Acting Out Your Faith In a Righteous Revolt

Because of his spiritual nature, Jesus was a Man of Revolt. And it couldn’t have been any different. After all, when someone possesses the Spirit of Righteousness, he is no longer influenced by the kingdom of the spirit of unrighteousness.

Everyone who possesses the Spirit of God is revolted against moral and spiritual corruption.

For such people, it is unacceptable to have the Spirit of God and at the same time, be subject to the injustices of hell.

Although God permits such things, this does not mean they are His will. On the contrary, God allows the enemies of righteousness to act so that His children, the children of Righteousness, will revolt, fight and overcome them.

This will awaken the faith of those who are sincere, but are being misled. It will allow them to see that there is a Living, Almighty God ready to deliver them.

This is what happened in the past. The Promised Land was not a free gift. Although it was a guaranteed promise, it had to be taken by force. That is, its conquest cost many lives. However, as the children of Israel moved forward, they took possession of new territory.

Though the presence of God was with them, that did not mean their journey would be easy.

Today, it is no different. It has not been any different in my life either.

Just as surely as God exists, I know He is with me. However, my journey has never, ever been easy.

I am sure that you know at least one person that hates me, don’t you?

One fine day, many years ago, I complained to the Lord: Why has everything been so difficult for me. You know what my goals are and who I am fighting for. Why must I face so many unjust obstacles?

At that very moment, the Holy Spirit answered: The battle may be great, but victory is certain.

I immediately regained my strength and gave it my all. After all, I did not have, nor do I now have, anything to lose.

So here is some advice for all those who persecute me: I will explode! And whatever laws try to stop me, will serve as a stepping stone for me to climb even higher.

And if my Lord allows you to kill me, know that the seeds I have planted will be even more fruitful than when I was alive.

God bless those who have a living faith in the Living God!

"God is a just judge, and God is angry with the wicked every day." Psalm 7.11

Feast Of The Heart

The word feast is used to describe a lavish meal for many guests. When we think about this word, we picture all kinds of delicious dishes – a selection of mouth-watering foods that have a great appeal to us.

In the Bible, feasts were held to honor special guests of the king and queen, and were always held in special halls of the palace or in courtyards.

Nowadays, the heart is the palace where feasts are held. The king or queen is that person who has been living without God's direction. The guests are demons with an insatiable hunger. They enter and hang around that person’s life, right in front of the tasty dishes.

Take a look at this list of foods that appeal to demons’ appetites:

Plate 1 - Grief

Plate 2 - Hatred

Plate 3 - Sexual immorality

Plate 4 - Adultery

Plate 5 - Lies

Plate 6 - Theft

Plate 7 - Cruelty

Plate 8 - Doubt

Plate 9 - Pride

Plate 10 - Hypocrisy

"For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness and blasphemies." Matthew 15.19

Here are some of the devil’s favorite dishes. He enters a person’s heart, sits at the table and enjoys a delicious lunch and dinner, washed down with the wine of this world.

And why not have some breakfast and an afternoon snack too?

Oh, and we can’t forget about that snack before bedtime.

Assistants, members, and all others, the devil will never stop paying visits to your palace as long as you keep holding feasts for him in your heart.

"The heart is deceitful above all things and desperately wicked; who can know it?" Jeremiah 17.9

God bless you!

Bishop Sergio Correa

Debt,Eggs And Water

Two years into my marriage, I was making late payments on tithes, loans and rent. I remained firm in the faith, was aware of His promises, but did not know how to make them come true in my life.

Since my stomach was not complaining, my faith was complacent. Good or bad, we always had our daily bread. I continued working in the hope of one day enjoying the promised land.

We were happy, were faithful to God, continued in the faith, had a clean conscience and did not live in sin. That is how we lived from day to day.

One Thursday evening at about seven o'clock, I came home. The thought of being with Esther gave me strength to face the following, boring day of work. I knew the weekend was approaching and that meant we would again be able to spend time together. This made up for the mediocre life we had.

Suddenly, a spark ignited a revolt.

—Edir, do you have any money? I need to go to the supermarket tomorrow.

—Esther, I don’t have any more money. I gave you everything I had. To be honest, the only money I have is for my bus fare tomorrow morning. I don’t even have enough to come home after work. I was counting on you to pick me up on your way back home.

—But we have no food in the house. The fridge is empty. All we have is eggs and water.

Anger immediately rose up inside of me. I felt revolt and hatred for that situation. My blood was boiling.

That's when I awoke from my religious sleep and began to demand what God had promised.

This is absurd! ...

I grabbed Esther’s hand, picked up a Bible and went to our bedroom. As we knelt on either side of the bed, I opened the Bible, put a finger on Malachi 3:10 and asked:

- Lord, is this true or false? Did You really say this or was it made up by some man? How can I know?

I have been following you for eight years and have always heard that the Lord will open the windows of heaven, and so forth. But up till now I have only heard this spoken about. I have not seen anything like that happen in anyone's life...

Right now I'm in trouble and have to turn to. Lord, if You do not answer me, how can I continue to believe in Your Word? Forgive my boldness, but is this the truth or not?

Lord, I know You are watching us right now. So if this is true, I want an answer tomorrow!

