THE MISSING INGREDIENT!!!!!

[Dr Benard Etta]

Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price.Wherefore do ye spend money for [that which is] not bread? and your labour for [that which] satisfieth not? hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye [that which is] good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness. (Isa 55:1-2)

As powerful as money is with respect to purchasing power and global exchange, there are other dimensions of things money can’t buy. If that be the case, it implies, money does not apply in all circumstances. This is not an encouragement for anyone to settle in financial lack but a liberating truth with respect to purchasing that which is supernatural. While we need money in the natural to pay for the things we want or need, supernatural things are only purchased with supernatural currency. What can that be? It’s actually one of the missing ingredients in today’s Christianity; that is, THIRST!

In our scriptural text, an invitation was given to just everyone to come to the waters, even those without money were invited to come and buy wine and milk without price. Thus, if money was not the requirement, what then is the legal means of buying all that the scriptures spelled out? The answer is found in the same text, “every one that thirsteth”

Thirst in the supernatural is equal to money in the natural. The things of the Spirit are not given to the rich or poor but to those who are thirsty for them. This alone explains the reason behind the shallowness in the spiritual experience of millions of believers today the world over. 98% of the messages preached today all over the world, inspire us towards acquiring and acquiring things in the natural, few inspire us to draw nearer to God, the one who gives true riches.

We now have the money to pay for equipments, facilities, lands, etc; but we lack the Divine in our lives and ministries in the dimension the Saints of old had. The average believer today wants just everything the world offers but lacks the thirst for the things of the Spirit. Could this state of spiritual desiccation be the result of the imbalance teachings which have invaded the church in the last three decades? Could the failure of the pulpit be responsible for this high level of carnality exhibited today by God’s people? The call is still sounding today as it did many thousands of years ago; “Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price”.

Don’t get me wrong. Seeking God does not make one financially poor but it prepares one to handle more money than one could have done without heavens grace and vision. There is nothing wrong with being blessed financially and materially for kingdom purposes but it tantamount to deception for us to think that, our financial and material breakthrough can purchase the things of the Spirit. Money can put you on television around the world but can’t give you a Spirit inspired message for your audience. Money can give you the most beautiful church facility but not the grace to build people, etc. We need money for kingdom purposes but above all, we need God; and we can only reach the heart of God to download into the natural via a genuine thirst after the things of the spirit.

 

Today, what keeps a Christian on his/her knees throughout the night is different from what kept a believer on his/her knees throughout the night some centuries ago. We now exist in our millions around the world but the shallowness of our spiritual experience can’t enable us transform our villages, towns, cities and nations. It’s time for our spiritual barrenness to drive us into the presence of God in search for wine and milk, which can nourish our souls and spirit one more time. We desperately need to return to a place of genuine thirst after God, if heaven will have anything serious to do with us in this dispensation.

 

The Global Faith Coalition 2012 world congress on the 21st century church, scheduled for the 24th-28th of June in Douala Cameroon, is an event for the thirsty in the body of Christ, irrespective of denomination; those who sigh and cry for a kingdom revolution in the Church and the world and not those who are looking for where they can satisfy their quest for ordinary religion.

 

The present Church does not need a casual cure, neither a panacea of lukewarm preaching and teachings born from the tomb and not from the womb of the Spirit, but a deep revolution of the very soul and spirit of the church driven by the Spirit through men and women with a thirst for all heaven has to offer in this dispensation. If you are one of such thirsty souls, then don’t spend another day wondering if you should attend the congress in Douala Cameroon or not, simply pack your bags and get set for a spiritual pilgrimage which would forever redefine your entire perspective of the will of God for the church. Don’t forget, there shall be free accommodation and feeding for all foreign guests. DON’T BE TOLD, BE THERE!!!!EMAIL: [e-mail]

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We can jump, shout and play as we are fun of doing but if we are really serious about a move of God which can transform our cities and nations, then we must get serious and realize it will take more than what we are currently doing under our different churches and ministries. Join us in Douala, June 24th-28th GFC 2012 congress on the 21st century church and learn more. Dr Etta