Going to church, reading the bible, listening to Christian music will not advance your spiritual life. These activities may give you more understanding but until you are ready to lay down your life and take up your cross this leads nowhere.
What I am talking about is the sacrifice of self to advance the cause of Jesus Christ in the world. There is a destiny that God had for each of us that only we can personally discover. We can discover it only by detaching from the world and making ourselves available for the Holy Spirit. By detaching from the world--now you have time--the commodity that most Christians are not willing to give.
Jesus said, "Self-help is not help at all. Self-sacrifice is the way, to finding yourself, your true self. (Matthew 16:25)
"God has planted eternity in the human heart." (Ecclesiastes 3:11)
"Anyone who lets himself be distracted from the work I plan for him is not fit for the Kingdom of God." (Luke 9:62)
"The most important thing is that I complete my mission, the work that the Lord Jesus gave me." (Acts 20:24)
"We have been sent to speak for Christ." (2 Corinthians 5:20)
"We are God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus, to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do." (Ephesians 2:10)
Albert Finch
www.thekeys2kingdom.com
What I am talking about is the sacrifice of self to advance the cause of Jesus Christ in the world. There is a destiny that God had for each of us that only we can personally discover. We can discover it only by detaching from the world and making ourselves available for the Holy Spirit. By detaching from the world--now you have time--the commodity that most Christians are not willing to give.
Jesus said, "Self-help is not help at all. Self-sacrifice is the way, to finding yourself, your true self. (Matthew 16:25)
"God has planted eternity in the human heart." (Ecclesiastes 3:11)
"Anyone who lets himself be distracted from the work I plan for him is not fit for the Kingdom of God." (Luke 9:62)
"The most important thing is that I complete my mission, the work that the Lord Jesus gave me." (Acts 20:24)
"We have been sent to speak for Christ." (2 Corinthians 5:20)
"We are God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus, to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do." (Ephesians 2:10)
Albert Finch
www.thekeys2kingdom.com
Walking In My Inheritance
Posted 05-28-2009 at 02:23 PM by Albert Finch
Romans 10:9,10 - "Because if you shall confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord and shall believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you shall be saved."
When we confess His Lordship, it is not only His dominion over us, but "lord" means Leader, "the bread-provider, the caretaker, the protector from all our enemies." You actually become a partaker of the Divine Nature. (2 Peter 1:4).
As you become a partaker of His Nature, you become a partaker of His ability:
1. God's ability becomes your ability.
2. God's strength becomes your strength.
3. Jesus' ministry becomes your ministry.
When we acknowledge Him as our Lord, then God becomes automatically our very Father. All the resources of Heaven are at our disposal (Ephesians 1:3) to:
1. Minister others into Christ.
2. Disciple them
3. Equip them to disciple others.
Questions to Ask Myself
Am I willing to disciple a new believer into his inheritance in Christ?
Do I believe that equipping believers to disciple others is the most valuable spiritual act I can give?
Affirmations
I have the power to labor for the spiritual lives of others.
I minister others into Christ, disciple them, and equip them to disciple others.
Since I am God "inside minded" I confess-- greater is He that is in me than he that is in the world.
Albert Finch
www.thekeys2kingdom.com
When we confess His Lordship, it is not only His dominion over us, but "lord" means Leader, "the bread-provider, the caretaker, the protector from all our enemies." You actually become a partaker of the Divine Nature. (2 Peter 1:4).
As you become a partaker of His Nature, you become a partaker of His ability:
1. God's ability becomes your ability.
2. God's strength becomes your strength.
3. Jesus' ministry becomes your ministry.
When we acknowledge Him as our Lord, then God becomes automatically our very Father. All the resources of Heaven are at our disposal (Ephesians 1:3) to:
1. Minister others into Christ.
2. Disciple them
3. Equip them to disciple others.
Questions to Ask Myself
Am I willing to disciple a new believer into his inheritance in Christ?
Do I believe that equipping believers to disciple others is the most valuable spiritual act I can give?
Affirmations
I have the power to labor for the spiritual lives of others.
I minister others into Christ, disciple them, and equip them to disciple others.
Since I am God "inside minded" I confess-- greater is He that is in me than he that is in the world.
Albert Finch
www.thekeys2kingdom.com
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I think the lack of comments to your blogs says it all. If God were truly working through you, we would recognize it. I think you should spend your life being the best servant of God that you can possibly be. He will use you according to his will, but perhaps you may never be his voice. You need to get your ego under control. Only then can you be his servant.Posted 05-29-2009 at 10:34 PM by yukiko11
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Hi Albert,
I stopped by to read your blog a little and just wanted to say hi. Feel free to PM me anytime or you can visit my blog too if you want.
Once in a while I go around looking at other blogs and the title of your blog caught my eye since I too am a Christian.
Hi yukiko! Fancy meeting you here!
CarlosPosted 06-09-2009 at 04:15 AM by carlos123
