A New Day a New Way

In our example of Paul, we have a mandate to both witness of the Lord's grace, and to manifest the witness of the Spirit. Paul in his defence of his gospel said;

"Therefore I glory in Christ Jesus in my service to God. I will not venture to speak of anything except what Christ has accomplished through me in leading the Gentiles to obey God by what I have said and done- by the power of signs and miracles, through the power of the Spirit. So from Jerusalem all the way around to Illyricum, I have fully proclaimed the gospel of Christ." Romans 15:17

The proclaiming of this gospel is to be in power not just words. There are many who can preach, with years of study and the finest of education. Many have a good heart for God. They are well trained for ministry duties. Others have a gift for turning a catchy phrase, or speaking skills. For the most part they love God and are glad to preach and to teach and lead the people of God.

The problem is there's no power. The Spirit never shows up. Except in a quiet way where He is not allowed to express the great love and joy and power of God through his people. If indeed one was to move into the Spirit realm and start to co-operate with the Spirit, he would be removed or told that is out of order. Such is the state of most of the present day church. Order is rule of the day, but there is no; "let all things be done."

With out the testimony of the Spirit only half of the work is done. The result is that it's ineffective and comes short of what God intended. So most preacher look for ways to spice up their sermons. Or programs of other men that seemed to have some value for one thing or another. Or search for obscure meanings in little ways of saying the same things. How pitiful.

The Spirit is available to all the Lord's saints, preacher or minister or to the pew filler. The least as will as the greatest. Both for the body and the leaders. Here is the way that the Lord will accomplish His work in the earth. He will have a people who will yield and listen to the Spirit. A church that will hear from God, and speak those things into the world of unbelievers. A church that knows the power of God to heal, deliver, and prosper His people. There is a day coming and now is when the Lord's Spirit will rule in our midst. And lives will be changed, bodies will be healed, and the people will say; "we have seen great things today, and they will all be astonished."