When
we want something so bad, we can become deceived by our own desires.
When you want something so bad, it is just that....it is the will of
your life over God's will. When we want something so bad, one may make a
choice risking to be deceived because their desires are stronger than
God's Will. You will have fallen into your own trap. Why are the desires
of so many so strong? It is because one foot is still in the world. Many still love the world. Many serve two masters.
Matthew 6:21 KJV For where your treasure is, there will your heart be
also.22 The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be
single, thy whole body shall be full of light.23 But if thine eye be
evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness. If therefore the light
that is in thee be darkness, how great is that darkness!24 No man can
serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other;
or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve
God and mammon.
In the KJV, it is stated more accurately for this particular verse. If
your eye is single, then your whole body shall be full of light. Both
your eyes must only focus on only one thing. It must only focus on HIM.
Both your eyes must only focus on Jesus Christ. You must fall in love
with HIM rather than the things of the world. But if one eye is on the
world and one eye is on HIM, then thine eye be evil. Scripture
elaborates that no man can serve two masters, especially God and mammon.
If you are trusting on other things over the Lord, then you have yet to
fully surrender to HIM. You have yet to fully trust HIM. You must
surrender with a whole heart. Do not say to yourself that you are. How
do you know you have fully surrendered yourself? Are you God to
determine this? Humble yourself and ask HIM. If you do not know how to
do this, then you must ask HIM to help. But do know this; that you will
pay a price. There is a heavy price to really follow TRUTH. It may cost
you everything. But to follow with anything less than a whole heart will
be considered evil.
Fire of God International Church
Pastor Steve Yong Kim
Thursday, May 30, 2013
Wednesday, May 29, 2013
Speaking against what we may not know about and quenching the Holy Spirit
Even today, there
are so many misinformed Christians out there calling the Power and
Work of the Holy Spirit the work of Beelzebub. Many do not know the
danger of speaking out against what they do not know. It may lead to
blasphemy against the Holy Spirit. Such people are usually Christians
who may not have experienced the higher levels of God's Power and who
are basically self appointing themselves authority to speak on such
matters? If they have never cast out a demon, then how do they know
about deliverance? How are they to determine whether a manifestation is
from the Holy Spirit or demons? Reading a book does not give one
authority to judge such a matter. And even if one had experiences in
casting out a demon, that does not give us authority or make us an
expert either. Only the Holy Spirit gives us authority. If we have not
seen or experienced eternity, how can we say we are experts on anything
that is of spiritual matter.
How do people really know what happens to a person when the POWER of the HOLY SPIRIT hits them? Do they think a person who gets Empowered and HIT by the HOLY Ghost is going to sit quietly and sing kumbaya or drink tea? Do they think when a person gets HIT by the POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT, they are going to remain stiffed and quiet singing a nice soft hymn? Do they think when a person gets engulfed by HIS FIRE, the person is going to get a nice sun tan? The POWER of the HOLY SPIRIT and HIS FIRE will generally make you shake and it can start by the shaking of the hands. How can a human being withstand the Glory of God in his/her present state? Many may cry. Many may shake. Many may fall. Many may feel strange. Many may call unto to HIM with all their soul with their faces on the floor. Many may SHOUT!
When Jesus walked the earth, HE was the ANOINTING. HE Was the POWER. HE WAS THE FIRE OF GOD. When Jesus walked, the demons that were residing in His people were manifesting because of the ANOINTING. Does one think demons go in peace? Do demons say "excuse me, we will now leave"? NO, in many cases, they go violently resisting and they go making noises. They sometimes kick and roll around the floor out of control. They go SCREAMING AND QUITE ANGRY I MIGHT ADD.
And because people were manifesting around Jesus, they called the Lord's work witchcraft. They called it the work of the devil. They said there is too much chaos to be of God. They spoke from their own authority and understanding. They spoke against the God.
If you see a church and the people are rolling around or if you see a church and you see the people screaming or if you see a church and some are having seizures, and if you see a church with demons manifesting, do not think they are not God's people. This is what may be happening when people are getting set free from the dark world. What do you think is suppose to happen during deliverance? Sit around and have a cup of tea? I am not saying just because people are rolling around that it is God's people in there but it does not mean it is not either! Therefore, pray and ask for discernment before you conclude anything!
A person can roll around uncontrollably and in uncontrolled outbursts and this can be a demonic manifestation. But then you can have a controlled outburst with controlled rolling or movements and it can be the manifestations of the Holy Spirit. How do you test it? Test it by calling out the Fire of God on the manifestation and if the manifestations get stronger, then you will know it is God. If the manifestations stop or become resistant from calling Holy Fire, then it can be demonic manifestations that needs to be cast out. If however you are unsure, it would be best you not judge it because you may be judging the work of the Holy Spirit. Pray for discernment instead.
