Kingdom Belongs to the Children
You know sometimes I heard so many mature Christians, wise counselors telling me you need to be practical, don't always flying on the mountain tops. There is some facts to it. But sometimes what they're really saying is, your dreams and visions of life is beyond reason, it is beyond the natural ability of a humans. Lets think of Joseph working for Potiphar's household. Perhaps one of Potiphar's servant talks to Joseph and asked him for his long term vision, and Joseph tells him, well, one day I'm gonna be over nations, and I'm gonna bring deliverance to millions of people. I'm gonna be like Pharaoh to many. The servant will probably give the same counsel, dude, get a life, be more practical. Be more reasonable, stop day-dreaming!!
DO you know there is a difference between Dreaming vs. Day Dreaming! God places His dreams in the hearts of men. If we are made in His image, and we are the head and not the tail, what are we suppose to take on a Godly view of our lives? I mean I even hear some very senior pastor telling me, Alvan, don't go to America churches, because you're always gonna be on the bottom. Well... I'm not gonna go because I want to, if I go must be from the Lord. Secondly, this mindset is just wrong! God has given us a conquering mindsets that is not based on statistics and the past. Every single characters in the bible overcome the norm and become extraordinary because of FAITH and paid the price to follow the promises of God. We must get rid of this small me mindset, and this let's get down to the earth mindset and lower the dream of God wanting to fulfill. See how Angry God gets when Moses refused to be His deliver for Israel? God almost killed him. This is how furious when we begin to belittle of ourselves and think unbelieving thoughts. It is not about our ability, our strength!! IT is about His ability and power and faithfulness!! He called us, and He will fulfill all that He calls.
I'd like to bring us to the counsel from the King of all Kings! You know from the core of Jesus teaching we can debunk some of the mindsets many Christians carry... Jesus says, if you want to receive the Kingdom, unless you become like a little child, you will not be able to receive it. Wow! Little child has no strength, power, logic, reasons, all they can do is innocently say Yes to the Father, and willing to trust God in the extreme foolishness in the eyes of the adults. Children are not like adults, they don't reason, and think let's get practical. When God says, they say yes! All they would know is God is my Father. They will foolishly do all things God asked. I believe Joseph is such person. David is such as well. They are not wise and practical when they started out, and definitely criticized by their brothers. Well, David if you gonna take the giants down, you better get some muscles, grow taller, learn to use your sword and arrows, get some REAL battle experience, than maybe you'll be ready. But Goliath is way beyond your grade. Then you probably have to learn to kill a normal philistine, starting from the youth, then you should kill a warrior, then kill a general then maybe you can fight Goliath. But since I've never fought one, and never seen it done, you are not ready. That's what Christians leaders are like nowadays, they operate out of reasons and their counsels are tainted by human secularism, and it is bringing bondage to the people of God. Thank God for David's Childlike's heart. He believed the fire and prompting in His heart. HE believed in the revelation in His heart, yet maybe I can't, but MY GOD CAN!! David stepped forward shut the mouths of his own clans, and did what no Israelites have ever done. A child killing a giant. That's exactly right, this is what Jesus is talking about... remember? Unless you become like a Child you cannot receive the Kingdom?? God's Kingdom is for such pure in heart untainted by reasons, untainted by the logic of human secularism. God is looking for such man that will believe for what He says, then He'll demonstrate His power through such.
Lord make me like a fool for Christ, make me like a little child that I can believe you in your wildest of dreams and the craziest story plot. I'll reach the stars of heaven and be a hero to my peole when I turned down my pride, shut the voices of men and reasons, become like a little child and simply obey.
Love,
Alvan
DO you know there is a difference between Dreaming vs. Day Dreaming! God places His dreams in the hearts of men. If we are made in His image, and we are the head and not the tail, what are we suppose to take on a Godly view of our lives? I mean I even hear some very senior pastor telling me, Alvan, don't go to America churches, because you're always gonna be on the bottom. Well... I'm not gonna go because I want to, if I go must be from the Lord. Secondly, this mindset is just wrong! God has given us a conquering mindsets that is not based on statistics and the past. Every single characters in the bible overcome the norm and become extraordinary because of FAITH and paid the price to follow the promises of God. We must get rid of this small me mindset, and this let's get down to the earth mindset and lower the dream of God wanting to fulfill. See how Angry God gets when Moses refused to be His deliver for Israel? God almost killed him. This is how furious when we begin to belittle of ourselves and think unbelieving thoughts. It is not about our ability, our strength!! IT is about His ability and power and faithfulness!! He called us, and He will fulfill all that He calls.
I'd like to bring us to the counsel from the King of all Kings! You know from the core of Jesus teaching we can debunk some of the mindsets many Christians carry... Jesus says, if you want to receive the Kingdom, unless you become like a little child, you will not be able to receive it. Wow! Little child has no strength, power, logic, reasons, all they can do is innocently say Yes to the Father, and willing to trust God in the extreme foolishness in the eyes of the adults. Children are not like adults, they don't reason, and think let's get practical. When God says, they say yes! All they would know is God is my Father. They will foolishly do all things God asked. I believe Joseph is such person. David is such as well. They are not wise and practical when they started out, and definitely criticized by their brothers. Well, David if you gonna take the giants down, you better get some muscles, grow taller, learn to use your sword and arrows, get some REAL battle experience, than maybe you'll be ready. But Goliath is way beyond your grade. Then you probably have to learn to kill a normal philistine, starting from the youth, then you should kill a warrior, then kill a general then maybe you can fight Goliath. But since I've never fought one, and never seen it done, you are not ready. That's what Christians leaders are like nowadays, they operate out of reasons and their counsels are tainted by human secularism, and it is bringing bondage to the people of God. Thank God for David's Childlike's heart. He believed the fire and prompting in His heart. HE believed in the revelation in His heart, yet maybe I can't, but MY GOD CAN!! David stepped forward shut the mouths of his own clans, and did what no Israelites have ever done. A child killing a giant. That's exactly right, this is what Jesus is talking about... remember? Unless you become like a Child you cannot receive the Kingdom?? God's Kingdom is for such pure in heart untainted by reasons, untainted by the logic of human secularism. God is looking for such man that will believe for what He says, then He'll demonstrate His power through such.
Lord make me like a fool for Christ, make me like a little child that I can believe you in your wildest of dreams and the craziest story plot. I'll reach the stars of heaven and be a hero to my peole when I turned down my pride, shut the voices of men and reasons, become like a little child and simply obey.
Love,
Alvan
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