“For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord as the waters cover the sea.”
The only identity equation that works in God’s kingdom is me plus Christ equals wholeness and meaning.
Jesus was always at the centre not hidden
Whatever May have been cutting edge and anointed has a season and time span just as what were the performance cars of the past have been shadowed by the new.
We will remain stuck in it and without blessing if we don’t discern where He is and what he is doing. It is in the middle of that where the blessings flow.
The Holy Spirit He sent is not an optional extra. We need Jesus to turn up. To do it in our own strength is like racing on flat tyres or empty tanks, we are going nowhere.
God has one plan. God has one church. God has one purpose.
“For the Lord God does nothing without revealing his secret to his servants the prophets. The lion has roared; who will not fear? The Lord God has spoken; who can but prophesy?”
We sense He has the desire for our ministry and works to be part of our overt daily lives. Responses in the moment not hushed and behind closed doors.
God has to trust that we have the wisdom and wholeness to steward Him well.
To align with Him and not perform in the flesh.
Bold declarations and decrees exposing Him moving in ways that undoubtedly gives Him the glory.
Public demonstrations of our faith will be rewarded
We are empty and have nothing of ourselves to add to anyone else but we are a vessel to be filled by Him and a bridge or conduit to conduct and relay Him to others. We only have Him who is trustworthy to share from within us.
We facilitate this experience only when we are totally yielded.
Immersed from our own praise and worship is the place of breakthrough for His glory.
“Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice. Let your reasonableness be known to everyone. The Lord is at hand; do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.”
Praise breaks out when we can see Christ, it explodes from our hearts and is joy and is our testimony and our warfare.
Jesus’ touch restores all.
God doesn’t wait to work with perfected people. This is modelled time and again in scripture.
The starting point is taking us as we are as long as we are yielded and He calls us to be made strong in Him so that we can do what He has for us.
We learn in hardship. We discover that He rescues and delivers.
He is a jealous God who says “if you love me you will obey My commands.
The journey is always an essential part in the process. Resilience and maturing is never swift and easy.
Jesus is a bridge over troubled waters and He will carry us when necessary but He also gives us the authority to walk it successfully.
His disciples went from fleeing to the safety of hiding in the upper room. To the waiting and maturing time. To the Revelation proof of Jesus resurrected and recognised encounter.
From the valley of despair to the mountaintop of hope takes a necessary journey that is important.
God is in the process so we must not give solutions to the swirling He creates but must discern and wait for His revelation.
We have to be above the swirl to see it overall through His eyes and trust His will to be done is enough.
Then we will see that we are not working for the Lord we are working with Him.
The illustration shows Jesus at the centre as we swirl through the journey where He is our support but equally part of the bigger picture of His will being done through us. Emanating light that pushes back the darkness.
Three Scriptures that come to mind:
“For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord as the waters cover the sea.” Habakkuk 2:14 ESV
““For the Lord God does nothing without revealing his secret to his servants the prophets. The lion has roared; who will not fear? The Lord God has spoken; who can but prophesy?” Amos 3:7-8 ESV
“Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice. Let your reasonableness be known to everyone. The Lord is at hand; do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.” Philippians 4:4-7 ESV
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