IHOP plug + Identity

First of all, y'all need to go to www.ihop.org/watch to see what the Holy Spirit has been doing @ International House of Prayer in Kansas City! The Spirit just took over the entire house and healing, deliverance, laughter, tears just broke out like no tomorrow! GO THERE or WATCH LIVE! I got really filled by just hearing about the cool stuff God's doing there! Lord, I pray for an increase of Your glory upon IHOP and Kansas City and all over the world through web streaming! Praise God for internet!

Due to a move of the Holy Spirit, IHOP–KC is holding extended meetings from 6:00pm–midnight (CST) at the FSM building. Click on the player below to join us via the free, live webstream during these times. If you would like access to the prayer room 24/7, please subscribe to our Prayer Room webstream here.

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I still need to get closer to the Word and His Word. The more I come to Him and to the Word, the more energy I would gain, the more peace I would have, the more revelation I would receive, the more knowledge of Jesus I would gain.

Ever watched the movie "Fight Club" by Edward Norton and Brad Pitt? If you have not, you should definitely watch it; however, I'm going to spoil a bit of the movie for you. It turned out that Brad was an imaginary friend in the end. There. I just gave you in the ending of the movie. But you still need to go watch it.

It is definitely harder to make imaginary friends, especially with a sound mind. I'm not saying that God is an imaginary being; He just cannot be seen through our natural eyes. However, the same principals used to build friendships in the world works pretty much the same with Jesus: you meet Him, know more about who He is by spending more time with Him and His Words to an extent that you know He would back you up because He has become your Best Friend.

Paul wrote to the church of Corinth in 2 Cor. 1:

For no matter how many promises God has made, they are "Yes" in Christ. And so through Him the "Amen" is spoken by us to the glory of God. Now it is God who makes both us and you stand firm in Christ. He anointed us, set His seal of ownership on us, and put His Spirit in our hearts as a deposit, guaranteeing what is to come.

I think that is just about the coolest promise from God. We are reconnected with the Father through Jesus. In other words, since all God's promises have been made "Yes" in Jesus, then it is through Jesus that God's promises are now made available to those who believe. Therefore, without Jesus backing us up, there is no way for us to receive the "Yes" part of God's promises because Jesus is the Way to the Father, His promises, His love, His mercy, His righteousness, and His glory. That is why God make us stand firm in Jesus Christ.

Lastly, we need to know that 1) We are anointed by God. 2) On us is God's Seal of Ownership. and 3) In our hearts is the Holy Spirit, a deposit that guarantees God's promises to be fulfilled.

That is the true identity of a Christian! We have authority and the power of God through Jesus Christ, and we should not be afraid of taking up that staff and start advancing His Kingdom -- that is what we are called to do! We have a REAL invisible friend be our side -- He shows us that He is real through words, revelations, dreams, people, circumstances, healing, signs and wonders! Let's keep pursuing the best friendship ever so that we can stand firm of who we are!

Thoughts?

Johnny

ps. The sunset sky was beautiful today.