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Heaven is and remains open!
Both David and Isaiah prayed Lord, rend the heavens and come down (Psalm 144:5; Isaiah 64:1). It
happened when Jesus came. New Testament believers need never pray it again. Christ tore the heavens,
and came down to us. He then returned through the heavens ensuring that they remain open. The rent
heavens have been rent for ever, and have never been sewn up again, neither by a needlewielding Satan or any other hand. Through that open heaven the Holy Spirit then began to descend
the latter rain (Acts 2). The heavens are no more like brass, THEY ARE OPEN. Hell cannot impose
sanctions, and blockade the kingdom of God, nor deprive its citizens. The new and living way is established
beyond enemy control. Jesus Christ is Lord. REINHARD BONNKE.
(Psalms 144:5) Bow
thy heavens, O LORD, and come down: touch the mountains, and
they shall smoke.
(Isaiah 64:1) Oh that thou wouldest rend the heavens, that thou wouldest come down,
that the mountains might flow down at thy presence,
Mighty Arrows from Gods Mighty Bow

When Noah saw the earth desolated by the deluge, he must have been traumatised. Whenever
afterwards the skies grew dark overhead, he would need assurance. God said I do set my bow
in the cloud and it shall be a token of a covenant. The rainbow is the flag of God, the seven-coloured
royal standard. No icon, no regimental colours, no empire symbol could match that!
The word bow in Genesis 9:13 is the same Hebrew word as a bow for arrows a war bow. What a warbow, spanning the whole horizon! What mighty arrows it must shoot when God goes into battle. The Lord
will march out like a mighty man, like a warrior he will stir up his zeal; with a shout he will raise the
battle cry and will triumph over his enemies. Isaiah 42:12.
(Genesis 9:13) I do set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a token of a covenant
between me and the earth.
(Isaiah 42:12) Let them give glory unto the LORD, and declare his praise in the islands.
The rainbow is not a mere phenomenon of beauty but a Divine reminder of Gods archery. There was a
rainbow round about the throne and out of the throne proceeded lightnings, Gods mighty arrows. (Rev.
4:3,5). No wind can blow a rainbow away. No devil can switch it off. The battle belongs to the Lord.
We all suffer lifes storms when ominous blackness fills our skies, but that arching
splendour of prismatic colour in the rain cloud, seen with our mortal eyes, is the objective
standard of God to reassure us. Gods rainbow is His love bent to the world - and you and me.
Not checked and weighed

We know much more about the Holy Spirit today than in the past. Jesus promised power to make us
witnesses to the ends of the earth. That is Gods kind of power, enough to carry us through to the very
end. The power of God is the person of the Holy Spirit and no person can appear in percentages. God does
not deal in dribs and drabs. He is not mean or careful, but generous. He does not dish out the Spirit by
measure, checked and weighed as if on heavenly scales. He does not turn the faucet off so that it does no
more than dribble. He lets it run. God has no water meter in heaven and Pentecost is not a touch of
blessing or an anointing just for a sermon. It continues until the Great Commission has been completed,
until we no longer need to evangelize a continuing and extended movement of Gods Spirit till the end of
the age. Can you say AMEN?
REINHARD BONNKE
(Greetings from Singapore)
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June 23, 2011

The Cross affected the Throne
Revelation describes the whole universe being swept with the praise of Jesus. Every creature in heaven
and earth know that none of them is worthy, only Jesus. (Rev. 5) They multiply accolades and exhaust
language to match His unparalleled work. The cause of such worthiness was observable only in a measure
even by those who watched Him in His dying hours. But the total costit was , because the Cross affected the
Throne!
Christ was one with the Father. Infinity shared with the sin-bearer. The black hurricanes surging around
the Cross swept also around the Throne above. Christ accepted our judgement but . (2Cor 5,19) The
vastness of the heart of God found a place for the sorrows of mankind. The music of heaven developed a
minor key. REINHARD BONNKE
June 11, 2011

The entire earth will become like the Upper Room on the day of Pentecost
Christ's coming is given a special name in the New Testament Parousia. It is called the Coming of Christ
in our English Bibles in 1 Corinthians 15:23 and Matthew 24:3. But actually, parousia the biblical Greek
word means presence. He will become present. The presence of God will fill the whole earth at His
coming. That will be a notable thing not a flash, being all over and done with, but the entire earth will
become like the Upper Room on the day of Pentecost. Nobody can escape or forget or ignore Him then.
"Very, very soon, we are going to see the King." REINHARD BONNKE
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June 10, 2011

Foolproof Recipe for Victory
This is how my parable begins. Let me call him John. John had a double story house, five plus five rooms.
One day there was a gentle knock on the front door. When John opened it was the Lord Jesus. Please come
in, John pleaded, I will give you the best room in my house it is upstairs. Well, Jesus is a gentleman and
said thank you.
The next morning someone hammered against the front door. When John opened it who was there? The
devil. No shouted John, I dont want you here But the devil said Im already in and a big fight
started. Satan poured filthy temptation on him, it was horrible. By the evening John somehow got the
victory and threw the devil out. Then he said wait a minute. I gave Jesus the best room in the house, why
didnt he come to my rescue? Jesus said to John Look, you gave me one of the ten rooms John was on
his knees and said I can see my mistake. Sorry, Lord. Lets make 50/50. Jesus is a gentleman and
accepted. The next day was a repeat of the day before. Somehow the devil got in and out and John was
totally exhausted. Why didnt Jesus come to my rescue today? I need to go and ask. The Lord said My
son, why dont you give me all 10 rooms and then, instead of me staying with you, you stay with me? John
broke down. He pulled the key of the front-door from his pocket and handed it to Jesus. Now, he had given
it all.
The next morning, it was still dark, when someone was knocking at the front door so hard that the whole
building shook. John jumped frightened and shaken out of bed crying O, its the devil again, when
suddenly he heard footsteps but this time inside the house. Jesus was marching in majesty and power
towards the front door. He had the key. It now was His duty to answer the door. John was wondering
what would happen and stood right behind Jesus when the Lord opened the door wide. Who was it? The
devil of course. But when the devil saw Jesus standing in the door he bowed low, very low indeed, and said
Sorry Sir, I knocked on the wrong door!
Some have given 9 rooms to Jesus and on the door of room number 10 they have written Strictly Private.
It is there where they have their secret sins and live their double life. But Jesus cannot be cheated. Cmon.
Lets sing it together from the bottom of our hearts Unto Jesus I surrender, unto Him I freely give.I
surrender ALL, unto thee my God and Savior, I surrender all. This is my foolproof recipe for victory! Does
it speak to you? Please let me know. With all my love, REINHARD BONNKE.
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June 3, 2011
Jesus in your eyes...
During the years of our tent-crusades in Africa my music-minister Adam Mtsweni and I were looking for a
new platform-organ and went from shop to shop in the city of Johannesburg. It was noon, and there was
one more shop we were heading for. On arrival I saw a salesman hanging around during the lunch-break,
and I thought he had hardly noticed it. My colleague and I went from instrument to instrument, but
suddenly that lone salesman stood in front of me. His eyes were wide open and his face as white as a sheet.
Sir, he stammered, I can see Jesus in your eyes. I was dumbfounded. How can this be? I thought, a
total stranger says he can see Jesus in my eyes? We had something like a revival in the music-shop, and
when I left walking to the car I said, Lord, I will never understand how something like this is possible.
Then the Holy Spirit spoke to me No problem! Jesus lives in your heart, and sometimes he likes to look out
of the windows! What a wonderful truth. In John 14:23 Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love
me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode
with him. REINHARD BONNKE
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May 23, 2011

The steep road flattens as we travel
I remember first travelling from Germany into Switzerland and came to the soaring barrier of a
mountain. My little car seemed to tremble. I stood overwhelmed. Then I noticed a constant sparkle across
the face of that imposing mass. Through binoculars I caught the twinkle of hundreds of vehicles tracking
back and forth on the zigzag roads, slowly climbing up and up, conquering the steep heights till task
accomplished. God declared Every valley shall be raised up, and every mountain and hill made low; the
rough ground shall become level. Isaiah 40:4. The road that looks steep ahead flattens as we travel. That
is how life is as we depend on God. REINHARD BONNKE
May 10, 2011

God emptying the treasure chest of His love for us
Jesus told us a parable. A merchant found one fine pearl that was worth a phenomenal amount and sold
everything else he had to raise enough money to buy it (Matthew 13:45-46). This is a picture of God
emptying the treasure chest of his love for us.
We were no bargain. We did not look very much like a valuable jewel. Yet he took us with all our worthless
baggage, rottenness, debts, nastiness and wickedness. He drew us to himself ignoring everything in us that
was foul and corrupt. Then like a heavenly valet, he cleaned us up, gave us a complete makeover, clothed
us in righteousness, girdled us with immaculate grace and made us fit to enter the presence of the King in
his beauty. That effort left him soaked in his own sweat and blood on the trodden grass of Gethsemane.
Then finally that awful hour of devilish agony, hanging like a rag nailed to a tree. He was nailed to the
Cross for me and you. Praise God!
REINHARD BONNKE
April 29, 2011

Come Lord Jesus
A Farmers son went to war. Years passed, but the son kept writing regularly long letters to his parents.
The problem was that they could hardly read and just managed a few lines per day. Suddenly a knock on
the door: the son was home. We didnt know that you were coming home the parents exclaimed. But
didnt you read the P.S. in my last letter? he asked. No, they hadnt come that far. There is also a Post
Script, as PS, in the Bible. Its in the handwriting of Jesus. Read the last words in the book of Revelation
SURELY I AM COMING QUICKLY. (22,20) Even so, come Lord Jesus! Blessed? REINHARD BONNKE
April 27, 2011

UNDER AUTHORITY
A Roman centurion asked Jesus to restore his paralyzed servant: Just say the word, and my servant will
be healed (Mt 8:8). Jesus was astonished at his faith but the centurion explained, I myself am a man
under authority, with soldiers under me. I tell this one, Go, and he goes. The centurion had authority
because he was under authority. He could command because he obeyed commands. That Roman soldier
had more than faith; he had perception and saw that Jesus also acted under authority to God. That
meant that he had authority to command sickness to go and it would go.
Whatever Jesus did was under authority. He had to do the will of his Father. Our salvation depended on
it. His saving work was no casual operation or sideshow. For that matter neither was Creation, although
God brought it into being simply by saying: Let there be light (Gen 1:3). Salvation is, however, a far
different matter. When Jesus told Mary and Joseph, I must be about my Fathers business (Lk 2:49
NKJV), he was talking about the business of salvation. It was the Fathers business for the Son to be born
and for salvation to be his immediate and direct business. He came to earth to be our Savior. He was the
Word that spoke at Creation, but for salvation the Word came. His coming was life-long, a sustained
sacrifice climaxing in the most horrible death. That was love in its most ultimate form.
REINHARD BONNKE
"I am the Lord your healer"."I am the Lord your healer".
April 25, 2011

The preaching formula is thus says the Lord, not Im telling you!
People filled with the Holy Spirit should be marked with the true features of witnesses. They neither dither
nor dogmatize. They are sure of their aim but are not arrogant. They have the cool assurance of knowing
that two plus two equals four with no need to prove it - no polemics. They are passionate but not pushy
(with few exceptions). They let the truth speak for itself, not knocking people into submission. They do not
wear boxing gloves. The preaching formula is always thus says the Lord, not Im telling you! Witnesses
just pass on what they had heard and saw. It is not their business to defend it or even to invite questions. It
is the Lords responsibility to confirm the righteousness of His own Word.
REINHARD BONNKE
April 22, 2011

Sharing Christ's sufferings
If we share Christs work, we share in His suffering. But if we endure we shall also reign with Him (2
Timothy 2:12). If we are derided for our faith in God, we shall reign by our faith in God. When people say
the same things about you as they said about Gods people in the past, rejoice that you are identified with
them! Whoever treats you in the way that New Testament people were treated proves that you belong to
that glorious New Testament company. When you carry out the same Commission that they did, with the
same authority, you also will have the same enemies. Whenever the devil treats you as his foe, rejoice! He
is paying you the greatest respect and best compliment possible. He is ranking you with those he hated in
the past, the beloved servants of the Most High God. Be encouraged.
REINHARD BONNKE
Setting up of the sound-towers.Setting up of the sound-towers.
April 19, 2011

GOD WANTS US TO HAVE A POSITIVE IDENTITY WITH HIM
Christians are children of God. We should bear a strong family resemblance. 2 Cor. 6:17 means that when
we are like Him He will own us, but otherwise, if we are not like Him He wants nothing to do with us. If we
go along with people who love this present world order, follow the course of this world and are men of
earth, worldly types thats not being a child of our Father in heaven. GOD WANTS US TO HAVE A
POSITIVE IDENTITY WITH HIM.
But that is exactly what we shall be if we are saved. When we are born again we are NEW CREATURES,
the old disappears, the ordinary, the common, the thing, which is neither one thing nor another. He is our
Savior, Lord and God.
REINHARD BONNKE
April 15, 2011

Christ was a ransom and a price was paid
Salvation is of God. Saving us is a Divine experience. We know it profoundly affected Jesus. It demanded
so much of Him that earthly career from the cradle to the cross, so much sacrifice, humiliation, suffering,
pain, and weakness. But He bore our sins in His own body on the tree. Before even those ghastly hours a
storm had broken upon His soul. When He was still with the disciples He began to be sore amazed and
very heavy. (Mark 14:33).
Christ was a ransom and a price was paid thats Bible. But salvation was not simple cash down
transaction, or a commercial agreement. And it certainly was not a Divine con trick! There was a cost to
salvation. The Good Friday scenes at Calvary make that obvious enough. All we can say is thank you Lord
Jesus.
REINHARD BONNKE
Sound TowersSound Towers
April 15, 2011

Jesus.
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March 31, 2011

The Lamb of God
When God said Let there be ..., He knew things would go badly wrong, but He left a door open to come in
and put things right. It involved the Lamb of God being slain in some mysterious sense. The Creator was
the Savior. He made a world in which He was to be crucified, by Gods set purpose and foreknowledge.
(Acts 2:23) God made trees, for He would hang on a tree, a death tree which would become the Tree of
Life. He made iron for nails would fasten Him there - but they would secure our salvation. This planet was
to be the scene of everlasting redemption. It was founded for salvation, bearing the mark of the Cross.
Amen! REINHARD BONNKE
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March 23, 2011

Power Girdles The Globe
Most of us know that in the atom there are two opposing forces, negative and positive, protons and
neutrons. They are held in tension by the nucleus of the atom. When they are split, the power of the atom is
released, perhaps in the heart of a nuclear power station, or maybe the atom bomb.
It is a picture of Christ, who "upholds all things by the word of his power". He was the centre where the
forces of good and evil focused. They were held in tension in Him, until finally He overcame the negative
forces of evil, and the power of life and good were let loose.
The power of it was first realised when the rock tomb burst open and Christ rose. An explosion took place,
the power of righteousness in wave after wave of goodness crossing the earth, wherever the Gospel was
preached. The generating forces within the tomb of Christ shattered death and brought Him forth, the
Resurrection and the Life.
Spiritual explosions are taking place as that mighty power girdles the globe in a gathering storm of glory,
revolutionising lives, breaking the bonds of wickedness, blasting down the walls of captivity. Jesus saves!
God bless you. REINHARD BONNKE
Port Harcourt Great Gospel Crusade Panorama. 1999Port Harcourt Great Gospel Crusade Panorama.
1999
March 12, 2011

The Book of Revelation describes the whole universe being swept with the praise of Jesus. Every creature
in heaven and earth know that none of them is worthy, only Jesus. (Rev. 5) They multiply accolades and
exhaust language to match His unparalleled work. The cause of such worthiness was observable only in a
measure even by those who watched Him in His dying hours. But it was not the total cost, because the
Cross affected the Throne!
Christ was one with the Father. Infinity shared with the sin-bearer. The black hurricanes surging around
the Cross swept also around the Throne above. Christ accepted our judgement but God was in Christ
reconciling the world unto Himself. (2Cor 5,19) The vastness of the heart of God found a place for the
sorrows of mankind. The music of heaven developed a minor key. I trust you are blessed.
REINHARD BONNKE
NigeriaNigeria
March 8, 2011
Wrestling Match with the Almighty?
It is a sad fact of our nature - a psychological fact - that our own desires can be so loud they sound like
Divine commands. Shout long enough about what we already want to do and the echo will come back
sooner or later, but it is our own voice, not the voice of God.
People talk of how they wrestled with God over a decision. Is God like that? Hardly! In fact, they are
wrestling with their own will, not Gods will. They want Him to agree. Do we really imagine we must
wrestle with God to pry a secret out of Him about what He wants us to do? Surely He would just tell us
without an all-out wrestling match with the Almighty.
After Jerusalem fell, many of the people wanted Jeremiah to inquire if they should leave the land. In their
heart they wanted to go to Egypt and meant to do so. They only wanted Jeremiah to persuade God to
approve their plans. Jeremiah inquired, and God did not approve at all. They went anyway saying
Jeremiah had lied about what God said. They ran into great trouble as a result. God had not said anything
about them leaving in the first place. It is folly to make decisions in haste and to put words in the mouth of
the Almighty.
However, there is a safeguard for all "voices" and impulses and that is the Word of God. For example,
Isaiah Chapter 8 warns, "If they speak not according to this Word there is no light in them" (Vs. 20). The
Bible claims for itself the unique privilege of being the means through which God speaks. REINHARD
BONNKE
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March 4, 2011
The Supreme Wonder of the Gospel...
Jesus did not come to give us religious feelings or to suggest to us a system of mind power. He came to
save us, not to explain how our "inner resources" can be tapped to save ourselves. Jesus was not a teacher
of TM, or Quietism, or Stoicism. He was and is, first and foremost, a Savior.
As for other religions, which of them offers eternal life now? Some only promise the end of existence. The
teachings of "Karma" see life as such a misery that obliteration is the only way out! Then there is the
Paradise promise, which consists of endless sensual pleasure. Unending gluttony and everlasting lust
sound more like hell than heaven to me. The supreme wonder of the Gospel is its present realization of Life
life of such quality that it cannot fade for eternity. Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life.
He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live. And whoever lives and believes in Me shall never
die. Do you believe this?" (John 11:25-26) REINHARD BONNKE
In the middle of an insect-swarm!
Preaching in Africa.In the middle of an insect-swarm! Preaching in Africa.
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February 20, 2011

You shall be witnesses to me (Acts 1,8)
Normally a witness only speaks and describes what he has seen. Sometimes however a witness is a piece
of evidence. Perhaps a man has been cruelly attacked and injured. He appears in court to display himself,
the damage and injury. His injuries speak for themselves. He himself is a piece of evidence. We believers
are not lawyers, attorneys or barristers in court pleading in defense of Jesus. We are WITNESSES.
Witnesses don't argue, don't plead, and dont make speeches. They simply speak the truth, declare what
they know. We are living pieces of evidence that there is power in the blood of Jesus. Blessed? REINHARD
BONNKE
February 7, 2011
JESUS -- The Kinsman-Redeemer who Died instead of Killing
That is JESUS! Wicked men had bound him, lashed and crucified Him -- the innocent One, unlawfully and
unjustly. Should His death not be avenged? But Jesus did not cry out for vengeance. Instead He prayed:
Father, forgive them (Luke 23:34). Paul expressed it:
God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ (2 Corinthians 5:19). God was pleased to have all his
fullness dwell in him, and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether things on earth or things
in heaven, by making peace through his blood, shed on the cross (Colossians 1:19-20).
Whoever was guilty of Jesus death, they were forgiven by His prayer, whether they were Greek, Roman
or Jewish. The blood of Jesus, which they shed, was their Redemption. Their pardon was handed to them
at the very cross they erected. It was written by the pen of God dipped in the fountain of the precious blood
of Jesus. Instead of coming to avenge our sins, He allowed all the vengeance due to us to fall on Him. He
became the great and ultimate victim, blocking the course of the blood feud forever! Jesus offered his own
blood to put an end to all vengeance.
He himself is our peace, who has made the two one and has destroyed the barrier, the dividing wall of
hostility. He came and preached peace to you who were far away and peace to those who were near
(Ephesians 2:14, 17).
Be blessed. REINHARD BONNKE
February 3, 2011
Fishers of Men
The apostles were sent
To fish in the raging nations
The tumultuous waters of mankind
In foreign fishing grounds
Amidst enormous dangers in uncharted waters
They had fished fish from the angry Sea of Galilee
They would be fishers of men from the angry seas of the nations
It would be dangerous
There would be storms
The winds would always be contrary
They would launch out against the currents of the world
The waves would lash them, sometimes mountainous and threatening to swallow them.
They could get off course and be driven up and down
All that, but they would be fishers of men. Let's follow their example. Jesus is with us.
REINHARD BONNKE
February 2, 2011
Spiritual Safety
Nobody keeps an open mind about his or her safety. They want to be sure what they eat is not deadly, for
example, or that their car has good brakes. Spiritual safety is far more important. Christians do NOT
keep an open mind about their salvation, nor about Christs wonderful promises. They choose to trust.
Christs word is positive. True faith is positive. It is not pro-tem, just for the time being. Passengers dont
mind an aircraft pilot being dogmatic. They hope he is, especially about their destination. If he isnt dead
sure, passengers fear they will end up dead, for sure! In life we want our destination equally guaranteed.
Who really thinks it is a virtue to be doubtful whether they will land in hell or heaven? REINHARD
BONNKE
January 28, 2011

Has God a Visiting-List?
Events in Africa have been called a Divine visitation. Is that New Testament language? Divine interest
just occasional and selective? Has God a visiting list for Him to drop in here or there occasionally, when
He has time away from His usual business? We are Gods business, His priority, to save, heal and bless, no
matter which continent we inhabit. He never leaves us.
Divine visitation does not fit John 3:16 the text about the God who so loved the world, not a God who
loves some people in some places sometimes with a revival. Africa wasnt a special stage to put on a
virtuosi performance. Some talk of God entering the field. What! Entering it? He tells us to pray for
harvesters and calls Himself the Lord of the harvest. Would He ever leave the field and be missing? We
should just get on with it, and not wait for Him to do it all. Agreed?
REINHARD BONNKE
January 26, 2011

Alpha and Omega
God says I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the ending. We can rattle off that text, but it
is a complex and fathomless revelation. It assures us straightaway that nothing begins without Him. The
Psalmist said of Zion All my springs are in you. He did not mean Zion City itself was a spring, but that in
Zion was the unfailing flow of Gods presence. Today He is as present as greatly in any city as He was for
the Psalmist in Zion. He is as near to us in Orlando as in Jerusalem.
Whatever the Bible says relates to us in some way. God doesnt tell us anything at all merely to feed our
curiosity and to provide technical information. What he reveals about Himself is for us to apply and work
with. He tells us He is The Alpha, the beginning, so we can benefit and make the most of it.
In the beginning God... - in all beginnings! We dont begin at all until we come to Him but otherwise are
going nowhere and doing nothing, as people on a treadmill. The Greeks thought that time went in circles,
the same things happening again and again. But this astonishing book the Bible cuts right across heathen
guesses. Gods ways are eternal, not repetitive. When our lives are tied in with His, we are carried along
in His purposes as He sweeps from the eternal past to the eternal future.
Be blessed, REINHARD BONNKE.
January 23, 2011

RUN
To make sure the Prodigal Son was welcomed home properly, the
Father ran! Ran! I have wanted to run, too, since the Holy Spirit
charged my soul with this realization - "It is the last hour."
The world's airlines have found me to be a good customer. One of
Paul's favorite Greek words was spoude, meaning, "to stretch
out the neck as a man running to get to the winning post". It is
translated "be diligent, study, be earnest, hasten, be zealous,
be forward".
Many churches are very active, but active doing what? To fiddle
about with secular issues is one way to look impressively busy
and "relevant". But to bring the gospel to a dying world is the
mark of true relevance. The world must be made relevant to the
gospel, or perish. Lets preach the Gospel. REINHARD BONNKE
January 19, 2011

The True Son...
In Luke 15, 19 the Prodigal Son pleaded with his father make me one of your hired servants That is the
only request the father rejected. He had many servants, but only two sons. The father wanted his son back.
The difference between a Servant and Son is this: both work hard and for long hours, from morning till
night. Only at night the dissimilarity becomes apparent. The servant goes and asks for his pay the son
not. Why not the son? Because the son knows something the servant doesnt. He knows that the day will
come, when all that belongs to his father will belong to him.
Do we serve Jesus Christ just as a servant - for instant reward, recognition and a constant pat on the
shoulder? Or are we sons who know that an incorruptible and undefiled inheritance that does not fade
away is reserved in heaven for us? (1Peter 1, 3-5). Let us not be man-pleasers but God-pleasers. Blessed?
REINHARD BONNKE
January 17, 2011

THE CROWD WITH A FUTURE
A big crowd is following Jesus as he approaches the town of Nain (Luke 7:11-17). Then he met another big
crowd going in the opposite direction. The Nain crowd had death at its head, the corpse of a young man,
and the whole town had turned out distressed for the mother, a widow, weeping and demonstrating as
only easterners can. But the crowd with Jesus had him, the Resurrection and the Life, at its head and it
was jubilant. This was a group of excited folk. Hundreds of them had been at deaths door, sick, deaf, blind
or crippled, and now they were healthy, the deaf hearing, the blind seeing and the cripples dancing all
gladly following for miles to Nain.
The two crowds stand for two streams of humanity, which are still moving along today in opposite
directions! One has no future but the grave, and the other is led by Christ who said, Whoever believes in
me will never die (John 11:26). And Jesus beckons us to join His train today, rejoicing in Him just Him!
God bless you. REINHARD BONNKE
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January 7, 2011
The power of God is the person of the Holy Spirit
The power of God is the person of the Holy Spirit and you cannot split a person. No person can appear in
percentages, you and I included. God does not deal in dribs and drabs. He is not mean or careful, but
generous. He does not dish out the Spirit by measure, checked and weighed as if on heavenly scales. He
does not turn the faucet off so that it does no more than dribble. He fully lets it run. God has no water
meter in heaven and Pentecost is not a touch of blessing or an anointing just for a sermon. It continues
until the Great Commission has been completed, until we no longer need to evangelize a continuing and
extended movement of Gods Spirit till the end of the age. Blessed? REINHARD BONNKE
January 5, 2011
JESUS IN YOUR EYES
Years ago my music-minister (Adam Mtsweni) and I were shopping for a new keyboard. It was at noon
that we entered a big music-shop in Johannesburg/South Africa. There was a salesman, but he took no
notice of us and Adam and I tried out all the keyboards. Suddenly the salesman appeared. He seemed to be
in a different mood, something like in a state of shock and said to me Sir, I can see Jesus in your eyes!
What? The Holy Spirit had entered that shop. We forgot all about the keyboard and had a revival instead.
But when I was walking back to my car I kept saying Lord, I will never understand it. How can a total
stranger walk up to me and say Sir, I can see Jesus in your eyes?. Suddenly the Holy Spirit spoke to me
and said No problem! Jesus lives in your heart and sometimes HE LIKES TO LOOK OUT OF THE
WINDOWS. I laughed and cried. What glorious truth. I got the point! Years later I met the wife of the
salesman who told me, that her husband had followed Jesus for the rest of his life and went to be with the
Lord. I trust that this little testimony blesses you. REINHARD BONNKE.
January 4, 2011
The "Atom" Split!
In every atom, positive and negative forces are held together in balance. But when the atom is split,
positive splits from negative and power is released, either for destruction or for benefit. Something like this
happened on the Cross. Hanging there, Jesus experienced in Himself two opposing forces the negative of
our sins and the positive of Gods love. Evil split away, setting free new powers of righteousness and
resurrection. Within 3 days this new power swung into action, when Christ gloriously and triumphantly
rose from the dead. LETS REJOICE! REINHARD BONNKE
January 3, 2011
At this faith-point
We can switch direction from unbelief to certainty. Faith is a decision. It has happened to many people,
like a miracle. It reminds me of the healing of the cripple at the Beautiful Gate. Their spiritual feet and
ankle bones receive strength and they enter the temple, walking, leaping and praising God dancing on
faith legs! What a victorious pathway. The Apostle Paul said The life I now live, I live by the faith in the
Son of God. At this faith-point life swings round, personality is re-molded, outlook revolutionized.
Nothing, simply nothing can re-shape life like faith in God. Have a blessed day. REINHARD BONNKE
January 1, 2011
Flame People
I was thinking of Peter and John at the tomb examining the grave-clothes of the risen Christ. It never even
crossed their minds that they might display the blood- marked wrappings as evidence of his death, like
holy relics to be kissed and touched. They had better things to do! In fact, they spent their time waiting in
the upper room until the fire fell. Pentecost is not a token of death but a trophy of life and victory. We need
scholarship, but how much better it is when it comes from flame people, the Holy Spirit kindling their
thoughts. REINHARD BONNKE
December 31, 2010

God's Purposes
guesses. Gods ways are eternal, not repetitive. When our lives are tied in with His, we are carried along
in His purposes as He sweeps from the eternal past to the eternal future. In this sense: Have a blessed New
Year 2011. FROM ANNI AND REINHARD BONNKE
December 30, 2010

Joseph didnt want to be a mummy in Egypt with a private pyramid.
Before Joseph died in Egypt he took an oath from his children that they take his bones in a coffin on the
day of departure for the Promised Land. (Gen 50:22-26). Joseph didnt want to be a mummy in Egypt with
a private pyramid. He wanted to be present when God opened the Red Sea. They took his bones when they
left Egypt (Heb 11,22). The bones didnt rattle in the coffin, they must have laughed and rejoiced There
was more life in those bones then in those who carried them. The bones arrived, but not the original
bearers. Joseph blew the first trumpet of faith for the return of Israel! He blew it with those not yet born,
but who would blow the trumpets to bring down the walls of Jericho. Joseph died at age 110. A man of
faith at 110 is younger than a critical teenager! Want to join Josephs battalion? Onward Christian
soldiers. REINHARD BONNKE
Gospel Crusade in Calabar/NigeriaGospel Crusade in Calabar/Nigeria
December 29, 2010

2011 is at the door
It is tragic when believers have no vision, and fill in their years without shape or direction, following their
own fancy, wandering this way or that according to circumstances, leaving no more mark upon the world
than a falling leaf. Let the Word speak to their heart! Let the winds of the Spirit fill their sails! They leave
their cozy anchorage in the bay, cast off the moorings that bind them to earthly interests, and sail off into
the great waters. The Psalm says, There go the ships (Psalm 104:26 KJV), vessels of divine destiny. 2011
is at the door. Happy New Year. God bless you. REINHARD BONNKE
December 28, 2010

Loo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. Mat 28:20.
What a promise! The Christians certainty! Ahead of us are 365 days of lifes journey through virgin
territory. It might be tangled forests or sun-drenched fields, but we are equipped by this knowledge, that
the Lord will travel with us. God said He walked with Israel in the wilderness in a tent and in a tabernacle
(2 Sam. 7:6). Similarly Mark 16:20 describes the first disciples of Jesus They went forth ... everywhere
...the Lord working with them. Gods presence is unconditional. Whatever distracts us, we have His
undivided attention. This great truth is not put together from isolated texts, but is woven into the texture of
the whole revelation of God. Be blessed by Him in 2011. REINHARD BONNKE
December 26, 2010

Jesus Christ is Lord
At Calvary the seed of the woman had bruised the old serpent's head. Hades had opened its black jaws to
devour another victim, then, too late, discovered He was the Prince of Life. His lightning flashed into the
gloom of the infernal caverns. His glory shattered the reign of the King of Terrors. Then Jesus stormed out
again in Resurrection power, leading captivity captive. The wreckage of Death's domain marked His
invasion. The doors of hell were smashed. JESUS CHRIST IS LORD. REINHARD BONNKE
December 23, 2010

No Person Can Appear In Percentages
Jesus promised power to make us witnesses to the ends of the earth (Acts 1:8). That is Gods kind of
power. The power of God is the person of the Holy Spirit and you cannot split a person. No person can
appear in percentages. God does not deal in dribs and drabs. He is not mean or cautious, but generous. He
does not dish out the Holy Spirit by measure, checked and weighed as if on heavenly scales. He does not
turn the tap off so that it does no more than dribble. He fully lets it run. God has no water meter in heaven
and Pentecost is not a touch of blessing or an anointing just for a sermon. It continues until the Great
Commission has been completed, until we no longer need to evangelize a continuing and extended
movement of Gods Spirit till the end of the age. Blessed? REINHARD BONNKE
December 23, 2010

The Love Passion of God
Gods love is real, not a mere emotion. His love is not a rumour, an investigators research, or book
information, nor a logical deduction for possible consideration. It did not come to us as visionarys
trauma. All we know about God comes from what He did. It was demonstrated. Salvation is awesome. Its
origin is the love passion of God. We are aware of it, but it is the inspiring mystery of Gods own heart. He
was moved to save us, and His Word was embodied in physical shape. Salvation became personified in
Christ and in all His work from the womb to the tomb. Merry Christmas. REINHARD BONNKE
December 23, 2010

We are Agents of Omnipotence
Jesus said As the Father hath sent me, even so send I you. The will of the Father hasnt changed. His
compassion and mercy upon the sick and afflicted were signs of what God is like, forever. If Jesus Christ is
the same yesterday, today and forever, then the Jesus in glory is not a different Jesus from the Jesus of
Galilee. Today the same Jesus has the same compassion, and the same power, but He no longer has the
hands to touch the sick, no longer the voice to speak healing, no longer do the feet of Christ bring Him into
streets and homes. So He sends men and women, you and me. THEY are His those hands and voice and
feet. The body of Jesus is His church.
He is the HEAD. Hands, voice and feet obey the head. The Church is the living extension of that mighty
arm though imperfect in an imperfect world. But we are still the agents of omnipotence and of Divine love,
to demonstrate that God cares. If we are His disciples, filled with the same Spirit that anointed Jesus, we
are to do the same work. They are greater works because God is not limited to one pair of hands, to one
voice, but people moving everywhere carry the same blessings and love. SIGNS AND WONDERS FLOWED
FROM CHRIST AND SHOULD FLOW FROM THE BODY OF CHRIST TODAY. Blessed? REINHARD
BONNKE
December 22, 2010

God's Greatest Act
Christs death was His greatest achievement and Gods greatest act. The power of love conquered the love
of power. It was no mistake, no misfortune, and no accident. Christ was not a martyred victim, but a
mighty victor, our champion and Gods hero. The Father in heaven sent Him to hunt out and destroy the
devil and evil. A greater David faced a greater Goliath. The Son of God overthrew our greatest enemy, sin,
and our final foe, death. Be blessed. REINHARD BONNKE
Anni and Reinhard in their home. Merry Christmas 2010.Anni and Reinhard in their home. Merry
Christmas 2010.
October 13, 2010

Abraham had picked up a golden key marked faith.
Abraham had picked up a golden key marked faith. By it he opened heaven. Men of genius are as rare as
icicles in summer. Abraham was not one of them. God is not the chairman of an exclusive club for
intellectuals, but keeps His front door open for anyone. Please, step in. REINHARD BONNKE
September 13, 2010

Salvation is not a side effect
A Christian is a positive piece of Divine workmanship. We are not just re-named or re-christened. The
work of Christ is not cosmetic. It is not a touch-up job, a new coat of paint. He does not merely paper over
the cracks. Neither circumcision nor uncircumcision but a new man Gal. 6:17. God does a glorious work;
each convert is a masterpiece of Divine grace, each one a product of infinite love, each one created by the
awful clash of Christ with evil at the Cross. We are shaped by events that will be spoken of throughout
eternity, and that not incidentally, but of purpose. Our salvation is not a side effect, but the central
objective of the supreme act of Omnipotent and all-compassionate Deity. Blessed? REINHARD BONNKE
September 9, 2010
Receiving the Divine Nature
One of the wonderful things about God is His willingness to be represented. It seems impossible for a mere
human to represent Him in any way at all. It certainly wouldnt be possible by mere human effort or
aspiration. It is not only by the condescension and will of God, but by the glorious fact that we receive the
divine nature, we are born again of God, He is more than our recognized father, for the Spirit bears
witness that we are the children of God and His children bear His image.
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September 4, 2010
Faith is ordinary everyday trustfulness
Faith is not what you have or what you know. A theological doctorate is not usually any help. Faith has no
mystique, nothing esoteric or rare. It is just a common human faculty, ordinary everyday trustfulness. It is
as good among humble people as among spiritual geniuses, religious giants or mighty Samsons of the
church. The assorted crowd only believed and the woman with an issue of blood only believed, and their
faith put their feet into the Kingdom of God, the Kingdom which is where Christ is. Be blessed. REINHARD
BONNKE
September 3, 2010
NOT ASHAMED
Paul had shaved his head to show he had made a vow (Acts 21,24). People would notice that a skinheadapostle. But HE WAS NOT ASHAMED! He had sworn an oath to do something fort God! Why not we firebaptized believers? They emerged from the Upper Room different! What do people look like who emerge
from our churches on a Sunday morning? Suppose Gods fire fell in the Cowboy Stadium and everybody
came out drunk with the Holy Spirit. IT IS NOT A PRIVATE MATTER! It is a PUBLIC EVENT! The Holy
Spirit is not given to make you comfortable, but to drive you of your cozy corner and into the raw weather
of the world. Lets go. REINHARD BONNKE
Montreux, SwitzerlandMontreux, Switzerland
September 1, 2010
The God who seeks man
Adam has had only one idea to hide. God had one idea too, they hide, He seeks! The gods and religions
invented by people all reverses the Divine process. The gods hide and the people seek. In the Garden of
Eden Adam heard the voice of the Lord calling "Where are you? Adam huddled close to Eve, each trying to
get help from the other, like humankind does today. The Lord God clothed them, reassured them, and
made them look up and put their feet on the path towards salvation through His Son. Blessed? REINHARD
BONNKE
September 1, 2010
The blood of Jesus cleanses us totally and renders us fit to serve God immediately
Holiness has two objectives. First, we are holy for the sake of being holy because God is holy. It has its own
built-in reward. Without holiness no man shall see God. The pure in heart will see God (Matthew 5:8),
the Christians greatest hope.
The second objective of holiness is to make people fit for Gods service, but it is often thought of as near
perfection. The glorious truth is that the blood of Jesus cleanses us totally and renders us fit to serve God
immediately. God bless you. REINHARD BONNKE
SwedenSweden
August 31, 2010

God's protection surrounding us is impenetrable
The howling winds of death had been heard across Egypt. Yet, no Israeli home knew its cold breath. When
the Lord passed through Egypt smiting all the firstborn in the land, He passed over all the houses on which
He saw the blood of the lamb. Every child of God today is covered and marked by the blood of Jesus
(Exodus 12:12-13). Each one of us is beyond the reach of the powers of hell, witches, spells, curses, demons,
or all the devils minions. The principalities and powers in heavenly places cannot touch us while we rest
beneath the banner of the precious blood of Jesus our Savior, our Passover Lamb. His protection
surrounding us is impenetrable and invulnerable. Be blessed. REINHARD BONNKE
Picture: RBPicture: RB
August 29, 2010

Faith in the name of Jesus releases power
Holiness does not produce power. Are we to become like Jesus so that we may preach like Spurgeon?
This is truth standing on its head. Shouldnt we be holy even if we never preached a sermon? Holiness is for
the sake of holiness. To be like Jesus has its own reward! Blessed are the pure of heart, for they shall see
God not revival. I believe in sanctification and holiness with all of my heart, but if holiness produced
power then we could say: Look what my holiness has done! That would be shocking.
Look at Peter in Acts 3,12: The miracle did not happen because of his own godliness. Weeks
before he had denied the Lord. I sometimes think I can hear sobbing between the lines of Peters writings.
Here is the answer: Acts 3,16 Faith in His name. releases power! Faith is the power-switch. And now
the summary: Holiness for holiness faith for power. Be blessed. REINHARD BONNKE
 
Picture: Jeannette BonnkePicture: Jeannette Bonnke
August 28, 2010

as the waters cover the sea.
God says: For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD, as the waters cover the
sea. (Hab 2:14) How do the waters cover the sea? So thoroughly that there is not a single dry patch of
land at the bottom of the sea! This clearly illustrates Gods incredible plan. The knowledge of His glory,
power, and salvation will be spread across the world like a flash flood. There will not be a single dry area,
no ignorant country, city, town, village, family or individual. The whole earth is full of His glory, cried
the seraphim (Isaiah 6:3). Take heart and be blessed. REINHARD BONNKE
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August 27, 2010

Our Salvation cost God everything
Talking of Creation. God enjoyed it, the Big Bang, spinning glittering galaxies into existence and
stretching space to give room for their dance. He picked out one planet, Earth, tried His hand as a
gardener and planted Eden. There He introduced Eve to Adam, newly-weds in their first home. All this and
heaven too! He laughed for joy, the pleasure of it, and it all cost Him nothing.... absolutely nothing.
Yet Jesus saves - that's different. Our Salvation cost God everything. It is God's greatest WORK AND COST
Him the ultimate sacrifice His only son dying for our sin on the Cross. It left a wound in the heart of
Deity that can never heal, and was pierced for our sin. He was nailed to the Cross for me. REINHARD
BONNKE
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August 26, 2010

It is not what we are but what Christ makes us to be
When we believe in Christ we can believe in ourselves. Confidence in Christ gives us self-confidence. Our
self-image is good because we are the workmanship of Christ. Like Paul also said I can do all things
through Christ which strengthens us. He also knew and said In my flesh dwells no good thing, but had
confidence in what God had made him to be. His good self-image was a reflection of the image of Jesus
Christ which was being formed in him. That is an attitude all Christians should have. Be blessed.
REINHARD BONNKE
President of Nigeria Goodluck Jonathan, Reinhard Bonnke, Daniel Kolenda in Abuja, Aug 22, 2010.
Picture: Oleksandr VolykPresident of Nigeria Goodluck Jonathan, Reinhard Bonnke, Daniel Kolenda in
Abuja, Aug 22, 2010. Picture: Oleksandr Volyk
August 22, 2010

Soon every knee will bow and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord
Satan had schemed that every knee would bow to him and confess him as lord. It seemed so easy on this
planet, employing weapons of crushing might and war. Instead, came this Man, Jesus, so easily mutilated,
and taken to death in the flesh. Yet, He proved all conquering in spirit; let hell do its worst. Not at the
name of Satan, but at the name of Jesus today a thousand million bow. Soon every knee and every tongue
shall confess Him Lord. Satan is doomed.
Meanwhile, the vast ambition of Satan has flooded the world with a multitude of evils. The evil spirit let
loose in the world works out in human lives until Christ delivers them. Ephesians 2:1-2 says, "And you He
made alive, who were dead in trespasses and sins, in which you once walked according to the course of
this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit who now works in the sons of
disobedience." REINHARD BONNKE
August 19, 2010

A picture of God emptying the treasure chest of his love for us!
Jesus told us a powerful truth in a parable. A merchant found one fine pearl that was worth a phenomenal
amount and sold everything else he had to raise enough money to buy it (Mat 13:45-46). This is a picture
of God emptying the treasure chest of his love for us.
Then finally that awful hour of devilish agony, hanging like a rag nailed to a tree. O, what a wonderful
Saviour! Agreed? REINHARD BONNKE
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August 18, 2010

Clear the Garbage out of the Way
A friend of mine was cleaning out his garage, and tossed a piece of metal aside into a corner where there
was what seemed to be a pile of garbage. It caused vivid and audible sparking. Investigation revealed an
old car battery. The steel bar had shorted across its terminals. The cells still held some charge so he
brought it out for possible future use.
For some that might be a parable: you've given up, and think the power of God has gone. It never goes.
Clear the garbage out of the way and you will find that God is not so easily switched off. He isn't finished
with you. Got it? REINHARD BONNKE
Ayangba/NigeriaAyangba/Nigeria
August 18, 2010

Loving Embrace Between Man and his Maker
Faith in Christ is different to any other kind of faith. It is not found in the Old Testament. In the New
Testament, the word used means believing 'into' Christ, suggesting movement. Faith IN Christ means
moving close to Him in trustful love. It is an embrace.
This kind of loving embrace between man and his Maker comes only through Christ. Nobody in the Old
Testament days could think of such a thing. God was spirit, another kind of Being, too awesome to be
approached except with fear and trembling. Yet one inspired book in the Old Testament Scriptures touches
the heart of a new experience the Song of Songs, a lyric of love that gathers up all its words of supreme
love in one phrase, I am my beloved's, and my beloved is mine. (Song of Songs 6:3). This was an attitude
towards God that nobody understood, until Christ came, of which we have the full benefit. Happy?
REINHARD BONNKE
August 17, 2010

Millions of failures now live live as they should live, in Christ!
Jesus did not come to found a new religion with a collection of mumbo-jumbo ceremonies and duties.
Millions of people are tied up trying to keep up their religious observances. There are no captives like
religious captives. Many are bound with taboos, do's and don'ts, and legalistic spiritual obligations in their
effort to keep well in with God. Luke 4:18 tells Jesus had come to 'proclaim deliverance to the captives'. He
pin-pointed some of the bound-up people; the poor, the broken-hearted, the blind, the bruised... Jesus is the
spirit of freedom. 'He whom the Son sets free is free indeed.'
Christ came so that people can rise to their full potential and even expand into higher attainments.
Fisher men become Apostles. So many are dabbling in the shallows and miseries, shackled by bonds of
their own making, fear of failure, unbelief, without aim or vision, led by the nose by self-indulgences and
personal weaknesses. But Jesus saves. It is more than what He does it is what His presence means.
'Where the Spirit of the Lord is there is liberty.' Millions of 'failures' now live live as they should live, in
Christ. Can you say Hallelujah? REINHARD BONNKE
August 16, 2010

