Discovering YOU Magazine September 2021 Issue | Page 39

SPIRITUALITY AND FAITH

EXPECT SOMETHING

AWESOME WITH HELP

OF THE HOLY SPIRIT

Article by Pastor Philip Nissley,

New Hope Assembly of God, Taylor, MI

Expectation is one of the most powerful forces in the universe. Jesus says in Mark 10:27 “With people it is impossible, but not with God, for all things are possible with God!” Our focus in life must not be limited to what we see, but expanded to what God sees. Jesus also admitted that while He was on earth in John 5:19 “the Son can do nothing of Himself, unless it is something He sees the Father doing…(no wonder Jesus was often found praying to the Father), for whatever the Father does (Jesus admitted), these things the Son also does in like manner.” So…

I.TO GET READY FOR AWESOME THINGS, YOU MUST ALLOW THE SPIRIT TO DO GOD’S WORK IN YOU

A.We must pray, obey and seek to see things from an Awesome God’s perspective! Pentecost happened in Acts 2 because the Prayer Force of 120 prayed and believed for 10 days that the Holy Spirit would be outpoured. Peter was released from execution in Acts 12 because God Wanted to Do Something Awesome, amid the doubts of those at the House of Mark, mother of John. Notice chains fell off, guards are eliminated, iron

gates were opened and Peter was angel-escorted, but in Acts 12:8 he had to put on his sandals, wrap his cloak around him, follow the Angel out of prison and convince the Church their prayers were answered! You see Faith is an Action word! The reason many in Church world today are defeated, limited and far from God’s great purpose for their lives is that they are not basing their prayers on God’s promises and not exercising Faith in every opportunity afforded them.

B.We must fight in the spiritual in order to gain Awesome Things in the Supernatural. The Holy Spirit has been sent to be our Helper and Handler. The problem today is that Zech. 4:6 says, “Not by might, not by power, but by My Spirit says the Lord of hosts”. Yet though we know all this, many today are not seeking this Holy Spirit Infilling and Power. The Church today is much like Jesus’ disciples,

they are using natural swords to cut ears off in the Garden of Prayer (like Peter in John 18:10-11 because they are sleeping, when God is agonizing over life-changing moments! What effort you make in life depends on how you view opportunities. Some people have the wrong perspective, sizing up mountains rather than speaking at them. The moment the devil realizes