Death Could NOT Hold Him!!

A very, very HAPPY and joyful Easter to you all! I am sitting here alone in my parent's house (alone again!) while they go to their church for a shorter Easter Day service. I was hoping to be able to get over to my sister's church in Newport again (after I so enjoyed the wonderful dedication of my nephew) but alas - could not get a lift!

So I am enjoying the sun and peace thinking about this - the most monumental day on the Christian calender. Today was the day when the two Roman soldiers were stunned by the angels rolling back the stone. Today was the day when Mary was asked; "Woman - why do you weep?". Today was the day when (I imagine) the whole of hell trembled as it's demonic lord screamed in absolute frustration and anger because he knew his doom was sealed - the Son of God had risen from the dead!

I don't think there is a better song to sum up today other than Stuart Townend's; "The Power of the Cross". The Cross only has it's power because of today. If Jesus Christ had not stepped out of the tomb in triumph then the Cross would have remained simply a notorious form of execution. But because dawn came on Easter Sunday morning - the Cross for us will now be forever the moment when Jesus Christ obliterated our sin forever and destroyed our identity as sinners! The Cross now becomes the moment when death itself was made a mockery of because it's power over us is lost!

Jesus Christ is risen today and forever - and is not hanging broken on a Cross but is risen seated and ruling at the right hand of the Father on high waiting for the moment when His enemies will be made His footstool by His glorious Bride - the Church! And to accomplish that - He has poured out His Holy Spirit on each and everyone of us to go forth in His royal identity! Saints!

Believe the Unbelievable!!

Whatever our personal feelings about Todd Bentley - his tattoos, his piercings or his angels - I feel so strongly that God is divinely and sovereignly keeping attention on HIM. HE is the miracle-working God! True there may be the counterfeit - flesh or the devil - which will be revealed by their fruits - but if there is counterfeit, then there is genuine. And that genuine is called a sign and a wonder to POINT to Jesus Christ and to the glory of God.

Cessationists and cynics may say; "What's the point?". You ask someone who has received a miracle what the point is. You ask the man sitting at the Gate Beautiful what the point was. You ask this lady on this video clip what the point is! You ask the hundreds who have stepped out of wheelchairs in this Florida Outpouring what the point is! You ask the hurting and the suffering and the broken who have had their lives met by the power of God what the point is! You ask the "ALL" that Jesus healed what the point was?!

Thanks to "Heat and Light" for this;



We are truly living in miracle days and it is getting harder and harder for cynics and skeptics to explain away what God is doing. That's why I love Rob's perspective so much - this isn't about Todd Bentley or William Branham or one man. This is about God getting His Church back and finally getting us to do what we SHOULD have always been doing - the works He did and greater works!!

Raising from the Dead Has BEGUN!!

Those of us who were at "Together on a Mission 2007" may remember this well:



I was very excited to read the "Fresh Fire Blog" that is bringing news from the Lakeland, Florida revival. It reads:

"Melissa writes:

I was in the upper-chat room when my husband came in and told me my best Friend Cara had just had a massive heart attack. I immediately shutdown the computer and went to get dressed to go be with her. Then I stopped and turned straight back to the computer (lead of the Holy Spirit) and asked them to all start praying… The way I understand it, she was clinically dead for 30 minutes and as soon as the prayers started she came back. OUR LORD BROUGHT HER BACK TO US! She is sitting up , eating talking!!!!".

Yes I appreciate that we can't see or verify the testimony of what happened - but I am tired of being cynical now. I see nothing in the Bible to suggest that the Spirit of God cannot raise someone from the dead in response to the prayers of the saints - so why not?! Praise God!