Thursday, June 25, 2009

The power of God, Myth or Reality?


By: Rodrigo J. Roca
Today I want to talk about a topic somewhat conflicting within the body of Christ. Many see and study about the great men who changed the history of nations in the Bible and the operating power of God through their lives.
Many of us wonder if this was real or just put him to live in awe of the things that others were able to achieve the "mystical".
The reality is that the biblical stories and teachings are all full of God's power. Seas divided into two, impenetrable walls demolished, miracles, healings, etc.. Some of the thousands of signs and wonders that were made in the name of our Lord.
Why today is not usual for men of God in these times do great things? Simple: We stop believing. We believe in God, but we do not believe what God can do with us.
Hebrews 12:12-29 gives us an important lesson about the principle of the power of God for our lives.
Verse 12-13: We are commanded to get up and move on.
Verse 14-17: We discussed the importance of holiness in our lives to know God intimately.
Verse 18-21: We don´t came of Mount Sinai, where Moses makes covenant with God. This is the symbol of a living religion, a life marked by tradition. Clearly these passages that speak to when we began to know Christ, we do not get into an organized religion, nor are we part of a series of mystical dogmas.
Verse 22:24: This series of verses are key. It speaks (strangely in the past tense) that we already came to Mount Zion, the city where the living God himself, the Palace of the King of kings, Jesus Christ the same. From the moment you accept Christ into your hearts, He has given us the power to get into His Kingdom. Did you know that is the first thing that Jesus spoke when he began his ministry? "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near." It boils down to the Kingdom of God Mount Zion is the supernatural where God wants to spend time with us. The place of praise and worship, intercession, lives changed, miracles signs and wonders.
Verse 25-26: Discusses the importance of these words and not disposing of our hearts, because the same God is supernatural God can transform everything around us.
Verse 27:29: We are encouraged to begin to live under the principles of an Eternal Kingdom here on Earth, serving it with our lives in fear and reverence, because God is a consuming fire, able to transform and take away our sins and wickedness fill us to live in new levels of holiness, revelation and spiritual authority and material.
This is the most tremendous start to live a successful life, a life full of God's power, a life that will help change the history of our generation. Do you encourage start living under the power of God? Only this will determine the fate of our generation, the fate of our children and grandchildren, if it comes before the Lord.
You must live the Word of God, walk by faith, prayer, praise and worship God and served in his work, and you will see the great miracles that God will work through you.

Tuesday, October 28, 2008

The mystery of the loneliness



By: Rodrigo J. Roca

A lot of times we begin to Walk in the Arms of God and usually we are surrounded by the wright people that will help us to follow forward.

God surround us by people that share a lot of joys and sadness with us, our friends, the good and the best, those who are in our lifes any time.

In the measure that we grow in the Lord and our call seems to be more evident, big part of the times, have to have time of loneliness.

Many know it like as a proof or desert. I prefer to call it the mystery of the loneliness. If well God spoke and said that it was not good that the man was alone, with all, there are times we have to walk this way in front of God. Walk Alone.

Is in these times, people we love the most go away from us, the best friends are not that kind of friend anymore, the world goes down in a deep dark dream and remain us alone.

¿Have you ever felt that in spite of being surrounded by a lot of people, you seems to be the most lonely man or woman in the planet? A lot of times this happens in ours walk with the Lord.

The mystery is that God speaks to us and gives us specifics instructions before going in to these times of loneliness. Afterwards He remains in silence and there is lika a huge hole in our life.

¿The reason? Simple: our faith is tested. "In the little were me faithful, on a lot I will put you" These times of desert and loneliness also serve us to evaluate our lives. Flaws and Virtues goes out when we are alone, since there are not distractions around us and we are more receptive to hear our own heart.

¿And do you know when finishes the empty and the loneliness? The moment that we start not depending of our strengths to follow forward, but depending and trusting just in Jesus.
Then we have the half of the battle won. The another half: Fully Obedience to His Commandments.

If you are going through times of desert or loneliness, DO NOT WORRY, encourage you because there is a purpose for this. God has you a blessing at the term of the proof. Remember always that.

God keep you save and blessed!

Saturday, October 25, 2008

Are you part of the 25%?



By: Rodrigo J. Roca

When we read the Parable of the Sower in Mathew 13, many of us only receive it like another complicated parable, that Jesus used to preach. I advise you that you read and think about this chapter for what comes next.

This shuts a mystery revealed to which have a heart opened to listen.
It is therefore that we know that it exists a Seed that represents the Word of God and four types of terrain, that means 100% of the people:

Out of the Way (25%)
Stony Place (25%)
Thorns (25%)
Good Ground (25%).
All of this is simbology of the hearts that take the Word.

The ones of out of the Way (25%) are those that take the Word lightly and doesn´t care about anything related to God. They get lost.

The ones of the stony place (25%) are those that listen the Word and thrill , but once happens the emotion, dismay and have the option to go of the Presence of God or live a life to the edge, neither in the world neither in The Church.

The ones of the Thorns (25%), are the members of the Church, the men and women that live his life following a doctrine, with good intentions or not, but far away of the Plans of God. In this group find most of the people that have years inside the Church.

That Means: a seed is born between Thorns and grows, but the Thorns prevent him develop and give fruits. This happens with the Christians, the children of God that only think about his worries to be the most prepared, the most studied, the richest and recognized.
They do not give fruits for the Kingdom of God.

A lot of times is not simply the unseen sin what does that we do not give fruit, many times are the motivations of our heart, that although they seem us good, but they do not go with the plans than God has prepared for us.

On the other hand, many of us just think in our own problems: my life, my purpose, my dream, my,my,my,my....Forgetting that those are not the fruits than God wants for us.

The Christian life resume in fruits: personal fruits and fruits for the Kingdom. The personal fruits: love, joy, peace, patience...etc. They are the fruits of the Holy Spirit for us. The fruits for the Kingdom: LIVES WON for Jesus.

When Jesus call us to his Presence, He will ask: ¿Which fruits gave for me? ¿That will answer him?

"I Had my Worship group, I assisted all the Sundays to the Church, I gave a lot of money to my Ministries...etc."