2 Corinthians 9:8-13:

"And God is able to make all grace abound toward you, that you, always having all suffieciency in all things, may have an abundance for every good work.

As is is written:

"He has dispersed abroad,
He has given to the poor;
His righteousness endures forever."

Now may He who supplies seed to the sower, and bread for food, supply and multiply the seed you have sown and increase the fruits of your righteousness, while you are enriched in everything for all liberality, which causes thanksgiving through us to God."
For the administration of this service not only supplies the needs of the saints, but also is abounding through many thanksgivings to God, while through the proof of this ministry, they glorify God for the obedience of your confession to the gospel of Christ, and for your liberal sharing with them and all men, and by their prayer for you, who long for you because of the exceeding grace of God in you."

Saturday, July 16, 2011

Identity in Christ

Papa has been speaking to me about laying down my life to become a long term missionary here in Africa. There’s nothing else I want to live for...I want to live to make Jesus name known to all the lost unreached people.  I want to share Jesus love with every person I meet. I want to stop for the ONE. I want to stop and take the time to listen to the poor, to hear their heart and to encourage them and push them into their destiny in God.   It’s not like the west here…most people in the west have at least heard of the name of Jesus, they may not profess His name or believe but at least most have heard it. Here most people have never heard the name of Jesus and my heart breaks for each of them.  When I left the states I never imagined I would have the favor that Papa has given me.  It’s unreal. My Daddy really really does love me and I know it. He so desires the very very best for me and nothing less. For the first time in my life I am starting to see my identity in Christ.  He is revealing my spiritual son ship.  He is pushing me into my destiny and my calling.  My life is becoming more and more adventurous! Hallelujah! Jesus died for our lives to be full of adventure and LIFE.  Until now I’ve missed out on the simplicity of living life. I used to think that I was living life but now I know I wasn’t…the busyness in the west makes it hard to actually stop and live life. Its work work work and live to work and work to live. That’s not the way Papa intended life to be for us. He created life for us to enjoy it. He created life so that every single day we could stop breath and enjoy Him.  He created life so we could enjoy walking, eating and breathing His presence.  I can’t imagine living another day without eating, drinking and breathing the presence of God.  Communion with God should be constant and not something we just do on special occasions. Papa is teaching me how to live in communion with Him every minute of every day.  This is life, fulfilling abundant life! The very breath of His presence is fulfilling and joyful.  2 Corinthians 10:5 says, “…bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ.”  This blows my mind… to actually take every single thought captive to the obedience of Christ?? I want live in that kind of communion with God. 
I actually had my first interview yesterday with the Iris long-term missionary committee.  I was able to share the vision and passion that the Lord has given me and what He wants me to do here in Africa and around the world.  Papa has given me a REALLY BIG VISION.  He has given me a REALLY BIG HEART...HALLELUJAH!!  We have a prophet here this week teaching our school...his name is David Wagner. I’ve never met the man in my life.  After He finished speaking last night He invited people to the stage to be prophesied over. I didn’t go. I stayed in the very back of the church talking with a friend…as I’m sitting there talking David calls me out of the crowd and says, “hey guy in the white hat I have a word for you come up here.” And the whole school shouts, NICK BOYD NICK BOYD COME ON!!!  So I go up to the stage eager to hear what this man has heard from the Lord. I close my eyes and he begins to prophesy over me. He says, “I feel like you’ve been asking for more confirmation.  I heard the Lord say that you are called here to be a long term missionary with Iris here at this base in Pemba…You are a builder and God is going to use you to build…you are planning on going home after the school to get some things in order and to sell some things…you have debt and you are trusting God to take care of it so you can get back here, You have nothing to worry about because HE IS TAKING CARE OF YOUR DEBT NOW….It will be taken care of even before you get back…You have nothing to worry about…I see you going into the prisons to set the captives free…you’re not gonna re-decorate the cells, you are GOING TO EMPTY THEM, you are going to SET THE CAPTIVES FREE! Your office here is already furnished; everything you will need here is going to be provided.  Everyone in the church erupted with praise and shouting rejoicing in gladness with me! And then the Holy Spirit hit me so hard I fell out on the floor!  This man heard from God...Haha! It was one of the most amazing encounters I’ve ever had!  Hallelujah! Jesus loves me. He chose me and pursued me. All we have to do is say yes. God wants a yes.  Not a maybe or a but, He is looking for someone to say YES. I say YES. Lord whatever YOU want, wherever you want me to go I will go, whoever you want me to stop for I will stop.  Amen.
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