Wake Up And Let Christ Shine

 "Wake up sleeper,

rise from the dead,

and Christ will shine on you."

EPHESIANS 5:14

God is the creator of the heavens the moon and the stars. He is all in all. He created man to seek his will - to see his majesty in nature. The Lord desires that you seek him - his will - his life - for Jesus is the word of God - Jesus is life - Jesus is the truth of God presented to us as a man - given full authority of the Spirit of God - God in the flesh - King of the world.

He knows you -  loves you - and desires to give you all in all. God is not an accident - neither should your faith be flimsy. He is sovereign - seek his will - and your heart will manifest his works in you.

God requires you come to him by faith - in such you must take the initiative to seek him - to do his will. He gives life as you initiate his will in you. Wake up and seek the vision the Lord has provided - take the first step towards Jesus and he will power you for the task.

“Is it easier for me to tell this crippled man that his sins are forgiven or tell him to get up and pick up his mat and go on home? I will show you that the Son of Man has the right to forgive sins here on earth. So Jesus said to the man, ‘Get up! Pick up your mat and go on home.’ The man got right up. He picked up his mat and went out while everyone watched in amazement.” - Mark 2:9-12

Jesus told the crippled man to get up - By faith the crippled man stood up, picked up his mat and went home. Jesus told him to do something - the man did not question him by his own knowledge. No - he stood up and was healed by doing what Jesus asked him to do. Likewise it is today with you.

“As he was going into a village, ten men with leprosy came toward him. They stood at a distance and shouted, ‘Jesus, Master, have pity on us!’ Jesus looked at them and said, ‘Go show yourselves to the priests.’ On their way, they were healed. When one of them discovered he was healed, he came back, shouting praises to God. He bowed down at the feet of Jesus and thanked him.” - Luke 17:12-16

Jesus told the men with leprosy to go and show themselves to the priests - when they did what Jesus asked - the men were all healed. The Lord speaks to us and asks us to follow him -to cast our fears and infirmaries on him. Be willing to listen to God and then do what he asks.

Only Through Jesus

 "He will glorify me because it is from me that he will receive what he will make known to you. All that belongs to the Father is mine. That is why I said the Spirit will receive from me what he will make known to you.”

JOHN 16:14-15

There are no New Testament stories involving the will of man overcoming that of the will of Christ Jesus. Understand we live for God's Plan - Not the individual plan of man. One man lived - one man died - one man rose again to free man from the bonds of sin.

This is the truth of Jesus - Only through him and his spirit are you set free. There are no "being good" alternatives to eternal life. Call on Jesus - and commit yourself new to him. The truth and revelation of Christ Jesus is near - walk with the Lord.

Walk with Jesus

 You are those who have stood by me in my trials. 29 And I confer on you a kingdom, just as my Father conferred one on me, 30 so that you may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom and sit on thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

LUKE: 22:28-30

Walking with Jesus as a true disciple is forgoing all worldly things, thoughts and temptations. As you walk with him - the journey to discipleship is new and difficult to understand because it is the opposite of the world and all that your human mind can understand.

God knows your path already even when you feel lost, sad or depressed. Trust Jesus for he conquered the world to show us the truth of the world. Fear not the unknown. Fear not the difficulties of giving up the world and stand fast with peace and love in your heart in the perfect truth of Jesus Christ.

Jesus is The Way

 "But I am afraid that just as Eve was deceived by the serpent’s cunning, your minds may somehow be led astray from your sincere and pure devotion to Christ. For if someone comes to you and preaches a Jesus other than the Jesus we preached, or if you receive a different spirit from the Spirit you received, or a different gospel from the one you accepted, you put up with it easily enough."

2 CORINTHIANS 11:3-4

Understand that Jesus is the essence of simplicity. He said through "no works" will you be entered into his kingdom. This means believe in him, his words and the powerful everlasting Spirit of God.

In obedience to the ways of Jesus and baptism of The Holy Spirit - the spirit of Jesus literally lives inside you - he gives you his all conquering spirit. Mold your mind into renewing all thoughts into the ways of Jesus. It is only through simple belief and strict obedience that you become one with Christ Jesus in the Spirit.

 

Missionary Service

  “You call me ‘Teacher’ and ‘Lord,’ and rightly so, for that is what I am. Now that I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also should wash one another’s feet. I have set you an example that you should do as I have done for you. Very truly I tell you, no servant is greater than his master, nor is a messenger greater than the one who sent him."

