Get up and Get Dressed

Get up and Get Dressed

February 19, 2012 / admin / No comments

Get up and Get Dressed

In Romans where it is urging us to not be slothful, it actually tells us to get up and get dressed in Christ. The words truth, righteousness, peace, faith and salvation are more than words. In Ephesians 6:11 it says that we must put on the full armor of God. You see, that is some of the cool things Jesus did for us when He put into place for us to become more than conquerer’s. He did all the strain and work and conquered every high thing that tried to exalt itself above God. All principalities and powers of darkness have been ruined and conquered for our behalf. Then He did not leave His children with out the power or the tools to become more than conquerer’s with Him. The only instruction of the mystery that man fumbles with is this, we try over and over to do it ourselves, alone until we are backed into a corner.

We must awake and realize how to put on our habitation. When we make our habitation in God we take on bearing the armor. Without putting on all the armor of Christ would be like going into battle naked and all alone with no weapons or protection. Even though David did not have anything but a sling and a rock, and all that stood before him was overwhelming odds of a giant, he walked right out in a face to face confrontation. He had Faith and assurance that God would prevail against all odds. Do you think David had conversations with God? I believe he prayed much and prayed long to know the heart of God. May you walk in the confidence of your Faith to carry you through the fire. May we all learn how to get dressed in Christ everyday, for the time of Salvation draws to a close soon and there is much to do while it is still day! Mike Maxson
Romans 13:12
The night is about over, dawn is about to break. Be up and awake to what God is doing! God is putting the finishing touches on the salvation work he began when we first believed. 13 We can’t afford to waste a minute, must not squander these precious daylight hours in frivolity and indulgence, in sleeping around and dissipation, in bickering and grabbing everything in sight. 14 Get out of bed and get dressed! Don’t loiter and linger, waiting until the very last minute. Dress yourselves in Christ, and be up and about!

Mike D. Maxson

Walk into Destiny

February 12, 2012 / admin / One comment

Walk into Destiny

If there is one consistency in scripture that stands out everywhereI look, it is this. Jesus confronts us with choices from start to finish.Can we work hard enough to save ourselves, NO! Can we make up for our sin and iniquities of the past, NO. Will we ever be able to stand alone to conquer the enemy who wages war against our mission of the gospel, NO! Are we strong enough to set out on a God adventure in our own status and power of intellect, NO!So many people I see are still standing as the old man, waiting to be changed. Waiting for the deliverance of the old man so they may carry on into the new method or way of life. In Ephesians 4 for just one example it talks of the old man vs. the new man. What I see with this transformation in scripture, it has everything to do with our choice to step out from the old ways of living into new choices of living different. Is it actually possible to step into a new world of living? It is like sailing away to an undiscovered land where no man has been before. A whole adventure awaits us through the door of living as a child of the day. What happens so often, we wait till we wallow in our darkness so long waiting to have deliverance from hurts or sin we have not given up yet, we don’t believe we are even worthy of the gifts God has for us. While we stay in our comfort zone of secret sin and worldly attractions, dreaming about the other side and destiny like it’s so far from us and almost unattainable. There you are paralyzed in a vacuum, dead and always dissatisfied and cannot even see yourself in the future. Walking into Destiny is just that, choosing to step from that side of the line to this side of the line. When God gave His Son Jesus as a pure full sacrifice, He accomplished EVERYTHING for you and conquered every obstacle in your way! Did He care about conquering every immoral sensuous thought that may come, YES. did He know that some would battle oppression of the mind, YES. Did He know you would be rejected, neglected, and alone, YES. Did He provide for all the things you would need, YES. Did He know that everything in your life would be shaken to the core, YES that’s where He can speak to you.Did He want you to be desperate enough to cross the line by yourself, YES. Will He replace all your insecurities with confidence and boldness, YES. Are all things on that side of the line easy, NO.Will He walk with me, YES so close you will feel His breath, know His thoughts, make all His moves in sync! What majestic and marvelous plans He has made for our destiny and the thought of not stepping into it would be so sad to Him! We are not the first disciple to make this choice. He has expected this all along from all of those who believe. I encourage you today to make that choice, don’t wait or waste another day floundering in this world aimlessly. Get going and show up for His daily class of direction for what you are to do. He wants to confirm you as an earthly Father would do to his child. Confirm you and set you apart for His purpose, for He made you special to carry a special Word a special way that only you could do.Your light was meant to shatter darkness, not to be hidden under a basket. Just let Him prepare you properly and in His time you will be released into what you were made for.

