The works that Jesus did, you will do!

John 14:12 Verily, verily, I say unto you, you that believeth on me, the works that I do shall you do also; and greater works than these shall you do; because I go unto the Father.


Jesus speaking to His Disciples:
Verily, verily, I say unto you….

Not, Oh, by the way guys

Listen up you guys! This that I’m getting ready to say is VERY IMPORTANT!

He that believes on me….

His followers –

people that desire to be in His presence,

to really know Him and

to live for Him.


The works that I do (have been doing in your presence while here on the earth)

Some of those works include

Loving one another – even the sinner and unlovable.

Telling you what I have heard from the father.

Training you to carry on when I leave.

Doing miracles.



Shall you do also…. Yes, we are to do the very things Jesus did.

Loving one another – even the sinner and unlovable.

Telling others what you heard from me.

Training others to carry on for when you leave.

Doing miracles.



And GREATER works than these shall you do.

Our outreach is much greater than Jesus.

More people.

More ways to communicate.

But Lord HOW CAN I DO THESE THINGS??



Because I go to the Father.

Jesus had to be resurrected so the Holy Spirit could come to live in us.

When we pray to receive Jesus Christ He sends the Holy Spirit to live in us and do all that Jesus did while on earth.



Holy Spirit living in us guides us in all that we are to do to be what God created us to be and do.

Think and pray about this verse and what it means.



Because of Jesus death & resurrection He sent the Holy Spirit to live in and through us.

We now have the same power Jesus had while He walked on the earth.



Power to raise the dead, heal the sick, minister and do all that He desires as the Holy Spirit leads!



That’s heavy.

The power is in us because Jesus was resurrected.

He does not lie.

The Holy Spirit will guide you in everything you do.



Now to walk in the power of Jesus Christ, using His name to do all that He did and GREATER WORKS than these shall we do!!



POWERFUL WORDS we need to ingest them and walk in them!



In the name of Jesus Christ!



God bless, keep and direct you in all that you do!

It Only Takes A SPARK to Get A FIRE Going!

A while ago God spoke to me to disciple 2 women. He asked me to pour into them what He had been teaching me about Him these past several months.

The first day we met I had nothing prepared! I’d been asking God what He wanted me to do this first day.

“Nothing….. “

Then the night before the meeting when I was beginning to panic, I asked Him again, what am I to prepare for tomorrow? He said, “Ask them what they think I see when I look at them.”

Okay…..??

I had them write down their answers and they shared their answers. God took over the group. We had a fantastic time discussing what God sees when He looks at us and why.

From the beginning God just wouldn’t let me let go of the question. I would ponder it and wonder why I have this obsession. Although I didn’t know why, I asked more people to answer God’s question.

He told me to send out an email to all my Christian friends asking them to answer the question anonymously.

I started receiving answers and I thought. “This would make an interesting article.” The more I read the answers, the more God showed me that my preconceived notion of why He was having me ask this question was wrong!

Many answers I could tell were given after the person gave much thought to the question. I was amazed at what the people were saying!

God spoke to me again. This time He said, “This is not going to be an article it is going to be a book!”

HUH?? A book, written by me????

YUP, A book, written by you!

OK, how am I to put all this together into a book? SILENCE……..

Uh, Lord, I want to get writing.

What do you want me to do and how???

Um. . . . WHEN??

More silence.

I felt He wanted me to post this question on some Christian groups I discovered on Facebook.

I found and started writing and blogging on thoughts.com and asked the question there also.

Okay, Lord, I’m waiting for more direction……… please????

Then one day, when I had about given up, God gave me the next step.

Do I have to?? I’m the kind that likes to write from my heart, just let it flow. God told me to study scripture and quote it to back up what my heart was saying. I’m not one that enjoys research.

Yes, I’m really enjoying it now!

So the question for 2 ladies, and I thought would be an article for a blog is now becoming a book. . . . .written by me.

God you are so awesome!

I’ve found a publisher and hope I’m correct in targeting having the manuscript ready in March. That’s what came into my head one day.

We’ll see, you know how God is . . . . one just never knows the full picture until you have finished the project. But what an exciting journey it is!

Oh, you're probably wondering about the title of this.
The Spark is the idea from God
The Fire is the result of the Spark. In this case a BOOK!!

Update: I now have 100 or so answers to the question. If you are a Christian and would like to send your answers to this question please send them to ljc747@yahoo.com. All answers will be published anonymously so please be honest and open about your answer. I anticiapte cut off date of January 31, 2010 for submission of answers to question for book. That's not as far off as it seems!

What God's Teaching Me 8/16/2009

It's fun how God starts revealing something to you and you begin to understand what He's trying to get across.

