How Far Do You Want To Go?

Producing The Proof

At the city of Jericho, the nation of Israel produced the proof that God’s power was greater than that of the enemy. God’s people marched around the massive walls of the city for seven days, and on the final day the walls fell flat, the Israeli army invaded, and Jericho was conquered. This supernatural victory was executed for a divine purpose:

That all the people of the earth might know the hand of the Lord, that it is mighty: that ye might fear the Lord your God for ever.
Joshua 4:24

It was the miracles that convinced the people, their enemies, and entire nations of the
reality and power of Almighty God. Even the prostitute, Rahab, declared:

For we have heard how the Lord dried up the water of the Red Sea for you, when ye came out of Egypt; and what ye did unto the two kings of the Amorites, that were on the other side Jordan. . . And as soon as we had heard these things, our hearts did melt, neither did there remain any more courage in any man, because of you: for the Lord your God, he is God in heaven above, and in earth beneath.
Joshua 2:10-11

In the new millennium we are entering, the future success of the Kingdom of God will lie in the hands of those who find the answer to this question: “What shall we do, that we might work the works of God?” (John 6:28). Jesus did not say, “Ye shall receive a blessing after the Holy Spirit comes upon you.” What Jesus said was this: “Ye shall receive power…

For too long, we have stopped at the point of blessing – at the tongues, at the beginning
of the joy of a relationship in the Holy Spirit. We stop there. Very seldom does someone press past this point. Very few, indeed, go on to experience the miracle-working power of God. Very few learn to produce the proof.

During the coming month, our devotions are drawn from the Proof Producer teaching, one of the most profound revelations God ever gave me. This message has been shared around the globe, impacting hundreds of thousands of people, and raising up a virtual army of proof-producing believers who know how to work the works of God.

In the devotional readings this month you will learn how to respond to the negative forces of unbelief. You will learn how to have faith without struggling and how to go beyond the point of blessing into the realm of power. You will learn to produce the proof that God is still in the soul-saving, miracle-working business.

Get ready – you are about to become a proof producer.

Journey Into The Promised Land

John 6:22–29 (CSB)

THE BREAD OF LIFE

²²The next day, the crowd that had stayed on the other side of the sea saw there had been only one boat.^, They also saw that Jesus had not boarded the boat with his disciples, but that his disciples had gone off alone. ²³Some boats from Tiberias came near the place where they had eaten the bread after the Lord had given thanks. ²⁴When the crowd saw that neither Jesus nor his disciples were there, they got into the boats and went to Capernaum looking for Jesus. ²⁵When they found him on the other side of the sea, they said to him, “Rabbi, when did you get here?”

²⁶Jesus answered, “Truly I tell you, you are looking for me, not because you saw the signs, but because you ate the loaves and were filled. ²⁷Don’t work for the food that perishes but for the food that lasts for eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you, because God the Father has set his seal of approval on him.”

²⁸“What can we do to perform the works of God?” they asked.

²⁹Jesus replied, “This is the work of God—that you believe in the one he has sent.”

The Church of Jesus Christ has prayed for years for a deeper, experience with God.

It has had revivals, fasts, rallies, retreats, and promotions. People have been blessed — clapping their hands, enjoying the presence of the Lord, dancing in the Spirit, experiencing times of great joy and blessing. The trouble is that the Church, year after year after year, has stopped at the point of blessing and has not entered into the depth of relationship that God intends it to have. We have not gone far enough. The big question is how far do you want to go?

We have beautiful edifices, lovely choir robes, artistic crosses, and elaborate stained glass windows. We have great choirs singing tremendous anthems. We have fellowships and spaghetti dinners. We have men in the pulpit who have been to a theological seminary or a three-or four-year Bible course and know the meaning of homiletics. They can deliver a beautiful sermon point-by-point. They baptize children, marry them when they are grown, listen to their problems, wipe their tears, bury their dead…but as needful as the day-to-day religious chores are, something is missing. It is not enough!

What I am sharing with you about the general condition of the Church today is what may be called “negative input.” No one likes to deal with negatives. However, in order to learn how to work the works of God, we must deal with things as they are and not as we would like them to be. We must “take the mask off.” We must face the truth even if that truth hurts or is completely contrary to what we have believed all our lives.

Here is a truth that, if you learn, absorb, and put it to use, will be one of the most valuable assets you will ever have in dealing with people or things. It is this: All success is based on dealing with people, places and things exactly as they are and not as you would like them to be, or as you are.

If you are dealing with a crook, you must deal with him as a crook. You may be the most honest person in the world, but you cannot deal with the crook successfully if you deal with him as if he were honest, after your standards of morality or ethics. He will steal you blind. In order to be successful you must deal with him as a crook. You must make him sign his name on the dotted line, have his signature notarized, secure collateral from him, and lock it in a safe deposit box for which you have the only key. You deal with a crook as a crook if you want to be successful.

Now, all truth is parallel. We must also deal with situations as they are. The Bible says: “And ye shall know the truth and the truth shall set you free” (John 8:32). The truth about the situation of the Church today is that as churches, ministers, and lay people, we are in in desperate trouble. How will we ever reach this world for God if we continue to do business as usual inside the walls of our churches?

Make this declaration:

I don’t want to do business as usual in the spiritual realm. I want to go all the way with God!

*Adapted from MCWE email – Journey Into The Promised Land by Morris Cerullo

How Far Do You Want To Go? – 6/1

Producing The Proof

Journey Into The Promised Land