We are a portal people!

It's supernatural to minister to people out of a heart that is filled with the love of God. It is my job as an ambassador of Jesus Christ to bring others into an encounter with Him. It says in 2 Corinthians 5:20 that we are now ambassadors for Christ, as though God were pleading through us to the world to be reconciled to God. We are a portal people, a window into His world so that others can peer into where WE live. I say WE live, because the scripture says in 1 Corinthians 6:17 he who is joined to the Lord is one spirit with Him. It also states in 1 John 4:17 as He is, IS means NOW at this present time. As He is, so are we in this world. One must ask themselves this one question, how is He right now at this very moment? I got good news for you; He is seated at the right hand of the throne of God. He is glorified, holy, perfect and He rules and reigns over ALL. Friend, if you are in Christ and Christ is in you then that is also our present and current position in Christ right now in this world. We are seated with Him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus according to Ephesians 2:6. You see we are sons and daughters of the King. We are heirs of God the Father and co-heirs of Jesus our big Brother. Everything that belongs to Jesus, and He has all, also belongs to us. We are kings and priests unto Him who is the King of kings and Lord of lords.

Right now the earth at this present time is experiencing what Romans 8:19 says, for even the earth waits and groans for the earnest expectation of the revealing of the sons of God. I got good news my friend, the sons and daughters of God are here on earth now. You see even the earth itself will be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God. We are now children of God because He has bestowed His love on us as His dear children. See 1 John 3:1.

God is love and He is looking for lovers who burn with passionate fire in their hearts and love for Him. Likewise He also burns with passionate fire in His heart for us. It was His love for us that kept Jesus nailed to the cross for 6 long hours. It was His PASSION for us that held Him there nailed, beaten and bloodied. What kind of love is this you may be asking? That God Himself would become a man and die a cruel death. I tell you God is LOVE. It's His nature. It's who He is. I will say it again, God is Love and He is a Lover.

Now back to being ambassadors of Jesus Christ. It is our job and service unto Him and to the world to bring others into an encounter with Him who lives forever and who is Glory and Beauty. We have the same Glory in us. Jesus Christ lives in us and He is our Glory. See Colossians 1:27. It is Christ in us the hope of Glory. We are one with Him in spirit, soul and body. The Lord wants so desperately and with burning desire to reveal Himself through His people to a lost and dying world. That's where we, His Body comes into play. God always needed man and a group of people to accomplish His plans and purposes in the earth. All through history we can see where God always used men and women who were completely and whole heartedly sold out for and yielded to Him. See 2 Chronicles 16:9.

God wants to preserve man. Jesus said that we are the salt of the earth. Salt in Jesus' time was used as a preservative. Jesus said have salt in yourselves. See Mark 9:50. So since we have been given such an AWESOME mandate from the Lord, it is a privilege to lead others to the place of salvation (sozo) - is the Greek word for salvation which means salvation, healing and deliverance for the complete man. Spirit, soul and body. But that is another topic for another time. In Genesis 32:30 Jacob, one of the patriarchs and who is Israel had an AWESOME encounter with the One who is Love. You see you become like those whom you encounter. Israel means prince of God. Now that is an awesome title to have, and that from God. In this particular piece of scripture Jacob was very fearful and afraid for his life because he was about to meet with his brother Esau. Jacob earlier in His life actually stole Esau's birthright and blessing of the firstborn through trickery. Jacob's name actually means trickster or supplanter. When Jacob was done with encountering God, his name was changed to Israel, which means prince of God. Did Jacob earn this title you may ask ? No way. We cannot earn anything from God. You see another facet of God is that He is full of grace and mercy. It is God's love for Jacob and by His grace He met Jacob when he was alone. It's always by God's grace when we encounter Him. God changed Jacob's character before he met his brother Esau in answer to Jacob's prayer. Read Genesis 32 in its entirety. Jacob cried out to God when he found out Esau was coming to meet him with 400 hundred men. And in so doing, Jacob was able to be reconciled to Esau with favor and with right motives and without fear. You see true men and women of God have no fear but the fear of the Lord. I like what Leonard Ravenhill said “A man who is intimate with God is not intimidated by man”. I find this to be true in my own life through my relationship with the Lord. After this encounter with God by wrestling with Him (Jesus) all night, Jacob was radically transformed. That’s why Jacob called the place Penuel: For I have seen God face to face, - means literally the face of God: and my life is preserved. After this encounter with the Lord, Jacob experienced great favor and blessings from the Lord. Likewise, since we who are the Body of Christ have also encountered Him who is Love and we have also experienced the place of preservation, great favor and blessings. Let us let others peer into the place of preservation. The place of preservation is the place of reconciliation, the place of freedom, the place of love, the place of healing, the place of peace, the place of rest, the place where we understand who we are as sons and daughters of the King, because we understand who HE IS. The place where destiny and dreams are revived and hope is renewed. The place where we walk with Him and are one with Him. Let the radical, passionate and burning love of God cause us and move us to let others have this radical encounter with their Creator. We owe it to Him and to the world.

In His Kingdom about His Business,

Wayne