THE ANOINTING BREAKS THE YOKE
Nobody prayed for revival in the New Testament. The famous prayer, 'O Lord revive thy work!' was an
Old Testament prayer. (Hab 3:2) God answered. He did revive His work. That answer was JESUS and
PENTECOST. When Peter preached in the first Pentecostal meeting there ever was (Acts 2), he saw what
had never been seen on earth before or in all the history of Israel, or in all the prophesying of the great
prophets. Something happened that Elijah, or Isaiah, or Jeremiah never saw - 3000 people repenting and
being saved. This age is the age of the Holy Spirit. It is "the anointing that breaks the yoke". Agreed?
REINHARD BONNKE
August 14, 2010

We need more than a cheap solution or a quick fix
In today's religious supermarket, many people are hypnotized by the bright, shiny brands of do-ityourself salvation. The shelves are crowded with New Age products: pyramid power, hypnotherapy,
transcendental meditation, white magic ... All of them are a sham, and some of them are lethally
dangerous. They offer nothing that can reach the heart of the human problem.
We need more than a cheap solution or a quick fix. We need peace with God. We need him to forgive us,
bring us home, restore us to the relationship he has always wanted to have with us.
We will only find God if we truly want him. As God says in the Bible: "I love those who love me, and those
who seek me find me." Jesus says "he who comes to me, I will not refuse..." How wonderful! Jesus saves there is no other Savior. Be blessed. REINHARD BONNKE
August 13, 2010

SPIRITUAL POWER IS RENEWED AS WE NEED IT
Paul prays for the Ephesians that "the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may
know ... his incomparable great power FOR US who believe. That power is like the working of his mighty
strength, which he exerted in Christ when he raised him from the dead" (Ephesians 1:18-20).
The Greek used is to describe the greatness of the available resources is megethos. When scientists created
the nuclear bomb they created a word by which to measure the greatest explosive force known. The force
of that weapon is measured in megatons of power. But Paul goes one better and talks about "hyper"
megethos - super greatness. "Mega galactic," a teenager might say today. That is how we should measure
our effectiveness in Christian service. That is the resource available to every one of God's servants. Yes,
that's it! Receive it. REINHARD BONNKE
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August 13, 2010

Judge nothing before the appointed time
The failure of believers under the attacks of Satan is common. Some people sin openly and conceal their
goodness. Others sin secretly while maintaining an appearing of goodness. Paul wrote, "Judge nothing
before the appointed time" (1 Cor. 4:5). We are not qualified to preempt the judgment of the all-wise, allknowing God. Some sins are the wounds of awful battles in which victories were won. Some men fight
more temptation in a day than others do in a month. And big men can sin in a big way, a small fault
becoming magnified through the lens of fame. Be determined to live a holy life, no matter what happens
around you. "Pursue peace with all people, and holiness, without which no one will see the Lord..."
(Hebrews 12:14). Greetings from Florida. REINHARD BONNKE
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August 7, 2010
Witness Identifies Christians
Only one man in the New Testament, Philip, is called an evangelist. The word evangelist is used only three
times. Peter won 3000 souls in one day, but was never called an evangelist, nor was Paul. Why is that?
Because everybody evangelised! Evangelists were not that different. Calling anybody an evangelist was no
distinction. Witness identified Christians. It was dangerous, but obligatory. The word martyr originally
meant witness, but so many died for witnessing that the word became synonymous with giving ones life
for Christ. Christians were called confessors they admitted to it as if guilty. Join the church and you
joined the ranks destined for persecution. It wasnt just to enjoy the meetings, but for a single purpose
witness. That is how it is still today in a wide band of countries across the globe. No matter what. We are
witnesses for Christ. REINHARD BONNKE
Just arrived at Atlanta Airport. While waiting for my connection I had some inspiration for you. I trust
you are blessed.
Picture: Andrew ColbyJust arrived at Atlanta Airport. While waiting for my connection I had some
inspiration for you. I trust you are blessed. Picture: Andrew Colby
August 6, 2010
We are each made for God and in His image
Some churchmen say that man is a social animal, as if the herd instinct was all that could be mentioned
about that marvelous creation called man. We are more than a herd we are each made for God and in
His image and nothing else but a relationship with Him will ever satisfy us.
Sometimes, when inspired music touches us, we get a sense of the infinite. Music only points to it, though.
The music echoes a faraway greatness that it cannot fulfill. That infinity is God Himself, and what music
only suggests is given to us when we receive salvation through Jesus Christ, and begin to worship Him. Be
blessed. REINHARD BONNKE
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August 6, 2010
STRONG BUT LAZY?
Does receiving the power of God compel Christians to work with great energy gusto? Not at all! People can
be strong but lazy. Perhaps they never do anything else with their gift than use it to build their own
muscles and to feel nice. The kind of power some people ask God for is really compulsion - overcoming
their lethargy, overwhelming their fears and reluctance. They want God to give them such a push that they
can't help but go propelled into service. That's just pie in the sky. God never compels you to serve him in
spite of yourself. No unseen force will lever us out of our arm chair into the street. To get up and go is our
part of the bargain. Arise! REINHARD BONNKE
Our cat "Schnucki"Our cat "Schnucki"
August 2, 2010
Christ can make us - we who otherwise would never make it
Christianity has an unconditional welcome above its doors for the storm tossed, the broken in spirit, and
the inadequate. It is the arm of Gods love thrown around those who have given up on themselves, or been
given up by the world, and have not got what it takes. If you would believe you would see the glory of God
(John 11:40).
Christ can make us we who otherwise would never make it. In the Gospels, we see Him coming openfaced and open-armed. To Him, there were no nobodies, nor riffraff, no social rejects. He came for lost
sheep. To women, who were treated as subspecies in some eastern countries, even as they are now, Christ
gave honor. This is the Christ we serve. This IS Christianity. Be blessed. REINHARD BONNKE
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August 1, 2010
Here am I, send me
Isaiah heard God calling Who will go for us but knew he was unfit and had unclean lips(Isaiah 6).
Whether Isaiah had been a swearer, or liar or drinker we are not told, but when he said Here am I, send
me, the state of his lips was no problem! His lips were exactly the lips God used. His uncleanness was
taken away and he was commissioned. God cant wait until we are all sanctified, till all churches are very
spiritual, united, holy and resplendent in character. Isaiahs once unclean lips have thundered through the
ages mighty words like he was wounded for our transgression, he was bruised for our iniquityand by
His stripes we are healed. (Read Isaiah 53). You are not waiting for God, God is waiting for you. Can you
say Amen? REINHARD BONNKE
July 31, 2010

Gods Voice in the Garden was a sob
When Adam sinned Gods voice heard in Eden Adam, where are you? is a sob. Cain slew Abel and his
blood cried to the ever-sensitive God. God is close to His family, rebellious or not. Jesus said what we did to
other people was done to Him He identified with them. (Matt. 25). God also declared of Israel In all their
affliction I was afflicted. Following that most notable of crimes, King David murdering a man for his wife
after committing adultery with her, David himself said Against you, you only have I sinned and done that
which is evil in your sight! The real offence was more against God than murdered Uriah.
The Lord is touched with the feelings of our infirmities (Heb 4:15). We are all His offspring, said Paul. We
are linked to Him with the bonds of His creative life. It renders God sensitive to all we do thats why
Jesus came. He came to rescue us. Only Jesus saves. Blessed? REINHARD BONNKE
July 31, 2010

The heartbeat of God should be louder than the drum beat of the band
The appeal of the Gospel is not to provide the same popular programs in church as in the world. No, I
mean we should not be behind the times, and Fanny Crosby is not the last word in sacred music. But the
heartbeat of God should be louder than the drum beat of the band, and His voice not lost in the wordless
pandemonium of amplification. If they cut off the electricity from your church, and the modern instrument
were useless, would your congregation wilt like daisies in the sun? But if they are crashing forth on the
cymbals for the sheer jubilation and exuberance and delight in God as those who wrote the Psalms, if
congregations sing praise to God in their very hearts and express their inner soul of gladness, that is
crucial! Gods command is Rejoice IN THE LORD. Greetings from REINHARD BONNKE.
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July 31, 2010

The great purpose of God is salvation
The gospel is a message of miracles but the real priority, the great purpose of God, is salvation. The glory
and joy of God is salvation. Jesus works in material fashion but his real commission is as the Saviour of
the world. Jesus said that it is better to enter life maimed than to die unsaved (Mark 9:43). To deliver all
who were oppressed by the devil, Jesus went around doing good (Acts 10:38), but to save us he went to
the Cross and to hell and back. Only Jesus could have done it. And He did it. REINHARD BONNKE
July 30, 2010

News is not logic or reason. It is what happened.
Gospel means Good News! News are facts! The Gospel is not a story, it consists of solid facts! If the
President of America came to your town, it doesnt need discussion, philosophy or logic. It is news, simply
news. A Presidential visit is not a conception or article of faith. It is an event. You cant reason about it.
Whether you are a simple person or a brilliant scholar, you just have to accept it as news
The Gospel is the samenews, good news. Christ has come and sets people free from their sins, heal their
bodies, and baptize them in the Holy Spirit. News is not logic or reason. It is what happened. Nobody
thinks it up, so nobody can reason about it. Here is how Paul put it in 1 Corinthians 15: 2-5. By this gospel
you are saved if you hold firmly to the word I preached to you. That Christ died for our sins according to
the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures and that
he appeared to Peter, and then to the Twelve. Agreed? REINHARD BONNKE
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July 29, 2010

THE CONQUEROR WITH THE BLEEDING FEET
The crowds had more than once wanted Jesus to be king, and to conquer the much-hated Roman army of
occupation. But He refused. His servants did not fight to make Him an earthly lord. He had a new way.
Jesus conquered this Roman who was in charge of the squad of soldiers that carried out executions. Nailed
and helpless, yet Christ conquered this military commander. Within 300 years, Rome itself had been
conquered, not by the jackbooted feet of military forces, but by the bleeding feet of this Man hanging there.
O praise the Lord!
The last pagan emperor, named Julian, tried to restore the old worship of the gods, but the tides released
by Christ's death were too powerful. Julian cried out in agony, "O Galilean, you have conquered!" Thank
you Jesus! REINHARD BONNKE
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July 28, 2010

The Gospel is God in action, in the mire of the battlefield
The God who created the world also created the Gospel. But it was at far greater cost. The Gospel isn't just
an idea, any more than dynamite. It is God in action, in the mire of the battlefield. He has put His very Self,
His Son and His blood into this Gospel. Some act squeamish about the Gospel of the precious blood of Jesus
as if the whole world were not blood-soaked. In this harsh world nothing less than a Calvary Gospel is
credible. Christ's blood was needed to cover the blood of a thousand million murdered Abels crying to God
from the ground.
The Gospel is not a vague lovingness, or sentiment. The pen of truth is dipped in the blood of Christ. We are
not redeemed by a casual and understanding nod from an easy-going Heavenly Father. The mouth of
Christ's gaping wounds speaks forgiveness. The Gospel rings with the cry in Eden "Adam where are you?
and of the "strong crying and weeping" of the Son of God in Gethsemane. O, what a wonderful Savior.
REINHARD BONNKE
July 28, 2010

The Gospel is like breathing - there's no future in the alternative
Evangelism brings the only remedy for sin known to man. The Gospel is like breathing - there's no future
in the alternative. Everybody has a right to chose, but the options are pretty limited - live or die. People
think they have found alternatives; mind-power, meditation, Buddhism, New Age, healing cults, but they
are no more alternatives than a game of chess. They are no answer to the crippling power of sin and do
not deliver us from guilt. People need saving and ONLY JESUS SAVES. Christ said that he had come to
destroy the works of the devil. Blessed? REINHARD BONNKE
July 27, 2010

The Holy Spirit writes no doubts
When you are saved, you should know it. Otherwise, how can you be a witness for Christ? The Bible speaks
clearly and positively; it does not stammer. When you read it, you become certain. The Holy Spirit writes
no doubts. The promises of God are Yes and Amen (2 Corinthians 1:20) and not No or Maybe. The Gospel
trumpet sounds no faltering note.
Some people argue that it is presumptuous to declare you are saved, but that is false modesty in the light of
so much Scriptural evidence. When Christ confronts you with the question of your need, you should not
respond, "I want to have my questions answered and to give my view of salvation." Instead, you must
repent and believe!
Being saved is not a casual experience, something you would hardly notice. When you repent and believe
and come to the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, He receives you, and you are cleansed in His precious blood!
Take these two statements made by Christ Jesus Himself: All that the Father gives Me will come to Me, and
the one who comes to Me I will by no means cast out (John 6:37) and for the Son of Man has come to seek
and to save that which was lost Luke 19:10. Good Morning from Florida. REINHARD BONNKE
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July 26, 2010

The Gospel includes the supernatural
The Gospel is not a doctrine with wonders attached, as a sort of bonus. It is itself comprehensive of
wonders. That is what the FULL GOSPEL means. In the New Testament the Gospel made fantastic
progress because it was 'in power and demonstration'. Miracles were mostly healings, and there is simply
no difference between then and now and them and us. We have at our disposal apostolic power and gifts if
we go with apostolic motives. Note "motives" - the purpose of gifts is not to get a name for being a man of
power, but to get Jesus a name as a God of love and power. If it goes to your head when the sick are
healed, the sick will not be healed. Agreed? REINHARD BONNKE

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July 24, 2010

The black hurricanes surging around the Cross swept also around the Throne above
An indication of Christs glorious sacrifice is given us in the Book of Revelation. It describes the whole
universe being swept with His praise. Every creature in heaven and earth know that none of them is
worthy, only Jesus. (Rev. 5) They multiply accolades and exhaust language to match His unparalleled
work. The cause of such worthiness was observable only in a measure even by those who watched Him in
His dying hours. But it was not the total cost, because the Cross affected the Throne!
Another tremendous fact is: Christ was one with the Father. Infinity shared with the sin-bearer. The black
hurricanes surging around the Cross swept also around the Throne above. Christ accepted our judgment
but God was in Christ reconciling the world unto Himself. (2Cor 5,19) The vastness of the heart of God
found a place for the sorrows of mankind. The music of heaven developed a minor key.
We can sympathize and empathize with other human beings, but not with God, especially in the passion of
His redeeming work. We can relate to God, but never in that dimension. God is the indescribable, and in
this work we can only stand aside in ignorance and awe. It cant be explained. It is unutterable, and if
uttered it would be incomprehensible. Only God can appreciate what God experiences.
We are like the disciples Jesus took into Gethsemane. They went with Him so far only. Then He went a
little further. A few yards away from where Peter, James and John sat waiting, drowsing under the old
olive trees, the worlds Redeemer was fighting a cosmic battle totally outside their conception- and ours.
Our theology of salvation is the scaffolding only to the temple of our wonderful and glorious God. Be
July 24, 2010

The preaching of the Gospel is an announcement of fact
Please read 2 Kings Chapter 7. Gods Spokesman said: TOMORROW would be abundant food at the Gate
of Samaria. (Vs 1) The Government spokesman said: IMPOSSIBLE! Gods Spokesman: IN FACT you shall
SEE it but NOT EAT. Facts like that don't change. That is the reality. WHEN GOD SPEAKS IT IS AN
EVENT WHICH SETS HISTORY IN MOTION. It is no use ignoring it, or we do so at our cost, like jumping
from the Empire State Building ignoring the Force of Gravity. This would be a jump to a quick conclusion.
The preaching of the Gospel is an ANNOUCEMENT OF A FACT. Repent and believe The Word of the
Lord is a creative act. God said "Let there be light" and there was light... The same voice also said: Your
sins are forgiven The Gov. spokesman in his chariot mocked Elisha, but no unbelief can change the facts.
God speaks and it is done; it stands fast like the very earth. We can only do one thing - come to terms with
the Word of God or blindly ignore it to our own destruction.
The Syrian army heard sounds of a great host coming to rescue Samaria. They fled in panic and left all
their supplies behind. The Word of the Lord, Almighty God, had performed this. It was no coincidence.
Then something most remarkable happened: The Gov. spokesman was knocked down and trampled to
death by people who rushed to get what he didn't believe in.
Here is a powerful fact: The man who does not believe the Gospel will be crushed by its reality. Not
believing it makes no difference to what IS. If we don't go along with it, it will crush us by its very weight.
The tragedy of all tragedies is that the man died because of GOOD NEWS and totally unnecessary. He put
himself outside the possibility of enjoying it. Elisha's word was not a word of calamity or judgment, but of
deliverance. If it was not believed it could not be altered. Not to accept it proved tragic. REINHARD
BONNKE
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July 23, 2010

Mind in the beginning what matters in the end
We were in a pastors prayer-meeting on our knees. Next to me knelt an old servant of God and I couldnt
but overhear what he said: Lord, forgive me where I have allowed unclean things in my life. This moved
me deeply. I was still a young man and followed it up with me own prayer: Lord, help my to mind in the
beginning what matters in the end. Lets live a sanctified life in the name of Jesus. REINHARD BONNKE
Hillsong, Sydney, AustralliaHillsong, Sydney, Australlia
July 23, 2010

A great God can manage with almost anybody
God said to Joshua, "Moses My servant is dead. Now therefore, arise, go over this Jordan, you and all this
people (Joshua 1:2). Because Moses was dead, everybody would think, THEREFORE, they had better
give up. But instead God said, THEREFORE, go into the land. It was human logic standing on its head.
What a way to startwith a funeral! The funeral of the leader! But a great God can manage with almost
anybody. You, meor your grandmother, if necessary. We need not look for great men, great leaders, and
outstanding and capable men. God has chosen the weak things to bring to nothing things which are
mighty. Are you blessed? Greetings from California. REINHARD BONNKE
Ondo-Town/NigeriaOndo-Town/Nigeria
July 23, 2010

Salvation touches all weaknesses, reaches into the past and future
Either the Cross was the most colossal blunder, a tragic demonstration of the uselessness of being a good
man, or else it was the world's most colossal triumph. It was in fact the decisive victory for world
redemption. A Roman spear opened Christ's side and exposed the very heart of God - all love.
That price! For what? Add it up, and it spells JESUS SAVES. The words, "Jesus saves", embrace everything
that defeats us. Every life has a thousand needs. Salvation touches all weaknesses, reaches into the past
and future, and is for body, soul and mind, for earth and for heaven. Jesus saves us from our sins, from
folly, failure and fear, pride and illusion, the devils deceit and every threatening circumstance. Christ is
the Master of it all. Jesus saves! Christ's hell-shattering work has opened heaven's fountain of resources
for all struggling souls. "He that believes in Me, has life." Being saved means being "born again". "To as
many as received Him, to them gave He power to be the sons of God." As I write these words, my heart
rejoices and affirms every word. Yes! Yes! Yes! Jesus is wonderful. REINHARD BONNKE
July 22, 2010

The Holy Spirit fills the Gospel with fire, life and power
People have a message about theology, but the Holy Spirit is not theology. He is a PERSON. It wasnt
reasoning which the disciples gave us, but their experience. People preach about the Holy Spirit and
analyze doctrines about Him as if He were a specimen on the laboratory table. We have a lot of dead Holy
Spirit analysis.
The Spirit of God is alive and active. He puts the power into the Gospel. He fills it with fire, life, and
strength. It is a full Gospel. Without the Holy Spirit, it is an empty Gospel. Our preaching on its own is no
better than rattling a collection of empty Coca-Cola cans. Power and life stream through the New
Testament because of who the Holy Spirit is. Be blessed. REINHARD BONNKE
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July 21, 2010

The sign of a living Christ is the empty tomb, not an empty church
The Bible is a success story. It does not inspire us to fail. It inspires us to succeed. God has commanded us
to advance on all fronts. The sign of a living Christ is the empty tomb, not an empty church. What is your
vision? a god with His back to the wall? a god with a charitable cause? a god with servants living on next
to nothing and calling it faith? a god with make-do churches, threadbare and struggling? What about
Psalm 1, Whatever he does shall prosper? The first principle is to go for success.
From Genesis to Revelation, God has to be reckoned with by the kings of the earth. My God is the God who
humbled mighty Pharaoh and caused Belshazzars knees to knock and Felix to tremble. That disgusting
emperor Nero had to hear the Word of God from the anointed and mighty apostle Paul. Our God is
omnipotent and not impotent. For He alone is worthy! Have a blessed day. REINHARD BONNKE
July 20, 2010

The Holy Spirit takes the work of Jesus and translates it into our experience.
By the Holy Spirit the work of Jesus on earth becomes His work in me. He diedand I am forgiven. He
bore judgment; therefore, There is no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, according to
Romans 8:1. Jesus was crucified, and Galatians 2:19 says, I am crucified with Christ. Jesus was buried,
and in baptism we are buried with Christ (Romans 6:3), who rose from the dead. Ephesians 2:5-6 says
we are risen with Christ and that when He ascended we have ascended with Him. The Holy Spirit takes the
work of Jesus, identifies us with it, and translates it into our experience. This is saving truth. Be blessed.
REINHARD BONNKE
July 20, 2010

We cant cleanse our soul by washing our face
Christianity is a sinners religion. It has nothing for the perfect. They would have to start a new religion.
The human heart is desperately wicked. We cant cure heart disease by wearing our best clothes. We
cant cleanse our soul by washing our face. Respectability is only outward. To be a Christian starts with
forgiveness. That is what we must preach. That is evangelism to stress it, to hammer away at the need of
it. This day is the day of salvation. Agreed? REINHARD BONNKE
July 19, 2010

Elijah did not go back for another display of fire
When Elijah prayed on Mount Carmel, the fire did not fall on an empty altar. The Lord sends the fire when
we lay out our offering, our time, money, effort. It is to get up steam and make us GO. Elijah did not go
back for another display of fire. Experiences of power are wonderful, but that is all some may seekthe
experience. But Elijah did not say, Lord, that was wonderful. I enjoyed that. Do it again! More Lord! It
was enough! He had work to do. It was not the phenomena he wanted, but the victory over the devils
forces. The fire of God is not for a firework display. It is for us to be burning witnesses for Jesus. Blessed?
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July 19, 2010

The fullness that fills all things, is available
Converting sinners needs full Gospel voltage. When you preach the Gospel, you are actually plugging into
the power lines of God. Gods power comes from the dynamo of Calvary, the Resurrection, and the
Ascension. Those are the power stations, and Gods power grid crosses the world from those great
generating centers. Plug in! The weakest can know that power. The Gospel is too important to be left to our
own resources and energy. The fullness that fills all things, is available. REINHARD BONNKE
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July 19, 2010

The Gospel raises the dead. Logic wont.
Our job is not proving things, proving that the Bible is true, or proving there is a God, proving Adam and
Eve, proving the Flood, proving the tomb was empty, and so on. Offer arguments and you breed
argumentsthat is all. What you sow you reap! Dont argue against darkness. Switch the light on! Just
shine! Jesus said, Let your light shine before men. Matthew 5:16 indicates that you cant light even a little
candle by logic. The Gospel raises the dead. Logic wont. Be blessed. REINHARD BONNKE
CHC, SingaporeCHC, Singapore
July 18, 2010

Get Gods love into your heart and true emotions flow
Power does not come by working up emotions. We may shout, sweat, get excited, and whack the pulpit
when we have the anointing of God. But without that anointing, we are actors, and the platform is a mere
stage. God does not want theatricals. Get Gods love into your heart and true emotions flow. Anything else
is emotionalism, imitation feeling. It reminds me of a man trying to speak from one city to another by
shouting when the telephone line was dead. If the line is live, and there is power in it, his voice will reach
the other city easily. If the Gospel is live, it will reach the hearts of hearers. Be blessed. REINHARD
BONNKE
July 18, 2010

Calvary is a volcano of love
The fire of religious zeal can be dangerous. For example, Paul, before his conversion, burned with the false
fire of religious zeal, and breathed out threatening and slaughter. He put men and women into prison,
broke up homes, brought misery and fear in his religious zeal.
Pauls violent passion, however, turned to gentle compassion when he met Jesus. Fury became fellow
feeling. Paul found the God of Calvary love. Calvary is a volcano of love, which is not extinct even today.
July 17, 2010

Time does not turn a lie into truth
The Gospel of God is not tradition. Jesus said in Mark 7:8, You have let go the commands of God and are
holding onto the traditions of men. If you ask, you will probably be told that people believe this or that
because people always havethey are centuries old traditions. But they may be ancient deceptions. A very
old religion isnt right because it is old. Age doesnt prove it is right. Time does not turn a lie into truth.
Forgers made fakes a 1000 years ago, but they are still fakes. Wrong stays wrong - forever. Yet old lies are
easy to believe. The Gospel is also old, but because it was true in the beginning it remains true today! Do
you agree? REINHARD BONNKE
July 17, 2010

FOR US
Christ was born FOR US. He lived FOR US. He died FOR US. He rose FOR US. He ascended to God FOR
US. He is coming back FOR US. Christ Jesus came into the world to identify with us. Through the Gospel,
we come into a saving relationship with Jesus Christ the Son of God. Can you say Amen to that? The
Gospel is power. REINHARD BONNKE
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July 16, 2010

Good Christian Cargo
Preach Christ! Some preach healing or power or the Holy Spirit or just God. This is all good
Christian cargo to be taken on board, but the vessel is Jesus Christ. There is nothing without Him, no
healing, no power, no Holy Spirit, and not even God for, No man comes to the Father but through Me
(John 14:6), Jesus said. Good Morning from Florida. REINHARD BONNKE
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July 16, 2010

God is turning the tides
The Lord has not called us to support a hopeless cause. We are not fighting a losing battle. We are not
using a broom to sweep back the tides of evil. God is turning the tides and we are working with Him. In
Him it will be done. It once looked hopeless. Jesus Himself said that the broad road to destruction was
crowded with passengers but few people found the narrow road to life. Jesus came to change all that.
Today millions are passing through the narrow gate into the narrow road, by means of the Gospel, and
the speed will increase. God bless you. REINHARD BONNKE
Fire Conference in Boeblingen/GermanyFire Conference in Boeblingen/Germany
July 15, 2010
Are our interests interesting to God?

Let me tell you what His real interests areit is saving souls. Like a doctor is a doctor and a carpenter is a
carpenter, JESUS IS A SAVIOR. If you want real fellowship, you will want to be involved in seeing souls
saved. Jesus DIED for this cause. If you are not interested in what He died for, you wont have much
fellowship with Him. That is His joy and His work. Fellowship with God means sharing Gods own joy,
doing what God does. He is reaching out to lost people to bring them into the Kingdom of God. And so must
we. REINHARD BONNKE
July 14, 2010

Transferred to us
People are always asking what God is saying to the church. Surely there is no doubt whatsoever! If the
Holy Spirit has anything to say, it is in Scripture. If it is not in Scripture we dont accept it. But if it is in
Scripture why should He repeat it? Theres no new revelation, no new command. The responsibility for
evangelizing the whole world fell upon the twelve apostles and, after them, upon everyone else. In fact
before a single one of the apostles went outside of Jerusalem to preach to the world, Philip went, and he
was not an apostle. He was not even one of Christs original disciples. But the commission of the apostles
was transferred to him. He preached Christ in Samaria. Now it is transferred to us. REINHARD BONNKE
July 14, 2010

Why we trust Jesus
Christs healing work was not incidental. He acted in obedience to his Father and what he did was
essential to his revelation. It was not a temporary policy, adopted for some hard to make out purpose or a
sudden whim. God does not do things just now and then, on the spur of the moment; in fact, he does not
think short term. Everything Jesus did was always in character, perfectly in tune with the person who is
described as changeless. What he was the Father was, too. After restoring a sick man at Bethesda, he
said, My Father is always at his work to this very day, and I, too, am working (John 5:17, NIV). The
context makes it clear that the work Jesus refers to is healing. What he does tells us what he is. That is
how we know him and why we trust him this very moment! Be blessed. REINHARD BONNKE
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humanity,
July 14, 2010

The Immune System of FAITH
The elementary fact is that faith is in-built-in. We are born believers. If you think you have no faith - try it!
Try not believing in anything or anybody - your wife, husband, doctor, bank, boss, baker or chef. There
are no guarantees - but we put our lives into the hands of surgeons and trust drivers of trains, cars, and
planes without thinking of faith. But that is what it is!!!! Faith is a kind of immune system filtering out
fears that otherwise would paralyze all activity. When it fails, we develop all kinds of phobias and
compulsions. It is a nervous breakdown. Jesus said do not have phobia, have faith (Luke 8:50).
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July 13, 2010

A non-supernatural Gospel is only a shell
The Holy Spirit is the pneuma, the wind of heaven, blowing through our stuffy traditions and stagnation.
A non-supernatural Gospel is only a shell. The Holy Spirit does not choose the strong and the capable,
although he does not ignore them either. But our weaknesses do NOT repel Him, they ATTRACT Him. His
strength is made perfect in weakness, His all-sufficiency and life-giving dynamism. The Holy Spirit comes
for the best and for the worst of us, the Fathers promise sent by the Son. Are you blessed? REINHARD
BONNKE
July 13, 2010

Christs compassion for sufferers did not die when He died
We can never talk about what Jesus had been. He never was and never will be a has-been. People talk
about Jesus and say In His day as if it was past. His day is NOW, always. No circumstance affects Him.
Time doesnt change His attitude. He is not a dispensational figure, altering His activity according to the
calendar. Jesus was the same wonder-working Jesus after He was crucified as before. His compassion for
sufferers did not die when He died. He is alive and active today, no matter where you are. God bless you.
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July 12, 2010

We share Christ's victory and the spoils
"Teach all nations..... Jesus instructed us. There are no emergency arrangements in case the Gospel fails.
It won't!! Ours is not a desperate situation, an uncertain war hanging in the balance, a struggle against
overwhelming odds. "Fear not, I have overcome the world", Jesus says. We share Christ's victory and the
spoils. God's invincible weapon, the Cross of Christ, arms His conquering army and shakes the Prince of
the Power of the Air. Our Captain never lost a battle, and never will. Can you say Amen? REINHARD
BONNKE
Ogbomosho/NigeriaOgbomosho/Nigeria
July 12, 2010

What God did affects us for ever
People have the audacity to ask, What has God done for me? What a ridiculous question God has done
everything. For a start, he gave his life for us. We exist by his care; our every breath is a sign of just that.
God is perfect and cannot forget us. He esteems us beyond price. He made us for love, for Himself, and that
is why he came to save us. He wrote the contract of our redemption with a pen dipped in the blood of his
own Son. It is absolute and cannot be challenged.
What God did affects us for ever. This is something so vastly important that everybody needs to know
about it. We are all as much involved as in a family. What Jesus did on the Cross is not a fact to be brushed
aside. We may as well ask what our mother has got to do with us. We may as well ignore the sun in the
sky. Christ stands at the door and knocks, wanting to come in. Are you blessed? REINHARD BONNKE
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CfaN Fire-Conference in Port Harcourt/NigeriaCfaN Fire-Conference in Port Harcourt/Nigeria
July 11, 2010

The Elements Bend to His Will
The impossible happens when God is around. It is His hallmark. Creation itself began when He passed by.
Job speaks of the universe as but the outer fringe of His works, or the skirts of His ways like a track left
by walking on wet grass. It was the same with Jesus. You could tell when He had passed through a Jewish
village. There were no sick people left! Where He is theres no problem about walking the waves, healing
the sick, feeding five thousand with a boys packed lunch. It just happens, the elements bend to His will. He
makes ALL THINGS work together for good to them that love the Lord. Be blessed. REINHARD BONNKE
July 10, 2010

The Gospel reshapes entire thought patterns
The apostles were accused of changing ancient customs (see Acts 21:21), and that was indeed their
intention. It was dangerous work. The apostles work was to move a mountaina mountain of traditions
and attitudes, which over a thousand years had become the laws of nations. In fact, spreading the gospel
went beyond changing ways and customs. They reshaped entire thought patterns of those times to
penetrate the hearts, souls and minds of men and women. Twelve unlearned men. Imagine it!
They preached Christ and Him crucified. Nothing could have been more calculated to ensure the failure of
their mission. Crucifixion was for the worst criminals, the lowest of the low. Put a man on the cross and
everybody mocked him. In no way was a crucified Jesus the ideal figure to appeal to either Jews or
Gentiles. He was despised and rejected (Isa. 53:3). But that is the Jesus they knew and that is the only
Jesus they preached. By this Gospel they conquered the world. We tread where they led. And he preached
Jesus to him. Blessed? Greetings from North Carolina. REINHARD BONNKE
July 9, 2010
God Never forgets His promises
God never forgets His promises, and they are not cancelled by the death of those to whom the promises
first were made. He promised to Moses things Moses never began to enjoy, but it had revealed God's will in
the matter, and the same thing would be done but for Joshua. If God's promises apply to our situation,
then they are promises as much to us as much as to the original receivers. e.g. Christ promised the Holy
Spirit's power to His disciples to be His witnesses throughout the whole world, and until the whole world
receives that witness the promise holds good. We appropriate Gods promises by trust. God bless you.
REINHARD BONNKE
July 9, 2010
The power of the Holy Spirit cannot be worked up
Being filled with the Spirit doesnt mean being super holy, and it does not mean you have to spend years
becoming very holy and fit for Gods Spirit. If you are weak then you are fit because the power of God is
for the weak. His power is made perfect in weakness (2 Cor 12:9).
You need the fullness of the Holy Spirit. If you are saved, born again, and washed in the blood of Jesus, you
have everything that makes you fit to be filled with the Spirit. The blood of Jesus Christ cleanses us from all
sin. Do not be misled: All does not mean some, but every bit, every smear, and every dirty mark,
leaving our robes glistening pure and white. We are righteous in Christ, and you can never be more
righteous, more sanctified, or more holy than that. In Christ we stand complete and ready.
The power of the Spirit cannot be worked up, pulled down, manufactured, or generated by hard work and
much praying. The Holy Spirit does not wait till you sweat before giving you his power. Jesus said, Ask,
and it will be given to you ... Everyone who asks receives (Mt 7:7-8). Nothing could be simpler!
God only has gifts. He has nothing for sale. He has no bargains, and you can forget all about negotiation,
haggling, and compromise agreements. He is absolutely unilateral, one-sided; he just gives, and we can
only do one thing receive. He wants nothing from us by way of payment. This God is our God. Be
July 8, 2010
MILITANT MERCY
The Gospel does not threaten sinners. It is glad news, not mad news. Yet Jesus talked more about hell than
heaven not as a THREAT but as a WARNING. There is something Id call MILITANT MERCY. When a
fast moving car approaches a child, we would snatch it from danger. It may be rough, but it is true mercy.
Thats what Jesus does! HE SAVES. REINHARD BONNKE.
PS Please make your friends aware of my FB Page. The Lord will bless them as well.
July 8, 2010
Bullet Proof
We are told that Napoleon ordered a coat of mail made; but he was not quite certain that it was
impenetrable, so he said to the manufacturer of that bullet-proof-vest: Put it on now yourself and let us
try it. With shot after shot from his own pistol, the emperor found that it was first-class quality. Then the
man received a large reward.
I bless God that the same coat of mail that struck back the weapons of temptation from the heart of Christ
in the wilderness WE MAY NOW ALL WEAR. Jesus comes and says I have been tempted, and I know
what it is to be tempted. Take this robe that defended me, and wear it for yourselves. I shall see you
through all trials and I shall see you through all temptations. Its a good deal. Not so? REINHARD
BONNKE
July 7, 2010
The Church Invincible Is Here
The prophet Isaiah said, The earth shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord as the waters cover the sea
(Isaiah 11:9). For the knowledge of the Lord to flood the earth was an impossible fantasy, a prophecy of
hopeless despair. Beyond the borders of little Israel the God of Isaiah was unknown. Israel itself was
idolatrous and few truly knew the Lord. Yet the mouth of the Lord had spoken it and it has happened. The
church invincible is here. Today the name of Jesus is known throughout the earth and two billion people
call him Lord. The truth is indestructible and always filters through. Jesus said Heaven and earth shall
pass away, but my word never. Let us rejoice. REINHARD BONNKE
July 6, 2010
True Faith is NOT Faith in Faith
We are not asked to believe what faith can do, but what GOD can do! It is not faith in the power of faith
but faith in the power of God! Jesus said: Only believe! That was his way of saying: relax. True faith is like
an electrical wiring-system. Wiring in itself lights no lamp, runs no appliance. It is NOT the wire. There is
no wire-power. It is electrical voltage plus amperage that produces results. YET: It needs wire to do it!
There is no such thing as faith-power but faith brings the power of God. Blessed? REINHARD BONNKE
DubaiDubai
July 6, 2010
The just shall live by faith
A Jewish Rabbi counted 248 Commandments and 365 Prohibitions in Scripture. David in Psalm 15
brought it down to 11 and Micah to 3. Habakkuk put the rules of life altogether in one: The just shall live
by faith. Later another Jewish Scholar with the most penetrating mind of his day saw that Habakkuk had
hit on the central fact of life. Paul wrote half the New Testament around that discovery: Hab 2,4; Rom
1,17; 2Cor 5,7; Gal 2,20; Gal 3,11; Heb 10,38.
What is faith? The easiest thing in human experience: Slip your hand into the hand of Jesus! It is a childlike
dependence. With faith, everything we do is significant, crowds or no crowds, success or no success. Faith,
trust in God, is the substance that fills our emptiness. God bless you. REINHARD BONNKE
July 4, 2010
Pentecost is not a token of death but a trophy of life and victory
Peter and John at the tomb examining the grave-clothes of the risen Christ: it never even crossed their
minds that they might display the blood- marked wrappings as evidence of his death, like holy relics to be
kissed and touched. They had better things to do! In fact, they spent their time waiting in the Upper Room
until the fire fell. Pentecost is not a token of death but a trophy of life and victory. The true sign of a living
Lord is living fire from heaven. As they looked at the disciples, even enemies could tell that they had been
with Jesus. We need scholarship like we need every kind of help from one another, but how much better it
is when it comes from flame people, the Spirit kindling their thoughts. It was this fire-baptism that made
them preach the Gospel everywhere, and so it is today. REINHARD BONNKE
Peter van den Berg, Fire ConferencePeter van den Berg, Fire Conference
July 4, 2010
Part of the Agenda of Jesus and the Holy Spirit
What Jesus began to do was also the programme of the Holy Spirit (Acts 1:1). His work goes on till now.
Jesus was always in partnership with the Holy Spirit. That partnership has never been rescinded. The
Holy Spirit continues today to do what He did with Jesus. There are no divisions in the Godhead. The
Father, the Son and Holy Spirit, three Persons, are the syndicate of salvation resourced by omnipotence.
God on the march represents a Jesus-Holy Spirit invitation to us all. It is our greatest opportunity of a life
investment that pays eternal interest. We can come right in on Christ-Holy Spirit purposes, backed by
their resources. We can tie our own aims to theirs as they move forward. That way we can be successful in
life, in the greatest possible project, THE GOSPEL. Of course we are free agents and at liberty to set up our
own businesses, independently of Jesus, the Holy Spirit and their undertakings. But remember: all nonGod operations are temporary. The Jesus-Holy Spirit partnership will swings past anything else that
moves. This is part of Gods order at creation, and goes on for ever with or without us.
Are you already included? Greetings, REINHARD BONNKE.
Asia Conference, CHC, SingaporeAsia Conference, CHC, Singapore
July 3, 2010
Our salvation is secure
The Cross stands fast. It is an anchor of the soul. That figure of speech is found in the book of Hebrews
6:19-20. "This {hope} we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast, and which enters the
Presence {behind} the veil, where the forerunner has entered for us, {even} Jesus..."
This is a sea-going picture from those ancient days. A ship comes into harbor, but cannot draw too near to
the shore in the darkness. So a sailor gets into a boat with an anchor and a line attached which is also fixed
to the ship. He is called the "fore runner". As he rows, the line between anchor and ship is played out and
links them. Eventually the forerunner boat arrives and the seaman carries the anchor ashore and secures
it on land.
In the morning, no sails are needed. The crew of the ship begins to wind in the anchor cable yet it isn't the
anchor which moves but the ship. Slowly the vessel winches towards the shore. This is the background to
the word "forerunner".
Our "forerunner" is Jesus who has entered through the veil and our anchor is made fast. Our salvation is
secure like the sailor ashore whom the crew cannot see. Christ is no longer visible to us, He is "ashore" in
glory, and WE ARE ATTACHED BY FAITH TO GLORY BY HIM. He has entered glory for us. Day by day
the cable is shortening, and pulling us nearer and nearer to Christ our forerunner.
Eventually we shall reach heaven's shore and what shall we see? Our "forerunner" waiting to greet us,
that "where He is there we may also be." Faith links us already, and will bring us to Him at last. That faith
is assurance. Agreed? REINHARD BONNKE
July 1, 2010
Wasting Oneself For Jesus
The absolute selflessness of Jesus takes us aback. Do we understand it? He talks of good measure, pressed
down, shaken together and running over (Luke 6:38). It is corn buying in the market, filling the sack,
shaking and pressing it down, then piling a cone on the top and poking a finger in to fill it with a few more
grains.
Jesus wasnt just talking about money, either, but about life-style and disposition. A Roman soldier could
compel a Jew to carry his tackle for a mile, but Jesus said they could beat the law by voluntarily going two
miles, and instead of a man taking your cloak by suing you, give it to him. Give to the one who asks and do
not turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you. Matthew 5:39-40.
The woman, who emptied her only wealth upon Christ with a bottle of precious ointment, shocked the
disciples with such immodest abundance, but it delighted Jesus. She had captured His very own spirit of
greatness. The fragrance filled the house, and as Jesus indicated, has filled the world ever since. Lets
waste ourselves for Jesus. "For He alone is worthy..." REINHARD BONNKE
July 1, 2010
What bare hands can do
Murderous bands of Amalekite plunderers began to harass Israels flanks, picking off stragglers and
stripping them of their meagre belongings. Joshua had to marshal what men and arms he could. It was a
pitiful show since they do not have so much as a rag raised on a pole to rally them. However, Moses had
his own bare hands to raise to the God of Heaven, and the Amalekites were routed. Moses said, Hands
were lifted up to the throne of the Lord (Exodus 17:16). Try it. It really works. Even today. REINHARD
BONNKE
July 1, 2010
A man of faith at 110 years is younger than a critical teenager
God is not a democrat. He dropped a whole generation which died in the wilderness of doubt and stood
with only two men: Joshua and Caleb! This is how serious God takes unbelief. Before Joseph died in Egypt
he took an oath from his children that they take his bones in a coffin on the day of departure for the
Promised Land. (Gen 50:22-26).
Joseph didnt want to be a mummy in Egypt with a private pyramid. He wanted to be present when God
opened the Red Sea. They took his bones when they left Egypt. The bones didnt rattle in the coffin, they
must have laughed and rejoiced There was more life in those bones then in those who carried them. The
bones arrived, but not the bearers. Joseph blew the first trumpet of faith for the return of Israel! He blew it
with those not yet born, but who would blow the trumpets to bring down the walls of Jericho. Joseph had
died at age 110. A man of faith at 110 is younger than a critical teenager! Want to join Josephs battalion?
REINHARD BONNKE
Asia Conference of the CHC in SingaporeAsia Conference of the CHC in Singapore
June 30, 2010

Put off not Cast out
To investigate born-again believers for demonic powers is surely a reflection upon the salvation promises
of God. The Holy Spirit makes our bodies His temples, and would never come to an agreement with a devil
to share such a small apartment, or tolerate such a foul and illegal squatter (1 Cor 6,19). If our life is hid
with Christ in God, and we have a demon, then it would mean that the demon hid in us is also hid in God!
(Col 3,3) That is unthinkable.
If believers have anything clinging to them it is the old life, the old man. In that case, Scripture makes us
responsible to put off the old man with his lusts and to put on Christ. (Eph 4,22) No Christian was ever
exorcised in Bible times. They were guilty of many sins and weaknesses, but it is never put down to the
indwelling of an unclean spirit. The answer to faults was not exorcism, but exercise in godliness, casting
off (not out) the unfruitful works of darkness. PUT OFF and not CAST OUT. (2 Pet 1,14)
Much is made of Christs words to Peter, Get behind me, Satan, but this was no exorcism, and there was
no sign of a demon manifesting, or leaving him. (Matt 16,23) After all, Jesus had just said that Peter was
blessed, and God had revealed the identity of Jesus to him. Peter could not be blessed of God, and have a
demon at the same time, but he could say something very human, which thrust itself into the heart of Jesus
like a dagger of the old temptation in the wilderness. Keep following Jesus and let His word dwell in you
richly - and no weapon formed against you shall success. Be blessed! REINHARD BONNKE.
June 30, 2010

FULLNESS
"And of His fullness we have all received, and grace for grace." (John 1,16)
It actually says "because of His fullness..." Jesus is the source! Fullness lies in Christ and flows "out of Him"
to fill us. As long as JESUS is "full" we shall be "being filled". We receive "grace upon grace", which is grace
constantly renewed (Vs. 14).
We are not set up in business all on our own with a lump sum of spiritual capital and resources under our
sovereign control. We are not little Christs, replicas of the Son of God, self-sufficient and independent mini-
gods. That would be gross theological ignorance and heresy.

