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Post 48 – God still moves today!
Miracles, signs, and wonders are always initiated by God. God is omniscient (all-knowing), omnipotent (all-powerful), and omnipresent (everywhere at once). All of these are attributes true because God doesn’t live in time and space as we do. Since God is supernatural it stands to reason that God is the author of the supernatural, that is miracles, signs, and wonders. Show More
We’ve already discussed miracles, signs, and, wonders in the private arena, the private arena of your personal relationship with Jesus. Now it is time to recognize that God wants to demonstrate miracles, signs, and wonder in the public arena through you! The public arena could be in your family, neighborhood, school, workplace, or around the world.
The Anointing
God chooses to use His power and authority through ordinary people like you and me so that the focus would be on Him. As a Christian, you are “anointed”. Let’s take a moment to explain that term because it has been so over-used. The term, anointed, means that you have at your disposal the authority and power of the Holy Spirit residing in you.
The anointing is not your personality or style. While it’s true that some people have very “charismatic” personalities and engaging ways of speaking and acting. They are able to attract attention to themselves. The anointing on the other hand causes people to be attracted to Jesus. There is nothing wrong with being charismatic, flashy, or engaging, as a matter of fact, it can be very helpful. But if it causes you to focus on the talent of the individual and not on the Holy Spirit it is a form of deception.
The anointing is very real, and we see this in the life of Jesus. Jesus promised in John 14:8-31 that the Holy Spirit would live in us. Why is it then that we see so few miracles, signs, and wonders today? Is it because God has become powerless or suspended the supernatural in this modern age? The answer is an emphatic no! There is no reluctance or weakness on God’s part. Therefore, the reluctance or weakness must be on our part!
Jesus’ Anointing
Look at the life of Jesus, He did no ministry until He was anointed. In the third chapter of Matthew and Luke, Jesus was baptized by John the Baptist in order to fulfill all righteousness. As a side note, this was because in the Jewish tradition one could not become a priest until 30 years old, Jesus was about 30 at that time. Then the scriptures say,” When He had been baptized, Jesus came up immediately from the water; and behold, the heavens were opened to Him, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting upon Him”. The symbol of the Holy Spirit has always been the dove. Even Jesus needed the anointing of the Holy Spirit!
Then in Luke chapter
four it says that Jesus, “filled” with the Holy Spirit was led into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. The temptations of Jesus by the devil is a message for another time, but the long story short- Jesus resists the devil. Then following the temptations scriptures then say in, “Luke 4:14 “Then Jesus returned in the “power of the Spirit” to Galilee, and news of Him went out through all the surrounding region”. Then finally in Luke 4, Jesus is quoted as saying, “The “Spirit of the Lord” is upon Me, Because He has “anointed” Me To preach the gospel to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty to the captives And recovery of sight to the blind, To set at liberty those who are oppressed; To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord”. This statement was Jesus’ mission statement the reason He came to earth.As followers of Jesus, this should be our mission statement too, but we were never intended to do this in our own natural ability… Jesus says in John 14:12-14, “Most assuredly, I say to you, he who believes in Me, the works that I do he will do also; and greater works than these he will do because I go to My Father. And whatever you ask in My name, that I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If you ask anything in My name, I will do it”.
You are anointed
Now, this is really important to understand because you have the Holy Spirit you have authority and power to fulfill whatever it is that God calls you to do. God would not ask you to do something that he would not empower you to do. To be sure, the anointing is not at your disposal for your benefit, but it will benefit you as you carry out God’s plan for your life. Yes, that’s another thing, God has a plan for your life! That truth is made clear throughout the Bible.
Deceptions about the anointing of the Holy Spirit
Why is it that there is so little faith today by Believers in miracles, signs and, wonders? Have we become so conditioned to believe only that which we can see, the physical or natural world? How can we believe in a God whom we cannot see and yet disbelieve that He is all-powerful! Here are some thoughts on that:
- Is the problem that we believed God for a supernatural event in the past and it didn’t happen the way we expected so, we wrote off the supernatural. I’ve heard people say, “God doesn’t heal today because so and so died and we prayed”! How can this type of thinking glorify God?
