ACTS 29 TODAY

coming to the knowledge of the TRUTH

It has always amazed me that in Christendom they always say, ITS NOT A RELIGION, ITS A RELATIONSHIP. And its true, Christianity (true Christianity) is NOT A RELIGION (mans attempt to reach GOD) but it is  A RELATIONSHIP.

What has always amazed me is…..if its a relationship… WHY IS THERE SO LITTLE IF ANY TIME SPENT ON THAT RELATIONSHIP?

I find that most Christians do not spend any quality quite time with GOD at all. Why? because their to busy, and yet this is the most important relationship they will ever have.

If a man spent as little time in his relationship with his wife as he does with GOD, pretty soon he will have no wife, she will think he has no time for me, doesn’t want to be with me, never talks to me, and is not interested in me.

this is so sad but many relationships will go bad because of just this

One time I was reluctantly Pastoring for a friend of mine that had a stroke and could not talk well. One Wednesday night service I ask the people (about 30 or so) if they had ever worshiped for 1 hour straight? The answer was never, so I said well tonight we will do just that.

I put on a very anointed worship CD that went for a little over 1 hour, after about 15 minutes they were a little restless as this was about their limit of worship and the flesh hates when we worship or when we spend time in His presence.

is it over yet

After 30 minutes the sweet presence of the Holy Spirit began to increase in that room and they were beginning to inter into that presence of GOD, after 45 minutes the flesh was now gone and they were beginning to be lost in that presence.

After 60 minutes they were so immersed into the presence of GOD I am not sure they even knew what time it was or even cared…..because they were in the presence of GOD ALMIGHTY, BEING REFRESHED, RESTORED, AND REFILLED WITH THE LIFE GIVING POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT.

When we were finished I asked them, how was that? they just looked at me with a blank stare and then someone said…WONDERFUL.

And yet so few believers have ever experienced anything like that, let alone just being still in HIS presence not asking for anything, not saying anything, just waiting on Him in His presence for hours at a time….this is where all TRUE SPIRITUALITY COMES FROM.

Jesus only did what He saw the Father doing, and He only said what He heard the Father saying……..WHERE DID JESUS SEE WHAT THE FATHER WAS DOING AND HEAR WHAT THE FATHER WAS SAYING?

WHEN HE WAS ALONE WITH GOD

The reason so much of what is said and done in the name of GOD today  does not work very well is.

WHAT IS BEING SAID…. WAS NOT HEARD FROM TIME WITH GOD ALONE….AND WHAT IS BEING DONE WAS NOT SEEN IN THE TIME WITH GOD ALONE.

ITS JUST…GOOD IDEAS…INSTEAD OF GOD IDEAS.

There is nothing your flesh hates, despises, and will do anything to get out of more than.

BEING STILL AND WAITING IN GODS PRESENCE

The flesh wants to be always doing, saying, and active, ALL THE TIME AND NEVER LET YOU BE STILL IN HIS PRESENCE.

If you don’t believe me, just get alone and in a still place and just wait on GOD, after 10 minutes your flesh will tell you..WHAT ARE YOU DOING? WHY ARE YOU WASTING TIME? YOU NEED TO MOW THE LAWN, WASH THE CAR, CUT YOUR TOE NAILS.

IF YOU MAKE IT FOR 30 MINUTES YOUR FLESH WILL B SCREAMING FOR YOU TO CHECK YOUR PHONE, GET SOMETHING TO DRINK, WATCH TV.

IF YOU MAKE IT 1 HOUR THE FLESH WILL BEGIN TO GO AWAY AS THE SPIRIT GETS MORE AND MORE REAL, AND FROM THEN ON THE SPIRIT WILL ONLY GET STRONGER AND YOU WILL EXPERIENCE WHAT FEW BELIEVERS HAVE EVER EXPERIENCED……RENEWED STRENGTH….MOUNTING UP WITH WINGS AS EAGLES…RUN AND NOT BE WEARY…WALK AND NOT FAINT.

THIS IS FOR THOSE (NOT ALL) BUT… THOSE.…WHO WILL…..WILL WHAT?

WILL WAIT UPON THE LORD.

Ambassador / servant LARRY

AND REMEMBER…WE WILL…… FIND THE TIME.……… FOR THE THINGS WE VALUE MOST.