We receive moment by moment "out of" His fullness, like the branches of a vine receive sap, from Christ,
"the fullness of him that fills everything in every way". Blessed? REINHARD BONNKE
Ondo Town/NigeriaOndo Town/Nigeria
June 29, 2010

Only God can reveal God
We know nothing about God other than what He shows us about Himself. Only God can reveal God. What
is absolutely vital is to know the form in which God has revealed Himself to us as the God of deliverance,
salvation and redemption. That is the supreme knowledge about God granted to us on earth. It is perhaps
not all He is. He has glories that are veiled to us on earth. His greatness is infinite. What else he may be to
others, celestial beings, we do not know. The intelligences of deep heaven, the burning spirits and great
seraphic beings may know things about God that we do not. Yet we are permitted to know him in a way
perhaps no angelic beings would ever even understand.
When such a God, the Lord of Calvary passion, rides forth, who can stand in His way? Yes, and from
ancient days I am he. No one can deliver out of my hand. When I act, who will reverse it? (Isaiah 43:13).
Salvation is by the hand of God; it is not the result of a formula being applied correctly: do this, add that,
and follow the directions. We cannot free ourselves from sin like wriggling out of a straightjacket. Nor is
Jesus a guide pointing the way. HE IS THE WAY. When we are saved, it is because of what Jesus does
Himself, by personal appointment. His very name tells us that; as the angel told Mary, her child was to be
called Jesus because he will save his people from their sins (Matthew 1:21).
Salvation is locked into the very nature of the Almighty. His voice shaped the continents and oceans and he
threw himself into saving a lost world. He will not be interfered with nor hindered. God is love and nothing
is more formidable than that blazing, white-hot love-force. Amazing love! Come on rejoice! REINHARD
BONNKE
Again Onitsha/NigeriaAgain Onitsha/Nigeria
June 28, 2010

Immortal Works For Mortals
taken away and he was commissioned. God cant wait until we are all totally sanctified, till all churches
are very spiritual, united, holy and resplendent in character. Isaiahs once unclean lips have thundered
through the ages mighty words like thus says the Lord.
The world is dying around us. The Gospel must be preached for the lost to be saved. If this vast need must
await our spiritual perfection, will we ever be perfect? Our spiritual life progresses but it takes a lifetime.
Meanwhile the job is urgent. But how can we achieve spiritual perfection or even growth if we dont obey
Christ? He calls us to declare His name across the nations. Lets rise and lift our voices like trumpets. God
is waiting for us. He has immortal work for mortals like you and me. Agreed? REINHARD BONNKE
Onitsha/NigeriaOnitsha/Nigeria
June 27, 2010

Jesus saves sinners to save sinners
Jesus said to the woman at the well go and call your husband. It is not known if she brought her
husband, but she exceeded her quota by bringing everybody elses. Her only message was JESUS. She
could not debate about God; she knew nothing about him. Debate is not our job. We are not religion
pushers, church publicists or spiritual insurance salesmen. Evangelism is not the hard sell but simply the
good news of Jesus Christ. As in the case of that woman, Jesus saves sinners to save sinners. Lets go and
tell our neighbors. Be blessed. REINHARD BONNKE
June 27, 2010

The glory of the heavens is only a pale reflection of Gods glory
Science and its marvels scan the heavens and give us access to the terrifying stretches of space and time.
We can now look across the endless beyond, the velvety dark sky glittering with the gleam of uncountable
galaxies. Our world survives in the midst of swirling infinities. We peer into the expanse above us and the
sight swamps our minds and overwhelms our spirit.
Amid the wheeling galactic systems, the countless worlds like dust clouds and the whole engulfing vortex,
do we have any significance? In this infinity can the weak voices of our proclamation of the cross register
anything? What use is our gospel message against the vastness of such cosmic activity?
There is only one true answer: These are the things of God. He is their explanation, full and adequate.
Creation is the signature of the Almighty. He formed and cast all visible things for himself. He hammered
them out on his anvil to fit himself. We are finitely little for these infinite splendors but God the Creator is
too great for anything less. The glory of the heavens is only a pale reflection of his glory. (1 Cor 8:6)
The burning nebulae are jewels that fell from his garments and scattered as he passed by. The Milky Way
is a ring for his little finger. By his breath the skies became fair and these are but the outer fringe of his
works, says Job (26:13).
God created all things and told us why; he did not leave us guessing. His word is greater than Creation. He
has left us here in his world with his word and for his word, creatures of understanding amid mindless
dust clouds of swirling stars. I saw an angel flying in mid-air, and he had the eternal gospel to proclaim
to those who live on the earth to every nation, tribe, language and people. (Rev 14:6) Wonderful?
REINHARD BONNKE
June 26, 2010

No secondary love
The first Christians overwhelmed the Greeks, Romans, Jews, and Europeans with the glorious truth of
Ephesians 2:4 that God loved us with his great love. His GREAT LOVE is His Son, which is how He
loved everybody with his Son, by Jesus, through Jesus, with Jesus. And that is how He loves people
today. There is no secondary or subsidiary love. God loves us all, always, with all of himself, for he IS love,
irrespective of who we are including you and me. Feel loved and be blessed. REINHARD BONNKE.
June 26, 2010

How to have assurance of salvation
Jesus said that when someone enters the kingdom of God, or becomes a Christian, they are born again. I
am telling you the truth, he said, no one can see the Kingdom of God unless he is born again (John 3:3,
GNB).
When you were born, your parents were given a birth certificate, which you still use to prove who you are.
You are who you are, no matter how you feel about it. Even if you suffered from a loss of memory, your
identity would still remain the same. Your birth certificate states who you are and that settles it.
This is how it is with us and the Bible. If you have received Jesus Christ into your life, then you have been
born into the family of God. The Bible is your birth certificate. It tells you who you are, even if sometimes
you may not feel that you are a Christian or if you forget it! We can trust the Bible to tell us about our
new birth in the same way that we trust our original birth certificate.
The disciple John put it boldly: My dear friends, we are now Gods children (1 John 3:2, GNB). And Jesus
said: Whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life and will not be condemned;
he has crossed over from death to life (John 5:24).
These are powerful words! They say that if you have repented and received Jesus for yourself, then you
have eternal life and have crossed over from death to life. This is something you can stake your
life on. Be blessed, REINHARD BONNKE
June 24, 2010

The Free Gift of Gods Grace
The New Testament uses the language of the courtroom to explain what Jesus achieved for us. Paul says:
By the free gift of Gods grace all are put right with him through Jesus Christ, who sets them free
(Romans 3:24, GNB). What does this mean? One way to picture it is like this ...
Imagine a courtroom filled with serious-looking officials, a prosecutor, judge, and two defendants a man
and a woman standing in the dock. The jury returns with a verdict of guilty. The defendants stand
condemned. They must suffer the penalty and pay the price. If they ask to be set free, the court will burst
into disbelieving laughter.
Now picture a different scene. The defendants stand before the highest judge of all. Acting against them is
the accuser, Satan, who demands a verdict of guilty. Acting for them is their advocate, Jesus. As John
wrote: If anybody does sin, we have one who speaks to the Father in our defence - Jesus Christ, the
Righteous One (1 John 2:1).
The problem is that the defendants know they are guilty. And the judge of all the earth must act justly.
There seems to be nothing left to do but to pass sentence. But then Jesus steps forward and challenges the
accuser: Where is your evidence?
That causes quite a stir! The accuser is embarrassed. As he goes through his case papers, he cannot
produce any evidence: no damning exhibits, no statements by witnesses, no records of any description.
Not a single scrap of proof. No sign of this man and womans wrongdoing can be discovered in all the
universe. What has happened
to it?
This is what has happened. The evidence of our sin has been destroyed! Jesus Christ gathered it all up and
carried it into the fires of Gods judgment which swept across the place where he was crucified. During the
terrible hours of Jesus death, the record was consumed, leaving no trace.
Paul describes it in this way: He forgave us all our sins, having cancelled the written code, with its
regulations, that was against us and that stood opposed to us; he took it away, nailing it to the cross
(Colossians 2:13-14). Do you enjoy it? Is it too long this time? Blessings, REINHAD BONNKE.
June 24, 2010

There wont be a single dry spot
God says, For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD, as the waters cover the
sea (Hab. 2:14). How do the waters cover the sea? So thoroughly that there is not a single dry spot on the
bottom of the sea! This clearly illustrates Gods plan. The knowledge of His glory, power and salvation will
be spread across the world like a flash flood. There wont be a single dry spot, no ignorant country, city,
town, village, family or individual. The whole earth is full of His glory, cried the seraphim (Isa. 6:3).
Glory to the living God. Good morning from Florida. REINHARD BONNKE
June 23, 2010

Hook your load to God's lifting machinery
If a one-thousand-ton block of iron had to be lifted by crane, how much could you help? Suppose you could
get a grip on it and tried to heave and pull what difference would you make? There would be no difference,
and it wouldn't help.
What about lifting the whole world? That is a task for God, through the power of His atoning death and
resurrection. "He's got the whole world in his hand". Do you think you can take the load off His shoulders?
Does God have omnipotence and then need a little bit extra from you? Jesus said He had ALL power.
(Matth 28,18) That's enough! You may just as well leave it to the power of God. "Cast your burden on the
Lord." (Ps 55:22)
Does that mean that we should sit idle? By no means. Far from it. You have a privileged and important
part to play. What is it? What do hoist-operators do? They don't attempt lifting heavy weights with their
own hands, but neither do they hang around with their hands in their pockets. They know what to do and
without them the load will never be lifted. They hook the load to the lifting machinery! That's what our job
is also. Don't try to lift everybody's burden all by yourself. That is only what God can do. Getting too
emotionally involved and trying to solve everybody's problems in endless hours of counseling, just as if
you belonged to that family or were married to them, will kill you. Our simple task is to bring people to
Jesus, and hook them to the lifting power of the Holy Spirit. The gospel is the power of God to lift the whole
world. There is power, plenty of power, wonder-working power. Christ said so. Are you blessed?
REINHARD BONNKE
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June 22, 2010

Life is like electricity - it needs a generator
Life is like electricity - it needs a generator. Money, fame, drink, drugs, fashion, permissiveness generate
nothing. They say money spells happiness. Well, that is just bad spelling. The most important things in life
aren't things. A mansion adorned with the most expensive treasures on earth creates no life. The paintings,
the sculptures and statues don't come alive or impart life. Hollywood creates illusions only.
Life comes from only one source, the Creator, Jesus Christ, who became our Redeemer. He said "I am come
that they may have life, and have it more abundantly". It isn't just hymns and sermons, but Jesus Himself.
He said He that believes in Me, even though he were dead, yet shall he live." Live! Blessed? REINHARD
BONNKE
June 22, 2010

Christianity begins with atonement, not achievement
I've met millions of people world-wide. They have faith and confidence in the Lord. They enjoy purposes
and hope. Nobody else even claims it. Only Jesus promised it. Only Christ offers Divine forgiveness and
new life. Christianity begins with atonement, not achievement. Who else can make a bid for our hearts?
There is only one Bread of Life available. That's a fact, not an opinion. Jesus said, "I am the Resurrection
and the Life (John 11:25)and proved it. Where are His rivals? Who else imparts life with the quality of
immortality? There is none no not one. We need look no further: it is Jesus! Have a blessed day.
REINHARD BONNKE
Kiev, UkraineKiev, Ukraine
June 21, 2010

NOT ASHAMED
The Apostle Paul had shaved his head to show he had made a vow (Acts 21,24). People would notice that
a skinhead apostle! BUT HE WAS NOT ASHAMED! He had made an oath to do something for GOD. Why
not we Fire-baptized believers? They emerged from the Upper Room DIFFERENT! How do we look when
we leave our churches? Suppose God's fire fell HERE and everybody came out drunk with the Spirit? IT IS
NOT A PRIVATE MATTER! PENTECOST IS A PUBLIC EVENT! The Holy Spirit is not given to make us feel
cozy, but to drive us out of our comfortable burrows and into the raw weather of the world to win the
lost. Can you say Amen to that? REINHARD BONNKE
June 21, 2010

Christs healing is simply available to any that make the faith-contact
A woman was healed of an issue of blood (Luke 8:43-44), secretly touching Christ, and drawing on His
healing virtue. He did not know who touched Him. When she came forward, He said to her, your faith has
made you well. His healing is simply available to any that make the faith-contact.
Peter had to learn the same thing even after being with Jesus for three years. The contract of God with the
human race contains a glorious non-discriminatory clause. Peter met a centurion of what was called the
Italian Regiment, a devout man and one who feared God with all his household (Acts 10:1), completely
outside of Israel territory, and found God had answered his prayers. It astonished Peter, a strict Jew. He
said, In truth I perceive that God shows no partiality. But in every nation whoever fears Him and works
righteousness is accepted by Him (Acts 10:34-35).
That is the wonderful character of the Christian faith and of the Lord Himself. It is for the outsider. He met
strangers and said, Do not have phobia, have faith (Mark 5:36). Otherwise, the price of admission into
the Kingdom and all its assets is nothing. The Gospel gathers in and embraces everyone including you
and me. Be blessed. REINHARD BONNKE
June 20, 2010

In the Kingdom of God, the extraordinary is so common that it is ordinary
God plans for nothing to be ordinary. Jesus pointed to the lilies as examples of superb beauty they were
probably hyacinths, every petal and leaf of utter perfection.
In the Kingdom of God, the extraordinary is so common that it is ordinary. Each person is special. The
Shepherd with a hundred sheep searches for one gone astray. The boy David, the young outsider in Jesses
warrior family, was chosen to be anointed as the future King. Christianity is the religion of the unwanted.
Faith is fertile ground in which God grows His plants and trees. He plants qualities in the man or woman
of faith, which presently become admired anywhere. Little people take on stature by faith in Christ. They
have zest, a grip on life, and tackle difficulties with determination and confidence. It is common for
believers to perform beyond their natural capacity. Jesus said to the unlearned fishermen of Galilee, I will
make you! They switched direction and also elevation. God bless you and greetings from Florida.
REINHARD BONNKE
June 19, 2010

God tried His hand as Gardener
Talking of Creation. God enjoyed it, the Big Bang, spinning glittering galaxies into existence and
stretching space to give room for their dance. He picked out one planet, Earth, tried His hand as a
gardener and planted Eden. There He introduced Eve to Adam, newly-weds in their first home. All this and
heaven too! He laughed for joy, the pleasure of it, and it cost Him nothing.... nothing, really nothing. But..
Jesus saves - that's different. Salvation is God's greatest WORK AND COST Him the ultimate sacrifice Calvary. It left a wound in the heart of Deity that never can heal, and was pierced for our sin. The wounds
of Jesus are the only man-made things in heaven. We have a mighty God! REINHARD BONNKE
June 19, 2010

Enjoy not endure
God invented joy - God, not Hollywood. God gave us the faculty to laugh - God, not the TV comedy
department. God gave us color and beauty - God, not the Impressionists.
Being saved doesn't mean mustering up enough stamina for a twice-on-Sundays-in-church endurance test.
No service would be an ordeal if Jesus led it. Monotony is not a Divine invention. Something's wrong if
worship is boring. We're in reverse gear. "Saved" people LOVE - love God, people, God's Word, worship,
and love life.
This is God's world. Walk through it. The banners of His love flutter everywhere. The God who produced it
is no turn-off - except to the prejudiced. Jesus came, absolutely typical of God who designed the wonders of
heaven and earth. Christ captivated those who met Him. They began to live - even the dead! Rejoice! Good
Morning from Florida. REINHARD BONNKE
June 18, 2010

SWITCH ON
Pilots could sit in their cockpit forever but unless they switched their engines on, it would be useless. The
power is there if they want it. Sitting proudly in their simulator they would get nowhere. Its all on the
screen, but they are not on the scene. Some Christians play simulated discipleship. They sit in their seat in
church; enjoy the building and the furniture and the music and even the sermon, but that is all. They are
not switched on to power. They know all about power but thats all. They have a form of godliness but
deny the power thereof. Paul said in Thessalonica Our Gospel came to you not simply in words but also
with power and with the Holy Spirit and deep conviction. 1 Thess, 1: 4.) He also told the Corinthians (1.
4:20) The kingdom of God is not a matter of talk but of power. Jesus is for real, and the Holy Spirit is for
real. The life and soul of Christianity is the power of the Holy Spirit. Lets take off! Blessings, REINHARD
BONNKE
Nairobi/Kenya, together with Evangelist Teresia WairimuNairobi/Kenya, together with Evangelist
Teresia Wairimu
June 18, 2010

Faith is the passport into the Kingdom of God
Faith is the passport and visa into the Kingdom of God and all its resources. It is not by the rules of any
organization. If church members begin to bow to a leaders personal orders, it is a creeping death
cultism. Twice Jesus said, One is your Master, even Christ (Matthew 23:8, 10). Yet even He never
interfered with the ordinary decisions of His disciples. The original word, disciple in Scripture means
learner or follower, and has nothing to do with discipline. His only rule was, He who is not with me is
against me (Luke 11:23). Cultism is elitist, exclusive, while Jesus and the Gospel are all embracing.
We can all come by faith, and we are all instantly recognized by name. I summon you by name and
bestow on you a title of honor (Isaiah 45:4). Scripture constantly shows God dealing with individuals. Not
only that, but He chooses us. Jesus said, You have not chosen me, but I have chosen you (John 15:16). We
belong to Him when He calls us and when we believe. For each individual, there is a unique contact with
God. Each one who believes knows God in a way no-one else does! Gods greatness cannot be displayed
through one life. It needs all our lives. The goodness of God is a great jewel with a million facets - together
we display the wonders of His grace. We were made by Him and for Him in an intimate, personal way.
God is MY God, just as He was the God of Abraham. Yahweh is Lord for every personality. We should not
try to be a Paul, or Wesley, or Wigglesworth. Everyone believes God his way, according to Gods plan.
Have a blessed day. REINHARD BONNKE
CfaN Crusade, Cochin, IndiaCfaN Crusade, Cochin, India
June 18, 2010

God has always endured human sinfulness
It is so important to know that God has always endured human sinfulness, and been offended by it. This is
like a view of the Holy of Holies the truth is that He is the One sinfulness has most afflicted. From the
moment Adam sinned it was obvious. Gods voice heard in Eden is almost a sob Adam, where are you?
Cain slew Abel and his blood cried to God from the ground, sensitive to its hidden vileness. God has always
been close to His family, rebellious or not. Jesus spoke of being identified with us. He said what we did to
other people was done to Him. (Matt. 25). God too declared of Israel In all their affliction I was afflicted.
Israel was wandering in the wildness living in tents. God went with them in His tent, the Tabernacle. One
of the notable crimes of all history was when King David murdered a man to get his wife after committing
adultery with her, yet he said to God Against you, you only have I sinned and done that which is evil in
your sight! It was more an offence against God than against murdered Uriah.
The Lord is the eternally wounded One, touched with the feelings of our infirmities (Heb 4:15). He was the
king who did battle for us. We are all His offspring, said Paul. We are linked to Him with the bonds of
creative life and it renders God sensitive to all we do. The book of Job deals with suffering and one of the
speakers says God is not affected by human sin. But God later said this man had not spoken of Him that
which was true. God bears the personal offence and injury of our wilfulness. That is expressed by Isaiah
the prophet. (Isa. 53,) He speaks of sins and transgressions being laid upon another. That other one we
know was Christ.
We can adopt a spirit of bravado and sin without a tremor of course, mocking those who preach salvation,
but reality catches us in the end. Some religions do ignore sin. They set up a system of their own. They
labour for one thing, to be in tune with the powers behind nature, not thinking of real badness or what to
do about it. They hope to escape it only by death. But sin brings guilt that clings to us as long as we exist as
persons here and hereafter. REINHARD BONNKE
June 18, 2010

Gods Present Coming
I am the Alpha and the Omega, says the Lord God, who is, and who was, and who is to come, the
Almighty (Rev. 1:8). The words, who is to come, hold two blessings; that Jesus is coming again, and
that God moves TOWARDS us all the time, with constant currents of blessing and power. His coming in
both senses is given the name Parousia in the Bible, and means presence. God never visits us; I AM is
always there. We are constantly in His presence, not just when we pray. Jesus made this clear when He
promised, I will never leave you nor forsake you.
In John 14:18, Jesus says, I will come to you. It is the present tense, I am coming to you, and He
includes the Father and Holy Spirit in verse 23; If a man loves me WE will come unto him and make
our abode with him. That present coming is happening all over the world. It is not a case of God waking
up one day and starting to do things. He waits only for us to dare and do in His name by faith. My Father
is always at his work to this very day, and I, too, am working (John 5:17). Are you blessed? REINHARD
BONNKE
June 17, 2010

Gods love is for the whole world
Paul reminded Porcius Festus, the procurator of Judea, that the events of Christs death and resurrection
were not done in a corner (Acts 26:26). Festus judged Paul innocent but failed to release him, just as
Pilate failed to release Jesus. However, the death of Jesus was to affect more than Jerusalem. Gods love is
for the whole world. He is the God of the whole earth, not just the God of the Temple, cathedrals or back
street mission halls. When we open the New Testament, big things immediately come into view. This
carpenter from Nazareth, dying like any wretched murderer, talked of his gospel permeating the whole
world. We have his global commission and his Kingdom
will not cease to expand (Isaiah 9:7). Be blessed. REINHARD BONNKE
June 16, 2010

Fire Commissioned
Two great revelations come to us through the Word: God is a consuming fire and God is love. They
combine in a single flame of love. That image is central to an understanding of the Word and we cannot
afford to neglect it.
God originally revealed himself to Moses as fire. It was a privileged moment in Moses life but Moses did
not go off and spend the rest of his life merely talking about his experience. God commissioned Moses for a
specific task and the fire leaped from the bush into his heart. That day he started out on the most
extraordinary career any man would ever know, changing the future of the whole world. Be blessed.
REINHARD BONNKE
June 16, 2010

OUR WONDERFUL JESUS
Jesus was national news. When Pilate handed Christ over to a death squad it was not for spreading gloom
and hopelessness. He was too dangerously fascinating and created too much excitement. "All the world
has gone out after Him said His jealous enemies. But "the common people heard Him gladly."
Police came to capture Him but were captivated by Him. They explained "Nobody ever talked like this
Man."
"Jesus saves!" Jesus? If its HIM who saves, all He does is wonderful. He came to bless, not to disfigure. He
left no trail of depression and no holier-than-thou humbug. Despite the cynics: people who turn to Him are
a lot better off than those who don't. That's not debatable. It is obvious, unless we keep our eyes shut.
Agreed? REINHARD BONNKE
June 14, 2010

Gods will cannot be challenged or changed
Faith can snap us out of our snug little burrows and get us going for God. What God has done, and is
doing in Africa, tells me what will happen in the whole world in the future. I trust God because He has a
proven track record, as they say. He has always handled things well, thousands of times in my work.
There are three tenses of faith: Being confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work
will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ (Philippians 1:6). The Christian confidence is that what God
was, He is, and will be. Though war should rise against me, in this I will be confident (Psalm 27:3). His
will cannot be challenged or changed; it shapes the future. In His will we are secure. He who does the will
of God abides forever (1 John 2:17). Be blessed. REINHARD BONNKE
June 13, 2010

God the Deliverer
The primary truth about God is that He is the Deliverer, the Emancipator, and the Savior. He is God only
to the free. Faith is a venture that turns life into an adventure.
Doubts get us nowhere. They are mooring ropes. Believing God means we cast off, like ships designed for
riding the high seas and going somewhere. Faith inspires. Doubt paralyzes. Faith says, I can do all things
through Christ who strengthens me (Philippians 4:13). Unbelief does nothing. Faith in God is exciting.
Unbelief is depressing. You will find it so as you read on.
We become what we were born to be only when we are born-again by faith in Christ Jesus. Christ said, If
the Son makes you free, you shall be free indeed (John 8:36).
The worlds greatest book on freedom is the Bible. The very idea of freedom came from the Bible, not from
Greece or Rome. Read it! Remember, God made the first free nation ever seen on earth, Israel, and He
wants to put a sense of liberty in our very soul. God opposes tyranny. The Gospel makes us the freeborn
sons of God.
People have talked about those who bury themselves in religion well, in religion maybe. But Christianity
is Christ, and you cannot call Christ a religion! He is the resurrection and the life. Christ said, If you abide
in My word and you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free (John 8:31-32). He is no
deceiver. Millions have found themselves gloriously free through the Gospel. His words do not stifle us with
rules and commandments. His yoke is easy and His burden is light. Are you blessed? REINHARD
BONNKE
Dar-Es-Salaam/TanzaniaDar-Es-Salaam/Tanzania
June 13, 2010

O WHAT A SAVIOR!
We were no bargain to God. We did not look very much like a valuable jewel. Yet he took us with all our
worthless baggage, rottenness, debts, nastiness and wickedness. He drew us to himself ignoring
everything in us that was foul and corrupt. Then like a heavenly valet, Jesus cleaned us up, gave us a
complete makeover, clothed us in righteousness, girdled us with immaculate grace and made us fit to enter
the presence of the King in his beauty. That effort left the Lord soaked in his own sweat and blood on the
trodden grass of Gethsemane. Then finally that awful hour of devilish agony, hanging like a rag nailed to
a tree.
We cannot fully grasp the dimensions of that gift. That is the deepest mystery of all mysteries. We can see
the Cross; we can see the figure of Christ on the Cross. But what was really going on? This was the hour of
reconciliation and the hour in which evil was defeated. Something transpired between Jesus on Calvary
and God on the throne. God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ.(2 Cor 5:19) What that was
really about cannot be understood by mere mortals. It went on within the Godhead. To share his
experience surpasses the boundaries of the human mind. Nobody knows what the Cross meant to the
Father, but it changed everything.
What a drama! Everything he did was for us with no benefit to Himself. He was born for us. He lived for
us, was tempted for us, baptised for us, preached, taught and healed for us, suffered for us, died for us,
rose for us, ascended to God for us, and He is coming back for us. Not one moment did He do something for
himself; every moment was a golden gift to us. Are you rejoicing? REINHARD BONNKE
June 13, 2010

What God does NOT do
Although the Father sent the Son, and the Son could truly say I do always those things which the Father
does, there was one thing He did the Father did not do PRAY! However faithfully we devote ourselves to
God, prayer and intercession remains a necessity. The world MUST be prayed for. It is part of the job! It is
as much the work of God for us as it was for Christ in His work. The work and the will of God can only be
carried out by intercessors. People who work but never intercede dont so much walk along with God as
limp along with God. REINHARD BONNKE
June 12, 2010

Peace fitted with a hidden dynamo
God does not ask us to do the possible; that is what we always do; God asks the impossible. He says, Be
perfect as your heavenly Father is perfect (Matthew 5:48). Our call is to be children of God, to love as
He loved, give as He gave, and do what He did. The parameters are infinite. He calls us to move out of the
natural into the supernatural, to follow Him beyond the mundane and ordinary, beyond our own
limitations, to excel. If we are willing to cooperate, He makes it feasible. He baptizes in the Holy Spirit and
power. World religions aim to generate calmness of spirit but Jesus gives a peace that is not of this world.
His is not the peace found in a cemetery but peace in action, peace fitted with a hidden dynamo the Holy
Spirit. Blessed? REINHARD BONNKE
June 12, 2010

Obedience is the vehicle which carries believers into the miracle zone
Feeding the Five Thousand: Just think what that means for us! The disciples dared to do something that
looked ridiculously impossible. They could have stood beside Jesus and done nothing, or prayed for him to
do something somehow. That would have been so familiar. People pray for the Lord to work when what
He wants is for us to work. What use is it going to one prayer meeting after another to pray for power if
you never do anything that needs power? What good is it to spend twenty-four hours a day in prayer if
your prayers are steeped in disobedience and unbelief? We can give way all too easily to the fear of failure,
the devils constant temptation. We try to be logical about the small piece of bread we have. Unfortunately,
that will not get us very far; faith does not come by logic. You do not need a university degree in theology
to believe. Omnipotence only flows through hands that distribute bread. Obedience is the vehicle which
carries believers even timid ones into the miracle zone.
On that day long ago a nameless boy, a nonentity who did nothing more astounding than let Jesus have
his lunch, was the vital element in the greatest miracle ever performed. Many people read about men and
women who have had marvelous experiences of God and close the book with the impression that they are
worthless nobodies. But God is not looking for the great and famous; he just needs people who will believe
and go. Jesus said, These signs will accompany those who believe not those who are gifted (Mark
16:17). The boy with his simple lunchbox could have let somebody more responsible give up his food,
perhaps a father with a large picnic for his family. But all Jesus needed was the boys cooperation. Give
him everything we have and he can do everything he wants. One crumb in the hands of Jesus turns into
more bread than all the bakers in the world can make. Understood? REINHARD BONNKE
Royal Albert Hall, LondonRoyal Albert Hall, London

June 12, 2010

Omnipotence Needs Manpower
Jesus did not produce bread out of thin air, when feeding the five thousand. He started out with a small
amount, provided by a boy. Thereby hangs a tale with a hundred meanings. Just think about it for a
moment five thousand men plus mothers with children had followed Jesus. Had no one other than a
small boy brought anything to eat? Surely at least a few others must have been the kind who would pay
attention to practical matters. Yet the disciples only found one boy who would let them have anything.
That boy made it possible for the greatest miracle over nature since creation to take place, enjoying an
unrepeatable and exclusive privilege. What a tale he would have to tell for the rest of his life!
If others had brought something with them to eat, they kept it to themselves. So imagine how they must
have felt when the disciples gave them bread and fish from the boys packed lunch. Jesus could have used
their sandwiches but they let the opportunity slip by not the opportunity of a lifetime but of all time.
Givers never go short. God does not write checks or drop cash from the windows of heaven. He has
already put everything that we need on this earth and given us the ability to acquire wealth. God relies on
us for his plan and purpose. He gives so that we can give, demonstrating our trustworthiness, to bring
about His will and purpose. We are to be agents of providence. Physical or material needs can be met only
through us. In other words, His plan is for us to cooperate with Him, with his providential care. If, like the
boy at Galilee, we only have a little to give, we do not need to worry: the Lord can make a lot out of a little.
With what we give the Lord can do what we never could. Are you blessed? REINHARD BONNKE
June 11, 2010

Jesus is a loyal Working-Partner
Jesus said, Without me you can do nothing (John 15:5, NKJV). Is that a warning? Was the intention to
make us anxious? Are we supposed to struggle in prayer for hours on end in order to feel sure that he is
with us? Surely if we can do nothing without him, he will see to it that he does not leave us to cope on our
own. His work and his glory are too important to depend on whether or not we sense his presence. He
would never sit back and fold his arms while we struggle with a task beyond our abilities or beg and plead
for his help, ever hopeful and never sure. His promise is Surely I am with you always, to the very end of
the age (Matthew 28:20). Whatever load we have to carry, he takes the other handle. He is a loyal
working partner a managing director who is not above getting his hands dirty. That is made powerfully
evident in the story of the feeding of the five thousand. We are co-workers together with Him. Blessed?
REINHARD BONNKE
Khartoum: CfaN Gospel Meetings in Sudan on the Green Square.Khartoum: CfaN Gospel Meetings in
Sudan on the Green Square.
June 11, 2010

Christ is the Truth - He cannot be a controversy
Faith is not a talking point but a life-issue. The man who treats it as problematic proves nothing; he
merely reveals his character. The world invents confuse issues to gag Christians. They treat us like
dartboards on which to score points. However, we deal with Jesus himself, not religion. Christ is not a
religionist, He is the Savior. Jesus still says, Give me your heart, not your opinions. He still confronts us
today with a fact beyond debate. He is the truth; he cannot be a controversy. We cannot judge truth; it
judges us. Agreed? Be blessed, REINHARD BONNKE.
Mombasa/KenyaMombasa/Kenya
June 10, 2010

The New Winning Force
The Gospel is not a commodity to be marketed like packaged food or detergents. It is dynamite, explosive,
casting fire on earth. A single match can start a prairie fire. Its effects are incalculable. Just preach it.
My thoughts are not your thoughts. God has no targets, no limits, no averages.
By Church Growth calculations and scientific factors, the first disciples didnt have the chance of being
snowflakes in a furnace. They were lambs among wolves. But Christ invested His managers with a new
potential. That potential must be reckoned on today, taken into account. It is the X factor, immeasurable
with results beyond natural expectations and normal statistics. I commend it as the new winning force;
the only one there ever was or has been to change the world the Holy Spirit! Be blessed. REINHARD
BONNKE
Kumasi/GhanaKumasi/Ghana
June 9, 2010
Gods purpose for families
The devil hates what God plans. That is why so many influences are eroding natural family life today. One
of the menacing last-day signs is that children will be disobedient to their parents. It has become almost
a national custom for teenagers to rebel, to turn their backs on their home and the parental guidance they
need and to live independently and do as they like, to be without love (2 Timothy 3:2-3). Love is family
life as God set it up at Creation. Satan immediately attacked it as fatal to his evil plans and engineered the
murder of Abel by his brother.
Nevertheless, everything in Scripture shouts the glorious truth that God has his eye on every family on
earth and seeks to bless them. Most of the Old Testament is about one family, the family of Abraham. God
began in Abrahams home 4,000 years ago, promising I will bless you, and all peoples on earth will be
blessed through you (Genesis 12:2-3). To many people God is the Great Judge. But why not the Great
Blesser? The first thing he ever said about himself, to Abraham, was that he would bless all families on
earth. He certainly does that. He knocks on every door, smiles and blesses every household where he is
admitted. Saying Bless you! is not just a superstitious response when someone sneezes but an echo of that
living promise of God, I will bless you. Blessed? REINHARD BONNKE
Eldoret/KenyaEldoret/Kenya
June 9, 2010
Jesus guides only via Calvary - the fountain of life and cleansing
Gods leading is always an event, never incidental, a casual stroll, but purposeful, day by day. By ourselves
we just jog along hopefully, the best we can. Jeremiah 10:23 says I know, O Lord, it is not for man to
direct his steps. Jesus said Follow me! Keeping an eye on lifes changing interests, fashions or ambitions,
results in plowing a crooked furrow. It is bad and mad. God does guide, point to point, always positively,
through all our days, and in all we do, our whole way of life. Let us fix our eye on Jesus, the author and
perfector of our faith. He guides only via Calvary the fountain of life and cleansing. Blessed? REINHARD
BONNKE
KievKiev
June 8, 2010
Answered at the Cross
We cannot escape what happens to God and God cannot escape what happens to us. Job asked why God
bothered with him in his sin. That is answered at the Cross, where the curtains are drawn aside and what
sin had been doing is exposed. God became man and walked this very earth to restore the family
relationship between deity and man. He did not come to adopt us as if we were aliens, a race of unknown
parentage. He had fathered us. We were his prodigal sons, sons of disobedience (Eph 2:2). The opening
chapters of the Bible present the shock of Cain murdering his brother Abel. Gods reaction shows it to be
the antithesis of his fundamental purpose, breaking the life-bond of family. This throws open the
tremendous truth that this very day the Spirit of sonship is still constantly at work to bring many sons to
glory (Heb 2:10). He is creating not another Adam, but new creatures, endued with eternity-lasting life.
Blessed? Good Morning from Florida. REINHARD BONNKE
Kiev, Ukraine
Picture: Oleksandr VolykKiev, Ukraine Picture: Oleksandr Volyk
June 8, 2010
The Forgiven Forgive
Churches are not clubs for the perfect. They are clinics for the sick, the wounded and the maimed, where
those a bit stronger help those who are still weak. The forgiven forgive. The healed heal. The comforted
comfort others. Those who have been picked up pick others up. The world is full of the devil and a million
temptations. Our role is not to kick people when they are down. They are the devils victims and, rather
than scorn we should pour on them the oil of understanding and bring healing and recovery. Be blessed,
REINHARD BONNKE.
Kiev, Ukraine, Fire Conference
Picture: Oleksandr VolykKiev, Ukraine, Fire Conference Picture: Oleksandr Volyk
June 6, 2010
The basic sin of humankind
The pride of man is to possess powers independent of Christ, and to be as gods. For instance, Earth-power
seekers believe they are part of the god Gaia, the planet Earth, and profess to absorb the earth energies.
The basic sin of mankind is to stand alongside God with our own light and power, our own glory, and feel
we are self-sufficient.
God, Himself, is the source of power and is found only by faith in Christ. Jesus is both our Guide and the
Way. For there is one God and one Mediator between God and men, the Man Christ Jesus (1 Timothy 2:5).
For that office, He paid the infinite price. He knows the way because He trod it. Christ explored every inch
of it from heaven to earth, and from earth down to hell. We cannot ignore Him. To beat out our own path
to the well of the water of life is neither necessary nor successful. The All-Sufficient Christ opens it to us
and says only believe. God bless, REINHARD BONNKE.
June 5, 2010
The Holy Spirit takes the things of Christ and reveals them to us
The Holy Spirit takes the things of Christ and reveals them to us. They are positive: the assurance of
salvation, the sense of Christs presence, the whisper of the Holy Spirit in our deepest heart, the Gifts of the
Word of Knowledge, Wisdom, and Prophecy. These are the defined responses of God to our faith.
God does not play a game of hide and seek. Christ said, I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes
to the Father except through Me (John 14:6). He who believes in the Son has everlasting life (John 3:36).
He is not the Great Unknown, but the God who sent Jesus and wants us to know Him. We need His
strength, His enabling, His energizing, and for this He reveals Himself. Jesus is not a strange voice
echoing from the Beyond. If we call upon Him, He answers us and does things. He saves, guides, and heals.
We throw ourselves upon His promises, and His arms are already there, open to welcome us. How
wonderful. REINHARD BONNKE
Arrival of the evangelistic party at the airport of Kiev, Ukraine.Arrival of the evangelistic party at the
airport of Kiev, Ukraine.
June 3, 2010
Radiation Area
The presence of God is a radiation area, not a contaminating radiation, not radioactive, but resurrectionactive, a life-building energy passing into us. We are constantly in His presence, not just when we pray. He
made that clear when He promised, I will never leave you nor forsake you. It is not the full glory to come,
but it is no ordinary presence even now. Many a time, I am conscious of Jesus Christ close to me as I speak
for Him in our Great Gospel Crusades. It has been as if I saw Him walk from the platform among the
crowd wherever people were reaching out for Him. He did and does wonders of salvation, restoration, and
healing.
When our faith rises, we have a sense of His presence that no human contact can ever surpass. A friend
may be with us and even embrace us. But the presence of Christ means that He pours Himself towards us,
upon us, pervading our whole being with an active, dynamic effect, felt or not. God bless, REINHARD
BONNKE
Asia Conference, CHC, guest of Pastor Kong Hee, SingaporeAsia Conference, CHC, guest of Pastor Kong
Hee, Singapore
June 3, 2010
THE HIDDEN ATTITUDE
If you have faith as a mustard seed, Jesus said (Matthew 17:20). So little! Our faith is no towering
sensation that everybody sees and gasps. It is a hidden fuse. But by it, the energies of heaven flow into the
world. God uses main fuses and sub-fuses. Wherever we are, the hidden attitude of our hearts is Gods
missing link Did I not say to you that if you would believe you would see the glory of God? (John 11:40)
Blessed? REINHARD BONNKE
Last week in Singapore, Asia Conference, CHC. 3 x 10,000 people in 3 halls, electronically connected.Last
week in Singapore, Asia Conference, CHC. 3 x 10,000 people in 3 halls, electronically connected.
June 2, 2010
The Bible brings us to the Cross
The Bible was written for people with no real faith. We all begin with a minus. If we have no faith, reading
the Bible produces it, and if we have some faith we get more the same way. We do not acquire faith first
and bring it to Scripture. Scripture encourages faith. Faith comes by hearing the Word of God (Romans
10:17).
Many who do not believe do not read the Bible. They are sick, and leave the medicine in the bottle, tightly
corked. People without faith should be warned that if they open the Bible they are likely to finish up as
believers.
The Bible brings us to the Cross. People do not start moving mountains until they have been to Mount
Calvary. They could not even move a molehill or a mole. Real faith does not start at the university. We
will have less if we go there without any! If we have not been to where Christ saves not even a Doctor of
Theology will do.
The starting pistol is fired at the green hill far away outside the city wall. From there, we press toward the
goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus (Philippians 3:14). Keep pressing. REINHARD
BONNKE
Salzburg/Austria
Picture: Andrew ColbySalzburg/Austria Picture: Andrew Colby
June 1, 2010
If we only believed what we saw, what would a blind man believe?
Physical optics are not the instruments to perceive God. He is a Spirit. Mortal eyes are too weak to discern
the invisible God, the King eternal, immortal, invisible (Colossians 1:15; 1 Timothy 1:17). We have to deal
with Him as He is. He who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who
diligently seek Him (Hebrews 11:6).
But there is a better way of seeing. Eyes can play tricks. Plato the greatest of the Greek philosophers said
that nothing is ever actually how it looks to us. But Moses endured as seeing Him who is invisible
(Hebrews 11:27). If we only believed what we saw, what would a blind man believe? Radio waves fill your
room but who would know without a receiver? One of Gods great Bible names is the Lord is there.
God is invisible Spirit, and that is that. It is as useless arguing and expecting God to be what He is not.
Jesus said, Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed (John 20:29). They are on the
track of truth God is like that if we are to know Him. Agreed? REINHARD BONNKE
Johannesburg/South AfricaJohannesburg/South Africa
June 1, 2010
The Reason behind the Universe
Heaven and earth express His glory. Why did God make such an endless universe teeming with wonders?
They are not made for our glory. God made them for Himself to express His glory, like a musician or artist
in his music or paintings. The heavens declare the glory of God. God made an immeasurable universe
because He is immeasurable. He created it to show His own greatness and glory. To show us how great He
is, He made the scale heaven and earth.
Some have wondered, Why those vast millions of great clusters of stars, whirling galaxies and awesome
stellar systems? Do we need such a big universe? Isnt it a wasteland of wonders? We are so egotistical we
think that a thing is useless if it is no use to us. God happens to be important too and He wanted living
room. The Psalmist saw it and reminded us that the heavens declare the glory of God and the firmament
shows His handiwork. That is what it is for, God expressing Himself and displaying His power. We all like
to express ourselves in some creative manner, either in our art, or crafts, or work. Music lovers spend
hours making music, because it is their nature. People sing to themselves, play to themselves, because they
are living creatures. God does the same and in the grand style, creating with great lavishness and
boldness. Why not? It costs Him nothing, does not wear Him out or exhaust His resources. He could make
more and more universes. Some think He does. How could a God like we know make a small universe, be
stingy and calculating? Why should he restrict Himself? How can a limitless God observe limits? He let
loose His grand creative passions on a scale that bewilders us, trillions of suns, stars, and systems? God
delights in greatness. And made an infinity universe to signify His own infinity. It characterises His
limitless power and lavishness. God loves a cheerful giver. He is a giver on a scale that baffles our human
science.
It is time to realise that God needs a big universe even if we dont. Rev. 4:11 Thou art worthy, O Lord, to
receive glory and honour and power, for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and
were created. It is to His glory. REINHARD BONNKE
May 31, 2010

Right and wrong prayer
Christ taught his disciples how to pray but also that it was vital to pray. He said, The harvest is plentiful
but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field
(Matthew 9:37-38). Then he called his twelve disciples and sent them out with authority over evil.
So, we are encouraged to pray. But prayer is not a substitute for doing what God tells us to do. Lord,
come down and sweep souls into the kingdom is the kind of prayer that is likely to go unanswered unless
we are prepared to be part of the action. Soul saving is not something we have thought up; it is Gods idea.
Some pray as if they had hit on this marvellous new concept and wanted to get God in on it. In soul saving
we are joining him. God is fundamentally interested in seeing people saved and doesnt need to be harried
and pressurised by great clamour and commotion into saving souls. The Father gave up his Son, sending
him to earth to give his lifes blood for that very purpose. If we ask anything according to his will, he
hears us, says 1 John 5:14, and salvation is the core of his will. Can you say AMEN? REINHARD BONNKE
May 30, 2010

The prophets spoke FOR the Lord, but Jesus spoke AS the Lord
The Old Testament prophets said "Thus says the Lord..." When Jesus came, he never used this term. He
said "Truly, truly, I say to you...", or "Moses said...but I say to you..." And this is the glorious truth: The
prophets spoke FOR the Lord, but Jesus spoke AS the Lord. JESUS CHRIST IS LORD! Nobody could and
can speak like Him. Jesus also said "Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my word shall never pass
away." Something more: The Bible is the Constitution of the Kingdom of God. No two-thirds majority of
any parliament on earth can change it. Lets praise His wonderful name. Greetings from Austria.
REINHARD BONNKE
May 29, 2010

Who is doing what?
Lord, what are you going to do? The disciples question has a singularly modern ring. Praying is often
like that: Lord do this! Lord, do that!, the general assumption being, in the words of Psalm 119:126, It
is time for you to act, O Lord; your law is being broken.
Christ did not tell his disciples what he was going to do. Instead, he told them what they should do. They
wanted him in action, but he wanted them in action. Seeing that the Lord had conquered death and was
invincible, they would naturally think that with such power he could do anything. However, Christ
intimated that because he had such power, they could do things. Jesus said, All authority in heaven and
on earth has been given to me. Therefore go into all the world and preach the good news to all nations(see
Mathew 28:18-19, Mark 16:15). The Lord promised to go with us, but we have got to go! God goes only
with goers.
What the disciples did depended first and foremost on what God could do. However, the opposite is also
true: what he did would depend on what they did. We work together with him as his fellow-workers (2
Corinthians 6:1). What we do makes it possible for the Lord to do what we pray he will do. Glory to God.
May 28, 2010

What a "smash and grab raid"!
In the horrendous scenes of that first Good Friday, the greatest event of all time took place. The rented mob
of Caiaphas yelled "Crucify Him!" It was nothing new. Human wickedness had always foamed against
Him, from the first sin, miry waves beating against the Rock. What we see at Calvary is not only what our
sin does, but that it does it to God.
What the onlookers didn't see took place when the veil of death closed over the Christ and the scene... Satan
had over-reached himself. Hades had prepared and opened its black jaws, then, too late, discovered their
victim was the Prince of Life. His glory flashed into the gloom of the infernal caverns, blinding its
cowering denizens, toppling the throne of the King of Terrors. They thought to drag him in, but He
stormed in. His cry "It is finished" still ringing in the ears of people on earth was heard in Hades. Then He
swept out again, the wreckage of Death's domain marking the path of His exit treading under foot the
flattened gates.
What a "smash and grab raid"! Demons scuttled into their bolt holes. "Death cannot keep its prey", Jesus
Christ rose from the dead, "triumphing over them in it", as Scripture says. Captivity is led captive. Every
street in glory rang with the joy of angels. Satan, the laughing stock of heaven! JESUS CHRIST IS LORD.
Are you blessed? REINHARD BONNKE
May 26, 2010

