Pressing Through

'Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing...' (Heb 10:25)

The writer in Hebrews encourages us to gather together to celebrate the great High priest who by His once and for all sacrifice has made us holy by the washing of His blood. "who may ascend the Hill of the Lord...?" We can, because we have clean hands and a pure heart! 'Because by one sacrifice He has made perfect forever those who are being made holy. (Heb10:14) Nothing to stop us, nothing to separate us and if God is for you then the only thing stopping you is you!

There are no more curtains, there is nothing between us and God. Because of the finished work of Jesus we can go boldly into the throne room of grace accepted, forgiven and set free by His precious blood sacrifice. 'Draw near to Him and He will draw near to you' that is the promise of scripture and whilst God is everywhere I believe He is also somewhere, and He is searching the earth for those that truly love Him.

He is interested in intimacy.

What is stopping us? Our hearts are sprinkled and cleansed, our bodies washed with pure water we know He loves us. So let's experience that love in all it's fullness because a heart motivated and full of love can do extraordinary things, I have found that God loves to do the extraordinary in the everyday and ordinary places. The coffee shops the supermarkets, all opportunities for a demonstration of the kingdom. And we all qualify because we are all chosen.
As we give time to receive His love we are transformed from one glory, to another glory, to another glory...
I don't know about you? But, I am a work in progress, I am being shaped and moulded by a Master Craftsman, it seems the softer I become the easier it is for Him to make me the way He wants me. Though we are unfinished business, I know God is in the habit of finishing what He started. I have found that God does not reveal His heart in hurried encounters and it's the encounter that changes us, what we behold we become like, so come and behold Him...

What I have seen I can't 'un-see', what I have experienced I can't 'un-experience'. Seeing a lady dancing in celebration in the evening when in the morning when I first met her she was being assisted to her seat crippled with cerebral palsy. Seeing a milky white orb becoming clearer as sight returns to a blind eye, seeing a deaf person receive their hearing and seeing the broken hearted being bound up as God's extravagant love floods through a persons being and through floods of tears mourning becomes rejoicing.

I am so thankful for what I've seen, for the privilege of the occasions when It's been my hand resting on the head of the person being set free, when I have witnessed the manifestation of the promise written on the pages of my bible. We have seen some wonderful things over the last 20 weeks of Monday Night Meetings and we have prayed for literally thousands of hungry and needy, passionate and deperate. All the prayer ministry teams have stories and testimonies of how wonderful it is to join in with the ministry of Jesus as hearts and lives are dramatically touched and changed. Some things have happened in an instant and some things have been gradual, but not one prayer is wasted and we give Glory to Jesus for all that he is doing through us and our willingness to say yes.

Because 'you know that God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power. Then Jesus went around doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with him.' (Acts10:38) Jesus went and so should we. We are keeping going, we are pressing through towards the prize and with our faces set like flint we are determined to see His Kingdom come here on earth just as it is in heaven. To seek His face and his perfect presence.

And if we can return to Hebrews to round of this post, from verse 24 'And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds. 25Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another...'
People have undiscovered destinies...it's our job to prophecy them into fulfilment.

Alun Leppitt,
Pastor, Bridge Christian Fellowship

We have two more meetings scheduled before Christmas - Monday 10th November at Central Baptist Church and a special Healing Celebration with Randy Clark on SATURDAY 22nd November back at Central Hall. Both evenings start at 7.30 doors open at 7.00.