Author: Hal Hollister Ministry

The only way a believer can know Jesus is to identify with His death. 

The Cross will cause you to die to sin but you must be willing to give Jesus permission to do His surgical work inside you. This is not an intellectual process or a religious ritual.

This is facing Jesus with an open heart and making a decision to let Him have all of you and do a deep work in transforming your personality and values into His character.

Very few believers are willing to make this drastic decision. They want to hang on to worldly attractions and desires. 

Come to Jesus and agree to die to self centered living and sever all ties to the world. Be willing to identify with Jesus and pray the Cross will become a reality in your life. Jesus will crucify your natural life (from birth) and give you a new identity built on the foundation of God.

Every human being deals with presumptuous (or intentional) sin which is visible in your conscious state. As a believer you are accountable to Jesus to turn away from all forms of darkness. Jesus will give you the ability to live a life pleasing to Him through the Holy Spirit. 

There is also sin residing deep in your subconscious state which God will also deal with through the Holy Spirit. The responsibility of a believer is to seek out the Holy Spirit for repentance and be open to the conviction and correction of sins which are not visible to you. 

Jesus desires to have a personal and embracing relationship with a believer. He wants you to seek His will with a passionate zeal and a desire to please Him.

The Cross will cause pain and suffering but the outcome will give a believer a very special relationship with the Living Christ. 

For in Him, we live and move and have our being!

Merry Christmas!

Why doesn’t Jesus speak precisely without beating around the bush with parables?

Jesus explains you must be a Christ follower committed to seeking Him above all else to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God. If you are not a believer it’s impossible to understand God. 

This is because your mind is programmed with the wisdom of the world which is foolish with God.

Jesus goes on to say the Christ follower will be given more than he has and he will have an abundance. However, the unbeliever who does believe in God will lose everything he has. 

Jesus does not think or act like a human being. And, He has no ego.

We are self driven people concerned about our own needs.

There has to be a born again transformation to understand Jesus. This happens when an individual makes a commitment to follow Jesus above all else. He becomes a new creature in Christ and his eyes are opened to the truths of Jesus.

The new believer has spiritual wisdom through the Holy Spirit who dwells in all believers. He is the life of Christ and enables you understand the mysteries of God. 

Now you can have more than you ask or think!

The word from the Holy Spirit is apostasy which is the act of rejecting or abandoning religion.

This happens because people sample the Jesus of religion and cannot perceive any value or enhancement for their life. 

The underlying cause for apostasy are the leaders in the Body of Christ. They should be guiding people to the Living Christ but insist on promoting a church and pushing laws and works. This turns people off.

The miracle of the Living Christ is an individual can have a personal and symbiotic relationship with Jesus. You can hear His voice and abide in His living presence. Jesus is life changing. He gives an individual a new identity through a born again transformation.

Jesus is perfect and without sin. As a believer you must ask Jesus to pour His blood over you and be willing to turn away from darkness. This is a consistent discipline in the life of a believer. 

Jesus desires to share His life with a believer. Ask and He will fill you with love, joy, strength, wisdom and protection. These attributes come from heaven and cannot be found on earth.

Jesus becomes alive through the Holy Spirit. He is the life of Christ and is sealed in all believers. Invite the Holy Spirit to have authority over your life and you will be amazed at how He will reorder your life and be present in all the details of your day.

Jesus wants you to walk in oneness with Him by faith. This is His priority above all else. You must learn to know Jesus and be obedient to His instructions.

Come to Jesus and be enveloped by His Spirit and Truth. Your life will never be the same!

Today, the discussion deals with how God works to make you presentable and special in the eyes of Jesus.

It is impossible to match up to the standards of Jesus but you can become a delight to His eyes.

From the beginning God saw the immortality of mankind and prepared a perfect solution so human beings could be like God and do good works.

You and I have been created in the image of God but we can never please God without Jesus.

