You’re Bigger on the Inside

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“Smith Wigglesworth understood his position in Christ. He knew who was on his side (on his inside) and that if God was for him, none could be against him.”

1 John 4:4
You are of God, little children, and have overcome them, because he who is in you is greater than he who is in the world.

Smith Wigglesworth was a great man of God who knew who he was in Christ. There’s a story told of
how, one night, he was awakened from sleep by a commotion in his bedroom. Half sitting up, he peered into the darkness only to be confronted by an awesome sight of a manifest evil spirit – a demon – sitting at the bottom of his bed. Satan knew this man. He knew he was being used mightily by God in signs and wonders, turning thousands of people to God, seeking his forgiveness and purposes in their lives.  Satan was intent on de-railing Smith through fear and intimidation. The story goes on to state that Smith Wigglesworth took one look at this manifest evil demon and said, “Oh, it’s only you,” and turned over going back to sleep! 

Wigglesworth said many great things in his lifetime but among the best quotations recorded by the man is this: “I’m a thousand times bigger on the inside than I am on the outside.”  He knew the meaning of the words, “You, dear children, are from God and have overcome them because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world.” Smith Wigglesworth understood his position in Christ. He knew who was on his side (or on his inside) and that if God was for him, none could be against him.

Are you facing demons right now; trials and difficulties that fill you with fear?  Are you feeling small and insignificant against the mountains you face tomorrow? If that’s you then be encouraged to turn to the Creator and Author of your life – your Lord and God –  and, through Jesus Christ, claim that you too are a thousand times bigger on the inside than you are on the outside!

God-tracking is knowing who you are in Christ.

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1 John 4:4-6
Romans 8:31-39

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Don’t Give Up, Look Up & Pray

“Therefore, in the name of Jesus, I take a stand against these attacks of Satan and confess that I am bigger on the inside than I am on the outside.”

“Dear God, I’ll admit that I am intimidated by the trials I face today. It seems like every step I take I’m confronted by opposition. Forgive me, O Lord, for not taking a stand against the enemy of my soul. I have accepted Jesus as my Lord and Saviour and believe that he dwells in my heart by the Holy Spirit. Therefore, in the name of Jesus, I take a stand against these attacks of Satan and confess that I am bigger on the inside than I am on the outside. Amen.”

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CONTINUE TO MARCH IN FAITH, WITH PATIENCE

 

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“So, continue to work as God has called you to work. Continue to pray with persistence. Continue to confess your needs met in Jesus. Continue to patiently march around that city until God’s brings its walls down in his time.”

Hebrews 12:1

Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us

Scottish minister and hymn writer, George Matheson wrote, "We commonly associate patience with lying down. We think of it as the angel that guards the couch. Yet there is a patience that I believe to be harder – the patience that can run. It is the power to work under stress; to have a great weight at your heart and still run; to have a deep anguish in your spirit and still perform the daily tasks. It is a Christ-like thing! The hardest thing is that most of us are called to exercise our patience, not in the sickbed but in the street."

Sometimes following Christ often places great expectations upon our shoulders. For instance, we read in Matthew that we are all called go into all the world and make disciples of all nations. Yet patience is required to follow God’s directives; a patience in action. Like we see when Joshua led the Israelites to conquer Canaan.

The conquest began with Jericho. God gave his people intricate instructions to march around the city for seven days before he brought the walls down. They weren’t told to sit on their couches and wait for victory. They were told to get up and march while waiting patiently for God to work a miracle.

If you are waiting on God for a miracle, be patient. He is faithful and he will do it. Yet, be encouraged to continue walking in faith. Often, we are tempted to sit down in a state of inaction thinking God will do all the work for us. Faith requires action. James, the bother of Jesus said, “Show me your faith apart from your works, and I will show you my faith by my works.”

So, continue to work as God has called you to work. Continue to pray with persistence. Continue to confess your needs met in Jesus. Continue to patiently march around that city until God brings its walls crashing down in his time.