Where are all the mighty wonders?
Our Christian call is to be what shows HE is! We are Gods workmanship created in Christ Jesus to do
good works, that is, good works of the kind which show we ARE His workmanship. If we were not His
workmanship we could not do them. Christs test of whether we belong to Him was What do ye more than
others?
Now, God enables us to do the extra special because He looks for us to do them. Normally we all look to
Him, sitting back and waiting for Him to perform. But He does nothing without us. Turn of a few pages of
the Bible. Gideon demanded of God Where are all the mighty wonders? Gods reply was to send Gideon to
produce them! God wanted Gideon to display Gods wonders. Trying to be great ourselves, makes us
useless. His commands exceed our capacity so stretch our capacity.
God revealed Himself IN His servants. They were active, not passive. Abraham obeyed God and became
an example not of obedience but of Gods blessing everyone. Joseph similarly. He obeyed God and
demonstrated that God has the last word in our lives. Agreed? REINHARD BONNKE
BiancaBianca
May 25, 2010

Two crowds two streams
The New Testament clearly witnesses to Jesus Christ. Just take a look, for example, at Luke 7:11-17. A big
crowd is following Jesus as he approaches the town of Nain. Then he met another big crowd going in the
opposite direction. The Nain crowd had death at its head, the corpse of a young man, and the whole town
had turned out distressed for the mother, a widow, weeping and demonstrating as only easterners can.
But the crowd with Jesus had him, the Resurrection and the Life, at its head and it was jubilant. This was a
group of excited folk. Hundreds of them had been at deaths door, sick, deaf, blind or crippled, and now
they were healthy, the deaf hearing, the blind seeing and the cripples dancing all gladly following for
miles to Nain.
The two crowds stand for two streams of humanity, which are still moving along today in opposite
directions! One has no future but the grave, and the other is led by Christ who said, Whoever believes in
me will never die (John 11:26). That is the Jesus who says, You are my witnesses! We belong to the
crowd with Jesus at Nain, his witnesses because we testify of him. And Jesus beckons us to join his train
today, rejoicing in him just him! That is the Jesus we preach, the one who leads the hosts of the blessed,
the healed and the redeemed, rejoicing behind the Lord of Life. The same Jesus made Sarah laugh, filled
David with enough joy to dance through the streets of Jerusalem, caused Psalmists to shout for joy, and
prompted choirs and orchestras throughout the ages to express his wonders. As his witnesses, we are here
to set the world on fire. Nothing is as infectious as joy and laughter, joy unspeakable and full of glory. Are
your rejoicing? REINHARD BONNKE
CfaN Gospel Crusade in Monrovia/LiberiaCfaN Gospel Crusade in Monrovia/Liberia
May 24, 2010

THE TIMELESS ONE
Jesus was not born to become a Saviour. He already was the Saviour before He came to Bethlehem. That
tremendous fact came from the mouths of angels: Unto you is born this day a Saviour which is Christ the
Lord. Luke 2:11. He was born a Saviour.
We can never talk about what Jesus had been. He never was and never will be a has-been. People talk
about Jesus and say In His day as if it was past. His day is now, always. No circumstance affects Him.
Time doesnt change His attitude. He is not a dispensational figure, altering His activity according to the
calendar.
Jesus was the same wonder-working Jesus after He was crucified as before. His compassion for sufferers
did not die when He died. He lived here to show us what He is. Death has not changed Him, of all men. He
had gone about doing good and healing all who were oppressed of the devil. The Jesus who rose from the
dead was that Jesus not a different one who had lost all interest in the sick people. The work He did He had
only begun, says Acts 1:1. He is always Himself. Agreed? REINHARD BONNKE
May 24, 2010

The love of God is Gods love in me
Evangelism is human personality expressing Christ. The love of God is Gods love in me. It is not my love
carried by the Holy Spirit, but me carrying His love. We should ask God to bless our concern for people.
We must catch Gods concern and let it express itself in our poor humanity. Romans 5:5 God has poured
out his love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, who he has given us. I must identify with what God is
doing, not ask God to identify with what I am doing. That is a principle of evangelism laid down in the
New Testament. You and I, we mortals represent Him, His love and mercy must come through our lives
not just our mouths. It is by the Christ-life in my life. We have this treasure in earthen vessels. Got it?
REINHARD BONNKE
May 23, 2010

The Bible has a chemistry that creates confidence in those who read
The Bible is like an unexplored land to many, and the gold of that land is good. To enter it and be
enriched, the only passport is faith - faith is needed to get faith. That is a paradox, but not impossibility.
To him that has shall be given. To those who read, God gives faith to find more faith. Faith comes by
hearing, and hearing by the Word of God. Romans 10:17. Jesus said four words and their profundity are
often missed. Hearing, they shall hear. Matthew 13:14. The Bible has a chemistry that creates confidence
in those who read. As they say the Scriptures are self-authenticating. Abraham believed God but not until
heard Him speak. The Creator fitted us with the power to recognise His voice, just as Abraham knew it.
He that has ears to hear let him hear. Be blessed. REINHARD BONNKE
May 23, 2010

THE GOD OF SALVATION
The Lord is the God of Salvation. That is His own revealed identity. That is God there is no other: I, even
I, am the Lord, and apart from me there is no Savior(Isaiah 43,11). Salvation is not an aspect of God. It is
God, the only God we can come to; the only God to be sought or found is the Salvation God. No one comes
to God except through Christ Jesus, the Savior. He is the WAY, the only Way.
The Lord is the God of Salvation but He does not work on His own. He alone can save, but He does not
save alone. He has us in His Team. He saves. He saves us to save others. We are His auxiliaries. That was
always the plan, and there is no plan B. It is our privilege to be invited to participate in what He is and is
doing, to share His action and His joy.
Our personalities are supposed to portray Him, show others something of what He is like. He makes us His
children to be like Him our hands for His hands, our voice for His voice. We are His demonstration
models to show how His salvation works. We are here to express Him and His love; through us His will is
put into action. If His will is to be done on earth, we are the ones to do it.
God did not look around to find representatives and select those people He thought suitable for His
purpose. He made us all to represent Him on earth. Without Him we can do nothing and without us He
will do nothing. That is the big deal the biggest in the universe.
With greetings from Singapore, REINHARD BONNKE.
May 21, 2010

Christianity boring?
Christianity Boring? So is television if we don't plug in. For the best programs, switch on - it makes quite a
difference. So does switching on to God. Nobody is a "fan" of something they know nothing about. An
open mind is not to be confused with one empty of information. "Saved", "born again"? Why should
anybody want to be "saved or "born again" unless they understand it? Seven out of ten who don't believe
in the Gospel dont know what it is they don't believe in! "I don't like it because I've never tried it."
Millions do try it, however, and are very much interested! Christ makes people sit up, like the young man
He raised from the dead at Nain. Effort? What, to rise from the dead? To be saved? Yes, but it is Christ's
effort. "It is the Lord". REINHARD BONNKE
May 21, 2010

It is a new and living way, open forever
Fearing the authorities who had executed Jesus, 120 disciples came together quietly. Jesus had said, "'Stay
in the city [Jerusalem] until you have been clothed with power from on high'" (Luke 24:49, NIV). They sat
and waited, and the world forgot them. Nothing happened; no marvels occurred; everything seemed so
ordinary.
The tenth day was a Sunday, the Feast of Weeks, also called Pentecost. At nine in the morning, a Temple
priest lifted the bread of the firstfruits and waved it before the Lord. As if this were a signal for the
ascended Christ, a divine tornado tore through the skies above Jerusalem.
Jesus Himself had broken through the heavens in His shattering and victorious Ascension. Now through
the opened skies there was a Descension. The Holy Spirit came, demonstrating that the way into the
heavenlies was open. Praise God, it has never been closed since! When the curtain of the Temple was
ripped as Jesus died, the priests probably tried to stitch it together again. Nobody can stitch up this rent in
the heavens, not even the devil and all his minions. It is a new and living way, open forever.
Moses saw God as fire in the bush. Now through this door of glory, which no man could shut, the same fire,
the Holy Spirit, came. Amber flames settled in burning beauty upon the head of each waiting disciple.
Glory that filled all heaven now crowded into the breasts of those present. The Holy Spirit was in them and
on them. Men had never experienced it before. There were no words to describe it. This was unutterable.
Then God gave them words, new tongues and languages to tell "the wonderful works of God" (Acts 2:11,
KJV) like inspired psalmists. Can you say Amen? REINHARD BONNKE
May 20, 2010

God sends anybody willing
People speak of "the call of the prophet" in Isaiah chapter six. But he never was called. He volunteered.
Isaiah overheard God say "Whom shall I send? And who will go for us" as if addressing another partner in
the Godhead. He did not say "Isaiah, will you go?" Isaiah realized God would send anybody willing. He
ventured to offer himself. "Here I am. Send me". The Lord did not hesitate or ask Isaiah to submit his C.V.
first. He just said, "Go!" Isaiahs God is our God. Lets go! Got it? REINHARD BONNKE
May 20, 2010

JESUS has come your way
Luke 8:43-48 tells the story of the woman who touched Christ's robe and was healed of an issue of blood.
This woman's constant hemorrhage was a disaster. It left her anemic, weak, breathless and hardly able to
walk about. She was also poor, having spent all she had on physicians. Because she had no money she was
no longer able to eat nourishing food to compensate for her loss of strength. Also, she was ceremonially
unclean, and because of her illness, everything and everybody she touched would be considered unclean
(see Lev. 15:19-30). She had no friends and was unwanted - as much a social outcast as any leper.
Jesus made systematic circuits through the villages and she knew He would be coming. When He did, she
struggled through the crowd and touched the fringe of His robe and was instantly healed. She felt it. So did
Jesus. Now comes the point of the story, which was not so much the healing as what happened next.
He asked who touched Him. Well, dozens had. Then the woman came trembling and afraid. Why? Because
she had touched Him and she knew her defilement had defiled Jesus. (Likewise, our defilement of sin
defiled Him - He was made sin for us on the Cross (see 2 Cor. 5:21).) All eyes were upon her. The whole
crowd was quiet, everybody straining to see who had brought the party to a screeching halt. Jesus Christ,
the Son of God, was entirely focused on one outcast, a little scrap of unknown humanity. Her loneliness
and illness had put all heaven in a rage, and God sent His Son for her alone at this moment. Then came
Christs verdict. The same One who will one day judge the nations and pronounce His verdict on mighty
empires, the Lord and Maker of heaven and earth, paused for a moment and said, "Daughter, your faith
has healed you. Go in peace" (Luke 8:48). This same Jesus is now knocking at your door. Anybody sick or
in bondage? Seize your opportunity! Jesus has come your way. REINHARD BONNKE
May 19, 2010

The Great Commission is for Anybody
Christ did not give his Great Commission to anybody in particular, nor did he lay down special
qualifications. It is a standing invitation to everyone. Godliness and spirituality are wonderful advantages
but they are dormant until Christs word Go! is obeyed. Going launches our spiritual development. It is
not an end result.
The disciples had the tremendous privilege and advantage of being pupils of the Master of all masters,
Jesus. Yet long before he had finished their education he sent them out to do what he was doing. Actually,
that was part of their training and always is. We learn by doing. A piano teacher can tell a pupil what to
do, but the pupil has to sit at the keyboard doing it, putting in daily practice. That is how he gains the skill.
A key word in the Marks Gospel is immediately, or straightway. It occurs over 40 times. It is thought
that Peter was behind Marks Gospel and Peter was himself an immediate man, impetuous. Jesus was the
Man for Peter, for he was also a direct action personality. The Lord seemed so unhurried, with time for
everybody, but he accomplished more in his brief ministry than any man in a lifetime. What a pattern to
follow. REINHARD BONNKE
Lake Lanier/Georgia, USALake Lanier/Georgia, USA

May 19, 2010

Gods people are the depositories of eternal life
The power of God operates in two dimensions, in Creation and in the Church. These are Gods two greatest
works. He has put life into operation in the world. That life thrives in the world in myriad forms, from tall
trees to great whales, from flowers and midges. Creation explodes with the life of God. It is set for a daily
performance of Divine omnipotence.
The other area is in the church. It is His greater creation, brought into existence by the manifestation of
Resurrection and Immortality. That is where His power is to be found. His glory and power reside in the
people of God, the depositories of eternal life, and the energy retorts of the creative forces of God. We live
in resurrection life. The Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you. He who raised Christ
from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through the Spirit who lives in you. Are you blessed?
REINHARD BONNKE
May 18, 2010

UNINTERRUPTED FLOW
That brings us to the question of the promised Holy Spirit, John 3:34 the kJ (AV) version: He whom God
hath sent speaketh the words of God: for God giveth not the Spirit by measure unto him. The words 'unto
him' shown in italics were not in the Greek manuscripts. The translators added them to construe the text
by their theology. However it is out of accord with the whole passage, which says what happens "unto us"
who believe on Christ, and one thing is that "God gives not the Spirit by measure" - whenever He gives it.
Not by measure means not weighed, not precisely so much and no more, but "good measure, pressed
down, shaken together and running over". God never gives anything in a calculating manner. For
example, (v.36) He gives life but it is without measure it is EVERLASTING. Elijah's double portion was
not just a bit of what Elijah had. God never arranges some to have half and some twice as much as others.
The Holy Spirit gives "of" (out of) Himself, out of His fullness, not a measured gallon or two. The Bible
promised showers and rivers, not drops. Rivers don't come by fits and starts, dribs and drabs, nor does the
Holy Spirit come as occasional drizzle. Christ chose the simile of rivers to indicate uninterrupted flow.
Got it? REINHARD BONNKE
May 18, 2010

Judgment is always accompanied by mercy
John had spoken the words of God, saying of that Coming One "he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost
and fire." (Mark 1:8). Like other prophets, he did not grasp the true import of what God said. In John's
mind fire meant burning up the chaff, and certainly that will yet take place. But the Day of Pentecost
revealed a dual meaning to his words. Judgment is always accompanied by mercy. Tongues of fire sat
upon the heads of the disciples and they were invested with the Spirit of Christ. Christ's followers were
Elijah fans before Pentecost. When a Samaritan village would not allow Christ to stay there overnight, the
disciples wanted to call down fire on it. Jesus said, "You don't know of what spirit you are". Christs
attitude was "The Son of man has come to save men's lives, not destroy them". The Holy Spirit is the Spirit
of Christ. He does not become hostile the moment something displeases Him. Even the prophets of
judgment themselves had one unanimous message, the Lord is a God of inexhaustible patience, even
though it must not be presumed upon. Thank you Jesus! REINHARD BONNKE
May 17, 2010

Faith - Not Scientific Opinion
People say, Ill believe it when I see it. No they will not. They cannot. You can only believe, or have faith,
in what you do not see. What you see is fact, and is not up for believing. If you can prove it, faith does not
come into it. Nobody believes two plus two equals four. They know so.
But GOD WANTS FAITH. Without faith it is impossible to please Him (Hebrews 11:6). Blessed are those
who have not seen and yet have believed (John 20:29). That is the way to get Gods blessing, not by being
so clever you believe nothing unless you can run your tape measure round it.
This was Pauls point in 1 Corinthians. He was familiar with the great thinkers of Greece. They had
discovered the certainties of mathematics. Reason worked for figures so they imagined that it would work
for everything else the meaning of life, God, and the whole business of life. They set thinkers off on a red
herring trail to this day. Paul knew what had happened, and told the learned thinkers of Corinth that the
world through wisdom did not know Him (1 Corinthians 1:21).
Faith is a personal relationship, not a mathematical relationship between numbers. We know what God
did yesterday, but we have to trust Him for tomorrow.
Faith is akin to love. It is a heart matter. We do not decide to fall in love after weighing all the pros and
cons. Couples get married on trust, not on scientific evidence or conclusive logic. Blessed? REINHARD
BONNKE
May 16, 2010

Put your own finger on the Promises of God
Many wait as obedient servants, and they do just that wait, but take no action because they have no
leading. Half the laziness of the Christian church arises from the desire to be obedient and not get ahead
of God, as if they could. But the great saints of God, from Biblical times through to today, put their own
finger on the promises of God to go ahead, and that is how the work of God has progressed. The Word, not
some subjective impulse, is our authority for action. Jonathan had no special word or prompting from
God. He simply decided to trust God and have a go. On his own initiative he emerged. A skirmish took
place and God was with Jonathan. Today God calls out across the world, across the churches, and says,
Go! If anybody hears and goes, he goes with them like his favored friends. Isnt that wonderful?
REINHARD BONNKE
May 15, 2010

TURNING THE KEY IN THE LOCK
Preaching is not sermonising. We dont deliver sermons we deliver people. Mary Magdalene was not
helped by theology she simply met Jesus! Pulpit essays on humanism will not bring spiritual freedom. By
proclaiming the Word of Faith, we turn the key in the lock! Prison-doors open. The Gospel is not
reformation, renovation or decoration but LIBERATION. Jesus didnt come to make life in prison bearable.
He came to set the captives free. Keep preaching the Gospel! Okay? REINHARD BONNKE
CfaN Gospel Crusade CALABAR/NIGERIA.CfaN Gospel Crusade CALABAR/NIGERIA.
May 15, 2010

Pre-evangelism is not a prerequisite
The Samaritan woman had known many men, but meeting Jesus filled her soul (John 4). Strange
reactions electrified her. She ran about the towns market place talking of a man but not about any of the
six men she had known intimately in her life. Excited, she urged everyone, Come, see a man! Some surely
thought, What another man? She and her men! Yet she convinced every man within reach of the need to
go and see Jesus for themselves. She made it their hour of visitation, a historic privilege.
Jesus saved that woman in those odd circumstances and she was not even a seeking soul. He finds people
who are not seeking. Take the gospel to anyone and it convinces them they have always needed it. Even if
they have never heard of Christ, they need him and know it when the gospel reaches them. The gospel is
not a general message shouted around for anybody who might be interested or is religiously inclined. The
Bible is for people who have no faith, to give them faith. Fifty years ago nobody wanted a mobile phone.
Now everyone feels they need one. Preaching Christ creates the market for salvation, and Jesus saves
completely (Heb 7:25). Christ follows no saving formula or doctrine. He does not need a special
atmosphere or religious surroundings. Some testify that they heard the gospel, made no decision, but felt
clean and different, free from chaining habit. Pre-evangelism is not a prerequisite. The gospel creates its
own success and its own atmosphere. The word rouses us to joy and exuberant worship. Jesus saves
without a song and a dance but gives us a song and dance. Rejoice! REINHARD BONNKE
May 15, 2010

The original gospel mandate is impossible without the original power
God has not called us to be clever and defeat all the arguments of unbelievers. You dont win souls by
winning arguments. No, God was pleased through the foolishness of what was preached to save those
who believe (1 Corinthians 1:21).
Christ said to Peter, You do not have in mind the things of God, but the things of men (Matthew 16:23),
which really means, You think as men think. If we try to fight the devil on the level of human thought, he
will out-think us every time. Arguing about God is a chess game, which the devil has played all through
history. He knows every move. He will checkmate us almost as soon as we start. He knows all the answers.
But the Word of God gives us Gods thoughts. Spoken in the power of the Holy Spirit, we can stand up to
Satans twisted logic just as Jesus did.
In our gospel crusades we open our meetings to the Holy Spirit completely. Whole countries are sometimes
challenged by the mighty power of Christ. False religions and doctrines of demons are shaken and broken.
No preacher could produce such effects except by the Holy Spirit who has entered the field. The original
gospel mandate is impossible without the original power. All we have to do is to preach the Word. We rely
upon Him by faith. Then there is a mighty victory. Can you say AMEN? REINHARD BONNKE
CfaN Gospel Crusade in CALABAR/NIGERIACfaN Gospel Crusade in CALABAR/NIGERIA
May 14, 2010

A working partnership with a Deliverer
If we want to know the Lord, we had better know who we are dealing with. When Christ called fishermen
to follow him, they could never have guessed where he would lead. They learned by spending time with
him, and then he sent them off to the ends of the earth. Learning from God is always a work experience.
We learn that he is a Spirit who burns against anything that is opposed to his redeeming the lost. Our
relationship is not about Hollywood emotions; it is a working partnership with a deliverer. Do you agree?
REINHARD BONNKE
May 14, 2010

No Reduced Voltage
In our homes electric power does not come to us direct from the generators. It is filtered through substations and transformers to reduce the voltage. The power of God does not come upon us in reduced
power. When Jesus comes with us He is not a pale shadow of what He was, a mere breath. We do not have
a phantom Jesus. He is the living Christ, not an echo of a far away hope. The Holy Spirit is not a mere
ghost, an insubstantial spectre which we occasionally catch sight of, a fleeting experience that can only be
half-grasped before it is gone.
Ephesians 1 builds a different picture.
It is His incomparably great power for us who believe. That power is like the mighty working of His
strength which He exerted in Christ when He raised Him from the dead. That incomparable Divine power
has settled in the church and given it its glory and greatness. We can use it. Be blessed. REINHARD
BONNKE
May 11, 2010

Gods sun never sets
The Spirit of God does not just turn up like the congregation on Sundays. He does not wait until we have
prepared for His visit with suitable songs. We do not pray for God to be there, because He is there
always. He is fully there! He would never make His redeeming work depend on our emotional state, which
goes up and down like an elevator in the Empire State building, one moment on the ground floor and the
next in the clouds. Eternal life means that it is undying. Gods sun never sets. The Spirit of God does not
withdraw or retract, evaporate, diminish, or leak away. He abides. God has not covenanted to be with us
sometimes, but at all times.
David strikes me as the one man in the Old Testament who knew what it meant to be anointed. He was
gripped by the knowledge that God was with him. For example, he went out to challenge Goliath entirely
in the assurance of his anointing. He did not ask Samuel to anoint him again. He did not ask anybody to
pray for him. He did not even pray for himself. He had been anointed and so was still anointed the
passing of time had changed nothing. Do you understand? REINHARD BONNKE
May 11, 2010

Appropriating the Presence of God by Faith
We talk about God being with us Immanuel but what does it mean? Jesus said, I am with you always,
even to the end of the age (Mt 28:20). How is Jesus present with us? First, we have to appropriate that
presence by taking it on trust we have to take Jesus at His word. His presence cannot be seen. It cannot
always be sensed. Sometimes it will seem as if He is not there at all. But once we go into action for God, it
is there, supporting us, unseen but producing signs, wonders and miracles. We tap the divine resources by
faith, especially when we feel low in spirit and body. Blessed? REINHARD BONNKE
May 10, 2010

Gods Mighty Atoms
We have learned that the atom, small as it is, has a terrible potency. Each atom is a power pack. So is each
believer in Jesus! We are Gods mighty atoms. If we can say with Paul, Christ lives in me (Gal 2:20), then
we have within us the greatest power this universe has ever known. Gods power is in His people. God
always releases His power through His people. When sinners are convicted of their sin and the sick are
healed, it happens because of the power resident in the body of Gods people. Got it? REINHARD BONNKE
(Greetings from Germany)
May 9, 2010
We are only accessories for the divine energies
An electric light bulb is one of the most transparent objects I know. We can see everything there is in it. In
itself it is perhaps the most useless artefact ever made. It is useless until the power flows into its filament.
The electric bulb only transforms a lamp when electricity flows to it. It has no light of its own. It is only an
accessory for current. Christ said that we are the light of the world but we have no light in ourselves. We
are only accessories for the divine energies. As we read in Ephesians 5:8, we were once darkness, but now
we are light in the Lord. That light is energised in us by the power of Gods Spirit. That is how it was with
the disciples. They shrank from public notice, hiding themselves away in a locked room for fear of what
might happen to them. Then seven weeks later they burst into the streets, glowing with light and life! They
lit up Jerusalem, like brightly burning beacons. The power had come. I trust you enjoy it. REINHARD
BONNKE
May 9, 2010
When Jesus saves us, He would not keep us in the dark
When Christ faces us with the question of our need our response must not be, "I want my questions
answered and to give my viewpoint on salvation." We must repent and believe! Being saved isn't a casual
experience, something you'd hardly notice. When we repent and believe and come to the Lord and Saviour
Jesus Christ, He receives us and we are cleansed in His precious blood! Take these two statements of Christ
Jesus Himself: "Him who comes to me I will not cast out." John 6:37 RSV "The son of man is come to SEEK
AND TO SAVE that which was lost", Luke 19:10.
Salvation is absolute and complete. How ridiculous to think Jesus would find us and receive us but that He
didn't want us to know this! In fact He would not keep it from us. That is proved by another Scripture:
Romans 8:16 "The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are God's children." (NIV) Be blessed.
REINHARD BONNKE
May 8, 2010
The harsh truth about us all is our handicap of sin
God is concerned about that. Governments and their laws can penalize human failure, but cannot cure the
cause. Jesus alone touches the deep springs of our personality. No one else has ever said, Son, your sins
are forgiven. Get up, take your mat and walk (Mk 2:9). Nor has anyone else ever said, Go into all the
world and preach the good news. Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved (Mk 16:16). There is no
other good news than the gospel of salvation.
Gods identity is enclosed in the words of Isaiah 43:3: I am the LORD, your God, the Holy One of Israel,
your Savior. Similar words are used to introduce our Lord Jesus: You are to give him the name Jesus,
because he will save his people from their sins (Mt 1:21). Jesus is called Savior a score of times in the
New Testament, and on every page he is shown to be our conquering Lord. The hand of power that molded
the mountains is now stretched out to save.
As soon as we take an interest in evangelism, God takes an interest in us. We become people after his own
heart. There is more to God than making mountains and stars, although he has done that, too. His priority
is people. He runs the whole universe with a saving objective. Our troubles trouble him and he calls us to
share his concern. That is our Great Commission.
Lets do it. REINHARD BONNKE
May 8, 2010
Gods promise included the physical and the spiritual
The very word save in Bible Greek also means heal. The covenant of God is both physical and spiritual,
and that is the core revelation of the Charismatic revival. Pentecost is a physical-spiritual experience. It
enhances every doctrine in the book, and embraces every human need in body, soul and mind. God is not a
lover of souls only, but of living people. As much as he hated Israels bondage to slavery, he hates the
bondage of everyone anyone who is in the grip of the devil and sin in any form.
God is like that; he always was like that and always will be. When Adam and Eve had sinned, their plight
drew God to them, not merely to help them but to deal with what they brought down on the world, like
opening Pandoras Box. The Lord went looking for them; Adam, where are you? he called (Gen 3:9).
Adam and his wife were naked and shivering, desperately trying to hide in shame. He restored and
rehabilitated them and his promise to them included the physical and the spiritual. This God is our God.
May 7, 2010
Whatever God Touches is Glorified
Gods glory distinguishes Him from all other gods, lords and deities. Glory is Gods essence, not gloom and
darkness. Light attracts, and God draws us. Its reality is power, miracle energy, grace, truth, light, beauty
and splendour. Blazing splendour identifies Him, awesome beauty, the mark of a peerless and living God.
He challenges all the man-made gods and their wooden effigies saying, To whom will you liken me and to
whom am I equal? (Isa. 40: 8, 25 and 46:5) Like the sun is light, God is glory, but living glory. Whatever
He touches is glorified. He made even the vandalised tree glorious when they nailed Jesus to it and the
Tree, the Cross shines as our beacon in the godless night of this world. When Moses saw Gods glory, his
own face shone. When God comes, He comes in glory, and He enters our lives to fill us with glory - our
lives and homes and future. No Christian home should be dull, lifeless but bursting with vitality, activity,
joy, and richness. Be blessed. REINHARD BONNKE
May 6, 2010
The test of what is right is whether the Holy Spirit makes it His chariot
For witnessing and evangelism there is no right way, only right principles, principles that can be drawn
from the New Testament. The apostle Paul himself said That I might by all means save some. The test of
what is right is whether the Holy Spirit makes it His chariot.
It is unfortunate when certain methods become sacrosanct. We can fight one another for traditions which
may be non-functional and the machine itself becomes more admired than the product. Faithfulness and
sticking in a rut is not the same thing. Faithfulness means being faithful to the message. Circumstances
may demand a new or radical approach, but the fundamental objective is to reach everyone and touch
them with the hand of Christs love.
I am amazed by the brilliance of thought being exercised in the world church today. But brilliance may be
an intellectual dance on the edge, rather than an effort in the harvest field. Sadly so much mental effort
goes into doctrinal quibbles, technical irrelevancies, exercises in philosophical academics. If we might by
all means save some, then one legitimate way is to think how to do it. Genius is welcome and has a worthy
subject in the Gospel.
Can you say AMEN?
REINHARD BONNKE
(Greetings from Belgium)
May 5, 2010
The Final Reward of Faith
The God of the Bible is a glorious living Being, Father, Son, and Spirit. We mention it, but never
understand, and will not understand until we see Him. It must mean something very beautiful and
wonderful indeed. I can think of two glorious fountains of light forever cascading towards one another.
Each one lost in the other. I should say, three cascades, for the Holy Spirit is also in that glorious
everlasting triple fountain of life. To dwell in this presence is the final reward of faith. Blessed?
REINHARD BONNKE
May 4, 2010
JESUS PROPHECY FULFILLED
Names are spiritually important in the Bible: The name of JESUS was given, according to Matthew 1:21:
to fulfill prophecy; to give Him human identity; to link man with God; to represent the salvation as the
work of God; to signify new spiritual understanding; and because "He shall save His people from their
sins."
Some names were prophecies. Isaiah used whole sentences for his children. One was, "Maher shalal hash
baz" (Isaiah 8:1), meaning, "Speed the spoil. Hasten the prey." But the name of Jesus was not a prophecy.
It was a fulfillment of prophecy. In Him, all prophecy came to a head and was consummated. He was the
one who should come (Luke 24:25-27). The first name in the New Testament is "Jesus," because the New
Testament is prophecy being fulfilled. Names were sometimes changed when a person changed: Abram
became Abraham, Jacob became Israel, Naomi said, "call me Mara. It commemorated their new
experience. Saul of Tarsus - the man, whose hero was the proud King Saul, became the humble "Paul"
when he met Jesus. However the name of Jesus never changed. No experience changed Him. He came to
save His people from their sins, and He does. Though the name of Jesus was never altered, two titles were
added. After His triumph on the Cross, Peter announced in Jerusalem, "God has made this same Jesus . . .
both Lord and Christ" (Acts 2:36). JESUS is His personal name. LORD is His rank and office. CHRIST is
His work as the One anointed to set the captives free (Isaiah 61:1). Come on, say AMEN. REINHARD
BONNKE
May 4, 2010
THE NAME OF JESUS INCLUDES ALL OTHER NAMES
Jesus said, "He that has seen me has seen the Father" (John 14:9). If the Father is like Jesus then God is
more wonderful than anyone has ever thought or read. Israel had their wonderful knowledge of God, but
Jesus lifted it to the seventh heaven. Speaking about the names of the Lord, such as Yahweh Jirah: the
name of Jesus is higher than every other name, BECAUSE HE INCLUDES THEM ALL. Even the apostles
knew this, as evidenced by Scripture. (Acts 4: 10-12). Whatever the Yahweh names declared about God,
Jesus is. Hebrews 1:3 states He was the "express image" of God's Being. One translation says, "the
representation of the reality" of God and another says, "the radiance of God's glory." If God is like Jesus,
the Almighty is not an unfeeling monolith in a far away heaven. Jesus is God in action, so is the Holy
Spirit. The first Christian martyr, Stephen, is a prime example of God in action. (Acts 7: 51-69). When this
first Christian martyr lifted up his eyes, he saw Jesus standing by the right hand of God, not sitting. (Acts
7,56) The Lord had risen to receive him. Are you blessed? REINHARD BONNKE
May 4, 2010
Anointing and Appointing go together
The true anointing, the Holy Spirit, only Christ can give, and is a permanent and constant flow out of His
own fullness. Nobody else has that kind of fullness to pour upon others. He alone is the Baptizer into the
Holy Spirit and with fire. The blessings of God in many ways may flow through our lives from Christ as
rivers of living water, but that is a very different thing from doing what only Jesus can do and IMPART
the Spirit. This distinction must be grasped. The virgins refused to share their oil and were counted wise.
Anointing and appointing go together. Blessed? REINHARD BONNKE
May 3, 2010
FAITH-APPLICATIONS
The entire chapter of Hebrews 11 tells us about this wonderful yet intangible thing called faith, which
cannot be weighed, measured or quantified in anyway, but it is the SUBSTANCE OF THINGS HOPED
FOR". (v.1) We are assured "By it the elders obtained a good report."
I wonder how many sermons have been preached about the virtues of those Old Testament worthies 'the
elders'? No doubt much about their lives represents a challenge and an example. Strangely however the
ONLY reason they have 'a good report', was not any of those qualities we see in them, but it was for their
FAITH. It wasn't their perfections which put them on record in Scripture, for often their failings are put
before us. They were named despite their imperfections because they had one asset - FAITH. FAITH, NOT
WORKS WROTE THEIR NAME IN THE BOOK OF BOOKS
What was their 'report'? Here is an example: HEBREWS 11:11- Through faith also Sarah herself received
strength to conceive seed, and was delivered of a child when she was past age, because she judged him
faithful who had promised. (KJV)
Faith in God brought this about. THE 'GOOD REPORT' WAS LITTLE ISAAC IN THE ARMS OF HIS
MOTHER. CONCRETE SUBSTANCE AND IMMENSE JOY! Isaac becomes the special example in the
writings of Paul, showing the faith life as against the fleshly life represented by Ishmael, born out of true
marriage by human anxiety and scheming.
Abraham was a master in the use of this heavenly 'substance' called faith. From faith he made the building
blocks not only of his own family but families to this day, and..... "He staggered not at the promise of God
through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God;..." Romans 4:20 (KJV). Do you enjoy
reading this? REINHARD BONNKE
May 3, 2010
The Holy Spirit is not CALLED but SENT
When Jesus promised the Holy Spirit He described Him as the Paraclete (John 14). It is a word, which
has brought problems of translation. Originally it meant someone called alongside to help, but the Holy
Spirit was not called, He was sent! He is the One taking over from Jesus on earth, to be like Jesus with His
servants. What Jesus was to them the Holy Spirit would be, and once again they could work with God.
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May 3, 2010
The claim to spiritual power must be tested by the Word of God
Revelation independent of Scripture is the way of the false prophet. People claim that God has spoken to
them in their mind. He can, and does, but not just at our beck and call on demand. This claim of mystical
and subjective guidance and knowledge has worked havoc all the way through history, and was the worry
of apostles all the way through the New Testament. It is the way in which Islam, Mormonism, Buddhism,
and other religions came. The claim to spiritual power has to be tested by the Word of God.
Power is sought from holy places or objects. People visit shrines and look at the relics of saints, or try some
physical link with men of God. Yet, these long dead people never even believed their bones could cure
people, or planned that they should. The holiness of saints did not impregnate their clothes, or other objects
for people to benefit from, and their relics do not ooze grace, or give the living a leg up the stairs to
heaven. Pilgrimages of grace are notably absent from the New Testament. The Christians of old never
believed that any such powers could be transmitted from them. It would only be second-hand power, a
kind of cast-off from the dead. Why not first hand? If we do what the apostles did, we shall get what the
apostles got. Peter said that God had given to the household of Cornelius the same gift as the apostles had
on the day of Pentecost God gave them the same gift as He gave us when we believed on the Lord Jesus
Christ (Acts 11:17). The promise is to you and to your children, and to all who are afar off, as many as the
Lord our God will call (Acts 2:39). Be blessed. REINHARD BONNKE
May 2, 2010
Meaningless Faith
James 2:26 says faith without works is dead. It is no good saying, I believe the Lord is with me, if you
never go anywhere. If you never place yourself in a position where you must depend on God, your faith is
meaningless. Your belief may be very positive, but it is a dead positive if you do not act on it. Deeds come
alive with faith, and faith comes alive with deeds.
Believing goes on in the heart and mind, unseen, until it translates into something we do. The power of
God operates when we operate by faith. The famous chapter of Hebrews eleven was written to show that
because the ancients of faith believed they dared. Let us dare to do something special for Jesus. Agreed?
REINHARD BONNKE
May 1, 2010
DO WE NEED A CHURCH?
Think of it like this. Candles stand in candlesticks, light bulbs go into light sockets, and trees grow in soil.
Without candlesticks, candles would fall over. Without being plugged in, light bulbs would never shine.
And without soil, trees would simply die.
For Christians, the church is a candlestick, a power source, and somewhere to put down roots so that
you can stand, shine, and grow. Alongside the Bible and prayer, the church is one of the rich resources,
which God has given us in our lives as Christians. Some may not like it, but a Bible-believing church is not
a human invention, but Gods! Be blessed. REINHARD BONNKE
May 1, 2010
Mighty hands will grab Satan
Here is the story of Athaliah and Joash in 2 Kings 11:1-17. That wicked woman set out to murder the entire
royal family, but one son was saved as a baby, and he became a type of Christ. When he was older,
Jehoiada the priest brought back that royal son, Joash, and ousted the murderess.
She turned up one day to discover armed men confronting her, trumpets blowing, and the people rejoicing,
with a prince revealed whom she had thought she had done away with and killed. Athaliah was taken
prisoner, and paid for her crimes with her life.
We read that a mighty angel will lay hold of the dragon, that serpent of old, who is the Devil and Satan,
binding him and casting him into the bottomless pit, shutting him up and setting a seal on him, so that he
should deceive the nations no more (Revelation 20:1 3).
Then we shall see the King in His glory. The trumpets will sound, the people rejoice, the true King will
reign in mercy and understanding JESUS, the Lamb on the throne. The very One the devil tried to
destroy at Calvary, the royal son, the One so many do not know is there and who many say does not exist,
will be revealed in all His ancient glory, Jesus Christ, the King of Kings and Lord of Lords.
The devil cannot win. In fact, he has already been crushed by the Conquering Christ. He is on the run
before the forces of the blood washed believers, the army of the Lord, and Jesus is coming to administer the
coup de grce. What a day that will be! Yes, come soon Lord Jesus! Blessed? REINHARD BONNKE
April 30, 2010

MARANATHA! The Lord is coming
Jesus was put on oath by the High Priest of Israel when He was arrested. On oath He declared, You will
see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Power, and coming on the clouds of heaven (Matthew
26:64). He said little else, and this was the most solemn of occasions. He knew His enemies would take
hold of this statement and turn it against Him, but He still made it. They judged Him worthy of death for
it. But soon afterwards He declared to Pilate that He had come into the world to bear witness to the Truth.
This is the truth: Jesus will come with power and majesty!
This is powerful. The future holds many uncertainties, but they will not matter. Why? Because there is one
glorious certainty, which will balance out every fear and distress Jesus is coming! The stars may fall
from heaven, the ordinance of night and day may fail, heaven and earth may pass away, but His Word,
His oath and promise of His return cannot fail. For yet a little while, and He who is coming will come and
will not tarry (Hebrews 10:37). Soon this twilight world will see the dawn, and the glory of the Lord shall
cover the earth as the waters cover the sea. Yes, come soon Lord Jesus. Good Morning from Florida.
REINHARD BONNKE
April 28, 2010

Contrary Character
Believing is not just brain cells in motion. There should be a response. Do we do what we believe? If we
believe in seed, we plant it. A man who owns a plane, but will not risk a trip in it, is a contrary character.
It will get him exactly nowhere.
James, the half-brother of Jesus, an upright and forthright character, in his short book made some hardhitting remarks. You believe that there is one God. You do well. Even the demons believe, and tremble
(James 2:19). Their theology was sound, but useless; they are sham believers. He talked about them as
lovers of money, and impatient with God, and said that faith which does not work is not faith.
Everyone knows that man first stepped onto the moon on July 20 1969. It was a great event, but a long
way off from planet earth. Most wives, however, find it more useful to know their husbands. That is proper
faith. It is also the kind of faith God wants. He is not a figure of past history but a very present help in a
time of need. (Psalm 46:1). Lets live and move in active faith. Blessed? REINHARD BONNKE
April 27, 2010

FOR US AND TO US
Exodus 21:5-6 describes the law concerning bondservants. A slave had absolutely no status, no rights, but
a Hebrew bondservant had the right to leave his master after his period of seven years servitude was
complete. However, if a bondservant married a wife whilst in service, he could not legally take her away
with him. He could only keep his wife and children if he stayed with his master for life. If this is what he
decided, then his master shall bring him to the judges. He shall also bring him to the door, or to the
doorpost, and his master shall pierce his ear with an awl; and he shall serve him forever (Exodus 21:6).
The resulting scar would be an outward sign that the man had chosen to stay with his master. It would
also tell everybody, I love my wife and have given myself FOR her so that I can give myself TO her.
The bondservant is a parable of Gods love affair with humankind. At the cross Christ's flesh was pierced
for us. He gave Himself FOR us so that He could give Himself TO us - forever. God is love. That is why we
were born, to love and be loved. To know the love of all loves is the secret of all secrets. Know that, and you
possess the answer to the meaning of life. From Genesis to Revelation, the love epic moves from eternity to
eternity: I have loved you with an everlasting love, God says to us (Jeremiah 31:3). Be blessed.
REINHARD BONNKE
April 27, 2010

God used a criminal to justify His Son
When Jesus hung on the cross his disciples deserted Him. But God needed someone to justify His Son. He
used one of the criminals crucified with Christ who said this man has done nothing wrong. (Luke 23,
41).
In my opinion this criminal was a man of faith. When he saw Jesus hang on a cross like himself
scourged, mangled, bleeding, dying he cried Lord, remember me, when You come into Your Kingdom.
(Vs 42) When the Lord was at his lowest point, he believed that this Jesus was the King of a Kingdom and
desired to be in it! Jesus replied today you will be with me in paradise. What faith! I am sure that no
one ever has trusted Jesus under the exact same circumstances. What faith! Be blessed. REINHARD
BONNKE
April 25, 2010

God does the impossible by impossible means
Some look to the horoscope and signs of the Zodiac. It is a vapoury faith, totally pathetic. Can it light up
the grave? Can the stars calm a guilty conscience? But The Son of Man has power on earth to forgive
sins. No one else claims it. God does the impossible by impossible means. It is salvation by the deadly
Roman gallows, real and plain. The Gospel came from a visible act on earth. It is not a mystics message
received in a trance or by an angel or spirit, but from the blood of the Cross. Jesus saves! REINHARD
BONNKE
April 24, 2010

Courage and trust are the two feet of those that walk with God
Without bold pushiness David would have stayed with his sheep.Yet his go stemmed from his profound
assurance in God. His go and his faith were potent. We are not told how David acquired his assured faith
in God but it was motivating power, feeding his own natural disposition. Without faith what he did would
have been blind presumption. That explains so much of Davids story. Courage and trust are the two feet of
those that walk with God. Lets go for God. REINHARD BONNKE
April 23, 2010

Preach Christ and the Holy Spirit at once joins in
Evangelism is a power catalyst. Our message is not static, a fixed sentence printed in a book, but dynamic.
It is a power contact. Preaching releases the power of God. The gospel of Christ is the power of God when
it is preached (Rom 1:16). Truth remains truth whether preached or not, but news the Good News only
becomes news when someone shares it and someone else hears it. The work of the Holy Spirit is specifically
to confirm the things of Christ. Preach Christ and the Holy Spirit at once joins in. Evangelism may seem to
be a physical act but it sets up spiritual conditions. Try it. It works. REINHARD BONNKE
April 23, 2010

NOT A SINGLE DRY SPOT
God says "For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord as the waters cover the
sea." (Hab. 2:14 KJV) How do the waters cover the sea? So thoroughly that there is not a single dry spot on
the bottom of the sea! This clearly illustrates God's plan. The knowledge of His glory, power and salvation
will be spread across the world like a flash-flood. There won't be a single dry spot, no ignorant country,
city, town, village, family or individual. "The whole earth is full of His glory" cried the seraphim (Isaiah
6:3). God bless, REINHARD BONNKE.
April 22, 2010

Jesus. REINHARD BONNKE
April 22, 2010

FANTASTIC PROGRESS
SIGNS AND WONDERS. The Gospel includes the supernatural. The Gospel is not a doctrine with wonders
attached, as a sort of bonus. It is itself comprehensive of wonders. That is what the FULL GOSPEL means.
In the New Testament the Gospel made fantastic progress because it was 'in power and demonstration'.
Miracles were mostly healings, and there is simply no difference between then and now and them and us.
We have at our disposal apostolic power and gifts if we go with apostolic motives. Note "motives" - the
purpose of gifts is not to get a name for being a man of power, but to get Jesus a name as a God of love and
power. If it goes to your head when the sick are healed, the sick will not be healed. Be blessed. REINHARD
BONNKE
April 22, 2010

LIVING PEOPLE SHOW UP
The church in the Acts of the Apostles demonstrated that Jesus is alive. The proof should be in the church
itself - its energy, love and life. Well I am alive. I don't know any book being written, or any lecture
delivered, or anybody whatever that argues and tried to prove that I am alive. Living people tend to show
up! All Jesus wants is a chance to show He is alive - in the Church. When the Church spends its time trying
to prove Jesus was resurrected, naturally people think "If Jesus is alive why do they have to spend so much
effort and reason proving it? It should be obvious. Do you agree? REINHARD BONNKE
April 21, 2010

Eternally Valuable
People are eternally valuable because Christ sought them in pain, blood and love. He wants them, even at
the cost of the death-rack of the cross. The title deeds of His purchase are in His hands His wounds. If we
were sensitive to such extremities to see and save the lost, would we want anything except what He wants?
Christs love compels us, because we are convinced that one died for all, and those who live should no
longer life for themselves. (2 Cor 5:14-15.) Agreed? REINHARD BONNKE
April 21, 2010

