Your key to success

Proverbs 23/7 says .. as a man thinks in his heart so is he.

Im beginning to understand more and more that what ever goes on between our ears is the key to almost everything we receive and experience in this life from God

Our thinking is key to manifesting all that we have already been given by God in Christ.
Our thinking is key to our growth and maturity in Christ.
Our thinking is the valve that either turns on or turns off the very life flow that God has put within us.

The Bible says that we are not to be conformed to this world but transformed by the renewing of our minds that we might be able to prove what is the good,perfect and acceptable will of God.

The word of God reveals Gods true nature and character. It reveals Gods goodness and great love for us and the only thing that really stops us from experiencing the love and the life and the peace that God has for us is right between our ears.                                                                                                              The way we are transformed  and experience everything that god has for us is through our minds, through our thought life. This is why it’s so critical for us to not just casually read the Bible but to meditate on the word. To meditate means to rehearse over and over or to ponder on. Meditating on the word is critical for transformation. Now many might say I don’t have time to meditate on the word but that’s not true! Because whether you realize it or not you are always meditating on something whether good or bad your always meditating or thinking about something. So meditating on the word is about choosing priorities.

Do you believe that simply by meditating on the word and renewing your mind to the truth of Gods word will really transform your life and manifest Gods abundance in you? It will you just have to give it a chance to work.

Do we believe if we seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness then all the other things will be added to us? Or are we too busy seeking first the things? Are we too busy trying to figure it all out for ourselves to meditate on Gods word.

Gods word must take precedence in our lives. As we renew our minds to the promises of God in the word then we will be transformed and all things will be added to us.

In fact meditating on the word is the only way that we will ever have any true success in our lives.

Joshua 1:8
This Book of the Law shall not depart out of your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, that you may observe and do according to all that is written in it. For then you shall make your way prosperous, and then you shall deal wisely and have good success.

As we meditate on the word of God and believe and do the things that the Holy Spirit show us to do then we will begin to make our way prosperous, we will have the wisdom we need to make the right decisions in life and we will have good success.
But it says we are to meditate on the word day and night.. In other words we are to make Gods word a priority in our lives!

We cannot expect to have a very prosperous life if we read the word like we would a fortune cookie! Or if we just hear the word once a week in a church service! Once a week will make you weak! That would be like eating only once a week, it will not work.

We must take in the word every day and meditate on the word.

Now don’t get me wrong, God will still love you whether you read the Bible or not but reading and meditation of the word will help us in our daily life on this earth! I mean why spend all our lives poor,ignorant and defeated when the word will make our way prosperous.

The Bible has to become more then a place to grace our coffee tables or hide our money. You know why the Bible is a good place to hide money? because very few will open up the Bible and look in it.

Every Christian is responsible for his or her own growth in The Lord especially today when we have plenty have access to the the word of God. We can read the word, listen to the word and see the word in so many different ways. We have more access to Gods word today then we have ever had since the world began through radio, tv, internet, cd’s, and now even on our iPhones. I mean we really have no excuse not to get into the word.

So when people say I don’t have time to read or meditate on the word that’s just not true…it’s a matter of priority.

We must make reading and meditating on Gods word a priority if we are going to see all that God has for us manifest in our lives!

The word changes our thinking and as our thinking changes and begins to line up with Gods word we will then begin to experience the life and peace that God has for us.

Your mind set will determine your life set. So What are we meditating on? what are we thinking about? What are we meditating on?

Did you know worry is to meditate on things that you should not be meditating on. I don’t care what it is, what the circumstance is if we begin to worry and become fearful then we are meditating the wrong things.

Worry will not take care of one problem. This is why Jesus told us not to even go there!

Matthew 6: 27

And who of you by worrying and being anxious can add one unit of measure (cubit) to his stature or to the [w]span of his life?

Worry is just a distraction from Gods word and His kingdom. Why waste time in worry when you could be using that time to meditate on Gods word.

Matthew 6:33

33 But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things will be added unto you.

34 Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.

God is telling us to never worry. You could say its a new covenant commandment. Just don’t go there! If you feel yourself drifting into worry nip it in the bud! Shift your mind to the word , begin to think on good things. Philippians tells us how we are to think.

Philippians 4:8
Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.

I’m not saying it’s always easy to think good thoughts when all hades seems to be breaking loose but it is something we must exercise and learn to do.

