The Holy Spirit has been showing me some powerful things recently.
The LORD has equipped the body of Christ with so much authority, anointing, and power, but many of us don’t really grasp what we have.
He has been stirring my heart the past few days, and I’m convinced it’s time for us to rise up and walk in the fullness of who we are in Christ.
We are living below the privileges of what He has created us to do.
We are living in a new season of authority and power.
The heavens are opening, and the Holy Spirit is beginning to move in a mighty way.
As I watched a live stream of a conference by my friend Paulette Polo, I was thinking about all the ministries that are missing out on encounters because they won’t allow the Holy Spirit to move.
The truth is that many of them don’t recognize Jesus’ presence because they don’t have a personal relationship with Him.
They don’t spend time with Him, and they judge what they see by the natural.
There are issues in their hearts that need to be dealt with before they can experience the manifest presence of God.
The Apostle Paul said in the book of 1 Corinthians 2:4-5 And my speech and my preaching were not with persuasive words of human wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power that your faith should not be in the wisdom of men but in the power of God.
People are afraid of the supernatural because they have been taught incorrectly.
I remember many years ago, there was a story on the news about a homeless man who was found walking the streets of New York on a frigid evening without shoes or socks.
A policeman who had noticed him was moved with compassion and went into a store to buy the man a pair of socks and costly boots.
A few days later, the homeless man was seen sitting on the sidewalk barefoot once again.
He was approached by the news media, who asked him what had happened to his new boots. The man replied, “I hid those boots. They are worth a lot of money. I could lose my life over them”.
That man actually feared for his life, thinking that someone would kill him for those costly boots that were generously given to him.
When the police officer heard about what the homeless man did, he said that he would still repeat such acts of kindness to others who are in need for the rest of his life.
That man was hesitant to receive the valuable gift that was given to him because he was afraid that someone else would steal it.
He also felt unworthy to receive something so valuable!
Some of you are afraid to receive the costly gifts and callings that Jesus has made available to you.
You are afraid of the backlash from the enemy, and therefore, you are not walking in the fullness of what the LORD has called you to do.
He has called you for this time and season for a reason.
The LORD says, “You have been born into this world without fear because I have created you to be fearless.
You have been created to be strong rather than timid or fainthearted.
I have created you with a purpose. I AM looking for those whom I could raise up and use for this end-time harvest.
Don’t allow delusional thoughts to rule your decisions.
Don’t allow those things that you have been delivered from to pull you back like a viper using his venom to attack his prey.
Forget your past and the things you were delivered from. Don’t ever entertain memories that brought you into death and destruction, but rather entertain thoughts that are pure, lovely, of good report, worthy of praise, and My peace will be with you.
Don’t reminisce or rehearse the things that you were delivered from.
You are called to be strong, courageous, and fearless rather than cower back in your past.
It is time to gain spiritual momentum once again. I AM looking for those who are bold, ready to face challenges, and adamant in spiritual warfare.
Don’t be afraid of the lies of the enemy. If you entertain thoughts of defeat, it will hinder you from receiving all that I have for you.
Come out of your hiding place and emerge from your comfort zone.
This is the time to rise above your circumstances. Your time of slacking off has come to an end.
Rise up to be the magnificent creation that I have called you to be. Never again fear the unknown, and don’t be afraid of making wrong choices.
Do not be concerned and wonder to yourselves how this can come to pass.
This is the season to embark on new journeys and enter new dimensions in My Kingdom,” says the LORD.
“Fear not, for I am with you; Be not dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, Yes, I will help you, I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.” Isaiah 41:10.
“Therefore I remind you to stir up the gift of God which is in you through the laying on of my hands. For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.” 1 Timothy 1:6-7.
“There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves torment. But he who fears has not been made perfect in love. We love Him because He first loved us.” 1 John 4:18–19.
This is an updated edition of a post originally published on A Word in Season
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