Spiritual Warfare
Evangelism is spiritual warfare. Paul talks about the weapons of our warfare being the Word of God. The
world is occupied territory in rebel hands. The whole world was under satanic rule and oppression, but
when Christ came the forces of the Kingdom of God began to assert themselves. For the first time demons
were expelled by order as a sign of the Kingdom authority in Christ.
Evangelism is not a desperate business. It is a joy. It is a power pack, a life force. Preach it - and watch it
work! Just that! The way into the experience of spiritual life is not by mysticism, meditation, fasting and
deprivation. It is not by sacraments, or learning, or suggestion of church architecture, music or poetry. It
is by the Word of God, the Gospel. We are not preaching a PROCESS but a finished work, simply to be put
into effect. God bless, REINHARD BONNKE
Port Moresby, Papua NGPort Moresby, Papua NG
April 19, 2010

When God sends us He fits us
Isaiah was ordinary and had unclean lips -- possibly foul language. He overheard God saying Whom
shall we send? Who will go for us? and answered, Here am I. Send me! (Isaiah 6:9) He didnt even ask
what God wanted, and didnt know whether he could do it. It didnt matter. When God sends us He fits us.
Jeremiah said, I am only a child. But God replied, Do not say I am only child. Today I have made you a
fortified city, an iron pillar and a brazen wall to stand against the whole land, kings, officials, priests and
people. Jeremiah 1: 6,7,16.
Christ told Philip to feed 5000 where there was no bakery. God chooses those who get out of the boat when
He says, Come! Got it? REINHARD BONNKE
April 19, 2010

GOD HAS THE LAST WORD IN OUR LIVES
Our Christian call is to be what shows that Jesus is! We are Gods workmanship created in Christ Jesus to
do good works, that is, good works of the kind which show we ARE His workmanship. If we were not His
workmanship we could not do them. Christs test of whether we belong to Him was What do you more
than others?
God enables us to do the extra special. Normally we all look to Him, sitting back and waiting for Him to
perform. But He does nothing without us. Turn a few pages of the Bible. Gideon demanded of God Where
are all the mighty wonders? Gods reply was to send Gideon to produce them! God wanted Gideon to
display Gods wonders. Trying to be great ourselves, makes us useless. His commands exceed our
capacity so He will stretch our capacity.
God revealed Himself IN His servants. They were active, not passive. Look at Joseph. He obeyed God and
demonstrated that God has the last word in our lives.
And what about Moses? It wasnt Mount Sinai that best revealed God, but Moses, armed with a shepherds
crook, pitted against the greatest military power on earth. Moses said Who am I? The Lord replied by
saying who He was. I am the Lord. Exodus 3:11, and 4:14. It didnt matter who Moses was. This also
applies to you and me. Lets trust and obey our wonderful God. REINHARD BONNKE
Fire Conference in Jos/NigeriaFire Conference in Jos/Nigeria
April 19, 2010

To fulfill Gods purpose
To fulfill Gods purpose we should think of ourselves as humble channels for His Word and Holy Spirit. A
copper pipe cannot boast of the water that flows to the tap in our homes. We are to let the living waters
flow just stay unblocked. Whatever gifts or talents we lay at His feet, the Master can use. They become
accessory parts, shaping the channel through which God does what He wants. That is a lesson we must
learn well, and take deep into our heart as the basis of everything else we learn or do. REINHARD
BONNKE
April 18, 2010

All Truth swings around the CROSS
There is no religion or message in the entire world like the Gospel. No religion in the world has a Cross and
a Savior bearing the sins of the whole world. The Cross is the great, profound, magnificent,
unconquerable, unchangeable, and matchless truth. It towers above all mere religious ideas. (Acts 13:38)
If you want to evangelize, you must stand before people with the thought of Christs cross deeply etched on
your very heart. If you get away from the Cross-, you will be powerless and pointless. That Cross is the
very substance of the Gospel.
Paul preached only Christ and Him crucified. (1 Corinthians 2:1-2) In his letters to the Corinthians, Paul
obviously taught many things, but for him all truth swings around the Cross. He wrote to the Corinthians
a long chapter about resurrection, but it was about Christ who rose from the dead because He had won the
victory on the Cross. The foundation for all Christian truth is Christ crucified. This is the heart of the
Gospel and it must be preached. Be blessed. REINHARD BONNKE
April 18, 2010

Only God can save, but he never does the work alone.
Sinners cannot save sinners. We are all trapped at the bottom of the pit and none of us can pull others out.
Technology cannot touch the need of the human heart. Only the Almighty himself can reach out to us and
fulfill our greatest longings. He cannot delegate the task to anyone else, not even to Michael, Gabriel, or
the greatest angel in heaven. Human bondage is his problem alone. God said, I, even I, am the LORD and
apart from me there is no Savior (Isa 43:11).
Only God can save, but he never does the work alone. He chose Moses to work with him in the tremendous
undertaking to set Israel free. As we read on in the Bible, we see that pattern repeated time and again, God
choosing people to work with him to bring about his purposes. Im talking about the partnership of God
and man with the objective of world deliverance; the Lord beckons us to join him. He spun worlds, stars
and galaxies out of his almighty hand without our aid, but commissioned Moses: Go and deliver my
people! We not only work with one another, but work together with him.
Moses was not a mere observer but a participator operating in the might of Jehovah.
The LORD is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer;
my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge.
He is my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.
I call to the Lord who is worthy of praise
and I am saved from my enemies. (Psalm 18:2-3)
Be blessed, REINHARD BONNKE
April 17, 2010

COMMITMENT
Nobody can have unity on his own. You cannot be married on your own. There is no such thing as an
independent believer. You cannot have unity by belonging nowhere. Some say that they belong to the
universal church, but are committed nowhere in particular. Well, it means that nobody can rely upon these
people. Churches cannot be built on floaters.
Every born-again believer is in Christ together with all others. There is one body and one Spirit, says
Ephesians 4:4 the great body of believers in heaven and on earth. Everything in the New Testament
points to unity. We are to bear one anothers burdens, for example. How can we do that if we have nothing
to do with other Christians?
The New Testament always assumes that all believers are attached to one another locally. The epistle to
the Ephesians is all about the church, and everything said is to the whole church, not to isolated
individuals. It is the whole church, for example, that must have the whole armor of God (Ephesians 6:11),
for it is a fighting force, an army.
The Holy Spirit is the Spirit of unity. He is the bonding element. This bonding is a wonderful effect of faith
in Christ. It is creative. It brings about a new kind of oneness not even known in the closest of earthly
families. Be blessed. REINHARD BONNKE
Preaching in the rain...Preaching in the rain...
April 16, 2010

The church was never constructed for defensive purposes
The devil is as a roaring lion, we read, which reminds me of the roaring lion that crouched to devour
Samson. Samson met this young predator on his way to Timnath (Judges 14:5-6). The lion did not know
Samson, the anointed judge of Israel. It had the surprise of its life its last surprise, as it happened. A
lions snarl usually terrifies human beings, and they turn and run. Then they are easily pounced upon and
caught. But when Samson heard the snarls, something happened about which the lion knew nothing: The
Spirit of the Lord came mightily upon him.
When the Spirit of the Lord comes upon men, new things begin to happen. People begin to resist the devil,
and he flees from them. Are you timid? By the Spirit, you shall be bold. We are like sheep among wolves,
but the sheep are on the attack. We have power to tread upon scorpions, to walk the stormy waves.
Experiencing the Spirit makes us more than a match for doubt and intellect. When we live in Him, we
possess command, put demons to flight and bring deliverance for body, soul, and spirit.
So Samson, the lions intended victim, did not flee. Chasing fleeing victims gives lions an appetite for
breakfast. However, this man turned on the lion. The ferocious beast found itself facing a ferocious man.
Snarling over his shoulder, the lion tried to slink off, but it was too late. Mighty hands lifted him. Later, his
carcass became a beehive. Samson, with his bare hands, tore the lion apart as one would have torn apart
a young goat.
The church was never constructed for defensive purposes. The gates of hell should be invaded. Offense is
the best defense. Instead of waiting to ward off the devils onslaught, turn the tide of battle, and launch an
invasion of the devils territory! JESUS CHRIST IS LORD! Be blessed, REINHARD BONNKE
Wukari/Nigeria. CfaN Gospel-CrusadeWukari/Nigeria. CfaN Gospel-Crusade
April 16, 2010

The Whole Gospel for the Whole Person
We proclaim Jesus Christ also as the Healer. For us, our model is the Lord who proclaimed liberty, and
showed what that liberty was by healing the sick. The gospel is not a defense of God. God defends us,
hapless victims of the devil that we are without Him. Deliverance includes divine, miraculous healing.
Some have thought that healing was an incidental result, a mere attachment to the gospel. Never! It is an
ingredient of the message. We preach a whole gospel for the whole person. Physical health is part of the
whole package. It is Gods special offer.

The gospel is a miracle itself, and you cannot take the miraculous out of it. To preach a no-miracle gospel
results in the creation of miracle-free zones, which, regretfully, some churches are.
The Gospel is not addressed to guilty spirits, but to guilty men and women, suffering in their bodies for
their sins. Jesus forgives and heals as part of the process. This is how it is preached: in demonstration of
the Spirit and of power (1 Corinthians 2:4). Otherwise, how can the gospel be a demonstration of power if
it is all spiritual and not physical? Christ is the Healer, and His healing extends in every direction
towards spirit, soul, body, mind, and circumstances. Can you grasp it? REINHARD BONNKE
April 15, 2010

Gospel-Power crashing against The Gates of Hell
When I was a young missionary in Africa I had aN office to look after The monthly rent was only $ 50, but
one day I could not pay, and I prayed and groaned all day, Dear Lord, send me somehow $ 50 to pay the
rent. The hours passed, evening came, but I still had no money. Slowly, I walked down the road to the
house where we stayed as a family.
Suddenly, in the middle of that road, the power of the Lord came upon me. I heard His voice clearly inside
my heart, Do you want Me to give you one million dollars? One million dollars! My heart raced. What I
could do with that amount of money! Why, with a million dollars I could bombard the whole world with
the gospel, I thought.
But then, a different thought struck me. I am not at all a weepy person, but tears began running down my
face, and I cried, No, Lord, dont give me one million dollars. I want more than that. I am asking for one
million souls! One million souls less in hell and one million more in heaven that shall be the purpose of
my life and ministry.
Then the Holy Spirit quietly whispered into my very spirit words I had never heard or read before, You
will plunder hell and populate heaven for Calvarys sake. That day, a determination gripped me. I knew
that God had greater plans for my life, and I set out to fulfill them in progressive stages. God has granted
me ever increasing blessing and grace.
How often since then have I seen the devastating power of the gospel crash against the gates of hell,
storming the dark domains of Satan! I have often seen, within one week, over a million precious people
respond to the call of salvation in our gospel Campaigns. I joked with my co-workers that, If Jesus keeps
on saving souls at this rate, one day the devil is going to sit alone in hell. I am glad to make Satan sorry.
Knowing the power of the gospel, we do not need to be anxious. Jesus is more than sufficient for every
need. The world is sick, and Jesus has the only remedy the gospel. Our part is simply that we must carry
this medicine to the patients. Jesus commanded it Go! That is not a suggestion, or a recommendation,
but an order. We had better obey, or else miss the greatest joy known to man. With my recommendations,
REINHARD BONNKE.
HARVEST TIMEHARVEST TIME
April 14, 2010

All around are Christs footprints
If the gospel is just left as an idea, then the letter kills. But when it is preached under the power of the
Holy Spirit it generates power, the Spirit gives life. Under proper conditions, following the right formula,
a process begins; something takes place. If you take the truth of Jesus and preach it with the power of the
Spirit, you are using Gods formula. Such a formula produces results. When the Holy Spirit and gospel
preaching come together, there is an explosion of power. Divine energy is released. Paul used the word
energemata, (1 Cor.12:10) which is outworking energy. When such an explosion occurs the gospel is
news.
When that heavenly force breaks upon us, there are highly unorthodox and interesting effects. There is
revival! The graveyard atmosphere is gone! Meetings cease to be mere form and ritual. This power is not a
blind force. It is Jesus at work again!
The astounding fact about Christendom is that millions of believers struggle on as if Christ had never
been. They talk about Him, but only as the worlds most conspicuous absentee. They act as if His first
advent was entirely fruitless. They try to be brave on their own and manage, but fail. Generally, it is due to
ignorance of the gospel and its power. This ignorance should be blamed on us, the church.
Yet all around are Christs footprints. There is the church. Modern miracles. Bibles. Christian festivals. His
sayings are part of our language. All that is best in civilization, our morals and principles, are here
because He came. Yet people drag themselves through life as if they did not have a clue. They creep in the
shadows, afraid of the dawn. They talk of wanting a new religion, but have never tried the Christian faith.
The trouble is, they have built science higher than the church, but science is powerless.
What people want from the pulpit is more than neat pulpit essays. We are not called to deliver sermons,
but to deliver people. People are His concern. He came to set the captives free, not to renovate their prison
cells or to make them more comfortable, with nice beds and television. He wants people out. The gospel is
neither renovation, decoration, nor reformation, but liberation!
Praise God, it still works! Hundreds of millions all over the world are witnesses. They testify, The gospel
has happened to me. News! Rejoice! REINHARD BONNKE
April 14, 2010

GETTING THROUGH TO THE THRONE OF GOD
A schoolboy once asked, How can you call something news which is 2,000 years old? Jesus is history, not
news. The boy made a mistake. Only dead people are history. Jesus is alive and active throughout the
world. He is a world figure, and all world figures are news, especially this One.
The word gospel comes from the Old English, god (good) and spell (message) which is a translation of
the Greek evangelion. The gospel is not only what Jesus did, but what He does. Acts 1:1 states, The
former account I made about all that Jesus began both to do and teach. He began to do it, and He is still
doing it. He is making news today.
Two thousand years are nothing to Him. The sun is old, but very hot. The Bible is old, but very powerful. If
a telephone directory contains the right numbers, it does not matter how old it is, because every time I pick
a number, I'm getting through. And when I open the Bible -any page - , I'm getting through to the throne of
God. It is a fact. Please, try it yourself. REINHARD BONNKE
Great multitudes in Ile-Efe, Nigeria, listening to the Gospel.Great multitudes in Ile-Efe, Nigeria, listening
to the Gospel.
April 13, 2010

Emergency!
I remember a man who told me that he "also" was a spiritual counselor. However, he did not believe that
Jesus Christ is the Son of God, or that the Bible is the Word of God. I wondered, therefore, how this
counselor counseled anybody.
Do they come to you, and then go away with broken hearts? I asked. Oh no, he assured me, I just calm
them down.
I looked him in the eye and said, Mister, a man on a sinking ship needs more than a tranquilizer. Dont
calm him down. He is going down already. When Jesus sees a man on a shipwreck, He doesnt throw him
a handful of Valium pills and say, take three immediately and perish in peace. He reaches down His nail-
scarred hand. He grips him, lifts him, and says to him, Because I live, you will live also (John 14:19).
This is the Gospel of Jesus Christ that must be preached. Jesus is the Savior of our world. This message is
life, peace, and health for spirit, soul, and body. Got it? REINHARD BONNKE
Preaching at Hillson (2005), Sydney, AustrailiaPreaching at Hillson (2005), Sydney, Austrailia
April 13, 2010

Proclamation comes before confirmation
The Holy Spirit can only bless what you say about Jesus. The Spirit cannot bless what you do not say
about Him. If this same Jesus, the very Jesus whom Paul preaches, is preached now, the Spirit of God
will confirm it. Preach a limited Jesus, and He can not be Himself. He does not save unless you preach a
Savior. He does not heal unless you preach the Healer. How many are guilty of stripping our precious
Lord; men stripped Him once for His crucifixion. Unbelief strips Him again of His power. He is no longer
mighty to save and heal in many a church. To use Pauls expression, He is restricted in our lives, which
means hemmed in with no room to work (2 Corinthians 6:12). Again we read in Mark 16,20 "And they
went out and preached everywhere, the Lordconfirming the word" They preached and the Lord
confirmed. Proclamation comes before confirmation. Agreed? REINHARD BONNKE
April 12, 2010

THE IMMENSE PRIVILEGE
The angel who appeared to Cornelius in Acts 10 was not allowed to mention the name of Jesus, or to speak
to him about salvation. That high and holy privilege was (and is) reserved for men and women people
like you and me. All that the angel was allowed to say was, Now send men to Joppa, and send for Simon
whose surname is Peter (Acts 10:5). This mighty seraphim from deep heaven had to bow to Peters higher
privilege. It pleases God to call and to send people like you and me.
It has always been this way. God used four evangelists Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John to write down
the story of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Such a pattern is linked, in my mind, to the four Levites who carried
the Ark of the Covenant. Carriers of the Gospel change from generation to generation, but the Gospel
remains the same. Now we are here, and today it is our turn. God has called you and me. The Gospel needs
to be taken to the ends of the earth. This is the Great Commission of the Lord to us and the Kings
business requires haste.
April 12, 2010

The church that does not seek the lost is lost itself
The church is a lifeboat, not a pleasure boat. From the captain to the cook it needs all hands on deck for
soul-saving. The church that does not seek the lost is lost itself. Some excuse themselves by saying that in
todays pluralistic societies the Christian half can never penetrate the other half. Why not? That is not
Gods idea or command. When He spoke through Isaiah He said: "When the enemy comes in, like a flood
the Spirit of the LORD will lift up a standard against him." (Isaiah 59:19) The standard of the Cross will
always be lifted up against the enemy. Our job is to preach the Cross and Christ crucified. The voice of God
is as clear today as it was on the day when Jesus spoke to the eleven and said Go into all the world and
preach the gospel to every creature (Mark 16:15). Blessings, REINHARD BONNKE.
CfaN in FijiCfaN in Fiji
April 11, 2010

To bring the gospel to a dying world is the true relevance
When Scripture proclaims, It is the last hour, (1 John 2,18) it truly is. For the message of the gospel, it is
always the last hour. This unique, special doctrine of Scripture is called imminence.
Many ease back into thinking that there are still four months to the harvest (John 4:35). If you want to
know how a single individual like Paul did so much, read his disclosure in Corinthians. He lived as if the
end of all things was at hand, as if the final curtain were always imminent.
"But this I say, brethren, the time is short, so that from now on even those who have wives should be as
though they had none, those who weep, as though they did not weep, those who rejoice as though they did
not rejoice, those who buy as though they did not possess, and those who use this world, as not misusing it.
For the form of his world is passing away." (1 Cor 7:29-31)
The gospel is eternal, but we do not have eternity to preach it. It seems as though we have that long, when
we view the leisurely operations of the Church on the gospel front. We have only as long as we live to reach
those who live as long as we live. Today, over six billion souls are alive on this planet. They are not in a
future age that will need to be evangelized, but present and living now on Earth. It is the last hour.
In order to make sure that the Prodigal Son was welcomed home properly, his father RAN! Ran! I too have
wanted to run, since the Holy Spirit charged my soul with this realization It is the last hour. The
worlds airlines have found me to be a good customer. One of Pauls favorite Greek words was spoude
which means diligence (conscientiousness in paying proper attention to a task; giving the degree of care
required in a given situation). Many churches are very active, but active doing what? To fiddle about with
secular issues is one way to look impressively busy and relevant. However, to bring the gospel to a dying
world is the true relevance.
Giving all our thoughts to our personal spirituality, when the fires of hell have broken out, is like members
of the fire brigade having a shave before answering a fire call. We can spend years standing for our
principles, when we are only justifying our church quarrels and prejudices. The command to evangelize is
all that matters, snatching men from the flames of an eternal hell.
That divine command was not given in a passing mood of the Lord. God Himself is driven by the peril in
which human beings stand without Christ. Calvary was His imperative! Be blessed. REINHARD BONNKE
(Good Morning from Canada.)
April 9, 2010
We are not evolutionary scrap
God wants us. We are not evolutionary scrap. He never thought of leaving us to struggle with only man to
help man. The world throws tasks impossible on our desk, but He is ready to come to our aid - a very
present help in the time of trouble. Ps. 46.1.
But is that the best God can do? Just help us through a kind of heavenly medical aid? Will we just make
it, by loads of Divine attention, doctored all the way to enter glory war-worn, troubled and scarred, while
dazzling ranks of welcoming angels gaze at this lot of refugee-survivors rescued from great tribulation to
populate heaven?
Not if I know God. We shall enter with all the glory of the sons of God. If trouble marks us it will be our
crown of life. I only need to look back again to His first demonstration, bringing Israel out of Egypt, the
furnace of captivity. They were not a secretive bunch of refugees sneaking away. They went out in
triumphant ranks carrying the plunder of Egyptian treasures like a victorious army. "Look up, your
redemption is drawing nigh" - and be greatly blessed. REINHARD BONNKE
Abuja Fire ConferenceAbuja Fire Conference
April 9, 2010
The Healing Well and River
Have we come to it that the old wells are clogged up and need re-opening? (Gen 26:1518) Is it really the
case today, a century after rediscovering Pentecost? Are the healing waters silted up? Does the River of
God need dredging? In many places I hear healing being more discussed than proclaimed. The sands of
worldly and of evangelical unbelief clogged the wells of the supernatural. Unfortunately Divine miracles
are of an order that those without faith cant see. Though one rose from the dead...(Lk 16).
For me, faith in healing has swung more and more to faith in God as the over-arching truth. In the present
dislocated world, God does what He can do towards the fulfilment of His grand and cosmic purposes. He is
and remains THE HEALER forever. He says I change not. Much is lost through poor if clever theology.
Great ingenuity and skill is displayed producing faithless teaching. These are bypasses to get round the
miraculous. We have one Bible only, the Word of God. Never mind what happens, believe the Word!
TRUST in Jesus. Check your experience by the Word, not the Word by your experience. Be blessedand
healed in the name of Jesus. REINHARD BONNKE
April 7, 2010
The Gospel is not an alternative - it is Gods ultimatum
A German ambassador gave me some advice saying, In Germany you cannot preach the Gospel as
straight as in Africa I replied Sir, you are the diplomat. I am the evangelist!
Every generation needs regeneration and that is my business not diplomacy. The Word of God must be
proclaimed as directly as possible. We are not sent to negotiate a compromise with the world. The Gospel
is not an alternative; it is Gods ultimatum. "Repent and believe..." Take it or leave it! Agreed? REINHARD
BONNKE
April 7, 2010
Nothing can re-shape life like faith in God
faith legs! What a victorious pathway. The Apostle Paul said The life I now live, I live by the faith in the
April 7, 2010
CHRIST'S GLORY
If Christs glory had been that of mere dazzling splendour, it would have been overwhelmed in the
darkness of Calvary. If it had been fame, success, wealth or achievement, it all would have ended in that
awful catastrophe of crucifixion. But the glory of Christ can never die. Put Him in a manger in a limestone
cave among cattle, and kings fall down before Him. Send Him out as a wandering preacher walking the
dusty village roads of a barren land, and His glory breaks upon all that come near. Herod is troubled. The
rulers take counsel together against Him. But the masses of common people hear Him gladly and want to
make Him king. They have seen glory in this carpenter preacher.
Nobody can take Christs glory away and age cannot dim it. It is there in Himself and is not produced by
artificial pomp or outward circumstance. He needs no triumphalism, no trumpets and no brilliant display.
His glory shines through His peasants garment. Put Him on a Cross, and it can destroy nothing of Him.
He triumphs over it, transforms it and turns this thing of shame and scandal into the greatest symbol of
glory on earth. The ugliest instrument of human torture and hate, sticky with blood and guts, is
transfigured till a former enemy has to call out, Forbid it, Lord, that I should boast, save in the death of
Christ my God. There is no way to destroy His glory. The more you attack Him, the more His mercy, His
compassion and His patience appear. The one who is His enemy only gives Him an opportunity to forgive,
to seek, to save, and to display the eternal glory of His indestructible love. Hallelujah! What a Saviour!
REINHARD BONNKE
CfaN's big tent before the really big Gospel Crusades started (1984)CfaN's big tent before the really big
Gospel Crusades started (1984)
April 6, 2010
Lamps of God
When Paul was in Troas he preached all night. A young man called Eutychus fell out of a window and Paul
restored him to life. We read: There were many lamps in the upstairs room where we were meeting (Acts
10:8, NIV). Well, there are many lamps among us - I trust. The virgins in the parable of the Bridegroom all
had lamps - (the same Greek word, lampas), but half of the lamps had gone out (Mt 25). That doesnt mean
the lamps had half gone out. We cant be half-alight. We either shine or are a patch of shadow. I wonder if
50/50 is a general average among Christians. Half the virgins were asleep. So was Eutychus, and look
what happened to him! People who go to sleep on the job, whose lamps have gone out because they had no
oil - people like this are bound to fall. Perhaps that is why we read: Wake up, O sleeper, rise from the
dead, and Christ will shine on you (Ephesians 5:14, NIV). Sleepy or awake? REINHARD BONNKE
CfaN Fire Conference TaiwanCfaN Fire Conference Taiwan
April 6, 2010
How to live
The Bible speaks of Christ as being without sin, the spotless Lamb of God. He lived for us the perfect life,
leaving us an example to follow in His footsteps.
What was His perfection? It was very simple - obedience to God. He did not live by a set of rules to govern
every action of His life. He wasn't a walking encyclopedia of the law, which He consulted every second
from getting up to going to sleep again. He simply did what He knew would please the Father.
That is how to live. He lived for us to show us how to live. To please God is all that is wanted. We may have
great moral problems, and we don't know which is the right thing to do. Well, there is only one reason why
we should be good at all and that is to be like Jesus and to please God. To be like Jesus.all I ask is to be
like Him REINHARD BONNKE
April 5, 2010
CHRIST LIVED FOR US TO BE ONE OF US
A Christian is somebody related to God, in the family of God. They are born-again by the Spirit of God
(John 3:6). It is not a case of having a religious experience, one day, or a vision, or feeling good or happy.
It is a RELATIONSHIP, closeness, and a family tie. Christ lived for us - to belong to us. If Christ belongs to
me, then I am saved. He gave Himself FOR us, and gave Himself TO us. Salvation means being united with
Him. Jesus doesn't send salvation. He IS salvation; He doesn't send forgiveness of sins, He brings it. He
forgives us and lives with us.
Christ "dwelt among us" (John 1:14). He made His home with us - or rather He made a home, and when
we believe we cross the doorstep and walk in. God is our true home. Away from Him we are away from
home. That is why Christ lived for us. He wants to be with us and us with Him - at home. The Bible is full of
home. The Prodigal Son came home. Jesus went into homes. He talked about the eternal home. "In my
Father's house are many mansions. I go to prepare a place for you that where I am ye may be also" (John
14:2). On your way? REINHARD BONNKE
CfaN-Gospel Crusade 2000 in Lagos/Nigeria. 1.6 million people in a single meeting. Over 1 million people
got saved that evening. To God be the glory.CfaN-Gospel Crusade 2000 in Lagos/Nigeria. 1.6 million
people in a single meeting. Over 1 million people got saved that evening. To God be the glory.
April 5, 2010
ETERNAL LIFE
The Bible speaks of the ages of the ages, the aeons of the aeons (Galatians 1:5) because neither Greek nor
Hebrew had a word like ours for eternity. However it does speak of God being changeless, having neither
beginning nor ending, the one from whom all things have their origin. Eternal life, means His life, which
is uncreated, undiminishing. To be in Christ means we live with Him. He never becomes any older. The
quality of His life becomes ours. Our life span moves into His, and we can truly say was have eternal life.
What a gift! REINHARD BONNKE
CfaN Gospel Crusade in Oyo, Nigeria.CfaN Gospel Crusade in Oyo, Nigeria.
April 5, 2010
LOVE-WORKS
Jesus came to 'work the works of God' and all His works are love works. God is love. You can't stop the sun
from shining and you can't stop God from loving. The sun is for shining and God is for loving. That is why
Jesus came. "God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son". That purpose was worked out in
all Christ did. God had many purposes, and what He does has many an outcome, but He has only one
motive..... LOVE! Isnt that wonderful? REINHARD BONNKE
April 4, 2010
USING YOUR PARACHUTE
Two skydivers jump from a plane at 15,000 feet. Both are wearing parachutes. One of them folds his arms,
ignores the rip cord, and says to himself: Im perfectly safe because of my parachute. He is still saying
these words as he hits the ground at 100 mph. The other skydiver knows he will be safe only if he actually
does something. He pulls the rip cord and lands safely.
We may know about the Christian faith. We may respect Jesus and agree that what he did on the cross is
the answer to our deepest needs. But until we actually ask for his help and commit our lives to him, it is like
falling with a closed parachute. We need to take urgent action. We need to pull the rip cord while there is
still time.
The rip cord is this: Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved. 16 There is nothing else we can do.
We cannot save ourselves we can only throw ourselves on what Jesus achieved for us on the cross. He
has done everything
that we need.
How do we know this is true? We can stake our lives on the promises given to us in the Bible and proved in
real life by hundreds of millions of Christians ...The Lord upholds all those who fall ... Psalm 145,17. Jesus
is able to keep you from falling and to present you before his glorious presence without fault and with
great joy ... Jude 24-25. He is also able to save to the uttermost those who come to God through Him
(Jesus) ... Hebrews 7,25. Be saved and blessed. REINHARD BONNKE
CfaN-Crusade: Packed stadium in Freetown, Sierra Leone.CfaN-Crusade: Packed stadium in Freetown,
Sierra Leone.
April 3, 2010
Salvation: Being made fit to live in Gods presence
We mortals must do this or that. Theres the moral obligation at least, and we have ethical considerations.
We strive after goodness, have a model, aim at a target or follow a vision. We seek righteousness as an
ideal. But God is different. His ways are perfect, absolute, and what He does is the standard for the whole
universe.
His goodness is the perfection of all beauty. It is an appearance of such glory that even angels cover their
faces in His presence. His perfections dazzle the great spirits before the throne. God does not live up to a
standard. He is the standard. He does what He wants and it is righteous. He never MUST do something to
live up to some ideal or pattern, law or rule. In all His ways nothing pushes Him one way or the other.
I think about that when I read that all have sinned and come short of the glory of God. Gods glory - that
is His holiness. None of us attains to it. We dont reach human perfection never mind the glory of Divine
goodness. If we are ever to live in His presence it will take a miracle to make us fit. That is what being
saved means, being made fit to live in the presence of God. Obviously we would never make ourselves good
enough. To reach the glory of such goodness by a few good deeds and effort is a childish and absurd
fantasy. But that is the amazing secret of the Gospel. By its power we are ready to face Him.
The Gospel thought it to clothe us, in white, in Christs righteousness, like putting on the robes of Divine
glory. The best saints, self-made, doing their own thing to meet Him, would be useless amateurs. Only God
knows what He wants, and only God can make us what He wants. JESUS SAVES. It is impossible
otherwise. Agreed? REINHARD BONNKE
April 3, 2010
Revival comes through the Revived
If we want New Testament revival we need to study the New Testament pattern to be sure of what to
expect. If we take Acts as the true ideal, then Acts also reveals the formula. It is absolutely clear there
was no other method than the preaching of the gospel. That is clearly stated in 1 Corinthians 1:21: It
pleased God through the foolishness of the message preached to save those who believe. They prayed,
asking God to bless their evangelism, not for Him to do the task He had given to them.
People pray, Do it again, Lord. But we should do again what the early Christians did. When we do
what they did, we shall get what they got. They preached, witnessed and worked as if it all depended on
them, and prayed as if it all depended on God. They depended on God and God depended on them.
The early Christians were unceasing in their witness: Day after day, in the temple courts and from house
to house, they never stopped teaching and proclaiming the good news that Jesus is the Christ (Acts 5:42,
NIV). Pauls witness in Ephesus caused the whole city to riot. No wonder! He said, I taught you publicly
and from house to house. For three years I did not cease to warn everyone night and day with tears (Acts
20:20, 31). Even slaves found ways to preach Christ. Timothy is seen as a bishop today, but Paul told him
to do the work of an evangelist, not just pray for revival.
The early church was alive and lively, always in action. That is what passing from death to life meant for
them. They lived! Quickened! Revived! The secret of true revival is in the word: Your word has given me
life (Psalm 119:50). People often try to learn what revival is by studying past revivals, special seasons in
the previous century or two. We have chosen to call these events revivals. Then we look at them to see what
a revival is. This is a circular process and begs the question. Examining and going by the New Testament
is safer.
They say every revival springs from prayer. Obviously this is assumed, for Christians pray and must have
prayed before any revival. In actual fact, there is no evidence of anyone praying for revival in the New
Testament. The famous prayer, O Lord, revive your work! was an Old Testament prayer (Habakkuk
3:2). God answered and revived His work. The answer to that prayer was Jesus and Pentecost. When
Peter preached in the first Pentecostal meeting ever held, he saw what had never before been seen on earth
in all the history of Israel. Something happened on that day that Elijah, Isaiah, or Jeremiah never saw
3,000 people repenting and being saved. Only the revived can pray revival prayers; the dead pray dead
prayers. Revival comes through the revived. Understood? REINHARD BONNKE
April 2, 2010
Christ had something to be passionate about
People speak of Christs passion, and the dreadful violence He endured, but He had something to be
passionate about the plight of a lost world. His service was unpaid, and infinitely costly. He poured out
his life unto death. If service for God involves no sacrifice, what is it worth? If it is as easy as sitting in a
fireside chair, has it true value? David said I will not offer to the Lord my God burnt offerings that cost me
nothing. Paul said just before his execution I am being poured out like a drink offering on the sacrifice
and service coming from your faith, I am glad and rejoice with you all. Paul pouring out himself for
these early Christians is a picture to challenge us. But he took the example of his Master. Who emptied
himself and Christ loved us and gave up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God. The horror of
the Cross echoed Psalm 22: 14 I am poured out like water. We sing of our sacrifice of praise, but how
much sacrifice is that? Any? Its a good day to think and pray about it. Good Morning from Florida.
REINHARD BONNKE
Takum/Nigeria. Evangelist Daniel Kolenda with a man who had just received a miracle from
Jesus.Takum/Nigeria. Evangelist Daniel Kolenda with a man who had just received a miracle from Jesus.
April 2, 2010
It was at the Cross that the power of God was released
The God who loves us so completely is also the one who holds ultimate power in the universe. He is the one
who created all things simply by calling them into being. The Bible also tells us that Jesus, as Gods Son, is
the radiance of Gods glory and the exact representation of his being, sustaining all things by his powerful
word.
Hanging on the cross, Jesus appeared to be anything but powerful. Laughed at by the crowds, tortured by
the soldiers, deserted by his friends, slowly bleeding to death, Jesus was utterly helpless. And yet it was at
the cross that the power of God was released. How can this be?
One way to picture it is through nuclear power. In every atom, positive and negative forces are held
together in balance. But when the atom is split, positive splits from negative and power is released, either
for destruction orfor benefit.
Something like this happened on the cross. Hanging there, Jesus experienced in himself two opposing
forces the negative of our sins and the positive of Gods love. Jesus was the holy, perfect Son of God, and
yet on the cross, he was made sin for us. There he became the cosmic centre where all evil and goodness
met.
Finally, Jesus overcame evil, which split away, setting loose new powers of righteousness and
resurrection. Evil, death, guilt and fear are conquered, while the saving power of Gods love is released for
everyone who asks for it. Within three days this new power swung into action, when Christ gloriously and
triumphantly rose from the dead. Jesus Christ is the Savior of the world. Blessed Easter. REINHARD
BONNKE
April 1, 2010
THE LOGO OF GODS LOVE
The story of Jesus does not end with the crucifixion. If it did the cross would be a symbol of crushing defeat
and despair. The good news is that Jesus not only destroyed the power of sin on the cross, he also
destroyed the power of death. On the third day, God raised him back to life, triumphant over darkness,
death and Satan.
Jesus, the carpenter of Nazareth, turned the wood of the cross into the door to life. That is the deep heart of
the good News the cross has the power to transform us. Minus is turned to plus, negative to positive. On
the cross, darkness changes to light, death to life, hate to love, chains to freedom, fear to faith, despair to
joy, brokenness to wholeness, and hell to heaven.
Jesus is still alive! He is here today to reverse every curse and to cancel Satans evil work. Sinners are
forgiven. The sick are made well. Broken relationships are restored.
Against the power of Jesus on the cross, the forces of evil will be finally defeated.
This is why the cross is the symbol or logo of the Christian faith. It belongs to Jesus alone. No founder or
leader of another religion would dare to use this logo because it stands for something that they themselves
have never done!
None of them has been crucified for the sins of the world. None of them has been raised from the dead.
None of them can give us the help we so desperately need.
Only Jesus is able to save us. As he said: I am the way, the truth, and the life; no-one goes to the Father
except by me. Happy Easter. REINHARD BONNKLE
April 1, 2010
The entire earth will become like the Upper Room on the day of Pentecost
Christ's coming is given a special name in the New Testament Parousia. It is called the Coming of Christ
in our English Bibles in 1 Corinthians 15:23 and Matthew 24:3. But actually, parousia the biblical Greek
word means presence. He will become present. The presence of God will fill the whole earth at His
coming. That will be a notable thing not a flash, being all over and done with, but the entire earth will
become like the Upper Room on the day of Pentecost. Nobody can escape or forget or ignore Him then.
"Very, very soon, we are going to see the King." REINHARD BONNKE
March 31, 2010

JESUS NEVER FAILS
However knowledgeable we are we need to be aware that Gods works are so often beyond our mental
capacity to categorize and put them in convenient packages. Our inability to analyze or describe what
happens does not make what God is doing any less true. God is above our rationalizing. The Baptism in the
Spirit is like the Atonement, for which there are various theories; the fact of the matter is that Christ
plunged to depths nobody will ever fathom. How the Father was reconciled to us by the death of his Son,
whom we killed, is totally beyond the workings of the human mind. We know something took place that
guarantees our salvation. Similarly, Jesus does baptize in the Holy Spirit, and we do receive power when
the Holy Spirit comes upon us. It is his work and we are his agents. We can go with the Word knowing that
Jesus never fails (see Acts 1:7). Blessed? REINHARD BONNKE
March 31, 2010

We need no barometer for God and no temperature gauge
The weathermen speak of the prevailing wind. The winds change, but there is also a normal or general
direction, such as from the west. The air currents naturally flow in that direction. There also is a
prevailing wind from heaven. The Holy Spirit constantly comes with the pure freshness of glory, day and
night, always streaming to us. We all talk about God moving on our behalf in answer to prayer. And He
does. There is something else. He moves towards us, all the time, with prevailing currents of blessing and
power.
God does not come in gusts, an occasional sudden blast. His sovereign will is nothing like that. His will is
what Scripture teaches, that God is not a weak force one day and a strong force another day. We need no
barometer for God and no temperature gauge. He is not around sometimes for revival or healing, but all
the time it is up to us, not God who never changes. He does not have moods.
The poet said, The Spirit blows, and is still. In mystery, the soul abides. That is not true, but we
temperamental people may experience it that way. The Pentecostal revival changed the old thinking of a
God of revival spasms. He is the God of constant revival. He does not enter the field, because He never
leaves it.
This was the new Reformation, a doctrinal revelation changing the face of the church, like Luthers
justification by faith. This is the Holy Spirit by faith. The Spirit has come to abide, and is not coming and
going mysteriously. Jesus spoke of a constant wind, the Spirit blows, not here today and gone tomorrow.
God has no uncertainty factor, but our faith may be like that. The wind blew into the upper room on the
day of Pentecost and did not stop. All who set their sails of faith do not need to whistle for the wind, like
men in the doldrums. God has no stagnation. Does this bless your heart? REINHARD BONNKE
March 30, 2010

Faith Relationship
A whole area of the activity of God starts up when anyone begins to believe, because each one believes God
in his own way. When we do not believe, then there is a missing link in Gods chain. We are not aliens,
being given a visa to enter the Kingdom. We are not gate crashing. The kingdom [was] prepared for you
from the foundation of the world Jesus says in Matthew 25:34. The Lord is not just a God, or the God, or
even Abrahams God. He is my God. He presents Himself to each of us as individual personalities. When
we come to God believing, it is like coming home. We are not forcing our way in strange territory. Things
have been waiting just for us, ready for when we begin to believe; everything has been set to go.
The Bible is not another history book of national events. It describes Gods dealings with individuals like
David, Daniel, Nathaniel, Lazarus, Nicodemus, and Simon Peter. Simon do you love Me? (John 21:15).
There is no common relationship with Christ. Each man and each woman has a special relationship with
Christ that nobody else can enter into. It is a faith relationship. Each one believes God his way, according
to Gods plan. We see God our own way and believe in Him that way. We should not try to be a Paul, or
Wesley, or Wigglesworth. He asks us simply to believe, trust, and step out as He leads. The problems are
all His. The going is ours. Lets keep going. REINHARD BONNKE
March 29, 2010

O unbelief, how ancient and unbending thou art!
Jesus told Martha, Your brother will rise again, and Martha replied, I know that he will rise again in
the resurrection at the last day (John 11:23-24). Martha had faith for tomorrow the last day. It is so
often like that there will be a miracle sometime, in Gods good time, when revival comes, when things are
different.
When Christ worked miracles in the common streets of villages and cities, according to the scholars it was
the wrong time. It was only to happen when the apocalyptic world dawned, and God drew near to earth,
angels flew in the skies, the sleeping dead awoke, and Messiah reigned in the half-heavenly conditions,
which were to turn earth into paradise. They believed that one day the lame would leap like the deer, and
the blind would see but not now, with Roman soldiers occupying the holy city. The miracles that they
saw in Jerusalem or Galilee could not be genuine it must be the devil at work, or so those old Rabbis
thought.
Miracles today are always suspect. Tongues could not be the same tongues as on the day of Pentecost.
Angels were real then, but they are hallucinations now. Bible miracles were real miracles, but those of
today are false. They will be real in the millennium, but never now! Well, with nobody sick in the
millennium there will be no healings then anyway!
God actually answered prayer in Bible days, but now it is all coincidence and exaggeration. There was
real revival two hundred years ago, but the quality is missing today. The critics think that people do not
even pray like they used to do and all the greatest men and women of God lived yesterday there were
giants in the earth in those days, but Christians now are all pygmies. O unbelief, how ancient and
intransigent thou art! As Jesus said, O you of little faith (Matthew 6:30), how long shall I be with you?
How long shall I bear with you? (Matthew 17:17). Lets never forget that Jesus Christ is the same
yesterday, today and forever. REINHARD BONNKE

March 29, 2010

You are that important whoever' of John 3:16
God is always what He is, but He is not a dead mountain, or a monolith. He is a living fountain of water.
There is always freshness, a mystery for endless discovery and delight. There is no monotony in God.
Whoever sees Him has a new view. Each of us discovers that what we are ourselves finds an echo in Him,
because we come from Him, and we belong to Him as a child to its father. We cry, Abba Father. We see
that in our new born-again nature, which never came from earthly parentage but is of God. We find our
home in Him. Our instinct responds to what He is. It is not a case of He loved us, but He loved me and gave
Himself for me. I am that important whoever' of John 3:16. I will give him a white stone, and on the stone
a new name written which no one knows except him who receives it (Revelation 2:17). Thrilled?
REINHARD BONNKE
March 28, 2010

God designed us to respond to Him
By faith we discover our destiny in God. Not only does God express Himself by means of each of us, but
also we ourselves only come fully alive as we touch Him by faith. There is something in God especially for
me, when I believe. I was made by Him and for Him, not in some wide general sense, but in an intimate,
personal way.
God is my God. He was the God of Abraham, who was close to Him in a different sense than Isaac was;
and Isaac was close to Him in a way that Jacob was not. One could go through Scripture and see how
people discovered God for themselves, or rather how God revealed this or that side of His character to this
one and that one. God was their God in a very personal sense.
There is a special part of each one of us that can only be satisfied when we come to God. The source of
what we are made for is in Him. He reaches the depths and fundamentals of every heart. We shall never be
contented by any other means. We cannot substitute God. He designed us to respond to Him. He made us
to be what we are, having a need, and that need was meant to be met only in God. He is, My God, for
each of us. Each man has a different nature with different thoughts, but Yahweh is Lord for each ones
personality. Be blessed. REINHARD BONNKE
March 27, 2010

Not Evolution and Revolution, but Regeneration and Resurrection
The resurrection of Jesus Christ changed old creatures into new people, a new order! We hear about
evolution and revolution, but Christianity is regeneration and resurrection. Christians say they were a
new creation. A higher order than the human biological is in existence: we are children of God, born from
above. When God made Adam, He did not ask Adams permission. Nobody is asked if they want to be born.
But it is up to us whether we want to belong to the new order. Now is the time to chooseto be born
again. John 1,12.
The early Christians astonished the Roman world: It could not destroy them; it multiplied them. The
Romans gloried in strengthThe Christians gloried in their weakness. The Romans believed in hate and
revengeThe Christians believed in love and forgiveness. The Romans believed in imperial authorityThe
Christians said: Jesus is Lord! The Romans believed in the swordThe Christians said they would conquer
the world with love.
The Resurrection is a Now-Event: Resurrection is Jesus at work recreating human lives, making them
clean, purposeful and happy. Be blessed. REINHARD BONNKE
March 27, 2010

The goodness of God is a great jewel with a million facets, each flashing and burning
When we believe, we make living contact with a vital area of God. There are the common, but wonderful
areas in the heart of God forgiveness, restoration, and salvation. But for each individual, there is his or
her own unique contact. Each one who believes knows God in a way that nobody else does. God is infinite.
Aspects of His nature are endless. We cannot know Him throughout His unfathomable depths. Every
person is different. We all came from God, and we are shaped and molded as He wants us, especially by
the new birth, but conformed to the image of His Son (Romans 8:29). There is a bit of God just for us to
know. We are connected with a little of His nature, which corresponds with our nature. In the ocean of
God, there is a private mooring place for each of us alone and for nobody else.
It is hard for people to describe to others what God is like to them. Gods greatness cannot be displayed
through one life. It needs all our lives. We must all believe. Unless we all activate our faith, as we all can,
then Gods goodness is known in only limited fashion. It is through the church that the manifold riches of
God are known to His praise and glory. God does not want one believer. He needs the millions in order
that His greatness can flow out. The goodness of God is a great jewel with a million facets, each flashing
and burning. Every believer is equal, each touching some part of Gods mind and heart for which God
chose them, but all together we display the wonders of His grace. Are you glad? REINHARD BONNKE
Father and baby-daughterFather and baby-daughter
March 25, 2010

