Either God is a Liar

A considerable majority of people don’t believe that in addition to this world, there is a parallel world that also exists. Of that majority, a vast number of those people are Christians. I do not doubt their conversion or commitment, although we are called to make loving judgement based on the fruit that ones life produces (drawn most notably from matthew 7.16, Matthew 7.20 and also Luke 6.43, John 15.4, John 15.8, John 15.16 and Romans 7.4), but looking at the life of Jesus, which will always be the primary source and subject of authority in my entries, it is unquestionably clear that He believed in the existence of another reality that occurs in-step, that is to say side-by-side, with the reality that you and I experience every day. These realities are sometimes referred to as “realms.” The everyday, sensory, “what-you-can-see, taste, touch, feel, hear” reality is known as the “natural realm,” but there also exists a realm which often transcends the information that we gather from our interpretation of our brains sensory inputs. It is often beyond what we can see and hear . This realm is known as the above-natural or “supernatural realm.” This is the realm where God works and lives and where heaven is found, and also it is from this realm that Satan works. It is superior to the realm of the natural and the effects of this reality have significant bearing, as experienced here in the natural, both good and evil. While both exist in-step with one another, an element of the supernatural realm is always exercising its influence over the natural. When the evil influence of Satan is exercised, the effects of sickness, death, poverty, and sin are seen in our lives and in the world. A common misconception is that this is not an “evil influence of the supernatural realm” but rather “normal life ” or ” just how the world works.” The partial truth in this misconception is that Satan was given dominion over the earth (temporarily, through Adam’s disobedience-romans 5.12), and so the nature of satan (”to kill, steal, and destroy…” Jn. 10.10) is commonly seen on earth. Conversely, when the supernatural power/influence of the Kingdom of God is manifest in the earth, it always subverts the effects/influence of Satan and darkness often producing results that are frequently awe-inspiring, and astounding as most people are acclimated to a “natural realm view” ,with no regard to the supernatural, and so these “supernatural” results are “impossible,” or more graciously “exceptionally unlikely, or improbable,” because such a realm, where they would be characteristic, does not exist. The birth, life, death, and resurrection of Jesus proves the existence of these two realms, as well as the possibility of humans to sanction the conformation of the natural realm to the realm of the supernatural (Christ did this being FULLY HUMAN, by walking in right relationship with the father). Jesus exemplified this in the many “miracalous” healings signs and wonders he did. His motive (in addition to true love) is uncovered when He teaches His disciples to pray. In the last part of that prayer (matt. 6.10) He prays “your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven, or in other words “may your kingdom be established here on earth, as it is established there in heaven.” It is very apparent that Christ was doing this, every time he performed a miracle-establishing the kingdom of God on earth, just like it is in heaven. In Gods kingdom or domain (kingdom=king’s domain) in heaven, there is no one sick, poor, afflicted, or bound by sin (as satan can have no dominion in heaven) , so whenever Christ healed, delivered, or provided he was simply asking God to make the situation on earth like it was in heaven. Two things were required for this to take place: faith, and the power of the Holy Spirit. Faith (hebrews 11.1) enabled Jesus to look to heaven and see with His heart how things are in heaven, and earnestly believe that the natural could/and would conform to look just like heaven. The power of the Holy Spirit was what enabled Jesus to be fully human and perform such miracles, signs and wonders and was always present whenever he commanded an earthly situation to conform to the Kingdom of God (matt. 12. 28). I dont think that we can relegate God to a formula, but in this aspect i dont think its a mystery. When Jesus came across a situation in the natural that didnt line up with how it was in the “supernatural realm” of the Kingdom of God, He prayed in faith and believed commanding the situation to line up with the Kingdom of God in Heaven, and it was the power of the Holy Spirit that made it so. He was able to subvert the influence of Satan in the natural, because while satan has dominion over the earth Jesus had authority over satan, therefore satan has no choice but to submit to the authority of Jesus Christ (given to HIm by the Father-matt. 28.18). The exciting news about all of this, is that Christ gave us (believers/disciples) that same authority over satan and is dark influence over this world, so that we can also bring the Kingdom of God into “everyday” situations (sickness, poverty, sin) by the power of the Holy Spirit (matt. 10.1,5-8, matt. 22.18). More than that, Jesus Christ himself PROMISED that we (believers/disciples of Christ) would do “greater things than these” if we simply believe and use the eyes of our heart to see things as they are in the Kingdom of God in heaven and in faith command the natural to fall in line with the supernatural (John 14.12). Furthermore, Jesus said to his disciples that these “signs” will follow those that believe; that they will cast out demons, speak with new tongues, get bitten by snakes and not die, be poisoned and not die, and lay hands on the sick, and the sick shall recover (Mark 16.17-18). Shortly after this he ascended into heaven, and its funny what the disciples did….they believed what he said and began to attempt to do what he said….turns out “the Lord worked with them and confirmed his word by the signs that accompanied it.” (mark 16.19).Lets go home…Ive only arrived at this point after dropping everything and moving away from everything ive ever known to a strange land. This bold action of faith has brought me to a total dependance upon God, and a side effect of that is a new revelation of what Jesus is talking about when He speaks of the Kingdom of God. Jesus was kingdom minded and thats all he ever did on earth was establish Gods kingdom. His death and resurrection enabled us to do the same by the power of the holy spirit, in an effort to make disciples. From this place I currently reside, getting ahold of this revelation, my thinking has been challenged, and transformed to the point that miracles are the “norm” and situations in the natural, are merely opportunities for God to showcase who He is and for His glorious kingdom to be established on the earth. Miles and miles away I ask, what is happening in our churches? Not the buildings we go to, or the denominations we entangle ourselves with, but what is happening with us-the “church” of the “living” God. Are demons being cast out, are the lame walking, the sick being healed??? And if so at what frequency? From what ive seen where i used to live, miracles signs and wonders rarely ever happen, and if a miracle happened, people are like “wow” and are actually suprised, when Gods people should not be suprised at miracles because they are supposed to follow us that believe in him, and He has given us the power (by the Holy Spirit) for these things to happen. So my conclusion is this: either God is a Liar,or we simply dont believe…      written in love to make you thinkgospel 

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