Any time there is an increase in darkness or demonic influence there is always a greater increase of light and God’s power (available). The problem we face is that with the current increase in darkness is that the light and power that God wants to break-in with is not being tapped in to adequately.
As I awoke this morning I was met with two messages; one was 1 Corinthians 1:10-18 and the other was a shooting at the park of my job last night, light and darkness. Today’s word is putting focus on the right things.
1 Cor. 1:17 “For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel-not with words of human wisdom, lest the cross of Christ be emptied of its power.”
1 Cor. 2:4-5 “My message and my preaching were not with wise and persuasive words, but with a demonstration of the Spirit’s power, so that your faith might not rest on men’s wisdom, but on God’s power.”
When we focus on people, big names, and ministries we empty the cross of its power, handcuffing God and handicapping the people. But when we focus on Christ and the cross we empower the people through Christ because they’re putting their faith in God’s power. Change does not come, demons do not tremble at the name of some man or ministry but when the cross is centered and embraced. If we hope to combat the darkness that is prevelant in this region and country we must put our focus back on the cross of Christ.
Ephesians 6:12 “For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.”
Flesh is no match for spirit. The rebellion and sexual immorality and everything else that we see in this young generation are spirits not flesh. We fight a losing battle when we try to combat those things with programs and personalities. I was guilty of that very thing and I saw the fruit of it; young people with no desire for God once the programs stopped and once the personalities were gone. As I was in prayer this morning, the Lord told me to, “let go of what’s popular and grab on to what’s powerful. Programs and personalities may be popular but prayer is what’s powerful.”
2 Cor. 10:4 “For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but might through God to the pulling down of strong holds”
Our weapons are mighty through God. Programs in themselves are not bad; preachers in themselves are not bad but separate from God they are no match for the warfare we are up against. Let us let go of what brings no power and join together in prayer that the power of God may be released like never before in this region.
Acts 4:31 “After they prayed, the placed where they were meeting was shaken. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the word of God boldly.”
See you tomorrow night at The Prayer Cave, 8-10pm. God Bless!
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More than ever, through this post, I realize our knowledge- what we thing we know- is ineffective in fulfilling God's agenda. We need Him... all of who He is. Without God, we are unable to touch a generation that only He knows exactly what they need because we really ARE handicapped... unable to function at our full capabilities. Oh if we could just tap into Him and go sit down somewhere and die!!! Yet... His grace and mercy is new day in and out. I pray Father teaches us to hunger and thirst after Him so that we find His greatest fulfillment- the redemption of His people to Him.
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