The Christian life is likened to a tree or plant that begins with a seed and grows to produce fruit. So what does it take to grow a plant ? It takes seed, soil,water , sunshine , nutrients and sometimes a little fertilizer and another word for fertilizer is… And I’ll be nice and say manure, and sometimes we have to go through a lot of manure … I mean like the t shirt says sometimes manure just happens ! But manure is often necessary for us to grow..so we need to learn to not allow the hardships of what we are going through to make us bitter but better, to allow them to work growth and fruit in our lives to the glory of God.

Transformed by the Word

Romans 12:2 Transformed by the word

Once again we see the vital importance of meditating on the word of God.

Romans 12:2 says that we are not to be conformed to this world or poured into this world mould mould but instead we are to be transformed by the renewing of our minds.

An Apple tree branch does not have to strive or struggle to produce apples it naturally produces apples as it abides in the tree.

And as we abide in the word then the fruit that is inside will come out. We will bare fruit as we abide in Gods word.

Now Romans 12 says that we are to present ourselves a living sacrifice to The Lord .

How do we present ourselves as a living sacrifice to The Lord? First by not conforming to the world and how the world thinks..by not being poured into the mold of this world and by renewing our minds,

The bible says that we are transformed by the renewing of our minds..

Transformed means metamorphism which is the same word when a caterpillar turns into a butterfly. As our minds are renewed to the truth of God’s word then we will literally be transformed from the inside out by the power of God.

The way we think is the most dominant force in our lives. Proverbs 23:7 as a man thinks in his heart so is he

We need to be reprogram our minds and allow the word to change our thinking.

Many of us have had wrong thinking that has come from the influence of this world.

Many in the church today have had wrong religious teaching that has influenced there thinking and need to be reprogrammed to the truth of the New Covenant and the Gospel of Grace.

The word for renewing is actually the word renovation. When somebody renovates a house they usually go in and take the old materials out and install brand-new materials.

We need to allow the Holy Spirit to be our spiritual carpenter and change our old ways of thinking , that is to take out our old thoughts and replace those old thoughts with His thoughts according to the word of God.

This sounds like a familiar scripture doesn’t it? Look at Isaiah 55 : 7-13

Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the Lord, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.

8 For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the Lord.

9 For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.

10 For as the rain cometh down, and the snow from heaven, and returns not thither, but waters the earth, and makes it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater:

11 So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.

12 For ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.

13 Instead of the thorn shall come up the fir tree, and instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle tree: and it shall be to the Lord for a name, for an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off.

Wow! what a promise by the Lord for all who will forsake their own thoughts and ways and seek only the thoughts and ways of the Lord ! As we do this then our minds will be renewed to the truth of Gods word and we will go forth and see an abundant harvest go before us.

We cannot loose by renewing our minds to the word of God.. As we renew our minds God promises to bless us.

We often limit God by our limited humanistic thinking.

As we meditate on Gods word exchanging our thoughts for His thoughts it will cause the faith that he has already placed inside of us to explode.

How how to release faith

 

How the faith in me is released.

Philemon 1:6

That the communication of thy faith may become effectual by the acknowledging of every good thing which is in you in Christ Jesus.

Our faith becomes effectual as we acknowledge every good thing that has already been put in us in Christ. I encourage every believer to meditate on the promises of God that he has already lavished on us in Christ.

2 Peter 1:4

Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.

As we meditate on the things already given to us by God in Christ and agree and believe these things are true for us then we begin to experience from the inside out His divine nature and part of that divine nature is the faith of Christ.

The other part of this is to not only believe that these promises are ours but then we are to confess them or speak them.

Romans 10:8-10

8 But what saith it? The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach;

9 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.

10 For with the heart man believes unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.

Notice Paul said he had the word of faith in his heart and in his mouth. This means he knew that Christ was in him and the faith of Christ was in him and all that he had to do is open up his mouth and preach to let it all come out,

Also in verse 10 it says that man believes in his heart unto righteousness but with his mouth man speaks unto salvation, and we already know that the Greek word for salvation is sozo which means healing,deliverance,and a host of all that we have been given in Christ

Speaking is a huge part of appropriating the faith we have

Matthew 21:21
Jesus answered and said unto them, Verily I say unto you, If ye have faith, and doubt not, ye shall not only do this which is done to the fig tree, but also if ye shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; it shall be done.

Jesus said if we have faith and doubt not we can speak to fig trees and the mountain and there will be a response, well first of all we already know that we have faith because the bible says that as Christians we have all been given the measure of faith of Christ, we have the same faith Christ had in him, but the other part of this scripture is that we doubt not! One of the only things that can stop the faith of Christ from operating in and through our lives is doubt or unbelief .

