But in my reading, I have been challenged to think about this subject from another viewpoint. We have to introduce the Kingdom through signs and wonders and power, even as we continue to pursue the abiding in the vine that produces lasting fruit.
Bill Johnson, in When Heaven Invades Earth, writes "Is it possible the reason there are so few miracles in North America is because too many before us thought they had to become better Christians before God could use them? That single lie has kept us in perpetual immaturity because it protects us from the power-encounter that transforms us. The result is we have converts trained and over trained until they have no life, vision, or ingenuity left."
Let's not wait until we are "good enough" to be released with power to introduce the Kingdom into the earth. But let's determine as individuals that we are going to recognize that the old man of sin is dead in us, and we refuse to live a life of sin that reflects poorly on our Savior.
That's what I'm thinking today. What do you think?
