Many Christians have believed that to be born-again, baptised and filled with the Holy Spirit is the sum total of the Christian experience. "Game, Set and Match!" ("I've arrived now and I can live and do just what I like and want to.") This way of thinking has resulted in countless people backsliding and falling away from the grace of God. Many "once-upon-a-time" believers may even be in hell - forever, only the Lord knows.
God is shaking the nations and through prophetic utterance over the last few years He warned that He would speak through nature and natural catastrophic events. Through recent years we saw unusually violent storms followed by floods in various places [vide Matt 24 – the prophetic sermon of Jesus Christ]. Tsunamis killed untold thousands. Four years ago, He warned that He would shake the entire economical system of the world and then came the Northern storm and financial collapse.
Understanding faith comes to light when the revelation of the righteousness of God in Christ Jesus is fully realised. Once I have realised that I am the righteousness of God in Christ Jesus, I have found the foundation for true faith.
There is no greater power in existence than the POWER OF GOD. What we need to understand is that the Power of God is totally connected to the Blood of Jesus Christ. The Life and power of God cannot be separated from His Blood.
Blessedness can be described in many ways, but always incorporates several dimensions. The Hebrew word for peace, “shalom” seems to be very fitting. Shalom means to be well, happy, healthy, prosperous, favoured, safe, nothing broken down, tranquillity, completeness, soundness, peace from war, wellness, perfect, undisturbed restfulness.
The abundant life can only be fully experienced when we live our lives according to the Kingdom principles. [A principle is simply the basic way in which something works.] When we act according to the Kingdom principles, we will get Kingdom results.
The power of Jesus’ success and ministry lay in the choices He made [John 5:30] and the measure of obedience in which He operated. That is why I entitled this chapter the ‘Power of Obedience’. Let us take a Red-Letter walk through these steps of obedience that Jesus lived by, and see how we can apply them to our own personal lives if we want the success Jesus had in walking with the Father.
During our recent visit to the Ivory Coast in northwest Africa, we were painfully reminded of just how Satan has weakened the nations (Isa 14:12). Christians are living under atrocious human conditions and seem unable to break the yoke of poverty and lack. Even though the Gospel is preached and many people get saved, they still continue to struggle.
One person who responds to God’s will can make an indescribable difference with the full backing of the Kingdom of God. God is looking for ONE genuine person, truly faithful and devoted to Him. The Father considers us and uses our life experiences to further and expand the Kingdom of God.
Many wonder just how to hear the voice of the Lord. The problem is, however, that not everyone
knows how to respond or react correctly to the Lord. I hope to help you do so. Jesus said that His
sheep would know His voice, so let us find out how.
You and your current situation of life, good or bad, are a product of all the decisions you
have made along the road of life. Our choices have brought us to where we are right now.