- Is the problem that we are taught that God does not move in the miraculous today? We think, well those who taught us must know, “they are the professionals”? Well, perhaps they are wrong. How sad it would be to miss out on all that God has because we have been misinformed. Paul says in 1 Corinthians 12:1, “Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I do not want you to be ignorant”. Ignorant means to not know!
- Is it because we have been taught that these things were true of Jesus and the Apostles but have passed away? Or in other words, the “supernatural petered out when the Apostle Peter petered out”. Please don’t fall for that idea or teaching because, Hebrews 13:8 says that “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today and forever”.
- Is it because we don’t take the time to search out the scriptures for ourselves? We say it is too hard. Well, everything is hard when you are first learning about something, but with time and effort, you learn. The key to the abundant life that we are all searching for is found in the supernatural Jesus or the Holy Spirit.
Jesus says in John 16:12-14, “I still have many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now. However, when He, the Spirit of truth, has come, He will guide you into all truth; for He will not speak on His own authority, but whatever He hears He will speak; and He will tell you things to come. He will glorify Me, for He will take of what is Mine and declare it to you”.
If you seek Him and His righteousness the answers to all of the issues of life will
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Post 47 – You are the Church!
Miracles, signs, and wonders are intended to be part of the Christian life in the spiritual church. These events are first private in the life of the Believer, then public to the world demonstrating that Jesus is the way, the truth, and the life to Father God.
Over the last three
weeks we’ve focused our attention on private miracles, signs, and wonders. Those events occurred in your decision to follow Jesus Christ. Show More- As a Believer in Jesus Christ, you are a miracle because when you accepted Jesus as your Lord and Savior you were Born-again. You were changed on the inside as 2 Corinthians 5:17 says, “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new”. How awesome is that? You get a do-over in life!
- As a Believer in Jesus Christ, you are a sign because the Holy Spirit of God came to live in you. You now have available to you the Holy Spirit’s comfort, help, guidance, power, and authority. These attributes are visible to everyone and all will know that something wonderful has happened in your life. You will now be able to point them in the direction of Jesus.
- As a Believer in Jesus Christ, you are a wonder because you have “eyes to see, ears to hear and a heart to comprehend” spiritual things given to you by God. As a result, you are walking by spiritual faith and not only by physical sight and understanding.
Miracles, Signs and Wonders in the public arena.
Before we can look at miracles, signs, and wonders in the public arena we must lay a little foundational groundwork in regard to what the term “church” means.
What is the Church?
The word “church” is a word that has a variety of meanings. The word “church” is used to describe, a building, a denomination, a profession, or a group of people. Because there are several definitions of the word church it is very important to understand what the inspired writers of the New Testament meant by the word church!
The Natural Chruch and the Spiritual Church.
Today we understand that there is a natural church and a spiritual church. The natural church is composed of people who call themselves Christians because they identify with a religion- Christianity. On the other hand, the spiritual church is made up of people who have been “born-again” a spiritual event, and identify with a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.
The natural church is made up of people who don’t necessarily look or act any differently from the people of the world. The spiritual church is made up of people who are different from the world. As a matter of fact, the Bible uses the phrase that Christians are a peculiar people! We are meant to be different. Not different for the sake of being different! But different because we see life in a spiritual light.
The word church in the New Testament comes from the Greek word, “Ekklesia”, and is translated as the “called out ones”. The obvious question is, what are we called out of? Look at what Peter had to say in 1 Peter 2:9, “But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light”.
Now, what does this verse of scripture mean? Let’s look at the key phrases to see if we can understand what Peter meant.
- Chosen generation – just as the Jews
were the chosen people of the Old Testament (or the Law) the Born-again believers in Jesus Christ are a “chosen people” of the New Testament. This means you, as a disciple of Christ, have a special status with God! You really are special in God’s eyes. - Royal priesthood – royal means that you represent the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords. In the Old Testament Priest were those who went before God representing the people. Now you don’t need a priest to represent you because you can come before God on your own.
