Supernatural God
Tuesday, June 30, 2009 Posted by Charisse V
Some branches of Christianity teach that it is a sin to ask God to prove Himself through supernatural signs and wonders, other denominations believe that the preaching of the Word will be accompanied by signs and wonders. I was thinking how many people base their relationship with God, upon the amount of supernatural signs and wonders they've received in their life. Also, how many people turn away from God because they haven't experienced supernatural signs and wonders- whether through prayer's unanswered, or they simply have just never experienced anything remotely supernatural.
I've encountered many people who told me heart breaking tales. How they cried out to God when a loved one was ill or near death and how they did not receive a miracle or healing. How the person they loved died, therefore they do not believe in God. To me, I believe that life is proof of supernatural God. I do not look upon the fact that someone has died as a lack of God's existence- rather I look upon the fact that human life is on the planet in the first place as proof of God's existence. To me, the fact that I am here, a living being with a mind, will, emotions, and breathing the very same air as you is supernatural. There is nothing 'natural' about life. It is a miracle, a wonder, and the very work of a supernatural God.
God is the Creator. We are the creation. If you don't think that there is anything supernatural in your existence, stop and think for a moment. Look in the mirror and just marvel at the fact that you are here, on this planet, alive and breathing. Your life is a gift, given to you supernaturally by God. Just as this earth and the universe were all created supernaturally by a supernatural God.
However, back to my original point, it amazes me that God goes beyond the obvious miracle of life, to show us that He is supernatural: that He is real, that He is moving, that He is alive, and that His Holy Spirit is really moving amongst us. I would be content to reconcile my faith with the simplistic reality that there is a supernatural God because of the natural world that I see. There is nothing in the theory of evolution or the Big Bang that causes me to believe that there are no origins to life, no Creator, and no God in charge of the whole universe. In fact, everything that I see around me proves to me that all being, matter, and existence comes from a source.
God is the source.
Yet, it amazes me, that in the Old Testament God didn't just demand people to worship Him without first revealing Himself through miracles, signs, and wonders. When Jesus came, He proved Himself to be God through the demonstration of miracles, signs, and wonders. The Holy Spirit was given to all believers and the Holy Spirit continues to confirm the supernatural Word of God through miracles, signs, and wonders.
The question isn't does God prove Himself through supernatural means, the question rather is how does He do it, and will you recognize Him when He does.
The children of Israel looked to God for supernatural protection, and He provided it. Those miracles, signs, and wonders revealed God's character. From providing manna in the desert and parting the Red Sea, to the miracles confirmed through the prophet's voice, God has always proved that He is Supernatural.
He is a supernatural God.
In the New Testament, Jesus revealed His character through miracles, signs, and wonders. Would anyone have believed Jesus simply upon His Words alone? I doubt it. Would anyone have believed that Jesus was the Son of God if He hadn't raised from the dead? I doubt it.
Would anyone believe that the Holy Spirit had come if it weren't for the signs and wonders poured out on the Day of Pentecost? I doubt it.
Would anyone have believed that Paul had been converted if it weren't for the change in his personality and the signs and wonders worked through his hands by the power of Jesus Christ through the Holy Spirit? I doubt it.
Then why do people struggle with signs, wonders, and miracles from God today?
All it takes to find the supernatural power of God is your voice. Whosoever calls upon the name of the Lord, Shall be Saved!
This is a supernatural sign and wonder. Salvation is not an "I said a little prayer, now I'm saved." It is a supernatural experience that changes your whole life. If you want to experience God, if you want to find Him, if you want to experience His supernatural power in your life, you need to start seeking Him. You need to talk to Him, to pray, to call out to Him.
He is supernatural, He will answer. What never ceases to amaze me, is the way God moves in my life. From answering prayers in ways that I know, that I know, that I know that it was supernaturally answered and to setting up divine encounters, meetings, and basically just orchestrating the events in my life that I know there were no odds, chance, luck, or fate behind it.
It is sad to think that so many people never experience God. Never develop an intimate relationship with Him. Never discover that He is real, He is supernatural, and that He loves them. And for what? Pride? Philosophical debates, discussion, and reason that brings mankind to the point where he refuses to call upon the name of the Lord?
Seek the Lord while He may be found. Time is short, and days are numbered. The day of salvation, the time to find God is now; not tomorrow, for tomorrow is not promised to anyone.
God is so real- it is so amazing to me- God has done so many things in my life that there is nothing anyone could ever say, nothing anyone could ever do that could make me deny His existence or turn my back on Him.
