WHEN GOD SHOWS UP

-
Luke 8:43-44
And a woman having an issue of blood twelve years, which had spent all her living upon physicians, neither could be healed of any,
 Came behind [him], and touched the border of his garment: and immediately her issue of blood stanched.

This woman had been going through this pain for eighteen years. She had visited places, she had spent so much money. All hope seemed lost, but God showed up! Glory.

What we preach today is that, as believers who enjoy grace, God dwells in us by his Holy Spirit.

1Corinthians 6:19
 What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost [which is] in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?

Revelation 3:20
Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.

John 14:17
[Even] the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.

Thus we do not see Jesus passing by, He dwells in us by God's Spirit.

However, we could grow to ignore His Spirit. To live life the way we please. This could be by:

* how we feel
* what we see
* what we hear
* experiences
* emotions etc

When we do, we place ourselves away from the power available to us on the inside.

We should understand that God compels no man. Selah!

Titus 2:11
For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men,

We began by believing and thus took action (faith), we ought also to continue believing and taking action (faith).

God may not show His hand, till you have withdrawn yours and that of others you feel are your helpers. We have this beggars nature of seeking man. If only we seek God so, and allow Him direct us. Not that we do not need men, but they must never take the place of God. Else God would let you have your way. Till you have exhausted all and have been fully disappointed, then you turn to Him who cannot fail.

Isaiah 31:1,3
What sorrow awaits those who look to Egypt for help, trusting their horses, chariots, and charioteers and depending on the strength of human armies instead of looking to the lord, the Holy One of Israel.
For these Egyptians are mere humans, not God! Their horses are puny flesh, not mighty spirits! When the lord raises his fist against them, those who help will stumble, and those being helped will fall. They will all fall down and die together.

May we who have received God's Spirit not live as if we have not. God is with us, are we still waiting for Him to show up?  Selah!

May we receive grace today to enjoy all the benefits of our sonship.

We are blessed.

Love
@the watcher

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

DO YOU STILL SEE?

-
Habakkuk 2:3 For the vision is yet for an appointed time; but at the end it will speak, and it will not lie. Though it tarries, wait for it; Because it will surely come, it will not tarry. It may have been easy when we first believed, to visualize the promises. We reach out with zeal, loving God, seeking to do exploits. That was when we first believed, just as Jesus said: John 3:3 Jesus answered and said to him, "Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God." When we become born again we see God's kingdom, our spirit man is reborn and we count the flesh as nothing. Then time passes by, we are in the world, all its distractions, temptations, responsibilities, challenges and so on begin to reveal themselves. The question then is: * Can we still see heaven? John 3:3 * Are we still zealous? John 2:17 * Are we continuing in those things? Acts 2:42 * Are we walking in love? 1John 4:7 or Has the cares and worries of life and service ta
Read more

TRADE WISELY

-
Isaiah 40:31 But those who wait on the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint. Many have traded their joy chasing over material things and the pleasures and satisfaction of the world. The question is "is it worth it?". Yes we must earn, work and keep improving day after day but we must remember "nothing is free". We must pay a price. So, what are we ready to sacrifice? Some have sacrificed, their: * health * peace of mind * children * marriage * calling * ministry * good name All in the bid to get material things. 2Timothy 4:10 for Demas has forsaken me, having loved this present world, and has departed for Thessalonica-- Crescens for Galatia, Titus for Dalmatia. There is always a process, we would get into trouble when we try to use the shortcut, to get it by all means and immediately. Let us be careful of what exchange we make! Let us ask like J
Read more

DO UNTO OTHERS . . .

-
Matthew 7:12 "Therefore, whatever you want men to do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets. It is hypocritical of us to expect people to stand with us when we are experiencing challenges yet when we see others face their own challenges, we begin to imagine what they must have done wrong or maybe they annoyed God or did one evil or the other instead of reaching out to help as we would desire others to do for us. The same thing goes for prosperity, when the Lord opens a door for us and we have abundance of wealth or a breakthrough we expect others to rejoice with us, more so, some would even find it hard to give to others. What is our reaction when someone else gets this breakthrough, do we get suddenly suspicious without reason. Do we expect the person to reach out to us? It is better to stay on the side of encouragement than to sit as a judge or prosecutor. Jesus said, Matthew 7:2 "For with what judgment you judge, you will be judged; and with the same
Read more