Read:
1 Timothy 4:6
In pointing out these things to the brethren, you will be a good servant of Christ Jesus, constantly nourished on the words of the faith and of the sound doctrine which you have been following.
Many are seeking from Him today another Great Awakening, and they read these old accounts of the Falling and Laughing that took place in the old revivals, and believe that if we just get enough people praying, falling, and giggling, we will have a revival that will sweep the world. But those who believe this overlook a major component of these previous revivals. Namely, the preachers preached Jesus Christ to the people. They warned that the Judgment of God was about to fall on sinners. They preached sound theology and doctrine. They preached the Cross, the sufferings of Christ, the mercy and grace of God, and the preciousness and effectiveness of the Blood to cleanse from all sin. They did not merely preach, “Have you Fallen in the Spirit yet? Have you Laughed in the Spirit? Come up now and let me lay my hands on you!” As the Laughing and the Falling occurred in the days of old—as the Lord chose to manifest these experiences—the revivalists kept everyone’s attention focused firmly on Calvary. There is no dispute that God blessed this approach. He gave them revivals that lasted decades, as compared to the
revivals we see today which we consider to be major “outpourings” if we can
somehow keep them going for a few weeks. Those old revivals also
transformed this country, and the revivals we have today barely go outside our
church walls, as we watch our country and world descend into degredation,
darkness, and madness. My brethren, I believe we will NEVER have the revival from God that we seek, until we handle these special manifestations of the Holy Spirit in a more mature way, and refuse to allow ourselves to be distracted from the clear
preaching of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. We must follow Elijah’s example of
pressing past the wind, earthquake, and fire of his day, which is the Laughing
and Falling of our day, and join him going on in God until we hear His “still
small voice” again giving us specific wisdom, breakthrough, and earth-shaking
revival.
Comment by Keith Edwards
I feel like the Lord wants us to focus on Christ Jesus so powerfully for the next wave of revival that has started. We can't lose that focus upon Jesus in the middle of the glory that may fall. Lets keep our eyes upon Jesus.
Prayer:
Lord, we ask that you will help us to keep you the center focus of our life. Purify ur hearts to keep sound doctrine flowing in the middle of great things you do, and help us to magnify Christ in a pure way, Amen.
by Mel Montgomery & Keith Edwards
Saturday, April 10, 2010
Friday, April 9, 2010
Thursday, April 8, 2010
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
April 6th Devotional
Read:
2 Corinthians 4:17,18
17 For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. 18 So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.
I had someone tell me one time that what if this Christianity stuff isn't real? I told him "Even if it wasn't real, I lived a good holy life!" You don't have anything to lose if living for God wasn't real. We believe in God even though we can't see Him. We believe in the resurrection even though we didn't see it in the natural. We can have faith in God today. sometimes we have to press on into the things of God even though all hell has come against us. The enemy wants us to give up, but we have a hope today. We have a hope that may not be seen in the natural, but is eternal. The bible says to fix our eyes on that which is eternal, and eternity lives within us as believers. I'm reminded of the Jews going back to rebuild Jerusalem under the leadership of Zerubbabel and Joshua. When they got there everything was in ruins, but they had hope, and the very first thing they did was they built an altar. This may be all we have today, but our altar today can be the eternal word abiding and living within us. I want to encourage you today to take a breath of His spirit in a new way. Have faith in God, and let Gods' Spirit take all of your burden that you try and carry alone.
Prayer:
Lord, we ask that you will help us focus on you in a deep way today. We look to you with faith, and we fight the good fight of that faith. Help us to stand in your name when the winds of life blow our way, and help us to rely upon your marvelous grace, Amen.
by Keith Edwards
2 Corinthians 4:17,18
17 For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. 18 So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.
I had someone tell me one time that what if this Christianity stuff isn't real? I told him "Even if it wasn't real, I lived a good holy life!" You don't have anything to lose if living for God wasn't real. We believe in God even though we can't see Him. We believe in the resurrection even though we didn't see it in the natural. We can have faith in God today. sometimes we have to press on into the things of God even though all hell has come against us. The enemy wants us to give up, but we have a hope today. We have a hope that may not be seen in the natural, but is eternal. The bible says to fix our eyes on that which is eternal, and eternity lives within us as believers. I'm reminded of the Jews going back to rebuild Jerusalem under the leadership of Zerubbabel and Joshua. When they got there everything was in ruins, but they had hope, and the very first thing they did was they built an altar. This may be all we have today, but our altar today can be the eternal word abiding and living within us. I want to encourage you today to take a breath of His spirit in a new way. Have faith in God, and let Gods' Spirit take all of your burden that you try and carry alone.