Matthew 4:24 (Amplified Bible) So the report of Him spread throughout all Syria, and they brought Him all who were sick, those afflicted with various diseases and torments, those under the power of demons, and epileptics (seizures), and paralyzed people, and He healed them.
Luke 4:35 But Jesus rebuked him, saying, Be silent (muzzled, gagged), and come out of him! And when the demon had thrown the man down in their midst, he came out of him without injuring him in any possible way
Luke 4:41 And demons even came out of many people, SCREAMING AND CRYING OUT, You are the Son of God! But He rebuked them and would not permit them to speak, because they knew that He was the Christ (the Messiah).
Luke 9:42 And even while he was coming, the demon threw him down and [completely] CONVULSED him. But Jesus censured and severely rebuked the unclean spirit and healed the child and restored him to his father.
Sometimes, people do manifest but the pastors and churches do not even realize it to be a manifestation of demons and they may condone or enjoy the event. Sometimes, pastors are shocked and do not know what to do. Sometimes, the Holy Spirit manifests and pastors may quench it thinking it is demonic. When the supernatural occurs, many are not ready and/or able to discern whether it is God or not? WE must learn and discern what are the manifestations of the Holy Spirit and what are the manifestations of demons. They can all be happening at once inside a church as the power of the Holy Spirit is great. Where do we think the devil is? He is in God's field planting his own seeds.
Matthew 13:24-27 (AMP) Another parable He set forth before them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field. 25But while he was sleeping, his enemy came and sowed also darnel (weeds resembling wheat) among the wheat, and went on his way.
Yes, God will deliver His people in different ways but when demons manifest, they do not go quietly. Many churches require and demand order. What do they know of order? They define order by their own standards. How do we know what is God's order. And when demons manifest in churches, instead of casting the demons out, they end up kicking the person out because they do not know what to do. Many continue to deny the Power of God thus they DENY GOD!!
Maybe worshiping is a party with people shouting His Name. Maybe worshiping is a joyful people dancing in the Spirit. Maybe worshiping is a group of people singing out of tune but from their hearts. Maybe worshiping is genuine brokenness from the heart as people cry in joy. Maybe worshiping is people calling unto HIS Name with all their might and strength. And maybe worship is sometimes a moment of quiet and stillness. Maybe it is all the above and much much more. You should ask God if you are even worshiping in Truth and Spirit yourselves before judging how someone else worships. People keep saying to other people that they should worship in Truth and Spirit but do they even know what they means? Are they doing it themselves? How can you know if you do not ask or have never experienced it to know?
What is order? Who can define it? Only God can define order as the churches are suppose to be LED by the SPIRIT! Order is being led by the Holy Spirit. Be wise brethren, do not judge what may look or appear strange to you. You may be quenching the Holy Spirit!! You must first ask the Holy Spirit if that is of God instead of making your own conclusion.
Isaiah 43:19 (Amplified Bible) Behold, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs forth; do you not perceive and know it and will you not give heed to it? I will even make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.
John 21:25 (Amplified Bible) And there are also many other things which Jesus did. If they should be all recorded one by one [in detail], I suppose that even the world itself could not contain (have room for) the books that would be written.
Jeremiah 33:3 (Amplified Bible) Call to Me and I will answer you and show you great and mighty things, fenced in and hidden, which you do not know (do not distinguish and recognize, have knowledge of and understand).
Seek Him now while He may be found. Know His ways. Know His Ways so you will recognize His Voice when He speaks. Know His Ways so you will know it is HE who comes for you. Know HIM so you will not fall and be judged as Korah during his rebellion. Read and continue to partake the Bread of Life and continue to drink from the Rock!
Numbers 16:30 (Amplified Bible) But if the Lord causes a NEW thing [to happen], and the earth opens its mouth and swallows them up, with all that belongs to them, and they go down alive into Sheol (the place of the dead), then you shall understand that these men have provoked (spurned, despised) the Lord!
When something New happens that you are not familiar with, this does not mean it is not be from God. Do not judge or quench what may be the Holy Spirit because of your own fear or bias. You must ask and pray for discernment instead. If you judge because you fear men or because of your bias toward another brethren, then you are already on the wrong path.
Fire of God!
