Tuesday, July 19, 2016

Worshipers and Warriors

As we prepare to embrace the Kingdom Move of God, there are two areas that we need to make sure that we are spiritually proficient in; that is operating as a Worshiper and a Warrior. If there are two areas that you want to maximize on during this season of your walk with Christ, it's making sure you know how to Worship, and that you are prepared to be a Warrior for Christ. Let me also say that for some of us, we might be proficient in one of two of these areas. But for the times that are about to be upon us, and the Mandate of the Kingdom, you need to be diligent to make sure that you are focused and committed to both. To operate faithfully and productively as a participant in the Kingdom of God, you need to be a Worshiper and a Warrior.

The scripture says that those who worship God must worship Him in spirit and in truth (John 4). Please understand that going to church every Sunday, which we describe as going to worship, doesn't automatically make you a worshiper. In order to be, as the Bible describes, a "true worshiper" (John 4) of the Lord Jesus Christ, your life has to be a demonstration and a reflection of your worship to God. Therefore, being a worshiper of the Father has more to do than just what you do on Sunday morning. First off, in order to be a Worshiper, you have to develop a Lifestyle of Praise. Hopefully you're not one of those Christians that goes to church on Sunday morning and can't "wait" for the Praise and Worship period to end. If that's you let me tell you now, you're not ready to receive The Kingdom of God. By the Grace of God, you might be saved, but if your heart's not into worshiping God and giving God praise, you definitely are not Kingdom ready. The Bible says very clearly, "let everything that hath breath, Praise the Lord" (Psalm 150). Praise is mandatory for the Kingdom of God. And not just on Sunday morning, but everyday. You need to take time everyday, just like you do to the read the Word (I know I'm being presumptuous), you need to give God Praise. This is what allows you to become a Worshiper.

Then saints, we've got to become Warriors for Christ. The days of sitting in the pews and watching the preachers and pastors do everything are over. No, you may not have "reverend" or "minister" in front of your name, but either way, you are still a servant of the Most High God. God has gifted and anointed you just like He has any preacher or minister at your church, including your pastor. But the challenge is, you have to "stir up those gifts" (2Timothy 1). God has a Calling for your life. And no, it may not be to pastor a church or preach in the "traditional way" of how we recognize preaching in our local congregations. But as a born-again believer in Christ in whom the Holy Spirit of God resides, God has gifted you and anointed you to do a work in the earth that is going to advance His Kingdom for generations to come. Let me tell you also that what it is that God is calling you to do may have nothing to do with the "organized church". Jesus didn't come to save the church, He came to save the world (John 3). The Kingdom Movement is for the world, those lost souls that don't know Christ in the pardon of their sins. We need some Christians that are going to fight to be a witness in the streets, in the workplace, in the board rooms, in the classrooms; and not just in the pulpit and the sanctuary. If we want to see a Move of God manifested in the earth, it's going to require Christians that are Worshipers and Warriors.

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