The natural man is hopelessly lost. He has an inner nature to defy God and satisfy self. He is driven by the desires of the world. 

God knew this predicament and asked Jesus, His only Son, to become a sacrifice for all mankind. The miracle of the Cross is the ability for God to give an individual a new identity through a born again experience.

The commitment to Christ sets a new plan into action for a believer. He becomes transformed into a new creature in Christ filled with the values of Jesus.

This process gives the new believer the capability to do good works like Jesus. This happens by God baptizing a believer into the death and resurrection of Christ. He dies to self and lives for Jesus.

God has sealed the new believer with the Holy Spirit. He is the life of Christ and a burning fire that creates a new spiritual being.

The born again experience is relevant to the seriousness and depth of a believer’s commitment to live for Jesus. If you are lukewarm about Jesus, He will be lukewarm about you.

The secret is to zealously seek the will of Jesus for your life and live under the authority of the Holy Spirit. He will introduce you to the reality of the Living Christ and your life will never be the same!

The word today from the Holy Spirit is paradox meaning a statement that sounds reasonable but leads to a conclusion that is senseless and not biblically acceptable.

The paradoxical expression has been defined through human thoughts not by the mind of God.

God does not think or act like a human being. He has no ego while humans are self driven people. Jesus is also controversial and unpredictable. The Bible explains what seems like a good decision can lead to destruction. 

There is also a lack of understanding with many believers about the deeper truths of God like spiritual warfare, retribution, and the role of the Holy Spirit. Unfortunately, many churches will not touch these subjects because they turn off believers and conflict with the motives of church leaders.

The method to verify the accuracy of biblical truth is through the Holy Spirit who lives in all believers. He is the life of Jesus can be trusted implicitly. He will always bring glory to Jesus. 

The Holy Spirit brings the reality of the Living Christ into the life of a believer. He speaks consistently to His people, teaches the truths of Jesus and dispels false myths. 

The secret is to yield to His authority. He wants to be a lamp unto your feet and a light unto your pathway. 

The Holy Spirits wants to be in all the moments of your life. Learn to listen to His voice and be obedient to His instructions. 

Don’t make assumptions about Jesus but rely on the veracity of the Holy Spirit!

The word from the Holy Spirit today is the myriad amount of suppositions which prevent a human being from buying into Jesus. The biggest misconception is believing Jesus is a historical figure and can’t help me in my life today.

What causes a believer with suppositions about Jesus to become a Christ follower?

The doubt is removed by an encounter with the Living Christ. This is the only way a human being can be convinced Jesus is alive and speaks the truth.

Jesus is not hiding from people. He wants a personal and symbolic relationship with a believer. He will prove that every spiritual principle in the Bible is the truth and can be experienced by anyone seeking Him. 

The doubt will be replaced by unyielding faith in the promises of the Living Christ.

Jesus is a way of life not a religion. He wants an unequivocal relationship with a believer. He develops this rapport by speaking to you, giving you visions and dreams, and demonstrating His greatness and glory. 

You will know without a shadow of a doubt that Jesus has power and dominion over the heavens and earth and nothing is impossible for Him. 

Come to Jesus by faith and submit to the authority of the Holy Spirit. He is the life of Jesus sealed in a believer. 

The Holy Spirit validates the authenticity of Jesus and brings His reality into every moment of your life.

Meet the Living Christ and your life will never be the same!

The Holy Spirit spoke to me this morning about how many people (both believers and non believers) have an attitude of impartiality about Jesus. They do not have strong views one way or the other about Jesus. He is just not an integral part of their life.

Many people believe in God but think of Jesus as a historical figure. He has no reality in their present life. 

They are indecisive about making a commitment from the heart to Jesus. The Holy Spirit says they are like a fallow, uncultivated field.

The truths of knowing how to meet the Living Christ come from the encounter between Jesus and Nicodemus. 

Nicodemus saw the powerful signs of Jesus and acknowledged God was with Him. 

