Answering His Call.... 'Rebuild My Church'

In 1205 Francis of Assisi received the call from God >>> "Francis, go rebuild my church,which you see is falling into ruins." This of course was a call of spiritual rebuilding of the temple of God's Spirit; our lives.
Francis's response was "This is what I want, this is what I long for with all my heart." What does this mean to our lives, what is He calling us to do? Of course He is calling us to do the same thing... to allow God to transform our hearts into His, to change the world in and through the mighty power, authority, signs & wonders which He promises us in scripture He shall reveal through our witness, for  His purposes.
     The Gospel of Mark emphasizes Christ's power as well as His servant hood. Jesus' life and teaching turn the world upside down. The world sees power as a way to gain control over others. But Jesus, with all authority and power in heaven and earth, chose to serve others. He held children in His arms, healed the sick, washed the feet of His Disciples, and died receiving this same power to serve. As believers, we are called to be servants of Christ. As Christ served,so are we to serve.
      Mark 16:15-20
               "He said to them, "GO into all the world and preach the good news to ALL creation. Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned. all these signs WILL accompany those who believe: In my name they will drive out demons; they will speak in new tongues; they will pick up snakes with their hands; and when they drink deadly poison, it will not hurt them at all, they will place their hands on sick people, and they will get well."

Authority does not beg; authority doesn't ask; authority commands! We are not told to ask God to cast out demons, we are told to do it ourselves! We are not told to beg demons to come out, we are told to CAST them out. How do we obtain  & exercise this authority?  Through faith we exercise His authority through our spoken word, Scripture tells us that the power of life and death are indeed in the spoken word........

   Proverbs 18:21
            The tongue has the, power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its fruit.

Fransis 'loved it, longed for it and claimed it,' as it was and is freely given to those who believe and have  unwavering faith. Do you? That is a question for all of us. Do we recognize the calling He has placed on our lives and the power He gives us to fulfill that calling?

Indeed again.... He has revealed.....He has spoken... He has said plainly; "Rebuild  my church, which you see is falling into ruins." I hear and joyfully respond to that call, long for it with all my heart. In the responding we encounter what He tells us we will...The trials, the tribulations, the obstruction of man... indeed the sufferings of His fellowship. Francis received the Holy Stigmata...his sharing in Christ's sufferings. We will receive ours as well, it is part of serving God and doing His work, it is revealed in the evil ways of this world, indeed of the enemy. Faith in His power ALWAYS puts that enemy behind us.... LOVE ALWAYS WINS ! and We are to proclaim that from the rooftops!

It has been a powerful week of witnessing God profoundly come to this place we so weakly & falsely hold on to as having meaning. Our place of residence is His Kingdom, and as He brings the fruits of His kingdom, founded in love, we stand in awe of the lives He transforms through our witness. We know that He has called and we have responded and we continue to walk humbly in His boldness, as He alone uses our lives to indeed "rebuild His church which has fallen into ruins."

God has given every believer the POWER to perform the same mighty deeds as Jesus himself did........IF we have Faith!   and .........We do it through doing small things with GREAT Love & "preaching the gospel at all times, using words when necessary."

I stand in awe of the servant hood and love of the people whom God has and continues to 'Raise Up' for His purposes >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
                                         2 A.M. ROOFTOP WORSHIP & PRAISE

                                              TAKING A STAND FOR HIM

                                                           HIS BOLDNESS

                                    YOU CAN'T DO IT ALONE..IT TAKES A BODY..

                                 PEOPLE RETURNING HIS GIFTS TO THE WORLD

                                            A VOICE IN THE WILDERNESS

                             THE DEEDS HE DOES THROUGH PEOPLE LIKE                                                                    KYLIE GREATHOUSE BRING LOVE TO OTHERS

                 THE HEART OF GOD ON DISPLAY IN DAMON HARVEY AND HIS XC                                                     TEAM HAVE NO LIMITS.

                                   MAKING TRAVELING STRANGERS FRIENDS

            ANSWERING HIS CALL TO REBUILD HIS CHURCH STARTS IN THE MIRROR....CHANGE YOUR HEART AND THE WORLD WILL BE TRANSFORMED.

Matthew 17:20
     "And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief; for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and NOTHING shall be impossible for you."
           
                                      FORWARD AND NO RETREAT................