God wants to raise up something new in our lives, but first He has to remove the old and unhealthy attitudes and desires. Once we give up our willingness to compromise when it comes to God's instructions and words to us, we will find ourselves in full alignment with His will — a place where He takes complete control and leads us into intimacy with Christ, giving us victory over our battles and struggles.
This message encourages us to take every opportunity to intentionally bring to mind what Jesus Christ accomplished for us on Cavalry's Tree. So that we will be able to endure in times of difficulty and not grow proud in times of prosperity. Jesus gives us a mandate to remember all He has done for us. We must remember when we had no hope and no strength and God stretched out His hand and freed us from all our bondage. Also, remember to love, esteem and pray for the body of Christ. Lastly, remember the lost. Don't forget to care for the people who don't necessarily care for you. Remember the Cross and what Jesus sacrificed for us so we can live in true freedom.
When we come to Christ we must by faith believe that our sins were paid in full by His precious Blood. The Bible says He was wounded for our transgressions and He was bruised for our iniquities. The sacrifice was made one time and we don’t have to smite the Rock (Jesus) again. We don’t have to keep going to an altar call for salvation every time we fail. Salvation leads us into the completeness of Christ and we are invited to come boldly the throne of grace when we are weak and struggling. It doesn't matter what your need is today, come to Jesus and begin to speak to Him. Don't wait until you are strong, come when your weak and pour out your heart to Him. You can walk in assurance and confidence because of the Blood. Come and speak to Jesus, He wants to hear your voice.
When we fail to appreciate the provision of God and don’t understand where He is leading us, we will go backwards instead of forward. What a tragedy when we don’t see the divine purpose for our life and the Bible becomes a closed book. God provides for us manna from heaven and all the strength we need for our journey. It doesn't matter how difficult our trials become, we are called to go into the Bible and get God's vision for our lives because it will strengthen you and those around you. We serve the God of the miraculous and if we get into His Word there will be all the provision we need so that as the years go by we will be like a green tree full of fresh oil.
Jesus said that He would rather people were hot or cold than lukewarm. It seems strange that He want us to have none of Him than just a little. The problem with being lukewarm is that you have seen a fiery God and come away unchanged. Prayerlessness, unaffected by the Word and disobedience are a few signs of being lukewarm. There is still good news. Jesus holds nothing back to bring you back to his full plan. A door is open to you for a life on fire for God.
We are living in a time when all the options of a safe and secure future are running out. The Church of Jesus Christ will never fully know the miracles of God's compassion until we run out of resources. We need a vision of our smallness combined with a vision of God's greatness. Jesus will wait until all human effort and reasoning are gone so we don't take credit for His miracles. A great touch of God is coming to those with a childlike faith who bring Jesus the little they have so He can multiply it.
[1 Peter 5:5-11] In today's society, pride and ambition are portrayed as positive traits. This is contradictory to what is taught in Scripture. We are to cover ourselves with humility. In order to walk in humility, we need to develop a trust in God. This comes only through a clear revelation of who God is. God cares about all your situations and can bring the best resolution. This trust brings the ability to act in humility with one another.
When we got saved Jesus took up residency in our heart and the very work that He was doing on earth came to us. He planted His heart and life in us and called us to join Him with His work on earth. A child of the day has a cry in their heart that says, “Jesus come and put a deposit of your love and life in me so I can reach out to the poor and needy.” In the last days the Bible says iniquity will abound and our love for one another will grow cold. It will get so vile and evil in the end times that many in the church will wrongly come to the conclusion that people are not worth giving our life for. This message reminds us not to bury the life of Christ in the cold ground of a hardened heart. Cry out to God until you are gripped with the value of one soul.