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"How To
Position Yourself for Miracles"
Pastor Bill Johnson, Redding , CA
(Bethel
church, Redding , California - Where Miracles occur.)
When the Holy Spirit equips you, it's so you can do
the impossible.
Many times throughout the
Bible, the Lord spoke to His servants saying He would be with them. Sometimes
He even described it this way: "The Spirit of the
Lord came upon them." I once made a list of every such encounter
recorded in Scripture. I found an interesting truth: Whenever the Lord said He would be
with someone, it meant he had just given them an impossible assignment.
God gave such a promise
to Moses. It was connected to his assignment to lead Israel
out of Egypt
and out of the cruel control of Pharaoh into the Promised Land. A similar word
was given to Joshua, the one who took over when Moses was not allowed into the
Promised Land. Joshua was assigned to
lead them into their inheritance, in spite of giants and other fearful enemies.
The same promise was given to Gideon, who was then to deliver a weak and
humiliated Israel
from the powerfully oppressive hand of the Midianites. And again the same was
given to the 11 remaining disciples in the Great Commission in Matthew 28. It was tied to their assignment to
disciple nations. The implications of the promised presence are staggering.
God's presence requires something from
us—
the invasion into the impossible.
Something is always
expected from us when God is revealed to be with us. It is a grave mistake to think the
Holy Spirit is among us simply to comfort or encourage. That is
a given. He is also present to make possible the impossible task in front of
us! Perhaps this is part of what the apostle Paul wanted us to see when he
asked God to show us the hope of our calling (see Ephesians 1:18–19).
"For God Was With Him"
One of my favorite verses, one that has had the most impact on me, has to do with Jesus, the eternal Son of God:
"You
know of Jesus of Nazareth, how God anointed Him with the Holy Spirit and with
power, and how He went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by
the devil, for God was with Him."
Acts 10:38
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1 comment:
Hazel - powerful truth right here >>> " God's presence requires something from us—the invasion into the impossible." So grateful to have read this today. Blessings!
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