Now is the time to surrender all to God and walk in His divine will. It is time to go deeper into the energy, power and greatness of the Holy Spirit so God will be able to use you in an unbelievable way in this final hour.

The Early Church disciples were small in number compared to the number of people in that area of the world; but they went beyond friends, loved ones and self into the greatness of the Lord. The fire of the Holy Ghost came upon them on the Day of Pentecost, and they were ready to stand up against the devil no matter what they faced. Jesus had told them, But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth (Acts 1:8).

Those disciples were ready to preach the Gospel, heal the sick and cast out devils through the love, compassion, power and greatness of God. They faced death many times, but they pressed on knowing they would live forevermore. They knew God’s promises were true, and they knew Jesus came to Earth to be our Savior and Redeemer. His name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace (Isaiah 9:6).

Resist the Devil

When you surrender all to God, He will enable you to sit in heavenly places. But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us, Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;) And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus (Ephesians 2:4-6).

This is no time to sit around in valleys of depression, worry and fear because you can’t bless or help anyone when you are beaten down by the devil. It is time to put on the whole armor of God and stand up in His faith and righteousness. Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand (Ephesians 6:13).

You must know your enemy, the devil, and be able to trample him underfoot. Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you (Luke 10:19).

It is time to declare war on the devil. He has tormented God’s people for thousands of years, but we must now stand up against him and all that he causes—sin, sickness, torment, fear and weaknesses of all kinds. The Bride must march on with the Lord as a mighty army without fear, and she must be a terror to the devil and his demons. Who is she that looketh forth as the morning, fair as the moon, clear as the sun, and terrible as an army with banners (Song of Solomon 6:10)? The Bride must become the devil’s greatest nightmare as she uses all the strength of Heaven against the devil here on Earth.

Yield to Grace

The Bride will be full of the fire of the Holy Ghost. That fire from On High is not a devouring fire but one that will give her all the power she needs to be used of God. It is fire of love, peace and faith, not of judgment or condemnation. Jesus said, Judge not, that ye be not judged. For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again (Matthew 7:1,2).

Jesus also said, For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you: But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses (Matthew 6:14,15). When you have a forgiving spirit, you will not carry any grudges; and you will put your enemies in God’s hands.

When you surrender all, you will go beyond carrying grudges, bitterness and trifling, foolish things. Your heart will be filled with the love of God, and His grace will take care of whatever you may need. My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness (II Corinthians 12:9). Grace is all the favor and mercy of God, and you must never leave the realm of that grace.

Through grace, God wants to give His holy people a great inheritance. Paul said, And now, brethren, I commend you to God, and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance among all them which are sanctified (Acts 20:32). He also said, But by the grace of God I am what I am (I Corinthians 15:10). Only by the grace of God can you be a member of the bridal company today.

Abraham Obeyed

Abraham had to surrender all to God to be able to follow His plan. Abraham had waited 25 years for the son God had promised him; and then when Isaac was still a boy, God told Abraham, Take now thy son, thine only son Isaac, whom thou lovest, and get thee into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of (Genesis 22:2).

Abraham had to go beyond his own human thoughts and into the spiritual thoughts of God to be able to follow through on those instructions. The Bible says, For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts (Isaiah 55:8,9).

Abraham obeyed; and the next morning, he and Isaac set out for Mount Moriah. That climb must have been an awful ordeal for Abraham, and I’m sure he had to crucify self all the way.

How could Abraham even consider going through with God’s plan?—because he knew God had promised to multiply his seed, and he knew God would have to raise up Isaac to be able to do that. God had told Abraham, As for me, behold, my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be a father of many nations. And I will make thee exceeding fruitful, and I will make nations of thee, and kings shall come out of thee (Genesis 17:4,6).

