The Fellowship of his Sufferings

"He whom Christ loved was sick..." (John 11:3).

That I might know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings; being made conformable to his death" (Philippians 3:10).

Strange talk, back there language. Maybe!
Paul desired to know him and the power of his resurrection and why not?
If you had knowledge of his resurrection you could know him. If however you had experience of his resurrection you could know Christ in You. I don't think we know the resurrection power in us and the reason is this. We are too much into our own "sufferings" encompassed by them, taken over by them. Me and my problems, me and my life, me and my hurts! When our sufferings consume us we become selfish, weak, miserable and blind. Isolated and self absorbed by our own pain and inadequacy.

Its why folks don't get over a broken relationship.
Its why some cant find it in them to get out of their own grave of past failure.
Its why some women cant love again.
Its why men after a business failure cant brush off the dust and start all over.
Their suffering circumvents their resurrection

If you're going to enter into a resurrection kind of life you're going to have to get out of your sufferings and enter into the suffering of another.

Jesus showed that same resurrection power in the account of Lazarus

"He whom Christ loved was sick..." (John 11:3).

When Jesus heard that Lazarus was sick he sent them a message. "This sickness is not unto death; but for the glory of God, that the Son of God might be glorified thereby.." (John 11:4). Jesus knew that a miracle would happen. Here was a man who was known as a man of sorrows entering into another problem. As if he did not have enough problems of his own! Yet he entered into the sufferings of a brother.

"I am the resurrection, and the life"...

If you want what I got then you have to partake of my sufferings. Feel the pain like I feel the pain. For its the entering into the pains of another that we find our strength. Compassion produces resurrection. No wonder the devil hates it when we keep the love alive! 

If we want to see God at move in his miracle power among us as brethren we have to enter into the sufferings of one another as Jesus did.  You simply cant say "deal with it" "get over it!" no, you have to enter into it. For its then you will enter into your own resurrection as well as experience the power of resurrection in another.

Until we enter into the sufferings of a friend you will never know the resurrection life in you. That level of compassion will produce that level of resurrection. Lets get our mind off us and onto Christ. Enter into his sufferings by sufferings by feeling what he feels when a brother is sick, feeling what he feels when a brother is broken, feeling what he feels when we minister to others in their crisis. For until we feel what he feels we can never overcome as he overcame.

There's power in entering into the sufferings of others. For if it was for us he died then it is for us he lives. its part of living the unselfish life, the resurrection life.  The fellowship of his sufferings produces the power of his resurrection!

My Lamp shall Not go Out!

ERE THE LAMP OF GOD WENT OUT IN THE TEMPLE OF THE LORD
I Sam. 3:1-3 – “And the child Samuel ministered unto the LORD before Eli. And the word of the LORD was precious in those days; there was no open vision. And it came to pass at that time, when Eli was laid down in his place, and his eyes began to wax dim, that he could not see; And ere the lamp of God went out in the temple of the LORD, where the ark of God was, and Samuel was laid down to sleep.”

Eli's eyes have gone dim. The revelation of the Lord no  longer shines in the temple. The lamp has gone out and there is no knowledge of God on the land. Oneness folks wonder they cant see any way forward. Apostolic folks wonder why there is no revival. Charismatic folks beg God for a move. All because our eyes have waxed dim.

When our eyes wax dim its because our lamp (spirit) has gone out. The light we had no longer leads a way to Jesus. We preach on blessings, money, prosperity and personal success knowing not that our eyes of many in the pews are closing because there is no fuel, no fire, no power no unction to set ablaze the wick that should be soaked in Holy Ghost oil.

Ere the lamp of God has gone out in Israel.

God, I want to be the wick in Israel that never goes out
I want to know the God who neither slumbers not sleeps
If he does not sleep neither should I
God cause me to awake a generation.

Declare today, " My lamp shall not go out neither shall by eye grow dim. I shall speak  of Jesus and declare his wondrous works in the temple!" 

God Reveals Himself as Salvation

A post in Christian apologetics groups stated "Salvation is not related to God!" This is my response.
"The bible does reveal that God and salvation are one. God has become my light and salvation (Psalm 27;1) Jesus is salvation. Salvation is God coming to us. How does he come to us, as salvation! Only as salvation can man truly know God. Hence the reason for him coming as the man Jesus. (1 Tim 3:16)."

Dealing with Stuff of the Heart

Dealing with Stuff of the heart
DEAL WITH IT

Take care of your day by taking control of your mouth.
Refuse to talk about whats bad and whats behind.
Of course you have to deal with it first.
Get counsel talk it out of your system forgive the offender and make up where possible.
Don't talk bad about folks who have hurt you, then the pain of their words wont live in your heart.
A hot temper makes you a cold soul.
Deal with your anger, angry people make foolish choices.
Don't marry someone who has issues!
Reject rejection. How? Accept that phone call and talk.
If you play the avoidance game then rejection will take root and grow into a bitter fruit.
Take responsibility for bad stuff. Admit its "my fault!" Even if it wasn't, take responsibility. If a marriage or a relationship failed you has something to do with it. Taking responsibility is good for your emotions and will put you in control.
If you are playing the blame game, the blame you put on others will eventually come back and curse you.
Anger, pain, rejection, lonliness, loss! If you can can deal with it, you'll get the victory over it!
Yes the best life starts by taking responsibility. That's how you deal with it!