The Church that is going to conquer the gates of hell is the one that receives and manifests the power of the Holy Spirit. Many times in our attempt to share the message of Jesus, we believe that we can do it without being fanatical of the Holy Spirit, but the reality is that Jesus could not do anything without Him. The primitive Church to face all the challenges that were presented to him, He could do it only with the power of the Holy Spirit.
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We can not judge the strength or weakness of a church based on external factors such as size, location, prosperity or prominence. The apostle Paul's letter to the Corinthians points out that a strong church is one that is based on the message of the cross, and is based on the wisdom of God, not the world's wisdom.
Acts 1: 6-8: "Then they that had assembled asked him, saying, Lord, will you restore the kingdom to Israel at this time? And he said to them, It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father put in his own power; but you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, in all Judea, in Samaria, and to the ends of the earth. "
We can not wait for the political and economic situation to be fixed in order to start doing something for God, if that were not the case, we would not have today the gospel. In the first three centuries the situations were terrible, and the gospel continued multiplying and preaching, in such a way that they were able to bend the Roman Empire; and that is, the Kingdom of God is that leaven that leaks all, that is, it can bring profound changes. But, it is God who is going to do it, it is not with an army, it is not with force, it is not with marches, but with my Holy Spirit, the Lord has said.
Acts 2: 41-42: "So, those who received his word were baptized; and that day was added about three thousand people. And they persevered in the doctrine of the apostles, in communion with one another, in the breaking of bread and in prayers. "
Remember that always the Holy Spirit comes as a consequence of a Church that prays, little prayer, little Holy Spirit; continuous prayer, continuous Holy Spirit. Jesus lived praying, he got up praying and he went to bed praying, and sometimes he did not go to bed, he spent the whole night in communion with God, so this thing works! One of the most important meetings that a Church has is that of prayer, because through it we create an atmosphere for the Holy Spirit to reign. In prayer we are empowered not to walk by sight, but by faith, so that our spiritual eyes may be opened to us and we may know that more are those who are with us than those who are against us.
But, we must pray, we must repent, praise and adore God, and die to our preferences, to what we like. Satan fears us when we are on our knees before Jehovah of armies, our battles are won on our knees! God is going to unleash an army of angels on the praying Church.
This Church exists for the salvation and redemption of humanity. One day we will no longer have to do worship services, because in heaven the angels will lead us, neither corporate fasts nor evangelism. One day we will have to go to heaven and we will realize that the most important thing was the salvation of a soul, so we have to return to it. The son of man came to seek and to save what was lost. This Church is not the personal enterprise of a man, it is property of Jesus, who died and gave his life for it, and it is administered by the Holy Spirit, who directs and empowers it over all the forces of hell. We exist to attract men to the knight of the cross! Our greatest passion must be that men be free from sin, sickness, demons, misery and hell, and that they live a prosperous life here, and have a holy life to go to heaven.
The power of God is given to the Church for His purposes, not for human plans.
If we raise this Church, there is no secret to what God can do in this country. If we can make the Holy Spirit the Lord of our lives and of our Church, we will make Him the Lord of all Venezuela and the world.
"... Life would be worthless if I did not use it to finish with joy the task that the Lord Jesus told me: to preach the good news about the immense love of God" (Acts 20:24, The Bible a Day)"
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In times as this when the world system goes down, is a moment to show forth how much we trust God. When men say there is a casting down, we say there is a lifting of our heads!
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Very good apostle, prayer is required and the power of the Holy Spirit on Venezuela is activated. Without the Spirit of God, we can not do anything. However, prayer is crucial for the crowds to come to the feet of Christ. Blessings
In the same way that the Holy Spirit acted in the early church, it will do so in the present if we decide to lead a life of prayer.
God spills his glory in our country and sheds the power of his Spirit and releases the wonderful blessings we expect. Blessings
What Venezuela needs is for people to humble themselves before God and pray for the Holy Spirit to break the curse links. Interesting publication
Prayer is the key to activating the power of the Holy Spirit in our lives and producing a great revival in Venezuela. The peace of Christ be with you.
Some members of the body of Christ are asleep. but Holy Spirit is leading to all truth, Venezuela will be the epicenter of something great, a powerful revival that will shake the world in power, miracles and wonders.
The church should take its role in society, thank you Darlenys for this message.
This is the desire of God and of all of us to see the manifestation of the children of God.
Amazing post.
A church is not personal investment of man and it should be controlled by holy spirit and by God to reach it peak. The church is the people and the people must always look up to God not the humans and not carried away with things of the world.
Interesting publication Prayer will move the power of the Holy Spirit in favor of the lost. DTB
God bless you more sister @ darlenys01 and increase you more in wisdom.
We need prayer warriors for better support of the Holy Spirit. Blessings @ darlnys01