A body depends on the UNLIKENESS of its members to properly function
A body depends on the UNLIKENESS of its members to properly function. (Eph 4:11) The modern world
tends to de-personalize us and reduce us to a few types. If Christians are not different, the Holy Spirit
makes them different. A body needs eyes, ears, feet, hands, each member unlike one another, so does the
body of Christ. The World says that differences tend to fragmentation. Paul speaks not of strength through
uniformity, but strength through diversity. We are all originals. Not so? REINHARD BONNKE.
March 24, 2010

The heathen keep their idols, but God keeps His people
Israel as a nation was chosen. Other nations were not, and they chose their gods, patronizing Baal,
Ashteroth, Molech or Ahmun. But Yahweh chose Israel, they did not choose Him. Israel was the people of
God and belonged to Him. Other gods were the gods of nations and belonged to them, but they did not
belong to their gods.
This is fact. It became living truth through Jesus Christ. It is a hallmark of truth. Jesus said, You did not
choose Me, but I chose you (John 15:16). He first loved us, and set His love upon us. We belong to Him
when He calls us, and when we believe. Christ said:
My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me. And I give them eternal life, and they shall
never perish; neither shall anyone snatch them out of My hand. My Father, who has given them to Me, is
greater than all; and no one is able to snatch them out of My Fathers hand . (John 10:27-29)
The heathen keep their idols, but God keeps His people. Isaiah talks about the heathen carrying their idols,
but quotes the Lord as saying, even to gray hairs I will carry you (Isaiah 46:4). Safe in the arms of
Jesus Be blessed, with greetings from Nigeria. REINHARD BONNKE
March 24, 2010

Our Place in the Divine Purpose
Jesus did not preach sermons in the hope that it would have a good effect generally. He chose people to get
on with the task at hand. The Gospels spotlight many very ordinary individuals, even nameless people,
and they become keys to spiritual truth.
The point to note is this God not only deals with us as individuals, but He chooses us. He singles us out,
just as He singled out Israel. All that God does is important, never insignificant, or incidental. Everything
in nature, down to the dancing particles of the atom, moves in accordance with an ultimate Divine plan.
The whole movement of creation works out the Divine will. When we are chosen, it is the direct act of God
intervening personally as part of His eternal process. It has that kind of significance. We have a vital place
in the Divine purpose. Faith puts us there. Agreed? REINHARD BONNKE
March 24, 2010

Everyone is someone in Christ
When I spoke of power, I said that anyone could switch it on, which is true, but in Christ everyone is
someone, even the guilty thief on the cross. Christ never treated people as the masses. The power station
companies on earth treat us all anonymously. We are just unknown consumers. It means only a tiny
flicker on the generating dials when we switch on. It is a blind link.
Switching by faith into spiritual resources is not a blind link. We can all come, but we are all instantly
recognized by name. God says, I have even called you by your name; I have named you (Isaiah 45:4).
Jesus said, [The shepherd] calls his own sheep by name and leads them out (John 10:3). Blessed?
REINHARD BONNKE
March 23, 2010

Meeting the unwanted, and giving them a place
Christianity has an unconditional welcome above its doors for the storm tossed, the broken in spirit, and
the inadequate. It is the arm of Gods love thrown around those who have given up on themselves, or been
given up by the world, and have not got what it takes. If you would believe you would see the glory of God
(John 11:40).
Christ can make us we who otherwise would never make it. In the Gospels, we see Him coming openfaced and open-armed. To Him, there were no nobodies, nor riffraff, no social rejects. He came for lost
sheep. To women, who were treated as subspecies in some eastern countries, even as they are now, Christ
gave honor.
Jesus said, I always do those things that please Him [the Father] (John 8:29). What had He seen the
Father do? He had seen Him stoop over the wretched tribes in Egypt. Those Israelite-nobodies,
expendables, God picked up and made them great. Jesus did the same. He chose fishermen, not princes, to
be His ambassadors. The Gospels again and again show Him meeting the unwanted, and giving them a
place. His outreach to the discarded is a moving part of the Gospel story. Jesus is with the lost and the
last. The lost He finds, and to the last he says, The last will be first (Matthew 20:16). Are you blessed?
REINHARD BONNKE
March 22, 2010

Its All Of Faith
Twice, Jesus said, One is your Teacher, the Christ (Matthew 23:8,10). Yet even He Himself, the true
Master, never once interfered with the ordinary decisions of His followers. He left their own practical
affairs to their own wisdom. Christ gave no orders. He was not a dictator. He told nobody where they
should live or work, where they should go and when, what to do with their money or property, or whom
they should marry. Disciples serve Christ with love. They would do anything for Him, but He never
presumed, or took advantage of it.
He said, Who made Me a judge or an arbitrator over you? (Luke 12:14). The original word, disciple, in
Scripture means a learner or follower, and has nothing to do with discipline and regimentation, rules and
commands. Jesus only taught disciples, and never disciplined anybody, or imposed any penalty or
pressure, or threatened exclusion from the band of His followers. His comprehensive rule was simply, He
who is not with Me is against Me, and he who does not gather with Me scatters (Luke 11:23). Disciple is
not really an appropriate translation as it suggests discipline which is foreign to Christs ideal. It is all of
faith. Blessed? REINHARD BONNKE
(Today was a day of travel. Greetings from Nigeria.)
March 22, 2010

Elitism
Faith is the passport, the visa, and entry fee into the Kingdom and all its resources. It is not by the rules of
any organization. Nobody has a right to lord it over believers, and bend them through some little door of
their own into the blessings of God, dictating what their lives must be. There is no need. Faith alone is the
opener, not a life conforming to somebodys ideas of what is right and wrong. Some exercise this
oppressive control and disguise it as care. We are each responsible for our own lives, and cannot shuffle
off praise or blame onto somebody else who told us what to do.
Religious groups that require personal submission to a leader are cults, not churches. A church contains all
sorts of people at every degree of spiritual progress. The only pressure should be the exhortation to heed
the Word of God. If church members begin to bow to a leaders personal orders, it is a creeping death, it is
cultism. There is danger when any person is lifted up as having a higher than normal relationship with
God. Jesus said, you are all brethren.
A cult is a contradiction of the character of Christianity. Instead of faith, it substitutes obligations,
obedience to the demands of the leaders. Liberty is the essence of Christs gift to mankind. A cult is elitist,
and Jesus and the Gospel are all embracing, all-inclusive, and never exclusive. Thank you Jesus.
REINHARD BONNKE
March 21, 2010

The Jesus in Whom We Believe
People cannot possibly appreciate the amazing privilege of believing and praying in the name of Jesus,
unless they meditate on that background. The Old and New Testaments explain each other. Like two
witnesses, they declare what His name is. The importance is not the mere word itself, but it is the code
word for the activity of God on earth, with more yet to be done and known.
His name Jesus was decided before He came to earth (Matthew 1:21). It was a common human name
others were called Jesus (Acts 13:6) or Joshua. In order to be one of us, and one with us (Immanuel), Jesus
took human nature and a human name. It shows Him to be a member of our race. He belongs to us, here,
and he will come back here, to where He was born. He is the Man Christ Jesus the same yesterday,
today, and forever (1 Timothy 2:5; Hebrews 13:8). In Him we believe! Blessed? REINHARD BONNKE
March 20, 2010

Christ said I will and He did
There is a tremendous I will in John 14:16. It is unconditional and inevitable, a sheer unsolicited act of
the Divine will. And I will pray the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may abide with
you forever. Christ did not say, If you pray. He said, I will pray. The disciples did not pray for it. The
Day of Pentecost was not the result of a church beseeching God, and prevailing in perfect unity as is so
often suggested. It was the sovereign act of Christ and the Father independent of all human action.
It was also a fulfillment of the I will of God in Joel 2:28. I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh. Gods
outpoured Spirit is not a matter of the will of men and of their desires and prayers. The Helper has come.
There is no need to pray, Lord, rend the heavens and come down. He is here! Nothing is needed but faith
to act. We can safely rest in the assurance, the established fact that the Spirit of God is with us.
The disciples on the day of Pentecost were simply together. They were not praying, but sitting around,
because they had met together for mutual support at a critical time. Then Jesus simply did what He said
He would do. They did not ask Him to do it. There was no need. He said He would, and He did. Praise God.
Are you happy? REINHARD BONNKE
March 20, 2010

Christ said I will and He did
There is a tremendous I will in John 14:16. It is unconditional and inevitable, a sheer unsolicited act of
the Divine will. And I will pray the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may abide with
you forever. Christ did not say, If you pray. He said, I will pray. The disciples did not pray for it. The
Day of Pentecost was not the result of a church beseeching God, and prevailing in perfect unity as is so
often suggested. It was the sovereign act of Christ and the Father independent of all human action.
It was also a fulfillment of the I will of God in Joel 2:28. I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh. Gods
outpoured Spirit is not a matter of the will of men and of their desires and prayers. The Helper has come.
There is no need to pray, Lord, rend the heavens and come down. He is here! Nothing is needed but faith
to act. We can safely rest in the assurance, the established fact that the Spirit of God is with us.
The disciples on the day of Pentecost were simply together. They were not praying, but sitting around,
because they had met together for mutual support at a critical time. Then Jesus simply did what He said
He would do. They did not ask Him to do it. There was no need. He said He would, and He did. Praise God.
Are you happy? REINHARD BONNKE
March 20, 2010

Taking a chance on God is hardly a gamble
The just shall live by faith (Galatians 3:11). Faith involves taking a chance, or it would not be faith.
However, taking a chance on God is hardly a gamble. He is faithful and sure. It is confident anticipation
based on the knowledge of who God is. Peter knew what Jesus was like and obeyed Him in walking on the
water. Faith is to act on the strength of what we know, expecting God to be to us what we know He is.
When we risk everything on God, He proves to be faithful to what He has told us about Himself. (Thank
you for responding to my request. I am overwhelmed. You are wonderful.) Be blessed. REINHARD
BONNKE
March 19, 2010

The God of Miracles
God said "let there be " and there was. Creation was the first and greatest of all miracles. If God could
extrude the Himalayas and the Rockies through His cupped hands, and with his finger scoop out the
hollows for the Pacific and the Atlantic, and cap the poles with miles-thick ice, what is the problem about
God healing deaf ears, or blind eyes? Are miracles possible? What a question! How dull can we be? But
then doubt does dull our thinking.
It is absurd for anybody to say that miracles cannot happen. Before I can say what a doctor cannot do, I
first have to know all about him and all he can do. To know what God cannot do, we would have to know
everything about everything, and everything about Him. Nobody knows enough to declare that it cannot
be. It is the height of human arrogance to think and talk like that. In thee of Lord do I put my trust. Can
you agree to that? REINHARD BONNKE
March 18, 2010

THE GOOD GOD
Then God saw everything that He had made, and indeed it was very good (Genesis 1:31). His idea of what
was good was a material world, not just an abstract spiritual principle of goodness. God does not deal in
abstractions. He is pragmatic, the God of earth and sea, animals, trees and birds, fishes and people. We
are His people. He made it all, made us, and was happy about it. He loved it God so loved the world.
He molded this beautiful globe and said Good! Good! Good! seven times in Genesis chapter one. He
clapped His hands with pleasure, and the morning stars sang together for joy (Job 38:7). The whole
process works towards good. Evil fights it, but it will never work out. All things work together for good
(Romans 8:28). God is good. When things are wrong, we ask Why? Of course we do. God put that in us.
We hate evil because He does. God put that Why in our soul. Even Jesus said, Why, when He
experienced the utmost agony on the Cross. A good God is the God of true faith. That is the God of the Bible.
That is where the idea came from, the Bible. The pagans had not the remotest idea of a good God. Blessed?
REINHARD BONNKE
Coliseum in Rome
(Picture: Andrew Colby)Coliseum in Rome (Picture: Andrew Colby)
March 18, 2010

The God Who Never Changes
Faith in God rests on God's faithfulness. Lamentations 3:22,23 tells us, "His compassions never fail. They
are new every morning; great is your faithfulness." These are astonishing words. Jeremiah spoke them as
he sat looking out over Jerusalem, which had been sacked and razed to the ground and left as a heap of
smoldering rubble. He wept over that city. Yet He knew that God was faithful. Jeremiah's faith never
faltered. Psalm 119:90 (NKJV) assures us: "Your faithfulness endures to all generations."
In what way is God faithful? To whom or what is He faithful? God is faithful to Himself. He is always what
He says He is. He never lets Himself down by doing something out of keeping with what He really is. What
He has revealed about His character is consistent with what He does; God never acts out of character. We
can never say about anything He does, "That's not Him! He's not like that." Whatever He does is Him. He
is what He says He is, and He does what He says He will. In fact, He must do certain things, if He is the
God He says He is. The certainty of His promises rests on His faithfulness (see Num. 23:19). In Him we are
safe and secure. Good morning from Italy. REINHARD BONNKE
March 17, 2010

Dont talk about burn-out. Talk about fire-transformation.
The Bible tells us that Gods character is that of a consuming fire. Fire in Scripture carries several
meanings, not always negative. Luke 3:17-18 (NIV) reads: He will burn up the chaff with unquenchable
fire. And with many other words John exhorted the people and preached the good news to them. As we
see, fire means good news, not judgement.
In the story of Ezekiels prophesying to the valley of dry bones, the bones came together and became an
army of living men of flesh and blood. God breathed life into those lifeless bones. But theres another way
to deal with dry bones by fire. Perhaps you have some bone china at home. Its very fine tableware, and
rings like a bell when you tap a spoon against it. Bone china begins as tons of old bones, ground to
powder. That bone dust is mixed with white clay, which is then moulded, shaped and decorated and passed
through a kiln. Out of the fires then comes lovely pure white china to grace our tables.
There are dry-bone Christians bone-dry Christians, we would say. But when these spiritual skeletons,
lifeless believers, are baptised in the Holy Spirit and get Gods fires in their very bones, they come out as
vessels for God to take up in his purposes. The process leaves its pure, unmistakable and wonderful mark.
Just like a potter using his kiln, God uses fire to produce his work. We are his workmanship, created in
Christ Jesus for good works (Ephesians 2:10). We are his good work, made to produce good works.
Dont talk about burn-out. Talk about fire-transformation. Its for you! Blessings, REINHARD BONNKE.
March 17, 2010

The heat and weight of eternity
Is there really such a thing as the fresh fire from heaven? Can fire have a sell-by date? Can it become
stale? Can the fires in Gods heart flicker wearily and need stirring up? I cannot imagine anything like
that! It would be totally out of character for God.

The fire of heaven cannot be second-rate, second hand, worn out; its quality cannot fade. God has only one
kind of fire fire that is always just as if it had been freshly lit, its flames leaping brightly. The fires of
Gods heart do not grow tired; God is never old and bored. He never makes do with yesterdays fire,
settling for something shoddy, less than the best.
We need to understand that to talk about God is to talk about fire. The Psalmist wrote, Fire goes before
him (Psalm 97:3) fire announces his presence like a trumpet call and flames leap up as the ground
trembles under his feet. But more than that our God is a consuming fire (Hebrews 12:29). Instead of
indicating fresh fire, however, this stresses the ongoing, eternal nature of Gods temperament: a fire that
never stops burning.
What does fire mean when related to God? For one thing it is a fundamental aspect of his nature full of a
driving purpose, zeal and passion. Whatever God does is characterised by fire, a red-hot burning desire.
Nothing he does is ever the result of a casual whim; it is never incidental and is certainly never average.
All his works have the heat and weight of eternity behind them.
Who can object? I AM A HOT PREACHER! Greetings, REINHARD BONNKE
March 17, 2010

What Concerns God should concern us
Scripture is God-inspired to express Gods concerns. What concerns him should concern us. The world is a
continuous swirl of human events, thoughts and reactions that God has been watching for thousands of
years. The Lord is on his heavenly throne. He observes the son of men; his eyes examine them (Ps 11:4).
We may be unaware of Gods fatherly gaze but the Holy Spirit knows people and lifes intricacies and how
to touch the secret springs of human hearts perhaps from indirect and surprising angles. To preach
effectively, we must stand on the platform of the Word. Our divine instructions, like Timothys, are to
preach the Word (2 Tim 4:2) not a collection of commentaries on it! Agreed? Greetings from Italy.
REINHARD BONNKE
March 16, 2010

NEW TESTAMENT CHRISTIAN FAITH
Luke 5:17 tells us that where the miracle healing of the paralyzed man took place, the power of the Lord
was present for him to heal the sick. It is tragic that the only person healed had to be let in through the
roof; as far as we know, no one else was healed even though the house was full to overflowing of people, no
doubt most of them sick. The religionists were there but Jesus did nothing for them, neither cleansing nor
healing.
Some churches are in that sorry state. People come to worship God as if he just sat on the throne listening
to the prayers and songs with a benign smile on his face. Nothing is expected to happen except in some
vague spiritual sense that the singing and praying will supposedly do the people some good. I hope it does,
but where is the response from God? The routine goes on week in, week out; nothing happens and nothing
is preached for things to happen. Jesus is an invited guest, kept at a polite and formal distance, in a
spiritual dimension and not in the real world. A manifestation of his presence would be too likely to
disrupt dignity and order. The paralyzed mans four friends came to a gathering of listeners just like that
and ripped the roof off. That is typical of New Testament Christian faith. It is dynamic it takes the roof
off! Action please! REINHARD BONNKE
BrazilBrazil
March 16, 2010

THE LORD WHO HEALS
WE CAN EXPECT HEALING BECAUSE IT IS FOR EVERYBODY. God has no outsiders. For instance the
next great Bible healing was that of a leper, a Syrian army commander called Naaman. Like Abimelech,
Naaman was no saint and belonged to no super-privileged clan. Abimelech was a Philistine whom
Abraham never trusted. Philistines later became Israel's enemies, and at the very time of Naaman so was
Syria.
Jesus preaching in Nazareth used the story of Naaman to prove God recognizes no racial boundaries.
(Luke 4) Then He went off to Syro-Phoenicia (Mark 7:26) and delivered a foreign girl from a demon. In all
His ministry He healed indiscriminately. He asked nobody where they came from or what they believed.
God's love is universal.
WE CAN EXPECT HEALING BECAUSE OF GOD'S NAME. His name is Yahweh Rophi, "The Lord who
heals you". That is like His badge of office as the Great Healer. It was given when Moses was leading Israel
out of slavery. For three days passing through a waterless waste they were desperate. Then they arrived
at the pools of Marah, only to find the water bitter, undrinkable. Facing rebellion, Moses knew only one
thing He could do - cry to God. God performed a special wonder. He healed the bitter waters of Marah to
demonstrate what He was -The Lord who heals. (Exodus 15: 22-26)
It began to show the wide span of God's goodness. The God who healed Marah's bitter waters, would heal
the foul waters of the whole world's bitterness. He revealed His name, Yahweh Rophi, "I am the Lord who
heals you" and nobody now has to draw their own conclusions about what He was like. He heals and is in
His glory doing it. It is the music of His soul.
What God is, He must always be, anywhere, "the God of the whole earth". I am me in America, Germany
or Africa. You are you anywhere you go. God is God everywhere, not a different God in different places or
at different times. "I am that I am. I am the Lord who heals you. I change not." Everything God is, He
always is - holy, righteous, merciful, a shepherd, the Savior, and just as much the healer. "God is the King
of all the earth". Say at least AMEN. REINHARD BONNKE
March 15, 2010

Leave your cozy anchorage
It is tragic when believers have no vision, and fill in their years without shape or direction, following their
own fancy, wandering this way or that according to circumstances, leaving no more mark upon the world
than a falling leaf. Let the Word speak to their heart! Let the winds of the Spirit fill their sails! They leave
their cozy anchorage in the bay, cast off the moorings that bind them to earthly interests, and sail off into
the great waters. The Psalm says, There go the ships (Psalm 104:26 KJV), vessels of divine destiny.
Greetings from Dsseldorf/Germany. REINHARD BONNKE
March 15, 2010

God Cannot Forget His Promises
God revealed His true identity right from the very beginning. He said to Moses, I AM WHO I AM (Exod.
3:14). The experts have examined and discussed the range of this statements possible meanings and
implications. They have considered the words grammatically and theologically. But irrespective of these
considerations, the meaning is plain enough. God is saying He is faithfulHe is what He is and never
changes. For instance, He linked His call of Moses to what He had been for previous generations, saying, I
have remembered my covenant, which I made with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob (see Exod. 6:2-5). Four
centuries had elapsed, but God had not conveniently forgotten what He had promised to those patriarchs.
What He was then, He still was 400 years later. Pointing to the I AM known to Abraham, He could say to
Moses without the faintest shadow of doubt, I AM WHO I AM.
Whatever He does once shows what He is like forever. Every divine act is a sign and prophecy of things He
will do in times to come. Whatever He does is an expression of His unchanging character. God Himself
makes this clear: I am the LORD, I do not change; therefore you are not consumed, O sons of Jacob (Mal.
3:6, NKJV). Even in the face of the greatest possible provocation His attitude remains rock steady. He
never changes. He is perfect and to depart from what He is would mean He is less than perfect. Rock of
Ages, cleft for me, let me hide myself in Thee. O praise God; I feel gloriously safe! You too? REINHARD
BONNKE
March 14, 2010

Jesus performs a resurrection on you
Don't tell me that being a Christian believer turns people into bovine, unglamorous, dull and mousy
people. You don't bury yourself when you come to Christ - you are buried until then, but He performs a
resurrection on you. Was Jesus a sad humorless character, meek and mild and always on the defensive,
with His back to the wall? NOT MY JESUS! Nor the apostles! Was Paul a little twittering mouse? Singlehandedly he challenged a 1000 years of paganism in Europe. There was more life in little Paul than in all
the Roman army.
A brave man? Not at all. He describes himself as trembling and nervous when he walked into the major
city of Corinth. The Christian has another way. The opposite of fear is not fearlessness or courage, but
FAITH. "In what time I am afraid I will trust and not be afraid."(Psalm 56,3)
Bravery would have been ridiculous for Israel. It would have meant their tackling the finest army in the
world and they didn't have a sword among them. Bravery would have been foolish bravado. They had a
higher form of strength - FAITH IN GOD. Good morning from Knoxville, TN. Blessings, REINHARD
BONNKE.
March 13, 2010

The new and living way
The coming of Christ was the beginning of the end for the devil. The spiritual advance goes on today. The
armies of God form a new race of men and women, a holy nation, born again, presenting the Word of God
with faith and prayer. We have new access to God, a new method of operation and new authority, by a
new and living way, through Christ Jesus (Hebrews 10:20). Victory is assured. The creation itself also
will be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God ... For we
were saved in this hope (Romans 8:21, 24).
Why live as if we were not on speaking terms with the Lord? He dwells with us. We are not mere
neighbors, living with a brick wall between us. The Lord has broken down the middle wall. We have been
brought near by the blood of Christ (Ephesians 2:13). The Christian life means life with God, with
everything centered on Him, God-orientated. The Holy Spirit gives us utterance to get through to God
(Acts 2:4).
Christs model prayer ends with For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory (Matthew 6:13).
Gods is the power, ours is the prayer. Prayer is necessary, not just nice a vital part of the equation.
Ezekiel the prophet pictures the currents of the Spirit as waters to swim in (Ezekiel 47). The Lord provides
the waters, but we do the swimming. Without prayer we are not in the swim at all. Blessed? REINHARD
BONNKE
March 13, 2010

THE EXPENSIVE PART IN CREATION
We are facing a tremendous fact. The Gospel is built into creation. Evangelism was not an emergency
measure. It was not brought in to deal with an unexpected situation - a kind of plan B when plan A didnt
work out. It was in-built. When God said Let their be light, He also said Let there be a Lamb slain.
Now that is an awesome thought. When God created the world the Lamb was slain. It makes me look upon
the world around me with different eyes. The Cross in creation! There are millions of facts, but the major
fact is that when God created the heavens and the earth the Cross of Christ was put into it.
That was the expensive part. Making the stars and planets cost Him no more than a word of command. He
commanded and it was done. The heart of God bubbled with joy and laughter as He flung into the void all
the glittering marvels of galaxies and suns. Adam could look up and see the glory of the heavens fretted
with fire. But sin was the potential threat. God knew sin would creep in like a mould across the fair face of
the world. The only antidote was the blood of Jesus, the Lamb of God. God spared nothing and gave His
Son to make His creation complete. It was not an after-thought. The Cross of Christ was the price to pay
for creation. It cost Him everything. It was the only thing that made Him groan. Behold, the Lamb of God,
who takes away the sin of the world. Blessed? REINHARD BONNKE
March 12, 2010

Nobody can destroy what God builds
The Holy Spirit is committed to fulfil Christs promise I will build my church. That is His business. It is
also our business and explains the whole vibrating scene of the ministry.
Nobody can destroy what God builds. Nobody can shut a door He opens. The Cross of Christ is the
immoveable rock in the history of the roaring seas of mankind. Atheists and rulers have announced that
God was dead or about to die. He hasnt. They have! While inscribing Christs gravestone with RIP a hand
has been laid on their shoulder and a voice has said I am He that was dead and behold I am alive for ever
more!
We are late comers. The torch has been passed to us from the hands of heroes, scholars, martyrs, and
millions of unknown believers. They look over the cloud of glory to encourage us. We dare not fail them.
REINHARD BONNKE
March 12, 2010

THE YESTERDAY, TODAY, AND FOREVER CHRIST
Here is an example from Lukes Gospel (7:11-16). Jesus raised a young man, the son of a widow, from the
dead in the village of Nain. We read that Jesus had compassion on the weeping mother. In the same
region, the great prophets Elijah and Elisha also had raised mothers sons from the dead (1 Kings 17; 2
Kings 4). That was 800 years before.
Now notice this. In each case, the Bible says that Elijah and Elisha gave the son back to his mother. Jesus
did exactly the same. He raised the young man from death, and gave him back to his mother. Christ knew
the Scriptures, and it was His way of showing that, what He had just done for this grieving mother, He
had done long before for other mothers. It was He who had raised those two sons from death. Jesus had
been around in Israel long before His birth in Bethlehem, and had worked through Elijah and Elisha. Eight
centuries made no difference to His power or compassion. Generation after generation has experienced
Christs healing touch. We recognize His fingerprints, His typical way of working. He is like the noonday
sun, yet He never switches off. His powerful sunlight kills the virus of evil. Jesus is with you now! He is
your healer too. Be blessed. REINHARD BONNKE
March 12, 2010

FAITH AND THE DEVIL
Ever since Satan rose up wanting the honours of God (Isaiah 14:12-15), his aim has been domination.
Humans must have seemed an easy target to him, but in Gods eternal plan, God has chosen the weak
things to bring to naught the things that are mighty (1 Corinthians 1:27). Satan continues with his aims to
this day. Among his strategies is the occult with all its manifestations. Against all these dangers, the
Christian carries the bullet-proof shield of faith.
There are Christians who seem more demon-conscious than Jesus-conscious. Satan loves to distract us
with demon manifestations. But neither exorcism nor healing is the whole Gospel. We follow the example
of Jesus in such things, and His mission was the Kingdom of God. Jesus gave us a warning, too; In this
rejoice not that the spirits are subject unto you, but rather rejoice because your names are written in
heaven (Luke 10:20). Actually, the occult is not the root of all evil, thats the love of money (1 Timothy
6:10). 1 Peter 5 echoes this and tells us to, Resist (Satan), standing firm in the faith The battle is in us.
We overcome the devil by guarding ourselves with the shield of faith, throwing our trust upon God, giving
the devil no place in our lives. This is the victory that has overcome the world, even our faith (1 John 5:4).
Understood? Be blessed! REINHARD BONNKE
March 11, 2010

Faith Cancels Fear
"By faith Moses, when he was born, was hidden three months by his parents, because they saw he was a
beautiful child; and they were not afraid of the king's command" (Heb. 11:23). Just think of what that
involved. The Egyptian state and Pharaoh, its head, had made it illegal to keep a Hebrew baby-boy. By
law, such children were to be killed at birth. Soldiers moved around to carry out this order. What terror
and grief there must have been!
Then Moses was born. His parents looked upon this lovely son, and decided to defy the law and hide the
baby. "By faith . . . they were not afraid. Officers of the law were around, and their footsteps were heard
stopping at their very door, seeking the child's life! Who would not shake in their shoes if armed men were
waiting, ordered to kill their baby? Yet, "they were not afraid. This is a glorious truth: FAITH CANCELS
FEAR. Their faith may have looked naive and foolish. But the situation was exactly what God likes. He
delights to do the impossible. Please tell me, if this ministers to you. Blessings, REINHARD BONNKE.
March 11, 2010

The Heart of the Gospel
The heart of the Gospel is the pierced heart of the Son of God. It is all there, at the cross. God, horrified and
assaulted by our sin, our clenched fist in His face, and His breathtaking act of turning that same cross into
the instrument of redeeming love, reconciliation and salvation. He died for those who killed Him. By His
blood He forgave those who spilled it. That is the Gospel story (John 3,16). Evangelism is to tell it like it is.
Greetings, REINHARD BONNKE.
March 10, 2010

The fundamental revelation is that God is fire.
After Moses had met the living God, he had everything still to learn about him. The day before the divine
appearance in the desert, neither he nor anybody else knew anything, or very little, about God; they did
not even know Gods name. However, God immediately sent Moses out on that tremendous exodus venture
and gave him the assurance that I am who I am (Ex 3:14). Meeting God is all we need to get us going.
Moses would find out who God was as he went along, seeing him at work and that is our experience
today. What God does is what he is; he never acts out of character. And the fundamental revelation is that
God is fire.
Fire demonstrates Gods nature but does not explain everything about him. Fire is far more than an
outward show of Gods glory or splendor. It displays his disposition, his infinite greatness, the central
source of hope and life in the universe. Our best enthusiasm makes us no more than a smoldering wick
alongside him, the eternal sun of righteousness. He is passionate in action. For example, three times in the
Bible we read, The zeal of the Lord Almighty will accomplish this (2 Kings 19:31, Isa 9:7, Isa 37:32).
That is God. To be his friends we must think big, think on a worldwide scale. The sector to which we are
allocated may be small but the Lord puts us where he wants us and gives us allies greater than all the
enemy, on the victory front. We are Gods sons, commissioned ambassadors, demanding surrender to the
King of kings. Are you blessed? REINHARD BONNKE
Fire Conference in Orlu/NigeriaFire Conference in Orlu/Nigeria
March 9, 2010
Christianity boring?
Christianity Boring? So is television if we don't plug in. For the best programs, switch on - it makes quite a
difference. So does switching on to God. Nobody is a "fan" of something they know nothing about. An open
mind is not to be confused with one empty of information. "Saved", "born again"? Why should anybody
want to be "saved or "born again" unless they understand it? Seven out of ten who don't believe in the
Gospel dont know what it is they don't believe in! "I don't like it because I've never tried it." Millions do try
it, however, and are very much interested! Jesus Christ makes people sit up, like the young man He raised
from the dead at Nain. Effort? What, to rise from the dead? To be saved? Yes, but it is Christ's effort.
March 8, 2010
No shifting shadow
James says, "Every good gift comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or
shadow of turning" (James 1:17, NKJV). As the NJV puts it, God "does not change like shifting shadows."
The sun causes a shadow as it turns and the shadow moves. When there is no shadow, the sun is directly
overhead at its zenith. God never casts a shadow at all, because He is always at the zenith. And He never
shifts from that perfect position. The light of God is ceaseless, not temporary, and always fully radiant.
His is the everlasting light that we are to eternally reflect. Our faces should not be veiled, as His glory will
not pass away. We are being changed "from glory to glory" (2 Cor. 3:18, NKJV)-we are given more and
more glory! Hallelujah! REINHARD BONNKE
March 8, 2010
Reflected Light
Jesus said that John was "the burning and shining lamp" (John 5:35, NKJV). In John 1:5,7 (NKJV) we
read, "The light shines in the darkness." John came "to bear witness of the Light." It strikes me that if the
light was already shining, why was John needed? When the sun rises we all know about it; we don't need
anybody to testify that it is daylight.
So, what is a "witness" of light? If you look into the sky on most clear nights, the moon is shining. Men have
been to the moon and they know it generates no light of its own. Also, all space surrounding the moon is
void of light. If space is dark and the moon has no light of its own, why is it so bright and how can it bring
light to us? We all know, of course, that the moon only reflects light, and that the light comes from the sun.
Well, if the sunlight passes through space to reach the moon, why is space so dark, even in the vicinity of
the moon?
The answer is actually very elementary!
Light itself is invisible. You only know light is present when it strikes an object. Most of space is completely
empty. There is nothing there to catch the light from the sun or hinder the light until it reaches the moon.
Actually, space is full of light generated by billions of suns, yet it appears pitch black.
The universe is full of God. He is the Father of lights and all light comes from Him. Yet millions walk
around in profound darkness. How can that be? How can people walk in spiritual darkness when the
whole universe is steeped in the light of God?
These people cannot see the light of invisible things until somebody else catches the light and reflects it. The
sun's rays would not be seen on earth except for the fact that they illuminate the molecules of our
atmosphere, as well as the dust and moisture in the air. The sun radiates light across billions of miles, and
yet there is no trace of it until that light is reflected. We need something to show us it is there. The moon is
a witness to the light. It proves that the sun is shining, because it shines with the light of the sun. The moon
sails across the sky in invisible sunlight and passes on enough for us to find our way.
1 Timothy 1:17 talks about "the King eternal, immortal, invisible." The light of God is constant, brilliant. It
is never intermittent. But who sees it? People walk in darkness. The stark fact is that the only light they
will ever see is reflected light. Just as John was a "burning and shining lamp," a witness to the Light, so is
every believer. We are commanded to "walk in the light" (1 John 1:7), for if we don't, there will be no light.
A spiritually lost world depends upon light reflectors. If we hide the gospel, it will remain hidden to those
who are lost (see 2 Cor. 4:3-6). Blessed? REINHARD BONNKE
March 7, 2010
Some men fight more temptations in a day than others do in a month
The purpose of power is witness, but the purpose of holiness is holiness. The purpose of spirituality is
personal - to be like God and so fulfill the ultimate purpose of God, His supreme and original reason for
making man, as stated right from the beginning: "Let us make man in our image" (Gen. 1:26). God has
business with each of us personally, not merely as His servants or instruments. He loves us, but not
because we are useful to Him. You and I don't have relationships with our hammers and chisels. Neither
does God have a relationship with us as His tools. Being used by God is simply one of the benefits, a
privilege of knowing Christ.
becoming magnified through the lens of fame. Lets keep looking to Jesus, the author and completer of our
faith. Does this note mean something to you? Be blessed. REINHARD BONNKE
March 6, 2010
Offerings made by fire
Writing to the Romans (12:1), Paul said, Offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God
this is your spiritual (logical) act of worship. The combination of the Greek somata, meaning physical
bodies, and logiko from which we derive the English word logical is significant; it points to the
wholeness and harmony that God intended for our lives. The logic is that we cannot offer burnt sacrifices
on a temple altar, so we have only ourselves to offer as living sacrifices. Ourselves means our love,
strength, time and money. Today we are the offerings made by fire to the Lord. Be blessed. REINHARD
BONNKE
March 5, 2010
No Repeat-Experience Necessary
Whatever God reveals about himself is meant to have a practical impact on our lives, not simply to give us
a topic of conversation. He does these things to put fire in our belly, not to give us an experience of
euphoria, emotional satisfaction, or even blessings and thrills. Moses did not go back to the wilderness
bush for a repeat experience. He went from there as God directed him.
Then, 1,500 years later, on the day of Pentecost, the fire of God appeared again in Jerusalem where 120
disciples were sitting together in fellowship. It rested on each of them. Like Moses, they did not go back for
a repeat experience. The fire had empowered them that day. And they went out and preached
everywhere, the Lord working with them (Mark 16,20) Understood? REINHARD BONNKE
March 5, 2010
The entire alphabet of Deity
Jesus Christ did not die on the Cross to provide careers for bishops, priests, pastors and evangelists. He
died "to seek and to save the lost", as He Himself said (Luke 19,10). The salvation of humankind is the focus
of Calvary.
Salvation began at the Cross, and nothing could be more real than that. It rests on history. The death of
Christ was not a footnote to history, because it sums up the whole volume, human and Divine.
A cross is a simple design, but it combines several symbols. It is a plus sign, "+", and contains the minus
sign -", and a multiplication sign "x", and the unknown quantity symbol "x ", and also the figure one "1",
as well as the first person pronoun I".
It became the Logo of God, and every one of its symbols carries Divine meaning. The Cross belongs to
Christ, a symbol associated with no other religious leader. It needs no protection from copyright
infringement. The whole world recognizes it as the insignia of Jesus Christ, the only One crucified for the
sins of the whole world.
The love of God which passes knowledge is signified by the unknown quantity figure x ", for instance.
The vertical beam I " stands for God Himself. I, even I, am the Lord, and beside me there is no other.
Beside me there is no Savior" (Isaiah 43, 11: 45,21) It is also the number "1" representing the one true and
living God. Jesus Christ, the Bible says, is the First and the Last (Rev. 1,17). After the God of the Bible we
stop counting because there are no others to be counted. He is "the Beginning and the Ending, from Alpha
to Omega" (Rev. 1,17), the entire alphabet of Deity. (To be continued) Be blessed. REINHARD BONNKE
March 4, 2010
The Syndicate of Salvation
The God we know is in action on earth by His Holy Spirit. The Jesus 2000 years ago and the Jesus of
today: Acts 1:2 I wrote about all that Jesus began to do and to teach until the day he was taken up into
heaven.
Jesus DID things. But this verse suggests He still DOES things. If Jesus does not do the same things today
then He is not the same yesterday, today and for ever. The text would be hollow. He is only the same if
He acts the same. But we know he is not here, and we want to know how He can continue doing what He
did for us if He has left us. Jesus prepared us well for that.
He told us that the Holy Spirit would take over His agenda after His ascension. The programme of Jesus
would be the programme of the Spirit, continued uninterrupted. The Spirit does what Jesus did. What the
Spirit does today is tied to all Jesus did.
What Jesus began to do was also the programme of the Holy Spirit. His work goes on till now. Jesus was
always in partnership with the Holy Spirit. That partnership has never been rescinded. The Holy Spirit
continues today to do what He did with Jesus. The Holy Spirit is so close to Jesus that He is called the
Spirit of Christ. There are no divisions in the Godhead. The Holy Spirit and the Son, two Persons, have
always been as one, a unity within the unity of the Godhead. It is the syndicate of salvation resourced by
omnipotence.
their resources. We can tie our own aims to theirs as they move forward. That way we can make out in life
successfully, in the greatest possible project, the Gospel. Of course we are free agents and at liberty to set
up our own businesses, independently of Jesus, the Spirit and their undertakings. All non-God operations
are temporary but the Jesus-Holy Spirit partnership will swing past anything else that moves. This is part
of Gods order at creation, and goes on for ever with or without us. But, we are in it; as we obey and go
in the name of Jesus. REINHARD BONNKE
March 3, 2010
God is a burning furnace of dancing flames with multi-effects
When men and women stand before the naked fire of God, the fire tests each one, what they are. The fire
fills believers with dancing joy but scorches the godless. God isnt one thing to one man and another thing
to another man. He always is what He is, but the impact upon different people is vastly different. What we
ARE determines what the fire is, will be to us, or do to us. The prophet asked Canst thou dwell with the
everlasting burnings ( Isaiah 33:14). Some can with delight, but some cannot. Their soul shrivels. The
eternal fires will be the wonder and joy of the redeemed and the hell of the Christ rejecter.
The first true appearance of God, to Moses, revealed Him as fire. God had made Himself known to
Abraham and his family, as the Most High God, as an Unseen Voice directing them. God showed Moses He
was fire, as in the burning bush. When Moses recounted Israels wanderings, he referred to the goodwill
of him who dwelt in the bush, Deut 33:16.
He came to deliver Israel but the bush meant no goodwill for Egypt! With an outstretched hand and
mighty arm He brought Pharaoh to his doom. Inevitably there are two aspects to deliverance. To deliver
anyone FROM something He must deal with what holds them. If it is human, too bad for them, but the
basic intention of God is compassion not destruction.
The fire of God led Israel through the trackless wilderness, lit their altars and sheltered them like a mother
with her children but the same holy fire destroyed usurping priests, yet rested on the 120 disciples on the
day of Pentecost. The fire of God is always the same. God is a burning furnace of dancing flames with
multi-effects, dividing, searching, testing, aggressive, enlightening, warming, exhilarating, guiding, lifechanging, and galvanising with glory. It depends who you are, and how you stand with God whether He is
a consuming fire or your protective shield. It is the test of our experience does the fire burn us, or burn
with joy in our souls? Lord Jesus, thank you for the holy fire REINHARD BONNKE
Fire Fall in AfricaFire Fall in Africa
March 3, 2010
True nobility
Communism tried to bury God, but God has buried communism. They patted down Christs grave, but he
was behind them, patting them on the shoulder. Christs enemies are outnumbered, outclassed, outthought,
and outlived by the millions that love Him. A pop singer recently boasted that his band was more popular
than Jesus Christ, but his claim was foolish. The unknown man or woman who knows Christ lives on a
higher level of life and is far more significant than any who do not know him, however rich or famous they
might be.
Christians are being thrown into jail, tortured and murdered. Those who know Christ would rather suffer
than be without him. Once you know Christ you cannot help but talk about him. The confessors and
martyrs of Jesus are the true nobility of whom the world is not worthy. Saving our lost world is more
important than the very stars the Creator made. Stars will grow dim, but those who are wise will shine
like the stars for ever and ever (Dan 12:3). The man who does the will of God lives for ever (1 Jn 2:17).
REINHARD BONNKE
March 2, 2010
The privilege, meaning and purpose of all life
Our message is far more than forgiveness and heaven. Our calling is to put a kind hand on the shoulder of
the world and turn it round to see God. It will adore him. The Lord is the Savior. He is not there for us; we
live for him. He saves us for himself, for his own glory. Our preaching does not end in people but in God.
He takes delight in what he does for us. He loves because to love gives him joy. He loves beyond all the
parameters of human affection and makes even the assault of the cross an expression of his love. His pain
asserts it. He finds satisfaction in giving, pouring himself out to us, surrounding us with wonders, making
his redeemed the garden of delight in which he walks.
To proclaim the gospel is to move for him, act with him, love in him, and delight in his joy as the privilege,
meaning and purpose of all life. God is the God of salvation. That is the ABC and the XYZ of what I know.
March 2, 2010
Personal Testimony
The major lesson that I had to learn when arriving in Africa from Germany was to unlearn the business of
questioning God. We question politicians but believe God.
For example, Christ said in Mark 16:17-18, These signs will follow those who believe they will lay hands
on the sick, and they will recover. It is not for me to consult intellectuals for their approval, but to obey the
Word of God, which is the highest authority. I do what God says, and then He does what He said. God
changed the polarity of my heart and spirit, and then began to use me to shake whole nations. God used
the rod of Moses, and so He uses us when we follow His orders. I see His power at work time after time.
My faith fuse has held, and the currents of blessing have flowed through my life to millions of precious
people to redeem their souls by the blood of the Lamb.
The same avenues are open to all servants of God. Dare to do what He says. REINHARD BONNKE
March 1, 2010
The Authority of Christ
God spoke, and heaven and earth materialized. For He spoke, and it was done; He commanded, and it
stood fast (Psalm 33:9). Then Johns Gospel makes the tremendous assertion that the Word became flesh
(John 1:14). The same voice that created all things now spoke to us. What He said comes with absolute
authority. It is the Word of the Lord.
When Christ spoke, He said heaven and earth would pass away but not His words (Matthew 24:35). He
was not like the prophets. They spoke FOR the Lord, but Christ spoke AS the Lord. The prophets said, Thus
says the Lord, but Christ said, Most assuredly, I say to you. The Jews listened to Moses, but Jesus went
beyond Moses, Moses permitted and I say (Matthew 19:8-9).
There was something else different. The prophets were sent with a message, but Jesus is the message. The
prophets spoke about the Lord, but Jesus spoke about Himself. He not only brought the Word of God, but
He is the Word of God. He did not point to the way; He is the way. Jesus was not one of the roads that led
to God. He is God.
That is why we have no right to doubt the Word of God, or to bend Gods exclamation mark into a question
mark. If we do so, To whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life (John 6:68), as the apostle
Peter recognized. We either obey or die. Using our technology language, we blow the faith-fuse, and suffer
a lifelong power failure. The heating fails, the lights go out, communications cease, the systems break
down, and cold eternal night settles in. Dont throw away your confidence in this wonderful Lord and God,
Jesus Christ, and His Word. Blessed? REINHARD BONNKE
February 28, 2010

THE FAITH-FUSE
Have you ever seen a mustard seed? You may need a magnifying glass to see it. But the people to whom
Jesus spoke knew seeds. (Luke 17,6) It was an agricultural world. Jesus spoke their farming language.
Today, we are a high-tech society, and our expressions are scientific. Jesus spoke the language of the
people, and today our expressions come from technology. No doubt today, Jesus would use our common
speech.
Jesus spoke 2,000 years ago about the mustard seed, a small thing with mighty potency. Maybe today he
would talk about a microchip or fuse to illustrate His teaching. If you have faith as small as an electric
fuse, you could transplant trees from soil to sea. Like the mustard seed, the value of a fuse is not in
breadth or length. The key is conductivity. Faith transfers the power of God to wherever it is needed.
A fuse is made of a metal, such as silver wire, which offers low resistance to current. Low resistance means
high conductivity. Translated into spiritual terms: The lower our resistance to the Word the higher the
operational power of God. The higher our resistance to the Word
the lower the operational power of God. Please ponder over this truth. It may very well close your faithcircuit so that Gods power flows freely in and through you. Blessed? REINHARD BONNKE
February 28, 2010

