“Thy will be done on earth as it is in Heaven” Matthew 6:10

What does God want from you today?

The transaction with God is usually about your relationship with Him. It is not so much about doing something but how you are living with your Creator.

Are you walking by faith and living in oneness with Jesus through the Holy Spirit?

Are you praising God regardless of your circumstances? 

Do you have emotions holding you back from the fullness of God?

Are you complaining about your troubles? 

Are you doubting the promises of God?

Are you seeking God with a contrite heart and asking for Jesus to cover you with His blood?

Are you seeking the will of God and listening for His voice?

The transaction with God is learning to be obedient to His voice without understanding why or where or what are His purposes.

The transaction will always deal with the ordinary moments of life. This is where God teaches and disciplines His people. 

The wisdom from God usually deals with today concerning your work, family, and actions to be taken. Tomorrow is another day with God.

Sometimes just ask God for a precious pearl of wisdom to sustain you through the day.

The will of God is an internal matter between you and God. The internal has to be in harmony and compliance with God before He will release you into the external world to do His work!

“Because you have made the Lord, who is my refuge, Even the Most High, your dwelling place, No evil shall befall you, Nor shall any plague come near your dwelling; For He shall give His angels charge over you, To keep you in all your ways.” Psalm 91:9-11

The promises of God are awesome to those who make their dwelling place in God and love Him with all of their heart.

As an example, I was praying to God in the early years of my spiritual journey and I suddenly saw a volcano spewing lava all over the land. I saw my house untouched by the destruction of the flowing lava. This is how God protects those who dwell with Him.

The challenge is how do you dwell in the house of the Lord? I will attempt to deal with this subject avoiding all the religious cliches that turn people off and focus on the unvarnished truths of God.

The first step is you have to make God the priority or centerpiece of your life. This is a decision of the heart without compromise. 

By faith acknowledge that Jesus has power and dominion over the heavens and earth.

Jesus desires to live in a symbiotic relationship with you and become your best friend. 

Jesus offers you the gift of salvation so you can live with Him forever. 

This miracle happens to all those who make a genuine decision for Jesus.

At this decisive moment, God seals you with the Holy Spirit. He is the life of Jesus. This is the same life Jesus displayed while on the earth.

The Holy Spirit will speak to you, give you wisdom and protect you from evil. He is the source of all the attributes of Jesus. 

Your responsibility is to seek out God through prayer with a desire to please Him. 

Remember, God wants you undivided devotion to Him above all else. He does not want to share you with false gods or idols. He wants all of you. 

You can get to know the values of God through His word. Make a habit of reading the Bible for a few minutes everyday. 

Walk with God by faith reaching out to Him for your every need.

Listen for the voice of God and respond with obedience to His instructions.

To get in touch with the reality of the Living Christ you must invite the Holy Spirit to have authority over your life. 

This decision will cause God to be infused in all the details of your life. Like Jesus you will be walking in oneness with God.

The Holy Spirit will be in your thoughts and help you make good decisions in both the ordinary and life changing moments of life. 

Jesus is not a distant God. He lives in you and wants to give you a life you can never achieve on your own. 

“So then each of us shall give account of himself to God.” Romans 14:11

At times, facing God is a very difficult and painful experience. The words of Jesus can be like a sharp knife stabbing your heart and soul.

Most believers rejoice over the good and uplifting words from God and tend to gloss over or minimize the convicting words of Jesus.

If you want the fullness of God you have to be open to His introspection into your personality and soul.

God will often lay out your life before your eyes and the picture can be pretty ugly. He does this to remind you He is God and you are a self motivated individual who cannot restrain yourself from the desires of your flesh.

The judgment seat of God is unavoidable. You can face God today and deal with Him over your sins or take your chances as you attempt to enter the portal to Heaven. 

Come to God with humility and a broken heart recognizing you can never match up to His standards. Let God have His way with you! 

“The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit, A broken and a contrite heart—These, O God, You will not despise.” Psalm 51:16-17

David failed God just like you and I do many times. He was unable to resist the desires of his flesh. He had sex with a married woman and tried to cover up his sin by murdering Bathsheba’s husband. 

The prophet Nathan confronted David and he was devastated by the words of God. 

David’s spirit was broken and he responded to God with a repentant heart.

God welcomes the hopeless sinner who turns to Him with a broken heart and is in touch with his weak inner being. He does exactly what he does not want to do and cannot restrain himself.

For quite some time God has burdened me over sexual immorality and licentious living.

