I meet many professing Christians that are flat and live uninspiring lives due to the fact that they have not had a WOW moment with the Lord. I notice this particularly with those who were raised in religion. In such a case, it's mainly tradition and not a living, vibrant contact with the living God that moves them.
Such "Christians" never learned God's voice and have the concept that God is somewhere out there and He is not interested in anything but being good and going to church. Boring! God is not like that at all. He wants to get into every aspect of our lives and show Himself powerful and glorious. He loves "showing off" through His children.
But so few ever know this. It grieves me that there is a lack of hunger for the person of Christ, His word, and His works in our lives. We settle for being plain old human, never realizing that we were born from above to live a heavenly life on earth. We are here to demonstrate the majesty of God in Christ through our living.
It's more than being good. It's more than learning about God. It's about experiencing God and living Him out in a BIG way. It's about demonstrating who He is through the supernatural. People are not attracted by common. They are seeking a God who meets real-life needs. They are looking for the Jesus they heard about in the Bible. But to many, Jesus' life in nothing more than a Bible story.
I am here to proclaim that the life Jesus lived, we are destined to live! Not someday in Heaven, but NOW on earth. We were born anew to live Heaven's realities on Earth. We were created to honor God and glorify Him. We can't do that by being us. We need to LET Him be Him in us. We need the Holy Spirit to be allowed to inspire and lead us into doing great exploits to demonstrate the love, power, and majesty of a wonderful God.
This takes faith. Most Christian's play it safe by living according to tradition. Tradition KILLS! Tradition killed Jesus and it will kill you! Tradition is safe, but the Spirit is not in it one bit. Tradition doesn't produce WOW moments!
There comes a time when everyone who claims to be a Christian needs to confess that "their" view of God, "their" experience of God is lack-luster and dull. It all starts with confession. It all beings when we have to level with our Lord and tell the truth, we just don't really know Him. We just think we do. It beings with a search for something more. Jesus said, "Keep on asking, keep on seeking, keep on knocking." God is a God who loves to be pursued, discovered and found out. He is so vast, awesome, wonderful, and indescribable, how could we, as true Christian, live a live void of inspiration and power?
I'm done with living in the box that I am "supposed" to live in. God is raising up a people who seek Him and want Him. A people who are not afraid to follow the Lamb wherever He is going. He is seeking a people willing to fulfill their God-given assignments on Earth. He is looking for a people filled with WOW moments...divine encounters with Him.
Are you this kind of Christian, or will you stay in traditions box where it's safe? It may be safe, but it is void of the Spirit of life. Dare to seek Him with all your heart. Dare to let Him live in you and demonstrate Heaven's realities through you. Dare to be a true Christian filled with WOW moments, doing great exploits with and for the living God!
The world is hurting. People are seeking answers. If you are truly born from above, those answers are within you. Seek the Lord and let Him demonstrate those answers to the people around you. May God bless you as you pursue many WOW moments with the Lord!
Hey Mike this is your brother in Christ Jason Lin. My WoW momment is every time I start bloging about God, cause then I really start diging into His word to know what it is saying so I can better convay it to all who read my blog, and it's at that moment that WoW the light comes and I see something I've never seen ever before. I'm curenttly writing the second part of In The Name of Jesus (If you have not read the first part you should) and one thing that WoWed me was how he is the Father. Romans 8:15 So you have not received a spirit that makes you fearful slaves. Instead, you received God’s Spirit when he adopted you as his own children. Now we call him, “Abba, Father.” Abba is something that is so intamate we can be so close to the father God, He is so big but he loves His children all the same. Heres some of what I Have writen about Father- The name Abba or Father is a title that is given to a man who provides care and protection over other people. There are many people in our lives that would fit that description humanly and spiritually, that take it upon themselves to care and provide the things that are best for us. Humanly I can say that I have my dad who helped in putting me on this earth and also older friends and teachers who helped guide and teach me in life lessons. Spiritually I have older brothers in the church or male figures who help me in my spiritual walk with the Lord, but I can say there is only one who I truly can call father and that is God who knows me inside and out and all the trials and tribulations that I go through. I can always come and tell Him all that is on my heart and He listens and understands (Peter 5:7 casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you.) because He love me to send His only son to die for me. He never criticizes or condemns me, but is always there to love and comfort me with His words. There is no one on this earth who is like Him my Abba Father – Jesus Christ.
ReplyDeleteABBA - Romans 8:15 So you have not received a spirit that makes you fearful slaves. Instead, you received God’s Spirit when he adopted you as his own children. Now we call him, “Abba, Father.”
EVERLASTING FATHER - Isaiah 9:6 For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
FATHER - Matthew 6:9 Pray then like this: “Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name.
- Isaiah 63:16 For you are our Father, though Abraham does not know us, and Israel does not acknowledge us; you, O Lord, are our Father, our Redeemer from of old is your name.
It is important to know who we are and what we have. We are not slaves but we have be given the Spirit of God, we are sons of God (John 14:18 “I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you.)and God is our Abba father. We should call Him our Abba Father. If you call someone Abba not only are you saying father but it is a very close relationship with that person. Stay tuned for more... Thankyou for your writing so good.