Sunday, May 31, 2009
Sunday, May 24, 2009
The Authority We Have
*The following post is taken from Kingdom Culture. They have a service this Thursday in Greenville. Check it out at www.kcgreenville.com
The Holy Spirit has really been harping on and teaching me a lot about who I am and the authority WE have as children of the King. Romans 14:17 says, “The kingdom of God is righteousness, peace, and joy.” The kingdom IS this! It is not conditional to circumstance. The kingdom of God is ALWAYS righteousness, peace, and joy. Ephesians 2:6 says, “For he raised us from the dead along with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms because we are united with Christ Jesus.” If you are a child of God, if you’ve been brought from death to life, then you are seated with him. Therefore, the same authority that is given to Jesus is given to us because “God decided in advance to adopt us into his own family by bringing us to himself through Jesus Christ.” (Eph. 1:5) We’re in the family. We have access to all that is our Father’s, thus all authority over the spirit and earthly realm. So, by the power of the Holy Spirit, we SHOULD live from where we have been seated.
The Holy Spirit has really been harping on and teaching me a lot about who I am and the authority WE have as children of the King. Romans 14:17 says, “The kingdom of God is righteousness, peace, and joy.” The kingdom IS this! It is not conditional to circumstance. The kingdom of God is ALWAYS righteousness, peace, and joy. Ephesians 2:6 says, “For he raised us from the dead along with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms because we are united with Christ Jesus.” If you are a child of God, if you’ve been brought from death to life, then you are seated with him. Therefore, the same authority that is given to Jesus is given to us because “God decided in advance to adopt us into his own family by bringing us to himself through Jesus Christ.” (Eph. 1:5) We’re in the family. We have access to all that is our Father’s, thus all authority over the spirit and earthly realm. So, by the power of the Holy Spirit, we SHOULD live from where we have been seated.
Our righteousness should not be conditional/shakeable, our love, our joy, our peace. The source has all authority. It’s unshakable! “The Spirit of God, who raised Jesus from the dead, lives in you!!!” (Rom. 8:11) My prayer is that we come to realize our rightful place in God, the identity in not which we label ourselves or the world labels us with but the one our Father has given us…His masterpiece, more than conquerors, burning with love for our first Love! I pray that as you read this the Holy Spirit would impart wisdom and understanding as only he can give, and that your righteousness, peace, and joy are unshakable, immune to circumstance. I pray that your love for the Father would grow with each passing day, and that not a day would go by without encountering Him in powerful ways. Amen.
Examples I cannot shake: Mark 4:35-41; Acts 16:16-28. Live from where you were seated and watch God do incredible things on your behalf!
–Joel Reid
Monday, May 18, 2009
Worship To Rock Your Heart
Ian Mcintosh (new CD)
Jacob, the Generation of the Those Who Seek His Face
Cory Asbury and Matt Gilman
and rock out to the song below
Jacob, the Generation of the Those Who Seek His Face
Cory Asbury and Matt Gilman
and rock out to the song below
Thursday, May 14, 2009
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
I Exalt Thee -Chris Quilala / Jesus Culture
Jesus Culture will be in Atlanta from June 10-12. Check it out at www.jesusculture.org.
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Tuesday, May 12, 2009
A New Home
This summer, as many of you return home to your families and friends, remember....you are not the same as you once were.
What happened?
Your home address changed (or it will).
For too long Christians choose the residency of heaven over hell, but it doesn't become home until they actually get there. That is changing.
At the moment of your salvation, you became part of the greatest home on earth, the Kingdom of God! You are no longer of this world, just as Jesus was not of this world (John 17:16). Its time to stop striving in a life in which you are trying to reach others by operating from earth; its time to start thriving by operating from heaven to earth!
Home is where the heart is. The more you give your heart to God the more heavenly love you are able to give to others. The more you submit yourself to heaven, the more heaven you will bring to earth. As you walk into rooms and restaurants you will see the atmosphere change because "the kingdom of God is in the midst of you" (Luke 17:21).
It was prophesied over a friend of mine that she would be a "spiritual homemaker." I conclude that this is a call to all of us, that wherever we go we would be ones who create a welcoming and inviting atmosphere for the Holy Spirit to come and inhabit.
Grace to Conquer,
John
What happened?
Your home address changed (or it will).
For too long Christians choose the residency of heaven over hell, but it doesn't become home until they actually get there. That is changing.
At the moment of your salvation, you became part of the greatest home on earth, the Kingdom of God! You are no longer of this world, just as Jesus was not of this world (John 17:16). Its time to stop striving in a life in which you are trying to reach others by operating from earth; its time to start thriving by operating from heaven to earth!
Home is where the heart is. The more you give your heart to God the more heavenly love you are able to give to others. The more you submit yourself to heaven, the more heaven you will bring to earth. As you walk into rooms and restaurants you will see the atmosphere change because "the kingdom of God is in the midst of you" (Luke 17:21).
It was prophesied over a friend of mine that she would be a "spiritual homemaker." I conclude that this is a call to all of us, that wherever we go we would be ones who create a welcoming and inviting atmosphere for the Holy Spirit to come and inhabit.
Grace to Conquer,
John
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