Edification, Comfort, and Exhortation

[didaskalos]

Dear Saints of God,

For a number of years, the Lord has moved in my life within Churches, Bible Studies,  and even on the internet to help and minister the word of Christ to His people. I have noticed while reading many of the posts in these forums that the spirit has moved upon me in this familiar way to perhap offer words of edification, comfort, and exhortation. Therefore, in an effort to follow this leading, I am going to begin this thread. 

I will begin by sharing some information about how the Lord speaks to me and field any questions that may come to your minds.

Be patience with me and I will try and answer in a timely matter.

God bless you all, and I pray you may benefit from this effort and that I am a worthy tool.

Didaskalos

[didaskalos]

Jesus knew how to intercede in His spirit:

John 11
33 When Jesus therefore saw her weeping,
and the Jews also weeping which came with her,
he groaned in the spirit, and was troubled,
{was troubled: Gr. he troubled himself}
34 And said, Where have ye laid him?
They said unto him, Lord, come and see.
35 Jesus wept.
36 Then said the Jews, Behold how he loved him!
37 And some of them said, Could not this man,
which opened the eyes of the blind, have caused
that even this man should not have died?
38 Jesus therefore again groaning in himself
cometh to the grave. It was a cave, and a stone
lay upon it.

Notice the Greek says "he troubled himself".

You, like Jesus, can allow your spirit (the spirit of Christ in you) to perceive the pains and sorrows around you.

When the intercessor's spirit in you perceives the pain, sorrow, and lack in the people around you: it will respond with intercession and words appropriate to the situation.

Look at the ministry of Jesus:

Matt 14:14 (KJS) And Jesus went forth, and saw a
great multitude, and was moved with compassion
toward them, and he healed their sick.

Matt 15:
32 Then Jesus called his disciples [unto him],
and said, I have compassion on the multitude,
because they continue with me now three days,
and have nothing to eat: and I will not send
them away fasting, lest they faint in the way.

Matt 20:
34 So Jesus had compassion [on them], and touched
their eyes: and immediately their eyes received
sight, and they followed him.

Mark 1:
41 And Jesus, moved with compassion, put forth
[his] hand, and touched him, and saith unto him,
I will; be thou clean.

Mark 6:
34 And Jesus, when he came out, saw much people,
and was moved with compassion toward them, because
they were as sheep not having a shepherd: and he
began to teach them many things.

Over and over we see how Jesus:
(1.) "Saw"- or perceived the sick, sorrowful, and needy,
(2.) His spirit was "moved with compassion", and
(3.) He performed whatever miracle was needed to fulfill the need.

But the key is allowing the spirit of Christ in you to perceive, or empathize with the needs of the lost. Taking their burden upon your heart will cause your spirit (which is the spirit of Christ in you) to react with intercession, or the appropriate prayer or action to meet the need.

This is the key to successful ministering.

[SpiritPsalmist]

Originally posted by didaskalos
Dear Saints of God,

For a number of years, the Lord has moved in my life within Churches, Bible Studies,  and even on the internet to help and minister the word of Christ to His people. I have noticed while reading many of the posts in these forums that the spirit has moved upon me in this familiar way to perhap offer words of edification, comfort, and exhortation. Therefore, in an effort to follow this leading, I am going to begin this thread. 

I will begin by sharing some information about how the Lord speaks to me and field any questions that may come to your minds.

Be patience with me and I will try and answer in a timely matter.

God bless you all, and I pray you may benefit from this effort and that I am a worthy tool.

Didaskalos

Thank you didaskalos.   :D

[SUNSTONE]

I bless this forum, and every Christian on it.