JOHN 13:13-16

Through God's grace all things are possible. God is all. In such, to receive all - you must prove all life and all work and all situations that you will perform as he chooses. This is words, heart and health. The purity of heart in your makeover is at the very crux of the training God puts you through to be released into the world.

This is how God makes you over - then all good things are complete and meaningful in the name of Jesus.

Jesus has called us to serve one another. This is what he showed with his life in all of his encounters with people. Jesus lived his life as a blessing to everyone who entered his path. We are not called to simply tell people what Jesus said and did. No - We are called to do what Jesus said and did through The Holy Spirit. Jesus is the teacher of life. He came to save us and also show us how to live.

Let us serve one another in this day in the name of our Lord Christ Jesus. Let us show those who do not know Jesus how to love our neighbor. Let us be love as Jesus is love. 

Unseen Worship

 "How do you know me?” Nathanael asked.

Jesus answered, “I saw you while you were still under the fig tree before Philip called you.”

JOHN 1:48

The real test of faith is not Sunday at church. It is taking advantage of every second and every opportunity -  when nobody else is around or listening - seek the Lord. It is only through absolute dependence on the Lord that the Lord makes you ready for his work in the world.

This is how Jesus takes his chosen. They are rejected by the world, yet find solace with Jesus. In this truth -Jesus teaches and trains you through your love for him. Pray not at your time of need only, but strengthen up your relationship at every interval.

Well rooted faith is practiced in private. It is in the unseen times of worship where you gain strength in faith. Private worship of God is where you are made worthy to be seen in public for him. It is where you prove to God that you are his. If you devote your unseen life to Christ - the Lord makes you fit to be relied on in the difficult.

Captive For Christ

 We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ. 

2 CORINTHIANS 10:5

In giving my life for Christ Jesus as he did for me, I have no choice but to honor my brother with the Spirit he has blessed me with. As we are renewed and filled with the Spirit given by Jesus we have no alternative but to be obedient.

I cannot - once accepting of the Spirit - now say - I live on my own free will. No, I can only live through the Spirit entrusted to my flesh. God is love - God is all - God is a Spirit. In accepting my brother and Savior Jesus, I accept the Spirit of my creator - my father, my everything.

The life of the saint is cloaked in Christ. Each thought and action is to be obedient to Christ for his perfect will to be fulfilled. The son can do nothing outside of his father's will. It is not impulse that drives the mission of the saint but the very purposeful intentional call of Jesus. There is no power without Christ. The mind of man does not know the will of God - through Jesus Christ and The Holy Spirit you are specifically called to have your mind renewed into his love - where his truth and life will be revealed to you.

The Light of Love

“Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks the water I give them will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give them will become in them a spring of water welling up to eternal life.”

JOHN 4:13-14

The promise of Jesus Christ is that in your acceptance of him as son is true belief - true wisdom. In this belief and knowledge of the Spirit of Jesus, rivers of living water will flow through you. 

As you create a oneness with Jesus through the Spirit given - Jesus will live through you - using you to get his message of redemption and truth to all those that have been called to listen. In such, you have truth. Place no gaps between you and Jesus and all will be shown.

The blessing you receive is not to remain idle with you but rather its purpose is to brighten your bulb so that you may be a light for Christ. To be a light - you must know Jesus - and know that he is the one that blesses and brightens you. To receive a blessing from God is divine - to receive wisdom from the Lord is life - to obtain understanding from the one that is, that always was and who is still to come is miraculous. There is no fear in Christ as there is no thing that he did not already conquer. Jesus did this for you. 

God so loves the world that he gave his only son, so that whoever believes in him will not die but have eternal life.

Come to Me and Drink

 “Let anyone who is thirsty come to me and drink. Whoever believes in me, as Scripture has said, rivers of living water will flow from within them.” By this he meant the Spirit, whom those who believed in him were later to receive. 

JOHN 7:37-39 

To know Jesus is too understand that no matter how difficult a task may be, the spirit you have inside can and will overcome all barriers in which the mind cannot conceive. Work not on understanding how something may occur, but rather on your close relationship with Jesus.

It is through Jesus - the barriers fall and the living waters will flow. You are the conduit. Through obedience and dependence on the Lord - all that needs to be done will be done. The Father knows more than the son, it is the ask of the son to be obedient - through faith - all is possible.