- A holy nation – as a group of believers, His Church, we are called to fulfill His purpose of Sanctification and Holiness. As the Body of Christ, we are called to live our lives for the good of others. That is what true love is. This also means that we don’t act like those who are not Believers of Jesus Christ.
Now this is a hard one because there are many who are hypocritical in their relationship with God. They want Jesus as Savior, but not as Lord. That is tosay they want the assurance of Salvation and God’s blessings but are unwilling to accept that they must obey Him to receive His blessings. They may look like Christians on Sunday morning, but act no differently from the world the rest of the week. - His own special people – A true Christian is one who accepts and lives by the teachings of Jesus Christ. We are special in that we are God’s children, Brothers, and Sisters of Jesus and that Jesus calls us friends.
- Proclaiming the praises of Him – by our words and our deeds we are not ashamed of Jesus and desire to share the “Good News” or Gospel of the goodness of God and the free gift, or grace, His salvation, and deliverance.
- Called out of darkness into His marvelous light – before accepting Christ we were “blinded to the truth” that Jesus is the way, the truth, the life and there are no other way to God the Father except through Him. At some point, you had an encounter with Jesus and came to “see” this fundamental truth.
The early church of the New Testament was a dynamic spiritual group of born-again believers who saw miracles, signs, and wonders as everyday experiences.
For over 2000 years the church has experienced the move of God in the form of revival. When the church would lose its direction God would show up in the power of His Holy Spirit to put them on the right track again. This is called “revival” literally to make alive again. God is in the business of producing individual revival in His people as well as corporate revival in His church at large.
In our next post we will look at
- The progression of a revival.
First there is. A Move of God, then a Movement of God’s people then the movement becomes a Monument to God! - What the church looks like today… Has the glory of the Lord passed in the church?
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Post 46 – You are a Wonder!
We’ve been talking about Miracles, Signs, and Wonders. We started this series a couple of weeks ago by saying that miracles, signs, and wonders can be public or private. Sometimes we are looking so intently for a public display of miracles, signs, and wonders that we miss the quiet but supernatural private moves of God in an individual’s life. Show More
The private miracle is that you have been born-again. The Holy Spirit of God lives in you to “help” you live the Christian life. The private sign is that you have been changed and will continue to change by exhibiting the “Fruit of the Holy Spirit. The Fruit of the Holy Spirit is Love, demonstrated by joy, peace, patience, goodness, kindness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. These attributes are a sign to the world that you are living for Christ.
Now let’s take a look at “wonders”. The dictionary defines wonder as, “a feeling of surprise mingled with admiration, caused by something beautiful, unexpected, unfamiliar, or inexplicable”.
That’s a powerful and true statement. How many of us have settled for what the world has to offer only to find it wanting or disappointing? However, wonder in the greatness of God and you’ll see the world in a different light.
John Piper, Pastor
and Author said, “If you don’t see the greatness of God, then all the things that money can buy become very exciting.
If you can’t see the sun you will be impressed with a street light.
If you’ve never felt thunder and lightning, you’ll be impressed with fireworks.
And if you turn your back on the greatness and majesty of God you’ll fall in love with a world of shadows and short-lived pleasures”.On a personal level, you are a wonder because you decided to believe in a God whom you cannot see. You have made a decision to walk by faith and not by sight (2 Corinthians 5:7). That is what faith is, believing in that which you cannot see with your physical eyes. However, once you put your faith in God, through Jesus Christ, you receive spiritual eyes, ears and mind to comprehend spiritual things (1 Cor 2:9-12). Hebrews 11:1 defines faith as “the substance of things hoped for and the evidence of things not seen”. Faith operates on hope, which is not the same as wishing. This hope is based on what God has said in His Word, the Bible. That is why it is so important to embrace the Bible as God’s revealed will. The second part of Hebrews 11:1 is “The evidence of things not seen”, and this of course means the spiritual realm. It’s real but you can’t see it in the natural.