Mike D. Maxson

Maverick or Messenger

February 1, 2012 / admin / 2 comments

From the Upper Room

Maverick or Messenger

Reflecting on the motives of ministry and the successes and failures of mankind when stepping in the mud of ministry. The maverick is usually an independent,self made, bold, impatient personality that wants instant results. Ready for and very demanding for manifestations, but not willing for time in the closet, classroom or seclusion. Instead of waiting and listening for the voice of God or mentorship, just wanting to be heard for the sake of self gratification. The maverick is driven by discontentment, looking for the next exciting method of the quick fix where the multitude gathers.

Even Jesus noticed these temptations and tendencies amongst the disciples under his wings. They were to be Messengers of the Gospel, and for them to carry this important news to the nations He was tempering their maturity. The Messenger were going to be tested by fire and readied by Truth and Love. He would not release them too soon for the message they were carrying was the most important message mankind could ever hear. The Master (Jesus) (truth) (love) would not release them until they we fully equipped. Sometimes He would walk away from the crowd and separate himself from the multitudes just to see if they would follow Him. The ones that did were blessed with much insight and wisdom as they sought to be honed to sharp instruments. Messengers must get the message right in the fullness of Christ, that is why He poured all of Himself into them, for they were to carry Christ Jesus to the far reaches of the earth to one soul at a time. Redemption of man was in the balance! You want to be in the thick of the fight to save the world from eternal Hell and damnation, prepare like the true warrior He called you to be. Jesus released the disciples after much relationship, teaching, practical Q&A, and many sessions of thought provoking lessons. Challenges of love beyond what they could imagine were Given to them daily. After all the mentorship, there was still something that was going to unleash all the truth in them to the world and without it, they would step in the mud of ministry only to fail. He would pour into them His Spirit! Be a Messenger not a Maverick!

Ephesians 4:15

God wants us to grow up, to know the whole truth and tell it in love–like Christ in everything. We take our lead from Christ, who is the source of everything we do. 16 He keeps us in step with each other. His very breath and blood flow through us, nourishing us so that we will grow up healthy in God, robust in love.

Mike D. Maxson

It Reaches In Behind the Curtain

January 1, 2012 / admin / No comments

It Reaches In Behind the Curtain

Striving every way we know or have been taught, but still to come up short. Following counsel, search out logic, weighing all the options. Projecting the costs, factoring in all the minimums, maximums, yeahs and nays, gambles and assurances.

Putting the hand to the plow so to speak working through what everyday brings to the table of your sunrise. Winning with satisfactions of gain, facing dissipointments of uncontrollable breakdowns in the plan. Life is not determined by fairness, for we would never climb any mountain if we were the Alpha and Omega. We just do the best we know everyday, when we are the Sons and daughters of the Most High. The dismal outlook of reality of humanism and where we stand on our own without hope brings crippling, heartless feelings to the bones, making for motionless unuseable beings. That is defeat, where fear controls and paralizes the warrior. Painting a picture by the Logos is the only way I can explain how much our God reaches to the depths of our distress, to grasp us with His Love and to bring us through what is hopeless, to a life change. You must keep your eyes fixed during these times toward that glimer of hope in your heart! Never let the promise of God’s Hope go, grab it with both hands.

As the scriptures tell us, Jesus runs before us as our High Priest into the Holy of Holy’s on our behalf. Hope in Him is our spiritual lifeline right in to the very presence of God. I am reaching with hope in you Jesus to grab my hand. Come Oh God into my life and snatch me out of defeat and set me on solid rock with you. I fix my focus and my heart to the beat of union with you. Let me pour out as you would. Pour out the love of the Father, to bring hope to the hopeless, light to the eyes of darkness, smiles to the downtrodden, energy to the lifeless. My hope is You Jesus! Let me enter in with you, behind the curtain.

Hebrews 6:17-20

The Message (MSG)

When God wanted to guarantee his promises, he gave his word, a rock-solid guarantee—God can’t break his word. And because his word cannot change, the promise is likewise unchangeable.

We who have run for our very lives to God have every reason to grab the promised hope with both hands and never let go. It’s an unbreakable spiritual lifeline, reaching past all appearances right to the very presence of God where Jesus, running on ahead of us, has taken up his permanent post as high priest for us, in the order of Melchizedek.

