I AM All That You Need! - What Does Revival Look Like? - Personal Discipline - Tipping the Candle - Press On, Rise Up - I Live, Yet Not I - My Call Or Your Opinion?
I AM All That You Need!
Chris Hirsh
"And in those days, many of my children I will send to do my work.
I will send them into the world to bring healing to the nations, to spread My
fire, to burn down the altars of baal, to turn the hearts of the people back
to their God.
Therefore My children do not be afraid to step forward, to step out, to be
bold, for I AM your God, I AM with you, I AM your provider, I AM all you
ever need to accomplish My task I have put before you.
I will put My words in your mouth at the right time, I will anoint your hands.
AM I not Jehovah Jireh your provider?
So do not fear. I will provide everything you need, at the right time when
you need it, so you shall lack nothing to fulfill what I have called you to
do, to accomplish My will in this earth.
Trust Me, and I AM all that you need every step of the way."
Amen
In His Service,
What Does Revival Look Like?
Pastor Francis Frangipane
People often ask me, "How will we know true revival when it comes to our
city?" To me, a revival is not legitimized merely by the increasing
numbers of signs and wonders. Moses, Elijah and Elisha all had great signs
accompanying their lives, but proliferation of signs did not create a
revival nor does their existence equate to revival. Israel was often awed
by manifestations, yet spiritual signs never brought the nation to lasting
repentance.
What about powerful and exciting church services? Personally, I do not
believe church services, even if they are daily and continue until
midnight, are themselves a convincing sign of revival. Increased services
may accompany spiritual renewal, but neither are they, in themselves,
evidence of a move of God.
What, then, should revival look like? On an individual, person-by-person
level, a true revival looks like people being empowered to become like
Jesus.
I do not mean that they have become emotional or happy or animated about
Jesus, but that they have received power to become like Him. Deep in their
spirit a Christ-awakening occurs and they see Jesus not only as the
payment for their sins, but as the pattern for their lives.
This is that which fell at Pentecost. It turned fearful, prideful
disciples into humble, powerful replicas of Jesus. They did not just pray
in tongues, they spoke the Word of God with boldness just like Jesus. They
healed people, just like Jesus; they were willing to suffer for Christ,
just as He willingly suffered for them.
Today, we do not have the fire of the Holy Ghost, we have Casper, the
friendly ghost. With Casper, everyone goes to heaven. Casper cuddles, but
never convicts. He never calls people into conformity with Christ. We
think because we are people-sensitive instead of insensitive that we have
climbed the ladder toward spiritual fulfillment. No. The kingdom of heaven
is not a club or association. It is the fire of Christ's passions flowing
like hot lava into the backbone of a once defeated people. It is radiant
faces, purified souls and holy lips. It is people becoming like Jesus.
People keep looking for manifestations to prove (or disprove) the
legitimacy of revival, but the only true manifestation of revival is the
manifestation of Christ in His people. Don't give me any of that old time
religion, I want Jesus.
The Revival Test
So, let us test ourselves to see if Christ is truly manifested in our
lives. In the practical outworking of God's grace, as individuals, let us
hold our walk next to the standards of Christ. As honestly as you can,
answer the following questions.
A person who answered "yes" to most or all of the above questions has
either been touched by a true outpouring of the Holy Spirit or has already
been walking with God and has not been in need of reviving.
If, however, these attitudes are lacking in your personal walk, then,
regardless of whether you have or have not been recently touched by signs
or manifestations, you need to seek God about your focus. Remember:
Personal revival is just one decision away. It manifests as you become
like Jesus.
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Personal Discipline
A.W. Tozer
Another trap into which the preacher is in danger of falling is that
he may do what comes naturally and just take it easy. I know how
ticklish this matter is and, while my writing this will not win me
friends, I hope it may influence people in the right direction. It is
easy for the minister to be turned into a privileged idler, a social
parasite with an open palm and an expectant look. He has no boss
within sight; he is not often required to keep regular hours, so he
can work out a comfortable pattern of life that permits him to loaf,
putter, play, doze and run about at his pleasure. And many do just
that.