Glory to HIM
Steve Yong Kim
March 30, 2011 at 5:54pm
How do people really know what happens to a person when the POWER of the HOLY SPIRIT hits them? Do they think a person who gets Empowered and HIT by the HOLY Ghost is going to sit quietly and sing kumbaya or drink tea? Do they think when a person gets HIT by the POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT, they are going to remain stiffed and quiet singing a nice soft hymn? Do they think when a person gets engulfed by HIS FIRE, the person is going to get a nice sun tan? The POWER of the HOLY SPIRIT and HIS FIRE will generally make you shake and it can start by the shaking of the hands. How can a human being withstand the Glory of God in his/her present state? Many may cry. Many may shake. Many may fall. Many may feel strange. Many may call unto to HIM with all their soul with their faces on the floor. Many may SHOUT!
When Jesus walked the earth, HE was the ANOINTING. HE Was the POWER. HE WAS THE FIRE OF GOD. When Jesus walked, the demons that were residing in His people were manifesting because of the ANOINTING. Does one think demons go in peace? Do demons say "excuse me, we will now leave"? NO, in many cases, they go violently resisting and they go making noises. They sometimes kick and roll around the floor out of control. They go SCREAMING AND QUITE ANGRY I MIGHT ADD.
And because people were manifesting around Jesus, they called the Lord's work witchcraft. They called it the work of the devil. They said there is too much chaos to be of God. They spoke from their own authority and understanding. They spoke against the God.
If you see a church and the people are rolling around or if you see a church and you see the people screaming or if you see a church and some are having seizures, and if you see a church with demons manifesting, do not think they are not God's people. This is what may be happening when people are getting set free from the dark world. What do you think is suppose to happen during deliverance? Sit around and have a cup of tea? I am not saying just because people are rolling around that it is God's people in there but it does not mean it is not either! Therefore, pray and ask for discernment before you conclude anything!
A person can roll around uncontrollably and in uncontrolled outbursts and this can be a demonic manifestation. But then you can have a controlled outburst with controlled rolling or movements and it can be the manifestations of the Holy Spirit. How do you test it? Test it by calling out the Fire of God on the manifestation and if the manifestations get stronger, then you will know it is God. If the manifestations stop or become resistant from calling Holy Fire, then it can be demonic manifestations that needs to be cast out. If however you are unsure, it would be best you not judge it because you may be judging the work of the Holy Spirit. Pray for discernment instead.
Matthew 4:24 (Amplified Bible) So the report of Him spread throughout all Syria, and they brought Him all who were sick, those afflicted with various diseases and torments, those under the power of demons, and epileptics (seizures), and paralyzed people, and He healed them.
Luke 4:35 But Jesus rebuked him, saying, Be silent (muzzled, gagged), and come out of him! And when the demon had thrown the man down in their midst, he came out of him without injuring him in any possible way
Luke 4:41 And demons even came out of many people, SCREAMING AND CRYING OUT, You are the Son of God! But He rebuked them and would not permit them to speak, because they knew that He was the Christ (the Messiah).
Luke 9:42 And even while he was coming, the demon threw him down and [completely] CONVULSED him. But Jesus censured and severely rebuked the unclean spirit and healed the child and restored him to his father.
Sometimes, people do manifest but the pastors and churches do not even realize it to be a manifestation of demons and they may condone or enjoy the event. Sometimes, pastors are shocked and do not know what to do. Sometimes, the Holy Spirit manifests and pastors may quench it thinking it is demonic. When the supernatural occurs, many are not ready and/or able to discern whether it is God or not? WE must learn and discern what are the manifestations of the Holy Spirit and what are the manifestations of demons. They can all be happening at once inside a church as the power of the Holy Spirit is great. Where do we think the devil is? He is in God's field planting his own seeds.
Matthew 13:24-27 (AMP) Another parable He set forth before them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field. 25But while he was sleeping, his enemy came and sowed also darnel (weeds resembling wheat) among the wheat, and went on his way.
Yes, God will deliver His people in different ways but when demons manifest, they do not go quietly. Many churches require and demand order. What do they know of order? They define order by their own standards. How do we know what is God's order. And when demons manifest in churches, instead of casting the demons out, they end up kicking the person out because they do not know what to do. Many continue to deny the Power of God thus they DENY GOD!!
Maybe worshiping is a party with people shouting His Name. Maybe worshiping is a joyful people dancing in the Spirit. Maybe worshiping is a group of people singing out of tune but from their hearts. Maybe worshiping is genuine brokenness from the heart as people cry in joy. Maybe worshiping is people calling unto HIS Name with all their might and strength. And maybe worship is sometimes a moment of quiet and stillness. Maybe it is all the above and much much more. You should ask God if you are even worshiping in Truth and Spirit yourselves before judging how someone else worships. People keep saying to other people that they should worship in Truth and Spirit but do they even know what they means? Are they doing it themselves? How can you know if you do not ask or have never experienced it to know?
