A Testimony for Christ, why is He Worthy of it All:
I been burning for Yeshua and his kingdom for over 38 years. Gripped! Grateful! Graced! You might ask, Jeff, what’s the backdrop, what’s your story? Why are you burning with such enduring passion? Glad you asked, ladies and gentlemen, there is so much to my story buy I will highlight some significant experiences. Christ came after me as a 15-year-old teenager when I was DEEP in sin and rebellion, honestly, I wasn’t even looking for Him. I heard the gospel initially and rejected it! But that seed was planted in my heart. I couldn’t escape the Holy Spirit, the Hound of Heaven drawing me to the Father.
I had a major wake up call, the realization that life is fragile, we are not promised tomorrow, and we are NOT invincible. I was confronted by the consequences of sin and addiction. My older brother died at 18. He was slamming cocaine, something went wrong, he died on that hospital bed and slipped into eternity. My whole family was shaken to the core. Despair. Confusion. Overwhelming sorrow leading to suicidal thought. Questions, “what’s the point of my existence?” I had to medicate more, feed the addiction to avoid the pain. Nothing worked! The vicious cycle continued. Tragically, I was on that same train as my brother, as a matter of fact, my whole family was heading for a train wreck, a collision with darkness with eternal consequences.
I was bewilder, I lived, Joe died! Why?, I shouted to the universe, because I knew not God nor did I care to.
“BUT GOD...”
“But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved)”
My resistance to God waned and the offer of eternal life was magnetic. He was drawing me, wooing me to His loving embrace. Like a moth to a flame, I came. I remember distinctly the day my life was forever changed. My simple yes to God catapulted me into a totally different trajectory, which today I call, “living the reality of the kingdom of God.” With my hands raised, tears in my eyes, and a longing in my heart for what is real... something significant, tangible even, happened as the scriptures came alive in living color,
“For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.”
“For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.”
“If you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. For the Scripture says, “Whoever believes on Him will not be put to shame.”
I confessed my sin, called out to Jesus Christ, and by faith BELIEVED Him! The authenticity of experiencing the Creator of the Universe ravishing my soul with His cleansing love. My heart swelled with determination for change! I was desperate, longing, and broken. I cried out to the Heavenly Father in sincerity and He answered me, as He promised, “Anyone who calls on the name the Lord shall be saved!” I made a choice that day I will put my trust in Christ! I believe! His redeeming death, burial, and resurrection power was for me. I received the truth of His redemption and the reality of His kingdom. At that moment it was like warm oil being poured out from heaven into the center of my being. It began to explode on the inside. The love of the Father, like a cleansing agent, scrubbed and cleansed the sin out, mended, healed, put back together the broken, fractured places in my vessel. It was the most unusual and glorious experience I have ever had. It was both physical and spiritually. A great eternal exchange happened. I was dead, Christ made me alive! I was spiritually blind, Jesus gave me sight! He took my “train wreck” and made something beautiful out of it.
God’s so faithful to transform the willing and available. So, all these years later, despite the trials, tribulation, the glory, and goodness, my heart swells with His love, gratitude, and burning passion. My message is still, GO ALL IN, leave nothing on the table for our Lord Jesus. He’s worthy of it all! Continue to make Him the highest priority. Be the example to others of what a radical pursuit of Him is. Collectively, the pursuit of full surrender as a healthy, functional, loving community of Christ – the ekklesia. Keep holding on, endure and overcome the challenges with an ETERNAL PERSPECTIVE... there is a reward and there is a day of reckoning.
MY EXHORTATION TO YOU IS, IT’S WORTH IT! SURRENDER ALL TO CHRIST AND WATCH WHAT HE WILL DO IN AND THROUGH YOU.
BELONGING
The Father dropped strong prophetic insight with overwhelming presence this morning on me. I couldn't sleep so I got up at 5am to seek The Lover of my soul.