I'm impatient. If God says He's going to do something. I expect it to happen, now. As you have probably learned when God saying He's going to do something and when He actually does it are sometimes instantaneous but in most cases there is a period of time between His letting you know of something and it's actually happening.

In some cases He has done what He promised right away. In other cases I've waited 30 years for something to happen. God's timing is perfect. My timing is self centered.

Recently when I was going over some of the things God has been revealing and I asked Him why aren't these things happening yet. He said, "Die to self". My thoughts were: Huh? What?

Yesterday on 8/15/2009 God revealed to me what He was saying.

In the following I have written down some notes I took at our home group church meeting in Oakland, Florida.

Gene and Sherry May were visiting and Sherry shared some thoughts she had from Exodus 14:13.

The Israelites were murmuring and complaining to Moses when they were at the edge of the Red sea. They were asking, "Did you bring us here to die". In vs 13: But moses said to the people, "Do not fear! Stand by and see the salvation of the Lord which He will accomplish for you today; for the Egyptians whom you have seen today, you will never see them again forever." I imagine you know the rest of the story. If not read the rest of Chapter 14.

Sherry then shared the 3 things she got out of this.

1) DO NOT BE AFRAID. Never be afraid, no matter what is going on. No matter what you are going through.

2) STAND STILL. When God speaks to us we start, doing. We need to stand still. Be still and wait for God to move or listen for God to speak.

3) GOD KEEPS HIS PROMISE. God doesn't change His mind. He wants us to go forward believing He will keep His promise. All promises of God are FOREVER.

Then Gene asked, "Why do we do what we do or why did we do what we did?

In Deuteronomy 28:1-14 read the blessings and curses.

Gene then asked:

Are we doing what we are doing for the Lord from the heart? Or are we doing it from the Law? We are to DO because we are RIGHT WITH GOD; out of APPRECIATION, and JOY, because our GREATEST DESIRE IS TO SERVE GOD.

Gene continues with his version of the KISS principle: Keep It Simple Saints.

Faith is just acting like God is telling the truth. (In His Word - in His Promises).

Grace is a power that works ON OUR BEHALF.

Everything we do with God should be done with an attitude of gratitude and doing it in appreciation.

Do it because HE LOVES ME.

It is not ME striving to do for God, in my strength. But God working through me.

Gene then turned to Hebrews 2: 3 & 4.

God wants to bring us to a PLACE OF REST.

Hebrews 3:19 says: "And so we see that they were not able to enter because of unbelief."

Gene says, they thought it was too good to be true.

Lynne explaining: (In verse 16 you read the Israelites provoked God when Moses led them out of Egypt. God was angry with them for not believing (TRUSTING) Him. Thus they wandered in the desert for 40 years. Those who did not believe did not get to enter into His rest because of unbelief. His desire was to take them directly to the promised land so they could enter into His rest. But vs 19: "And so we see that they were not able to enter because of unbelief.")

Back to Gene: GOD wants us to be listening to His voice.

We are all products of our upbringing. We have been raised with the attitude that we can't really trust. As with the Israelites there will be obstacles as God leads us into our "land / promise". BUT GOD SAID..... There should be no debating what the Lord says.... "Therefore, let us fear lest, while a promise remains of entering His rest, any one of you should seem to have come short of it." You see, the Promised land was to be a place of rest. It took 40 years because of unbelief.

We are to mix faith with what we have heard and REST in God.

Hebrews 4:11: "Let us therefore be diligent to enter that rest, lest anyone fall through following the same example of disobedience."

Let's face it, Resting in God doesn't make sense to our natural mind. We want to make it happen. We need to realize we can't make it happen..... BUT, we can TRUST (GOD) and LET IT HAPPEN. Cease from our own labors and enter into what God has promised us.

Our natural minds want to control what God is doing. God wants us to rest in Him. Lay back and watch all His promises come to pass. Watch everything come to pass. When Jesus said on the cross "It is finished" He was meaning THE PLAN OF GOD IS FINISHED.

AMEN means: I agree with God.

Trust God that His promises are real. There is no area that is not covered by His promises.

So what was God saying to me? "I have promised you specific things shall happen. Die to self by TRUSTING ME, I always keep my promises. Do not try to make things happen. Rest in Me, sit back and watch ME as I DO those things I have promised you."

I can't die to self by what I do. I die to self by RESTING in God as He fulfills His promises to me. ALL I HAVE TO DO IS TRUST HIM AND REST. Let go and watch Him work!

When He revealed this to me His peace came over me in such a way that I didn't want to get back to what was happening in the room. I wanted to stay with God soaking up His presence and peace.

Why do we try to do. All He wants is for us to BELIEVE, TRUST and WAIT!!!

Yes! AMEN! Thank you Father!!