God-tracking is marching with patience in faith that God will act

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Matthew 28:19-20
Joshua 6:1-21
James 2:18

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DON’T GIVE UP, LOOK UP & PRAY

 

Help me to get on with life while I wait patiently in hope that you will come through for me

 

“O Lord, it feels like I’ve been waiting ages for this need to be met. I know you have the power and are willing to answer my prayer. I know I need to wait patiently for you to provide. Yet, help me to not be inactive while I wait. Help me to continue to praise you for answered prayer. Help me to continue to confess my needs met according to your riches in Christ. Help me to get on with life while I wait patiently in hope that you will come through for me. I know you will, O Lord. You who promised are faithful. Amen.”

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GOD-TRACKING IS KNOWING WHO YOU ARE, IN CHRIST

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John 15:7

If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.

“If you are in Christ then choose to remain there by allowing his word to take up residence in you. Get into the word of God and get the word of God into you.”

Jesus gave us an incredible analogy of how we are connected to him. He said that he is like a grapevine and we are like its branches, while Father God is the vine keeper. By this he was implying that he is like the main stem of the plant while we are the branches that grow from the stem. In other words, Christ is the source of sustenance and nutrition in order that we will bear good fruit. Jesus also went on to say that any branch that does not bear fruit will be pruned away from the vine by the vine keeper. He added, if we remain in him (attached to the vine) and his words remain in us (as our sustenance and nutrition) then we will bear much fruit. Therefore, as Christians, we need to know our place, in the vine – our place in Christ.

The scriptures are packed with thoughts about being in Christ. For instance: we are justified by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ; we are dead to sin and alive to God in Christ; nothing in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ; if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; God will supply our every according to his riches in glory in Christ and God has raised us up with him and seated us with him in the heavenly places in Christ.

Are you in Christ? Have you admitted to the fact that sin has separated you from the true Vine and that, by confession and repentance, God is able to forgive you and cleanse you so that you can be grafted into that Vine? Do you confess Jesus as your personal Lord and believe that he died and rose again? If you have done this then you are found in Christ! If you are found in Christ then allow the Holy Spirit to prune away the dead fruitless wood so that you may bear new magnificent fruit, to his glory. If you believe you are found in Christ, then choose to remain there by allowing his word to take up residence in you. Get into the word of God and get the word of God into you.

If you are in Christ and his word abides in you, then you can expect great things from your great God.

God-tracking is knowing who you are, in Christ

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John 15:1-11

Romans 3:24

Romans 6:11

Romans 8:39

2 Corinthians 5:17

Philippians 4:19

Ephesians 2:6

DON’T GIVE UP, LOOK UP & PRAY

So, I thank you for the myriad blessings and promises of being in Christ, for all of your promises are yes and amen, in him

“Dear Lord God and Father – O great Vine Keeper – thank you for this analogy of Jesus as the vine and me as one of its branches. I sincerely believe that Jesus died and rose again, and I confess him to be my personal Lord and Saviour. Therefore, I believe that, by your grace, I am found in Christ, like a branch found in the stem of its vine. I open my heart and mind to your word. Quicken that word to me by the infilling of the Holy Spirit. Dear Father, prune away all my dead wood, that I may bear new fresh fruit, to your glory. I thank you for the myriad blessings and promises I enjoy by being in Christ. For all of your promises are yes and amen, in him. Amen.”

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GOD-TRACKING IS BEING A FAITHFUL AND A CHEERFUL GIVER

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Philippians 4:19

And my God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.

“God has promised to meet all our needs according to his riches in Christ Jesus. If you know Jesus as Lord, then you are in Christ Jesus. If you are in Christ Jesus, you are found in the same place as the riches of God!”

Tracking God’s will requires faithfulness in every aspect of life, not withstanding, giving. Historically, the Church has been accused of money-grabbing. This is a shame. Indeed, there were times in Church history where the institution of the Church (protestant and catholic) has demanded money from its adherents. That too, is a shame. However, God’s word makes it plain that giving is fundamental to Christian living. Afterall, God gave Jesus and Jesus gave his life. Therefore, as God-trackers, I believe we need to be faithful in our giving toward the furtherance of God’s kingdom. Jesus promised, “Give, and it will be given to you. Good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put into your lap. For with the measure you use it will be measured back to you.” And he who promised is faithful.

By the grace of God, since receiving our first pay cheques, Karen and I have tithed. At times it was tough… very tough! I remember when I was studying for the ministry and had no regular income. I was 30 at the time with 2 small children to care for. Between us, Karen and I had 9 part-time jobs. Our income was low, but we believed it was still necessary to tithe. God was faithful to his promise to meet all our needs.