Jesus responded unless you are  “born again” it is impossible to see the kingdom of God. Nicodemus was confused about this term and could not relate it to the reality of his world.

Jesus clarified that a human being must be born of water and the Spirit. The new identity of a believer comes from the renewing power of the water and the baptism of the Holy Spirit. You literally become a new creature in Christ and the Holy Spirit begins transforming you into the character of God.

Jesus goes on to explain that your natural life at birth can never see God and you must be sealed with the Holy Spirit who is the Living Christ. He is the only way you can be linked to the reality of Jesus.

Jesus desires to have a personal and symbolic relationship with a believer. He wants to speak to you and fill you with His spiritual attributes of love, strength, wisdom, joy and protection. Jesus desires to give you more than you ask or think. 

Come to Jesus and your life will never be the same!

I am the way, the life and the truth!

God spoke to me last night about the dangers of avarice which is greed for the things of the world.

Greed is a compulsive emotion to acquire the possessions of the world. Greed takes your focus off God and on satisfying self.

Greed can never be satisfied; you will always want more.

The individual operating with greed does not trust God. He does not believe in the promises of Jesus such as “My God will supply your every need according to the riches of His glory in Christ”.

Greed comes from Satan. He wants to distract you from God and his ultimate purpose is to steal, kill, and destroy believers.

Greed will eventually destroy your relationships and bring many griefs. 

The secret to avoiding greed or making impulsive decisions is to submit to the authority of the Holy Spirit. He is the life of Christ and dwells inside all believers. He knows you better than you know yourself. He is omniscient and sees every detail of your future. He desires to counsel and guide your spending patterns.

The efficacy of Christ comes to those who pray for their needs and desires but do not take action until they hear from God. 

The Holy Spirit will tell you what to buy in His perfect timing. He will even surprise you by identifying things you will need that have never crossed your mind.

This spiritual discipline is based on walking by faith and trusting Jesus implicitly for your every need. There is no reason to worry or make hasty decisions because God desires to bless you. 

Jesus is in control and you can concentrate on prayer, reading the Bible, and listening for His voice.

Many believers can’t grasp that Jesus wants to give you more than you ask or think. Wait on God by faith and He will reward you abundantly.

The Holy Spirit spoke to me about those who foolishly backpedal from Jesus and believe goodness comes by an individual’s effort. 

All human beings were created in the image of God but you can never take credit for the goodness in your life. Whether you are a believer or not the goodness in your life is measured by Jesus. He can turn the faucet on or off. 

You can falsely claim your personal efforts create goodness but Jesus controls your destiny. He can bless or curse. Jesus has power and dominion over the heavens and earth. Nothing is impossible for Him. 

Jesus defines the standards of justice. They have nothing to do with the world.

Jesus looks at your heart condition. He knows who will become receptive to Him.

Jesus is omniscient and sees every detail of your future.

Jesus will forgive all your sin but He is looking for a contrite heart.

Jesus is a God of unconditional love. However, He will not tolerate the worship of false gods or idols. 

Jesus knows who is a lost cause and will not strive with a human being in continual rebellion against God.

Jesus is not looking for someone to keep laws or do works. And, He abhors religion. He is not looking for people who believe they are morally healthy; He is looking for sinners who need a Savior.

Jesus simply wants you to come to Him. He desires to have a personal and symbiotic relationship with a believer. He wants you to walk by faith and seek His will for your life.

Apart from Me you can do nothing!

Jesus said if you put the fine wine in old wineskins they will split and all the wine will be lost. You must put the fine wine in new wineskins and then the wine will be preserved.

In this parable, the old wineskins are your natural life at birth. The new wineskins represent a born again believer sealed with the Holy Spirit.

The fine wine will spill out of the non believer because he is an unclean vessel. The new wine will transform the born again believer into the character of Jesus. He will be a powerful light for Jesus.

The significance of this parable is the waste of living for self and seeing the goodness of God seep out of your body and flow into ruins.