What is order? Who can define it? Only God can define order as the churches are suppose to be LED by the SPIRIT! Order is being led by the Holy Spirit. Be wise brethren, do not judge what may look or appear strange to you. You may be quenching the Holy Spirit!! You must first ask the Holy Spirit if that is of God instead of making your own conclusion.
Isaiah 43:19 (Amplified Bible) Behold, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs forth; do you not perceive and know it and will you not give heed to it? I will even make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.
John 21:25 (Amplified Bible) And there are also many other things which Jesus did. If they should be all recorded one by one [in detail], I suppose that even the world itself could not contain (have room for) the books that would be written.
Jeremiah 33:3 (Amplified Bible) Call to Me and I will answer you and show you great and mighty things, fenced in and hidden, which you do not know (do not distinguish and recognize, have knowledge of and understand).
Seek Him now while He may be found. Know His ways. Know His Ways so you will recognize His Voice when He speaks. Know His Ways so you will know it is HE who comes for you. Know HIM so you will not fall and be judged as Korah during his rebellion. Read and continue to partake the Bread of Life and continue to drink from the Rock!
Numbers 16:30 (Amplified Bible) But if the Lord causes a NEW thing [to happen], and the earth opens its mouth and swallows them up, with all that belongs to them, and they go down alive into Sheol (the place of the dead), then you shall understand that these men have provoked (spurned, despised) the Lord!
When something New happens that you are not familiar with, this does not mean it is not be from God. Do not judge or quench what may be the Holy Spirit because of your own fear or bias. You must ask and pray for discernment instead. If you judge because you fear men or because of your bias toward another brethren, then you are already on the wrong path.
Fire of God!
Glory to HIM
Steve Yong Kim
March 30, 2011 at 5:54pm
Tuesday, May 28, 2013
Fall Fire Revival Meeting San Francisco/East Bay
Fall
Fire Revival Meeting with Pastor Kim, Yong Doo, author of "Baptize by
Blazing Fire" books at San Francisco/East Bay California at Fire of God
International Church, Fremont, CA
September 26 to September 29, 2013
Fire of God International Church
43130 Osgood Rd
Fremont, CA 94539
FireofGodministriesUSA@gmail.c
September 26 to September 29, 2013
Fire of God International Church
43130 Osgood Rd
Fremont, CA 94539
FireofGodministriesUSA@gmail.c
Saturday, May 25, 2013
Definition of Rapture Ready
The
Lord told me "Rapture Ready" is when His children are overcoming their
personal situations (trials, tribulations, and tests) in life. It is not
to be running from our problems but overcoming them. This is "Rapture
Ready." Many want to be rapture to run away from problems which is not
really ready. There is irony here. The Lord said that wanting to be
rapture to run away from your problems was selfish.
Therefore, those who think they are ready because through the knowledge
of His coming and who are so eager to leave because of the difficulties
of their lives will have a rude awakening. It will be them who will be
left behind.
Jesus did not run from the Cross. He willing went to die because it was the Father's Will. Have you asked Father God, what is His Will for you? His Will for you is that you Overcome the things you are facing with His Strength and His Promise even to the point of death unto obedience. There are no quitters in the Kingdom of God. They are the overcomers who have overcome by their testimony and by the Blood of the Lamb. If you run, how is there a testimony?
Therefore, what is the irony? It is in Revelation 12:11 "for they did not love and cling to life even when faced with death" For those who have a ear, may you hear.
Revelation 12:11 (AMP) And they have overcome (conquered) him by means of the blood of the Lamb and by the utterance of their testimony, for they did not love and cling to life even when faced with death [holding their lives cheap till they had to die for their witnessing].
1 John 5:4 (AMP) For whatever is born of God is victorious over the world; and this is the victory that conquers the world, even our faith.
I speak the Power to Overcome in your lives.
God bless
Pastor Steve Yong Kim
Jesus did not run from the Cross. He willing went to die because it was the Father's Will. Have you asked Father God, what is His Will for you? His Will for you is that you Overcome the things you are facing with His Strength and His Promise even to the point of death unto obedience. There are no quitters in the Kingdom of God. They are the overcomers who have overcome by their testimony and by the Blood of the Lamb. If you run, how is there a testimony?
Therefore, what is the irony? It is in Revelation 12:11 "for they did not love and cling to life even when faced with death" For those who have a ear, may you hear.
Revelation 12:11 (AMP) And they have overcome (conquered) him by means of the blood of the Lamb and by the utterance of their testimony, for they did not love and cling to life even when faced with death [holding their lives cheap till they had to die for their witnessing].
