We are not to walk in the ordinary!
In the Old Testament, the severity of sin was emphasized. If a sacrifice had a blemish, it was not acceptable. If you encountered a leper, you were unclean until you went through a ritual of cleansing. (Leviticus 13)
However, in the New Testament, things changed.
Jesus spoke in Matthew chapter10:
5 These twelve Jesus sent out and commanded them, saying: “Do not go into the way of the Gentiles, and do not enter a city of the Samaritans.
6 But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
7 And as you go, preach, saying, ‘The Kingdom of Heaven is at hand.’
8 Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out demons. Freely you have received, freely give.
Jesus instructed the disciples to touch the lepers, and they would become clean, the opposite instructions of the Old Testament. The presence of the righteousness of GOD is greater than the condition of leprosy, disease, sickness, and death. Sin cannot persist or endure in a Holy environment. The tables have turned and is revealing more of what GOD intended in the first place.
As we walk in obedience to The Holy Spirit, we represent the Kingdom of God on the earth. We walk in the supernatural that overtakes the natural and causes positive change to occur. There is no sickness in Heaven and there should be no sickness on earth as the Kingdom of God expands and overtakes the earth.
As Image bearers, we live to reveal THE FATHER here on earth. If we walk under the Lordship of Jesus Christ, there is no distortion of the Image we bear. Sin distorts. When there is no distortion or blindness, we are able to hear and respond to FATHER appropriately.
Jesus spoke in John chapter 12:
27 “Even though I am torn within, and My Soul is in turmoil, I will not ask the Father to rescue Me from this hour of trial. For I have come to fulfill My purpose—to offer Myself to God.
28 So, Father, bring glory to Your Name!” Then suddenly a booming Voice was heard from the sky, “I have glorified My Name! And I will glorify It through You again!”
29 The audible Voice of God startled the crowd standing nearby. Some thought It was only thunder, yet others said, “An angel just spoke to Him!”
30 Then Jesus told them, “The Voice you heard was not for My benefit, but for yours—to help you believe.
31 From this moment on, everything in this world is about to change, for the ruler of this dark world will be overthrown.
32 And I will do this when I am lifted up off the ground and when I draw the hearts of people to gather them to Me.”
33 He said this to indicate that He would die by being lifted up on the cross.
The condition of the people’s hearts determined how they heard the audible Voice of GOD. Some attributed the Voice to something natural. Some thought it was supernatural but not for them. FATHER spoke in a way that could be heard by everyone. When you clearly hear and understand what FATHER says, it brings forth increased knowledge that translates to increased responsibility.
James wrote by The Holy Spirit in James chapter 1:
22 But be doers of the Word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.
23 For if anyone is a hearer of the Word and not a doer, he is like a man observing his natural face in a mirror;
24 for he observes himself, goes away, and immediately forgets what kind of man he was.
25 But he who looks into the perfect law of liberty and continues in it, and is not a forgetful hearer but a doer of the work, this one will be blessed in what he does.
If you don’t want to live in the ordinary, be a doer of The Word whether your read It or hear It from The Holy Spirit… without any distortion.