Power failure
God spoke to me this morning and said look up Matthew 16:16.
When it storms and the lights go out, we reach for flashlights and candles. We make certain we have light to see by. We go to great lengths to prepare for such events to have those things ready in advance for their use.
Sometimes there is an extended power outage. We go and get gas to cook food and generators to “make” power so we can have the amenities that power brings to our lives which we have determined we won’t do with out!
And if we lived in an area where power wouldn’t be restored for many months- or ever- many/most people would move away temporarily or forever to relocate somewhere that power was available all the time. Why? Because we’ve decide it is a must have!
Now, I’d like you to look at the church please. Jesus not only told us about the power; He showed us the power! He told Peter in Matthew 16 that He was giving him power to loose and bind on the earth to heal the sick etc. But, we rarely see this in the church anymore! The church is in a state of third world country when it comes to power but everyone seems fine with it! That is sad.
No one is seeking to fix this; no one is asking the leaders why; no one is demanding to see the power; no one is relocating to find it! We have accepted mindsets that, to be powerless in this area of our lives, is just what it is. And we have beloved a lie!
God wants to move in demonstration of power and might. He wants to show the world who He is just like He did with Jesus. That was His revealed will! Jesus said if you’ve seen Me you’ve seen the Father; the works I do He commanded Me! He charged the disciples to do the same and said wait until your endued with power!
But the church is just sitting in squalor, going about their poverty stricken ways barely getting by and crying and complaining about their needs. They want SUPERNATURAL but they aren’t willing to put forth the effort to get! They would move all of their earthly possessions to have electricity but they won’t spend three hours seeking to fix their supernatural power problem. They won’t move to find a place where power is restored and consistent.
The power we seek is not in this world. We will need to go get it from heaven. We will have to journey there in prayer and by spending extended time seeking His presence! But before any of that can happen we will need to believe it’s available and we will need to believe we NEED IT! It will come when our hearts so love Jesus that we cry out for His presence and nothing else will do! His presence is the key to freedom from sin and sickness. His presence is the power, His Holy Spirit!
Supernatural power is a necessary byproduct from the outflow of seeking His presence and finding it. God is raising up a remnant who are re-pioneering the seeking of Himself and carrying His power to the world. He Wants to demonstrate His love for the world!
Keep the reality of the honor and privilege it is to know we understand this! In Matthew 16:16, the scripture God told me to look up, Jesus asks the disciples who do you say I am? Simon Peter replied, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” And in verse 17, Jesus answered him, “Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah! For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father who is in heaven.”
Let’s seek His presence, that is our call. Don’t forget Jesus had them wait at first. They could have been out running around but they were seeking the best Gifts and waiting to be endued with power! Don’t be distracted by what we’re “NOT” doing compared with the rest of the world. We are called to do THIS. And even if it looks like just waiting, it’s what He’s called us to do! People need the power of God, not humanitarianism. People need true freedom from sin and healing from sickness. God has many doing that but He’s called US to this.
Shane McLean, by the Holy Spirit 9/15/19