Mike D. Maxson

Chasing after God’s Presence

December 10, 2011 / admin / One comment

Chasing after God’s Presence

It is becoming popular to become a Christian and experiencing a freedom and expression of worship.

This generation of bold, radical ones sold out to God are the driving force of changing what the Body of Christ looks like today. It sure has a different flavor than what the decades before were reflecting with the starched shirt, coat and tie look of the American church used to be and still is to an extent. Don’t be offended if you are over 50 by my observations.

What I am witnessing is culture changers. They don’t care at all about materialistic possessions when choosing friends, who they hang with, or what building has the biggest steeple in the city. They are hungry for righteousness, repentence, relationship, love! This fatherless generation is running after love that cannot be taken away. They realize that the love of God through His son Jesus, NEVER FAILS! You see, He is chasing after them even harder and that is what is so supernatural and the reason why the church has been shaken.

It seems the same thing was happening to Jesus’ ministry while He was on the earth for His short span of time. There was a phenomina of breakthrough and culture shaking when He came on the scene, where ever He went. He just cared for the people, spoke the Truth in Love and people could not stay the same. The Truth spoken was straight from God, nothing hard to understand, just how to live the right way and how to treat others.

In the mighty Word of God in Matthew 5, Jesus saw how the crowds were forming and the hunger drove multitudes to gather to taste this good news. What did He do? He separated Himself and walked up a trail to the top of the mountain to seclusion. This seasoned, salty Lord of the disciples knew there must be balance. When He climbed and found this isolated hill. He took notice of the ones who climbed the mountain with Him.

I’m convinced that He knew while during the excitment of the experience, the disciples needed to be ready and grounded in their heart. He wanted them whole heartedly to chase after the Love of God, but not to forget character and how to walk in true freedom and with the Blessings of God. So what did He teach them on the hill,

He taught solid foundational, easy to understand attitudes to have in their life.

Always Chase after God, but never step away from His Principals.

Matthew 5

You’re Blessed

1-2 When Jesus saw his ministry drawing huge crowds, he climbed a hillside. Those who were apprenticed to him, the committed, climbed with him. Arriving at a quiet place, he sat down and taught his climbing companions. This is what he said:

**This is the part where you must grab your bible and read. Mike

Mike D. Maxson

His Healing Waters

November 1, 2011 / admin / No comments

His Healing Waters

Do you get to places sometimes when things feel cramped, closed off? Times when anointing seems to have been misplaced or power of blessings rode off in the sunset? What happened to the burning hot flame in your heart for blazing trails of the Gospel? Places that once flowed with the fresh waters of the Holy Spirit and clear revelation have run upon snags and broken limbs, detouring the current. Fresh flowing waters have stilled and started to become stagnate, poisonous and very smelly.

Strain and stress of ministry comes with warfare, personalities, offense and shameful sin. This tends to change the focus from flowing freely with power to charting courses to build empires. All the sudden, you are surrounded with frustration, no answers, no move of God, cold shouldered people without vision. How did this happen? Most of all, is there any hope of returning to the dreams of destiny once experienced right in the palm of your hand? If you have been or are in this place, it is dry and full of negative fear. It is a place of weakness, pride and ego.
God would call you out from that area of dry bones and wants to refresh your soul with healing waters. It is like experiencing a flushing transfusion.
It took a while for you to get that way and you may need a larger dose of flushing than you thought. So don’t get in a rush, regeneration is a process if you are obedient.

So now, the Holy Spirit, through this Word, has spoken to your
heart and you know about the dry creek, when I speak.
The Spirit of the One who is calling you, shakes you to the core and
draws you, and calls you to open up all those places preventing His
blessings from overtaking you. His overflowing current, passing all
around you, is where He wants you, to give you power and strength to
overcome.

Some of these dry places may be old ways of religion, pleasures
of the world, or anything that exhalts itself above the one true God.

Mike D. Maxson

LIVING A LOVERS LIFE

October 30, 2011 / admin / No comments

LIVING A LOVERS LIFE

Philippians 1:9-11 (The Message)

9-11So this is my prayer: that your love will flourish and that you will not only love much but well. Learn to love appropriately. You need to use your head and test your feelings so that your love is sincere and intelligent, not sentimental gush. Live a lover’s life, circumspect, (careful to consider all consequences) and exemplary, a life Jesus will be proud of: bountiful in fruits from the soul, making Jesus Christ attractive to all, getting everyone involved in the glory and praise of God.

