Today I read a news article which expected Christians
to be passive, to not cause waves, to compromise
and fall in line with the spirit of this age. Any Christian
who spoke contrary to the view expressed,
was condemned as being unloving and anti-social.
After all, the writers proclaimed “Aren’t true Christians
meant to be accepting, loving, meek people.“
This bothered me. Christians should be on the cutting edge,
not in the back room accepting any new fad that comes along.
Later in the day I read a short message by Kamran Yaraei.
Here is a quote from it:
“Christianity is not just about being nice, meek and naïve.
There is a time to be a lamb and there is a time to be a lion.
Most of us know how to be lambs,
now let us ask God the Father to teach us how to be lions.
We are children of the Lion and the Lamb.
It is a very strange combination.
… May your hands never shake as you face the enemy.
May God impart boldness and courage
into your heart, day and night.”
Quote from Food for the Heart, by Kamran Yaraei
Roar Loud Today - Bob Lipsys, Australia
Monday, August 29, 2011
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Wild Goose Chase
John Scotland has written a brilliant blog article on the Holy Spirit called the Wild Goose Chase. I present it here for those who have not come across John before. In his chase of this “Wild Goose” John has become a controversial figure. However his ministry has touched many, including myself. Bob Lipsys – Australia.
Wild Goose Chase by John Scotland
Visit http://www.johnscotland.org/
The Celtic Christians had a name for the Holy Spirit, they called him the “Wild Goose”. The name gives us a hint of the mysterious nature of the third member of the Godhead.
A wild goose, (hence the name Wild) cannot be tamed. So it is with the Holy Spirit, he is unpredictable, and you never know where you are going to end up if you start chasing him, but unlike the name suggests, it is not a pointless chase.
The present day church have this mind set that to follow the Spirit is pointless, and regard it is a wild goose chase in the traditional sense of the concept.
They try to fit God into the confines of their thinking, and the grey matter that surrounds their understanding of the Spirit cp. Prov. 3:5.
The Spirit of God cannot be tracked or tamed, there is always an element of danger in the air and unpredictability, when you seek to take up the chase and follow Him.
We have tried in vain to clip the wings of the wild goose and as a result, have ended up settling for something far less than what God originally intended for us.
Hence the reason why so many people are bored with church service, its endless programs and upbeat music, often a substitute for the Spirits Presence, which cannot and will not replace the thrill of the chase, when it comes to following the leading of the Spirit of God in our personal lives.
Jesus when answering Nicodemus, incidentally, a religious leader of the jews, was surprised that He Nicodemus, did not understand this principle of the wild goose, and told Nicodemus that the Spirit was like the wind, “you don’t know where it comes from and you don’t know where it goes”. John 3:8.
If you chase the Wild Goose, he will take you to places, (I am speaking from experience) you never could have imagined and by paths you never thought existed.
From the blog of John Scotland
Visit http://www.johnscotland.org/
Wild Goose Chase by John Scotland
Visit http://www.johnscotland.org/
The Celtic Christians had a name for the Holy Spirit, they called him the “Wild Goose”. The name gives us a hint of the mysterious nature of the third member of the Godhead.
A wild goose, (hence the name Wild) cannot be tamed. So it is with the Holy Spirit, he is unpredictable, and you never know where you are going to end up if you start chasing him, but unlike the name suggests, it is not a pointless chase.
The present day church have this mind set that to follow the Spirit is pointless, and regard it is a wild goose chase in the traditional sense of the concept.
They try to fit God into the confines of their thinking, and the grey matter that surrounds their understanding of the Spirit cp. Prov. 3:5.
The Spirit of God cannot be tracked or tamed, there is always an element of danger in the air and unpredictability, when you seek to take up the chase and follow Him.
We have tried in vain to clip the wings of the wild goose and as a result, have ended up settling for something far less than what God originally intended for us.
Hence the reason why so many people are bored with church service, its endless programs and upbeat music, often a substitute for the Spirits Presence, which cannot and will not replace the thrill of the chase, when it comes to following the leading of the Spirit of God in our personal lives.
Jesus when answering Nicodemus, incidentally, a religious leader of the jews, was surprised that He Nicodemus, did not understand this principle of the wild goose, and told Nicodemus that the Spirit was like the wind, “you don’t know where it comes from and you don’t know where it goes”. John 3:8.
If you chase the Wild Goose, he will take you to places, (I am speaking from experience) you never could have imagined and by paths you never thought existed.
From the blog of John Scotland
Visit http://www.johnscotland.org/
Sunday, August 7, 2011
Curry Blake
Here are two quotes from Curry Blake. Curry has a ministry of healing and releasing people from tradition into the ministry that Jesus has for them.
“Most people talk to God about their problems, when in reality, what you ought to do is talk to your problem about God”
"Don't be distracted by the facts you see, look to the Truth"
“Most people talk to God about their problems, when in reality, what you ought to do is talk to your problem about God”
"Don't be distracted by the facts you see, look to the Truth"
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
Time for Tongues
Doug Addison of Inlight Connections http://www.dougaddison.com/ Wrote the following about "Tongues" in a recent newsletter. Doug gives encouragement to use this gift, as well as a practical example of how he has been helped through it.
"I am not a big promoter of the theology that you have to speak in tongues to be Spirit-filled. I have met people who don’t and they have evidence of the Holy Spirit working in their lives. I have been praying in tongues since 1988. Just recently God reminded me that praying in tongues (or in the Spirit) connects us with the strategies from Heaven that we are not aware of (Romans 8:26–27). Over the past few weeks I have made a practice of praying in tongues for a few minutes then moving right into strategizing, planning, and writing down the ideas and thoughts that come to me. I have been amazed at the results. It does not seem as though I am getting revelation because the things I receive just after praying in tongues are in the form of my own thoughts. It does not mean that all our thoughts are from God and you will need to use wisdom and discernment. Just this past week we had a sprinkler pipe break under our concrete driveway that was potentially going to cost over a thousand dollars to fix. The repairman thought it was one thing but after praying in tongues I knew exactly where to dig to find the leak on a different pipe than expected. It is not tongues alone; you must follow through immediately with writing down and responding to what you get afterwards. Give it a try — God is amazing." Doug Addison
"I am not a big promoter of the theology that you have to speak in tongues to be Spirit-filled. I have met people who don’t and they have evidence of the Holy Spirit working in their lives. I have been praying in tongues since 1988. Just recently God reminded me that praying in tongues (or in the Spirit) connects us with the strategies from Heaven that we are not aware of (Romans 8:26–27). Over the past few weeks I have made a practice of praying in tongues for a few minutes then moving right into strategizing, planning, and writing down the ideas and thoughts that come to me. I have been amazed at the results. It does not seem as though I am getting revelation because the things I receive just after praying in tongues are in the form of my own thoughts. It does not mean that all our thoughts are from God and you will need to use wisdom and discernment. Just this past week we had a sprinkler pipe break under our concrete driveway that was potentially going to cost over a thousand dollars to fix. The repairman thought it was one thing but after praying in tongues I knew exactly where to dig to find the leak on a different pipe than expected. It is not tongues alone; you must follow through immediately with writing down and responding to what you get afterwards. Give it a try — God is amazing." Doug Addison
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