2Thessalonian 1:10 The Holy Spirit that dwells in us is preparing the dwelling that He has ordained. It is the body of Christ. We are members of His body and we are engaged in the process of preparation. “For the whole body is fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplies, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part, which produces increase of the body unto the edifying of itself in love. ” Ephesians 4:16 God desires to be glorified in His saints... in a Body that is thoroughly joined and knit together, a Body that has come "unto the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ". For us it is a hope and an aspiration; for God it is His Will to reveal the substance of His identity. God is revealing within us His word and ministry to form and prepare the kind of people that He wants. We are such a people, servants of God who have heard what the Spirit is saying, and are declaring a living Word in the Earth. By grace and the determined will of God we have become, among others, a dwelling and a voice for the Lord.

We, who are fortunate, are experiencing the determination and insistence of God’s purpose as eternal life within us encouraging and prompting us to set aside imaginations and lay hold of eternal life in order to show forth its nature and substance. God continues to prepare us so that we might share that intimate relationship with Him that His heart has determined. A body that is worthy of Christ, a dwelling that expresses His fullness. Christ is the head over all things to the church, which is his body, the fullness of him that fills all in all.Ephesians 1:22-23 Through the faith that He has formed in us we are being made ready. It is not something that we have imagined out of our own hearts. It is that which has originated in the heart of God. It is His intention and His desire to bring it into being, and therefore He has declared it. We know, that what God has declared will come to pass, and He is preparing a transformed people. “So shall my word be that goes forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.” Isaiah 55:11

The world is awaiting the manifestation of the sons of God because it is here, in life, that the victory must be won and demonstrated. It is here that His purpose will be worked out in the lives of His people. We must, in reality and experience, walk out the revelations and truths that have been revealed in us by His Word. "If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit" Galatians 5:25. It is necessary first to see and understand what God is doing. But, we must also walk in what we have seen. Revelation must become reality. Our spiritual eyes can see the promises, but our feet have to walk them out. His purpose is a lamp unto our feet and we have been endowed with His Spirit that we may provide light for others. Such is the nature of our ministry.

“Faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the Word of God.” Romans 10:17 A primary outcome of study, prayer, worship and hearing the word preached is the deepening our faith according to the truth. “His divine power has given unto us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him that has called us to glory and virtue: Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these we might be partakers of the divine nature.” 2 Peter 1:3-4
Our preaching focuses on the charac¬ter of God, emphasizing the reality that is. God is faithful. He is love. He is immutable. God never changes. All our faith is established who God is in His person. We know who God is, and we are yet learning.

Because we see who God is we are assured that God is able to fulfill the promises that He has given to us. He is able to do all that is needed. We understand God’s intentions toward us; that He intends to bless us. “God has commended His love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. Much more then, being now justified by His blood, we shall be saved from wrath through Him. For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of His Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by His life. Through Jeremiah 29:11 God had already declared, “For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you hope and a beneficial outcome.”

The Bible displays the mighty deeds of God on behalf of His people. So it is that we continue to recount the wonderful works of God and the finished work in Jesus Christ. We conclude with the opening verses of Psalm 105:1-5: Oh, give thanks to the LORD! Call upon His name; Make known His deeds among the peoples! Sing to Him, sing psalms to Him; Talk of all His wondrous works! Glory in His holy name; Let the hearts of those rejoice who seek the LORD! Seek the LORD and His strength; Seek His face evermore! Remember His marvelous works that He has done, His wonders, and the judgments of His mouth.” People need to hear a voice. Our words need to be powerful enough to transform the hearer so that they respond with "yes", that’s what I want. Speak with vision and declare a prophetic message. God alone exists. He is able to do what He has promised. He promised because it is His will and intent that He have a people; a dwelling place for Him on earth. He has shown the works of His mighty arm. He has obtained for us salvation by Himself. “With joy you shall draw water out of the wells of salvation.” Isaiah 12:3

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