To avoid this danger the minister should voluntarily impose upon
himself a life of labor as arduous as that of a farmer, a serious
student or a scientist. No man has any right to a way of life less
rugged than that of the workers who support him. No preacher has any
right to die of old age if hard work will kill him. God Tells the
Man Who Cares, 94-95.
"Lord, I entered the ministry not because I considered it an easy or
prestigious job. I'm here because I was called, compelled, and
committed. Help me to work hard and faithfully today, driven by that
original sense of passion. Amen."
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Tipping the Candle
Jim Grayson
The true light that gives light to every man was coming into the world. He
was in the world, and though the world was made through him, the world did
not recognize him.
Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a
harvest if we do not give up.
I saw a candle in my spirit man, it's flame burning low in the
darkness, although there was much of the candle left. The melted wax had
built up and was threatening to extinguish the candle, the tiny flame
guttering dangerously, close to going out. It had begun to flicker wildly,
the flame shooting up and down, when a hand reached down, took up the candle
and tipped it, allowing the hot wax to flow as the flame burst forth and
created a runway for the wax in the side of the candle. The hand set the
candle down once more as the flame burned brightly, like a spot of holiness
in a dark world.
For many of us, our candles have begun to flicker in their death
throes. We have waited for the vision or ministry God promised but He has
tarried unusually long, we think, and every time we think we're nearly there,
we find that's not the case at all. Beaten down with weariness, we hear the
mocking voice of the enemy, telling us we're fools, that God didn't speak to
us nor will He save us even if He did. It's at this point of weariness that
we fall into the danger of being tempted. The enemy knows how to lie and
twist things and will do all he can to knock us off our faith. When the
going gets tough and he sees our weariness, he will bombard us with old
temptations, old thought patterns, making them look so appealing (if sin
wasn't pleasurable, we would never be tempted) and if we're not very careful
and watchful, we will find ourselves with our hand to the plow but looking
back...and that's something we don't want to do, nor can we afford to do so.
Now is the time for diligence, beloved. The pitched battle we have
been in has raged for so long we have forgotten what it's like to not be in
war. We look around us and so many of our brothers and sisters are going on
as if nothing is occurring in their lives, having no idea there is a war
going on for the Body of Christ, to prepare a Bride Who needs a lot of work.
Rather than look to others, though, we must always keep our eyes on the Lord
Jesus. This is a classic example of Peter walking on the water...until he
looked at the storm. Yes, Jesus reached out in His mercy and saved him but
it would have been better not to have gotten wet at all. May the Lord in His
mercy grant we stay on top the water and keep our eyes on Him.
Yes, we have become weary in well doing but we will press on, by the
grace and strength of the Lord Jesus, and we will reap the harvest He has
placed in our spirits. He has merely asked us to wait. What can we do
during this time? We can praise Him during our trials. We can sing out His
praises in the dark, through our tears, through our pain, through our
temptation to quit, knowing this sacrifice of praise is a sweet offering to
our Father. He will see us through. We have His promise. We simply need to
stay focused on Him. We need to tip our candles and allow the worries,
weariness, boredom and cares to flow away toward the Throne Room, rather than
allow them to drown us. We must press in with the knowledge that it often
takes more faith to stand when nothing is happening than it does to move a
mountain. This, beloved, is one of the true measures of our faith. It's
what we do when we can't see the Light that counts.
May you receive the deepest revelations of "Christ in you, your hope of
glory". May you be blessed of God, beloved, you and your house.
You have my heart.
Press On, Rise Up
MARTIN SAYERS
Press on, move up the victory is near. Do not let your focus be turned
toward your circumstances or yourself. Do not stop though the battle has
been fierce. Pray and bring forth and call up that which I have given thee,
the power to tread on serpents, snakes and all the works of the enemy.
Shake off the dust of rejection it has clouded your vision. Be not offended
any longer; rise up. There is greater victory than you know ahead, that is
why the resistance has been long. Move forward in the spirit, draw nigh
unto your Lord and you will feel My strength returning to you, continue to
move toward the Holy One of Israel and the strength of the Lion of Judah
will be imparted unto you. I have called you to battle but not with out the
strength and roar of a lion king and not with out the heavenly armor. Fear
not this is not more than we can do together.