Once Abraham and Isaac reached the top of the mountain, Isaac spake unto Abraham his father, and said, My father: and he said, Here am I, my son. And he said, Behold the fire and the wood: but where is the lamb for a burnt offering? And Abraham said, My son, God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt offering (Genesis 22:7,8). Only by surrendering all could Abraham have said that, and there was great strength in those words.

God was leading Abraham to a place in Him beyond any He had ever led anyone to before; and today, God will lead His children into that same place. All Heaven will back you up; and the Holy Ghost fire will be burning within you to give you all the energy, strength, wisdom and knowledge you need. When you surrender all to God, it will be as if you are superhuman.

Live by Faith

On Mount Moriah, Abraham laid his son on the altar and prepared to sacrifice him. Then Abraham stretched forth his hand, and took the knife to slay his son. And the angel of the LORD called unto him out of heaven, and said, Abraham, Abraham: and he said, Here am I. And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou anything unto him: for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son from me (Genesis 22:10-12).

In the end, Abraham did not have to physically offer Isaac; but he had offered him in spirit because he would have gone through with it if God had not stopped him. By faith Abraham, when he was tried, offered up Isaac; and he that had received the promises offered up his only begotten son, Of whom it was said, That in Isaac shall thy seed be called: Accounting that God was able to raise him up, even from the dead; from whence also he received him in a figure (Hebrews 11:17-19).

Abraham had great faith and trust in God, and the Lord is calling on you to live in that same faith. For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith (Romans 1:17). Divine faith and the help of the Holy Spirit will take you beyond yourself and your opinions into complete surrender.

Divine faith will enable God to supply all your needs. But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus (Philippians 4:19). That is a promise, and God keeps His promises; but you have to be willing to give up everything. Unfortunately, many people have something or someone they hold on to that hinders them in giving all to God, so you must check your life.

Be Like Jesus

Jesus surrendered all when He gave up His heavenly home to live as a man on this Earth. He took on the same weaknesses and temptations we have, and He had free choice just like we do; but He never sinned. Who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth (I Peter 2:22).

Children of God are to be just like Him—free from all sin, full of divine power and full of the Holy Ghost. We are to take His place and finish His work. He said, Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father (John 14:12).

You have to leave the things of the world completely behind and surrender all to God and to His will. You must be fully equipped and have no fear of the enemy or his demonic spirits. When you surrender all, you can speak and demons become powerless. They have to flee whether they want to or not, and that divine power is available to all of God’s children. And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony [the Word of God that they put in their testimony] (Revelation 12:11).

Are You Ready to Go?

Elijah surrendered all to God, and the Lord took him to Heaven alive. And it came to pass, as they [Elijah and Elisha] still went on, and talked, that, behold, there appeared a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, and parted them both asunder; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven. And Elisha saw it, and he cried, My father, my father, the chariot of Israel, and the horsemen thereof. And he saw him no more (II Kings 2:11,12).

It took the power of the Holy Ghost to take Elijah to Heaven in that chariot of fire. That was the fire of the Holy Ghost, and you too must have the Holy Ghost if you want to go when Jesus comes. One day soon, it will be Rapture day; and there will be no time for you to receive that power from On High that will change you in a moment so you can meet Jesus in the air. In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed (I Corinthians 15:52). Your life must be pure and clean, and you must be full of Heaven’s love, joy and peace.

You have to surrender all and be ready to work for the Lord 24 hours a day. All members of the bridal company must be able to say, “Here am I, Lord. Send me! I will be an instrument of holy righteousness for you to use. I will be your hands, eyes, tongue, mouth and whatever else you want me to be. I surrender everything to you, Jesus. My life is in your hands; use it however you want to.”

You must think only things that are holy, righteous and pure. You must have the faith Abraham and the saints of old had, and you must use it. Ye should earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints (Jude 1:3).

If you will surrender all to Jesus, you can go beyond and be a force to be reckoned with in this last hour. Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you (James 4:7). You need all the divine power and greatness you can get for the rest of your journey here on Earth, or you will never make it to Rapture ground.

