The Perfecting Church

Prayer is the place where we, as the Family of God in the earth, come to commune with our Heavenly Father. When we pursue the heart and presence of God in prayer, we begin to see what He sees and what He longs for. Communing in prayer with our Father takes us beyond the natural realm, bringing us into a greater and greater awareness of His profound power and love towards us. In prayer is where we can see what’s impossible with man, but is already done with God. We are perfected in prayer.

God’s family in the earth is made up entirely with adopted people. He has chosen us, we have not chosen Him. Our last name is no longer our most significant name. The name that gives us our greatest identity, belonging and resource, both now and forever, is the name of Jesus. In Him we’ve all been given abilities, gifts, passions and unique parts to play in reconciling humanity, causing it to flourish and overcoming evil. God’s family is a diverse family. He has adopted people from every nation, every ethnicity and every culture. In Him we are many, who’ve been made one.

What a beautiful family name we’ve been given in the name of Jesus. For the Christian our last name is no longer our most significant name. The name that gives us our greatest identity, belonging and resource, both now and forever, is the name of Jesus. His, is the only name given under heaven by which we can be saved — being adopted and redeemed into the eternal family of God. In the name of Jesus we have received an inheritance of every spiritual blessing. We live, move and have our being in our family name — the name of Jesus.

The top grossing movies of 2018 were all based on superheroes with superpowers — Black Panther was the 3rd highest grossing movie of all-time; Avengers: Infinity War was the 4th highest grossing movie of all time; and Incredibles 2 was the highest grossing animated movie of all time. It’s fair to say we have an obsession with superheroes, superpowers and capes. Hollywood, and the comics these movies are based upon, show us every superhero has unique powers and a unique part to play in reconciling humanity, causing it to flourish and keeping evil at bay. We too have a unique role in reconciling humanity, causing it to flourish and keeping evil at bay — we all have a cape.

Our lives are shaped by how and where we get our sense of acceptance and belonging. God’s family is unlike any other family, organization or affiliation we can have in this world. God’s family is not based on what we’ve done or can do, but what He has done and chosen to do. God adopted us. God chose us. This truth of being chosen/adopted before, is the foundation of our existence in God’s family. Understanding our adoption is the way we truly enter into and experience the transformative power of being accepted in the beloved.