Increasing Faith
The apostles said to the Lord, Increase our faith (Luke 17:5). Christians have wanted that ever since
Faith in bulk! So what is the reply of Jesus? If you have faith as a mustard seed, you can say to this
mulberry tree, Be pulled up by the roots and be planted in the sea, and it would obey you (Luke 17:6).
That must have puzzled the apostles. They wanted big faith, but He spoke of the smallest thing they knew.
He wanted to hammer home that faith is never a matter of size. Size is the wrong word.
Faith has neither bulk nor weight. What shape is a thought? Believing is what you do, not a substance.
Perhaps the apostles wanted faith to tackle bigger tasks. But it does not come beforehand. Scripture speaks
of the proportion of faith (Romans 12:6) it is proportionate to the job at hand, index-linked to the need.
Like running and needing more air, your intake increases automatically.
Size loses its meaning even for the task when it is a faith-task. The bigness of a hill, a house, and a molehill
is all one to a bird flying over them. By faith we shall mount up with wings like eagles (Isaiah 40:31), and
nothing is insurmountable.
Active faith needs impossibilities. Religious faith, (that is, faith just in church), does not have enough
impossibility. Robust faith grows in the outside weather, or it will be a sickly plant. Pray over it. It will
affect your own life. REINHARD BONNKE
Jesus sets freeJesus sets free
February 27, 2010

What is a Cult?
There is a warning that Christ gave us over and over again, which is particularly important to those just
beginning the Christian life or anybody else for that matter, and that warning tells us beware of false
prophets.
By definition a cult means control. By their fruits you will know them (Matthew 7:20). Once they get hold
of you, they keep you under their thumb, control your money, what you do, where you go, what you think,
and who your friends are. Their evil effect is to destroy self-reliance and breed dependency. Their leaders
are not shepherds. They are wardens, religious policemen.
Some teach the Scriptures, but turn the Bible into chains, standing truth on its head, like the Scribes and
Pharisees. They use the Gospel of deliverance to bind their converts, falsifying the very spirit and purpose
of the message. There are sad souls who lack true faith and accept handcuffs to gain a sense of security.
Jesus was not a spiritual policeman. He did not discipline the disciples. That is not what disciple means. He
never ordered them about, interfered, or dictated in daily affairs. They came and went as and when they
wished. It was all left to their wisdom and discretion. That is how Christ deals with us. Give Jesus our lives
and He makes them our own.
If we blindly obey a church leader, we are still responsible before God for what we do. No man should
appropriate to himself authority over others. Scripture forbids leaders to be lords over those entrusted to
[them] (1 Peter 5:3). Jesus said, One is your Teacher, the Christ, and you are all brethren (Matthew
23:8). Truth comes from the Word of God, which sets us free. God is a deliverer. Laws, like the Sabbath,
were made for us, not us for the laws. Blessed or shocked? Please tell me. REINHARD BONNKE
Fire Conference at Calabar/NigeriaFire Conference at Calabar/Nigeria
February 27, 2010

A most notable Miracle
The leper came and worshipped Christ, saying, Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean. Jesus
touched him and said, I am willing; be cleansed. Immediately his leprosy was cleansed. (Matthew
8:1-3)This is notable. The man perceived that Christs authority lay in two directions. First, the man saw
that there was no question of Christs authority. It meant unlimited power. Second, he worshipped Him
because he saw that what Christ willed was all that mattered. Possibly, nobody else in the Gospels reached
this depth of insight. At least, nobody expressed it so clearly. The man had no doubt about His power. He
saw that Jesus could do anything. But he saw that everything rested on Christs will.
Jesus said, I will. He also said, Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will by no means pass
away (Mark 13:31). Therefore, I will will never pass away. It tells you what He is like when He sees
leprosy and evil for all time. The words of Jesus are to all. He revealed to this man what He was, and
what He was yesterday. He is Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever (Hebrews 13:8). His
revelation was not private for one man, but is written as part of the Word of God to us all. Cleansing this
nameless leper declared His will to all nameless sufferers from the evils of this world. Got it? REINHARD
BONNKE
February 26, 2010

Who Jesus is
The Baptism in the Holy Spirit is not trivial, common, or incidental. It is not a mere religious gesture, a
hand waved to bless us. It is unmatched. It is the exclusive promise of Jesus Christ, and He alone has ever
bestowed it. It is wonderful and hard evidence.
This experience is a finger pointing unmistakably and directly at the One with whom we are dealing. It
settles questions. A down-to-earth character like Doubting Thomas, after he was baptized in the Spirit,
needed no further convincing. Jesus is the Baptizer in the Spirit! That is one of His most wonderful titles.
It shows Him to be the true I even I, the One and Only God, the same one who inspired the prophets, and
spoke through the lips of Joel saying, I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh (Joel 2:28). He said He would,
and He did. That is who He is. Ready? REINHARD BONNKE
February 25, 2010

Faith, the Character Test
Believing tests us. The kind of God we believe in is a window into our soul believing in Christ or Karl
Marx, for example. We are what we believe. Following a faith that only demands a few prayers what
does that say about us? Minimum-effort religions can be quite popular small demands, big following
cheap faith for worth-nothing people.
Jesus Christ asks everything: Son, give me your heart. A broad religion is an easy road but gets
narrower and nowhere. Faith in Christ is a narrow road that gets wider and somewhere. The path of the
just is like the shining sun, that shines ever brighter unto the perfect day (Proverbs 4:18). Are you blessed?
REINHARD BONNKE
February 25, 2010

The precious Oils
Speaking of supporting each other, the Bible uses a very striking explanation and illustration oil! We
should first understand that oil in Scripture always represents the Holy Spirit. When Scripture talks about
oil in lamps, anointing oil, cosmetic oil, or perfumed oil, it is pictorial language for the work of the Holy
Spirit.
The idea originates from Psalm 133:1-2, Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell
together in unity! It is like the precious oil upon the head. It was referring to the ceremony of pouring
special perfumed oil upon the head of the High Priest of Israel.
Why is unity like oil? It is because oil represents the Holy Spirit, and He brings unity. That is the link, and
two verses, Ephesians 4:3,13, use the idea. Verse 3 states, endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the
bond of peace. Unity through the oil of the Spirit poured upon us is like the oil poured on the head in Psalm
133. Then in Ephesians 4:12-13, it says, for the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry till we all
come to the unity of the faith. So faith also comes into it; faith, the Holy Spirit, and unity all play their
part.
Now Scripture does not say, Become united, be one! It says, keep the unity! We cannot keep what does
not exist, but unity does exist. We only have to maintain it. That unity is the presence of the Holy Spirit in
every believer. This fact should be demonstrated. We are one in Him from the moment we believe. United
or divided? REINHARD BONNKE
February 25, 2010

The Holy Spirit did not shut down after Acts 28.
Any talk of miracles as past denies what the Gospel is, its purpose, and the character of the Holy Spirit.
The Spirit is sent to work in the sphere of the physical and material world. Deny the miracle, the power of
the Holy Spirit and you deny what Christianity is supposed to be - God's power in action in the present age
of living men and women. That makes this age the Christian age. We ought to call this the Holy Spirit age.
The Holy Spirit didn't shut down in chapter 28 of Acts. The day of Pentecost is already 2000 years long.
We continue, the Acts of the Apostles goes on to the Acts of the early churches and now the acts of the
endtime church. Acts was the day of small things, which laid the beginnings of today. There I leave it and
carry on with the work they began.
But whoever reads this here today, our message to you is a power-message. Power to loose you from
whatever holds you back, ties you down, drives you to the devil. Jesus Christ is the power of God to save us
all. Christianity is not just for Christians or those interested in religion. Don't say Christ is not your scene.
That is ignorance. His scene is life, freedom, peace, joy, forgiveness, knowing God. Isn't that everybody's
scene? Please tell me. REINHARD BONNKE
February 24, 2010

There is no Holy Spirit without movement any more than there is a wind without movement.
Pentecost is the giving of the Holy Spirit to the world in noticeable form. It is God at work in the physical
and material world. We only know of one form of the Spirit, and that is in manifestation. There is no
"resting" Spirit, no Spirit in quiescence. The essence of Pentecost is the moving of the Spirit - the mighty
rushing wind from heaven and the flaming tongues of fire. (Acts 2)
The Holy Spirit is only known AT WORK. There is no Spirit without movement any more than there is a
wind without movement. A wind that doesn't blow isn't a wind at all. Wind is never quiet, or an
atmosphere. The Holy Spirit is not just 'atmosphere'. We ourselves create atmosphere. Music, architecture,
worship, fellowship, these create a church atmosphere, but we must distinguish between a church
atmosphere and the winds of heaven. The Spirit is a gale, and nobody stands in a force eight gale and talks
of the atmosphere! Where the Holy Spirit is there is action, the miraculous, God in operation. Tell me if you
are blessed. REINHARD BONNKE
February 24, 2010

WE HAVE PETERS KEYS
Jesus gave Peter the keys of the Kingdom. Those keys are not jangling from Peter's belt at the Pearly Gates.
They are the Gospel of Christ crucified, and the Holy Spirit. Peter used them first, thats all, and today WE
HAVE THE SAME KEYS. (Matthew 16,19)
Peter saw what nobody on earth had ever seen before: 3000 people being born-again by the Holy Spirit,
on one day. (Acts 2) Then the apostles went out and proved the power of those keys. The dead were raised,
the deaf and blind and cripples restored, and multitudes turned to Jesus. A new thing arose in the world,
the church of Jesus Christ. So it is today.
Today we see crowds stretching to the horizon, masses of people never seen before ready to repent and
believe. Come over and help us, please!!! REINHARD BONNKE
CfaN Gospel Crusade in Port Harcourt/NigeriaCfaN Gospel Crusade in Port Harcourt/Nigeria
February 23, 2010

Power is not a Gospel accessory
Ephesians 3:7 says I was made a minister according to the gift of the grace of God given unto me by the
effectual working of his POWER. (He) is able to do exceeding abundantly above all we ask of think
according to the POWER that worked in us".
Here the word power is used, but in fact the entire New Testament could illustrate it that power is the
essence of witness. Power is not a Gospel accessory. It is not the bell on a bicycle. It is the whole machine.
There is never the slightest hint that some would be powerless. If you are a believer, then power is
available. Paul preached to the Ephesians for three and half years, the whole counsel of God. And yet he
had to write to them and say "I pray that the eyes of your understanding may be opened that you may
know the exceeding greatness of His power to us that believe". May our eyes be opened as well. Good
Morning from Florida. Be blessed. REINHARD BONNKE
February 22, 2010

Fishing in dangerous waters
The apostles were sent to fish in the raging nations, the tumultuous waters of mankind, in foreign fishing
grounds, amidst enormous dangers in uncharted waters. They had fished fish from the angry Sea of
Galilee. They would be fishers of men from the angry seas of the nations. It would be dangerous. There
would be storms. The winds would always be contrary. They would launch out against the currents of the
world. The waves would lash them, sometimes mountainous and threatening to swallow them. They could
get off course and be driven up and down. All that, but they would be fishers of men.
Jesus showed them that they could have a miracle catch from Galilee. It was His lesson. He was teaching
them that they could have a miracle catch in the nations. If it would bring them a great haul of fish if they
put their nets down at Christ's command. When Jesus said "Let down your nets" somehow half the fish in
Galilee had felt disposed to jump in. When Jesus said "Be fishers of men", half the world could be netted.
The nations were a troubled sea, but Jesus could handle the raging elements. He literally WALKED on the
waters. A monster the sea may be, but Jesus trod it underfoot. When the elements frothed and foamed
against Him, whipped into frenzy, howling like hell dogs, opening their dribbling mouth to engulf Him, He
rebuked them. Like whimpering mongrel dogs they cowered at their Master's heels. Lets keep going into
all the world and preach the Gospel to all creatures. REINHARD BONNKE
February 21, 2010

Jesus says: I will give you the power; you get on with the job
We are all praying for world wide revival. The more we see it happening the more we are encouraged to
pray for it. But are we simply saying to God "LORD, you do it"? You send revival. Lord YOU enter the field,
Lord YOU take over. Lord bring in the Kingdom". Jesus corrects all that. He says I will give you the power;
you get on with the job. Evangelize! Preach! Labor! Work! Go! Heal! Get going with your part. Once you
go through the gate you will get the tools, you will get the power equipment. God never does what we can
do. Lets do it, in the name of Jesus. REINHARD BONNKE
February 20, 2010

The Gospel comes with the melting waters of eternity
A sermon may be a neatly turned and engineered presentation like the casing of an armor piercing shell,
but it needs filling with explosive or it will bounce off the case-hardened minds of unbelievers. Their
prejudices are fortified with argument, but the explosive power in the sermon filled with the Holy Spirit
can demolish it. The Gospel is always a surprise attack. It gets at men from a direction they never planned
to defend. They are prepared for argument, but the Gospel doesn't argue. They are prepared for sentiment,
but the Gospel is not sentimental. It comes with the melting waters of eternity flowing over their soul.
REINHARD BONNKE
February 20, 2010

JESUS NEEDS NO DEFENDING
Jesus needs no defending. He is not a prisoner in the dock. His repute does not depend on any jury. The
time has gone when Jesus was dragged to the bar of Rome-- and Pilate judged Him. Today Pilate stands at
the bar of history and Jesus is His judge.
WE ARE NOT LAWYERS, WE ARE WITNESSES. Normally a witness only speaks and describes what he
has seen. Sometimes however a witness is a piece of evidence. Perhaps a man has been cruelly attacked
and injured. He appears in court to display himself, the damage and injury. His injuries speak for
themselves. He himself is a piece of evidence. We believers are not lawyers, attorneys or barristers in court
pleading in defense of Jesus. We are WITNESSES. Witnesses don't argue, don't plead, and dont make
speeches. They simply speak the truth, declare what they know. Here I stand - a living piece of evidence
that Jesus is alive and that there is power in the Blood of Christ. Are you blessed as well? REINHARD
BONNKE
February 20, 2010

Real Growth of the Church has been by the simple message of the Gospel
Jesus said "You will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you and you will be my witnesses to the
ends of the earth" (Acts 1.8). The church has too often trusted scholarship, erudition, genius, logic,
philosophy. But Paul said God has chosen the foolish things. If we are to evangelize the world by rational
methods, we will never do it. It has been tried for centuries. But real growth of the church has been by the
simple message of the Gospel touching all classes. True? REINHARD BONNKE
Andrew ColbyAndrew Colby
February 19, 2010

Rank is abolished in Christ
The Holy Spirit is not an extra. Nor is the Spirit an occasional presence, nor even an item in the creed. He
is the all-essential, and ONLY INTENDED MEANS by which the Church can live or move or be what it is
supposed to be.
Many will agree with this statement but then relegate the Spirit to a mystical area moving unperceived,
neither felt nor shown. If we want the Holy Spirit He must be the Spirit described in the Bible, the wind of
heaven, the fire, God in manifestation. There is no other kind of Holy Spirit.
He is insisting that everyone with a contribution to the body of Christ is of ranking equality. They may
"only" help, but helpers are essential to the functioning of the body. He may have had Christ's own words
in mind. "He that receives a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet's reward". Christ did
not say here "in my name", but "in the name of a prophet". That is accepting a prophet as a prophet and
helping him brings an equal reward. Rank is abolished in Christ - it is faithfulness in service that counts
and one service does not out-rank another. Christ washed His own servants' feet, an act for which no
supernatural powers are needed. Be blessed, REINHARD BONNKE
February 19, 2010

What Jesus was on the Cross, God is in heaven
The price for others' wholeness was the brokenness of Jesus. Those who minister His grace will not get by
without sharing something of Christ's inner heart. For some impenetrable and perverse reason the world
is no friend to those who pray for healing in the name of Jesus and will make those suffer who try to
relieve suffering in His name.
The truth is that God suffers - it is as if He took the responsibility for it all into His own infinite experience,
carried our sorrows, absorbed the tragedy of the fall and made mankind's discords and minor mode part
of the eternal music of His being. What Jesus was on the Cross, God is in heaven, the Lamb slain from the
foundation of the earth. Jesus sent the disciples on a healing mission as evidence of the Kingdom of God.
Where is the Kingdom without that evidence? Lacking such signs the church for centuries said little about
the Kingdom and preached a purely other-worldly and spiritual Gospel which they struggled to make
"relevant". A man selling bread never yet had to argue that his bread was "relevant. The Gospel is the
bread of life, bringing life and healing to mind body and soul - preach it and all the world sees it matters.
REINHARD BONNKE
February 18, 2010

The Spirit-filled church, representing the Spirit-filled Jesus on earth
Gods formula is the Spirit-filled church, representing the Spirit-filled Jesus on earth. Gods plan for his
work of expansion and help is by his Spirit. The gracious words of Jesus, his compassion, his healing
hands, his love, his patience as a teacher, his immoveable character the world needs that Jesus. By the
Holy Spirit he can still be heard and encountered with all his grace and healing in the Church. We are
his voice, his eyes, his feet, his hands, while we have his Holy Spirit actuating our efforts. Neither by
might nor by power, but my Spirit, says the Lord Almighty (Zechariah 4:6). Understood? REINHARD
BONNKE
February 18, 2010

How to be what we should be
Jesus not only gave his life for us; he was also born and lived for us, demonstrating how to be what we
should be. Jesus enacted in himself the whole of human life, birth, growth, and work - and an essential
element was the indwelling Holy Spirit. This is a pattern for the life of every Christian. We might consider
the life of Jesus and despair, feeling that we could never even faintly reflect the divine glory of such a life.
But that was not the idea at all. Looking at him was meant to give us hope, not fill us with guilt. God was
with him and God is to be with us and that is by far the all-important thing. Jesus showed us how he lived
as the Son of Man so that we would know how to live as the children of God. The key is the Holy Spirit.
February 17, 2010

The Shepherd of Israel with foreign sheep
Proclaim liberty! Do not preach for effects, for pulpit display, or to charm, excite, or scare people. Do not
preach to calm them down. You can preach for all kinds of effects, but Jesus simply announced liberty.
(Luke 4,18-19) That day in the synagogue, He proclaimed the start of the Jubilee! He showed them what a
true Jubilee would be deliverance! It would be a Jubilee, not merely for Israel, but for the whole world. A
Jubilee for people like the foreigners He mentioned Naaman, the Syrian leper, and the widow of
Zarephath. (Luke 4,26-27)
The synagogue congregation marveled at this new teaching. They could not imagine the Shepherd of Israel
with foreign sheep, and were lost in this unfamiliar landscape of Christs prospects for the entire world.
The world He loved was too big for them. Their fears were roused, and murderous passions were ignited;
feelings, which are never far from the surface of mans emotions. Jesus sermon certainly produced a
response the members of the congregation attempted to throw Him over a precipice!
Yet, His message was wonderful freedom, deliverance, healing and no debts! But whatever the reaction,
Jesus preached His Gospel. So must we, no matter what the consequences. Can you say AMEN to that?
REINHARD BONNKE
February 17, 2010

THE POOL
Hundreds staring at a pool for years, watching for the water to bubble. Bethesda was a healing waters
place. When the water stirred the first in was healed at least so the people believed. They just had to keep
their eyes open. No use reading a book, or playing chess. What a life! Just a pool!
One patient patiently waited, being ill for 38 years. He couldnt walk, had nobody to help him, so
somebody always got in the pool before him.
One day events took a dramatic turn. A total stranger walked up. He asked a question that seemed silly
would you like to get well? You never know, because it suits some folks to stay sick. He started to explain
that he wasnt that sort of man. But he didnt get very far. The stranger cut him short. He said, Alright,
pick up your bed and go! Now weve all heard of miracle recoveries. Its not that uncommon especially
after prayer. This man believed in a cure with the pool, but just get up and walk away?
He stared at this man. But there was something about him. It made a warm glow spread through his body.
He began to try, first his feet, and somehow straightening his limbs, and found he could stand. Then he
took a step, and another. That was it. He rolled up his little mattress and was off. Later he met this
tremendous man again, but thats another story.
Meanwhile, I need not tell you, He never came back to the pool again. His world was bigger than a pool.
That story is true, and comes from the Bible. (John 5: 1-15) We dont know the sick mans name but the
stranger was Jesus Christ.
Christ had made the universe full of wonder, and pitied this man with only a pool.
Plenty of folk live like that. Whats their pool? Is their world so small? Christ offers us all a great deal. He
knows how to broaden our horizons, deepen our experience, and give us a reason for living, a purpose and
meaning. To serve God is the highest form of life on earth. God bless you. REINHARD BONNKE
February 17, 2010

If Jesus has changed, then He has forgotten to tell us
Jesus said, The Spirit of the LORD is upon Me because He has anointed Me. He is the Anointed One of
this new dispensation. That is exactly how the first Gospel preacher, the Apostle Peter, understood it. He
told his audience (the first Europeans to hear the Gospel), that: God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the
Holy Spirit and with power, who went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil,
for God was with Him (Acts 10:38).
The expression the Anointed is the same as Christ. To say, Jesus Christ is to say, Jesus the Anointed
One.
Was He anointed only while He was here on earth? If so, we should not call Him Christ any more. But if
He is the same, then He is still the Anointed One today. That is what He is, exactly as is said of Him in
Hebrews 13:8: Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever. Not Jesus alone, but Jesus
Christ, the Anointed One.
This is also what we read in John 1:33: Upon whom you see the Spirit descending, and remaining on
Him, this is He who baptizes with the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit remains with Him, which is why He still
baptizes in the Holy Spirit. This was an important point in Peters first sermon in Acts 2:36: God has
made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Christ. Peters preaching was after Jesus death and
ascension. Following that instance in Acts, right throughout the New Testament to Revelation, Jesus is
called Christ in every major book. Six times in the first ten verses of the first chapter of 1 Corinthians, the
emphasis is on the Lord Jesus Christ. And in the same epistle, Paul said: For I determined not to know
anything among you, except Jesus Christ and Him crucified (1 Corinthians 2:2). Just as He is still our
crucified Lord, He is still our Anointed One.
If Jesus no longer delivers, no longer heals, no longer saves, no longer casts out demons, no longer
baptizes into the Spirit, then we have a Jesus who is no longer Christ, for that is the very meaning of the
title and name Jesus Christ. He is the same, yesterday, today, and forever (Hebrews 13:8). If He has
changed, then He has forgotten to tell us. But we have no evidence for any such thing! Hallelujah! Do you
enjoy this? REINHARD BONNKE
(Hope this teaching is not too long.)
February 17, 2010

JESUS PREACHED ABOUT HIMSELF
What did Jesus preach? He preached about Himself. On the Emmaus road, walking with Cleopas and a
friend, He explained to them, going throughout the Scriptures, the things concerning Himself (Luke
24:27). All His teaching goes back to Himself. Take one instance, for example. After He had left Nazareth
and begun His wonderful ministry, the Gospel of Luke tells us that Jesus returned one day and went into
the synagogue. For 20 years He had attended that very synagogue faithfully every week. The custom was
to allow men who were known, to read the Scriptures, and perhaps comment on them afterward.
Naturally, when Jesus was present at the synagogue again, He was invited to do this.
The Gospel message is found in the Old Testament. In fact, the Old Testament is full of the Gospel. Luke
tells us that Jesus read from Isaiah 61:
The Spirit of the LORD is upon Me, because He has anointed Me to preach the gospel to the poor; He has
sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to
set at liberty those who are oppressed; to proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD. (Luke 4:18-19)
Nobody in the synagogue would have thought too much about that. They knew the words by heart, and
these words had already been read for 800 years. The scroll of the Scripture was handed back. The
synagogue leader took it with great reverence, kissed it, and put it away to be forgotten until the next
week. But, suddenly, that scroll seemed to become a stick of dynamite. Jesus told them that the prophecy
was concerned Him. That quickly awakened the drowsy congregation. There are seven distinct statements
in that verse and they all apply to Him, as well as to the present.
Today, He dared to announce, this Scripture is fulfilled in your hearing (Luke 4:21). Thus He declared
Himself to be the Anointed One, the Christ, the One to perform all those promised exploits. "O come let us
adore HimChrist the Lord." REINHARD BONNKE
February 16, 2010

If we are interested in soul-saving, God is interested in us.
The harsh truth about us all is our handicap of sin. God is concerned about that. Governments and their
laws can penalize human failure, but cannot cure the cause. Jesus alone touches the deep springs of our
personality. No one else has ever said, Son, your sins are forgiven. Get up, take your mat and walk (Mk
2:9). Nor has anyone else ever said, Go into all the world and preach the good news. Whoever believes
and is baptized will be saved (Mk 16:16). There is no other good news than the gospel of salvation.
Gods identity is wrapped in the words of Isaiah 43:3: I am the LORD, your God, the Holy One of Israel,
your Savior. Similar words are used to introduce our Lord Jesus: You are to give him the name Jesus,
because he will save his people from their sins (Mt 1:21). Jesus is called Savior about 20 times in the
New Testament, and on every page he is shown to be our conquering Lord. The hand of power that molded
the mountains is now stretched out to save.
As soon as we take an interest in evangelism, God takes an interest in us. We become people after his own
heart. There is more to God than making mountains and stars. His priority is people. He runs the whole
universe with a saving objective. Our troubles trouble him and he calls us to share his concern. That is our
Great Commission. Lets be involved to reach lost people. Be blessed. REINHARD BONNKE
February 16, 2010

One Saturday Afternoon...
In the last decade we, that is CfaN, saw over 55 million souls receive Jesus Christ as their personal Savior
in Africa. Somebody said to me Well, that is Africa, this is Switzerland! But you contradict Scripture, I
replied. Which Scripture, he wanted to know. John 3,16 For God so loved the world You now have to
tell me whether Switzerland is part of THIS world or not I insisted. If God can save 55 million souls in
Africa in 10 years, He can save Switzerland one Saturday afternoon! Can you agree with me? Blessings,
REINHARD BONNKE
Beautiful SwitzerlandBeautiful Switzerland
February 15, 2010

High-Voltage Gospel
One preacher told me that he wanted a transformer to reduce the emotional appeal of the Gospel, to turn
the message from high voltage to low voltage. But converting sinners requires full Gospel power. Preach to
convict and convert. Your job is not to entertain, not to make people smile and go home feeling cozy.
Salvation is not soothing syrup. Save souls, don't caress them! Smiling happiness will follow.
Read about Philip the evangelist meeting the Ethiopian eunuch (Acts 8). The Ethiopian had charge of all
[the queens] treasury. He was a man of business, with no time for small talk. Philip did not bother to ask
what his needs were, he knew exactly what his needs were the eunuch needed Christ. Salvation is
everyones need, and so Philip immediately preached Jesus to him (Acts 8:35).
Jesus is the Beginning and the End of every Gospel sermon, the Alpha and the Omega of all witness. We
are not doctrine mongers. We are not religion pushers. We are not enthusiasts. We are witnesses to Christ.
He is the message. Lots of love, REINHARD BONNKE
February 15, 2010

Dont argue shine!
You can not conquer darkness by arguing with it. Just switch the light on. The Gospel is power, power for
light. Preach it. Then you are plugged in, and the light comes on.
Gods power lines draw current from Calvary, from the Resurrection, and from the Throne: The gospel of
Christ is the power of God, wrote the Apostle Paul in Romans 1:16. He knew. He proved it. The world in
his day could not have been worse. It was cruel, corrupt, and cynical. Yet the Gospel changed it, and it can
do the same again today. It is a nation-changer.
(Tell your friends about my FB Page, please - they will be blessed also.)
February 14, 2010

Sharing Christ's suffering
If we share Christs work, we share in His suffering. But if we endure we shall also reign with Him (2
Timothy 2:12). If we are derided for our faith in God, we shall reign by our faith in God. When people say
the same things about you as they said about Gods people in the past, rejoice that you are identified with
them! Whoever treats you in the way that New Testament people were treated proves that you belong to
that glorious New Testament company. When you carry out the same Commission that they did, with the
same authority, you also will have the same enemies. Whenever the devil treats you as his foe, rejoice! He
is paying you the greatest respect and best compliment possible. He is ranking you with those he hated in
the past, the beloved servants of the Most High God. Be encouraged. REINHARD BONNKE
Hong KongHong Kong
February 14, 2010

ELECTED TO SERVE
"You did not choose Me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit, and that
your fruit should remain". (John 15:16)
In this verse, Jesus was not talking about the election to salvation, but rather the election to service. We do
not serve at our discretion. The Great Commission is like a draft call up, not a suggestion for our
consideration. Go into all the world and preach the Gospel to every creature. We go because we are
commanded to go. In fact, Christs command is much more than that. Jesus turns us into witnesses. He
changes our nature by His Spirit within us. He did not tell us, Witness! He said, Be witnesses! It was a
creative word. God said, Let there be light, and light broke in upon us. He chose us and then made us
light bearers.
For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works (Ephesians 2:10). These good
works are to show the exceeding riches of His grace (Ephesians 2:7). If we do not show the world the
riches of His grace, it would be alien to our new nature in Christ. What the Holy Spirit has planted within
us is the Spirit of witness. But we can become slack and let the light within us die down through neglect.
Fruitless branches are purged by God.
Now we have a wonderful guarantee: when we go as He commands, He goes with us. Evangelism and
witness are the way to be sure He is with you! The anointing and the Great Commission go together. This
is what I want to inspire you to realize now. Blessed? REINHARD BONNKE
Ibadan/Nigeria, with my friend Kyffin SimpsonIbadan/Nigeria, with my friend Kyffin Simpson
February 13, 2010
THE REAL CHRIST...

When I see the miracles of healing, of changed lives, of cleansed sinners happening, I know who is at work.
It is the Anointed One. These wonders are His fingerprints, His hallmark. This Christ is the Christ to
preach, the yesterday-today-forever Christ. Every time we use His name, Jesus Christ, it is a declaration
that He is anointed to deliver. When there are wonders, that is how we know He is the real Christ. Miracles
are His identity card, His genetic coding.
How did John know that it was Jesus, in the partial darkness of one misty morning? Jesus was on shore,
way up the beach, while John sat in a boat about hundred meters from the waters edge. Yet, he recognized
Jesus (John 21:7). How? He recognized what Jesus DID.
Jesus called to the disciples, telling them to cast out their nets, just as He had told them when He first met
them. They had a heavy catch of great fish again, just as they had three years before. It must be the same
Jesus, John concluded, and he cried out, It is the Lord! Christs actions revealed His personage. But how
can people know that He is the same Jesus if He does not do the same things? How can they know Him if
He is not even preached as the same One the One who worked wonders and transformed human lives?
How can anyone dare to call Him Christ, yet say that He does not work miracles? His anointing
guaranteed that He would be a miracle worker.
Jesus is Christ Jesus, the Anointed Jesus. He is the One to preach. Agreed? REINHARD
February 13, 2010

Faith in Christ as the Lamb is SAVING FAITH
Sow the seed of the Word and it germinates. That is the law of Resurrection. The life-germ or life-spark in
the Word of God is the name of the Lord. His name is the resurrection element of the Word of God, making
the Bible living and powerful (Hebrews 4:12). The Bible is the Resurrection book. "The Scriptures are
poised on His name", a commentator said.
But of course the name of Jesus is the supremely loved name in heaven and earth (Philippians 2:9-10). The
name of Jesus brings up in our minds the highest and best picture of God of all the religions on earth.
What God is called, illuminates various areas of the Deity that bear directly on faith. The favorite name in
the book of Revelation is the Lamb, used twenty-nine times. Faith in Christ as the Lamb is SAVING
FAITH. "Behold the Lamb of God that takes away the sin of the world." (John 1,29) You are blessed.
REINHARD BONNKE
February 12, 2010

The heavens declare Gods glory and His Word articulates it
That is the word we preach, the good news we share. There cannot be any other word; only one word can
be true, just as existence can have only one reason and only one meaning. The unchangeable truth is that if
the world does not relate to the gospel, it relates to nothing. If the world has nothing to do with the Church
of Jesus Christ, it is nothing and going nowhere.
The gospel explains it all and nothing else does. Disown the gospel and darkness falls. No other voice tells
us what the world is for; no other light illuminates the mystery of our own presence on earth. Jesus says I
am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life. (John
8,12) That's it! Be truly blessed. REINHARD BONNKE
Grand CanyonsGrand Canyons
February 11, 2010

Christ and His reputation
Saving the crook called Zaccheaus had cost Jesus His reputation with the public. Zaccheaus worked for the
occupying power of hated Rome and the people saw Jesus befriend him. It damaged Jesus popularity. His
foes would make much of it. His reply may have cut little ice with these unbending critics, but it uncovered
the truth about the character of Jesus. He said The Son of Man came to seek and save what was lost
(Luke 19,10). That sums up Jesus, our Lord. If it sums up any of us, it is enough that we are as our Lord. It
is not reputation we seek, but sinners to be saved. Blessed? REINHARD BONNKE
February 10, 2010

We are to receive an immortal resurrection body
Creation transcends all science, all understanding. What our eyes can see is not the whole show. There is
something else, the mystery beyond ourselves. In fact, the mystery is in ourselves; our spirit reaches out
beyond the earthly and material sphere. However, it seems that not everything in the invisible world is
good. Even angels have sinned and fallen from grace (2 Pet 2:4). Perhaps to our surprise we read that the
heavens are not pure in His sight (Job 15:15); from [His] face the earth and the heaven fled away (Rev
20:11). Yet one day there will be a new heaven and a new earth in which righteousness dwells (2 Pet
3:13).
Mankind belongs to God, to the earth and to the heavens. People are not just flesh, but spirit also. Animals
are not morally responsible, but we are. We are the only creatures that sin, because we are the only
creatures on this earth that have a spiritual nature. Flesh and spirit co-exist until death, but even then that
is not the end of the flesh for we are to receive an immortal resurrection body. What glorious future. Be
blessed, REINHARD BONNKE.
Grand CanyonGrand Canyon
February 8, 2010
Why consult the dead on behalf of the living?" (Isaiah 8:19).
Without faith, people turn everywhere for assurance, even in the most useless and pathetic directions.
People turn even to the quiet stars, studying the signs of the Zodiac, looking for signs of good luck, casting
around like shipwrecked mariners for a rock on which to cling. Isaiah observed all this nearly 3,000 years
ago and said, "When men tell you to consult mediums and spiritists, who whisper and mutter, should not a
people inquire of their God? Why consult the dead on behalf of the living?" (Isaiah 8:19).
The man who fears God fears nothing. This is what the Lord says, "Do not learn the ways of the nations or
be terrified by signs in the sky, though their nations are terrified by them" (Jeremiah 10:2). We recognize
God in all His awesome greatness and His power to save us, and nothing has greater power. Agreed?
Please tell me. REINHARD BONNKE
February 7, 2010
The Gospel in a nutshell
People talk about presenting the Gospel in a nutshell but actually, it can only be in a person. It is more
than a formula for getting to heaven when you die. A few texts from John and Romans are enough for
that. The Gospel offers life, not just a life belt. The essence of evangelism is to say and SHOW what God is
like.
Evangelism is not a matter of simply mouthing words of Gods pitying love, spelling out theology. An
evangelists heart should beat in tune with the heartbeat of God, sense His longings and compassion.
An evangelists job is to win people for Christ, not to preach to sleeping Christians and revive dead
churches. An evangelistic campaign is not a church party. An evangelists ministry is misdirected if it is
aimed at the saints of God. The gift of evangelism is given for him to make contact with unconverted men
and women for Christ. "How sall they hear without a preacher?" REINHARD BONNKE
February 6, 2010
Whatever God touches is glorified
Gods glory distinguishes Him from all other gods, lords and deities. Glory is Gods essence, not gloom and
darkness. Light attracts, and God draws us. Its reality is power, miracle energy, grace, truth, light, beauty
and splendour. Blazing splendour identifies Him, awesome beauty, the mark of a peerless and living God.
He challenges all the man-made gods and their wooden effigies saying, To whom will you liken me and to
whom am I equal? (Isa. 40: 8, 25 and 46:5) Like the sun is light, God is glory, but living glory. Whatever
He touches is glorified. He made even the vandalised tree glorious when they nailed Jesus to it and the
Tree; the Cross, shines as our beacon in the godless night of this world. When Moses saw Gods glory, his
own face shone. When God comes, He comes in glory, and He enters our lives to fill us with glory, our lives
and homes and future. No Christian home should be dull, lifeless but bursting with vitality, activity, joy,
and richness. Children of God rejoice. REINHARD BONNKE
February 6, 2010
Heaven is bigger than Hell
The idea that God will save a small percentage of people and then take them all to glory and leave the
world to face the judgement it deserves, is foreign to the whole concept of salvation in Scripture. John 4
calls Him The Saviour of the world. Phil 2 tells us every knee shall bow and every tongue confess that
Jesus is Lord. This is a quotation from Is. 45:22/23. Look unto me, and be ye saved, all ye ends of the
earth for I am God, and there is none else. I have sworn by myself, the word is gone out of my mouth, in
righteousness, and shall not return, that unto me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear. What
Isaiah said exclusively about God, Paul says exclusively about Jesus. They are one. We have the divine
order to preach the Gospel worldwide and whosoever calls upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. If
we do our little part, God does His big part. Heavens number will be full. Heaven will be full! Blessed?
REINHARD BONNKE
February 6, 2010
The Warp in the Grain
If Christ died to save us, the danger must be desperate. Our sin must be core sin. It is in fact indifference to
God, not atheism. We were not independent. We were made to belong to Him and be under His guidance.
But from Adam onward we have run away.
Sin is not pubs and clubs, or bad relationships, envy and hatred. That is wickedness. But it takes on a
theological quality. It touches God. Our breaking of the laws is one thing but our broken relationship with
God is worse that is sin. Not just sins, occasional misbehaviour, but a daily attitude. Our feet are on the
wrong road. Our very lives fall foul of God. Self- sufficiency is our perversion. Thats the warp in the grain,
which nothing can straighten except God. The mantrap is arrogance and self-salvation. It offends the
Lord God who made us to be dependent on Him and to live by His love, not by self-love. In you o Lord, do
I put my trust. This is our resolve in the name of Jesus. Agreed? REINHARD BONNKE
February 5, 2010
THE FEAR OF GOD IS GODS POWER-BREAK
There are two kinds of fear, and both are in Exodus 20:20. Do not be afraid. God has come to test you, so
that the fear of God will keep you from sinning. The fear of God is good, a wholesome respect for his
greatness, and it makes us godly. Without it, there is no restraint on evil. Godly fear acts like a powerbreak and will keep you from sinning.
In the New Testament, the word for fear is usually phobeo. Jesus said, Dont have phobia, have faith.
Once or twice, another word is used, deilos, which means timidity or cowardice. God has not given us a
spirit of timidity; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind (2 Timothy 1:7). Fear and worry are
killers, but faith is the antidote! Fear not, only believe (Luke 8:50).
Faith is not feeling. In the worst circumstances, faith frees us from fears paralyzing effects. We overcome.
Tell me if you are blessed. REINHARD BONNKE
February 4, 2010
Their Need creates a Need in us
People need the gospel, and their need creates a need in the heart of God: He needs to send us with the
gospel. He knows we must be born again, and He cant just sit down on His throne and do nothing about it.
That would be completely contrary to all He has ever done. God knows our need and is under compulsion
to meet it.
Likewise, if we who are made in Gods image know about the hungry in the world, we need to do
something about it. Their need creates in us a need to help the needy. If you and I have plenty, then we
cannot merely stand by and watch our neighbors die of starvation. The same is true of spiritual food. Our
spiritual need lays a compulsion on the heart of God; our attitude toward others should be the same.
When Jesus said, You must be born again, it meant that He also had to say almost immediately, The Son
of Man must be lifted up (John 3:14). He used the same word, must. Our need becomes His need to meet
our need. Jesus lived under a constant sense of the imperative will of God. He must save because we need
to be saved. He said, I have other sheep, sheep that must be saved. I must bring them also (John 10:16).
February 2, 2010
Power-Network is open to all!
Faith is like a power-wiring system. Faith is not power in itself, but it links us with the power network of
heaven. We can switch on no matter who we are. In our homes, we put the lights on, or start up a domestic
appliance whoever we are. Nobody comes through and demands, Who are you? What right have you to
use our power? Spiritually, it is the same. The power, blessing, and promises of God are open to all
without question, rank, qualification or anything whatever. The only thing we need is faith. Trust in Jesus.
Good Morning from Florida. REINHARD BONNKE
February 2, 2010
THE PARADOX OF FAITH
Many books are on the market to exemplify and build up faith. Nevertheless the greatest is the Bible the
book of faith. It is the handbook showing us how faith operates, and also it gives us the faith we need to
operate. Faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God (Romans 10:17).
Now comes the paradox. We also read that The word which they heard did not profit them, not being
mixed with faith in those who heard it (Hebrews 4:2). We need faith to read the Word, but we need the
Word to get faith. However, that little problem can be solved. Faith flows into the hearts of any who are
open to it. Let the cynic remain a cynic, but the spiritual law is that faith brings faith, as Romans 1:17 says
from faith to faith.
This is the principle which Jesus explained: Whoever has, to him more will be given, and he will have
abundance; but whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him (Matthew 13:12).
The spirit of unbelief sours the soil, and kills the seed of the Word.
"The loss of wealth is much;
The loss of health is more;
The loss of Faith is such
That nothing can restore."