I have no questions, no doubts, I called out to Him, I asked Him to show me the right way. I said a simple prayer, "God, there are so many religions out there, how am I to know the right one- if there even is a right one?" My prayer was simple and based upon the premise that if there was a true God of the Universe, that I wanted to know Him. That if God existed, I didn't want to miss Him, I didn't want to blow it.
He answered my prayer. He touched me. He's healed me. Miracles abound in my life. Prayers are answered. There is no denying Him once you meet Him. Others may mock and laugh, but they don't know God like I do. They haven't met Jesus. If you meet Jesus, you'll be on my side, trust me. If you call out to Him, He will answer. When He does, you will know that you know that you know that He is God.
God is supernatural. He has created all of us to have fellowship with Him. You don't have to know everything. You don't have to have all the answers. All you have to do is have a hunger to know the One True Living God. To ask the unknown God of the Universe to make Himself known. And when He does, you will find that he is not Mohammed, he is not Allah, he is not a figment of L.Ron Hubbard's imagination, but He is Jehovah of the Old Testament, he is Jesus Christ, Yeshua' God's Son, and He is the Holy Spirit.
You will learn the elements of the trinity in personal fashion because God is supernatural. His Holy Spirit will change your mind. He will change your thinking. He will baptize you in the Holy Spirit and you will never be the same.
I'm not talking about church or religion- I'm talking about the supernatural God of heaven! He doesn't need man's religion to move. God is not religion- He is spirit- and you will find Him by worshiping Him.
Call out to Jesus. He will hear your cry and will not leave you untouched, unchanged.
You'll see.
Michael Jackson interview with Oprah Winfrey
Tuesday, June 30, 2009 Posted by Charisse V
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Michael Jackson and his tragic fate
Tuesday, June 30, 2009 Posted by Charisse V
Today I was thinking about Michael Jackson, and I was overwhelmed with sadness for him. I looked up some information on him. It's amazing how when I was a child, the Jackson 5 were it: wholesome music, the background of a little girl's life. I remember the Jackson 5 show that used to be on. Michael and Janet pretending they were Sonny and Cher. Funny how little things like that make an impression on you.
As I grew older, I had plenty of my own issues, I wasn't a huge Michael Jackson fan. Though I have my memories, we all do. Such as, I remember being in middle school and everyone was excited about the Thriller video; then there was Michael's pet monkey, sleeping in a chamber, rumors of his purchasing the Elephant Man's bones, and more rumors that kept coming as fast as they could be created. Then Michael started to change- really change.
Everyone cracked jokes how Michael Jackson was turning white- yet at the same time- everyone knew he had all the money. He had just bought rights to the Beatles music and it seemed no one could touch Michael Jackson. If he wanted to change his face and turn white, so be it- he was Michael Jackson; it seemed he could do anything he wanted.
Then it all fell apart. Allegations of child molesting and a Michael Jackson that seemed so bizarre the only thing that made sense in the public's eye was that he was molesting kids. LaToya came out and said he was a pedophile; then she took it back. One thing I kept thinking was how much Michael and LaToya Jackson's new faces looked alike. It was just so weird.
As time went on, it was as if America was a bully and Michael Jackson was the target. Here he was, breaking Guiness world records, the best selling music artist, and basically, he was the target of everyone's jokes. How many movies made fun of Michael Jackson, how many tabloids called him "Wacko Jacko", and it went on and on.
Honestly, I believed he was a pedophile- though there were several times that I thought about it and wondered, what if he wasn't. What if he were innocent and everyone was making these allegations, these comments, these jokes- but then I didn't think about it that often. Hey, he was a celebrity; I didn't know him. I just wondered, you know.
Then there was the trial, and again, we saw Michael with that mask over his face, creeping, maybe crawling, into the court room. Just so strange, such strange behavior. After the trial, he lost everything- left the country- and was living in Bahrain. Did anyone care that he was out of the United States? I don't think so, I don't think anyone could have cared less.
But now, look at the outpouring, the love, the grief, the sorrow. But what I am thinking about, what I am wondering, is if Michael Jackson's life was really worth it.
When Michael Jackson went on the Oprah Winfrey show, he talked about abuse he had suffered at the hands of his father. He described being beaten to perform. They had to perform perfectly and if they messed up, they were beat. Don't blame me, I'm just quoting the allegations Jackson made. So, supposing those allegations are true, here we have an incredibly talented little boy, beaten to perform, beaten into becoming a star, beaten into becoming the celebrity that he was. And when he became a celebrity what did he get?
Nothing- really- he died broke, addicted to drugs, had so much plastic surgery his nose fell off, was caught up in child molesting scandals, and lived a life that seemed evident he was near out of his mind. Was it worth it?
