LOVE; The Key to Kingdom Provision

I wonder if you lately thought about love and the power that love has to change. It is the one thing you cannot buy with money or even try to act out. I listened the other day to the testimony of Heidi Baker, she works with the orphans in Mozambique, it touched me when she said that you need to “Stop at the One” because love do have a face. Love looks like something!

Love is actions coming from the spirit man that is in connection with the One whom saved us when we were caught up in our own lust. Jesus Christ stopped at you and me and He called us by name. He reached out to us and pulled us out of the pit of decay so that we could become according to His image.

Love is something you need to discover, it is like a key that unlock the powerhouse of the Kingdom. Love is a Person, Jesus Christ, manifesting himself through those that discovered Him unto the world that we moving in.

When Love is in operation then heaven is unlocked to support the actions of

Love and nothing is impossible! Love does have a Face!

As the Church we need to understand that the Holy Spirit wants to lead us to discover Love. Our praise and worship, our preaching will draw people but we will only remain a church with numbers that needs continuous motivation.  If we allow the Holly Spirit to help us to discover Love then Love become our motivation and the Power of Heaven will flow through us. Love unlocks and opens the provisional rooms of heaven. What ever we ask in the name of Jesus Christ according to John 15 will be given to us. What God can do for us will not be our song but rather what the Holy Spirit and us does together will be our desire.

Let March 2012 be the month that we together put the focus on love and let us change the confession of our mouths so that our ears will get used to the things that are beautiful and lovely.  

To Live Life Right

Through the years a person collects golden nuggets from life that helps you to make right decisions and to live life right. One of the strong convictions I have is the importance of tutoring people to live life right.

That is what wisdom is all about. The true meaning of wisdom is to “live life right”. The challenge is to make the right decisions at the right time and to have a godly attitude towards any given situation. Linked to Wisdom is the word responsibility. Responsibility is the ability to respond correctly towards my environment and what life throws at me through circumstances. 

I will never forget the early morning a few years ago when I was in a prayer with dairy farmers in the Free State when, while praying, the impression came to me “Stay long enough so that emotions can turn into strategies!’ I realized at that moment that it is so easy to get captured in one’s emotions and that the release of emotions might seem to be the answer. The fact is that we need to stay long enough to receive the answers from God that will release the strategies.

I also realized through this incident at this early prayer meeting with the farmers that “promise” and “presumptuousness” are two very strong aspects that can change the course of life. I have listened to many farmers and business people and realized how many times we function on presumption and even strategies on feelings and mysticisms (mystic).

Genesis 26 tells us the story of God interacting with Isaac telling Isaac to stay in the land and not to go to Egypt “Stay in this land for a while, and I will be with you and will bless you.” Now that is a promise! Genesis 26 verse 12 tells us about Isaacs responds: “Isaac planted crops in that land and in the same year reaped a hundredfold, because the Lord blessed him. The man became rich, and his wealth continued to grow until he became very wealthy”

Faith always follows the promise because my faith is in the person that makes the promise. (PROMISE - In general, a declaration, written or verbal, made by one person to another, which binds the person who makes it to do, or to forbear to do, a specified act; a declaration which gives to the person to whom it is made a right to expect or to claim the performance or forbearance of a specified act.)

Luk 1:37 For no promise from God will be impossible of fulfillment.”

Rom 4:20 Yet, looking to the promise of God, he didn't waver through unbelief, but grew strong through faith, giving glory to God) Romans 4:21 and being fully assured that what he had promised, he was able also to perform. Titus 1:2 in hope of eternal life, which God, who can't lie, promised before time began;

Maybe we need to understand, reading the above, the incredible infallible integrity of our God.

The opposite to receiving a word or promise is to presume. Presumption is dangerous and can lead us to much pain and disappointment.

Presumption - the act of assuming or taking for granted; belief upon incomplete proof. (That which is presumed or assumed; that which is supposed or believed to be real or true, on evidence that is probable but not conclusive. The act of venturing beyond due beyond due bounds; an overstepping of the bounds of reverence, respect, or courtesy; forward, overconfident, or arrogant opinion or conduct; presumptuousness; arrogance; effrontery.)

Daniel 5:20 But when his heart was lifted up, and his spirit hardened unto presumption, he was deposed from the throne of his kingdom, and they took his glory from him;

Revelation 3:17
Because you say, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and know not that you are wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked.

Until next time….