How do we deal with unbelief? By meditating on the truth of Gods word. Gods word is called the sword of the spirit that can cut away all unbelief in and out of our lives.

The word will also stir up the faith in us.

There are only two things that ever stopped the faith of Christ from working. Ignorance and Unbelief.

And this is the only things that stop the church from releasing the faith of Christ.

But as we meditate on who we are and what we have in Christ and then begin to believe and confess these things it will begin to release what God has put inside .

Faith is released through confession

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Faith is the bridge

Faith is the bridge between the natural and the supernatural world

Faith appropriates and makes manifest what already exist in the unseen or the spirit world

For example in the spirit realm we are already healed. Faith brings the healing that we already have and manifest it into the physical realm.

Peter said to the lame man sliver and gold have I none but such as I have I give to you, what did Peter have? He had healing.

Peter believed what he already had and by faith brought it out from the spirit realm gave it to the lame man in the physical realm and the lame man was healed.

This is what Jesus did when he fed the 5000 with 5 loaves and two fish. The provision was already there to feed the 5000 in the unseen realm and Jesus by faith took what already existed in the unseen realm and it was made manifest into the physical seen realm.

Hebrews 11:3

Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear.

All we see today was created or came out from the unseen spiritual world.

Are we living more by what we see or by what what we don’t see? It does not take the God kind of faith to believe what you can see but it does take the God kind of faith to believe what you cannot see.what did Jesus say about those who exercise this kind of faith ?

John 20:29
Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed.

Did you know that we as Christians today actually have more faith then any of the prophets of old ever had and more then any of the disciples before the cross ever had? We have been given the measure of faith to believe just like Jesus believed. We have the same faith that Jesus had to operate in the unseen world and to see what is in the unseen world manifest into the seen world.

Also did you know that we who are in the new covenant have something far greater then any prophet that ever existed in the old covenant ? This includes Abraham, Isaac, Jacob Moses,Elijah and all the rest. What little ole me greater then Abraham, Moses, Elijah ,David and all the great men of faith in the Old Testament? Yep! And before you call me a heretic read your Bible.

Matthew 11:11

Verily I say unto you, Among them that are born of women there hath not risen a greater than John the Baptist: notwithstanding he that is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.

What does it say? The least in the kingdom of God today is greater than any prophet that has ever existed including John the Baptist.

You might say how can that be? Because of the one who now lives in you! Greater is he that’s in you then he that’s in the world,

None of the great prophets of old had in them what you have now in you today! And I’m sure they are looking down from heaven and thinking why don’t they see what is in them? They have the entire trinity in them,they have the Father ,Son and the Holy Ghost in them and they don’t even know it! They have the kingdom of God in them and they don’t even know it! They are saying we had God with us but they have God in them! We had natural faith but they have the very supernatural faith of God in them!

Do you believe that God lives in you and wants to manifest himself through you? Do you believe that you have Christ in you and the faith of Christ in you?

We already have been given all the blessings of God in heavenly places in Christ in us.

Ephesians 1:3

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ:

We are surrounded by a great cloud of witnesses which include all the great prophets of old and they are rooting us on and praying that we will wake up to all that we already have in Christ.

Hebrews 12

Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith;

We need to meditate on the scriptures concerning these things because they are true.

Natural and Supernatural Faith

Natural and Supernatural faith

Every person born has natural faith. When we get on a plane,drive a car,sit in a chair,even living in a condo 12 stories up takes faith,but this is human faith , faith that is based on our 5 senses,however when we got saved that took a different kind of faith because when we  got saved we believed in something we could not see like chair, we believed our sins were forgiven  and we were born again by the Spirit, this took supernatural faith.

God actually gave us supernatural faith to believe that our sins have been forgiven and that we are saved by His grace

Ephesians 2:8
For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:

Grace is a gift but so was faith! We did not naturally believed the gospel God sent someone to give us the gospel and then He provided us with the supernatural faith to believe it.

We did not use our natural faith to believe In God we were actually born again by the faith of God.

Galatians 2:16
Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified.

Notice it says e were justified by the faith of Jesus Christ not our faith but His faith! He sent His faith on His word, the only thing we did is receive what He sent.

Romans 10:17
So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

After we believe we then are to live by the faith of Christ who lives in us.

Galatians 2:20

I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth 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.

Since we have the faith of the son of God in us we are now able to do anything that Jesus did.

John 14:12

Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believes on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father.