This is rampant in the Body of Christ especially among younger people.

There is a cost to pay for this behavior and you cannot get away free. And, sexual immorality ruins lives and is a blight to God. 

God has been telling me that any man contemplating sex with a woman should ask himself this question; “Are you willing to die for this woman?” This speaks to the integrity of sex between a man and a woman under the eyes of God.

I understand there are other important issues like the institution of marriage, gender dysfunction in relationships, and divorce. 

But I feel God’s priorities are restoring purity and loyalty in all relationships. 

Unfortunately, fifty percent of all marriages in the United Stated fail primarily because the husband and wife are not committed to the vows of marriage and do not consider their union to be everlasting. 

The popular attitude is give marriage a try and if it doesn’t work out move on. 

I understand fully the picture of a perfect marriage and the desires of God. However, this can only happen if both the man and woman are committed to God and the permanency of marriage. 

Do not enter into a relationship unless it is for keeps!

“I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me.” Galatians 2:20

The cost to follow Jesus is very costly. You lose your life.

You and I were born with an inner nature which is in defiance of God. The journey with God is to transform you into the image of Christ. 

Sanctification is painful; you lose your life and have to endure the stripping away of your ego and pride.

Your dreams and aspirations are crucified by the death of Jesus. The Cross was designed to cause believers to die to self and live for Jesus.

The purpose of sanctification is not for you; it is to prepare you to do the work of God.

Jesus wants your unyielding loyalty and staunch obedience to His voice. And, He will go to great lengths to accomplish this goal.

Walking with Jesus is a process of letting go and accepting the will of God. At times, the will of God makes no sense, seems cruel and is contrary to the ways of the world. 

The teaching of Jesus is very simple. Walk by faith believing in the promises of God.

Unfortunately, you begin to walk by faith and things usually get worse not better. 

Why does this happen? God is at work to refine your inner being. The analogy is the making of wine. The grapes have to be crushed to make a vintage wine. 

Don’t give up in times of trouble. God keeps His Word and delivers His people.

There is a powerful and beautiful upside for those who walk with God.

There is no one like Jesus!

“And do this, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep; for now our salvation is nearer than when we first believed.” Romans 13:11

Salvation is about today. How is God working out your salvation today? Jesus never sleeps and wants you to treasure every moment with Him. Do not take the gift of God for granted. 

Many believers tend to file away the gift of salvation as something that happens at death. They attempt to live their life to the fullest satisfying all their desires. They have no sense or little concern about the timing of God or His purposes.

God has sounded the alarm clock! We have to wake up and deal with our salvation. The days of living in the night and doing what pleases us are over.

God is very angry over the lack of respect and fear for His name. Do you really want to stand in the whirlwind of His judgments? The outcome of the Israelites, God’s favored people, was not a good ending. 

The voice of God is calling all believers to cast off all forms of darkness and walk in the light. We must repent and ask Jesus to cover us with His blood. 

Walk with Jesus yielding to the Holy Spirit. He lives in you and is the source of all the attributes of Jesus. 

The law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus dwells in all believers. He will set you free from the bondage of sin. This is the only way you can resist the lusts of the flesh. 

Commit your works to God and give the Holy Spirit authority over your life.

The path of least resistance leads to destruction and death. Come to Me with a repentant heart and I will show you My greatness and glory!

God has been telling me for several days He is planning a move of the Spirit in Finland. I noticed a new follower today from Finland. I am praying for you and a powerful revival in your country. 

“Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God.” John 3:5

What does a genuine decision for Christ look like? No one can answer this question except for Jesus who knows you better than you know yourself. 

Jesus has been working with human beings for thousands of years and knows the perfect pathway to lead you into the Kingdom of God.

Accepting Christ as your Lord and Savior is not an intellectual or emotional decision. 

It is a decision from the heart to live for Jesus above all else. Unfortunately, most people don’t understand the complexity of this decision. 

It is an experience of transformation from your natural condition at birth to a new person. 

This happens through the Water and the Spirit. The Water cleanses you from all sin and you become clean in the eyes of God. The Spirit baptizes you into the life of Christ. This is the process of regeneration into a new creature in Christ Jesus.

This metamorphosis causes you to die to self and become transformed into the life of Christ. This takes many years and God will orchestrate many challenges in your life to get your attention and teach you how to walk with Him.

At times, you will experience pain and suffering as God deals with your ego, selfish lifestyle and compulsive behaviors. 

