A New Birthing 

I have been contemplating on mother’s day and thinking what makes a mother. Birthing makes a mother. Women having children and looking after them is what mothers do. I also see something in the spirit. I see a new era for the church coming. I see her in a birthing position ready to bring forth the new.

I can see believers awaking to the call on their lives to go and minister wherever they are. I see the kingdom of God advancing and we are advancing with it. I see many of you pregnant with the things of God. God has much more for you in ministry than you ever imagined. Jeremiah 33: 3 says Call unto Me and I will answer you and show you great and mighty things that you know not.

The old way of the church was the pastor ministered, and the people watched. The pastor sang and the people followed. The pastor prayed and the people agreed. Through the week the people worked and had their lives and Sunday was the spiritual day. People brought friends and family to church to get saved. God is calling and bringing forth people who will minister to Him and others every day. Ordinary people like you and me, to proclaim the good news of Jesus. We are being called to go into the highways and byways and bring good news. The people outside the church need you to tell them of someone who so loved them He went to the cross for their sins. Jesus became the bridge between man and God. You can love people, pray for people, and by your very life, demonstrate Jesus to others.

The Lord has woven purpose into your very being. He created you in His very own image. You were created unique and are an expression of the Lord that only you can display. When you realize who you are in the Lord, you will have no desire to be anyone else. He has blended all your gifts, talents and natural desires to make just you. Right now some of you feel a holy dissatisfaction because you know you aren’t doing what you are called to do. God is placing His hand upon you and you feel the birth pains in your spirit. A holy groan or cry comes out across the land; “Use me!”

Who will allow the Lord to use them? Who will take up their cross and follow Him wherever He Leads? For some the leading is to the market place where your paths cross in business to share with others. No longer separate your spiritual life to one day of the week, rather engage in the Lord’s business every day. Some of you may feel called into government, healthcare, or welfare. All are to be part of God’s Kingdom, with His children being in charge or influencing those who are. There is a birthing of creativity going on in so many areas. God wants all of your gifts and talents used.

We listened to one couple share how they came into prominence in India. She was a nurse and he (call him Jim) was the national junior judo champion of the US. They went to India for her to work in her uncle’s hospital in Calcutta but he could get nothing more than a visitor’s visa. He worked out with the local youth, teaching judo at the YMCA. In a few months his visa ran out and Jim was going to have to leave his wife and India to go home. As the last day approached, a car with 4 policemen rolled up. He thought that they had come to deport him.

The police came up to their apartment and asked for Jim. They questioned him on his credentials and then offered to bypass the visa requirements if he would teach the police self-defense. A bounty, equal to 6 months wages, had been placed on the head of every policeman by a communist terror group. Five or six policemen were being killed every month. Jim agreed if they would let him preach Jesus to each class. The police were so desperate that they accepted the deal. Who would have thought that a judo black belt would be the ticket to evangelize (with police protection) in India. You have a talent; give it to God and He will turn it into a gem for His glory.

Father, I pray right now for those who do not know who they are yet. Give them a vision of who You have made them to be. Cause them to remember the dreams You gave them. Help them to believe what You are saying to them. Develop their gifts and talents. Inspire them to trust that You have a plan for their lives. Engraft Your Word into their hearts.

In Jesus name, I break every negative word that has come and said, “No you can’t”. In Jesus name I declare you can do all things through Christ, Who strengthens you. God is the creator and He has created you for a purpose. Dream again so that you can live out your destiny.

Love Ken & Jeanne

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