So, faith is believing what your spiritual eyes, ears, and mind reveal to you and then doing it. This is essentially what it means to hear from God! God is spirit (John 4:23-24) and He is looking for people to worship and fellowship with Him in spirit and truth.
In other words, faith means to accept as true what the Bible teaches and to live by those truths. It is living by those truths that are the hallmark of a true Christian. You see many people know what the truth is but refuse to live by those truths. They lack faith. Head knowledge is not the same as heart or spiritual knowledge. It is the Spirit of God that makes a person a Christian and it is the Spirit of God that guides a believer and keeps him safe.
Hebrews 11:6, says that it is impossible to please God without faith and that God rewards faith. The kind of faith person that God rewards is the person who believes God is God and will seek Him for direction.
You see, Faith needs some basis of belief. You just can’t have faith for the sake of faith or faith in faith! Someone once said, “that it is impossible to have faith unless the will of God is known”. Once you know God’s will for a situation or circumstance then you know how to act or respond. Your confidence is in God because you know God cannot lie, and what He says… He will do (Hebrews 6:18, Isaiah 55:11).
The basis of all faith in God comes from the scriptures, the Bible. You see the Bible is the compass by which we learn what God is like and what He will bless, and what He will not bless. Now, I know there are many who refuse to read, study, and meditate on the Bible for all kinds of reasons. These are the ones who say they never hear from God. Denying the grace and power of the Bible to reveal God’s purpose for your life is to settle for being a very weak Christian. Like Mark Twain said, “Denial ain’t a river in Egypt”!
What makes you a “wonder” to those all around you is your faith, that you believe God is, and He is a rewarder of those who seek Him. You know that it is not logic or intellectual prowess that God is looking for. He is looking for child-like faith. a child may ask a “parent, why is the sky blue”? When the parent answers, “because God made it that way”, very often the child responds, “Oh, ok”. You see the child trusts the parent, in the same way, you must learn to trust Your Father in Heaven (Matthew 19:14). Your trust or faith in God is what makes you a wonder of God!
Let me close with Romans 1:16-17, “For in it (the Gospel) the righteousness (right decisions before God) of God, from faith to faith; as it, ‘The just (Justified by Christ or found innocent) shall live by faith’”. Those that live by faith are wondrous to God and
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Post 45 – Your Life is a Sign!
We all want God to reveal Himself with a sign. So that we can be sure that God is real and what He has promised He will fulfill. That is the human side of us, but what does the Bible have to say about signs?
The dictionary defines the noun form of the word Sign as: An object, quality, or event whose presence or occurrence indicates the probable presence or occurrence of something else. For instance, “flowers are often given as a sign of affection”. A Stop sign indicates possible danger at a road crossing. In either of these two cases, the sign is an indicator of something not seen. Show More
A song popular in the ’70s was, “They shall know we are Christians by our love” it was also known as “We are one in the Spirit”. By Peter Scholtes. This song makes the point that the sign of Christ in us is Love.
- Chorus: And they’ll know we are Christians by our love, by our love,
yes, they’ll know we are Christians by our love.
This song is based upon Jesus’ words in John 13:34-35, “A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another. By this all will know that you are My disciples if you have love for one another”.
- They shall know you are Christians by your love…. Is the name of a song.
- They shall know you are my disciples by your love… Is what the scripture actually says.
A very important distinction in lines 1 and 2 are the words Christian and Disciple. In today’s world, there are many, what I call, Generic Christians. These are Christians who wear the label, Christian. A generational Christian is an example of this. A generational Christian is one who was raised in a “Christian” family but doesn’t understand what it means to be a Christian. If they had to fill out a form with the choices, are you a Jew, Buddhist, Muslim, or Christian, they would mark Christian. Only because they know they are not the others.
Jesus said, “… you are my Disciples if you love one another”. A disciple is not one who simply identifies with Christianity. A disciple is a follower, committed to the teachings of Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior. The term Savior describes what Jesus has done. He has saved us from Hell and given us Heaven. The term Lord describes the relationship. Jesus is King and that means we are obedient to His commandments. His commandments are not burdensome but are for our good.