*Some of the fruits from the soul;
This being where your
Mind, Will, & Emotions are involved in the glory and praise of God

1. Living in the Power of the Holy Spirit
2. Healing
3. Deliverance from torment of the mind
4. Freedom of worship
5. Walking in your destiny with fulfillment
6. Being in the presence of God
7. Peace of mind
8. The Favor of God working in your life
9. Knowing the will of God in your life

*Living with these fruits of the soul activated in your life
makes Jesus attractive to all. Instead of trying to attract
everyone to yourself, these fruits evident in your life
attracts them to Jesus. When this happens everyone around
participates in the Glory of God!

Mike D. Maxson

Who’s Looking?

October 2, 2011 / admin / No comments

Who’s Looking?

There is a vacuum we humans tend to operate in, Christians and non-Christians alike. Followers of Christ are supposed to emulate the character of the mentor, right? Many times you can make observations after hours and outside the doors and away from the steeple on the roof. What should these times in the market place reveal of the children of God? The way we present ourselves to friends, strangers, co-workers should matter. In Philippians 1:27 Paul is encouraging and exhorting the Christians he had ministered, to continue living in such a way to be a credit to the Message of Christ. He wanted their conduct to be the same whether he was with them or absent. Whether he ever came back to them or not or heard from a distance. So I present the same question before all who reads these words,

“Where is Holiness, where is Righteousness, where is your Hunger for the Gospel? Are you carrying it with you every waking hour, or just 2 to 3 hours a week during the designated day and time? Does it make everything in you rejoice, when a soul gets set free, or a lost one finally comes to the reality of salvation and God’s love?

In Philippians 2: 1-8 (read it)

Paul is not just speaking to those in that time and place, but Paul through the Holy Spirit is also instructing us today, for our benefit. God encourages us with Paul’s words. If we have gotten anything out of following Christ, if His love has actually made a difference in your life, be as one and agree with each other. Even though there were others taking advantage of Paul being in chains, they took the opportunity to elevate themselves while preaching the Gospel. Paul still just routed them on for the sake of Christ to be made known. He put himself aside and didn’t push his way to the top.

Jesus was the same way, even though He had Deity and advantages, He laid them aside and took on the status of a slave to serve man with a humble heart.

So how real is your Messiah? Has He become as close as a friend, do you know His voice? Do you believe He is looking, watching and hearing all about your day? Do you believe He watches? If you didn’t believe that, but something in you says this must be right, then a transformation is on the horizon for you! It is time for us as individuals to usher in our captor. Captivate or hearts, Lord.

Mike D. Maxson

Hey Jude

September 13, 2011 / admin / One comment

Hey Jude

We are hearing alot about end times, the Bride of Christ, preparation for Kingdom living. Is there any common sense instruction for what the believer should be doing during these exciting times of God’s outpouring of His spirit? During this time of spiritual warfare and battle over mankind and his choices for living? Conviction’s run deep to choose to have nothing to do with the Christ crucified, or the choice to run deep with the Christ crucified. Sitting idol in the corner of gray matter, riding the fence, acting as if there is no choice to make, is really becoming evident. That fence has been torn down to the ground once and for all. Time is of the essence for all of mankind to see clearly.

In the next to last book of the Bible, right before the book of the Revelation, we are exhorted to GET IN SHAPE!

There are some disciplines and spiritual exercises we must work into our life, to carry out whatever mission, vision, ministry, purposes for which we have been created. We cannot carry out any of them without the power of the Holy Spirit guiding us into obedience. Does that stretch us and sometimes make us uncomfortable? It is the only way to establish firm spiritual muscle. Try these 7 powerful acts of obedience. Try one per day until it becomes supernaturally natural!

Keep on keepin’ on!

**1. Be purposeful by praying in the Holy Spirit to keep strong and build up your inner man.

2. Stay in the center of God’s love by adoring and reaching constantly for His presence and mercy.

3. Have a kind heart and gentle spirit toward those wavering in conviction.

4. Be available like a shepherds rod to snatch back the one who strays from the faith.

5. Be gentle and non-judgmental with the lost, but do not hold out on stating the truth of sin.

6. Gain strength of the faith by doing these things, and by doing them be able to stand firm and tall in His presence, more than able to give shouts of celebration.