Give Jesus Your Heart

Surrendering all begins with surrendering your life to Jesus. If you don’t have Him in your heart today, say this prayer with me now: Oh, God, I’m so sorry I have shamed you; but you said if I would repent with sorrow for what I have done, you would forgive me and cleanse me from all unrighteousness. I am repenting now, and I believe you will wash away all of my sins. Come into my heart, Jesus! Come on in! I thank you for the cleansing blood that was shed on Calvary for me. I now have Jesus within, and I will never let Him go.

Receive a Miracle

Now that you are sanctified and made holy through the blood, you can be healed. Just look to Heaven right now and believe. Lord, I bring the sick and afflicted ones to you. You have gifted me with your mighty miracles of deliverance; and in the name of Jesus, I command the people to be set completely free. Let your strength flow like mighty rivers to them now. I curse the AIDS, diabetes, cancer, migraine headaches, heart trouble, lung trouble, strokes and deformities. Heal! in the all-powerful, blood name of Jesus. Heal!

Now, you are free. Enjoy your salvation and your miracle, and let us know what God has done for you. You can write, email or send us a message on Facebook or Instagram. We look forward to hearing from you. God bless.

In All Things, Put God First

By Rev. Chris Machamer

Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me (Matthew 16:24). Jesus put forth two requirements necessary to be able to follow Him and be His disciple—deny self and take up your cross. Yet many Christians have let those things become stumbling blocks in their walk with God when they should be steppingstones to becoming more like Jesus and having greater reality in God and His power.

Many have declared to have forsaken all to follow Jesus, but their walk with the Lord is the same as it was yesterday. They are just treading spiritual waters instead of launching out by faith into the deepness of God. They are not moving closer to Him or coming into more reality of divinity. They are not receiving more power with God so they can do more work for Him.

Have you forsaken all to follow Jesus? The Bible says, Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves (II Corinthians 13:5). You must prove your life with the Word of God.

To be like Jesus and follow in His footsteps, you have to surrender all to Him and do as He commands. Jesus gave all when He laid aside His power and glory in Heaven to come to Earth to suffer and die for the sins of the human race. God the Father gave all when His whole heart was nailed to a tree for you and me; and now, the Holy Spirit is giving all. Since the Day of Pentecost, He has been striving to gather together a Bride made fit and ready to meet Jesus when He returns on Rapture Day. Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ (Ephesians 4:13).

Grow Up in the Lord

Many Christians are not true examples of Jesus because they have never grown up to become a spiritual man or woman in Christ. They act childish when they don’t get their way. When people hurt their feelings, they refuse to speak to them, carry a grudge or have an unforgiving spirit. Some argue and fight in their home, yet they present themselves to the public in a totally different light.

When some people are persecuted for the sake of Christ, they either become offended and break away from the Lord; or they take matters into their own hands even though the Bible says, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord (Romans 12:19).

So many Christians act like spiritual children instead of acting like Jesus. Paul said, When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things (I Corinthians 13:11). Notice the process Paul illustrated in that verse. When a person speaks or acts like a child, it is because they have immature, childish understanding; and that is the result of immature, childish thinking. Thinking leads to understanding, and understanding leads to speaking and actions.

You Need the Mind of Christ

People who claim to be Christians and yet act so childish have not taken on the mind of Christ. Paul wrote, We have the mind of Christ (I Corinthians 2:16). The mind of Christ is our heritage. When Jesus spilled His blood at Calvary, He made that mind available to every child of God.

When Jesus was on Earth, He had a human mind; but it was filled with divine ingredients. He proved it was an all-conquering, victorious mind; yet it was also a completely selfless mind. Jesus was always ready and willing to accomplish the whole will of God regardless of the price He had to pay.

