This summer, I had the privilege of going to the best church camp of my life with my youth group. The experience we had at this camp seriously changed our lives... and I can speak on behalf of them because we all agreed that Jesus used those five days to move us.
Words cannot describe how heavy the presence of Jesus was in those services. Worship was amazing. I can feel Jesus just talking about it now. There was a song that they sang a lot during worship called "Promise." This song was written by the ministry itself: Youth America. Every time they would sing the lyrics to this song, I would just cry out with pure passion in what I was saying... "I find life in knowing You and freedom from ALL fear!" It hit me so hard. I really feel like there are some people reading this that just feel stuck. I gotta tell you, I understand this. It's not even just a feeling. It's real.. and it's not suppose to be that way. The Bible tells us that we are called to freedom. This, my brothers and sisters, is so true.It's not just a philosophy that we are to believe in. There is proof behind this.
Are you one of those people that need proof in order to believe something? Like, you have got to experience it yourself for you to know it is what they say it is? Well, that is me. I believed Jesus was real, but i was stuck... hurt... empty... lacking. I needed that proof for myself that Jesus was who He said He was.
A couple years back, the summer of 2011, I received the baptism of the Holy Ghost. This was that missing puzzle piece that I had been lacking. I had always tried to fill in that void with things that promised fulfilling. But I hadn't truly felt whole until I received the baptism of Jesus's spirit with the evidence of speaking in tongues. (Acts 2:4)
This is the Love that I always wanted. True Love.
In Acts 2:39, Apostle Peter says that this gift is for everyone who is placed on this earth. This is for everyone who Jesus calls to be here.(that's all of us) This is a PROMISE and it is for you and generations to come.
In Acts 2:37-38, someone asked "What do we do?" Peter told them exactly what to do....Repent, be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.
Romans 8:9 says that anyone that does not have the spirit of God inside them isn't His.
John 3:5 says we must be born of the water and the Spirit to enter into the kingdom of Heaven.
This is truly what set me free. You are called to freedom.
"Ask and you will receive, seek and you shall find, knock and the door will be opened to you." ~Jesus Christ (Matthew 7:7)
"For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another." Galatians 5:13
Thank You Jesus for this FREEDOM! Heal us today! Make us FREE! I plead the blood of JESUS CHRIST over everyone reading in JESUS NAME! I ask that You would fill them with the Holy Ghost as they seek You, Jesus! SET US FREE! In Jesus name, Amen.
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