- We are told to desire spiritual gifts...
- We are told to be the salt of the earth...
- We are told to be the light of the world...
And yet, we look around us and we see a tremendous lack of DOING the works of Jesus. We look around and see a tremendous absence of Spiritual presence (Spiritual Gifts) and the lack of DESIRE for the gifts of the Spirit to be used to do the WORKS of Jesus.
What we need is a DESPERATION to see at least some measure of God's power manifested today!
It is my heart that everyone reading this would become DESPERATE enough for an encounter with the power of almighty God!
- Desperate beyond comfort.
- Desperate beyond reputation.
- Desperate beyond tradition.
- Desperate beyond cosmetics.
- Desperate beyond emotions.
- Desperate beyond reason.
- Desperate beyond good fellowship of friends.
- Desperate beyond family who are satisfied to stay in the boat.
- Desperate enough to risk ridicule.
- Desperate enough to risk failure.
If you haven't risked anything then you have never become desperate.
- When you become DESPERATE people will criticize you.
- You will lose a certain amount of religious standing.
- You will be looked at as OVERBOARD, EXTREME, UNUSUAL and WEIRD.
- People will try to hold you down and shut you up.
- You may get your fingers stepped on.
- You for sure will get your feelings stepped on!
But the bottom line is this...if you truly become DESPERATE then you will get what you are asking for!
BLESSED ARE THE DESPERATE FOR THEY WILL DO WHATEVER IT TAKES TO GET WHAT GOD HAS PROMISED THEM!
PRAYER
Lord, I'm desperate for a move of Your Spirit. Nothing will satisfy me but You! Nothing will fill me up but You! Not entertainment, not friendships, not material possessions, not position, not notoriety! NOTHING BUT YOU! Lord, shake me...shake me...shake me...shake my foundation and release your FIRE in my soul! I give you all praise and all glory! Amen.