On top of everything else, Jesus, You promised that if two agree about anything that they ask for, it will be granted to them by Your Father... Matthew 18.19.

So, may Your Word come to pass!

By late afternoon the next day, I came home full of joy and with arms full of groceries. But beforehand, I went to the office of the church I attended and gave my overdue tithe.

Since then, I’ve never lacked money at home. And we've seen what we never saw before, the windows of heaven opening. It’s simply extraordinary.

The God of Abraham, Isaac and Israel, my God, is infinitely great! Not only in our lives, but in the lives of millions around the world.

But it all started with a desperate situation that led to a revolt.

This experience taught me the difference between being religious and being a conqueror. As long as I held on to religious customs, I kept hoping that my Father’s promises would simply rain down on me. But once I grabbed a hold of my faith and adopted an all-or-nothing attitude, either God exists or He doesn’t, I was cured of that anemic, religious faith.

The truth is, if earthly matters defeat me, how will it be with spiritual matters? How can you take hold of the Kingdom of God when you are not decisive, violent and bold?

"If you have run with the footmen, and they have wearied you, then how can you contend with horses? And if in the land of peace, in which you trusted, they wearied you, then how will you do in the floodplain of the Jordan?" Jeremiah 12.5

Feast Of The Heart II

It is common to hear people say “I am my own master”. In other words, nobody has the right to tell me what to do, except me. I take care of myself and do what I want, when I want. I am my own boss.

In a way, this makes total sense because we are the kings of our own lives. However, whether you want to accept it or not, there is a spiritual king who has complete reign over your life: the King of Light or the king of darkness. Of the seven billion people in this world, each one has a palace where feasts are held for their guests.
We already know which foods appeal the most to the king of darkness, which is the devil, and his guests, the demons.

If, on one hand, demons are attracted to the feast in the palace of the heart, on the other hand, the King of Light –the Lord Jesus– is attracted by the aroma of delicious foods that awaken the desire for Him to come into the heart and once there, dine with the host in perfect communion.

"Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with Me." Revelation 3.20

Take a look at this list of foods that appeal to the King of Light:

Plate 1 – Sincerity
Plate 2 – Acknowledging your insignificance
Plate 3 – Complete surrender
Plate 4 – Confession of sins
Plate 5 – Renounce (sacrifice)
Plate 6 – Obedience to the Word of God
Plate 7 – Rational Faith
Plate 8 – Thirst for the Holy Spirit
Plate 9 – Faithful in everything, including tithes
Plate 10 – Baptism in Water

These are some of the foods that the King of Light finds appealing, when He finds someone willing to give up their own reign to offer it to Him, who is nothing more or nothing less, than the Author of life. This gives us a better understanding why He is called "King of kings". We are the kings of our lives and He reigns over us. Isn’t that wonderful, Assistants and all other readers?

"And He has on His robe and on His thigh a name written: KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS." Revelation 19.16

God bless you all
Bishop Sergio Correa

An Audacious Faith Is Violent

Rational faith is audacious, violent, bold and supernatural.

It is violent because it refuses to believe in the God of Abraham and live like Lazarus;

It is violent because it refuses to believe in the God of Moses and remain enslaved by the Egyptians;

It is violent because it refuses to believe in the God of Joshua and not obtain His promises;

It is violent because it refuses to believe in the God of Gideon, be called a Christian and continue being humiliated by the enemy;

It is violent because it believes that the God of David remains the same and will not allow the Goliaths of today to prevail;

It is violent because His Son has already overcome the principalities and powers of darkness, therefore it is unacceptable that they remain in control;

It is violent because the Kingdom of Heaven must be taken by force;

It is violent because, although He is the God of peace, He promised to crush Satan under our feet. Romans 16.20;

It is violent because it is constantly revolted and at war against the forces of darkness.

Rational faith is violently against the things of this world and the world is against those who possess it. This is why those who possess it are God’s friend and the devil’s enemy.

"Whoever, therefore wants to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God."
James 4.4

What Does ' To Live By Faith' Mean?

Worldly people will never understand what it means to live by faith. They will only understand after the god of this world, who has blinded them, is cast out.

The words of faith sound foolish to this world because they are the language of God.

To live by faith seems foolish to this world, just like living by the rules of this world seems foolish to those who live by faith. They are two different worlds, radically opposed to one another.

This is such a serious matter that those who love the world are considered enemies of God.

"Adulterers and adulteresses! Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Whoever therefore wants to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God." James 4.4 NKJV

Those who love the world only understand the language of self-glorification, fame, success, vanity, sex, money, power and luxuries; that is, everything that has to do with material gain. They care for and idolize their material possessions. While alive, they are solely focused on fulfilling their own desires.

How can these people possibly understand the language of God or of the faith?

On the other hand, the wise listen to the Word of the Almighty. Like it is written:
"For yet a little while and He who is coming will come and will not tarry. Now the just shall live by faith, but if anyone draws back, My soul has no pleasure in him." Hebrews 10.37-38

Opposite from the world, those who live by faith prioritize their spirit by nourishing it with the Word of God. They keep their soul from sin, but also do not ignore material gain.

To live by faith is to live in righteousness and by the justice of God. It is a life according to the discipline of His Word. Live each day in complete dependence on Him.

This is His just.