1 John 5:4 (AMP) For whatever is born of God is victorious over the world; and this is the victory that conquers the world, even our faith.
I speak the Power to Overcome in your lives.
God bless
Pastor Steve Yong Kim
Friday, May 24, 2013
Is your prayers but a sound of a gong?
1 Corinthians 13:1-8
If I could speak all the languages of earth and of angels, but didn’t love others, I would only be a NOISY GONG or a CLANGING CYMBAL. 2 If I had the gift of prophecy, and if I understood all of God’s secret plans and possessed all knowledge, and if I had such faith that I could move mountains, but DON'T LOVE OTHERS, I WOULD BE NOTHING. 3 If I gave everything I have to the poor and even sacrificed my body, I could boast about it; but if I DIDN'T LOVE OTHERS I WOULD HAVE GAINED NOTHING.4 Love is PATIENT and KIND. Love is NOT JEALOUS or BOASTFUL or PROUD 5 or RUDE. IT DOES NOT DEMAND ITS OWN WAY. It is NOT IRRITABLE, and IT KEEPS NO RECORD OF BEING WRONGED. 6 It DOES NOT rejoice about injustice BUT rejoices whenever the truth wins out. 7 Love NEVER GIVE UP, NEVER LOOSE FAITH, is always HOPEFUL, and ENDURES through EVERY circumstance.8 Prophecy and speaking in unknown languages and special knowledge will become useless. But LOVE WILL LAST FOREVER!
I hope that Christians read these verses VERY carefully for you don't want to be a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. Speaking tongues and possessing gifts will not make us holy or righteous before God's eyes. If we don't have love (don't show love) God will see us as noisy gong. Our prayer will sound like clanging cymbal to God's ears.We are simply NOTHING (yes nothing!!) without love. Love is patient and kind. Are we patient toward others? Where is patient among Christians? God's long patient and suffering brought all of us this far. If God has cut us off and judged just because we didn't listen at first, non of us could have made it this far.
God gives so much grace, mercy and chances to many of us, but yet...we quickly forget and judge others with our own righteousness.Love does not demand its own way, the scripture said.
Love NEVER GIVE UP, NEVER LOOSE FAITH, is always HOPEFUL and this is our Gods nature. Steve and I encountered many Christians for few years now. Most of them did not listen, rebelled, hated, back stepped us, and betrayed us. But we loved, and embraced them even more..because thats what Love does, God. Gods love and patient is just unimaginable. I am not able to fathom His amazing love. I have received His love, long suffering and mercy, so that I must give back what I have received to others so that others may receive salvation and live a resurrected life.
So many Christians are becoming or/and acting like the world. Our fight is not against flesh and blood but against evil spirits. But since many Christians are so carnal, they are not able to see the spiritual things working behind. They are spiritually BLIND. Let us not forget what we have received from God. God will give mercy to those who have shown mercy to others. We will reap what we sow.
Let us ask God to help us bear fruit of the Holy Spirit. Remember..Love will Never fail.
Fire of God International Church
Pastor Yoojin Kim
If I could speak all the languages of earth and of angels, but didn’t love others, I would only be a NOISY GONG or a CLANGING CYMBAL. 2 If I had the gift of prophecy, and if I understood all of God’s secret plans and possessed all knowledge, and if I had such faith that I could move mountains, but DON'T LOVE OTHERS, I WOULD BE NOTHING. 3 If I gave everything I have to the poor and even sacrificed my body, I could boast about it; but if I DIDN'T LOVE OTHERS I WOULD HAVE GAINED NOTHING.4 Love is PATIENT and KIND. Love is NOT JEALOUS or BOASTFUL or PROUD 5 or RUDE. IT DOES NOT DEMAND ITS OWN WAY. It is NOT IRRITABLE, and IT KEEPS NO RECORD OF BEING WRONGED. 6 It DOES NOT rejoice about injustice BUT rejoices whenever the truth wins out. 7 Love NEVER GIVE UP, NEVER LOOSE FAITH, is always HOPEFUL, and ENDURES through EVERY circumstance.8 Prophecy and speaking in unknown languages and special knowledge will become useless. But LOVE WILL LAST FOREVER!
I hope that Christians read these verses VERY carefully for you don't want to be a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. Speaking tongues and possessing gifts will not make us holy or righteous before God's eyes. If we don't have love (don't show love) God will see us as noisy gong. Our prayer will sound like clanging cymbal to God's ears.We are simply NOTHING (yes nothing!!) without love. Love is patient and kind. Are we patient toward others? Where is patient among Christians? God's long patient and suffering brought all of us this far. If God has cut us off and judged just because we didn't listen at first, non of us could have made it this far.