Infallible integrity of God

I wonder if you have been thinking lately on the infallible integrity of God. Through the years I have learned to do word studies to be able to understand what I believe.  It is important to understand that our faith is in a Person, and what we believe about this Person will have a tremendous influence on our Christian walk. We listen to preachers and they tell us what we must believe and what they believe but we ourselves are inactive in studying the Word of God to speak out a verdict about God. Allow me to tell you about the infallible integrity of God.

In the first place the word infallible means: ‘absolutely trustworthy or sure,’ ‘unfailing in effectiveness or operation’.  It is no wonder that God’s integrity becomes the fuel of our faith. God has proved Himself faithful in the death and resurrection of Christ, by bringing man back to success and glory in Christ Jesus.

The New Covenant or Testament was not made between God and man but between the Father and the Son. Christ Himself fulfilled all the conditions of the new covenant for all - it was His obedience and not man’s obedience. It is by His obedience that we were able to receive Him as our Lord and Savior and that millions of people are still making decisions every week.

The scripture in Hebrews 4:2 (For also we have had the gospel preached, as well as them. But the Word preached did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in those who heard it.), helps us to understand that the visible often has more influence on us than the Word of God, because our faith has never been activated by our understanding of God’s infallible integrity. It is a fact that our experiences of life forms our belief systems and then testifies against the integrity of God. Let me put the scripture in Hebrews differently so that we will understand the importance of faith.

·      They did not allow their hearts to be persuaded by God’s Word or promises, but rather preferred to give more credit to their circumstances.

·      Where the Word of God did not find the response of faith and of integrity in the heart of man, it failed to benefit that individual.

·      The Word was not cemented with that ingredient of Spirit Appreciation necessary to release the fullness of God’s attention in that Word.

My dear friend, God wants you and me to draw from our faith, He wants us to draw from the inexhaustible resource, the infallibility of His Word within us. I thought to ad these Scriptures to encourage you when you read them.

Phi 4:13 I can do all things through Christ who strengthen me.

Luke 1:37 For no promise from God will be impossible of fulfillment.”

Rom 4:20 Yet, looking to the promise of God, he didn't waver through unbelief, but grew strong through faith, giving glory to God and being fully assured that what he had promised, he was able also to perform.

Until next time.

Discovering our Spiritual Inheritance

            I have often said that we as Christians do not understand that we are unplugged from a world system and are plugged into an unseen world that cannot be perceived by the mind of this world. This is what makes Christianity different from other religions, because most religions are built on principles and religious acts. The foundations of Christianity is built on rebirth that brings us into a relationship which repositions us with God the Father. In this relationship, life principles are restored because of the configuration of a man's heart. God builds His Kingdom on the condition of the human heart. For that to happen, spiritual interaction is imperative.  
            I listen to fellow Christians and realize that a lack of intimacy between God and man eventuates in a belief to please God. Our lives then become entrapped in guilt that ends in self-condemnation. 

            However, spiritual inheritance is that which is received for free, at the cost of the price paid by another. As Christians we received a life that is connected to an unseen world. Jesus in His model prayer prayed "your Kingdom come your will be done on earth as it is in heaven". If we as Christians are rightly positioned, then that which is in the unseen world must manifest in the world that we are living in. The reality of heaven must invade this earth through the sons of God! That reality, flowing from a renewed mind will change the world. 


            

Mindsets

I often think about life and the world that we are living in. Many times in the past,  I have said that it is not how much we pray, but rather the quality time we spend thinking with God. It is in these thinking processes that one's heart is configured to God's heart and that right actions can come from one's inner man.
I realized that not all of us are thinkers but I do believe that we need to spend time thinking and allow ourselves in these thought sessions to be very honest with ourselves. It is the truth that sets us free and truth can only correctly be perceived if our perspectives of this world and ourselves are accurate. It is normal to shy away from one's self and the process of configuration because of the effort and conflict that is released within.
You will agree with me that self leadership is of utmost importance in the world that we are living in and to be prophetical accurate, we need to broaden our perspectives to be able to lead and to influence. I am reminded of the scripture in Joshua 3 when the Israelites needed to cross the Jordan to enter the promise land. It is important to understand that it was a whole new season for them, being led out from slavery into their desert experience. It was a process of mind change. They were under oppression and had the mindsets of slaves. In their desert experience, God became the Miracle Working God that provided for them but it was still just a process of mindsets being changed in the journey of liberation to the Promised Land.  The process of change and the interaction between God and man is clear in this story.
A whole generation was wiped out in their desert experience because of their inability to perceive God's purposes for them. They were so caught up in their previous state that they could not reach out to their destiny!
I want to emphasize again how important the configuration of the heart is in our endeavors with God. It is important to understand that in the third chapter of Joshua, God leads the people into a brand new environment of positioning, in the desert environment God performs miracles for them to sustain them but now they have come to the crossing point in their journey, where they need to position themselves so that God can do miracles through them.
If our perceptions are incorrect, the church will not be in the position to manifest the Kingdom of God and we will perish in our old mindsets, incapable  to live as sons of the most high God! It is time to cross over into a new dispensation of sonship, manifesting the love of God!