7. Usher in the reverence for God to a dying and searching world, and set free the captives, by braking generations of bondage and chains of Godless mindsets.

Jude 1:20-25

But you, dear friends, carefully build yourselves up in this most holy faith by praying in the Holy Spirit, 21 staying right at the center of God’s love, keeping your arms open and outstretched, ready for the mercy of our Master, Jesus Christ. This is the unending life, the real life! 22 Go easy on those who hesitate in the faith. 23 Go after those who take the wrong way. Be tender with sinners, but not soft on sin. The sin itself stinks to high heaven. 24 And now to him who can keep you on your feet, standing tall in his bright presence, fresh and celebrating– 25 to our one God, our only Savior, through Jesus Christ, our Master, be glory, majesty, strength, and rule before all time, and now, and to the end of all time.

Yes.

Mike D. Maxson

Trust, Hope, & Love

August 23, 2011 / admin / No comments

Trust, Hope, & Love

As we live and move and have our being, we stumble and fall to our knees. May we remember our beginnings and not become so full of ourselves to get puffed up. Keep us humble oh God to Trust only in you as the guiding light to overcome all circumstances. May we never give in to our fleshly limitations to give in and accept defeat and an attitude of darkness without reason to continue. May we always see overwhelming light of your smile as you put your hand on our shoulder to point us toward Hope.

May we realize how beautiful you are to Love us when death surrounds us on every horizon. May we realize the unending presence of life that only You can give. If we are moving in your Love as we are supposed to do, may we walk in that same spirit you did, empowering us to even greater works as we live and move and have our being. As you flung us into this destiny of our time, let it be only for your Glory! You are an extravagant lover of man, may we pass it on.

Mike D. Maxson

Did You Remember Your Oil?

August 12, 2011 / admin / No comments

Did You Remember Your Oil?

As we are always on alert for the return of the Bridegroom (Christ Jesus), what is the body, soul, and spiritual attitude we are to have? We can study and contemplate scripture, interceed for others, fast to gain victory over the flesh, learning disciplines to overcome temptations. We can become givers to the poor and less fortunate, assist the widows in their needs; Be an advocate of justice to the injustice being done to children and the abused; Assist in feeding a hungry world of poverty. Might I say, If all of us would just attempt a few of these attributes and make them be part of our character, the world would be in a very different condition. All of the things, and more that were not mentioned, are great reasons to serve in a hurting world and society in which we live. At the same time, although these works of good benifit others as we help and serve, what motivation is the basis of our works? Is it of status and social ladder climbing to gain notoriety, is it for pride, money, one more notch on our belt of accomplishments?

If it is done on any other pretence than LOVE for others, it is as chaff in the wind, only to be burned up before our eyes at judgment day.

The annointing of the believer and the power God has given His children to carry out all of these acts of kindness comes with life changing annointing for the one who serves and the one the servant touches. That is the difference of the Oil.

Keeping the lamps and the jars full of Oil is the key to presenting ourselves blamless and ready for the masters return.

You see as we wait, we work with our heads up, focused on Him and the love He has for us!

So what is the OIL? This is not the OIL that the world strives for and starts wars over for power. They feel like it is a nessecity for survival. The world is blind of the true meaning of the OIL. The true OIL is what comes all over your being when you become a friend of God. When that happens, there is nothing that can satisfy besides being in His presence! For in His presence there is peace, direction, comfort, guidance, security, love, rest, excitment, anticipation, energy, purity, boldness, strength, etc. For the OIL is God’s Spirit alive in us, filling us to overflowing to carry out destiny in our lives. That my friend is worth finding, and keeping full of! The OIL of God’s Spirit!

Matthew 25:3-5

New International Version (NIV)

3 The foolish ones took their lamps but did not take any oil with them. 4 The wise ones, however, took oil in jars along with their lamps. 5 The bridegroom was a long time in coming, and they all became drowsy and fell asleep.

Mike D. Maxson

In Awe

July 17, 2011 / admin / No comments

In Awe

We are all guilty and we have all done it. Going about our own way, doing what we want when we want to do it. Constantly we were serving our own lusts and desires consuming selfish pleasures even for only moments of satisfaction, to realize those moments didn’t bring any fruit worth life. Once we come to find revelation that God does all the saving and all the giving of love, from start to finish! We start to be amazed to find that we are loved for who we are, not because of what we have done. This change of mindset from living for number ONE to a different way of living and thinking of, “less of me and more of Him” gives us new purpose and life to destiny! The more we purpose in our inner man to prefer our brothers, we learn the caring ways of character of our mentor, Jesus.

