1.Be Desperately Hungry:
Matt 5:6: Blessed are the Hunger and thirst for they will be filled. This verse holds true for anything that has been provided for us by Christ, be it righteousness, holiness, healing, spiritual power or anything else. The underlying principle is that those who hunger and thirst for what they desire, shall receive .
2. Be fully convinced (Never Give Up):
Rom 4:20-21: Yet he did not waver through unbelief regarding the promise of God, but was strengthened in his faith and gave glory to God, being fully persuaded that God had power to do what he had promised.
John G Lake would never give up or retreat before any disease or aliment or spiritual obstacle. Being fully convinced that Jesus Christ has provided redemption for the spirit, soul and body for every human being who would believe. He wielded the name of Jesus Christ like a rod of Moses and drove back the enemies of God’s children wherever he found them.
3. Be filled with the Word of God:
John 6:63: The Spirit gives life; the flesh counts for nothing. The words I have spoken to you are spirit and they are life. John G Lake said,”You must be a constant consumer of God’s word.” The Holy Spirit can only use the amount of the Word of God that is in you. He will teach you the deep things of the scriptures as you mediate upon them and will remind you of what He has taught you in the times of need. So be filled with the Word of God.
4. Be full of Faith, Holy Spirit and Power.
Acts 6:3, 5, 8: Brothers, choose seven men from among you who are known to be full of the Spirit and wisdom. We will turn this responsibility over to them. They chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit; Now Stephen, a man full of God’s grace and power.
John G Lake says, He would pray hours on his knees. It is only then faith, Holy Spirit and power flowsfrom God through Jesus Christ to you and from you to the sick and the oppressed.
5. Be Holy and Righteous.
Jam 5:16-18: The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective; Elijah was a man just like us. He prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the land for three and a half years. Again he prayed, and the heavens gave rain, and the earth produced its crops.
Heb 12:14: Make every effort to live in peace with all men and to be holy; without holiness no one will see the Lord.
The holy life of Christ pouring through Paul and other apostles including the early Christians helped them to face the world with courage that enabled them to turn the world upside down. It could be the same today.
God bless you,
Jeevan n Leena
