and death. The Holy Spirit is still alive and well and active in the believer. He is also still doing miracles. Christ is still sending His work of the baptism of the Holy Spirit that enables such a new and supernatural love for human kind, there is still an authentic speaking in tongues that is pure and holy and has a beautiful purpose covered in the scriptures, there are still prophetic voices whom God is sending out to cry in the wilderness, and there is still a God who is willing to heal and cast out demons. Actually…He gave that responsibility to us…His people..to partner with Him in His works. ” The issue seems to be our faith…or is it that we do not know Him as well as we think? I think much is simply that we know Him as who we have been taught Him to be. We rarely know Him according to the fullness of His Word…
John 1:1
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
We have thrown the baby out with the bath water in fear of all the extremes. Yet, we wonder why the world sees little that looks different than what they already have…so why partake of of this Jesus? Maybe we have, ourselves, misrepresented Christ.. I trust with my life Brooklyn Tabernacle with Pastor, Jim Cymbala and Times Square Church and it’s many anointed pastors. Both of these churches share the truth of the gospel, they teach on the gifts of the Holy Spirit…as well as share personal experiences of the baptism of the Holy Spirit, and many many come to Christ. Many are delivered and set free and then set ablaze to do the work Christ placed in their hearts with a passion that is beautiful. They feed the poor, spend hours together in prayer, and make disciples who walk in the Spirit of God. There is a beautiful message and necessity of the message of Christ bringing salvation to a dying heart and world….but there is much more. We seem to be a people stuck at the cross….rather than living in His resurrection. The cross is where we begin…where we die to the old man…OH!! BUT HE AROSE!!! (Have we…His people?) The “more in Christ” empowers us to walk in holiness, to see what Christ sees, to pray with supernatural knowledge when He needs us to know the pain of one we lay hands on…It’s the power He spoke of upon His ascension…it is not a word to pass over..it is the WORD OF THE HOUR.
“And now I will send the Holy Spirit, just as my Father promised. But stay here in the city until the Holy Spirit comes and fills you with power from heaven.”
People perish for lack of knowledge. Paul’s teachings included the teachings on the Holy Spirit. It was a normal part of His bringing people to Christ! Holy Spirit was and is the third person of the Trinity operating in and through Him on a daily basis…Somehow we have passed over the Word and it’s meaning..mainly due to our past religious teachings. Can I simply implore you to go to the Word of God. Ask the Holy Spirit to teach you the truth of His Word. You and I will need the power of the Holy Spirit in the days ahead..it will be critical.
19 And it came to pass, that, while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul having passed through the upper coasts came to Ephesus: and finding certain disciples,
2 He said unto them, Have ye received the Holy Ghost since ye believed? And they said unto him, We have not so much as heard whether there be any Holy Ghost.
3 And he said unto them, Unto what then were ye baptized? And they said, Unto John’s baptism.
4 Then said Paul, John verily baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying unto the people, that they should believe on him which should come after him, that is, on Christ Jesus.
5 When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.
6 And when Paul had laid his hands upon them, the Holy Ghost came on them; and they spake with tongues, and prophesied.
7 And all the men were about twelve.
I am so grateful for the hours of teaching from the above churches and their precious pastors. Who caused me to hunger for the power of the Holy Spirit and to walk with Him near. For He is who has enabled poetry and music from the depths of my soul. Maybe we see no power in our midst because we never even acknowledge the source…the person of the Holy Spirit. Go..study to show yourself approved. I would encourage you to spend time at www.brooklyntabernacle.org and www.timessquarechurch.org. You will find many beautiful teachings about Christ and all He has offered to us. It will be up to you to believe Him for it. I would also encourage you to re-read Paul’s teachings in the New Testament…and let’s ask ourselves…do we look anything like the disciples and the church they represented. It is time to Rebuild the Ruins..and this is one of the breaches in the walls..
Rebuild the ruins O Child of mine
Walls are down and people blind
Lost is what Paul preached with blood
Sweat and tears and cries of love.
Submerged into salvation’s hand
Christ, His blood, the work for man
Yet preached is not the life and breath
And how to keep in Spirit’s steps.
Unctions and depths of fiery bones,
Words of knowledge God does know
Spiritual language edifying souls
Pentecost is buried low.
One must wonder at the death
Of many churches stocked with theft
Afraid to teach the truth instead
This is why miracles do seem dead.
It’s not that I desireth not
To heal the sick with human hearts
For always I did mean for men
To walk just as the 12 once did..
(July 17, 2015 )
Matthew 10:7-8
“And as you go, preach, saying, ‘The kingdom of heaven is at hand.’ 8“Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, cast out demons. Freely you received, freely give.
1 Corinthinans 12
1 Now concerning spiritual [gifts], brethren, I would not have you ignorant.
2 Ye know that ye were Gentiles, carried away unto these dumb idols, even as ye were led.
4 Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit.
5 And there are differences of administrations, but the same Lord.
6 And there are diversities of operations, but it is the same God which worketh all in all.
7 But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal.
9 To another faith by the same Spirit; to another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit;
11 But all these worketh that one and the selfsame Spirit, dividing to every man severally as he will.
14 For the body is not one member, but many.
18 But now hath God set the members every one of them in the body, as it hath pleased him.
19 And if they were all one member, where [were] the body?
20 But now [are they] many members, yet but one body.
22 Nay, much more those members of the body, which seem to be more feeble, are necessary:
27 Now ye are the body of Christ, and members in particular.
29 [Are] all apostles? [are] all prophets? [are] all teachers? [are] all workers of miracles?
30 Have all the gifts of healing? do all speak with tongues? do all interpret?
31 But covet earnestly the best gifts: and yet shew I unto you a more excellent way.
