Messages
A Heart for the Supernatural - Pastor Stuart Price
Our God is the God of the natural & supernatural world; of things
possible & impossible without limitations. The Bible is full of
accounts of God bringing about a miraculous change in natural people’s
lives who work the laws of faith. He never changes; therefore, He is
willing & able to put His ‘super’ onto our natural to bring the
supernatural onto our lives today. Is there anything too hard for the Lord?
God puts miracles in our lives to manifest His glory and to reinforce our
faith.
In the recent Federal Election victory speech, our Prime Minister, a
born-again believer said, “I believe in miracles!” And “I will burn for
you." Pastor’s heart leapt when he heard these things. The landslide
election victory was a miracle, that many believers cried out to God for
intervention; seeking that the righteous to rule, through prayers of faith
& releasing our blood-bought authority. If you want to see the
supernatural things of God operating for us & through us, it is vital
to seek first, the ways of the Spirit, “walking by faith & not by
sight” 2 Corinthians 7:8, diligent to keep the fire of the Holy Spirit
burning in us being “fervent in spirit, serving the Lord, rejoicing in
hope, patient in tribulation, continuing steadfastly in prayer” Romans
12:11-12, as we “set our minds on the things above, not on the things on
the earth” Colossians 3:2.
At Spirit Life, this is our focus, to flow with Gods Spirit & see real
change in lives around us as mature sons & daughters. Ask yourself,
where is my heart focused? DO YOU BELIEVE in miracles? Many will say that
they believe in miracles but yet will not see Gods supernatural operating
in their life due to fear, doubt & unbelief that exists in their life
when it comes to them actually operating & believing God’s word for
their own need. [See the message on the 19th May, the message on Fear.] Our
actions & words accurately reveal whether our heart is of faith or fear
& on what we have set our affections – the temporary or the eternal.
After all, Jesus said that our heart will be where our treasure is.
What is your treasure today? What value do we give Gods purposes verses the
things we work so hard for in life? Proverbs 4:23 in the Passion
Translation says” So above all, guard the affections of your heart, for
they affect all that you are. Pay attention to the welfare of your
innermost being, for from there flows the wellspring of life.”
The condition of a person’s heart or centre of their being is what God
looks at. It is out of that well/heart that life or death, faith or anxiety
will flow – the choice is ours alone. God seeks those whose heart is for
Him - hungry & thirsty for more of Him, giving more time for worship
& expecting to see God glorified through opportunities to see the
supernatural operate daily. Mature sons confidently put demands on Gods
word through faith & have great hope (intense expectation) that it is
only a matter of time, but that the answer is on its way.
Our heart condition is vitally important in Gods plan for revival &
seeing unbelievers changed. How great a treasure is contained within YOU?
Let us not keep our light under a basket but be The Church (salt &
light to the world) sharing our supernatural treasure with others that we
encounter daily…. being ready to act when we see the harassing of the
enemy. We have such good news to tell this lost & desperate world.
Read 2 Kings 7, we see a situation that looked like certain doom – the
enemy had besieged the city & extreme food shortage was killing the
city, but God used the little to make a great outcome. 4 lepers, outcasts
& undesirables got desperate enough that they did something. How
desperate are we to see God move on our behalf? God will always do
something for us when we use his ways of faith & get hungry for more of
God. Sometimes we just are not desperate enough, or too self-sufficient to
have to push into faith, prayer & Gods Word or we have a plan B, plan C
etc. Notice that verse in v4-5 the lepers had to move forward for God to
bring the miracle…..” faith without works is dead”. Also, v12 shows how
unbelief will rob – negativity will always kill any dreams & stop God
from acting.
What are you facing today? Is it too hard for God? Put God into the picture
& lean on Him with all your might, strength & soul. God will turn
up & do something great! So let us pursue Gods goodness, Gods plan for
this world, Gods ways of walking by the Spirit – as we seek to go deeper
into His river of life.
Ray Price
Have a blessed and awesome week ahead
Pastor Stuart and Colleen