It's Time!

My brothers and sisters I give God the glory this morning and thank Him for His amazing and wonderful ways. The Lord almighty the great I Am the beginning and the end. It's truly amazing majestic and glorious and holy He truly is. I woke up this morning and felt a little tired and lazy to be honest with you. I went downstairs and had my breakfast and turned on the TV to the discovery channel. I'm not a big TV person so when it is on it's either on the Christian networks or the discovery channel lol. I felt like I was wasting time. As I sat down I realized just how truly precious time is. Not that I haven't made that realization before but there is something different about myself today.

Actually I have been noticing this change for a few days now. Wow I feel His presence right now as I type this. Anyway I recently attended a Benny Hinn training for ministry conference here in NY and let me tell you the anointing that man has on his ministry is real and powerful. My family has been long time partners with his ministry and we have followed him since the 80's when he was not well known. My whole life I grew up listening to his sermons and reaching on the Holy Spirit and the anointing of God. I have been to his crusades and to other conferences he has held but this time was different, just like this morning is different.

I can safely say that I had not given my life to the Lord until about a year and half ago. Even though I grew up in a Christian family and my father is a minister and so is my mother and I was given to the Lord since I was a young baby, I never knew Jesus for myself and my relationship with Him was non-existent. To make a long story short I gave my life and my heart to Jesus 2 years ago all over again and my life has never been the same. The Lord has called me to preach His word and to reach the 4 corners of the earth. To be honest with you it is so hard for me to see the reality behind the statement I just made. Physically it looks impossible to accomplish what the Lord wants me to but spiritually I am beginning to see just how truly possible it is. I'm 27 years old and I'll be 28 in July. This generation has been chosen to prepare the way for our Lord Jesus Christ to return. I don't know how to put it in words just how important this is for all of us. We have been chosen as the last runners in this relay race of salvation. We are the chosen ones to fight against the biggest devils and the largest opposition that the body of Christ has ever seen in all of its existence. Now I don't say that to scare you or to give any glory to the devil but so that you understand that if the devil is going to place that much force behind his last stand (and we all know how his story ends) then just how much more power will be given to the end time church to defeat it (Praise the Lord we all know how our story ends!)

I spoke earlier about how I recently attended a Benny Hinn conference. The only reason I want to share that is not to give glory to the man but to what the Lord Jesus Christ has done and is doing through the man. Actually it's more so that I can get my point across. I have been getting closer and more intimate with Jesus ever since I surrendered my life to Him but I haven't experienced a hunger for the word and His presence like I have in the past few days after the conference. To be honest with you I barely even attended the conference, I volunteered to help out the staff and usher and all that stuff. I was more wrapped up in the task at hand and helping out the staff that I wasn't 100% paying attention to the teachings and sermons. Just the fact of being there is enough. Why am I saying all of this? Simple the anointing on this man's life, the success he has had in the body of Christ and the work he has been able to do for Jesus Christ is do only to one thing. His love for our king Jesus. When you love Jesus with all your heart and with all your mind and with all your soul, something happens to you. When you are overcome by authentic love for your creator it changes your way of thinking and living. You no longer live for yourself, you no longer care about your needs but your focus turns to Jesus. You begin to allow His will to take over yours, your desire changes to wanting nothing more to be in His presence and do what is pleasing to Him.

I can attest to that because this same transformation has been going on my life. I don't say this to give myself any glory or to speak vainly about myself but because I know there are many of you out there who are feeling the same way. I don't know if you have ever felt every cell in your body? There are times when I am praying that I can literally feel every cell in my body cry out to the Lord. I feel like my very spirit is trying to rip itself from my flesh just for an instant of pure and undefiled presence of God. There is nothing on this planet like His love! There is nothing on this earth that can replace the feeling you get when Jesus Christ the son of God steps inside your room and tells you He loves you. Nothing and I mean nothing can compare to the feeling of His warm embrace. Brothers, sisters if you ever take anything I say seriously, if you believe at least one thing that I ever s say let it be this; Jesus Christ is real, His presence alone is enough to totally change your life. One instant in His holy presence can totally and completely cleanse you and purify you and make all things new. One second in His presence is enough to renew you and give your life purpose and meaning. His presence will show you just how important you are to Him and to the body of Christ. His holy spirit will open your eyes to just how little time we have left and just how crucial your existence is to the salvation of many.