Throughout the new testament, the Jews asked and even demanded that Jesus show a sign. The sign they were looking for was something that showed He was from God the Father. The Apostle Paul said in John 1:22-24, “For Jews request a sign, and Greeks seek after wisdom; but we preach Christ crucified, to the Jews a stumbling block and to the Greeks foolishness, but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God”.
Clearly there are three groups of people mentioned hereds.
- The Jews believed that God would move by Signs because that was how God moved throughout the Old Testament. However, the Old Covenant was replaced by the “Better” New Covenant. (Hebrews 8-10). The New Covenant is a covenant of faith not of signs.
- On the other hand, the Greeks worshipped the mind, the intellect of man. They were the great philosophers of the age. They were so focused on natural logic that they missed the supernatural.
- To the Christian, it is the simple message of the Cross, Jesus died in our place and granted us love, forgiveness, and acceptance into the family of God. Paul admits that it seems foolish to those who want God to prove Himself with a sign or an intellectual argument that can’t be refuted. Again, for the Believer, we walk by faith and not by sight. A Believer doesn’t need to be convinced by outward signs or arguments because he or she has experienced and been touched by God!
In the Gospel of John there are seven signs that Jesus performed that prove that He is God. I can only touch briefly on them, but I encourage you to take a deeper look on your own.
- Cana Wedding; water into wine… John 2:11 “This beginning of signs Jesus did in Cana of Galilee and manifested His glory; and His disciples believed in Him”.
- Jesus heals the nobleman’s son… John 4:48 Then Jesus said to him, “Unless you people see signs and wonders, you will by no means believe.”
- Jesus heals the paralytic… The paralytic had been trusting in man! John 5:7 The sick man answered Him, “Sir, I have no man to put me into the pool when the water is stirred up; but while I am coming, another steps down before me.”
- Jesus feeds the 5000… As a sign testing Phillip’s faith. John 6:14, “Then those men, when they had seen the sign that Jesus did, said, “This is truly the Prophet who is to come into the world.”
- Jesus walks on water… 6:15 Jesus conquers the natural laws of physics!
- Jesus heals the blind man… John 9:36 He answered and said, “Who is He, Lord, that I may believe in Him?” 37 And Jesus said to him, “You have both seen Him and it is He who is talking with you.” 38 Then he said, “Lord, I believe!” And he worshiped Him.
- Jesus raises Lazarus from the dead… John 11:15, “And I am glad for your sakes that I was not there, that you may believe. Nevertheless, let us go to him”.
On a personal level the Signs of God’s work in you are that you experience love, joy, peace, patience, goodness, kindness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. What I have just listed, the fruit of the Holy Spirit, are visible to those around you (Galatians 5:22-23). The gifts of the Holy Spirit are also available to you which are described in 1 Corinthians 12 beginning in verse 4. These gifts also work through you to point people to Jesus. These are the nine gifts: word of wisdom, word of knowledge, faith, gifts of healings, working of miracles, prophecy, discerning of spirits, different kinds of tongues, and interpretation of tongues.
It is the Spirit of the Father or the Holy Spirit that “helps” a Christian become the person God has called him to be. You are called to be a “sign” that Jesus is real and lives in you. Let your unconditional love be evident in your family, friends, and the world.
- Chorus: And they’ll know we are Christians by our love, by our love,
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Post 44 – You are a Miracle!
In the last post, I made the statement that Signs, Wonders, and Miracles are part of the normal Christian experience. Today we are looking at Miracles. As a believer, we often think of miracles as supernatural events that God performs and of course, they are! Some miracles are public, and some are private. Here is something to consider, you are a miracle of God! Show More
On a personal level, the first and most important miracle is that you received the New-Birth, or you were Born-Again. The Spirit of the Father drew you to Christ. In John 6:44 Jesus says, “No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him; and I will raise him up at the last day”. You may have thought you found God, but He was not lost… you were! God in fact was trying to get your attention. Now that He has you, the following miraculous events are true.