The obstacles to the new life are stubbornness and rebellion against God. The ways of God cannot be grasped through human logic. It seems almost impossible to meet the harsh standards of God.

You can solidify your decision for Christ simply by believing in His promises. 

This is a lifestyle of unyielding faith dealing with all the diverse challenges facing you. 

When life becomes hopeless and bleak staunchly walk in oneness with Jesus believing He will deliver you and fulfill all His promises. 

Without faith it is impossible to please God!

“Abraham believed God and it was accounted to him for righteousness.” Genesis 15:6

How serious are you about pleasing God? 

This narrative deals with how you and I can touch the heart of God.

First of all, you cannot please God through doing good works or keeping laws. And, God hates religion because it takes you away from the purposes of the Living Christ.

The perfect example of how God relates to believers is the life of Abraham. 

Abraham loved God and believed with all his heart in the words of God. 

Abraham was a man of many sins and lived with doubts and fears about his well being and security. He made many mistakes along his journey with God.

What caused God to make an everlasting covenant with Abraham?

The answer is Abraham believed God and was obedient to His voice.

Like Abraham, God wants your total obedience to His voice without compromise or questioning Him.

You don’t need to understand the purposes of God; just respond with obedience. This is how you can please God!

As a believer, the life of Christ lives in you through the Holy Spirit. He desires to speak to you and guide your pathway.

Your responsibility is to listen to the voice of God. He has given you the mind of Christ. 

Pray to Jesus for all your needs and have conversations with Him about His priorities for your future. Make you life an open book to God. Hold nothing back. 

You have to be serious about seeking the will of God above your own will. This is where many believers fall out of favor with God. 

God looks at your heart! This is where you start a relationship with Him. 

“Without faith it is impossible to please God!” Hebrews 11:6

The journey with God begins with your decision by faith to accept Jesus. This is the most important decision you will ever make in your life.

The priority of Jesus is to teach you to walk by faith. The cornerstone to living with Jesus is your trust in His promises regardless of the circumstances in your life. Your faith has to be worked out in real life situations. 

The presence of the Living Jesus in your life is to demonstrate who He is, the Creator of the heavens and earth, with power and dominion over all things.

This truth needs to be embedded in the depth of your heart and soul to prevent you from relapsing into unbelief. 

Jesus knows you better than you know yourself and will prescribe glimpses of His greatness and glory to strengthen your faith. This happens through hearing His voice, dreams and visions, and transfigured experiences with the Living Christ. This is all designed to help you build unyielding faith in Christ.

As you grow in spiritual maturity you will not require a steady flow of signs and wonders with the Living Christ.

At times, God will remove or limit His presence and ask you to walk with Him by faith without any evidence of His sovereignty. 

The work for Jesus takes place in the world that you live in everyday. This is where God wants you to dwell and flourish without requiring a need for the transfigured Christ. 

Jesus is an everyday God and desires to fill you with Living Water to help you meet every challenge in your life!

“Do not despise prophecies. Test all things; hold fast what is good.” 1 Thessalonians 5:20

Prophesy is vital to understand for all believers. God speaks prophesy through the Holy Spirit to His people. Never doubt the prophetic voice of God. 

Jesus wants you to be open to hear and accept His prophetic words. He does not want you to despise or disparage prophesy. 

Many people have been injured over false prophesy in the Body of Christ. They accept and act upon prophesy and nothing turns out to be true. 

The first truth about prophesy is to listen attentively and then file away the prophesy. Thank God for speaking to you and ask Him to confirm His words to you.

Secondly, God will test you through prophesy. This is where things get complicated. God wants you to be obedient to His voice but you don’t want to make a fool of yourself. 

Here is a good suggestion to follow concerning prophesy. When God tells you to take a friend out to lunch respond with obedience. If He asks you to make a radical or life changing decision put on the brakes. 

At times, God will speak to you about something He wants you to do. Don’t worry about forgetting His request in the busyness of life. The Holy Spirit will continually remind you until you are compliant. 

Test prophesy against the written Word in the Bible. They have to be consistent because God never changes.

Ask God to give you a sign confirming the prophesy. 

Pray and be open to seeking the counsel of mature Spirit filled believers. 

Hold on to what is good but remember prophesy is about the future and a thousand years is like one day with God. The prophesy may take many years to come into fruition. 

Prophesy is the omniscient voice of God reassuring you He keeps His promises.

You and I need to be grounded in the reality of our salvation today. Let God bring the prophesy to you in His perfect timing!