TWO WORDS TO DETERMINE DESTINY
Recently we were blessed to sit under the ministry of a young prophetic married couple, Nate and Christy Johnson from Brisbane (everydayrevivalists.com), at a couple of meetings while they were ministering in southern Tasmania where we live.
Christy shared in one of the meetings, how, at the beginning of this year, she kept seeing the same two words over a period of a couple of weeks. One day she was driving, and stopping at an intersection, a truck went past with the words on the side. Obviously, the Lord was bringing these two words before her because, for the Christian, these two words are very significant. In fact, as she stated, what we attach to these two words can determine our destiny.
In our nation, there are so many people who are going through an identity crisis.
She shared that she believe we have crossed over to a time of HARVEST! Far from being disinterested and closed to the Gospel of Jesus Christ, the world is hungry. We, as children of God really do need to know who we are - we need to clearly know our God-ordained identity.
What are those two words this anointed servant of the Lord kept seeing before her? The two words are: I AM.
She challenged us with the question: What are we declaring with our mouths?
Hebrews 11:3 states By faith we understand that the universe was framed by the word of God, so that things that are seen were not made out of things which are visible.
Genesis 1:27 says So God created man in His own image;
in the image of God He created him;
male and female He created them.
The image of the Father God in us was marred through sin, but as we commit our lives to Him through the redemptive power of the blood of Jesus shed for us on the Cross at Calvary, we are reconciled to the Father God, and are being changed from glory to glory into His image through the power of the Holy Spirit and the Word of God renewing our minds.
We need to be speaking words of LIFE! Our identity, as Christians is in the Father.
Jesus in John 10:10 says: "The thief does not come, except to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly." The thief, Satan, is on a mission to steal your identity, and he really doesn't care how he does it. If he can stop you from knowing your true identity in Christ, and discovering what the Word of God says about you and me, as blood-bought heirs to the Kingdom of God, then he has succeeded in keeping you from your destiny, from Kingdom fruitfulness and from fulfillment in God's purposes for you.
It is imperative that we know, as the title of the Hillsong worship song says: "WHO YOU SAY I AM."
This is a powerful song of declaration affirming God's provision for His children. To see the full lyrics of this song, simply Google "Who You Say I Am."
As a child of God who has been reconciled to the Father, through faith in Jesus Christ, I Am:
- Bought at a price (the shed blood of Jesus) 1 Corinthians 6:20
- Set free from the power of sin John 8:32
- Chosen, not forsaken. 1 Peter 2:9; Ephesians 1:4
- Redeemed from the curse of the law Galatians 3:13
- Accepted in the Beloved Ephesians 1:5-7
- Delivered from the dominion of darkness to light Colossians 1:13
- Called of God 2 Timothy 1:9
- Reconciled to God 2 Corinthians 5:18
- Free from condemnation Romans 8:1
- More than a conqueror Romans 8:37
- Complete in Him.
If you are a Christian - that is, you have acknowledged your sin before a Holy God, and by faith, have confessed Jesus Christ as your Saviour, you and I have no grounds Biblically to confess and profess with our mouths negative soul-destroying statements such as: I AM a mistake, a failure, hopeless, forgotten or unforgivable. We need to replace these lies from the enemy of our souls with the Truth of God's Word.
God is calling forth an army of worshipping warriors, who know their God, and who know Who They Are In Him, to go forth into this world with bold faith proclaiming the liberating message of the Good News of the Gospel of Jesus Christ to a lost and ever increasingly confused and hope-less generation. More than ever, those who name the name of Christ as Savior and Lord, who are in close communion with Father God, and being led daily by the Holy Spirit - will be those who have the unspeakable joy of imparting life and truth to those who desperately are seeking their true identity. How wonderful and amazing to read in the Bible that God knew all about each one of us even before we were born. See Jeremiah 1:5; Psalm 139; Galatians 1:15; Ephesians 1:1-23 Revelation 13:8.
In this army of worshipping warriors that God is calling forth, young and old will play a vital part. Even now, the Lord is raising up children to know their calling and purpose in God, and as children, will bear good fruit for the Kingdom of God. The supernatural equipping through the power of the Holy Spirit is being poured on those who are hungry and thirsty for all that the Lord has in store for them.
God is looking for those who will say YES to Him, no matter the cost, and who will follow Him in full surrender to His will. The I AM God is the All-Sufficient One!
If you have read this and would like to know how to become a Christian, one online resource I would recommend is: vision.org.au This is the website for Australia's Vision Christian Media. Click on the Grow your faith tab then Looking for God. God Bless!
We need to be speaking words of LIFE! Our identity, as Christians is in the Father.
Jesus in John 10:10 says: "The thief does not come, except to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly." The thief, Satan, is on a mission to steal your identity, and he really doesn't care how he does it. If he can stop you from knowing your true identity in Christ, and discovering what the Word of God says about you and me, as blood-bought heirs to the Kingdom of God, then he has succeeded in keeping you from your destiny, from Kingdom fruitfulness and from fulfillment in God's purposes for you.
It is imperative that we know, as the title of the Hillsong worship song says: "WHO YOU SAY I AM."
This is a powerful song of declaration affirming God's provision for His children. To see the full lyrics of this song, simply Google "Who You Say I Am."
As a child of God who has been reconciled to the Father, through faith in Jesus Christ, I Am:
- Bought at a price (the shed blood of Jesus) 1 Corinthians 6:20
- Set free from the power of sin John 8:32
- Chosen, not forsaken. 1 Peter 2:9; Ephesians 1:4
- Redeemed from the curse of the law Galatians 3:13
- Accepted in the Beloved Ephesians 1:5-7
- Delivered from the dominion of darkness to light Colossians 1:13
- Called of God 2 Timothy 1:9
- Reconciled to God 2 Corinthians 5:18
- Free from condemnation Romans 8:1
- More than a conqueror Romans 8:37
- Complete in Him.
If you are a Christian - that is, you have acknowledged your sin before a Holy God, and by faith, have confessed Jesus Christ as your Saviour, you and I have no grounds Biblically to confess and profess with our mouths negative soul-destroying statements such as: I AM a mistake, a failure, hopeless, forgotten or unforgivable. We need to replace these lies from the enemy of our souls with the Truth of God's Word.
God is calling forth an army of worshipping warriors, who know their God, and who know Who They Are In Him, to go forth into this world with bold faith proclaiming the liberating message of the Good News of the Gospel of Jesus Christ to a lost and ever increasingly confused and hope-less generation. More than ever, those who name the name of Christ as Savior and Lord, who are in close communion with Father God, and being led daily by the Holy Spirit - will be those who have the unspeakable joy of imparting life and truth to those who desperately are seeking their true identity. How wonderful and amazing to read in the Bible that God knew all about each one of us even before we were born. See Jeremiah 1:5; Psalm 139; Galatians 1:15; Ephesians 1:1-23 Revelation 13:8.
In this army of worshipping warriors that God is calling forth, young and old will play a vital part. Even now, the Lord is raising up children to know their calling and purpose in God, and as children, will bear good fruit for the Kingdom of God. The supernatural equipping through the power of the Holy Spirit is being poured on those who are hungry and thirsty for all that the Lord has in store for them.
God is looking for those who will say YES to Him, no matter the cost, and who will follow Him in full surrender to His will. The I AM God is the All-Sufficient One!
If you have read this and would like to know how to become a Christian, one online resource I would recommend is: vision.org.au This is the website for Australia's Vision Christian Media. Click on the Grow your faith tab then Looking for God. God Bless!
