It's Time To Be Authentic!
Over thirty years ago, God charged me with I Corinthians 2:1,2,4,5 "And I brethren, when I came to you, Came not with excellency of speech or of wisdom, declaring unto you the testimony of God. 2) For I determined not to know any thing among you, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified. 4) And my speech and my preaching was not with enticing words of man's wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power: 5) That your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God."
Because of this charge, I am a servant-leader, and my mentees see me do what I teach. We execute hands-on ministry because "The Kingdom of God is not in word, but in power" (I Corinthians 4:20). A few days ago, God spoke to me to encourage His leaders not to expend all of their energy in talking and teaching, but to use some of it in actually doing...healing the sick, feeding the hungry, reaching the lost, casting out demons, setting the captive free and being good stewards over all that He has entrusted to us...so that faith will arise in the next generation concerning the power of their God. He said that it is time to demonstrate what you have been expounding.
It is time to DO the works of the Father because that's what Jesus did, and He is our model.
Some of the young mentees that God has trusted me with over the years work more miracles and change more atmospheres than I do because they believed that actions speak louder than words as they studied the life and works of Jesus. The preaching of the Gospel must be confirmed with signs, wonders and miracles. Jesus always showed up doing, not just teaching.
When you live in that "Secret Place," hid in God, you take the atmosphere of Heaven with you wherever you go. We need to check where and how we're investing our time because "talk is cheap," and "actions speak louder than words." The world needs us to be authentic. So, Arise, o Zion, and Shine!
Because of this charge, I am a servant-leader, and my mentees see me do what I teach. We execute hands-on ministry because "The Kingdom of God is not in word, but in power" (I Corinthians 4:20). A few days ago, God spoke to me to encourage His leaders not to expend all of their energy in talking and teaching, but to use some of it in actually doing...healing the sick, feeding the hungry, reaching the lost, casting out demons, setting the captive free and being good stewards over all that He has entrusted to us...so that faith will arise in the next generation concerning the power of their God. He said that it is time to demonstrate what you have been expounding.
It is time to DO the works of the Father because that's what Jesus did, and He is our model.
Some of the young mentees that God has trusted me with over the years work more miracles and change more atmospheres than I do because they believed that actions speak louder than words as they studied the life and works of Jesus. The preaching of the Gospel must be confirmed with signs, wonders and miracles. Jesus always showed up doing, not just teaching.
When you live in that "Secret Place," hid in God, you take the atmosphere of Heaven with you wherever you go. We need to check where and how we're investing our time because "talk is cheap," and "actions speak louder than words." The world needs us to be authentic. So, Arise, o Zion, and Shine!
