A Few Words from Pastor Bob Hauselman

Over the years, I have been asked many times, 'What's the Lord saying to you right now?' Too often, I'm sure, I gave a good Sunday School answer, because I was not that clear as to such things. For the last 12 to 15 months, there are a few things that are most clear to me and I am increasingly confident that it is God's voice that I am hearing.

The number one thing I hear the Lord saying to me is that God's people must know Who He is and progressively know Him more intimately. The prophet Daniel prophesied that Those who do wickedly against the covenant He shall corrupt with flattery; but the people who know their God shall be strong, and carry out great exploits. And those of the people who understand shall instruct many.... (Dan 11:32-33). This is such a great promise, but only for those who KNOW THEIR GOD. I am convinced that the only way for this to happen is for God's people to spend time with God. The ultimate end of such an encounter will be the increase in strength and supernatural demonstrations of God in the earth, so that we will gain the needed platform to instruct many others and tell them the good news of Jesus Christ.

A second thing of great importance is that God's people must gain a greater understanding of who they are in Christ. The Bible says:  Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new. (2 Corinthians 5:17)  Our relationship with God can change as we discover Who He is and who we are in Him. When we receive Christ, our spiritual DNA is changed. We have a funeral for the old us called baptism and we are raised up out of the water in newness of life. It is at this point that we can begin to see our destiny in Him. We realize that we are His children, adopted into His family, partakers of His inheritance. Without this revelation, we will be greatly hindered in grasping the next thing I hear the Lord saying to me. . . .

God's people must gain an appreciation for what we already have. If I can't see myself as God's son, things like inheritance won't seem real or possible to me. When the disciples asked Jesus to teach them to pray, He began, 'Our Father,' not 'My Father' or 'Most High God,' but 'Our Father' — His and mine. I'm in the family and I want my Father to teach me the family business. I want to demonstrate to the world what it means to be a child of God.

Consider this: For the earnest expectation of the creation eagerly waits for the revealing of the sons of God. Romans 8:19  The world is waiting for Jesus in you and me.

God bless you and yours,

Pastor Bob Hauselman