Living by the faith of Christ

 

Did you know that we already have all the faith that we will ever need to do anything and everything that God ever asks us to do? In fact we have the same faith of Jesus Christ. We as born again Christians do not have big faith and little faith because the bible says that we have all been given the same measure of faith.

Romans 12:3
For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith.

I use to read this scripture and think that every Christian had a different measure of faith that some had big faith like the smith wigglesworth and then others had little faith, but this is not what this is scripture is saying. It’s saying that we all have been given the same measure of faith as a gift when we were born again!

When we received Christ we also received the faith of Christ as well. Faith is a gift freely given to all of us by God, so no one should ever think they are more important then anyone else because we all have the same measure of faith, even small children if they are born again have the same measure of faith that Christ had. Faith enough to heal the sick and even raise the dead!

We need to understand that Faith is not something we try to muster up by the flesh but it is a fruit of the Spirit.

Galatians 5:22 the fruit of the Spirit is love,joy,peace,long suffering,gentleness,goodness and also faith

Faith is part of our new created Spirit. We have enough faith in is right now to do anything that God calls us to do, which includes raising the dead! What ever Jesus did we also have the same faith to do.

Didn’t Jesus say the works I do you will do also and even greater works, John 14:12

Listen We have kind of been duked by the devil into thinking that we really don’t have much faith especially the kind of faith like the Billy Graham’s or other great evangelists but the truth is that we do. We all have the same measure of faith , in fact we have the same faith as Christ and this is the faith that we are called to live by.

Galatians 2:20

I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth 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.

Notice it says that we are to live by the faith of the son of God. So where is this faith that I’m to live by? It’s in me!

If we have the faith of Christ in us then why don’t we see it working in and through us more?
Well first of all we have been ignorant about this faith that we have. Ho many know that you can have a million dollars in a bank account that was given to you as about by someone but if your never told about the million bucks it will just sit there in the account! I mean it’s yours you just don’t know it’s there, likewise the faith of Christ has been in us the entire time waiting to manifest, but religion has taught us that we somehow have to earn faith or get more faith by the things we do but that’s not true because we right now already have all the faith that we will ever need and it’s in us, like righteousness has been put in our account faith has also been put into our account. So how do we get this faith that’s in us to manifest itself through us? Or you could say how. Can we make a faith withdrawal ?

Philemon 1:6 says the communication of our faith will become effectual by the acknowledgment of every good thing that’s already in us in Christ Jesus!

In other words as we wake up to the truth about what we have been given and what has already been put in us in Christ then the faith of Christ that’s in us will begin to effectually be communicated through us to others. Remember the faith we have inside of us is a fruit of the Spirit, just like , love,peace and joy

Fruit is something that we will bare as we abide in the vine, fruit is to something you strive to produce through your own efforts and faith is a fruit of the Spirit.

The more we simply abide in Christ acknowledging what Christ has already given us then we will naturally bare fruit which includes the faith of Christ.

This May shock some when I say this but It’s actually kind of wrong for us to even ask God to give us more faith, we don’t need anymore faith, we already have the measure of the faith of Christ already in us , I mean how much more faith do we need! We don’t need more faith , what we need is the faith that we already have to be released in and through us!

But doesn’t the bible say that faith comes by hearing and hearing by the word of God? Yes it does but this is pertaining to someone who initially hears the gospel. God provides the word and the faith along with it so those who hear can believe what they just heard but once a person believes the gospel and is born again they receive the Spirit of Christ and the measure of faith.

So after you believe you don’t need more faith, the faith that you have just needs to be stirred up and made manifest through you
. So we do not need to wait for God to ever give us more faith but we need to wake up to the faith that He has already given to us in Christ.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Baptized into Christ

 

We have a natural propensity toward legalism , where as grace is not natural. Grace is more difficult for us because it’s the unearned , unmerited favor from God. We can’t earn grace,work for grace, we can never deserve Gods grace the only thing we can do is believe and receive Gods grace and say thank you for His great grace

There is no place for flesh to ever take credit or glory in doing something for grace or salvation.

Grace is a free gift from God and has to be received as a completely free gift or it’s no longer grace.

Ephesians 2:8

For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:You can never attach any works at all to grace or it’s no longer grace but debt

Romans 4:4-8

4 Now to him that works is the reward not reckoned of grace, but of debt.

5 But to him that works not, but believes on him that justifies the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness.

6 Even as David also describes the blessedness of the man, unto whom God imputed righteousness without works,

7 Saying, Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered.

8 Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin.

If you want to see the blessings of God manifest in your life then you need to believe that God has once and for all time forgiven you and will never impute sin to your account ever again!