2011 Time to Migrate

It is the end of another year, a season of much excitement and joy. There is much for which we can express our gratitude and thanksgiving and surely testify of God’s grace and love upon our lives. We have seen miracles and the unseen realm has manifested in the visible realm!

 I write this letter to thank you as a man and woman of God in His calling upon your lives. I also have the desire to think with you about 2011, in essence a new season and an escalation of God’s prophetic word upon this earth, a continuation of the “harvest of souls” like never before.  When we think of the evolution that is taking place in the world’s technology, then the Church will have to enter in and seek God’s face for the supernatural dimension of His Kingdom.  We will have to caution ourselves not to fall into humanistic efforts that will dilute the face of God into mysticisms. We can also not continue to be captured by mindsets that weaken the Church, just because we are afraid to migrate to places that we have never been before. It is a season where God is raising up leaders that are prepared to break loose from traditional thoughts about church, geared to gain new understanding about the world that we are living in! “You show that you are a letter from Christ, the result of our ministry, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts.” NIV 2Cor 3:3

We need to renew our perspective about evangelism. Evangelism is not only to bring the Gospel to the unsaved but also to convert those with old mindsets to new Kingdom perspectives.  We will have to broaden our perspectives so that we are able to discover the powerful Christ in us! The Church needs to present the Christ accurately to the world: The Christ’s Kingdom and so also ours, is above the technologies of this world and will never be touched by the philosophy of mankind.

Strategically we need to put our focus on our young people and their desire for purity and understanding of the Christ! As fathers, we will have to enter into the promise, leaving our fears for failure and the unknown and be prepared to seek for the hidden treasures that have been hidden for us and not from us! It is like gold nuggets that are only available to those who are prepared to seek for it. It is a pleasure to the Father when we discover these treasures that He hid for us! He said to them, "Therefore every teacher of the law who has been instructed about the kingdom of heaven is like the owner of a house who brings out of his storeroom new treasures as well as old." NIV Matthew 13:52

Without these treasures we will not be able to lead our sons and daughters into their destiny. God’s grace is upon our young people; His Spirit is at work all over South Africa, so let us arise to the occasion by allowing God to configure our hearts towards His heart. There is a weightiness of His Glory that we need to usher in. Let us be strong and bold enough to bear it. Imagine multitudes of young people influenced by the power of the Holy Spirit!

Self Leadership

I define “self-leadership” as the capacity and commitment both to take full responsibility for one’s own responses to life and to create a life that is personally meaningful and fruitful. Too many times I have seen leaders and people that want to blame others or their circumstances without taking  the necessary responsibility. 

The most important leadership is self leadership. The ability to lead myself, to take full responsibility for my actions and decisions that I make. The more you know about your deepest needs and values, your talents and strengths, as well as your stressors and blind spots, the more you can make choices that result in greater satisfaction and effectiveness.

Accountability is a word that has immense influence upon our lives. Accountability cannot exist without proper accounting practices, in other words absence of accounting means absence of accountability. To practice self-leadership is to be accountable for every decision and action that one takes. I referred to John 1:12 in my previous post i.e. "I have the right to become a son." My goal in life is to position myself as a son in my relationship with God the Father, to grow in my experience in this relationship and to become more comfortable in following the guidance of the Holy Spirit.

Accountability is an obligation or willingness to accept responsibility or to account for one's actions  “God does not want us to do extra-ordinary things; He wants us to do ordinary things extra-ordinarily well.”

I have always said that leadership has to do with relational capacity; it is the way that I respond to my environment! I must understand that I have the ability to choose my responses. 

                                      Responsibility = Response-Ability

  

—Our behavior must be the product of our own conscious  decisions, based on our values instead of our environment and our feelings.