Many people have a distorted idea about normal life. They want a life that is free from any responsibilities, any duties, not obliged to anything, just wanna do what they want. And honestly I want that too! But guess who is the christian lived a most normal life in the bible? Yes, of course is Jesus. Many people they thought to live a christian life is to live a sinless life, live up the name of "sainst", as sinless as Jesus. But when God is establishing us to be His holy nation special people, the word "holy" doesn't means sinless, you know? The opposite of holy isn't sin, but is actually "common". Actually God wants us to be uncommon people! It's like when everyone complaining the government, you are speaking good of, and blessing the government; when everyone are under financial situation, you are not under the situation but above; when no body care a person on clutcher walking in the street, but you do because you have a solution; when people say we can live life however you want, but you say we live life in the WAY.
Friends! Everyone may has his or her own version of being normal. But as a believer, if your life are not flowing with signs and miracles perhaps you actually do not believe in the Good News of Jesus (Mark 16:15-18). But if you do believe yet no signs and miracles flowing in your life, probably you are believing in the Good News partially and selectively. And that is very sad, because Jesus had purchased the whole package of the Good News with His life (He died). But out of THOUSANDS of the promises in the Good News you take only ONE! I think Jesus are screaming up there: "Come oooon, I had already redeemed it all back to you! USE IT!!"
Come on, be normal and live normal. Be the freaky people on the earth, live up to "Mark 16:15-18"... And He(Jesus) said to them, "Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation. He who has believed and has been baptized shall be saved; but he who has disbelieved shall be condemned. These signs will accompany those who have believed: in My name they will cast out demons, they will speak with new tongues; they will pick up serpents, and if they drink any deadly poison, it will not hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover."
What shall I liken people who call themselves christian but no signs and miracles flowing in their life? It's as if: you are a guy but you live like a girl, and your life doesn't show that you are a guy!
A group of people were having vacation on Disneyland, they start praying for people there and people got healed!! Hundred souls saved!! Watch also part2-4.
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Monday, October 5, 2009
"From Occupation to Expansion" by Bill Johnson
One of the warriors of old made this statement: "The purpose of war is victory, and the purpose of victory is occupation." In the Kingdom, we add one more step to the process: The purpose of occupation is expansion.
The Lord would not give the Promised Land to Israel all at once because they did not have the ability to occupy all of the territory. By only giving them the amount of land they could occupy, He positioned them for expansion. Expansion is vital to advancing the Kingdom of Heaven. The man who was given the one talent and buried it simply occupied and protected that accomplishment but suffered tremendously because he did not take what he had and position it for increase (Matthew 25:15-28).
It's important that we view life with the perspective of expansion and forward motion. When we think this way, we are positioning ourselves for increase and promotion. It's not healthy to simply find a place you want to stay in and occupy. The moment you have found a leveling-off place is the moment you begin backsliding.
When your passion begins to decline, you already start to die. You were born to burn. Elisha came to the king and said, "Please strike the ground with these arrows." And he struck the ground three times. The prophet became furious at the king and said, "If only you had struck the ground five or six times you would have annihilated the enemy, but now you're only going to have three temporary victories." Because the king did not live out of passion, he couldn't carry the anointing that God wanted to give him, and it cost the nation. When leaders don't have passion, it costs everyone who follows.
Passion and the anointing run in parallel courses. A person with passion will take risks. Everything you want in the realm of the Kingdom is found through this veil of difficulty by stepping into the realm of inconvenience. You don't get it by coasting on yesterday's breakthrough. You were born for expansion.
The Lord would not give the Promised Land to Israel all at once because they did not have the ability to occupy all of the territory. By only giving them the amount of land they could occupy, He positioned them for expansion. Expansion is vital to advancing the Kingdom of Heaven. The man who was given the one talent and buried it simply occupied and protected that accomplishment but suffered tremendously because he did not take what he had and position it for increase (Matthew 25:15-28).
It's important that we view life with the perspective of expansion and forward motion. When we think this way, we are positioning ourselves for increase and promotion. It's not healthy to simply find a place you want to stay in and occupy. The moment you have found a leveling-off place is the moment you begin backsliding.
When your passion begins to decline, you already start to die. You were born to burn. Elisha came to the king and said, "Please strike the ground with these arrows." And he struck the ground three times. The prophet became furious at the king and said, "If only you had struck the ground five or six times you would have annihilated the enemy, but now you're only going to have three temporary victories." Because the king did not live out of passion, he couldn't carry the anointing that God wanted to give him, and it cost the nation. When leaders don't have passion, it costs everyone who follows.
Passion and the anointing run in parallel courses. A person with passion will take risks. Everything you want in the realm of the Kingdom is found through this veil of difficulty by stepping into the realm of inconvenience. You don't get it by coasting on yesterday's breakthrough. You were born for expansion.
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