And When you get to heaven it will not be glory be to God and me! No it will only be glory to the lamb!

It’s not that we start out in grace and then finish by our own dedicated works! No it’s grace in the beginning, grace in the middle and grace that will take me me home!

Now this May shock some but it’s in the word, but did you know that Gods grace also includes holiness,sanctification and redemption!
When we were placed into Christ we were also placed into holiness,righteousness ,sanctification,and complete redemption.

Holiness is not something you do by the flesh.. No ! Holiness is something you become because you have been placed into the Holy one!

1 Corinthians 1:30 But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption:

So When you were baptized into Christ you were baptized into all that Christ is right now! You put on Christ.

Ephesians 4:24

put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness.

Notice it says that we put on the new man or the new you that God has already created in righteousness and true holiness. True holiness is not come by you trying to act holy by the flesh . Holiness is not measured by the length of your hair or your not smoking,drinking,or chewing but holiness is who the new you. You became holy through the new birth, God created us to be holy and righteous when he forgave all our sins and then baptized us into the Holy one and as we renew our minds to know this and believe it then what God has already created on the inside will begin to make its way to the outside.

Let me ask you a question can you go into water without getting wet? No! And when you were baptized into Christ you experienced at that moment all that Christ is! That’s why the bible says as He is so are we in this life.

Now did you know where the bible says those who believe in Christ will be saved, what that is really saying is not those who just intellectually believe in Jesus but the literal meaning is those who believe into Jesus will experience full salvation and it’s benefits.

Let me give you an example.. If you walk up to a lake or an ocean and look at it then you can say ” yes I believe in this lake or ocean but then if you go into the lake or ocean where it’s now over your head and you then in essence become one with the lake or ocean that’s a far different experience.

The true word to believe in Jesus really implies that we do not just believe in Jesus the historical figure but that we have believed into Jesus that is we believe that we have been baptized into him and we are now one with him!

We must receive this revelation to see what God has put into us manifest through us.

So when we are physically baptized in water it’s demonstrating the spiritual reality of what really took place when we believed and received Christ.

Galatians 3: 27

27 For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ.

28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.

29 And if ye be Christ’s, then are ye Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise.

Notice it says that we were baptized into Christ and now have put on Christ and we are now one with Christ! That’s a very powerful truth! And again this is not something we do it’s something that has already been done when we first believed.

1 Corinthians 6:17
But he that is joined unto the Lord is one spirit.

The bible says that we have baptized into Christ, sealed with the Holy Spirit and have been made one Spirit with The Lord. This is your new present reality

Now many may say ?” Well I don’t feel too holy or righteous let alone joined to The Lord, in fact sometimes I feel like God is so far away.. Well my answer is this is that this is where faith comes in! We need to stop leaning on our feelings and start believing Gods word over our feelings.

Feelings come and go but Gods word is true and endures forever . As we believe Gods word in spite of our feelings then we will begin to experience the manifestation of who we really are in Christ.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Who has believed our Report?

 

Isaiah 53 :1 says Who hath believed our report? and to whom is the arm of the Lord revealed?

Notice He says who’s has believed our report? Today God is looking for someone to believe His word, to believe the good news, the report that says you are forgiven and you are healed. The arm of The Lord is revealed to all who will believe the report. There are no exceptions.

And what does this report say? Isaiah 53 says

4 Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted.

5 But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.

Notice the tense again by His stripes we were healed. What this means is just as we were forgiven over 2000 years ago we were also healed! Spiritually,physically and emotionally. These are the benefits of believing the finished work of the cross.

Psalm 103 says forget not all His benefits ! All means all .. Who forgives all my sins and who heals all my diseases! All means all , all does not mean some but all! Let me ask you a question did Jesus us forgive some of your sins? No! He forgave all your sins and He healed all your diseases.

A few years ago I got a new license plate for my red truck and noticed it said GTB 103 . I asked The Lord what does this mean and I believe He said Got To Believe 103 ! All of it not just half if you expect to see the manifestation of Gods promises then we have got to believe them!

And remember faith comes by hearing and hearing by the word of God. In other words as we meditate on Gods word he also gives the faith to believe what He has promised.

John 12:37

37 But though he had done so many miracles before them, yet they believed not on him:

38 That the saying of Esaias the prophet might be fulfilled, which he spake, Lord, who hath believed our report? and to whom hath the arm of the Lord been revealed?

39 Therefore they could not believe, because that Esaias said again,

40 He hath blinded their eyes, and hardened their heart; that they should not see with their eyes, nor understand with their heart, and be converted, and I should heal them.