God gives so much grace, mercy and chances to many of us, but yet...we quickly forget and judge others with our own righteousness.Love does not demand its own way, the scripture said.
Love NEVER GIVE UP, NEVER LOOSE FAITH, is always HOPEFUL and this is our Gods nature. Steve and I encountered many Christians for few years now. Most of them did not listen, rebelled, hated, back stepped us, and betrayed us. But we loved, and embraced them even more..because thats what Love does, God. Gods love and patient is just unimaginable. I am not able to fathom His amazing love. I have received His love, long suffering and mercy, so that I must give back what I have received to others so that others may receive salvation and live a resurrected life.
So many Christians are becoming or/and acting like the world. Our fight is not against flesh and blood but against evil spirits. But since many Christians are so carnal, they are not able to see the spiritual things working behind. They are spiritually BLIND. Let us not forget what we have received from God. God will give mercy to those who have shown mercy to others. We will reap what we sow.
Let us ask God to help us bear fruit of the Holy Spirit. Remember..Love will Never fail.
Fire of God International Church
Pastor Yoojin Kim
Thursday, May 23, 2013
What are you looking at for you help?
I get frequent emails and requests from all over the world. But sometimes I am not able to reply to all the emails in a timely manner. I wonder how will I reply as God grows our ministry. It pains me that I cannot personally help most of you as time permits me to only minister to those who are in our church or near us. To have an internet ministry can be very time consuming and for many of you are far away. But I am praying for anointed skilled people to support our church to help with web issues.
I receive many requests for financial help from all over the world. I have prayed about these requests and the Lord had answered. He told me to that I must first take care of our people in my church first. The order is from inside and then out. However, there are times when God tells me to help some.
I even receive many pictures of orphans and hardship. I asked myself if I was in such condition, would I be as desperate in seeking help from those who are able to help from such as in America. People can see from other countries and see the abundance and riches of America. For I had felt guilty and wondered if I needed to do more or if I need to make more of an effort. But as I said, the Lord had answered me and told me to take care of the people in our church first.
But as I thought about it and as I asked myself, if I was born in a difficult country, how would I react? Why are some of us born in well off countries and some in not so well off? As I thought about it and prayed, the Lord impressed this to me. We, Christians, are still too much operating by sight and not by faith. We look at the riches of someone or a country and expect help from them rather than continuing to keep our eyes on God. Yes, it can be said that it is easier for me to say this because I live in America. But God impressed that in such poverty stricken countries, HE CAN BE MORE GLORIFIED. How? When there is less or when it seem the more impossible, it is in such situations God can manifest His power and miracles to be Glorified. In America, there are too much distractions and golden calves.
In the third world countries, there are more spiritual activities. There are more manifestations. There are more deliverance. There are more miracles. There are more witch doctors to have victory over. There are more spiritual battles. There is more of a sensitivity of the spirit realm than in America.
We need to stop looking at what we have and what we don't have. When King David asked for an census of his men, God judged him and 70,000 people died for his mistake (1 Chronicle 21). Who had stirred up David to begin operating in sight rather than faith? It was Satan. It does not matter whether we have a million man army or 300 like Gideon, the victory is the Lord's. All we have to do is move in faith and obey for HE is our victory. But when the Lord tells us to move and we start looking at our bank accounts, the number of people we have, or our resources, we are moving by sight and we can be judged if we should know better than to operate in such a way.
Therefore, for those who are in difficult countries, rather than looking at men to help, we need to be on our knees and pray. We need to spend such time and energy asking God for the help and miracle. God wants to manifest His power and miracles in difficult countries because He will be MORE GLORIFIED!! HE wants to make the impossible possible. It does not matter why some Christians are born into to wealthy countries. As Jesus said to Peter in regards to John, "What is that to you? Just follow ME!"
You want to eat? You need to till the land and plant seeds and wait for the harvest. There is a season we must wait. We must pray and pray accumulating our prayers until our prayers reach His throne. You must cry out to HIM. God told Moses before He was sent back to Egypt, God said, "Their cries have reached my throne" How many years had His people been crying out? We are always thinking of ways to make things work. No, God wants us to PRAY rather than trying to figure things out. But even as we pray, we must learn PATIENCE and wait for HIM. We Christians have been so influenced by the world. We are backwards and we have no patience.
