2Cor.5:17(Amp) says, "Therefore, if any person is ingrafted in Christ Jesus (the Messiah), he is a new creation (a new creature altogether). The old previous moral and Spiritual condition has passed away. Behold, the fresh and new has come."
If we simply believe what the above scripture reveals to us, then we can discover what the Father has in-store for those He created through Jesus. After giving the Great Commission, Jesus continued in Mark16:17-18(Amp) saying, "And these attesting signs will accompany those who believe; In My Name they will drive out demons; they will speak in new languages, they will pick up serpents, and even if they drink anything deadly, it will not hurt them; they shall lay their hands on the sick and they will get well."
The only limits placed of the working of miracles and having the Spiritual of God manifested, is that they're "for those who believe." Can it be the true nature of God's new creation men and women of God, that these Spiritual demonstrations are limited only by what or if we believe? Is this really the true identity of this new creation children of God? Jesus didn't say in the above scripture that, "These are only for the early Church, for only the Apostles", or that He "doesn't do these things any longer." The only restrictions Jesus placed on these attesting signs, is that they are for those who believe.
Has the Church "adapted to and fashioned by the world's view, with it's rituals and customs," like Paul wrote in Rom.12:2, instead of realizing who we've become in Jesus? The world needs to see the Manifestation of God, especially in these Last Days before Jesus' return. We can't bring order or salvation to the lost, through religion and rituals. The Super-natural Presence of God is essential for this time. There is now a worldwide awakening in the Church and God is raising up a people who will dare to believe in the impossible, because they believe Matt.19:36, which tells us that, "With God, all things are possible."
The worldwide Church is dealing with demonic and spiritual enemies that we're not used to dealing with. These demonic forces will only heed the Power of God's Word and the Power of Jesus' Name and His Blood, coming forth from the lips the God's new creation children. The Holy Spirit is beginning a move that will change everything, but only those who dare to "take the land," will enter into this move of the Spirit. Only Joshua and Caleb believed God's Word and that they should "take the land" and they were the only two who entered the Promised Land.
God Himself testifies in Heb.11, about those "who through faith, subdued nations and turned things around." If this kind of faith still alive in today's Church? Or, have we all lost sight of it? Are those today who could attack a giant with nothing more than a sling shot or are we still relying on our own form of religion, having adapted to this age?
The End-time Awakening is presently occurring in certain areas, but it will soon spread out to cover the entire earth. Will we be those who believe and demonstrate the Super-natural signs and wonders of God to the lost? We don't put faith in our own ability and power, but we put our faith in the Greater One Who lives in us. We might fail in our own might, but we can do all things in Him and the Power of His Might.
This kind of faith has mostly been seen in small portions of the Body of Christ, but it is meant for all who will believe. It will take a bold faith and the willingness to withstand the criticism of both the world and some in the Church, in order to step into the calling and Anointing that is now living in every born-again believer.
Paul instructs the Church in Rom.12:2Amp), saying, "Do not be conformed to this world (age), fashioned after and adapted to it's external, superficial customs, but be transformed, changed by the entire renewal of your mind." We're to be internal and Super-natural, instead of eternal and superficial. Many today, have stopped in our faith of the Super-natural things of the Lord.
We've adapted to the world's view of God, instead of what the Word tells us about Him. Many will be critical, believing that if we walk and believe in God's Promises, then we're foolish. Some will believe it's over-the-top to walk in God's Blessing, instead of the Curse. Others still have unrenewed minds and believe you can never know God's will. Paul goes on in the above scripture saying, "When you renew our mind by God's Word, you can prove for yourself what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God for yourself." Is this true or was Paul just trying to fill pages in his letter to the Church?
It's difficult to truly walk in the Truth of God's Word, when we don't know if we're in God's will or are fighting against His will. We can't exercise faith, when we're in doubt and are confused about what we're doing. Is it still God's will to heal? We need to know and be assured about His will. Jesus said, "I came not to do My will, but the will of the Father, and when you see Me, you have seen the Father." If Jesus did it, then it was and is, always the Father's will.
1John5:14-15(Amp) says, "And this is the confidence, the assurance, the privilege of boldness which we have in Him; we are sure that if we ask anything, make any request according to His will, in agreement with His Own Plan, He listens to and hears us. And if, since we positively know that He listens to us in whatever we ask, we also know with settled and absolute knowledge that we have granted us as our present possessions the requests made of Him." This is still True for us today, whether or not some choose not to believe it. We must renew our minds by God's Word, until we know God's will for ourselves.
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