Thursday, May 20, 2010

Supernaturally Natural and Naturally Supernatural!

Yesterday at the Refuel Conference we were challenged by many great men of God. There were so many great messages and words from God to myself. One that stood out for me was the Supernatural power that can only come from God. We receive this power through:
1. Prayer:- As we seek to do the will of God, we must first seek him. Matthew 6 tells us "Seek ye first the kingdom of God and His righteousness and all other things will be added". When we look at the life of Jesus, it was filled with prayer. Jesus prayed in season and out of season. Jesus was very deliberate in his prayer life, he took time out to commune with his father on a regular basis. Realizing that he had come to do the will of His Father and He could do nothing without him. By watching his example, his disciples desired this and asked Jesus to teach them how to pray. We can do nothing for god without prayer.
2. Be who we are:- Jim Cymbala and others noted this yesterday. We are called but we all have a specific calling. mine will look different than yours because God has made us all unique. Cymbala said that when he was called he desired to be a preacher but he knew that he was not. He could not figure how he could be used because he was not like Jerry Falwell; or he did not have the training that others had or he did not have the heritage or legacy that others had come from. He realized that he had to be who he was. "God uses the foolish things of this world to confound the wise." Once he embraced that he opened himself up and allowed God to work through him.
That is what it all is about, we are naught but filthy rags and we bring nothing to the table. God has the plan, he has the blueprints, he equips us. We are to be the vessel and allow him to fill us with his fire. Moses said he could not speak, Esther was afraid, Gideon was unsure, Samuel too young, we could go on but it is not about the man or woman but god's work and fire moving through them.

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