READY FOR A NEW DAY?


Rev. John Crane, Senior Pastor, is a third generation pastor of The Evangelistic Center Church in Kansas City, MO.



READY FOR A NEW DAY?

God has been speaking to us through the prophetic word to stay hungry, stay stirred, stay expectant. I believe that we are on the brink of the greatest moves of the Spirit that this world has ever seen. The first of this year the Lord spoke to me, “BUCKLE UP” All that we have seen God do in the past is but a tremor of what is about to take place in the world today. Every word that God has spoken over the church and your life, you can be encouraged, for God keeps His word and it cannot return unfinished or unaccomplished.

The month of April is considered to be a month of rain showers and we have seen a lot of rain in the natural. But the rain coming down is a sign of Gods faithfulness to His word. In Isaiah 55:10-11 it says

"For as the rain comes down, and the snow from heaven, and do not return there, but water the earth, and make it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower and bread to the eater, So shall My word be that goes forth from My mouth; it shall not return to Me void, but it shall accomplish what I please, and it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it."
What a exciting picture of Gods natural provision to earth, so it is with His word, it shall not return void, but it shall do what it was sent to do. Our responsibility is to believe, to walk in faith and victory so that we don’t miss out on the blessing due to our lack of fresh hunger and thirst. That is why the Holy Spirit is speaking so directly to us through the prophetic messages in the services, because His word is like rain to the earth it will bring forth the purpose of God in you. In Proverbs 27:7 is says,
“A satisfied soul loathes the honeycomb, but to a hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.”
A satisfied soul is one who is tramples on the promises like they are worthless. One who is full treats the blessing as worthless because he is ignorant of his need. A wise man doesn’t get satisfied, but remains hungry and thirsty for all that God has in store for his life.

When we slip into the satisfied syndrome, we give ourselves to the worthless and forsake the priceless. We spend ourselves on the empty while we forsake the fullness. The enemy of our soul loves to get us off-line where we are not receiving the fresh word of God that ignite our hearts to fresh passion and purpose in our walk with God. Our lives become so busy that we are like Martha that we are full of worry and fear, anger, bitterness rather than full of joy and peace and passion for living. The enemy of our spiritual advancement is self-satisfaction and distractions, for in this state we trample on the priceless promises of God. But I want you to know by the Spirit of God that we haven’t seen anything yet! Today make a decision to seek the Lord with a new fresh passion. Take time to stop and drop to your knees and call out to God. Don’t be deceived by the lies of the enemy for his loves to tell you that God will not fulfill His word and tries to bring doubt and unbelief into your mind and heart.

But just as the rain and the snow come from heaven and water the earth, so His word will bring forth what you didn’t even realize was in you. Those who will listen and hear what the Spirit is saying will walk in the abundant life that he designed for you to live and move in. I believe that we as a church are right in line for advancement, but we are hearing God say to us, “Press In and Touch Me” Let us respond in expectation and say, “Yes Lord, your face I will seek.” In Revelations 3:20 God says,

"Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with Me."
What will be your response, “Oh I am satisfied” or “Yes, Lord I open myself to more of you” The church must never ignore the knock of God, for a fresh communion and intimacy is awaiting those who will respond!