Paul rebuked the members of the Corinthian church for not taking on the mind of Christ and growing up to be spiritual adults. And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, even as unto babes in Christ. I have fed you with milk, and not with meat: for hitherto ye were not able to bear it, neither yet now are ye able. For ye are yet carnal: for whereas there is among you envying, and strife, and divisions, are ye not carnal, and walk as men (I Corinthians 3:1-3)? The meat of the Word provides a person with the strength, power and spiritual maturity to walk, talk and act like Jesus.

People who are full of envy and strife, cause division, gossip and backbite have carnal minds. They are unable to take in and process the meat of God’s Word, so it does not do them any good or give them any power from On High. They are spiritual babes who can only take in the milk of the Word; so they are helpless, weak and always trying to draw attention to themselves. They think the world revolves around them when their world should revolve around Jesus Christ and the cross He has ordained them to carry for His name’s sake.

Self Can’t Carry Your Cross

When you walk in the will of God, there will be times when He will call on you to do things that, in the human, you do not want to do. He may call you to sacrifice in ways that will cause suffering in your life so souls can be won. He may call you to enter into a fiery furnace of trials and persecutions or to walk a deep valley for His honor and glory.

You will never be able to carry the cross of the Lord without first denying self. Many people have tried to do that, but it only made them miserable; and eventually, they had to decide between the two. That is why Jesus declared, No servant 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 (Luke 16:13).

Many Christians today are carrying the devil’s cross without realizing it. They are weighed down with unnecessary burdens that are not God’s will. How many times do you let the devil torment you with depression and oppression? Or perhaps you allow fear to get inside and rob you of Heaven’s blessings. The devil has no right to lay his cross on the shoulders of a child of God, and that includes his cross of sickness and disease. When you carry the cross God ordains for you, He will give you the grace and strength you need to carry it for His honor and glory.

God gets no glory from mind battles. The Bible says, Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ (II Corinthians 10:5). For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind (II Timothy 1:7).

God also gets no glory from diseases and afflictions; He receives glory when people are healed. The prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up (James 5:15). They shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover (Mark 16:18).

Joseph Gave All

For some Christians, self is not the problem; “Benjamin” is what keeps them from carrying their cross and doing the whole will of God. The book of Genesis explains the concept of having a Benjamin in your life in chapters 37 and 39-45.

Jacob had two wives and many children. He had been tricked into marrying his first wife, Leah, when he didn’t really love her; but he really loved his second wife, Rachel. She bore him only two children, Joseph and Benjamin; and Jacob loved them more than all of his other children. Joseph’s other brothers became jealous and full of envy, so they devised a plan to sell him into slavery. Then they deceived their father and told him that a wild beast had killed Joseph.

Joseph ended up a slave in the land of Egypt, and he suffered much; but God had a plan and was preparing him to be used in a great way. Joseph was a type of Jesus in the Old Testament—he gave all, and he took on Heaven’s humility. Eventually, God gave Joseph much favor, and Pharaoh made him second in command over all the land of Egypt.

Would Jacob Give Up Benjamin?

After Jacob was convinced Joseph was dead, he held fast to Benjamin, his only other son from Rachel. His world revolved around Benjamin, and he loved Benjamin more than anyone, including God; and he didn’t even realize it.

Years later, a famine covered the known world of that day for seven years. When Jacob and his family started running out of food, he sent 10 of his sons to Egypt to buy food; but he kept Benjamin at home by his side because he did not want any harm to come to him. The brothers met Joseph in Egypt; and although he knew them, they did not recognize him, so the Lord used Joseph to test the brothers and Jacob.

After purchasing the corn they needed, Joseph told the brothers they could not return and buy any more unless they brought Benjamin with them. Joseph wanted to know if his brothers were jealous of Benjamin and if they treated Benjamin as they had treated him. Also, God needed to know if Jacob would be willing to move Benjamin out of the way from between him and God.

