The Lord asked me a question “When will my people believe my word?” My answer was, we are leading people to the Lord, healing the sick, etc. His answer was, “No, when are my people going to believe what I said about them in my word?” In this two part series, It’s Time the Church Woke Up and Got Amazing, we’ll talk about the corporate church and your part in it. Too many Christians view themselves as less than what God says they are. They feel unworthy, worthless, having no abilities, and un-useable. In my recent series on Grace that is in The Net magazine, I showed you that God’s grace is our ability to be doers of the word, God’s word. We don’t have to be highly educated or some famous person. We do need God’s grace. Now, the word paints a different picture of who we are because of Jesus’ sacrifice. These feelings of unworthiness, contrary to the word, is the reason many never enter into the ministries each is called to. Many folks set on the sidelines enjoying others do ministry, but never think that they can do works for the Lord also. Most view the Ephesians 4:11 ministries (Apostle, Prophet, Evangelist, Pastor, & Teacher) as those called to ministry and they are there to support them. The 5-fold ministries are gifts from Jesus and are given to us to equip us to minister to the lost, sick and captives. Many Christians have a basic knowledge of who God is, who Jesus is, and who the Holy Spirit is, but don’t have a clue as to WHO they are. By not knowing what Jesus has made us into we will never walk in power and victory that we were designed for. I am going to cover two of the many reasons for this. One, not feeling worthy. Worthy has to do with worth. Jesus considered you worth the price. Acts 20:28 and Ephesians 1:14 says we were purchased with a price – and that price is the shed blood of Jesus. He considered you worth the price he paid to purchase you from the kingdom of darkness so you could be ushered into the kingdom of light. NEVER again say I am unworthy – that is a LIE! Two, undeserving. We are totally correct in saying we don’t deserve anything from God. BUT, the GRACE of God was designed for the undeserving. Thank God for His grace, right. I wasn’t saved because I deserved it, it’s by grace that we are saved. I don’t pray for the sick because I’m good at it; it’s by GRACE. I don’t deserve to pray for the sick. I prophesy by grace. I speak in tongues by grace. Everything I do or I am is by God’s grace, nothing more. You can win the lost, heal the sick, and perform miracles; you can walk in victory all because of God’s wonderful grace. It’s time the church rose up and become THE CHURCH. Pew sitting is not a calling, ministry is. It’s not enough to just go to church, warm the pews, pray for sister so and so, and earn your little brownie points. Hint: God doesn’t give brownie points. He gives us grace. Jesus is coming back for a victorious church. He’s coming back for those who are doers of His word, not a sitting church. Rise up, get into the word, claim who you are, begin to confess it daily, and begin to do what God has called you to do. Begin to see yourself the way God see’s you. There will be no excuses, because God has equipped you with His grace. Doc Sharp
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