This puts me in the state of AWE! Makes me want to run to His feet. Makes me want to get cheek to cheek and learn what catches His eye. For where His eye is looking is where I must dwell. It is the reality of AWE for Him is when we find an abundance of Mercy and Mercy doesn’t descriminate and Grace doesn’t hold back! How can we hold all Your love for us, Lord? You are an AWEsome God! You and only you can take these broken dry bones and with your breath, blow your life into me, for healing is in your name, Jesus!

Luke 1:50

His mercy flows in wave after wave on those who are in awe before him.

Mike D. Maxson

Righteousness and Praise in Full Bloom

July 11, 2011 / admin / 2 comments

Righteousness and Praise in Full Bloom

Isaiah 61: 11,

God, as the Master, brings what has been planted as seed in fertile ground to maturity.

Just as spring bursts forth with wild flowers, and as a garden cascades with blossoms, He will display praise before all the nations. There is a shift in the atmosphere during this mid year turning point. A shift of seriousness in peoples hearts. A yearning to get real, a desire of seeking the passion of life with destiny in the balance. As we keep going through the routine of life, there is a constant reminder of mission and purpose. More and more souls with reckless abandonment toward God, not for religion, but for relationship and creative revelation. He is truly awakening righteousness and praise in the earth. Those involved in this revolution do not waver in the conviction of Faith for joy is in their right hand and hope in their left. When pressures and circumstances of the world press in, they run in and are safe. It is this foundational truth brought by the Love of Jesus Christ that sets in motion freedom to the soul of the believer. The difference in this shift of the atmosphere is – it is brought by God Himself and not by man. You can see it in their eyes and witness it by the actions of compassion to reach out, not grabbing for selfishness.

The importance of the family of God and a Kingdom mindset way of life is coming into reality. The walking, talking, functioning body of Christ is truly awakening to capture ground that has been taken from the church in the past.

This awakening is being brought about by God revealing Himself to man because of passion for relationship. That is why He sent His Son, for you and I!

Isaiah 61:11

The Message (MSG)

For as the earth bursts with spring wildflowers,

and as a garden cascades with blossoms,

So the Master, God, brings righteousness into full bloom

and puts praise on display before the nations.For as the earth bursts with spring wildflowers, and as a garden cascades with blossoms,So the Master, God, brings righteousness into full bloom and puts praise on display before the nations.

Mike D. Maxson

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July 7, 2011 / admin / No comments

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Urgency to Get on Track

June 22, 2011 / admin / One comment

Urgency to Get on Track

Man has always been a thinker and a philosopher of life and circumstances. Devising answers according to logic, statistics, history, etc. Intellectual deduction and analyzation to detrmine next moves, decisions, and to plot out destiny of mankind.

Even in religious crowds, people can’t even get on the same page when it comes to stating a belief on the second coming of Christ. There are pre-millennialists, Amillennialists, post millennialists, pre-tribulation, mid-tribulation, post- tribulation, with everyone willing to debate to the death with scripture to back up their opinion. Reading all the best selling christian authors authoritative in their stance as the WAY! A way to speculate the mind of God. It states very clearly, that we are not going to know the day or the hour to which the Son of God will return, so can we base a whole ministries on this kind of doctrine? Sure man can, he does it constantly. It sells! Some even get into disfellowship over this junk.

May I steer your thinking toward a mindset of the Bride of Christ, awaiting on the Bridegroom? What will you be caught doing when the day comes if He should not tarry in your lifetime? Will you be caught still trying to establish in your brain how much time you have left, or if you are going to have to endure hard times during the endtimes? It tells us to watch for the signs, but we are also instructed to be doers of the Word and to be Kingdom minded. Bringing the Kingdom of God on earth as it is in heaven. Search the ways of God for His character and how to apply it in your own life on a daily bases. The excitment of doing works even greater than Jesus did while He was here is enough right there to find purpose for consuming our days! Here is a thought: Be caught doing and being who you were ccreated to be and quit trying to be who man wants you to be. Be an overcomer and shock the world with the character of God!

“Come!” Rev. 22:17

The Upper Room

Mike D. Maxson