When the sons returned home and explained to Jacob what the Egyptian ruler, Joseph, had told them, Jacob reacted like a child. First, he blamed his sons for the situation when they were not to blame. Then he claimed life would no longer be worth living if he had to give up Benjamin. Jacob was not thinking of anyone but himself, so God had to hem him into a corner by allowing him and his family to run out of food again and face starvation. It is unfortunate that God has to put some Christians in extreme circumstances to try to get them to put Him first.

Finally, Jacob became desperate enough to allow his sons to take Benjamin with them to Egypt. During that trip, Joseph finally revealed himself to them with love and forgiveness. Then he made it possible for Jacob and his entire family to live in Egypt and be sustained until the famine was over.

Do You Have a Benjamin?

Oh, what a great day that must have been when Jacob was reunited with his son Joseph, but think about all he would have missed if he had not finally given up Benjamin. Many times, suffering helps people put things into proper perspective. It can cause them to devalue the Benjamin in their life and put God first, where He belongs. Benjamin can be anyone or anything that takes priority over God and His will. Do you have a Benjamin in your life?

Like Jacob, some people’s Benjamin is their family or a particular family member. They treat them better and give them more time than they do God. Jesus tells us what He thinks of that mentality. He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me. And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me is not worthy of me (Matthew 10:37,38). You are not worthy of God if you continue to put your Benjamin before God.

Some people let personal goals become their Benjamin. They devote themselves entirely to their ambitions and never consider God’s divine will for their lives. Jesus said, He that findeth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it (Matthew 10:39).

You take a big risk when you leave God out of your life’s plans because most of the time, life will leave you with a broken heart and unfulfilled goals. Even if a person reaches their goals and fulfills all of their heart’s desires and ambitions, would those few years of satisfaction be worth an eternity in hell? Jesus said, Not everyone that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven (Matthew 7:21).

Put Self Down

Jesus made abundant life on Earth and eternal life in Heaven available to all, but you must turn loose of all Benjamins and go God’s way. As for God, his way is perfect (Psalm 18:30). We don’t know what lies ahead, but God does. He has a plan for each life, and He has your best interest in mind; so why not put your trust in Him?

In Mark’s Gospel, we find a rich, young ruler asking Jesus what he must do to inherit eternal life. The young man testified that he had kept all God’s commandments from his youth, but Jesus discerned that the young man had a Benjamin in his life—his love for wealth was greater than his love for God and His divine will. Then Jesus beholding him loved him, and said unto him, One thing thou lackest: go thy way, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, take up the cross, and follow me (Mark 10:21).

Jesus did not really want the young man to go and sell everything he had; He just wanted him to be willing to. Unfortunately, the young man was not willing, even at the cost of eternity. And he [the young man] was sad at that saying, and went away grieved: for he had great possessions (Mark 10:22).

Jesus asked, For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul (Mark 8:36,37)? Many people invest so much time and effort into building a future established on wealth and material possessions; but in the end, they cannot take any of that with them. The only thing they can take into eternity is what resides in their soul—eternal life through the divine blood of Jesus or eternal death because of sin.

Surrender All

Members of the Bride of Christ are pilgrims and strangers in this world, and they are just passing through. Like Abraham, they are seeking a heavenly country, a city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker is God (Hebrews 11:10). The Bride has clear, spiritual vision; and as she journeys through this life, her goal is to do the whole will of God and lay up for herself treasures in Heaven. She knows that only what she does for the Lord in love will last for eternity.

The Bible says, But the mercy of the LORD is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear him, and his righteousness unto children’s children; To such as keep his covenant, and to those that remember his commandments to do them (Psalm 103:17,18).

What is in your eternal soul right now? Is it filled with sin and things that displease God? Are you doing or saying anything God would frown on? Is there one thing in your life today that hinders you in doing the whole will of God or keeps you from surrendering all to Him? If so, that one thing will keep you out of Heaven; so you need to surrender all and give your heart to the Lord today. Say the sinner’s prayer right now, which is located on page 5 of this magazine.