On Friday a thief
On Sunday a king
Laid down in grief
But awoke with the keys
To hell on that day
Firstborn of the slain
The man Jesus Christ
Laid death in his grave
He has cheated
Hell and seated
Us above the fall
In desperate places
He paid our wages
One time once and for all
-John Mark McMillan
I'm just saying: Christ overcame the world (john 16:33) and when He came back from death on the cross and the battle in hell (where He beat the crap out of satan.. don't miss His awesomeness), the first thing he said was "Peace be with you." If anyone has the power to bestow some peace it's freaking Jesus, and if Jesus proclaimed peace after the cross and the battle, He wasn't kidding!! Peace in Christ is no joke, it's not a teaser, and it's not a promise reserved for heaven. I'm telling you: Christ wouldn't walk around saying "peace be with you" if we couldn't have peace on earth. Hence, since Christ triumphed over death and proclaimed peace into our lives, we can have it and have it right now! Heck to the yeah... if you need some peace, seek the Lord and go after it in prayer, and the Father, our Daddy, who inclines His ear to listen to our cries, will delight to to give you His good gifts of wholeness, peace, and rest. Jesus didn't die on the cross so that we could one day not have to go to hell, he freaking took all of our deep brokenness and pain and carried it on His shoulders to the mount of cruxcifiction so that He could defeat all of it and we would not have to walk in our sorrows and infirmities. Is the world perfect? Look around- We still live in a place feeling the affects of the curse, but heaven rejoices to invade earth and why would we not ask for that more and more? Yeah! Should we not live in an expectation of the Kingdom of God reigning on earth as it does in heaven? Should we not pray for greater glory so that we would walk as Christ did when He was made human and lived among us? Don't miss it! He was human!!! He felt as we felt, breathed as we breathed, was tempted as we are, and felt the weakness of human flesh, but He was transformed by the presence of God because He was united with the Father and therefore He walked around bringing the goodness of heaven to earth. Can we not walk the same way? I claim that Christ said we can do the same things as Him and even greater things. Look it up, it's in the Bible and if you grew up in church and have never heard that verse, it's probably just because its scares the crap out of people, and I don't know why... the promise of the Lord to reveal His power in His servants is a good thing!! Ah!!! I can't get over it. It's so good. Lord, don't let me preach anything other than the glory of your cross.
Oh, this is it....hear what i'm saying: don't seek the Lord for the crazy things that He does.. I'm not talking about walking around searching for signs and wonders. The Bible says a wicked and depraved generation will seek for signs and wonders, and i'm thinking it's probably because signs and wonders and small, simple, lesser things when compared with the incredible glory and intimacy of the Lord's presence. I'm just saying seek the LORD! Ground yourself in His presence and in His word and crazy things will happen! Forget physical healing... i mean it's good and from the Lord and stuff, but i'm saying just go after healing of the soul! New Joy, new peace, That's the desire of the Father. Go after it! Walk it out! I'm just telling you cause I've seen it, i've had it, i've tasted God's healing and it is so good. Mhhhmm! You've got to get this! I don't care who you are, how long you've known the Lord or if you've never known Him at all. You've got to get this! More, more more... We've got to have more. I can't say it enough. God is so good. Wholly good, complete LOVE, perfect compassion, ridiculous glory. And if you don't know that, if that description of the Lord doesn't resound with you, then you need to either meet Him again or for the first time. Let me know if you need some prayer, i want to go after some peace for you. You've got to get this! Ask me what the deal is if you're confused and don't know what i'm talking about, i'll tell you in person. I have to preach of the goodness of my King. I have to see more people know this, just so that more voices can cry out praise. He is so good.
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