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"Gappers" For the Kingdom by Robert Ricciardelli
By Robert Ricciardelli
"Gappers" For the Kingdom
By Robert Ricciardelli www.vision2advance.com
Hebrews 12:26-29
26At that time his voice shook the earth, but now he has promised, "Once more I will shake not only the earth but also the heavens." 27The words "once more" indicate the removing of what can be shaken—that is, created things—so that what cannot be shaken may remain.
28Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us be thankful, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe, 29for our "God is a consuming fire."
If you have a pulse you should be noticing that we are in a shake, rattle, and roll season of life. It is vital that we remain confident in our Lord regardless of the turbulent atmosphere swirling all around us. Jesus was not moved by elements, and He is encouraging us all to not me moved by our present circumstances. He wants us to live, move, and have our being, totally in Him. He desires for us to move boldly into every storm knowing that He is with us, He is for us, and He will never leave us. We do not have to abandon ship, because He is the Ship, He is the Captain, and He is with us to the depths of every dark and murky sea.
So as we move boldly in Him we can now approach His throne of grace on behalf of those we love, and those we are called to intercede and stand in the gap for. Yes that is right, we are the "gappers" that the Father has chosen to come before Him on behalf of others. The current shaking has caused many to be operating out of fear instead of faith, and we must lift them up. We need His effectual empowerment daily, and we need our brothers and sisters to rise up in His overcoming strength.
The Body of Christ must realize how much we need each other. We all have gaps and we all need them to be filled and the Father has called us to fill each others gaps not only in prayer but in supernatural "one anothering" I am reminded of the first "Rocky" movie when Rocky says to Adrian, "I got gaps you got gaps, and together we fill each others gaps". It is a great way to serve, and a great way to show His Apape love.
We must become Kingdom personalities that operate in our true identities of Christ in us, the Hope of glory! With Christ in us, who can stand against us? Can the economy? What can mere man do to eternity and the Eternal One in each of us? What can the devil or any opposition really do?
If we are operating in religious protocols versus Kingdom resurrection power in Him, we can be moved, stopped, hindered, and overwhelmed by the opposition. When we are not knowing who we truly are, we do a lot of unfruitful things operating out of that false identity. The enemy has no fear of a Kingdom-less church, and does not fret over Kingdom-less believers. What must we do?
First of all, we must engage intimately with Him, stay on His track for us, His will, His purposes. And go about it without fear. Fear is a myth in our mind. If we continue to die to self and live in Him, fear decreases, and eventually becomes powerless... I wish I could say that I have attained that every moment of every day, but as I pursue Him, I am seeing greater episodes of His glory. Here is a thought we can all stand on......
Philippians 3:12-16
12-14 I'm not saying that I have this all together, that I have it made. But I am well on my way, reaching out for Christ, who has so wondrously reached out for me. Friends, don't get me wrong: By no means do I count myself an expert in all of this, but I've got my eye on the goal, where God is beckoning us onward—to Jesus. I'm off and running, and I'm not turning back.
15-16 So let's keep focused on that goal, those of us who want everything God has for us. If any of you have something else in mind, something less than total commitment, God will clear your blurred vision—you'll see it yet! Now that we're on the right track, let's stay on it.
Who has God called you to be a "gapper" for? Are you praying for them boldly, or mired in the muck of self-pity and self-focus? Has Father assigned you to meet the practical needs that someone may have? Have you asked Him whose gaps you need to be filling? As you become "gappers" in obedience to the Father, you will begin to see Him fill yours supernaturally, and through those quickened by Him to be "gappers" for you.
26At that time his voice shook the earth, but now he has promised, "Once more I will shake not only the earth but also the heavens." 27The words "once more" indicate the removing of what can be shaken—that is, created things—so that what cannot be shaken may remain.
28Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us be thankful, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe, 29for our "God is a consuming fire."
If you have a pulse you should be noticing that we are in a shake, rattle, and roll season of life. It is vital that we remain confident in our Lord regardless of the turbulent atmosphere swirling all around us. Jesus was not moved by elements, and He is encouraging us all to not me moved by our present circumstances. He wants us to live, move, and have our being, totally in Him. He desires for us to move boldly into every storm knowing that He is with us, He is for us, and He will never leave us. We do not have to abandon ship, because He is the Ship, He is the Captain, and He is with us to the depths of every dark and murky sea.
So as we move boldly in Him we can now approach His throne of grace on behalf of those we love, and those we are called to intercede and stand in the gap for. Yes that is right, we are the "gappers" that the Father has chosen to come before Him on behalf of others. The current shaking has caused many to be operating out of fear instead of faith, and we must lift them up. We need His effectual empowerment daily, and we need our brothers and sisters to rise up in His overcoming strength.
The Body of Christ must realize how much we need each other. We all have gaps and we all need them to be filled and the Father has called us to fill each others gaps not only in prayer but in supernatural "one anothering" I am reminded of the first "Rocky" movie when Rocky says to Adrian, "I got gaps you got gaps, and together we fill each others gaps". It is a great way to serve, and a great way to show His Apape love.
We must become Kingdom personalities that operate in our true identities of Christ in us, the Hope of glory! With Christ in us, who can stand against us? Can the economy? What can mere man do to eternity and the Eternal One in each of us? What can the devil or any opposition really do?
If we are operating in religious protocols versus Kingdom resurrection power in Him, we can be moved, stopped, hindered, and overwhelmed by the opposition. When we are not knowing who we truly are, we do a lot of unfruitful things operating out of that false identity. The enemy has no fear of a Kingdom-less church, and does not fret over Kingdom-less believers. What must we do?
First of all, we must engage intimately with Him, stay on His track for us, His will, His purposes. And go about it without fear. Fear is a myth in our mind. If we continue to die to self and live in Him, fear decreases, and eventually becomes powerless... I wish I could say that I have attained that every moment of every day, but as I pursue Him, I am seeing greater episodes of His glory. Here is a thought we can all stand on......
Philippians 3:12-16
12-14 I'm not saying that I have this all together, that I have it made. But I am well on my way, reaching out for Christ, who has so wondrously reached out for me. Friends, don't get me wrong: By no means do I count myself an expert in all of this, but I've got my eye on the goal, where God is beckoning us onward—to Jesus. I'm off and running, and I'm not turning back.
15-16 So let's keep focused on that goal, those of us who want everything God has for us. If any of you have something else in mind, something less than total commitment, God will clear your blurred vision—you'll see it yet! Now that we're on the right track, let's stay on it.
Who has God called you to be a "gapper" for? Are you praying for them boldly, or mired in the muck of self-pity and self-focus? Has Father assigned you to meet the practical needs that someone may have? Have you asked Him whose gaps you need to be filling? As you become "gappers" in obedience to the Father, you will begin to see Him fill yours supernaturally, and through those quickened by Him to be "gappers" for you.
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