Tonight, America remembers and honors Michael Jackson the singer, the entertainer, the award winning musician. But I'm thinking about Michael Jackson the little boy. The little boy with a beautiful voice, and I wonder if he would have been happier just singing in a church choir somewhere, and growing up with a normal life- maybe a wife and kids, that were actually born of his DNA, a child that he could have passed his beautiful singing gift down to.
Michael Jackson made it very clear that his childhood was robbed, I never took that seriously until now. Now that I look at the whole picture of Michael Jackson's life, I feel that it is truly one of the saddest lives on this planet.
How ironic, that the King of Pop, the man that America mourns and grieves for, the man who held the highest standard of celebrity status had one of the most empty, lonely, and tragic lives.
When I was a child I used to daydream about being famous, rich, and successful. Not anymore. Look at how well fame and celebrity status does for people. It's quite horrific if you ask me. I've heard Judy Garland say on an interview that she was 'tortured' during the filming of the Wizard of Oz. I mean, Dorothy! Little beloved Dorothy who has given joy to so many generations, was miserable making that movie.
Michael Jackson has created some of the most beautiful music, popular songs, and yes, his music will live on. But at what cost?
All I can think of is that little boy with the big brown eyes and the little round face being whipped into performing perfectly. Well, he did it. He performed perfectly, he reached the top.
Was it worth it?
Celebrity humor
Monday, June 29, 2009 Posted by Charisse V
Ed McMahon died and St. Peter said to him, “Ed, if you could spend eternity with anyone, who would it be?” Ed replied, “Easy, Farrah Fawcett.”
Farrah Fawcett died and St. Peter said, “Farrah, if you could have anything what would it be?” She said, “To make the world a better, safer place for children world wide.”
Michael Jackson died and St. Peter said, “Michael, if you could have anything, what would it be?” Michael said, “I missed the wholesome childhood that I could have had, I’ve always felt close to older women.”
Gale Storm died, and St. Peter asked her, “If you could have anything what would it be.”
She said, “To get my hands on that guy who made me spend my royalty checks on all that Oxi Clean and Kaboom products. I could never say no, every time he was on tv, I was buying”
Billy Mays died and St. Peter said to him, “If you could have anything what would it be,” to which Billy replied, “To see Bernie Madoff get 150 years!”
Monday, June 29, 2009 Posted by Charisse V
Michael Jackson, Elvis Presley, Marilyn Monroe, and Anna Nicole Smith
Friday, June 26, 2009 Posted by Charisse V
Michael Jackson Dead
Elvis Presley Dead
Marilyn Monroe Dead
Anna Nicole Smith Dead
The similarities between these four are beyond compare! Michael Jackson is the King of Pop, Elvis Presley the King of Rock- Marilyn Monroe shot to fame as the voluptuous blonde bombshell, Anna Nicole Smith purposely set out to be the next Marilyn Monroe- her short lived career revealed that she would fill Marilyn Monroe's shoes in death as well as in life.
By the world's standards, Michael Jackson, Elvis Presley, Marilyn Monroe, and Anna Nicole Smith had it all. Everything that the world had to offer, they could afford. All of the attention, praise, adoration, and status that the world has to offer, they had. They had movies, they had fame, they had music, they were, and as long as this world endures, they will be American icons.
Then why did all four of America's greatest pop icons of all time have drug addictions?
The world afforded them everything it had; and when they obtained the greatest heights that you can reach in this American pop culture ridden society, something was missing. Marilyn Monroe overdose, Elvis Presley overdose, Anna Nicole Smith overdose, Michael Jackson's cause of death is still being determined and the 'Michael Jackson Autopsy' is being performed. Speculation has already risen to the surface that Michael Jackson was addicted to prescription pills. His live in doctor has already fled, according to the website TMZ.
How could it be that those who have obtained the highest level the world has to offer find themselves addicted to drugs? What is the reason? What is the cause? Why aren’t fame, fortune, success, and riches enough? How can a person strive their entire life to be rich and famous, meet that goal, and find themselves left unhappy and needing an addiction to prescription medications to make it through the day?
All of these lives cut short, when it appeared that they had everything they could ever want or hope to have. The drug use certainly interfered in every aspect of their personal lives. No matter how high these pop icons climbed, you could see them slipping away in their personal lives. By the time Anna Nicole Smith died, her life was a daily tabloid television show with her daily antics and strange behavior being broadcasted around the nation.
Michael Jackson fell as far as any celebrity possibly could. Amidst scandal, allegations of child molestation, and literally being run out of the country, it was obvious that fame, fortune, and success had done little to boost Michael's sense of moral character or good judgment.