- You have gone from darkness to light. This means that you will see the reality of the spiritual realm in which God dwells and you are now a part of. The Apostle Paul was instructed by Jesus to preach the following in Acts 26:18. Paul’s mission was, “to open their eyes, in order to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those who are sanctified by faith in Me”.
- This means that before Jesus came into your life you couldn’t help but sin. Now Satan’s power is broken over your life. You are now able to make the decision to not sin. You are forgiven and have available to you all the promises of the Bible because you are a child of God. As you follow Jesus by faith He is sanctifying or making you holy. The word holy in this sense means that you have been set aside for His purpose.
- You have passed from death to life. Jesus said in John 5:24, “Most assuredly, I say to you, he who hears My word and believes in Him who sent Me has everlasting life, and shall not come into judgment, but has passed from death into life”.
- I have made this statement before: “If you are born once, you will die twice. If you are born twice you will die once!” Let me explain, a non-believer is born a natural birth, that person will die twice. Once a natural death and the second a spiritual death or eternal separation from God and Heaven. A Christian is born twice, natural birth and spiritual birth (Born-again). A Christian will die once, a natural death. Then to be with God forever in Heaven. 2 Corinthians 5:8 says, “We are confident, yes, well pleased rather
to be absent from the body and to be present with the Lord”. When that day comes for us we will in an instant be with Him, Jesus.
- I have made this statement before: “If you are born once, you will die twice. If you are born twice you will die once!” Let me explain, a non-believer is born a natural birth, that person will die twice. Once a natural death and the second a spiritual death or eternal separation from God and Heaven. A Christian is born twice, natural birth and spiritual birth (Born-again). A Christian will die once, a natural death. Then to be with God forever in Heaven. 2 Corinthians 5:8 says, “We are confident, yes, well pleased rather
- You have experienced spiritual change or transformation becoming more like Jesus. The apostle Paul states in 2 Corinthians 3:18, “But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as by the Spirit of the Lord”.
- The transformation began with your decision to receive Jesus into your life. That process will continue as you grow in maturity reading the Bible and learning how to let the Holy Spirit guide you in your decisions.
- Your heart of stone has been made flesh. A heart of stone is symbolic of a heart that is stubborn and unyielding to the things of God. God speaking through the prophet Ezekiel in Ezekiel 36:26, “I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will take the heart of stone out of your flesh and give you a heart of flesh”.
- God has given you a new heart. A heart that understands spiritual things. A heart capable of receiving and giving unconditional love.
- You have access to God, through His Holy Spirit. You are now a child of God. Jesus says in John 1:12-13, “But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name: who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God”.
- As a child of God, you can freely speak to your Father in heaven, that is what prayer should be about. Prayer is not repeating memorized phrases or patterns. Prayer is making your needs and concerns known to Him. In other words, just talk to Him. God also speaks to us through His Holy Spirit. Learn to hear His voice. Jesus said, “My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me”. John 10:27
- You have avoided Hell and gained Heaven. In speaking with Nicodemus Jesus said in John 3:3 “… Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God”.
- Many people live their lives avoiding the issue of their own death and what follows death. You can’t simply wish or hope for a good ending in life. In other words, living in denial won’t change things. You must take the position that God does not lie and what He says is true- heaven is yours through Jesus Christ. (John 14:6)
- God has given us everything we need to be victorious in this life. If we keep our focus on Jesus, we will be victorious in this life. 2 Peter 1:3 says, “as His divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called us by glory and virtue”.
- The Christ-centered life is a life of overcoming the difficult issues of life that come to all of us.
You are the reason God became flesh and came to earth in the form of a man, Jesus. Jesus died on the C
ross, so that you could be free.You are God’s miracle and He “ain’t” done with you yet!
- You have gone from darkness to light. This means that you will see the reality of the spiritual realm in which God dwells and you are now a part of. The Apostle Paul was instructed by Jesus to preach the following in Acts 26:18. Paul’s mission was, “to open their eyes, in order to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those who are sanctified by faith in Me”.