It is so easy for God to grow our churches. God can make a small church grow into a thousand overnight. Is anything too hard for God? But we think we need to be growing our churches because this is how so many of His servants measure success. However, this is the world's way of measuring success. It is the perception of outside and the physical. We are so eager to go here and there. We are so eager to get out of our current difficult situations. We are so eager to do God's work. We are so eager to grow. We are so eager to do big things. We are so eager to do everything but wait for God. What does HE want from us? He wants you to learn patience first before HE grows your church or ministry. He wants us to bear the fruit of the Holy Spirit. Growing a ministry is easy for God. HE needs us to learn patience so we can WAIT FOR HIM. It is HIS ministry. It is HIS plans. It is HIS Work. It is about HIS GLORY. HE may have you in a poor country. He may have you in a rich country. But that is for HIS GLORY and HIS Sovereign right. How can the clay argue with the potter?
Many may feel like they are in impossible situations. Many feel like they need to get out and many begin to think and produce plans to find another comfortable situation. Many are fighting God's Will. Rather trying to run, we need to wait for God. What if Joseph tried to break out of prison? He was in prison for 13 years. Many of us feel like we are in our own prisons. But rather than trying to break out, we need to stay in a prisoner for Jesus Christ. For in our prison, we will learn humility as God breaks us. He needs to do this for HE has great plans and works for us. If we wait for God's time, just as Joseph, from prisoner of Pharaoh, he was now number two man. But this took 13 years in prison. So many of us cannot even wait one year. We pray and we expect the answer right away. When the answer does not come in our time, we attempt to help God by exerting our energy and our natural strength to force it. So many Christians are so spiritually tired. They are tired because they have moved so far ahead or behind God. Where is your joy?
We cannot look at man. We cannot look at the pastors. We cannot look at the building. We cannot look at other things for help except God. I have been called by God but I can do nothing of myself. I am but a vessel. If the vessel is empty, what worth am I to others? When Rachel got mad at Jacob because she could not have a baby, Jacob replied, "Am I God?" Our help comes from the Lord. We must take all things to prayer and wait for HIM. We must pray until our prayers are answered. I may be tending a church but my job is just to point to Jesus for others. I am but a bus driver driving and leading others to God.
On Judgment day, will some of us blame God? Will some of us say, "You did not give me the resources or the finances to do the work?" How will God answer? God may say, "You did not ask!" Yes, we would not have asked it His Way. We can spend hours on Facebook asking people but have we asked hours in prayer to our Father? We tell people we have access to the riches of His throne but then we run off to our golden calves? So many of us have so little patience. We think one time of prayer is suffice. No, we may be required to pray for hours, days, months, or even years. How can we demand anything from God? It is us who must humble ourselves and seek His Face. He will speak and answer at His Time. And if He does not answer, will we blame HIM? No, the blame lies with us. He has given us the authority to bind and loose what is on the heavens and earth. The Apostles in the bible have set the standard. But to reach and excel in such standard, we must put in the time with God. We must return as a people of prayer. We must return as a people set apart consecrated for HIM. We must return to Holiness. We must return with a FULL Whole Heart and Only Serve HIM alone. We must remove the idols in our lives. We must repent and return to our First Love. We must learn to really know what is to Trust and depend in HIM.
Glory to HIM ALONE. May HE get all the GLORY.
Fire of God International Church
Pastor Steve Yong Kim
I receive many requests for financial help from all over the world. I have prayed about these requests and the Lord had answered. He told me to that I must first take care of our people in my church first. The order is from inside and then out. However, there are times when God tells me to help some.
I even receive many pictures of orphans and hardship. I asked myself if I was in such condition, would I be as desperate in seeking help from those who are able to help from such as in America. People can see from other countries and see the abundance and riches of America. For I had felt guilty and wondered if I needed to do more or if I need to make more of an effort. But as I said, the Lord had answered me and told me to take care of the people in our church first.
But as I thought about it and as I asked myself, if I was born in a difficult country, how would I react? Why are some of us born in well off countries and some in not so well off? As I thought about it and prayed, the Lord impressed this to me. We, Christians, are still too much operating by sight and not by faith. We look at the riches of someone or a country and expect help from them rather than continuing to keep our eyes on God. Yes, it can be said that it is easier for me to say this because I live in America. But God impressed that in such poverty stricken countries, HE CAN BE MORE GLORIFIED. How? When there is less or when it seem the more impossible, it is in such situations God can manifest His power and miracles to be Glorified. In America, there are too much distractions and golden calves.
In the third world countries, there are more spiritual activities. There are more manifestations. There are more deliverance. There are more miracles. There are more witch doctors to have victory over. There are more spiritual battles. There is more of a sensitivity of the spirit realm than in America.