Celebrity deaths are common. Celebrity drug continually ruins the careers of rising "stars". There is no way around it-
This world cannot offer anything that satisfies the soul.
A wounded spirit, a broken heart, a distraught mind, a life full of pain, burdens, abuse, and turmoil can not be healed through money, fame, success, or riches. It doesn't happen.
For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?
What can a man give in exchange for his soul? Think about it- there is no money, no wealth, no fame, no success that can compare to the worth of your soul.
One soul, here on this earth for only a short while meant so much to God, that He sent His son Jesus to die. Does anyone truly understand what John 3:16 means? Does anyone really hear the Clarion call? Does anyone really understand that every life is equal, every life is worth the same and each life is precious to God?
Sin separates man from God. God is holy, just, and pure. He does not fellowship with sin- He is Light and He does not fellowship with darkness. Humanity, every human, no matter where you live, your status, how much your bank account holds, is lost without God. Every life is here for a short while. During this time, we can seek God and find Him, or choose to ignore Him.
God is real, and His power is real. His Holy Spirit is real, and it is tangible. His presence can be felt, experienced, just like the wind. You do not see the wind, you can not reach out and hold the wind in your hands, but you can feel the wind, and you can see its effects as it blows against you. The wind moves and when it does it moves things in its path- so does the Holy Spirit.
You might not ever see God with your physical eyes, but you will feel Him move with your spirit- just as you will never see the wind blow through a town when it's hit by a hurricane, but you will surely know that the wind has been there.
Jesus came, died, and made the way for man to fellowship with God again. He left us the Holy Spirit and though you might not see the Holy Spirit, you will feel Him, experience Him, and know him, just as you know when a cool gust brushes against your neck that the wind is blowing.
It is only through knowing God, through accepting Jesus' sacrifice on the cross, calling upon His blood that was shed as the payment for your sins, and accepting the free gift of salvation and walking in the Holy Spirit that you will ever find true peace and happiness.
This world has nothing to offer-
Nothing to satisfy the soul
Nothing to heal a broken heart
Nothing to bring peace
Nothing to bring joy
Nothing to bring freedom from sadness
If it did, those who have achieved the highest pinnacle would not turn to drugs to mask their pain.
If you've tried everything else- and are still left wanting-
then try Jesus- try the Holy Spirit of the One True God-
His presence is everywhere- He is not so far away that He won't touch you right where you are-
when you are touched by the mighty presence of God- you will never be the same again.
Revelation Song: Kelanie Gloeckler
Saturday, June 13, 2009 Posted by Charisse V
Kelanie Gloeckler is a prophetic worshiper of God whose heart is to lead the Body of Christ into deeper encounters with Jesus through passionate songs and creative sounds. Kelanie is currently a staff worship leader and songwriter at New Life Christian Fellowship. She has just released a brand new worship CD, entitled Brave New Worship.
www.myspace.com/kelaniegloeckler
Revelation Song Lyrics
Worthy is the,
Lamb who was slain
Holy, Holy, is He
Sing a new song, to Him who sits on
Heaven's Mercy Seat
[Repeat 2x]
(Chorus)
Holy, Holy, Holy
Is the Lord God Almighty
Who was, and is, and is to come
With all creation I sing:
Praise to the King of Kings!
You are my everything,
And I will adore You…!
Yeah!
Clothed in rainbows, of living color
Flashes of lightning, rolls of thunder
Blessing and honor, strength and
Glory and power be
To You the Only Wise King,
Yeah
(Chorus)
Holy, Holy, Holy
Is the Lord God Almighty
Who was, and is, and is to come, yeah
With all creation I sing:
Praise to the King of Kings!
You are my everything,
And – I - will - adore You!
Yeah!
Filled with wonder,
Awestruck wonder
At the mention of Your Name
Jesus, Your Name is Power
Breath, and Living Water
Such a marvelous mystery
Yeah...
(Chorus)
Holy, Holy, Holy
Is the Lord God Almighty
Who was, and is, and is to come, yeah
With all creation I sing:
Praise to the King of Kings!
You are my everything,
And – I - will - adore You!
Holy, Holy, Holy
Is the Lord God Almighty
Who was, and is, and is to come,
With all creation I sing:
Praise to the King of Kings!
You are my everything,
And – I - will - adore YOU…
(Chorus) (Repeat at a cappella)
Come up lift up His Name
To the King of Kings…
We will adore YOU Lord…
King of heaven and earth
King Jesus, King Jesus
Aleluya, aleluya, aleluya!
Majesty, awestruck Honor
And Power and Strength and Dominion
To You Lord,
To the King, to King
To the King of Glory
