Footsteps to Zion

     Our encounters with God should translate to obedience. We don't want to be those described by Paul in 2 Timothy 3:5 like those " having a form of godliness but denying its power. " It's quite easy to have this "form" of spirituality. Just do what others do, (or dont do what they dont do), speak in a manner that they speak. Yet, one will know soon that their heart is not converted, for it still holds true what it says in Matthew 7:16 : " By their fruits you shall know them .. ."      The generation today face a harder challenge : The situations now are such that it is harder for one to obey /to be righteous partly because of the increasing social pressure from the world, the government, or even the church itself!  - Getting married nowadays means lots of costs and pressure! A couple is bombarded with media that promote immorality and yet cannot follow God through marriage (due to financial difficulties, misconceptions, inconvenience...

Luke 5:17 Now it happened on a certain day, as He was teaching, that there were Pharisees and teachers of the law sitting by, who had come out of every town of Galilee, Judea, and Jerusalem. And the power of the Lord was present to heal them.        This passage is a beautiful demonstration of how Jesus and the Holy Spirit work together. Here was Jesus teaching but the power of the Lord to heal is said to be present. The word “present” here means "It is I." This indicates that the power of the Lord is a person and this person is the Holy Spirit. And He was present as Jesus taught. The Holy Spirit was with Jesus in the form of the Anointing. This was why healing was possible. Any healing ministry is only possible in the presence of the Holy Spirit who is the power of God to heal. In fact, the signs and wonders of God be it healing or others take place because God endows His people with His Spirit. Further, only when a work is anointed by God does it become accep...