Grace and Peace from the Lord Jesus Christ and God the Father. I hope all who read this will realize I am nothing with out the Lord God in Christ Jesus. Nada. I know this sounds proud, maybe foolish, but God the Father in the Lord Jesus Christ has called me to be an Apostle of the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ.
These days it seems that anyone who wants a title just has to claim it. I did not claim this, it claimed me.
The main sign of an Apostle is the revelation of the Gospel and the message for the time. Also, signs and wonders. God has not manifested signs and wonders in my ministry yet, but He will. Again, proud and foolish. Yes, boasting in the Lord and a fool for Christ.
Why would God call me to be an Apostle the least of all Christians. I have no idea. Anymore than I have an answer why God would show His mercy and grace on me in the first place. Yes, I have had deep profound experiences with Gods Spirit and he has revealed his glorious self to me in ways that have been surprising, but I have neglected so much of His leading and discipline that I should be crushed. Which is why I think he has called me for this humbling and vital ministry. God has beat my butt more than a few times and maybe someday I will go into it. For now I will document Gods plan and workings in my life. It came to me today to do this and of course "be anxious for nothing but with prayer make your requests known to God" I prayed and God gave me the go ahead. (I emailed a freind and said I could write a book about the bus ride from Guadalajara airort to the hostel I was staying at, I prayed and briefly later I opened the email and she responded "keep writing about your experiences so you dont forget") When I am asking for guidance in a major area I wait for many definite confirmations from the Lord, this is not a question of vitality about my ministry so one immediate confirmation will do. You always know a mature believer when they know how and when God is leading them and communicating with them. Of course my favorite is His word and Spirit, but circumstances will do. His Word being led by the Spirit is more glorious because I can share that with others. Then again getting others to listen is another story. And dont waste your time telling unbelievers about God communicating with you, they are hardened, and why throw pearls before swine. With unbelievers they have no clue about spiritual things so we can only talk about the cross. Halielujah! The Cross! Our resurrected Lord, how sweet the sound... Our Lord Jesus our Creator, Redeemer and King! Yes, this is all about Jesus. May the meditations of my heart and the words of my blog be pleasing to you Lord. One thing I am finding out fast is it is me and the Lord. Unbelievers have no clue and believers want to be first, so who am I to be an Apostle. Nobody, Nada.
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