As I watched TV this morning and realized just how much time I was wasting my heart was opened and the Lord lead me to reach out to you. The Lord is coming back! Jesus is coming for His bride and the time is short. I rejoice when I think about it but when I realize just how many people do not know who Jesus Christ is, just how many people have no clue that they are living a sinful life and that they are head to eternal damnation my heart skips a beat. Think about your loved ones, think about your closest friends, think about all the people in your life that you have never spoken to about Jesus Christ and salvation. My precious brothers and sisters it is in your hands, the gospel of Jesus Christ has been entrusted to us. Angels cannot spread the gospel, Jesus Himself cannot appear to someone and say "I was lost and now I'm found!" Angels cannot witness to a person and tell them, "I was once addicted but now I am free!" We are the only ones who can sit someone down and say, "You know what, my life was a mess, my family was apart but Jesus Christ gave it all back to me! He saved me and cleansed me, He made me knew and reunited my parents and we are the happiest family ever!" Only you can tell someone else that you were once def and now you hear or that you were once blind and now you see. Today if you believe that Jesus Christ is real and that He is the son of God then get on your knees and ask God to show you His love, ask Jesus to reveal himself to you as the unfailing love that the word talks about and I promise you nothing will ever be the same again. Ask God for boldness and strength to speak. Ask the Lord to give you the words and provide the time for you to speak to those people who you know you have to speak to. Not just family and loved ones but anyone who you know is lost or anyone who the Lord leads you to speak to.

In these last days God is multiplying His strength and power in this generation. If you love Jesus Christ with all your heart and with all your mind and with all your strength you will see things that no one in the past ever saw. You will see miracles and signs and wonders that your great great great, Pentecostal, Baptist grandparents never saw LOL. Believe me the Lord is telling His body that they are equipped with the strongest anointing the body of Christ has ever had. I know many of you out there feel like, "How can the Lord use me? Or how can I do anything?" Well there is nothing impossible for God but it's even deeper then that. I too felt that way and sometimes I still do but the only way to be sure is to understand the Lord in the spirit. There is nothing anyone can say to me to convince me of my calling or to convince that God can do what He has said He will do. No words can make me understand and no person can show me just how special it is. If you get on your knees though, if you pray and seek the Lord diligently, if you ask the Holy Spirit to reveal it to you no one will be able to stop you and no devil on the earth will be able to convince you otherwise.

Remember that doubt is not from the Lord. Fear is not from the Lord. In fact doubt and fear are the exact opposite of faith. Doubt and fear are faith in the devil and we certainly do not have that. We have faith in the Lord Jesus Christ and the power of his resurrection, which is the Holy Spirit. No matter what people tell you, no matter what the devil tells you, YOU ARE CALLED TO SERVE THE LORD! YOU ARE IMPORTANT TO JESUS AND THE BODY OF CHRIST! AND WHAT YOU CAN DO IS ENOUGH TO HELP! Never be ashamed of the name of Jesus Christ. It is the name that is above all name, it is the name that at the mention of it every knee shall bow and every tongue shall confess and it is the only name by which we are saved. Most importantly is the name that we pray by and the name that grants us the ability to do even more then Jesus did while He was on earth. The bible says that whatever we ask, if we ask in Jesus name it shall be done.

James 5:16 says, "Confess your trespasses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much." Your prayer does work and your prayer will change things and your prayer is received by the Lord. The bible says in revelations that our prayers are not just offered up to God but the prayers of the saints are offered up with incense, which is a pleasing aroma to the Lord. It's time we go back to a life of prayer and worship to the Lord. How can we touch the heart of God if we don't speak to Him? How can we move the Heart of God if do not offer sacrifices of praise and worship to the Lord. The bible tells us in Genesis that Noah offered up sacrifices to the Lord the moment he stepped outside of the arch. He was not instructed to, he wasn't following a law or a commandment. There was no bible then and there was no law or commandments. Noah did it because he loved God and he was thankful for the salvation God had provide through the arch (a representation of Jesus). The moment the aroma of Noah's sacrifice reached God, it was pleasing to Him and it touched His heart. It was then that He made the promise to never destroy the earth through water again. It is when we selflessly and lovingly worship and praise the Lord that His heart is touched and moved and we are able to ask and receive. It is then when the Lord is willing to do anything to help us and the entire body of Christ.

The Lord is on His way and we are to role out the read carpet. Lets help each other role out this giant carpet. Lets Help each other set the table for the most amazing wedding we will ever see, attend and be a part of. Lets Join together and invite as many guests and we can possibly fit into this holy banquet hall in heaven. Together we can touch the heart of God and we can bring on a harvest that has never been seen in the world. Through this selfless obedience to God we can bring change in our own lives, we can bring favor on our own lives and we can live a life of heaven here on earth. When Jesus sees that you are willing to worry about His kingdom and His work and His life, He begins to take care of your kingdom and your work and your life. Trust me the moment you change your focus from yourself to Jesus everything will change in your life.

The LORD bless you and keep you;

The LORD make His face shine upon you,
And be gracious to you;

The LORD lift up His countenance upon you,
And give you peace."'