Marty@spiritofprophecy.com
I Live, Yet Not I
Homer Owen
It is when I turn to Christ, when I give myself up to His personality,
that I first begin to have a real personality of my own.
Galatians 2:20 talks about replacing our life with His life. We must
not see ourselves as a fallen, independent being separated from God. We
must see ourselves as a unique container of God. How we see ourselves is
very important. I pray that you see who you are today because the way you
act is dictated by how you see yourself.
One of the wonderful truths in this passage is that we live by the faith
of the Son of God. This is how it reads in the King James. It is His faith
and amazingly as we allow Him to live His life through us He tells us that
it is our faith. What grace and mercy has He bestowed on us.
Once you see that Christ in you is more than a positional truth, in fact
that He is a living Person, with the attributes of faith, hope, and love,
then rest is yours. It is at this point that we can just relax and just be
ourselves, because we know now that the Real me is Him living in union with
me. Glory!
I live, yet not I.
This is coming to you from Homer Owen in Waco, Texas. My home page is:
My Call Or Your Opinion?
Deborah Voetberg
What is more important? My call or your opinion? Many are called but few
are chosen.
My Son emptied Himself to do My call upon His life and there was no evil to
be found in Him. Lay down your sifting through of good and evil in your
hearts. What you call good, I may call evil. Empty yourselves and follow
Me.
Many of My called ones have been defiled by the wisdom of this world. But
by My grace they are in a new season of purification and qualification by My
Spirit of Holiness. I will baptize them with power by My Spirit when they
are found in one accord. Great boldness will mark their lives. Great grace
and power will be seen upon them. And My fear will go before them, and come
upon those who have not believed. And My body will be again, esteemed
highly.
No longer will I look upon My children and not see the fullness of My
Spirit. For those who heed My call and turn toward My face, I will move
mightily on their behalf, bringing forth all that I have declared concerning
their life.
But for those who continue to harden their hearts, stiffen their neck and
mock My truth, swiftly I will come and take an account of their life.
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Deborah Voetberg
January 22, 2001
chris
OnFire4JC7@aol.com
A service of In Christ's Image. http://www.inchristsimage.orgDo you not know that those who run in a race all run, but one receives
the prize? Run in such a way that you may obtain it. And everyone who
competes for the prize is temperate in all things. Now they do it to
obtain a perishable crown, but we for an imperishable crown.
--1 Corinthians 9:24-25
Read "Insight for Leaders" online at:
http://www.litmin.com/tozer.php3In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was
God. He was with God in the beginning. Through him all things were made;
without him nothing was made that has been made. In him was life, and that
life was the light of men. The light shines in the darkness, but the
darkness has not understood it.
John 1:1-4
John 1: 9,10
Galatians 6:9
Our Jesus is Lord of all.
In His Love,
Jim Grayson
AFresheningWind@aol.comJer 46:3-4 Order ye the buckler and shield, and draw near to battle.
Harness the horses; and get up, ye horsemen, and stand forth with your
helmets; furbish the spears, and put on the brigandines.
At the beginning I said there were personalities in God. I will go
further. There are no real personalities anywhere else. Until you have
given up your self to Him you will not have a real self. How monotonously
alike all the great tyrants and conquerors have been: how gloriously
different are the saints.
Your real, new self (which is Christıs and also yours, and yours because
it is His) will not come as long as you are looking for it. It will come
when you are looking for Him.
The principle runs through all life from top to bottom. Give up
yourself, and you will find your real self. Lose your life and you will
save it. Nothing that you have not given away will ever be yours. Nothing
in you that has not died will ever be raised from the dead. Look for
yourself, and you will find in the long run only hatred, loneliness,
despair, rage, ruin, and decay. But look for Christ and you will find Him,
and with Him everything else thrown in.
The above is a quote from the writings of C.S.Lewis.I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ
lives in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith
of the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. (Galatians 2:20)
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