So what is this saying? Is this saying that God purposely hardens the heart of some so that they cannot believe even if they wanted too? No I believe it’s saying that when we refuse to believe Gods word even though it’s clear that it will in affect harden our hearts. Kind of like the word that was sown on Stoney ground.

Stoney ground is ground that is hardened toward the promises of God. Listen God can work with doubt but unbelief is more of a refusal to believe. Like one person said doubt is like a car that’s out of gas and needs a little push but unbelief is when someone puts the parking brake on and refuses to believe!

Someone may have a heart of stone toward healing for today while another might just have some doubts. The one with doubts just needs a little more water of the word on there heart to soften it so that they can receive the promise of healing.

Listen even as I’m writing this article on healing I fee faith rising up inside of me to posess my possession and my possession is healing.

Did you know that we are going to always believe something.. We are either believing the doctors report or Gods report , that’s why God said who’s report will you believe?

Listen I believe that God wants to move us away from being natural Christians to super natural Christians ! From being conformed to the world and from being ruled by our 5 senses to where we are being directed and governed by the Holy Spirit who now lives in us.

God wants us to take off our Clark Kent clothes of carnality and as we do we will see super man that was there all the time!

God has not called us to be only human He has called us to be super human!

But let me forewarn you we do have an adversary out there with the kryrtonite of unbelief and fear that will want to challenge us at times but this is why it’s called the fight of faith! And this is why God calls us to contend for the faith.

The kingdom of a God suffers violence and only the violent take it by force!

Romans 10:13-17

13 For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.

14 How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher?

15 And how shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things!

16 But they have not all obeyed the gospel. For Esaias saith, Lord, who hath believed our report?

17 So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

First did you know that the word saved hear does not just mean having your sins forgiven so that you can go to heaven one day? No it also means to be healed, delivered and all the benefits that come with receiving Christ.

Again faith comes riding on the gospel so as we hear the word about healing faith to believe comes with the word.
Now I know that we are perfect in our Spirit and our minds are in the process of being renewed to line up with our present reality in Christ , also that our bodies have not yet put on Incorruption and we still fight the affects of this corruptible body but why not reap the benefits of what God has already given to us. I believe that instead of running off to the drug store every time our big toe hurts we should at least take the time to exercise our faith in the word.

Today when it comes to righteousness in Christ our faith is pretty strong but when it comes to healing I think for the most part it’s a little flabby! Yes I said it flabby faith!

The say in other countries that people get healed all the time! That’s it’s easier . Why is this? Maybe it’s because they have no other options. We have so many options to go to this pharmacy or that doctor but they don’t have all these options so when someone preaches the gospel and says you can be healed.. Bam ! They are often instantly healed..

We need to become more dependent on Gods word and less and less dependent on man and this worlds system.

The carnal mind see the things of God has foolish.. Do you?

 

 

 

 

 

 

Healing who’s waiting on who?

Who is waiting on Who when it comes to physical healing ? Are we waiting on God to heal us or is God really waiting on us to receive and walk in what He has already provided? One thing that we need to pay attention of in scripture are the tenses. The bible does not tell the new covenant believer that he will be healed but has been has already been healed, by his stripes we were healed. Peter didn’t pray and ask The Lord to heal the man at the gate beautiful instead he said such as I have I give to you be healed !

Before we can give something away we need to believe that’s it’s already been given to us. Peter knew that The Lord had already provided healing. We need to pray the same way for people . We don’t need to pray if it by thy will o God heal so and so but instead we should pray in he name of Jesus be healed. When we understand grace we will no longer be a beggar but a commander.

we are not duck commanders we are Jesus commanders lol sorry couldn’t resist..

But really the crux of the Christian life should be believing,receiving and releasing what has already been given to us in Christ.

its kind of like how a radio works. A radio is simply a receiver of what has already been broadcast, once the radio is turned on and tuned in it receives the right signal and then the radio is abble to broadcast what it has already received! See yourself as  Gods radio!

When we ask and plead with God to give us something that he has already given us then we are really praying in unbelief.

It would be like me giving something to someone and then after I gave it, the person I gave the thing to asking me if they could have what I had just given them. I would look at them and say uh you already have it.

Now when it comes to salvation we can’t see salvation,but we know that we are saved ,we know that we have been made a new creation in Christ and that are sins have been forgiven, how do we know these things are true? Because the bible says they are and we believe this bible, it’s the same with healing. We need to renew our minds about healing the same way we did with having our sins forgiven until we are absolutely convinced it’s for us today.

