While lingering in the secret place, asking what truth to share with the body, Acts 20:11 became shiny with gold dust. The passage tells of a young man that had fallen asleep and fell from the third story window as Paul spoke well into the night. They found him dead when they picked him up! Beginning with verse 10 in The Message, Paul went down, stretched himself on him, and hugged him hard. "No more crying," he said. "There's life in him yet." Then Paul got up and served the Master's Supper. And went on telling stories of the faith until dawn! On that note, they left-Paul going one way, the congregation another, leading the boy off alive, and full of life themselves. I believe God is speaking loud and clear through (Acts 20:11) that 2011 is the right time now for us to exercise our growing in the Spirit. To step into the Holy Spirit, to put Him on like a new suit, so we can consistently announce, embody and demonstrate the Kingdom of God. 2011 will be the Turn-Around year we all have been praying for, along with the cloud of witnesses, if we will use the keys He has given us. As we read in Acts 20:11, communion is one of the keys. Staying washed in the word is another. Thanksgiving, praise & worship, giving & caring for others, all are keys we must use. I believe we can walk into the next dimension of the supernatural where miracles are the normal, the dead raised common, we become signs and walk in wonders. Three truths are coming to light in this hour, BELIEVE, FEED and UNDERSTAND. First, BELIEVE in the miracles of Jesus, John 10:37-38. Second, FEED on Jesus the bread of life-communion and reading the word, John 6:5-13 verse35 & 48-51. Third, UNDERSTAND the glory of God is revealed to those who believe, John 11:40. 2011, let's make this the year of TURN-AROUND!!!
Exodus 34:6 And the Lord passed before him and proclaimed, "The Lord, the Lord God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering , and abounding in goodness and truth... In this verse IS the disposition of Messiah. The early church used this important verse to judge prophecy and conduct in the church atmosphere. There were three elders who were in charge of hearing and deciding if what was said and done in that time was in the disposition of Messiah. In this very shaky and explosive time we are living in (exciting & wonderful time I might add) it would serve us well if we would write this verse on the tablet of our heart and in every circumstance, situation we find ourselves apply it rightly and justly. By doing this, we, as the body of Christ, will start looking like the "church" the public has never seen!!!
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