Purpose in His Way

As I involve in service and ministry more and more, I start to pursue for success or to look after the results of certain attitudes and acts. In a certain way, I can set my mind into the things I want or those that are convenient. Drawing myself, little by little, away from the True vine. Jesus in this chapter reveals to us that He is the TRUE vine. There have been some days where I purposefully decide to be the vine, I pour my own strength, my own love, and my own effort. In the end of the day, I only see burden and weight upon me. I stood out from my position of a branch and decided to be the vine, but He reminds me in these verses that I don’t need to originate anything; but simply to yield myself to Him to be that channel of what He initiates and carries through and to trust Him to do so through me. If there is no trust I start to separate, and being independent I won’t be able to do anything because without Him I am nothing. I believe that whenever I want to be the vine comes fro...

Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I am.” Jehovah comes from the same Hebrew root as I AM, and have equivalent meanings. My past and future are now for Him: the eternal one who is beginning and the end. The special revelation which this name gives is that of the grace of God. “I am” – unfinished, He is saying, “I AM whatever My people need,” I can bring various needs. It is under my responsibility now to turn my eyes to Him, whenever I am in a difficult situation. He not only supplies our need, but He becomes Himself the fulfillment of our need. Every circumstance is out of my hands. There is no thing I can do in my own strength or fleshly intentions. Several times I can think that it is me who is meeting God, but it is the other way around. He seeks me, He is the bread seeking the hungry, joy the sorrow, whole to where something was broken, healing to sickness, and so on.. just as waters always seek the lowest depths in order to fill th...

It is amazing how the ten lepers went out into the presence of Jesus without knowing He was coming. They must have known or have heard of who He is, to be able to come unto Him. For me stands to not only stay with what I can hear or learn about Him in church service or other day, but also go and have the drive to have a personal experience and relationship with Him. When I go, I can ask Him for any need I can have, it doesn’t matter what situation I can be in; He has the power to overcome whatever. Whenever the relationship with someone can get rough or I have difficult task to do, I come to Him with a humble and honest heart knowing that circumstances are out of my hands and that I can rely on Him. After surrendering myself, I need to open my ears and heart to be able to receive the commands He has for me. Even though it can be what I don’t want to hear or it could be nonsense, He knows better for my life and I must obey. My obedience pleases Him and when He knows He can trust me thi...

Been in IGNITE has been a life changer for me. One of the important aspects, is that before I never read my bible. I didn’t know the beauty of having time with the Lord and listen to His voice while I kept reading His word. During training, I discovered that I enjoy so much to learn and spend time going through the verses. God has called all of us to go and share the gospel and make disciples. I have had the opportunity to share in public in the streets and in small groups of people, in every time I have the anxiety of preparing myself and knowing what to share and teach. But through several books and teachings that I have been hearing I acknowledge that I just need to be His messenger, it is not about me or my words; but it is what He wants to say through me. The most beautiful thing is that He is going to put the words in my mouth so I shouldn’t worry about them. But first I must humble myself and let the Holy Spirit to take hold of the moment and e...