A Nugget from New Life Network
Scripture for the Day (June 4, 2015)
For the Word that God speaks is alive and full of power [making it active, operative, energizing, and effective]; it is sharper than any two-edged sword, penetrating to the dividing line of the breath of life (soul) and [the immortal] spirit, and of joints and marrow [of the deepest parts of our nature], exposing and sifting and analyzing and judging the very thoughts and purposes of the heart. (Hebrews 4:12, Amplified Bible)
I did not give my life to the Lord until I was 32 years of age. My parents were Christians and my grand parents were Christian but I did not see any power in their lives or in their religion. As far as I was concerned, it was an exercise in futility. It was no more than a social club to me with people dressing up on Sundays to impress people and make themselves look good. As you can tell, I was not impressed.
Then, my wife gave her life to the Lord and all of a sudden things began to change in our house. I started to see a power starting to manifest that I had never seen before. Miracles starting happening. Healings started to happen. Even our cat, who the vet wanted to put to sleep, got healed. That will get your attention! The Word came alive in Cheryl and in our house and I could not deny it. That started 33 years of ministry together.
I am sick and tired of ineffective religion! Jesus did not die on the cross and send His Holy Spirit to empower us for us to be ineffective. We are called to change the world! We are called to be a shining light on a hill! We are called to heal the sick and cast out demons! We were never meant to be ineffective!
If you are caught up in an ineffective religious system, get out!!!!! If people are not being saved and healed where you are, get out! If you do not have a fire in your belly for the Gospel of Jesus Christ where you are, get out! The Word of God is full of power and you should be also.
You and I have only a very brief time on this Earth. We need to do the best we can to make it count and we can not do that void of His power. I want to be effective. How about you???
Then he called his twelve disciples together, and gave them power and authority over all devils, and to cure diseases. (Luke 9:1)
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. (Mark 16:18)
And when he had called unto him his twelve disciples, he gave them power against unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of sickness and all manner of disease. (Matthew 10:1)
Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you. (Luke 10:19)
And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper. (Psalm 1:3)