A river presses on regardless of what is in its path. Should a barrier fall in the path of the river, the water will quickly find a way around or through the barrier as it flows persistently. Do not focus on the barrier - but keep your heart and mind focused on Jesus. He is calling you to a closer relationship with him. 

It is Christ Jesus himself that flows through you by the spirit he has provided. Jesus is the water of life and he will quench the thirst of your heart, calm the unease in your mind and fill you with love from heaven.

Watch With Me

 “Couldn’t you men keep watch with me for one hour?”

MATTHEW 26:40

The Holy Spirit is God - The Father IS the Son THROUGH The Holy Spirit. As Jesus rose - he replaced his physical body on earth with The Holy Spirit - a replacement for the spirit of man. It is given through acceptance and baptism of Jesus and The Spirit.

He watches the world not from afar, but from your very eyes. We as Christians are but earthly bodies given eternity through the Spirit of Jesus Christ. We are his missionaries in all we do. He is always here.

"Watch with me," is what Jesus said to the twelve - but they didn't understand what he meant. The twelve were sad and scared for themselves as they scattered when Jesus was arrested as The Holy Spirit had not yet been given. We are asked by Jesus to watch with him - together - as a team that cannot be separated - not to watch for him.

He is always here - seek and you shall find. Jesus is after you. He seeks your heart and mind to be molded into his ways and his Holy Spirit to dwell in you perfectly so that he may comfort you, guide you and love you from everlasting to everlasting.

I am His

 “I have revealed you to those whom you gave me out of the world. They were yours; you gave them to me and they have obeyed your word. Now they know that everything you have given me comes from you. For I gave them the words you gave me and they accepted them."

JOHN 17:6-8

To belong to Jesus - is to entirely - by choice - give all to him. The act of giving your life to Jesus is hard. It is to forsake all that you have learned and seen for the unseen. It is to allow the Spirit given to you in acceptance and baptism of your Lord to permeate into and through your entire being.

The journey to oneness with Christ is not easy - Jesus and his original 12 had a hard time. At Pentecost the Holy Spirit was poured out giving magnificent power to all those who accepted truth. The same opportunity exists today. 

Jesus already conquered. He is already here.

A disciple belongs to Jesus. It is the understanding that you do not belong to yourself but rather to the Lord that is the call of the missionary. I am not mine but have been made and prepared for the purpose of Jesus - such that his light is seen and his way is known. 

Jesus did not send any of his followers out into the world to speak about him until after his death and resurrection. First, he proved he was God as the grave could not keep him. Then, after his resurrection he gave The Holy Spirit to his followers at Pentecost. 

"The Spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him, the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and might, the Spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD, and He will delight in the fear of the Lord." 

You have been chosen by Jesus as his own special possession. The disciple belongs to Christ and Jesus himself looks after him for you are his witness. The mission is not about what the Lord has done for you - but knowing that you are his and he is living his will through you.

The River of Living Water

 "Whoever believes in me, as Scripture has said, rivers of living water will flow from within them.”

JOHN 7:38

The Lord Jesus didn't come here to be a motivational speaker with business advice. He came to save the world. Discipleship is when you abandon all that is currently known for faith in the unseen Spirit of Jesus Christ.

The goal for man is to release the power of The Spirit of Jesus to the world. To heal, to bring peace, love and heavenly joy. To rid the world of lies, hate and fear. Jesus conquered all - and he gives you the power of the Father through the Spirit of triumph he gave at the cross. Accept it.

The Lord Jesus is asking us to be as he was. He has given us the power to do all these things through The Holy Spirit. His purpose was not only to save mankind but also to give us the power he has by choosing him and walking in his way with him - for him. He is the water of life  - through Jesus Christ you can do all things - and he will do all things through you for the purpose of love.

Jesus is the model for man. It is the goal of God to have each person choose Jesus, accept his Holy Spirit and do the specific things that Jesus did and asked us to do. He came to set us free and show us how to live for God. Jesus lives and he is love. Jesus lives and he is calling you. Jesus lives.

The Call of Holiness

 "But just as he who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do; for it is written: “Be holy, because I am holy."

1 PETER 1:15-16

The world and its many visions create a distorted view of life - and its pursuit of happiness. The Lord says we are to pursue Holiness. In this search for Holiness - you create a oneness with the Lord allowing your body, mind and spirit to be sanctified by Jesus Christ.