One Sunday evening, back in South Africa during my days at Bible school, I was at church leading worship while Karen and the kids were at home. My son Ryan, about 5 at the time, loved performing gymnastic feats. That evening he ran into his bedroom and somersaulted onto his bed. His feet promptly crashed through a large window. Thankfully, the curtains were closed so he did not hurt himself. “Ryan, what have you done!” came the cry from his mom. “It’ll take 200 rand to fix that window!” A few minutes later Karen heard Ryan and his sister, Kerryn praying, “Dear Lord, sorry Ry broke the window. Please give mom R200 to fix it.”

After church, while I was packing away my guitar, someone handed me an envelope. “Thanks,” I muttered and promptly popped it into my pocket. When I arrived home and Karen told me what had happened, I remembered envelope in my pocket. Opening it I found ten R20 notes. He who promised was faithful.

God has called us to be cheerful givers. God has promised that if we sow bountifully we will also reap bountifully. You see, God has promised to meet all our needs according to his riches in Christ Jesus. If you know Jesus as Lord, then you are in Christ Jesus. If you are in Christ Jesus, you are found in the same place as the riches of God! So, be faithful in your giving as you seek to track his will for your life.

God-tracking is being a faithful and a cheerful giver.

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Luke 6:38

Hebrews 10:23

2 Corinthians 9:6-9

DON’T GIVE UP, LOOK UP & PRAY

I commit my life and calling to you. Help me to track your will, every day.

“O Lord, thank you so much for your faithful blessings and provision in my life. Thank you that you meet all my needs according to your abundance in Jesus. Thank you that, as you help me to be faithful in my giving, you are faithful in pouring out your blessings into my lap, pressed down, shaken together and running over. Today I choose to be faithful and cheerful in my giving as I trust you to be faithful to your promises to meet my needs. Amen.”

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GOD-TRACKING IS REMAINING SEATED WITH GOD IN CHRISTMore

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20 October 2017

GOD-TRACKING IS REMAINING SEATED WITH GOD IN CHRIST

Ephesians 1:3
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places

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I awoke around 3.00am and I lay in bed thinking about what I’ve done with my life. Have I had any real effect on the lives of those to whom I minister? What are God’s plans for tomorrow, next week, next year? Then worries, doubts and disillusion creep in. Thoughts like these always seem so magnified at that time of night, don’t they?

I call this the wonder hour. I often wake up around 3.00am wondering why I’m awake. Psychologists tell us that it’s at this time in our sleep cycle that our subconscious minds are attempting to solve problems and rationalise our activities. I climbed out of bed and went downstairs to pour myself a glass of milk. Sitting sipping the cool drink in the lounge I prayed, “Dear Lord, there are so many things going on at this time. I feel like I’m losing the plot. I cast my cares on you, because I know you care for me.” In a flash I sensed the Spirit’s reply, “I will give you a spirit of wisdom and of revelation. All things are under the feet of Christ and you are seated with God, in Christ.” I returned to bed at peace and content.

Philippians 2 tells us that God sent Jesus, who humbled himself in the form of a man, to die on a cross for our sins. Because of his humility and obedience, God then exalted Jesus to the highest place, giving him a name that is above every name. At the name of Jesus the Christ, every knee will bow! Then in Ephesians 2 we read that, because of his great grace and mercy, if we acknowledge Jesus as Lord, we are seated in Christ with God. So, the next time you’ve had a tough day or are facing daunting prospects for the future and wake up at the wonder hour, I encourage you to cast your cares on him. Then put your feet up and rest on the lap of Christ, in God’s perfect place.

God-tracking is remaining seated with God in Christ

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1 Peter 5:7 (NIV)Ephesians 1:15-23Ephesians 2:4-7Philippians 2:5-11

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DON’T GIVE UP, LOOK UP & PRAY

I am seated with God in Christ in heaven places, and nothing can move me

“O Lord, I’m sorry for becoming so anxious about my life and work. Today I conscientiously cast my cares upon you, because you care for me. Take all my fears, worries and concerns for the future. I acknowledge you in all my activities and all my relationships. I confess now, because I acknowledge you as Lord of my life, I am seated with God in Christ in heaven places, and nothing can move me. Amen.”

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