AWAKE, ARISE, AND TRIUMPH
Sunday – April 25, 2021, Iyar 13, 5781
THE GREATER THINGS – PART THIRTY-FIVE
Greetings dear and precious saints of God and followers of this Ministry and blog. Welcome back to this thought provoking and hopefully thought changing study of the works Jesus did and the greater works, both of which we (all of us) are commanded to do also.
John 14:12 (KJV)
12 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father.
We have to ask ourselves why we are not seeing this in our own lives, in the lives of those around us, nor by news reports. Jesus simply said that the person who believed on Him would do the works He did and greater works. This is saying as clearly as one might seek to say it, we don’t really believe. That is not to say we are not saved but it does say in an irrefutable fashion that we do not believe we can do the works He did or the greater works. Why don’t we believe it? When was the last time you heard a sermon on this topic? Do any of us have a role model in our lives other than what we have heard or read about the healing ministries of the past, and what we read in the Bible? For many it is easy to dismiss the Ministry of Jesus by simply saying: “but that was Jesus, the Son of God”. Or we refer to one or another of the Old Testament Prophets as though they were somehow super saints and not at all like us. For the most part we do not have modern day role models. Even the most prominent of Christian role model leaders are not walking in this with consistency. The failure is not with God and it is not with the written Word of God. Dear brother and sister I don’t think we really grasp how far we are fallen, how different our thinking is from that of the Father, or Jesus when He walked in the earth. The thinking of the Father and Jesus was identical and so is ours to be. So, lets each of us examine or judge ourselves before God in the light of Scripture and make the necessary adjustments. We have been slack way too long. Now let’s shift gears and return to our Isaiah Scripture which lead us forward into the ‘greater works’.
Isaiah 61:1-4 (KJV)
1 The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound;
2 To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn;
3 To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that he might be glorified.
4 And they shall build the old wastes, they shall raise up the former desolations, and they shall repair the waste cities, the desolations of many generations.
When we come out of the kingdom of darkness into the Kingdom of God’s dear Son, the Kingdom of Light, we are given a pure white robe of righteousness.
Colossians 1:13 (KJV)
13 Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son:
Joy replaces the sorrow they had for sin, rather than heaviness over the past they cloth themselves in praise. They are now trees of righteousness a planting of the Lord to show His overflowing goodness. We are the planting of the Lord, planted with the Word of God, incorruptible Seed.
1 Peter 1:23 (KJV)
23 Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever.
These trees of righteousness, the plantings of the Lord, you and me brother and sister are the ones to do the greater works. Among those greater works found in Isaiah 61:4 is the rebuilding of the old wastes. The old wastes are places of drought both spiritual and physical. Once there is a watering with the Word of God the drought of the spirit is over and a flourishing of the land and economy will follow. Of course, that is only true if the Kingdom of God is preached and not the dead traditions of men and the doctrines of demons.
Lord willing, I will pick up right here next Sunday.
2 Chronicles 20:20b (KJV)
20 … Believe in the LORD your God, so shall ye be established; believe his prophets, so shall ye prosper.
Until our next publication, as a Bible Teacher and Prophetic Voice I speak this blessing over each and every one of you, receive it, believe it, and speak over yourself and your family by faith in Jesus name!
Numbers 6:24-26 (AMP)
24 The Lord bless you and watch, guard, and keep you;
25 The Lord make His face to shine upon and enlighten you and be gracious (kind, merciful, and giving favor) to you;
26 The Lord lift up His [approving] countenance upon you and give you peace (tranquility of heart and life continually).
By: Dr. David Wood, Author, Bible Teacher, and Prophetic Voice
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