You might ask, well, what are you hearing? One word, BELONGING. Listen, the number one human need is to BELONG, to matter, to be accepted... to KNOW you are loved. The devil understands this, so he offers imposters with well packed lies, and ungodly systems/groups/body politics to snare people's carnality with "benefits," all to gain CONSENT for their EXPLOITATION. He is the "father of lies!" Resist! Answer his deception by the truth of God's Word, "SUBMIT, therefore to God, RESIST the devil and he must flee!"
Back to point, my hope is that, this heart-felt prophetic encounter impacts you as much as it did me. Amen. The TRUTH is, if we are born again, we BELONG to the King of the universe... and DESIRED of Him, wow! Such value! Such significance! He longs for us more than we long for Him. He is more committed to our maturity than we are. His grip on us is greater than our grip on Him. You are the redeemed to BELONG. By revelation, this needs to establish deep security IN US, that no devil from hell, the world or our own "stinkin' thinkin'" can move us from being at home in His heart. BELONGING. Hallelujah!
In our divine partnership, we are well aware He does the "heavy lifting," correct? No doubt, He can easily accomplish His will by Himself, YET He still chose us to be yoked up with him. BELONGING.
The Master says, "Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light." Matt. 11:28-30.
He invites us to follow Him... into kingdom LIFESTYLE of "righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit." The GREAT INVITATION TO BELONG!
It does COST a price that we CANNOT afford to deny, “Whoever desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me. For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake and the gospel’s will save it. For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul? For whoever is ashamed of Me and My words in this adulterous and sinful generation, of him the Son of Man also will be ashamed when He comes in the glory of His Father with the holy angels.” Mark 8:34-38.
In light of what's being said, ask yourself, WHERE DO I BELONG, to Whom do I BELONG?
We BELONG to something, yea, Someone Who is greater than anything man can contrive. The revelation that hit me this morning, that I'm compelled to impart to you, is the nature of this double edged sword of BELONGING. Firstly, the power, the truth, of BELONGING to Christ, being so near that we are "hidden in Him." This is the most solid, secure, and immovable condition, position, status, identity we could ever posses... IT TRULY IS OURS! Secondly, let this sink in, we are not our own. We are LITERALLY bond servants, sons, a collective bride yoked to our Lover King. He possess every nuance and desire of our lives... we are CALLED to radically live as AMBASSADOR of this Message. We are MESSENGERS of the gospel of the Kingdom, a government, a family of eternal BELONGING! Knowing this truth is important to endure the troubles ahead and to thrive in the face of the enemy!
As a warning, a reality check, the world we live in IS increasing with wickedness... it is NOT getting better folks! Then how do we live victoriously? It's simple but not easy,
"They overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, and they did not love their lives to the death." Rev. 12:11.
SO our victory is "loving not our lives to the death." We are not obligated or snared by the arguments, intimidation, or manipulation of this world, nor the blood-baths being waged in religion, nor the seductive hooks to other systems, clubs, or body politics that demand our loyalty above Christ! We BELONG to Another, Who desires to TOTALLY possess us. Our full surrender to Him is our LIBERTY! Empowered to say NO! To be emboldened as spiritual insurrectionists against ba'als, man-kings, medical-tyrants, murderers, monopoly-men, propagandists, technological manipulation, globalists, idols, ego, or fork-tongued preachers! We do NOT consent, boldly RESIST, empowered with confidence no matter the threats. OUR TESTIMONY REMAINS SOLID, JESUS CHRIST IS LORD AND WE BELONG TO HIM!
When we know, that we know, that we know, we already BELONG to Christ the searching stops for false lovers and the approval of man. Again, we already BELONG! In simple terms, Because we BELONG, we HEAR and OBEY Christ from the foundation of LOVE and TRUTH. Stay your course. I will say it one more time, YOU BELONG!
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Remember. Proverbs 6:16-19
These six things doth the Lord hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him: A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief, A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.
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