There's a beautiful encounter Jesus and Nathanael had, I love to think about it. It's the moment Nathanael’s heart ignited with personal knowledge of God.
Obed-Edom became a gatekeeper in the Lord's. He was willing to be a simple attendant for the Lord. He preferred the Presence of the Lord this much.
What happens if I realize that I don’t prefer Christ? Am I just out of luck? What if I love the world more than Christ’s Life and presence?
Our preference for the Lord’s presence here on earth provides a simple snapshot of our desire to be in His presence in heaven.
In that day you will be able to say with Paul, “for me to live is Christ.” That's the wonder of the exchanged Life, the Great Exchange we're to experience.
There is a storyline deeply rooted in our very beings. It is one that has been told over and over again, but the core is essentially the same.
We can’t have Christ without the Spirit of Christ, which is the Holy Spirit. While in the Spirit of Christ, His movements are more real than anything we see.
Some confine their wants to their ability. While Peter defined his possibilities by his wants. Living where our only limitation is His Will, not my ability.
A good friend asked me, “If Jesus is continually in intercession for me, don’t I want to know what Jesus is praying to the Father about me?”
In the whale, Jonah was in the will of Another. Likewise, when we are in Christ, we’re swallowed up into Him so that His resurrected Life will flow.
There are whole ministries that focus on and seek a sign. But are they looking for a sign or the Sign Maker? “GIVE US A SIGN…TO PROVE YOURSELF!”
The kundalini spirit is a spirit of deception that leads people away from the Holy Spirit and the true move of God into the lie of demonic experiences.