Under the Old Covenant, every one of the 3 million children of Israel were walking in full and complete health for FATHER healed them all. This population had been enslaved by the Egyptians and made to toil under severe conditions. It was not easy for any of them. FATHER performed miracle after miracle and they believed HIM to be their Deliverer and HE was. HE provided for them in the wilderness and they were able to see an expression of HIS Presence. Life was good versus the bondage they had suffered previously. Yet the New Covenant provides us a more excellent ministry than that of the Old Covenant:
Hebrews 8:6 But the ministry Jesus has received is as superior to theirs as the covenant of which he is mediator is superior to the old one, and it is founded on better promises.
By HIS Love, FATHER established a better promise and ministry through HIS Son Jesus Christ:
1 Now this is the main point of the things we are saying: We have such a High Priest, who is seated at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens,
2 a Minister of the sanctuary and of the true tabernacle which the Lord erected, and not man.
Jesus performed over 30 individual healings recorded in the Gospels as well as “mass” healings of larger groups. All of this was done under the Old Covenant for He had not yet gone to the cross. We are now under a more excellent ministry yet where is the fullness of the fruit of this more excellent ministry? Shouldn’t we expect more than the disciples who were able to go forth while Jesus walked among them? What is preventing us from producing greater fruit than the disciples on behalf of the Kingdom? Unbelief, fear, and lack of trust in FATHER. An unwillingness to fully embrace the revelation of Love, the most primary characteristic of FATHER. Let us pursue change in our lives that we might fulfill the great commission:
Mark 16:14 Later Jesus appeared to the eleven as they sat at the table; and He rebuked their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they did not believe those who had seen Him after He had risen.
15 And Jesus said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.
16 He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned.
17 And these signs will follow those who believe: In My name they will cast out demons; they will speak with new tongues;
18 they will take up serpents; and if they drink anything deadly, it will by no means hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover.”
This is a call to no longer cower under the pressure of “political correctness” and remain silent. It is time to be bold in your belief and walk in faith, no longer accepting the conditions the world has placed you under. Earnestly seek FATHER’S Face and HE will respond and begin instructing you of which path to take, who is ready to hear the Good News, and when to rebuke the devourer.
Gideon was in hiding and minding his own business when his visitation came forth. You can run but you can’t hide from your designated calling. Everyone has a calling but the question is will you grab hold of your calling and walk it out in its fullness or will you just sit on the couch with the TV remote in your hand biding your time? Are you an undercover Believer?
Acts 4:31 And when they had prayed, the place where they were assembled together was shaken; and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and they spoke the word of God with boldness.
Do you think this boldness was only for the first few years after the resurrection of Jesus? Think again. We have full access to a superior ministry provided for by Jesus being at the right hand of FATHER so let’s embrace it and establish HIS Kingdom on earth as it is in Heaven. Fear not and get rid of your unbelief, it’s time!