Psalm 103 is for me . He forgives all my sins and heals all my disease. By his stripes I am healed. Now many say this only applies to spiritual healing and not physical, so why did Jesus forgive sins and heal all manner of disease during His earthly ministry? Jesus wanted to let us know about the benefits of believing the gospel nod these benefits include forgiveness of sin and healing of the body but again these things are only appropriated by faith.

Mark 16:16 says these signs will follow them that believe. In my name they will lay hands on the sick and the sick will be healed.

So why do we not see more people walk in Devine health? We’ll fiesta of all we are not sure it’s true for us, and second we have seen people who were prayed for and it didn’t seem to work and last we have been culturally conditioned to depend on medicines and doctors then Devine intervention.its easier to take a pill then to believe the gospel.

The same reason we have not sen more healing is the same reason we have not seen more manifestation of a Gods power and glory, for the most part we have been more conformed to the world then transformed by the renewing of our minds to the promises of God.

2 Peter 1:4
Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.

As we believe Gods precious promises are for us that’s when we will begin to partake of His Devine nature that’s in us and we will also escape the corruption that’s in the world through lust.

God will not force anything on us but a Gods plan is that we walk in Devine health. It has been provided for us through the cross and the stripes that were laid on Christ’s back.
Isaiah 53:5
But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.

Psalm 103

Bless the Lord, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name.

Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits:

Who forgives all thine iniquities; who heals all thy diseases;

Now we can believe the first part but why not the second part?

Matthew 9:35
And Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people.

Jesus preached the gospel and healed every sickness and disease among the people.

Now many will say well that’s Jesus not me! Let me ask you a question where does Jesus live today. In you! And what did he say to us.

John 14:12

Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believes on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father.

Who’s waiting on who when it comes to doing the same works Jesus did?

Remember the Law demands but Grace supplies ? This is vital for us to know if we are going to move in effective ministry. The main difference is this , because we are under grace we have already been freely given or supplied with all we need in Christ to minister effectively to others.

God is not demanding us to do something that He has not already given and equipped us to do, He is just asking us to give to out to others what we have already been supplied with in Christ. Again remember Peter said to the lame man at the gate beautiful such as I have I give to you! So what did Peter have? he had healing and he had the authority in Christ to heal others under the direction of the Holy Spirit.

Matthew 10:1
10 And when he had called unto him his twelve disciples, he gave them power against unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of sickness and all manner of disease.

Mark 16:17 And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues;

18 They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.

Who do these signs follow? Them that believe. Now if you do not believe that God heals to say then you do not have to worry about this sign following you. It’s the same with tongues. If you don’t believe that speaking is tongues is applicable for today then you don’t have to worry about speaking in tongues, these signs will only follow those who believe.

But if you believe then these signs will follow.

Now the bible always says that Jesus went about preaching and teaching the gospel of the kingdom and after preaching and teaching the word He then healed the sick. Why did He preach and teach the word first? Because faith rides on the gospel. Faith comes by hearing and hearing by the word of God, so faith rides on the gospel or the good news as Jesus preached the gospel those who heard it then also received the faith that rode on the waves of the word to believe for healing.

Now the question we need to ask is healing part of the gospel? Do we preach only forgiveness or do we preach healing too? We must allow the word to answer that question for us and not our old traditional beliefs .

Let’s look at what the word says.

Matthew 8:14-17

14 And when Jesus was come into Peter’s house, he saw his wife’s mother laid, and sick of a fever.

15 And he touched her hand, and the fever left her: and she arose, and ministered unto them.

16 When the even was come, they brought unto him many that were possessed with devils: and he cast out the spirits with his word, and healed all that were sick:

17 That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying, Himself took our infirmities, and bare our sicknesses.

Noticed Jesus was introducing the new covenant when He was forgiving sins and healing all manner of disease. Jesus had not died and suffered yet to fully enforce the new but this was a preview of what was to come permanently to those who believe.what did Isaiah prophesy about Jesus and what He would do?

Isaiah 53:5
But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.
As Jesus went about teaching and preaching the good news He was preaching forgiveness of sins and healing of sickness and disease. So many say well this is just talking about spiritual healing and mental healing , really? Then why did Jesus physically heal people and then say this was the fulfillment of what Isaiah had prophesied? It dons hold water.

We are called to believe the entire gospel not just half and healing is the other half of the gospel.

