Dearly Beloved,
Our Lord is gracing
people all over the world who are getting out of the way so He can have His way
in families, churches, governments, and...
Deuteronomy 11:26-28
comes to mind.
Anyway, a key to
revival, a cause for revival on the corner of Lincoln and Main and anywhere, is
articulated sooooooo well below by Ella Jane; especially beginning with the third
paragraph: "I believe..."
Anyway(2), "Well,
the weather outside is frightful..."
Amen to that!
Buuuuuuut we never cancel worship on Sundays at 7:20 and 10:00 a.m. So
come and get warm in Him!
Invite!
Welcome!
Include!
Agape!
Blessings and Love!
Beloved:
To
all who joined us on these 21 Days of Seeking God through prayer and fasting --
Expect God Things!
Your seeking, praying, fasting is not in vain, but will work in you the power,
wisdom, and anointing that you hunger for.
Jesus
promised that we would do the works He did - and greater! He also said "this kind comes through much
prayer and fasting." In Mark 16:17-18 Jesus gave the
Great Commission and said, "And
these
signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils;
they shall speak with new tongues; They shall take up serpents; and if they drink
any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and
they shall recover." He promised to
send the Spirit of Wisdom, Truth, and Power in Acts 1:8 "But you shall receive power, after
that the Holy Ghost is come on you: and you shall be witnesses to me both in
Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and to the uttermost part of the
earth." In Ephesians 3:20 Paul writes, "Now to him who is able to do
immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at
work within us..."
I
believe we are called to "greater" in Christ - to walk in the
promises He gave to His Church! Perhaps some are content to settle and
live in "the land of good", but some of us feel the compelling call to
"go deeper and go higher!" We cannot be content with
"good" when "greater" is calling us! The Spirit of
God has made a deposit in you when you surrendered your life to Him - He gave
you the Power of His Spirit! He gave us His authority to continue on with
His works!
My
question to the Church is "What
are we doing with what He gave us?" Many of us
are like a Lamborghini that is just sitting in the garage or creeping around
town. It was made for power, for greater things than sitting there or
doing grocery store runs! Some of us feel like the eaglet that was born
in a chicken pen. He was raised to think he was a chicken, scratching at
the dirt, pecking like a chicken and clucking like a hen. He sees the majestic
eagles soaring above him and something deep inside of him rises to the
surface and suddenly he hungers for something he never had before!
Something he was born for begins to consume him! He must leave the
constraints and the dirt of this chicken pen and soar to height unknown!
I
believe we will see great results because we put Christ first and humbled our
flesh to seek Him. Already we are witnessing His power and His
Presence! Reports are coming in of people who were diagnosed with cancer
that are healed, leaving doctors to wonder what happened! Yesterday, one
of our members who is extremely allergic to nuts was served food that had nuts
in it. Immediately tingling and swelling set in. We prayed with him by phone,
and for the first time in his life, he did not go to the emergency room, but
instead, he went to work! The swelling and tingling immediately subsided;
his throat NEVER swelled and closed up! I believe more miracles will
follow!
I
encourage you to continue on with a life of pursuing Christ! Let "His
power" work in you the great things to which you are called! Don't
settle or be complacent with your faith, but pursue the greater things of the
Spirit!
Thank
you for joining me on this fast and prayer time! I would love to hear
YOUR testimonies of what God is doing for YOU!
Blessings,
Pastor Ella Jane Coley
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