The LORD
has spoken to me over the last couple of months about one of the reasons that the
Church does not have as dynamic and miraculous meetings as we hope, many times
we are just graced by Holy Spirit because of the couple or the few who come
prepared to minister. Those few who have prayed and fasted and sought the gifts
of Holy Spirit; those who study the Bible, are listening to Holy Spirit and
seeking to do the will of the Father are the ones who are used to release Holy
Spirit to minister love, healing and deliverance to those who are in need.
Every believer should come prayed up and ready to minister
at every meeting we attend. Every believer is filled with The Holy Spirit the
moment we are born again. Many believers get “baptized in The Holy Spirit” and
speak in tongues. But, every believer is filled by Holy Spirit and all of His
gifts are available to every believer to be used as He leads.* Because, every
believer is the Temple of GOD,
in the earth, where His Spirit lives. “Do you not know that you are the Temple
of GOD and that the Spirit of GOD dwells in you? If anyone
defiles the Temple of GOD,
GOD will destroy him.
For the Temple of GOD is
holy, which Temple you are.” “And
what agreement has the Temple of GOD with idols? For you are the Temple of the Living GOD. As GOD has said: ‘I will dwell in
them and walk among them. I will be their GOD. And they shall be My people.’” 1 Corinthians 3:16-17,
2 Corinthians 6:16 (Ezekiel 37:26-27) NKJV
Jesus gave His Church a commission, we call it the Great
Commission,# but many Christians do not practice it in their life,
many leave it to others, some ease their conscience by giving money to the
Church to support the work of the ministry but most Christians do not do what GOD called them to do. GOD called and gifted every person
ever born to do the work of His Kingdom in the earth as it is in Heaven. Those
of us who are born again have no excuse for not seeking GOD’s will and purpose for our
life. He has given us His Divinely Inspired Word and His Holy Spirit there is
no reason that we cannot learn and obey!+
*“There are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit. There
are differences of ministries, but the same LORD. And there are diversities of activities, but it
is the same GOD who
works all in all. But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to each one for
the profit of all: for to one is
given the word of wisdom through the Spirit, to another the word of knowledge
through the same Spirit, to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts
of healings by the same Spirit, to another the working of miracles, to another
prophecy, to another discerning of Spirits, to another different kinds of tongues, to another the interpretation of
tongues. But one and the same Spirit works all these things, distributing to each
one individually as He wills.” 1 Corinthians 12:4-11 NKJV
#“So Jesus said to them again, ‘Peace to you! As The Father
has sent Me, I also send you.’ And when He had said this, He breathed on them, and said to them, ‘Receive The Holy
Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you retain
the sins of any, they are retained.’”
“Therefore when they had come together, they asked Him, saying, ‘LORD, will You at this time
restore the Kingdom to Israel?’ And he said to them, ‘It is not for you to know
the times or seasons which The Father has put in His own authority. But you
shall receive power when The Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be
witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of
the earth.’” “Then He said to them, ‘These are
the words which I spoke to you while I was still with you, that all things must
be fulfilled which were written in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms concerning Me.’ And He opened
their understanding, that they might comprehend the Scriptures. Then He said to
them, ‘Thus it is written, and thus it was necessary for the Christ to suffer
and to rise from the dead the third day, and that repentance and remission of
sins should be preached in His name to all nations, beginning at Jerusalem. And
you are witnesses of these things. Behold, I send the Promise of My Father upon
you; but tarry in the city of Jerusalem until you are endued with power from on
high.’” “And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, ‘All authority has been
given to Me in Heaven and on earth. Go therefore and make disciples of all the
nations, baptizing them in the name of The Father and of The Son and of The
Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and
lo I am with you always, even to the end of the age.’” “And He said to them, ‘Go
into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature. He who believes and
is baptized will be saved, but he who does not believe will be condemned. And
these signs will follow those who believe: In My name they will cast out
demons; they will speak with new tongues; they will take up serpents; and if
they drink anything deadly, it will by no means hurt them; they will lay hands
on the sick, and they will recover.’” Amen! John 20:21-23; Luke 24:44-49; Matthew
28:18-20; Mark 16:15-18 NKJV
+“See then that you walk circumspectly, not as fools but as
wise, redeeming the time, because the days are evil. Therefore do not be
unwise, but understand what the will of the LORD is. And
do not be drunk with wine, in which is dissipation; but be filled with the
Spirit, speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs,
singing and making melody in your heart to the LORD, giving thanks always for all things to GOD the Father in the name of
our LORD Jesus Christ,
submitting to one another in the fear of GOD.” Ephesians 5:15-21 NKJV
“Study to shew thyself approved unto GOD, a workman that needeth not
to be ashamed, rightly divining the Word of Truth.” 2 Timothy 2:15 KJV
“All Scripture is
given by inspiration of GOD,
and is profitable for doctrine, for
reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, that the man of GOD may be complete, thoroughly
equipped for every good work.” 2 Timothy 3:16-17 NKJV
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