So why don’t we walk in more Devine health? Well I think there a few reasons. First because we don’t believe healing is for us today and second we often abuse our bodies and don’t eat right and exercise the way we should, third sin often plays apart , not always but if we willfully sin it can open up an attack on our bodies, but none the less I do believe that God is merciful and will still heal us in spite of our own self abuse.

For example someone who has liver disease because of alcohol can be healed by the power of God if they believe, someone who has smoked 2 packs a day and comes down with lung cancer can still be healed by faith in the stripes of Christ that has already provided healing.

The bottom line is that healing is part of the new covenant promise and is appropriated by faith.

one of the few places that Jesus could not heal was in his own home town because of there unbelief.. Unbelief will close the valve off to healing

Whos waiting on Who? Part 2

The enemy has  most of the church in a waiting mode. Much of the church today is either waiting and starring into the clouds waiting for Jesus to come back  to take them out of this present evil world or they are waiting ,wailing and begging  God to move, to pour out His Spirit, to do something before the devil completely takes  over! Now as I began to meditate on this I saw as it were a picture of a chess board with God on one side and the church on the other side and then I heard God say I’ve made my move, now its your move.. and then I thought who is really waiting on who? Are we waiting on God to move or is it God that is really waiting on us?

Now you might say why would God be waiting on me ? After all like the song goes ” Im only human, Im just a man, one day at a time sweet Jesus, after all are we not just poor old weak sinners saved by grace! and here lies one of the biggest deceptions and lies that much of the church has bought into hook ,line and sinker! According to Gods word we are not just poor ole humans, and we are not just poor old sinners trying to eke our way into heavens doors! No ! The Bible says we are soooo much more than that and the reality is that God has already moved and put heavens treasure inside of each of us and He is now waiting for us to wake up to the reality of what has already been given to us in Christ and manifest what is on the inside out!
The Kingdom of God is in you!

Its not God that needs to move its we who need to wake up and believe!

Remember when Jesus told the women at the well that out of her inner most being would flow rivers of living water and that these waters would be like a natural artesian well springing up and flowing out of her that would touch all that the river touched? mmm well guess what every believer has this same spiritual spring inside them right now . Every believer has God inside of them right now. Every believer has a Holy Ghost artesian well springing up and ready to be released right now !We don’t need more of the Holy Ghost because we are right now are already 1/3 wall to wall Holy Ghost and as we renew our minds to the truth of Gods word this artesian river will flow out like a mighty Tsunami not to bring destruction but life and healing to all who come into contact with it! Yes there is a river of life ready to flow out of you that will make the lame to walk and the blind to see!

Another deception that we have bought into  is that only the ones with theology degrees and pastors are called to be in full time ministry. No absolutely not! Let me ask you a question did the women at the well have a degree in theology? was she a pastor of a church? no! She simply believed in Jesus and said come see a man! This women was used to begin one of the greatest  revivals during the time of Jesus earthly ministry and she didn’t even have the Holy Ghost in her at that time because He had not yet been given! Now if one women who didn’t have the best reputation in town could do this how much more us who have God inside of us do this!

If your a believer in Christ then you have a mighty river inside of you that’s ready to burst out !

Now I want to touch on one deception of the enemy called the maintenance mode . Did you know that  if you are a believer in Christ and have been saved then you do not have to try and maintain your salvation or wonder if things are ever right between you and God?.  Thoughts like am I doing enough, praying enough, sacrificing enough to be pleasing to Him are all thoughts to actually keep you always second guessing tour relationship with God, rob you of your confidence toward God, keep you bound in unbelief and condemnation and to keep you busy in full time ministry only to yourself !   If satan can keep you in the maintaining your salvation mode then he can keep you shut down for manifesting what God has put on the inside of you! Why because unbelief will always shut down the flow.
Thoughts like am I worthy enough, good enough, pleasing enough keep  will always you distracted from what God has already done and put inside of you and  wants to manifest  through you.

Remember before Jesus was released into power ministry He first heard the words this is by beloved Son in whom I am well pleased? Well Its really no difference for us we need to know that Gods is already well pleased with us before we ever do even one work for Him. Our works do not please God as much as our faith in Christ and our new position in Christ pleases Him. We must understand  that no amount of fleshly works can ever please God what really pleases God is faith and faith always agrees with what God says about us in spit of how we feel, because we are in Christ the beloved we are very pleasing to God in spite of our fleshly fluctuations.

God is not pleased with us because we always get things right but God is pleased with us because Jesus got it right and we are now in Him. Always remember this satan is not so much afraid of you as much as he is of the one inside of you