Are You Ready For This?

As we continue to press in patience and expectation for the Manifestation of the Kingdom of God, it is time that we really sit down and do what Jesus commanded us to do, and that is to "count the cost" (Luke 14). We are getting ready to move into a Season where everything we've learned and everything that God has chosen to reveal to us over the last several years is going to be tested. It will no longer be theoretical, we will be challenged to make it practical. With this in mind, I ask you the question, Are You Ready For This?

There are two distinguishing marks to the manifestation of the Kingdom of God in the earth realm: casting out of demons and healing the sick. Jesus made it clear after He was raised from the dead, that "these signs shall follow them that believe...they shall cast out devils...they shall lay hands on the sick and they shall recover" (Mark 16). This is what we need to expect as we enter the Kingdom Move of God. But I would suspect that many of us have not had a lot of experience with the casting out of demons and the supernatural healing of diseases in Jesus' Name. Once again, for this reason I ask, Are You Ready For This?

Demonic activity is not something that is generally addressed, let alone confronted, in the mainstream church. Yes, many Christians still technically "believe" in demons; but in terms of some sort of "exorcism ministry" or seeing demons dealt with on a regular basis, for many if not most Christians, this is not the norm. In order to get ready for what God is getting ready to manifest in the demonstration of His Kingdom, we must begin to wrap our minds around the reality of the demonic realm. Saints, demons are real. If we believe that the Devil (Satan) is real, then it just stands to reason that his angels (demons) are real as well. If we don't "believe" in the tangible reality of demonic beings, then we will not be in position to allow the Holy Spirit to teach us how to appropriately and effectively deal with them. Demonic activity is responsible for a lot of the hell that our world is going through right now. But don't be deceived, there is plenty of demonic activity in the church, from the pulpit to the pew. Just because people are not rolling in the floors and vomiting up green yuck, doesn't mean that demonic activity isn't taking place within our churches. Christ has commissioned us to cast them out, and we must be ready for this.

There are more than a few Healing Ministries in our churches today, Praise God. However, a lot of the healing is being restricted to "healing evangelists" or certain "anointed" preachers or individuals. Yes, there are certain individuals that God has specifically anointed and ordained for the Healing Ministry, but Jesus says in Mark 16 that laying hands on the sick and the recovery thereof will be a sign of those that believe. Which means, if you are a believer in Christ, then you have the call to lay hands on people and see them get healed, in Jesus' Name. Many of us would never even "imagine" praying for someone with the legitimate "expectation" that they are going to be supernaturally healed. A lot of times, when we pray for someone who is sick, we're kind of "hoping" that God heals them. And of course, if He doesn't, then it wasn't "in God's Will" for them to be healed. But at least we prayed. Wrong. The Bible is putting the onus on us to lay hands on the sick for them to receive their healing, not on God. I know that generally we're not accustomed to this, but that's because, once again, we've been majoring in church, not the Kingdom of God. So as we move forward, you need to start preparing to lay your hands on the sick, with the faith that the Covenant God Jehovah, through the Blood of Jesus Christ, will Heal through you, in Jesus' Name.

We're getting ready to enter a very radical mind-set saints; a major departure from what we generally know as "church". We're getting ready to go back to how it was in the Book of Acts, persecution and all. The days of being "Sunday Morning Christians" are just about over. Either you're serious about Christ or you're not. Either you're seeking Him and His Kingdom Power, or you're not. This Spiritual Shift is going to transpire sooner than you think. Before you know it, it's going to take place Quickly and Suddenly. I ask you again, Are You Ready For This?