Prayer:
Lord, we ask that you will help us focus on you in a deep way today. We look to you with faith, and we fight the good fight of that faith. Help us to stand in your name when the winds of life blow our way, and help us to rely upon your marvelous grace, Amen.
by Keith Edwards
Monday, April 5, 2010
Sunday, April 4, 2010
The Great Resurrection April 8th weekly Devotional
Read:
1 Corinthians 15:17
17 And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins.
Also Read:
Romans 10:9
9 That if you confess with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.
Today we celebrate Easter Sunday thinking upon the resurrection of Jesus Christ. What God did on that third day was so powerful, but everyday needs to be a day of acknowledging the resurrection. In the new testament they were always preaching the resurrection. This was one of the greatest messages that the church preached, and it should be ours as well. The bible says that one cannot be saved without faith in the resurrection, and the same Spirit that raised Christ from the dead is the same Spirit that gives us strength to not only accept and acknowledge Him, but to grow in Him as the temple. Jesus said that He would rebuild the temple in three days. One of the Greek definitions for temple is the spiritual temple consisting of the saints of all ages joined together by and in Christ. Jesus' body was torn upon the cross, and it gave us entrance into God's presence by His precious blood that was shed. I don't know exactly what it was like when Jesus took His last breath upon that cross, but I do know that the earthquake and the darkness that fell upon the earth that moment made some that didn't believe speak the words, "Surely this was the Son of God!" It must have been something unbelievable. I want to ask you today if you believe in the resurrection? You can't be saved unless you believe in His resurrection. This is the only thing Romans 10:9 says to do. believe in the resurrection in your heart through true repentance. The Greek definition for confess in Romans 10:9 speaks of the "heart" and "soul". Anyone can say "I believe" but not have that spiritual change down deep inside of them. We speak what has already been changed down deep inside of us, and it is the part of our soul that acknowledges the resurrection. It is our will that says, "Yes Lord! I believe that you were raised from the dead. It's only by the grace of God that we can believe. Believe today! Its that simple. Believe and live out the "testimony" of how you have been changed on the inside. Live out the testimony of the resurrection. You may be saved today, but need to be refreshed with what God really did on that third day. We need to be a witness of that resurrection everyday.
Prayer:
Lord, we come to you today and thank you for what you did that third day. Help us Lord to preach this message everyday by not only with our words, but our actions. We thank you for that Spirit that raised Jesus from the dead. Quicken us by that same Spirit today as we travel this journey with you, Amen.
by Keith Edwards
1 Corinthians 15:17
17 And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins.
Also Read:
Romans 10:9
9 That if you confess with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.
Today we celebrate Easter Sunday thinking upon the resurrection of Jesus Christ. What God did on that third day was so powerful, but everyday needs to be a day of acknowledging the resurrection. In the new testament they were always preaching the resurrection. This was one of the greatest messages that the church preached, and it should be ours as well. The bible says that one cannot be saved without faith in the resurrection, and the same Spirit that raised Christ from the dead is the same Spirit that gives us strength to not only accept and acknowledge Him, but to grow in Him as the temple. Jesus said that He would rebuild the temple in three days. One of the Greek definitions for temple is the spiritual temple consisting of the saints of all ages joined together by and in Christ. Jesus' body was torn upon the cross, and it gave us entrance into God's presence by His precious blood that was shed. I don't know exactly what it was like when Jesus took His last breath upon that cross, but I do know that the earthquake and the darkness that fell upon the earth that moment made some that didn't believe speak the words, "Surely this was the Son of God!" It must have been something unbelievable. I want to ask you today if you believe in the resurrection? You can't be saved unless you believe in His resurrection. This is the only thing Romans 10:9 says to do. believe in the resurrection in your heart through true repentance. The Greek definition for confess in Romans 10:9 speaks of the "heart" and "soul". Anyone can say "I believe" but not have that spiritual change down deep inside of them. We speak what has already been changed down deep inside of us, and it is the part of our soul that acknowledges the resurrection. It is our will that says, "Yes Lord! I believe that you were raised from the dead. It's only by the grace of God that we can believe. Believe today! Its that simple. Believe and live out the "testimony" of how you have been changed on the inside. Live out the testimony of the resurrection. You may be saved today, but need to be refreshed with what God really did on that third day. We need to be a witness of that resurrection everyday.
Prayer:
Lord, we come to you today and thank you for what you did that third day. Help us Lord to preach this message everyday by not only with our words, but our actions. We thank you for that Spirit that raised Jesus from the dead. Quicken us by that same Spirit today as we travel this journey with you, Amen.
by Keith Edwards
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