Good morning changed ones!

When we become born again, we encounter God and will begin to live A RADICALLY CHANGED LIFE.  All that’s required is that we are obedient to God.  As we continue to grow spiritually, there are levels of maturity He expects us to reach.  He also expects us to move from fear to faith.  He wants us to learn His Word and do it without wavering. 

Before we knew any better, God overlooked a lot of things.  Now that the unknown is now known, He’s calling us to A RADICAL LIFE CHANGE.  Acts 17:30 (MSG) says,

• God overlooks it as long as you don’t know any better—but that time is past.  The unknown is now known, and he’s calling for a radical life-change.

Having A RADICAL LIFE CHANGE means we have a foundation for what we do.  As Christians, we must be rooted deeply in the Word of God.  It becomes the foundation for all we do.  BEING RADICAL is a type of obedience; it’s obedience that’s rooted in obeying God’s Word.  When we’re rooted in the Word of God, we’re actually being obedient.  

I want to encourage you because tests and trials will come our way when we make God’s Word our final authority.  However, it’s important that we don’t allow them to move us (see Mark 4:6-17).  

RADICAL PEOPLE don’t quit when they’re faced with challenges, obstacles or hardships; they press forward.  JESUS is our primary example of A RADICAL PERSON!  He never quit when times got hard.  

Let me encourage not to be deceived, deluded or misled!  Our harvest is connected to the things we sow and the deeds we do.  God wants us to do extraordinary things.  In John 14:12 Jesus says,

• Most assuredly, I say to you, he who believes in Me, the works that I do he will do also; and greater works than these he will do, because I go to My Father.

THAT SOUNDS RADICAL TO ME!  RADICAL OBEDIENCE is obeying God when it doesn’t make sense.  For example, Jesus told His disciples to let down their nets and launch into the deep, when they had finished their fishing jobs.  Peter made A RADICAL MOVE by obeying Jesus even though he didn’t see the point in it.  As a result, they caught a huge amount of fish.  

RADICAL OBEDIENCE will produce a breakthrough in your life.  RADICAL OBEDIENCE is doing the will of God even when your own agenda makes more sense. 

RADICAL OBEDIENCE refuses to compromise when it comes to obeying God’s Word even when it means losing friends.  It means venturing outside of your comfort zone, not matter how uncomfortable or unreasonable it feels.  

RADICAL OBEIDENCE is born of delight, not some form of religious duty.  It’s never a burden or a drudge to obey the Lord ~ His commands are not grievous.  

Living A RADICALLY CHANGED LIFE,

Lisa Gordon

Assistant Pastor

Jesus City Church