In such pursuits and achievements of Holiness - Happiness is found - Heavenly peace and divine love will pour from you. This gift is from the Lord - Accept Jesus and his pure Spirit of heavenly virtues and be Holy as the Lord created us to be.

Jesus came to show us how to live for God. He showed us how to live as Saints of the Most High God for the purpose of fulfilling his will. We are called specifically to be Holy because he is Holy. For The Holy Spirit to dwell in you - you must turn from the sinful misguided ways of the world and turn to Jesus in all things. He is Holy - you are not Holy without Christ being born again from within you.

Jesus removed the barrier between us and God. To be Holy is not to be complacent. To be Holy is not to mutter in displeasure. To be Holy is not to grumble about a circumstance. To be Holy is to know that God has placed you where you are with intention. To be Holy is to be loving. To be Holy is to follow Jesus.

Holiness is achieved through Jesus Christ - by accepting his truth, allowing his life to be lived in you through The Holy Spirit and living purposely for God with the intention of allowing his love to be seen in you through loving others.

 

Joy in Faith

 "If you keep my commands, you will remain in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commands and remain in his love. I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete. My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you."

JOHN 15:10-11

The joy of Jesus is the joy of love and its purity. As he pours his Spirit into you - accept him. Continually mold all of your ways of heart and mind into his loving care. Through this close fellowship you are brought to the Father.

God is a Spirit. You are his temple of choice should you openly request and pursue your Lord. In saying "yes" to your heavenly Father you say "no" to the world. In knowing Christ - you become his disciple and your kingdom work will begin.

The joy for Jesus is in relationship to Our Father in Heaven. His joy is measured by being in perfect harmony with God. This is the same joy he is speaking to us about. He is not speaking of Joy in the pursuit of happiness on a line that does not lead directly to God. 

The understanding of God and his immense love is the only joy to pursue. This joy is from Christ and can only be obtained through him while in pursuit of him. It is the very hope of God that we will seek him, pursue his will and come to the understanding that we are called to be his witnesses and boldly proclaim Jesus to all people and all nations.

Live for Christ

 "I have given you authority to trample on snakes and scorpions and to overcome all the power of the enemy; nothing will harm you. However, do not rejoice that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.”

LUKE 10:19-20

In today's busy world full of opinions and false information, people misrepresent God's plan for the western civilization democracy plan and they try to mesh them together so people subordinate like "Good Christians."

Busyness, diligence and personal usefulness have replaced faith, courage and heavenly love. Be free of the falsehoods of the self imposed slavery the government sells. Walk with Jesus - give all to him and you will know that all that you do is for God's purpose - not the worlds.

God has placed you where you are with a purpose. Jesus does not want us to rejoice for the act of service, but rather to rejoice for belonging to him. It is through him that we serve - so therefore, in the place that you are, no matter the location, rejoice in Jesus and thank him for being able to do all things through you. 

Jesus is the living water that gives life and has power and this same water will pour from you to the one that stands before you through The Holy Spirit as you do the will of God. There is no effort you can give to gain access to the living water of Christ - only devotion and faith to Jesus. It is Jesus himself that pours the water through you - this is his will.

Intimate Faith in Christ

 Then Jesus said, “Did I not tell you that if you believe, you will see the glory of God?

JOHN 11:40

Faith is going further then your human mind allows and then going further. It is saying, "No," to the world and "Yes," to Jesus. Without pushing yourself beyond your human capability of understanding, it is difficult to truly know Jesus. He is always with us. In us.

Jesus yearns for us to all leave these mirage lifestyles of success and accompany him with the walk of success he planned for us. It brings sublime heavenly confidence of faith and truth in knowing Jesus.

Faith is to be tested as that is what allows you to be strong for the long term. Tested faith is the good seed that takes deep root and springs forth a crop that will feed many. Testing faith is simply the gaining of truth through action for Christ. Jesus is the opposite of common sense. The way he asks us to be is not common - but supernatural.

To be supernatural for Christ, you must seek the power of The Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit is provided by God and powered by your faith exercised in living the life Jesus has prepared for you. It is when you follow Jesus and believe that he died and rose again and sits at the right hand of God that you will see the glory of God. His name will stand before all names for Jesus is the King of the World and the author of life.

The Purpose of Prayer

 One day Jesus was praying in a certain place. When he finished, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples.

