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Living Fully Charged
James 1:13-14
Blessed (happy,
to be envied) is the man who is patient under trial and stands up under temptation, for when he has stood the test and been
approved, he will receive [the victor's] crown of life which God has promised to those who love Him.
Let
no one say when he is tempted, I am tempted from God; for God is incapable of being tempted by [what is] evil and He Himself
tempts no one.
But every person is tempted when he is drawn away, enticed and baited by his own evil desire
(lust, passions).
Two key points in the above-mentioned passage is patience and
drawn away. When we are patient in the midst of trial we will not allow ourselves to be drawn away from doing the Word.
All of us go through seasons of the trying or approving of our faith.
We can only be drawn away, from the doing of the word during this time, if we do not keep ourselves charged in the Spirit.
I Corinthians 14:4
He who speaks in a [strange] tongue edifies and improves
himself, but he who prophesies [interpreting the divine will and purpose and teaching with inspiration] edifies and improves
the church and promotes growth [in Christian wisdom, piety, holiness, and happiness].
The key point here is when we pray in tongues we edify and improve
our self. We can see that the edifying or building up of our self is up to us not God. It is our responsibility
to build our self up, Jude 20. Edify has several meanings one of which means to charge. Many of us
don’t walk in victory because we don’t get a full charge. Have you ever had your cell phone die on you?
Well, you used up the charge and now you have to charge it before you can use it. Most of the time they need to charge
overnight. Then it will work for you a couple of days, depending on how much you use it in that time. Most cell
phones if charged all night while powered on will not get a full charge. See, our cell has to be hooked up to a power
source for a while to be valuable for use. If your cell is dead you can’t reach anyone and they can’t reach
you.
Much the same way with us in the spirit realm. When we
don’t stay hooked up or connected to the Spirit daily by speaking in tongues we will not get a full charge. We
may suffer lack financially, or sickness may show up or we may get grouchy, lose our tempter etc., nor will we be able to
reach anyone, help anyone or them reach us. When we don’t keep ourselves charged we lose our value for use.
I didn’t say we lose our value…I said we lose our value for use. This is because we didn’t get a full
charge. You can’t pray in tongues 5 minutes out of the day and think you can conquer the test and trials that
come. Why? Because you can’t get a full charge on five minutes of being connected. This is why many
are drawn away from doing the word while facing a trial of their faith. Temptation is a trial of your faith. Patience
is staying the same no matter the circumstance. Not getting a complete charge makes you vulnerable for yielding to temptation.
When you don’t get a full charge your fleshly passions can rise up and take control. In other words lead you into
sin. Or you can fail in your faith for what you are believing for all because you didn’t stay charged up.
If you don’t stay charged up you will be drawn away from doing the Word of God by lustful passions and then sin is birthed.
Once this happens this gives place to the devil in your life to bring sickness on your body, lack in your finances and strain,
stress and division in your relationships.
Ephesians 3:14-16
For
this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
Of whom the whole family in heaven and
earth is named,
That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might
by his Spirit in the inner man;
To be strengthened with might by His Spirit in our inner man.
Wow!! Our inner man is strengthened in God’s might by His Spirit. With this being known nothing is impossible
for us. We have the power of God’s might on the inside of us. How do we tap into this Might of God?
By speaking in tongues daily throughout the day and at set aside times. This is your connection, this is your full complete
charge that you need to stand against the enemy who comes, when least expected, to try your faith.
Have you ever had the battery in your car die? You know
when that happens that you are stranded. You are fully loaded with this car but no power or might to move. Even
though fully loaded you are stranded. We are the same, we are fully loaded with everything we need to do all that God
has called us to do but yet so many of us are not increasing in health, wealth and in our relationships, we are stranded…therefore
not advancing the Kingdom of God. Singles need mates, they wait and wait for God to bring their mate but the mate never
comes. They are lacking because they are not tapping into the might, the promise within because they do not get a full
charge. Their faith is up for a bit but they fizzle out fast because they are not fully charged.
Let us get charged in the Holy Ghost and we will see increase
happen in our lives in all areas. When we live charged we won’t be drawn away from doing the Word of God and we
will increase. It pleases God when we increase.
THE POWER OF HIS MIGHT
I John 5:14
And this is the confidence
that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us:
Putting these two scriptures together: Whatever we ask the Father
in Jesus' name, according to His will, he hears us and will give it to us. Why is this? Because of our position. What is our
position?
Ephesians 2:6
And hath raised
us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus:
Psalm 8:4-6
What is man, that
thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him?
For thou hast made him a little lower
than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honour.
Thou madest him to have dominion over the works
of thy hands; thou hast put all things under his feet:
Hebrews 2:6-8
But one in a certain
place testified, saying, What is man, that thou art mindful of him? or the son of man that thou visitest him?
Thou madest him a little lower than the angels; thou crownedst him with glory and honour, and didst set him over the works
of thy hands:
Thou hast put all things in subjection under his feet. For in that he put all in subjection
under him, he left nothing that is not put under him. But now we see not yet all things put under him.
Angels in this verse translates Eloheim meaning creator of all
things. So this would mean man has been made a little lower than God.
We, the church, are seated at the right hand
of the Father along with Jesus and everything has been put under His feet as well as ours because we are seated in heavenly
places with Him.
When we know where we are seated we just act different. When
we know we are a throne sitter we feel and act accordingly. Everything is under our feet. All opposition, trial and tests
are under our feet.
Do you know the will of the Father concerning a certain thing?
If not then ask in Jesus name, from your position at His right hand, and Jesus will then present your case to the
Father and grant it. All opposition against it is under your feet. Anything that rises up against it, lack of money or legalities
etc.. is under your feet. You have it granted to you from the Father through Jesus Christ. It’s a done deal.
Now stand in the power of His might and receive your petition
and get on with advancing the Kingdom of God.
It maybe helpful to set out three chairs side by side. The end chair
to the left is God’s throne, the middle chair is Jesus’ throne and the last chair is your throne. You present
your case to Jesus seated at His right hand as He is seated at God’s right hand. Amen!!!! This is our place of authority.
What you need God needs and He is more than willing to grant
it to you. Do you need to be in the U.S.A. going to school? Knowing this is God’s will then know He will grant it. He
needs you here going to school. Amen!!!!
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