“I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in
order that you may know…his incomparably great power for us who believe. That
power is the same as the mighty strength he exerted when he raised Christ from
the dead.” (Eph. 1:18-20)
It is such an awesome thing to understand that Jesus went to
the cross and paid fully and completely for all our sins, once for all! When
someone receives Christ then and there their sin is completely washed away.
However, that understanding doesn’t always kick in right away when one is first
born again. I know it didn’t for
me; it actually took many years of reading the Word to understand it, but when
the revelation finally hit that Christ took all my sin there on that cross, it
was something so liberating, so freeing, and life-giving. Wow, to know that there was not one sin
that the blood of Jesus did not cover, not one portion left unpaid, not one
issue left for me to work off.
What a relief, what a glorious joy to receive that freeing good news!
Hallelujah!!!
The good news only gets better too, because not only did
Jesus pay for our sins, but He rose victorious from that grave. No sir, that
tomb could not hold the Son of God, for He is more than a mere man, He is God
the Son! He rose victorious, demonstrating He is master over life and
death. We also have a hope and
assurance of a resurrection ourselves who believe upon Him!
And it keeps getting better, because the power of the Holy
Spirit, that same Holy Spirit that brought life back into Jesus’ very dead body
and lifted Him up from the grave, well, that same power is now also living and
working in us. That incomparably
great power lives in the believer, and it’s very fullness is also available for
all of us who believe. The power
of God is part of our glorious inheritance as saints according to Ephesians
1:18!
Praise God we get to witness that glorious resurrection
power that touches and changes lives: We were just in Canada—we’ll have a more
extensive update later—and as the Lord opened the door to minister we saw Him
touch, minister, heal, and transform lives. In fact a woman named Krista N. just wrote, saying: “Thanks
Dave for bringing Bryan, Mercedes and Patrick over. Their ministry
was profound and so needed! It feels like seeds of hope and faith were planted
that get bigger each day.”
While on the way up we met with another friend of ours named
Dave E., who a few years ago was filled for the first time with the power and
love of God. Even though he grew
up in a contemporary evangelical church he never had experienced
the love and power of God until we were ministering and praying over a group he
was part of, and the Holy Spirit filled his life!
You can watch and read about that resurrection power touching his life here:
http://reflectionsftroad.blogspot.com/2014/02/the-holy-spirit-releases-fathers-love.html
Direct link to video below: http://youtu.be/cN9jNLKCbVA
You can watch and read about that resurrection power touching his life here:
http://reflectionsftroad.blogspot.com/2014/02/the-holy-spirit-releases-fathers-love.html
Direct link to video below: http://youtu.be/cN9jNLKCbVA