LUKE 11:1

In your prayers ask not what God can do for you, but what you can do when you walk with the Lord. We pray for our Lord to live within us, to counsel our minds, hearts and bodies. Ask the Lord to renew your heart and mind into only those things pleasing to him.

Pray for counsel with the Lord, for heavenly wisdom, strength and courage. Desire not things of this world - only the attributes from the heavens. In such, you will be renewed over and over until you walk step in step with Jesus.

The natural disposition of man does not lead to prayer. Those who call Jesus Lord and are baptized with water in the name of the Father, The Son and The Holy Spirit have the Son of God born into them. The Holy Spirit is nurtured and raised from within only by prayer, faith and obedience to Jesus - the Holy Word of God.

Self-sufficiency is the antithesis of a life with God as you rely on your own abilities and understanding to sustain your life. The life of the disciple is on the line that without Christ there is no life and therefore cling to the Word of God and The Way of Jesus through constant prayer. Prayer brings about a new change within you - to allow the light and disposition of the Lord to be seen in you. The obstacle for which you pray may not alter, but the understanding you gain and the wisdom you learn provide the way to navigate through the situation with the Lord as your guide.

Walk in the Light

 “You are going to have the light just a little while longer. Walk while you have the light, before darkness overtakes you. Whoever walks in the dark does not know where they are going. Believe in the light while you have the light, so that you may become children of light.”

JOHN 12:35-36 

When the Lord speaks - you must act in obedience. The more you choose your way or your knowledge of success and not that of Jesus - you drift further from the Lord's words. Lose the false realities of this world. All is not as it seems.

With Jesus not firmly planted at the head of the world stage is not right. Jesus didn't preach politics and spreading democracy. He taught love, healing and divine intervention. He already gave it to us. We must stake claim to our gifts now. Stop everything and call on Jesus.

The light is Jesus and there is no light without him. You must be moral and live without intentional sin to walk in the light. Obedience to Jesus is shown through love actions for others. The manifestation of the life of Christ in you is reflected in the love and light you provide to others through Jesus. Without love action coming out of you - how can the call of Jesus be fulfilled in you?

My Peace I Give You

 "But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you. Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid."

JOHN 14:26-27

Jesus knows the troubles, hardships and perils of this world. He lived it, conquered it and allows us to live with him in his peace. He didn't come to say - "Here, I conquered all - now you do it." No - He conquered life so we too can live.

Forsake this world and give your life to Jesus. He will renew your heart and mind into his heavenly comforts bringing peace and love. Through Jesus alone can we only ever truly say, "Let your heart not be troubled."

Jesus alone is the well for peace. To receive his peace, you must turn to him and seek his amazing grace. There are times where ignorance on a matter may allow temporary peace, but at once you are no longer ignorant a level of uneasiness and disturbance will rise from within. If there is a thing that keeps you from turning to the face of Jesus in the immediate time of distress, seek forgiveness from God. Pray to him and allow the words of your heart to be spoken to him. God is love and desires you to be made whole in him.

Relying on your own understanding to get through worry will not provide the peace of Christ. It is when you come unto the Lord Jesus Christ that you no longer worry because your face is set to him and he will prepare your way.

Friendship With Jesus

 "I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master’s business. Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you."

JOHN 15:15

To lay down your life for Jesus is not a metaphor. Letting go of all that is desired and "coveted" in this world is how you draw closer to Jesus. He lives in the Spirit. You are literally allowed full access to Jesus by simply giving your spirit - your life - to him.

In humbleness he will be there, in sadness and confusion he will be there. After you accept him as savior - love him as one and then also do as the book of life teaches. Jesus is the Only Savior - and he already conquered the world.

There was no mundane aspect to the life of Jesus Christ. He never said, "I suppose I will follow God today and see how that will work out." Every aspect of the life of Jesus was consumed by the will of Our Father in Heaven. His only will was that of his father. Through Jesus, we have access to our perfect heavenly family. Jesus is both Lord and Brother to those that call him Savior and King. 

Jesus desires fellowship with you constantly through The Holy Spirit. Jesus initially selected a small group of people to teach "The Way." Jesus calls us to him freely. He does not impose his will or desires upon us but rather desires to teach us how to love one another. Pure love only comes from God as he is love. The only one that can teach love is King Jesus as that is "The Way" to eternal life in the kingdom of Heaven.