Divine Appointments

On one occasion I was driving to Lubbock.  It was early in the morning and I turned off the radio and spent some time communing with God.  In the course of the conversation the Holy Spirit speaks to me and says "You have learned to look for Divine appointments" and I said "yes Lord." Then He says "You have learned that everyone is a Divine appointment" and again I said "yes Lord."  Then He asks me "do realize I made you to create Divine appointments?"  I had to think about that one for a second.  He began to show me how each and every relationship and encounter with people we have to be aware of the importance of our influence in their lives.

I thought about this and a few Scriptures come to mind.

Ps 24:7

Lift up your heads, O you gates;

be lifted up, you ancient doors,

that the King of glory may come in. 

NIV

Matt 16:19

I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.

NIV

Acts 3:6-7

Then Peter said, "Silver or gold I do not have, but what I have I give you. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, walk." 

NIV

I pictured myself sitting on the throne as a prince in the Kingdom and the King sitting next to me on His throne.  I understood it was for me to distribute the Kingdom to others as they came to me.  Then I asked Him "What if I make a discision that isn't what you want?" and He responded "I'll let you know."

Bill Johnson often has said that the Holy Spirit is imprisoned inside unbelieving believers.  Sounds like an oximoron but what he is saying is that many who call Jesus "Lord" are living powerless lives because they don't believe they are the righteousness of God and they don't believe they have what it takes to live a supernatural lifestyle.  The Holy Spirit inside each believer is more than enough to see all impossible situations bow to the name of Jesus.

We, as believers in Jesus Christ, are walking Divine appointments.  We are to imitate our older Brother Jesus.  He is the perfect picture of the normal Christian.  We are the gates and He wants out!

I challenge you to take risks.  You may not have all the answers to all their questions and that is o.k. you don't have to.  However, you know and have inside you the One who has all the answers and for that matter He IS all the answers.  You have to trust God in you to speak to and through you into the lives of the world around you.  We have to start answering the questions they are asking and stop answering the ones they are not.

Take risks. Pray for the sick. Love the unloveable. Speak the Word of God with boldness.  Above all remember that the only thing that counts, according to Paul, is faith expressing it'self through love.

Justin