We need to stop looking at what we have and what we don't have. When King David asked for an census of his men, God judged him and 70,000 people died for his mistake (1 Chronicle 21). Who had stirred up David to begin operating in sight rather than faith? It was Satan. It does not matter whether we have a million man army or 300 like Gideon, the victory is the Lord's. All we have to do is move in faith and obey for HE is our victory. But when the Lord tells us to move and we start looking at our bank accounts, the number of people we have, or our resources, we are moving by sight and we can be judged if we should know better than to operate in such a way.
Therefore, for those who are in difficult countries, rather than looking at men to help, we need to be on our knees and pray. We need to spend such time and energy asking God for the help and miracle. God wants to manifest His power and miracles in difficult countries because He will be MORE GLORIFIED!! HE wants to make the impossible possible. It does not matter why some Christians are born into to wealthy countries. As Jesus said to Peter in regards to John, "What is that to you? Just follow ME!"
You want to eat? You need to till the land and plant seeds and wait for the harvest. There is a season we must wait. We must pray and pray accumulating our prayers until our prayers reach His throne. You must cry out to HIM. God told Moses before He was sent back to Egypt, God said, "Their cries have reached my throne" How many years had His people been crying out? We are always thinking of ways to make things work. No, God wants us to PRAY rather than trying to figure things out. But even as we pray, we must learn PATIENCE and wait for HIM. We Christians have been so influenced by the world. We are backwards and we have no patience.
It is so easy for God to grow our churches. God can make a small church grow into a thousand overnight. Is anything too hard for God? But we think we need to be growing our churches because this is how so many of His servants measure success. However, this is the world's way of measuring success. It is the perception of outside and the physical. We are so eager to go here and there. We are so eager to get out of our current difficult situations. We are so eager to do God's work. We are so eager to grow. We are so eager to do big things. We are so eager to do everything but wait for God. What does HE want from us? He wants you to learn patience first before HE grows your church or ministry. He wants us to bear the fruit of the Holy Spirit. Growing a ministry is easy for God. HE needs us to learn patience so we can WAIT FOR HIM. It is HIS ministry. It is HIS plans. It is HIS Work. It is about HIS GLORY. HE may have you in a poor country. He may have you in a rich country. But that is for HIS GLORY and HIS Sovereign right. How can the clay argue with the potter?
Many may feel like they are in impossible situations. Many feel like they need to get out and many begin to think and produce plans to find another comfortable situation. Many are fighting God's Will. Rather trying to run, we need to wait for God. What if Joseph tried to break out of prison? He was in prison for 13 years. Many of us feel like we are in our own prisons. But rather than trying to break out, we need to stay in a prisoner for Jesus Christ. For in our prison, we will learn humility as God breaks us. He needs to do this for HE has great plans and works for us. If we wait for God's time, just as Joseph, from prisoner of Pharaoh, he was now number two man. But this took 13 years in prison. So many of us cannot even wait one year. We pray and we expect the answer right away. When the answer does not come in our time, we attempt to help God by exerting our energy and our natural strength to force it. So many Christians are so spiritually tired. They are tired because they have moved so far ahead or behind God. Where is your joy?
We cannot look at man. We cannot look at the pastors. We cannot look at the building. We cannot look at other things for help except God. I have been called by God but I can do nothing of myself. I am but a vessel. If the vessel is empty, what worth am I to others? When Rachel got mad at Jacob because she could not have a baby, Jacob replied, "Am I God?" Our help comes from the Lord. We must take all things to prayer and wait for HIM. We must pray until our prayers are answered. I may be tending a church but my job is just to point to Jesus for others. I am but a bus driver driving and leading others to God.
On Judgment day, will some of us blame God? Will some of us say, "You did not give me the resources or the finances to do the work?" How will God answer? God may say, "You did not ask!" Yes, we would not have asked it His Way. We can spend hours on Facebook asking people but have we asked hours in prayer to our Father? We tell people we have access to the riches of His throne but then we run off to our golden calves? So many of us have so little patience. We think one time of prayer is suffice. No, we may be required to pray for hours, days, months, or even years. How can we demand anything from God? It is us who must humble ourselves and seek His Face. He will speak and answer at His Time. And if He does not answer, will we blame HIM? No, the blame lies with us. He has given us the authority to bind and loose what is on the heavens and earth. The Apostles in the bible have set the standard. But to reach and excel in such standard, we must put in the time with God. We must return as a people of prayer. We must return as a people set apart consecrated for HIM. We must return to Holiness. We must return with a FULL Whole Heart and Only Serve HIM alone. We must remove the idols in our lives. We must repent and return to our First Love. We must learn to really know what is to Trust and depend in HIM.
Glory to HIM ALONE. May HE get all the GLORY.
Fire of God International Church
Pastor Steve Yong Kim
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