We believe the Word of God! Not so? REINHARD BONNKE
February 2, 2010
God is calling
The purpose of Scripture is to show us God and inspire our trust in him. The Bible is a manual of faith in
God that has been given to us so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work
(2 Tim 3:17). It is Gods voice in the burning bush calling out to us as he called out to Moses urging us to
surrender our questions and doubts, abandon our misgivings and go forward with him. The path will open
up as we walk, just as the sea opened up before Moses. God calling you! REINHARD BONNKE
January 31, 2010

UTTERLY DEPENDABLE
History, as recorded by human authors, naturally reflects their outlook on life. The Bible is Gods summary
of events; it presents the divine view of things. It is UTTERLY DEPENDABLE; as Psalm 119:160 says, all
[Gods] words are true. The Bible begins with an end and ends with a beginning, God ending the work of
creation and beginning a new heaven and a new earth. Let's utterly depend on God's Word. It's worth it.
REINHARD BONNKE
January 30, 2010

The Great Mark of Gods Character
If we are going to be full of faith, then God must be faithful. The faithfulness of God is the great mark of the
Divine character. The Old Testament people rejoiced in the Lord for His faithfulness, and sang of it in
their Psalms. We do not read of ancient Israeli people having faith, but they are described as trusting
God, or calling upon Him and obeying Him. The word faith was applied to the Lord He kept faith with
His people.
The faithfulness of God meant that He did not change from what He said He was. He was faithful in
Himself. He never deviates from what He had been, a God of integrity, always Himself, constantly the
same. Whatever He did, it was always consistent with what He was. He never did anything out of
character. Whatever He did was He. That faithfulness meant people could trust Him at every stage of their
lives.
This has tremendous implications for Christian believers. What Jesus was when He went to Calvary, when
He hung on the Cross, when jeered at by enemies, and when He rose again, that is He. That is Jesus. It
always was and always will be. He is the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world (Rev. 13:8), and He
is the same Lamb John saw seated on the throne of glory.
Today, He is still just the same Christ that hung on the Cross for us. His love did not burn out in that one
great effort of those bitter hours. It did not exhaust His goodwill. We preach Christ crucified (1 Cor. 1:23).
What He did on the Cross is what He is now. What He was, bleeding, torn, and riveted with iron to the
wooden cross, He is now, crowned with glory, and seated upon the central throne of all creation.
He is the one who dwelt in the burning bush, the God of goodwill. The character of our God is
incomparable. The God of faithfulness is the one in whom we can trust, the One who will do us nothing but
well. That is what He is. There is none beside Him. Shout Hallelujah! REINHARD BONNKE
January 30, 2010
The no-alternative-Gospel
The character of God is seen in Christ and in His Gospel. In all our crusades, the Gospel glory proves to be
matchless. Vast multitudes come to us because their own religions offer so little. The Gospel of Christ offers
everything. Signs accompany it, wonders, marvels of salvation and conversion, miracles of healing. His
Light and truth lighten the future and illuminate eternity. Evil spirits are expelled. Christ gives immunity
to spells, curses, and all the works of the devil (1 John 3:8). In our crusades, we are dealing with the
Supreme God of all gods, and millions recognize the fact. What Paul preached, we preach: Christ died for
our sins according to the Scriptures, and that He was buried, and that He rose again the third day
according to the Scriptures, and that He was seen by Cephas, then by the twelve. (1 Cor. 15:3-5).
Our message is not theories or ideas capable of being disputed. We preach Christ, a fact as much a part of
everyday existence as the sun shining in the sky.
We should have faith in a God like that. It would be a crime not to do so. He is more than worthy. Love so
amazing, so divine, demands my life, my soul, my all. Morally, there is no alternative. Blessings,
REINHARD BONNKE.
January 29, 2010

THE RIGHTEOUS JUDGE
Only God could save us. If He had not bothered, we would perish. He is the only one that in the end we
have to reckon with. What He thinks about us is all that matters. If He condemns, what does any other
opinion matter? If He does not forgive, it doesnt matter who else forgives us. The Supreme Court may
acquit us or the offended party may say I forgive you, but there is still God to face.
Sinners will stand eventually before the Judge as naked as Adam and Eve taking to their heels in Eden.
How will they cover themselves? With the fig leaves of printed tributes, obituary notices, testimonials? The
approval of the whole world, applause, honours and medals are nothing. Thank God for so great
salvation, that there are the garments of salvation, the most expensive ever made, becoming visible at
Calvary.
Jesus, Thy blood and righteousness
My beauty are, my glorious dress.
Midst flaming worlds in these arrayed
With joy shall I lift up my head
This spotless robe the same appears
When ruined nature sinks in years
No age can change its spotless hue,
The robe Christ gives is ever new.
Are you blessed? REINHARD BONNKE
January 29, 2010

Out and About
I was invited to speak at a certain seminary about evangelism. My heart and spirit burned and I just let
fly. After I left, the Dean stood up and said my dear students, youve just seen an evangelist in action. He
moves in the Outer Court of the Tabernacle, but we here at College, are in the Holy of Holies, behind the
veil, in intimate worship. This is what a student reported to me later on. I couldnt believe my ears. Has
the Dean never read in Matthew 27, 51 what actually happened? The veil of the temple was torn in two
from top to bottom; and the earth quaked, and the rocks were split. The veil no more existed! The God of
the Temple had become the God of the whole world. He was no more restricted to the Most Holy Place. HE
WAS OUT AND ABOUT. He is there with you and He is here with me and He said I will never leave you
no forsake you. Blessed? REINHARD BONNKE
January 28, 2010

Dashing Hopes?
Someone said we should not pray for the sick to be healed in the name of Jesus, because it would raise
false hopes. If we should not practice divine healing because some are not healed, then the same applies to
medical doctors. After all, almost everybody in the cemetery has seen a doctor first. But who uses the
objection against doctors? God has filled our hearts with love for the suffering and faith that the Gospel of
Christ is the same now as it was for Peter and Paul. They shall lay hands upon the sick and they shall
recover (Mark 16,18), Jesus said. We see it a million times confirmed. Dont let the doubters get you down.
Keep trusting Jesus! Understood? REINHARD BONNKE
January 28, 2010

CROWN INSTEAD OF COFFIN
What an assurance, that life need not fizzle out, but bring a crown! In the Bible a crown is always
figurative for reward. The crowning reward is in Christ. Whether we are in Him, or we stay out. The
choice is ours. We decide our destiny; either to die in our sins or to die in Christ, to end either with a coffin
or a crown, years of effort buried with us or translated into endless reward. God told Abraham Do not be
afraid, I am your very great reward. (Gen 15:1) This is the greatest rewards of all. Lets go for it.
REINHARD BONNKE
January 27, 2010

There must be a response
Faith is much more than just knowledge of Christ. There must be a response to that belief system. Do we do
what we believe? If we believe in a seed, we plant it and patiently wait for it to grow. A man who owns an
airplane but wont risk flying is contrary to a pilots character. And believing in God without expectation
that He will really do something is contrary to the entire Bibles message. Faith is appropriation. Lord I
believe Blessed? REINHARD BONNKE
January 27, 2010

Faith doesnt come in sizes like suit jackets
Lets not confuse faith with virtue. Faith is there. Faith is just faith. Virtue is developed. Faith doesnt come
as does learning the piano grade by grade. People talk about big believers, as if believing came in sizes
like suit jackets. We can have faith even when we know we are not very good. Nonbelievers can have faith;
otherwise they could never be brought to the realization that Jesus Christ is Lord. Faith is not what we
SAY, Faith is what we DO. Doers of the Word of God are the true believers. Got it? REINHARD BONNKE
January 26, 2010

Faith is an Immune System filtering out fears (Important!)
Faith is a perfectly ordinary thing that makes us outstanding in the eyes of God. By faith it is possible to
please God, and faith is possible to everybody.
The elementary fact is that faith is power through God, His Word, and His faithfulness. Faith is built-in.
By that I mean we are born believers. If you think you have no faith, try not believing in anything or
anybodyyour wife, husband, doctor, bank, boss, baker, or chef. We put our lives into the hands of
surgeons and trust train engineers, cabbies, and pilots without thinking of faith, but thats exactly what it
is.
Stop using this faculty of faith and you would never get out of bed in the morning or step outside. You
would fancy the sky might fall down. In this world a million cobra troubles are coiled to strike, but we
carry on, usually quite regardless and confident. The Bible says, God hath dealt to every man the measure
of faith (Rom. 12:3b kjv). Christ said, ONLY believe (Mark 5:36), because we can.
Faith is a kind of immune system filtering out fears that otherwise would paralyze all activity. When it
fails we develop all sorts of phobias and compulsions. But Jesus said not to have phobia but faith. Trust
Him please. Dark clouds leave and the light of life shines. Are you blessed? Please tell me. REINHARD
BONNKE
January 26, 2010

God is as sure as the dawn...
Gods word is positive. True faith is positive. It is not pro-tem, just for the time being. Passengers dont
mind an aircraft pilot being dogmatic. They hope he is, especially about their destination. If he isnt dead
sure, passengers fear they will end up dead, for sure! In life we want our destination equally guaranteed.
Who really thinks it is a virtue to be doubtful whether they will land in hell or heaven?
Dogmatic is not really the right word. We have the assurance of salvation. Bible language is always
that of a sure and certain hope. We know is a typical New Testament expression. We can be sure, and it
should not be called cock-sure. Saying the sun will rise tomorrow doesnt make us dogmatic nor cocksure. To be sure of Jesus is no more cock-sure than being sure of the dawn tomorrow. God is as sure as the
dawn. If not, nothing is sure. What He is, He will be. What He did, He will do. The common Christian
testimony is that of the apostle Paul: I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to
guard what I have entrusted to him for that day. Are you blessed? REINHARD BONNKE
January 26, 2010

The Odor of Love
A prostitute once came tripping into a banquet, eyeing up the men. Jesus was there. Their eyes met. She,
the used and dirtied harlot. He, divine love incarnate. The ancient miracle again began. Wonder swept
over her, catching her breath, as if she had glimpsed the shores of some warm Promised Land across the
wild cold waters of her life. Surprised by joy, music within her, no ear had ever heard, she wept with relief,
stooped, kissed Christ's shoeless feet. Her reddened lips and tears mingled with rouge and mascara
marking His pure flesh. She gasped - had she defiled Him? She must wipe off such stains. With what? Her
hair, her glory and seduction. Then from the folds of her dress she produced the most expensive of her tools
of trade, kept for the wealthiest of her lusting clients - richly perfumed ointment. She covered it thickly
over His feet. It sanctified it, and her. Fragrance permeated the whole house, the odor of Gods eternal
love. It reaches us, today. Yes, JESUS TRULY SAVES! Reinhard Bonnke
January 26, 2010

Dangerously Fascinating
Was Jesus Christ boring? He was national news. When Pilate handed Christ over to a death squad it
wasn't for spreading gloom and hopelessness. He was too dangerously fascinating, created too much
excitement. "All the world has gone out after Him said His jealous enemies. "The common people heard
Him gladly." The police came to capture Him but were captivated by Him.
They explained "Nobody ever talked like this Man."
Jesus? If its HIM who saves, all He does is wonderful. He came to bless, not to disfigure. He left no trail of
depression, no holier-than-thou humbug. Despite the cynics: people who turn to Him are a lot better off
than those who don't. That's not debatable. It is obvious, unless we keep our eyes shut. Are you blessed?
REINHARD BONNKE
(Please tell 10 of your friends about my FB Page they will be blessed also.)
January 24, 2010

The steep road flattens as we travel
I remember first travelling from Germany into Switzerland and came to the soaring barrier of a
mountain. My little car seemed to tremble. I stood overwhelmed. Then I noticed a constant sparkle across
the face of that imposing mass. Through binoculars I caught the twinkle of hundreds of vehicles tracking
back and forth on the zigzag roads, slowly climbing up and up, conquering the steep heights till task
accomplished. God declared Every valley shall be raised up, and every mountain and hill made low; the
rough ground shall become level. Isaiah 40:4. The road that looks steep ahead flattens as we travel. That
is how life is as we depend on God. Agreed? Good Morning from Florida. REINHARD BONNKE
Reinhard Bonnke and Daniel KolendaReinhard Bonnke and Daniel Kolenda
January 23, 2010

Giving does not impoverish God
and so we wonder how can he be an example of bold sacrifice or action in anything? Risk cannot be part
of his omniscience. What could he do that would be bold? Well, of all stories that is the strangest and most
wonderful. God is love and love makes him vulnerable because love is always exposed to hurt. His vast
love could receive vast injury. And that is what happened. God gave all he had. He gave his Son and his
Son was crucified: This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning
sacrifice for our sins (1 John 4:10). Isnt that amazing? Blessings, REINHARD BONNKE.
UgepUgep
January 21, 2010

The Bigness Syndrome
Those who met Jesus were infected with his bigness syndrome. Zaccheaus spent an hour with Jesus and
his rocky heart splintered into shards of excessive generosity. Perhaps some today might have cautioned
him about letting enthusiasm run away with him, but Jesus did not. A woman poured perfume on his feet
(Luke 7:38) and he defended her. In Bethany (Matthew 26:6) another woman emptied the total contents of
an alabaster jar of very expensive perfume on his head. It was her most saleable asset, her nest egg, but
she did not think it was too much to give. Nothing is really extravagant where love, or God, is concerned.
That woman kept nothing in reserve, just like the widow whom Jesus watched putting her whole livelihood
into the offertory. Perhaps some are secretly puzzled that Jesus praised these excessive acts but his way of
life overflows and floods the narrows and shallows of self-centred existence. Jesus wants the world to be
filled with whole-hearted folk, servers and givers who do not think of the cost. Shall we be part of it?
REINHARD BONNKE
Ugep/NigeriaUgep/Nigeria
January 20, 2010

Gods Nature and Gods Fire
Gods role as deliverer and His nature of fire cant be separated. When God came as fire, He came as the
Deliverer, first to demonstrate on a vast scale His power to set people free, no less than taking every slave
out of Egypt in a nick of time.
The Lord speaks all through time. His language to Israel for centuries was as their hope of deliverance. I
am the Lord, thy Saviour. I, even I am the Lord, and beside me there is no Saviour. We turn the Bibles
pages and the glockenspiel of bells chimes, I am come down to deliver. They chime freedom, release,
liberty, the end of captivity, of bonds, of defeat, of slavery! Are you blessed? REINHARD BONNKE
Jan 19, 2010 Arrival of CfaN in the streets of Ugep/River State/Nigeria.Jan 19, 2010 Arrival of CfaN in the
streets of Ugep/River State/Nigeria.
January 19, 2010

Has fire got a sell-by date?
The Fresh Fire of Heaven? Well, I cant imagine stale fire! Can fire have a sell-by date? Can the fires in
Gods heart flicker wearily and need stirring up? What an absurd thought!
The fire of heaven cant be second-rate, used fire, second hand, worn, losing its quality. There is no such
kind on this earth, nor in heaven. God has only one kind of fire - fresh fire, bright, flaming, leaping, brand
new fire. The fires of His heart dont grow tired; God is never old and bored. He is not tired and manages
with yesterdays fire, or anything shoddy, make-do. The Psalmist said A fire goes before Him, fire is his
chariot, and flames leap up as the ground trembles under His tread.
Let us understand that if you talk of God you talk of fire, for Our God is a consuming fire (Heb 12,29).
Instead of speaking of fresh fire Id rather say Our God is an ever-fresh consuming fire. God bless you.
REINHARD BONNKE
Fire Conference, Abuja/NigeriaFire Conference, Abuja/Nigeria
January 18, 2010

God Honors Faith
In our cities hundreds muster in parades to display their pride in only their sexual practice, as if it was a
heroic achievement, a major purpose in their lives. But God honours us for something rather more worthy
than our sexual prowess. The godly may achieve successes with money, social eminence, or brilliance of
mind, but God honours us for our trust in Him. We aim to please God, and without faith it is impossible to
please God. REINHARD BONNKE
CfaN Fire Conference in AbujaCfaN Fire Conference in Abuja
January 17, 2010

Mighty Arrows from Gods Mighty Bow
When Noah saw the earth desolated by the deluge, he must have been traumatised. Whenever afterwards
the skies grew dark overhead, he would need assurance. God said I do set my bow in the cloud and it shall
be a token of a covenant. The rainbow is the flag of God, the seven-coloured royal standard. No icon, no
regimental colours, no empire symbol could match that!
The word bow in Genesis 9:13 is the same Hebrew word as a bow for arrows a war bow. What a warbow, spanning the whole horizon! What mighty arrows it must shoot when God goes into battle. The Lord
will march out like a mighty man, like a warrior he will stir up his zeal; with a shout he will raise the
battle cry and will triumph over his enemies. Isaiah 42:12.
The rainbow is not a mere phenomenon of beauty but a Divine reminder of Gods archery. There was a
rainbow round about the throne and out of the throne proceeded lightnings, Gods mighty arrows. (Rev.
4:3,5). No wind can blow a rainbow away. No devil can switch it off. The battle belongs to the Lord. We all
suffer lifes storms when ominous blackness fills our skies, but that arching splendour of prismatic colour
in the rain cloud, seen with our mortal eyes, is the objective standard of God to reassure us. Gods rainbow
is His love bent to the world - and you and me. Blessed? REINHARD BONNKE
January 16, 2010

God confronts everyone by the gospel
The gospel of God introduces the God of the gospel. It is not just a doctrine, but God is speaking about
Himself. God tells the world about Himself through those who preach the gospel. Evangelism means: we
are not merely propagating theological doctrine, but are representatives of Christ, His ambassadors.
Moreover, God confronts everyone by the gospel. It brings men and women to the judgment bar of God,
calling them to account for their sins, and giving them the opportunity to repent. If we like it or not, the
gospel itself has that imperious note. Good Morning from cold Germany. REINHARD BONNKE
January 15, 2010

OTHERS COME FIRST
Imagine this: A disciple present at Christ's feeding of the five thousand takes bread from Jesus' hands, feels
hungry, slips behind a shrub, and uses it to make his own lunch. No disciple did this, of course; otherwise
the people he should have cared for would have left with empty stomachs - about 5,000 + of them. The
bread would not have multiplied. The twelve portions, which Christ broke, met 5,000 needs and there was
plenty left if the disciples were hungry, but ... others came first.
The Gospel is given with the understanding that it must be shared. The obligation to feed the multitude
with the Lord's provision rests with us as much as it rested with the disciples. "Give ye them to eat!"
(Matthew 14:16). Christ's last word to Peter was "Feed my sheep" (John 21:17). Blessed? REINHARD
BONNKE
January 14, 2010

An assault upon the integrity of God
Unbelief may seem almost natural but the Bible describes human nature as fallen and faulty. Christ sent
the Holy Spirit to expose unbelief for what it is, an assault upon the integrity of God. But Divine grace,
salvation, restores spiritual sensitivity and re-directs our human instinct towards God. Faith is not a
mental exercise to believe what we know is not true. It is not believing something at all. Faith is trust in
God. Believing is always in Jesus Christ. Got it? REINHARD BONNKE
January 13, 2010

Hooking the load to the lifting machinery
get a grip on it and tried to heave and pull what difference would you make? There would be no difference,
and it wouldn't help.
resurrection. "He's got the whole world in his hand". Do you think you take the load off His shoulders and
do a kind of Hercules and Atlas exchange? Does God have omnipotence and then need a little bit extra
from you? Jesus said He had ALL power. That's surely enough! You may just as well leave it to the power
of God. "Cast your burden on the Lord."
Him, and hook them to the lifting power of the Holy Spirit. The gospel is the power of God to lift all the
world. There is power, plenty of power. Jesus said so. Understood?
Blessings, REINHARD BONNKE
PS. This FB Page will soon also appear in the GERMAN language. BALD AUF DEUTSCH.
Planet Shakers Conference/AustraliaPlanet Shakers Conference/Australia
January 13, 2010

The Gospel limited or unlimited
The Holy Spirit goes into action only when you preach the Word of God. HE CANNOT BLESS WHAT YOU
DON'T SAY. If you preach Christ as Savior He will bless that truth. If you only preach a limited Gospel,
you have limited results, happiness, or peace, or Christ as God, or as a friend, that is all the Holy Spirit can
bless. But preach Him as a Savior - that's our job, and preach Him as a miracle Christ - a deliverer from
sickness, addictions, fear, hang-ups, and the Spirit will confirm that word. How can the Holy Spirit
confirm a word you do not preach? If I say to you your pastor is married he can confirm that, but he can't
confirm he just had dinner, because I didn't say that. God will confirm only what I say about His Word.
When I preach "Jesus saves heaven will hurry to confirm. When I say "Jesus heals the Holy Spirit will
reply. PROCLAMATION COMES BEFORE CONFIRMATION! God's Spirit does not confirm a non-miracle
Gospel with healings. If I want healings I must proclaim Christ as Deliverer of body as well as spirit, a
savior from sickness as well as sin. Lets do it! YOU and I. Blessings, REINHARD BONNKE.
PS. This FB Page will soon also appear in the German language. Please take note all you Germanspeaking-folks. BALD IN DEUTSCH.
January 13, 2010

A Daily Miracle
If somebody is falling from an aircraft, it would not be very helpful to shout, Dont be downhearted; just
have faith! A parachute would be more useful!
They talk about having faith in the future. Just believe that tomorrow will be perfect and wonderful.
Why? For no known reason. That is just being hopeful. It is very brave, because nobody knows why the
future should be any better than the present. In fact, the present is not as good as the past in some ways.
Faith is trust, but tomorrow is not something to trust. Tomorrow we shall call it today, just like today was
tomorrow yesterday; it has not suddenly become brighter.
Some tell us to have faith in life. Creation is taken to be generally friendly. Life will treat us kindly. This is
perhaps the common religion with no creed, and nobody particularly to thank. It is not faith, but simply a
psychological attitude, optimism without any support. Neither the Bible nor science gives it much
encouragement. The reality is that the vast universe is hostile to human life. We live in this air bubble in
the vacuum of space on a planet full of life in a lifeless void. It is a daily miracle. Our preservation is an act
of Gods goodness. It should encourage faith in Him, not in a kindly universe.
True faith means to place confidence in something. However, that does not mean that anything at all will
do a bed of nails for example! Whatever we trust must be trustworthy. Christian faith is always FAITH
IN CHRIST. HE ALONE IS TRUSTWORTHY. Be blessed! Greetings from Florida. REINHARD BONNKE
January 12, 2010

Double Breakthrough
Four men had a literal breakthrough of faith. Luke 5:17-26 describes Christ in a house crowded with
Pharisees and teachers of the law, who had come out of every town of Galilee, Judea, and Jerusalem.
Obviously, many of them had physical troubles, and the power of the Lord was present to heal them. But
none of these religious people were healed. Then, four men brought a paralyzed man on a stretcher, and
because they could not get through the crowd, they went up the outside stairs of the flat-roofed house,
pulled apart the light coverings, and lowered the man down right in front of Jesus. Seeing their faith, he
restored this man to health. It was a double breakthrough. They broke through the roof, and they broke
through the unbelief of the crowd, which had kept them back from Christ.
That happens every time somebody is healed. It breaks through the unbelief of the world. It has to;
otherwise we will never get near Jesus at all. Believe God! It will please some people, and amaze
everybody else. Are you pleased or amazed? REINHARD BONNKE
January 12, 2010

Faith is a leap into the light, not into the darkness
Faith is a leap into the light, not into the darkness. It is a leap out of the unknown and into the known, out
of not knowing Christ Jesus into knowing Him. Believing is like a child standing where it is not safe, but
without any fear because his father is waiting to catch him. He falls on purpose to be caught.
Each of us is important to God. We are far more important to God, than all the stars of the universe. He
wants us to trust Him totally. He made us, and will take pains with us. Faith allows Him to see us through
until we rest in Him. Aren't you glad? REINHARD BONNKE
Planet-Shakers Brisbane/AustraliaPlanet-Shakers Brisbane/Australia
January 11, 2010

LIKE FATHER LIKE SON
When Jesus came, we saw what God's glory was. In this world a man's glory is what he does or makes. An
artist's glory is a great painting. An engineer's glory is a great bridge. God's glory is His works -- not just
the Shekinah, or the shattering spectacle of a trembling Mount Sinai. His glory was His labor and love,
selflessness and sacrifice, humility and obedience. Most of all, to Him the Cross was His glory, as He tells
us throughout the last chapters of John's Gospel. God the Son means God the Father. He is a not an
inscrutable Being wrapped up in Himself, a solo God, but
a wonderful Godhead,
the thrice Holy Tri-unity,
in everlasting interaction,
eternal communion,
ceaseless love and fellowship
radiating love throughout all Creation.

When we believe in the name of Jesus, we believe all that is in it. A child can name His name to begin
mighty events. The Son of God became the Son of Man.
It was God's experience only. We cannot enter into it. More than His becoming Man is the overwhelming
fact that He died as Man. God experienced death. The "Prince of life" tasted death for all men. Blessed?
REINHARD BONNKE.
January 11, 2010

FAITH WIRES US UP
Believing in His name is the same as believing in Him because His name crystallizes what He is.
In the Psalms, the name of the Lord is spoken of in the same terms as He, Himself. I will extol You, my
God, O King, exalts Psalm 145, And I will bless Your name forever and ever. I will praise Your name
forever and ever. Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised; And His greatness is unsearchable (Vs. 13). See also Psalms 20:1, 113:1-3, 115:1.
Faith in the name of Jesus activates in us His passion and death. Faith wires us up to the finished work at
the Cross, and what Jesus did FOR us is done TO us. We become what He did. His travail brought spiritual
sons to birth. It is that spiritual "shift" or dynamic transference of believers into the position of Christ.
"God. . . made us alive with Christ . . . and God raised us up with Christ and seated us with him in the
heavenly realms" (Ephesians 2:5, 6). We are clothed with His holiness. "The Lord is my righteousness"
(Yahweh Tsidkenu). REINHARD BONNKE
January 10, 2010

Made famous by faith...
FAITH is the only currency accepted in the Kingdom of heaven. The church has often courted the wealthy
and powerful in Gods kingdom. The truly great are those poor in the eyes of the world (but) rich in faith
(James 2:5). They are Gods Somebodies. He has big business to transact but only with believers. His
purposes are rather greater than those of politicians. When God wrote a roll of honor He never mentioned
one king or an emperor. Every golden name was a man or woman made famous by faith. (Hebrews 11).
Believers are Gods begotten children. The natural abilities of these men and women were not the qualities
of greatness. They were ordinary people. Only faith made them extraordinary. By faith the elders
received a good report - nothing else. Faith is the new notation from which they composed songs of
triumph no one else could sing. Please tell me if this blesses you. REINHARD BONNKE
January 9, 2010
Eternally Valuable
longer live for themselves. (2 Cor 5:14-15. Understood? REINHARD BONNKE
January 8, 2010
A finger pointing to the Living Christ
Evangelism is good news, not cold doctrine. It is a finger pointing to the living Jesus Christ, who is the
same yesterday, today and forever (Heb 13:8). Yesterdays newspaper is history, but Jesus is the Today
Figure, the greatest in history, doing more and affecting more people than any other man on earth at the
present time. The press and broadcasting thrive on bad news; they do not want the gospel and leave the
masses in ignorance of what Christ is doing. But He is still good news. It is left to us, people anointed by
the Holy Spirit, to bring the evangel to the world and to go on doing it. Go into all the world and preach
the Gospel to all creatures. (Mark 16,15) Lets do it! REINHARD BONNKE
January 8, 2010
Locked IN and locked OUT
When Noah built the ark, he had local helpers whom he paid. They accepted the money but not the
invitation to enter and perished. Only the eight members of Noahs family did and were saved.
Yes, it is possible to help build Gods Kingdom today, yet never enter it. A sobering thought, isnt it?
The hand of God finally locked the door. The same hand that locked Noah and his family IN had locked the
rest of the people OUT. I willedbut you willed not. Be blessed today and Good Morning from Florida.
REINHARD BONNKE
January 8, 2010
No Dark Mysteries
The Gospel is not to make us gloomy, morose and sad, or to dress us in black. It doesn't take the sparkle out
of our eye. Those in heaven have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb of God,
and they sang Knowing God doesn't mean penetrating dark mysteries. "God is light and in Him is no
darkness at all." God dwells in light, not in obscurity and clouds. Christ has come to banish night. He said,
Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness but will have the LIGHT OF LIFE.
That is the Gospel - light, sunshine. It sparkles like a jewel. It brings joy and dancing, singing and
gladness. It is dawn, not sunset. Preaching the Gospel opens the curtains and lets the sunshine in. The
Jesus we preach is a radiant Lord, the Lord of resurrection, not of death. The house where He enters soon
has no dark cold corners. He wants to bathe the whole world and heaven in splendor. He clothes our
planet with life, and He wants men and women, now in darkness, to become life and light filled. Revelation
says "The city does not need the sun or the moon to shine on it, for the glory of God gives it light, and the
Lamb is its light. Tell me if you are blessed. REINHARD BONNKE
Jerusale: UPPER ROOMJerusale: UPPER ROOM
January 7, 2010
The Gospel light is not just a BETTER light - it is the ONLY light
John 3:19. "This is the condemnation that men loved darkness rather than light." Romans 1:21. "Their
thinking became futile and their foolish heart was darkened". People are either in darkness or in light.
That is how God sees the world. In Christ we are in the light. Without Christ we are in darkness. The
Gospel light is not just a BETTER light. It is the ONLY light. Being wise and good does not bring the dawn.
Only God can bring the morning.
There can be degrees of light and darkness, of course -- brighter light and deeper darkness. But spiritually
people are either in the dark or in the light. Light and darkness won't mix. Scripture says, "What
communion has light with darkness". When it comes to spiritual things, the differences are bleak and
clear: we are either lost or found, in Christ or out of Christ, saved or perishing, alive to God or dead to
God, forgiven or not forgiven. God has no twilight world of the half-alive, the half-saved, the half-found,
people half in Christ or half-forgiven. We are exhorted to TURNfrom darkness to light. (Acts 26,18).
Blessings, REINHARD BONNKE.
January 5, 2010
When we limit God
Whatever power God gives us it is subject to faith. ALL power is available, but it operates or is limited by
our faith. There is no point in praying for more power, more Holy Spirit. There is one Spirit and He is allsufficient. He does not come in degrees, but in fullness, according to your faith be it unto you. The
limitation is not in God He comes to us in fullness. We limit God. Nowhere in Scripture is power spoken
of in degree. There is one all-sufficient power.
The Holy Spirit can be grieved and quenched, but not by the world because the world hasnt got the Spirit.
Only Christians can grieve the Spirit, and that is by unbelief, because unbelief ties the hands of God.
Without faith it is impossible to please God. Understood? REINHARD BONNKE
January 4, 2010
The Royal Standard
The Baptism in the Spirit is a physical and spiritual event (1 Cor. 6:19), with a spiritual and physical sign.
The Spiritual sign is fire, fervency. The physical sign is speaking with tongues. We do not get the baptism
of the Spirit BY speaking with tongues. It is only a sign. It is like the royal standard on Buckingham Palace
showing that the queen is in residence. The Queen is not in residence SO they can put the total standard at
the masthead. It is there BECAUSE she is there. Genuine Tongues are a sign that the Holy Spirit is in
residence. Blessed? REINHARD BONNKE
January 3, 2010
Glorious Confrontation
The glory of Jesus was the confrontation with all wickedness and evil on the cross. In the Cross of Christ I
glory, towering over the wrecks of time. Some see Christs teaching as His glory. Others see His matchless
life as His glory. Others see the Church as His glory. He could glory in all His works the heavens declare
the glory of God. Every star glitters with His glory. The firmament shows His handiwork what an
exhibition!
But the glory of my Lord is not gold, but His precious blood. His tears in Gethsemane for me are diamonds.
Those beads of sweat and blood upon his brow are a crown of rubies. Christians have only one thing to
boast about A CRUCIFIED REDEEMER.
Thats our Gospel. Our message is JESUS not success, music, academic brilliance, politics, and church
buildings. It is JESUS. Any success that does not stem from the Gospel of Christ crucified is false success.
Any song that has no relation to His Cross, is an empty jingle.
Keep me true, Lord Jesus, keep me true. Theres a race that I must run, there are victories to be won. Give
me power, every hour, to be true. Blessed? REINHARD BONNKE
CfaN Gospel Crusade in Ibadan/Nigeria, Nov. 2009CfaN Gospel Crusade in Ibadan/Nigeria, Nov. 2009
January 3, 2010
Gods competency and goodwill
Personal relationships cannot exist without faith. Friendships are formed by mutual trust. God invites us
to relate to Him as a friend. As the Bible says, without faith it is impossible to please God. With 7847
counted Divine promises the Bible assures of Gods competency and goodwill. We may know what
somebody was in the past, but for what they will be we can only trust them. Knowing what God has done
assures us of His character. But the future is a matter of trust. The Bibles central verse and message is: It
is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in man. Psalm 118:8. Blessings, REINHARD BONNKE.
January 2, 2010
SERVING SONS
In Luke 15, 19 the Prodigal Son pleaded with his father make me one of your hired servants That is the
only request the father rejected. He had many servants, but only two sons. The father wanted his son back.
The difference between a Servant and Son is this: both work hard and for long hours, from morning till
night. Only at night the dissimilarity becomes apparent. The servant goes and asks for his pay the son
not. Why not the son? Because the son knows something the servant doesnt. He knows that the day will
come, when all what belongs to his father will belong to him.
Do we serve Jesus Christ just as a servant - for instant reward, recognition and a constant pat on the
shoulder? Or are we sons who know that an incorruptible and undefiled inheritance that does not fade
away is reserved in heaven for us? (1Peter 1, 3-5). Let us not be man-pleasers but God-pleasers. Blessed?
REINHARD BONNKE
Greetings from IsraelGreetings from Israel
January 1, 2010
Our KING will never be succeeded
All anointing-pictures in the Bible point to Gods anointed King, our Messiah, or Christ, who would reign
for ever. People set the years by Israels kings, but they all died. Our King lives for ever and no king will
ever succeed Him. We count our years from His reign. It is now the year of our Lord, Anno Domini, 2010.
David reigned for forty years and left the throne to Solomon. But our King has not left His throne to
anyone. He is the King Immortal, and said I am he that was dead and behold I am alive for ever more.
Happy New Year! You are blessed. REINHARD BONNKE
December 31, 2009

2010 - THE HOLY SPIRIT IS HERE FOR THE BEST AND THE WORST OF US
The Holy Spirit has not come to create a cozy atmosphere in a church. We do not draw him into our
services by creating the right atmosphere, regardless of whether that is quiet and subdued or noisy and
exuberant. The Holy Spirit does not need to be attracted, invoked, persuaded or baited. He is not a
reluctant or indifferent visitor but, following his own will and desire, he comes to take up residence.
The apostles were not praying for the Holy Spirit, but he came, invaded the place; any atmosphere they
might have experienced together was blown away, invaded by a rushing mighty wind (Acts 2:2, NKV).
The Spirit is the atmosphere of heaven itself and heaven comes down here with him. He is the pneuma, the
wind of heaven blowing through our stuffy traditions and stagnation. We may sing Welcome, welcome,
Holy Spirit, but he does not come because of our welcome. He is no guest, no stranger invited in for an
hour or two. He is the Lord from heaven and invites us into his presence. Where there is faith and the
Word, he finds his natural environment.
The Holy Spirit does not choose the strong and the capable, although he does not ignore them either.
However, his purpose is to give strength to the weak and needy, the little folk who think little of
themselves. Their weakness attracts his power, his all-sufficiency and life-giving dynamism. He comes for
the best and for the worst of us, the Fathers promise sent by the Son. What a gift! Blessed? REINHARD
BONNKE
Greetings from Jerusalem - Andrew Colby, Reinhard BonnkeGreetings from Jerusalem - Andrew Colby,
Reinhard Bonnke
December 30, 2009

2010 THE ISSUE OF ONE HOUR
This issue of an hour was very important to Jesus. He walked the world for about 33 years, but He
always spoke of His hour. It is that one hour which the world has never forgotten. Christ said to the
authorities arresting Him, This is your hour, and the power of darkness, but they were totally ignorant of
the role they were playing. Their hour was also Christs hour to glorify His Father. Christs hour runs like
a thread in the texture through the Gospel of John. (John 2,4; 7:30; 12:23; 12:27; 13:1; 17:1.)
Who has not had their hour? Think of GOD and His hour! He had made the universe, invented stars,
shaped the vast wheeling systems and flung them into the night sky. He did that! How could He talk about
His hour? On earth as Man He cast out devils, stilled the whistling winds, and brought the mighty
monster of the raging sea to heel like whipped hounds and raised Lazarus. What hours! But He still talked
about His hour as if these times were not to be mentioned in comparison.
What then? One day he walked into a room, met his twelve disciples, talked about His death, and called it
His hour, not His last hour, as when people say I thought my hour had come, but the hour that was the
peak glory of all His living activity. Hallelujah, what a Saviour. 2010 shall be a year of eternal value for
each of us. Be blessed in spirit, soul and body. With all of my love, REINHARD BONNKE.
December 30, 2009

Meaningful
The New Testament words for time include one for duration and the other for a point in time. For
duration, length of time, the word is chronos. For a point in time, a special day or hour, the word is kairos.
Scripture speaks much more about kairos special times, than about chronos, time itself. When the
fullness of the time was come. God sent forth his Son made of a woman. Galatians 4:4. God came into time
at a special time and brought time to the full. The Timelessness One entered time and made one ordinary
day the greatest in the history of the human race. Thats the birthday to celebrate! We can relate to it. His
coming involves us in greatness. He gives sparkling life to our drabbest days, and makes them occasions.
He gave the fishermen of Galilee the greatest fishing day of their lives, and then piloted them in new
fishing grounds the nations of the world. He swept them along in His own victorious and redeeming
manifestation. Allow Him to turn your chronos into kairos in 2010. Greetings from Israel, REINHARD
BONNKE.
December 29, 2009

In Whos Hands is your Time?
Jesus told the story of the wealthy farmer who decided to retire do nothing at all except eat and drink. His
soul did not cry out for the living God. There was no spiritual highlight in his calendar. He kept his times in
his own hand, or so he intended, but God said This night your soul shall be required of you (Luke 12,20). It
illustrates the old saying that man proposes but God disposes. The last word is with God ALWAYS. It
makes sense to let the Lord handle things from the start. My times are in your hands. Each day brings us
the trivialities of our mortal life. But put this dull stuff into Gods hands, like common clay, and see what
He makes of it! He makes everything beautiful in His time. A blessed New Year 2010 to you. REINHARD
BONNKE
December 28, 2009

A thistle-harvest makes no bread
Commonplace obligations take up our time, eating, working, and sleeping. But for some, they take over
their lives. The ordinary cares of life can become thistles, which smother the living seed of the Word of God.
A thistle harvest makes no bread. Many bury their heads in the flat land of merely existing, while the
thrusting business of the Kingdom of God moves ahead without them. We must eat to keep alive, but alive
for what? To keep on eating?
Bunyan pictured a beggar scraping in a filthy corner while an angel is waiting to give him a glittering
crown. We know the answer: We are reapers of God's eternal harvest. It is harvest time! This day is the
Day of Salvation! Let us continue to trust and obey our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. This concerns us all.
REINHARD BONNKE
December 27, 2009

Quality Time
The Bible is not very interested in length of time. It focuses on particular times, scenes and events. The
greatest time was when Jesus came. The moment when Jesus was born, the moment when Jesus died, or
rose - in fact any moment of Jesus was no "pinprick". It changed eternity. What counts is when God makes
our day, not longevity. A day in thy courts is better than a thousand (Psalm 84:10). A blessed New Year
2010. REINHARD BONNKE
December 27, 2009

The Unique Gospel
The oppressed need the Gospel to bring them liberation, salvation, to end hostilities and to stop bloodshed.
It is even more urgent than economic aid and charitable concern. It is urgent anywhere, east or west,
north or south. I give what God gave me and find it is wanted. Hundreds of thousands gather, eager,
hungry to hear about this Jesus. They are brought up with their cultural beliefs but they dont know a
name by which people can be saved, only JESUS. Jesus breaks down the walls, making friends of the
friendless, the social pariahs, making them all one in Christ.
The subject of comparative religions is studied, but I find no comparison. Only Christians talk about grace.
Prayer may be universal but Christian prayer is a different thing. We are not using formula words to
please some distant deity, but have a live link with God -- bold, confessing sin and receiving forgiveness
with joyful assurance. Accepted! Jesus saves! That is the great Christian word for all classes worldwide.
Christian preaching also is unique. It is not lecturing on religious ideas and questions but activating the
power of the Holy Spirit through preaching the Word of God. The Holy Spirit blesses whatever is said
about Jesus. That is His commitment. If we preach Jesus HE is with us. Also in 2010. REINHARD
BONNKE
Port Harcourt/NigeriaPort Harcourt/Nigeria
December 27, 2009

Golden Future
Job said When he has tested me I shall come forth as gold (Job 23,10). Testing does not make gold. Fire is
not alchemy to create precious metal, it only smelts and releases it. The gold within Job would come forth
as pure humanity, the image of His Maker. It is there, but in the state of ore. God means to get rid of the
dross, the devil-stuff, the falsehood, the soul-trash. He wants us transparent as gold. God never gives up.
He made man in His own image and likeness but sin distorted it like a face reflected in disturbed water.
Yet He perseveres. Hell recover that image, bring out the pure gold. We all have a glittering future. It does
not yet appear what we shall be (1 John 3,2). For those God foreknew he predestined to be conformed to
the likeness of His Son (Romans 8,29). Nothing could be greater than that. Be blessed. REINHARD
BONNKE
My wife Anni and I at Christmas 2009My wife Anni and I at Christmas 2009
December 24, 2009

Unto us a son is given (Isaiah 9,6)
Family get-together at Christmas is a wonderful time, but it is only a picture of what is to come. When
Jesus the Son comes home what a reunion that will be! What a gathering! What a party, what feasting,
what joy! Nobody who belongs there will be missing. Every born-again child of God will meet our great
elder brother, the Son of all sons, face to face. The celebrations will go on forever. It will be the greatest
family get-together of all time. Have a little foretaste this season. Merry Christmas. REINHARD BONNKE
December 23, 2009

That is what Christmas means
The prayer of the people of God used to be Oh, that you would rend the heavens! That you would come
down (Is 64:1). They felt as if the skies were impenetrable, sometimes as if God were cut off from earth by
a cast-iron firmament. There were fleeting visits of the Spirit of God, rare occasions, like sunshine
breaking through the clouds. But when Jesus came, the heavens were torn apart forever. Never before had
ordinary, sinful men and women seen the hosts of God and the landscape lit by dazzling splendor from
heaven. A door had opened and heavenly light streamed down to earth. In the prophetic Psalm 24, the call
is, Lift up your heads, O you gates and the King of glory shall come in (Ps 24:9). The gates of earth
opened and the King of glory came in, and dwelt with us.
Nobody can close those gates, or shut up the open heaven. When Daniel prayed, the heavens were not open
and the messenger of God had to fight his way through the barrier of spiritual powers. Things are no
longer like that. Jesus has conquered all such opposition. He opened a new and living way to God. He
returned to God, ensuring that way was still open, and then the Holy Spirit was poured upon men through
the opened skies.
That is what Christmas means. No more beating on closed doors, but an open heaven, angels ascending
and descending freely, our prayers reaching the throne of God unhindered, and the Holy Spirit constantly
pouring upon us like sunshine from a cloudless sky. God is with us Immanuel. Merry Christmas.
REINHARD BONNKE
December 22, 2009

Wet but full of faith
Peter shouted to Jesus Tell me to come to you on the water! Jesus replied with one word: COME
(Matthew 14,29). He didnt say Peter come, just come, which means all 12 apostles could have jumped.
Christ was more careful in John 11,43 when on the cemetery he called Lazarus come forth! If He hadnt
called Lazarus by name, it would have emptied the whole graveyard.
In Matt. 11,28 Jesus says COME TO ME ALL Here is a personal come for you and me. Of the 12
apostles only one jumped Peter. With it Peter had rung the bell with the Lord. Well, he got wet in the
process, but he had learned to trust the Lord. As I type these lines, I feel this is a very special word for
someone bogged down half his life. Dont let the new year be like the old. Dare to jump! Dare to trust Him!
Cmon, jump into the strong arms of Jesus. You shall not die but live and declare the works of the Lord.
December 22, 2009

Christmas Angels
Those heavenly hosts seen in the Bethlehem skies at the birth of Christ what did they really understand
about it all? Speaking of salvation Peter said Even angels long to look into these things. (1.1:12). The
Greek word suggests great spirits bending over to see. The picture is of angels gazing over the manger
amazed, wondering what their Lord and King was doing there.
My thoughts have been with the Christmas angels. They belonged to heaven and were there when the Son
of God left and they accompanied Him. What was heaven like when He had gone? They saw Him open the
door and step out into the sinful murk of a world scented with hate and greed. Scripture describes Christs
nativity in terms of unmatched sacrifice, of Gods loss. His loss would be heavens loss also.
But speaking of angels, in Scripture God never sent an angel with a Gospel proclamation. The closest was
the Annunciation. Gabriel the archangel declared Mary would have a son and His name would be Jesus,
because he will save his people from their sins. Matt.1:21.
Nevertheless, wouldnt they do the job of evangelism better than us, being such impressive personalities,
greater in power and might than any mortal? (Psalm 103:20, 2 Peter 1:11). If Gabriel led a host of dread
celestial powers to descend on our cities wouldnt he soon compel the world to receive the Gospel? Five
hundred times they are mentioned in Scripture, often as bringing messages. So couldnt they come with the
Gospel?
The answer is no for very good reasons which we will look at further along, but the fact is that God has
always called earthlings to spread the word, not heavenly intelligences. The LORD announced the Word
and great was the company of those who proclaimed it. In front are the singers, after them the musicians.
With them are the maidens playing tambourines. Praise God in the great congregation. There is the little
tribe of Benjamin leading them, there the great throng of Judahs princes and of Zebulun and Naphtali.
Proclaimers. Those are the servants God depends upon. I like the wide variety but equality of the
proclamation, from young girls with tambourines to princes. It certainly implies that carrying the Word is
a responsibility to be taken very seriously.
Now it is Christmas and that day itself spells out even more clearly, in global, even cosmic language, that
the Word is for the whole world. What a word it is! God the Son breaking into human affairs! It eclipses all
news, and is something to be talked about, everywhere for ever. Merry Christmas! REINHARD BONNKE
December 21, 2009

Flick the Switch
Many believe in the work of the Holy Spirit! They preach about it. They rejoice when things happen, but
they never get around to practicing faith for themselves. They are longing for the power, but never put the
plug into the socket. They never flick the switch, and therefore they never tap into the spiritual power
lines that are humming night and day. All those human explanations, plausible reasons, generally known
sayings, negative teachings, and religious hair-splitting destroy the conductivity of the Word of God.
Many know the biblical truths, but never experience them for themselves.
It is quite possible for the divine power lines to be severed by human thinking. The Bible gives the following
warning, but the word which they heard did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in those who
heard it (Hebrews 4:2). The Bible is given precisely to create faith in its own truth, the greatness of God.
Read it! To sing in church, How great Thou art is ridiculous if a single molehill is not moved, and every
mountain triggers alarm. Trust in God is the power-switch! 2010 shall be different for you. It shall be your
power-year! Blessed? REINHARD BONNKE
December 20, 2009

Family Planning
Christmas is really a birthday party, a celebration of Christs nativity. We dont know the actual date of
Jesus birth, but it doesnt matter 25 December is as good as any other day. If we can have national
holidays for saints, battles and victories, we certainly should do a bit of rejoicing about the birth of the
greatest person ever born.
The great prophet Isaiah spoke the above words 750 years before Christ was born and they were fulfilled
when Jesus came. Each Christmas we can say, Unto us a son is given. That is what Christmas is about.
And what a Son He turned out to be! Nobody else had a birth like His, absolutely nobody and I am not
just thinking of the virgin birth. Jesus Christ was born because He wanted to be born. Nobody else has ever
chosen to be born, because people like us have never had that kind of choice! Jesus was not the result of
family planning. He planned His birth Himself with the Father in heaven.
The Son of God knew what life with us would be like and yet He wanted to come to be with us. He came to
a primitive home in a crude age, in a dirty and primitive village, with basic food and hard work, and knew
that He would be cruelly executed. Why on earth should He want to be on earth and endure and suffer
such a life?
The answer is that He wanted to be our Son just that. He was determined to join the human family at all
cost. He called Himself by only one title, the Son of Man, identifying Himself with the human race. Isaiahs
words Unto us a child is born express solidarity with us. Even more, Jesus went for total involvement,
being numbered with the transgressors (Isaiah 53:12). Again and again the Bible uses two words: for us.
He did not choose to be born for His own benefit, for anything He could get out of it for Himself.
Everything He was and could do was absolutely and only for His family. He drew His very breath for us,
for the family.
Its a little lengthy today. Good morning from beautiful Jakarta/Indonesia. Be blessed, REINHARD
BONNKE.
December 18, 2009

J E S U S is the alphabet of God. It spells everything from Alpha to Omega
The name of Jesus spells everything. It is Gods alphabet, from Alpha to Omega. We believe in Jesus.
Dogmas and creeds are for our heads but Jesus goes for the heart. He said I am the Way. Some seek a
path to God, but Jesus made His own path to us. He crossed the mountains of our hostility and wickedness,
came out of the world of light and plunged into the darkness of death, for us. He arrived at Bethlehem.
Christmas Day is the jewel-day of the year. Have a very merry Christmas. REINHARD BONNKE
December 18, 2009

Jesus never had to apologise, never confessed any sin or needed to repent
The Gospel of Matthew (1:1) begins by calling Christ the son of David and the son of Abraham. Both
David and Abraham had very special sons, but they were disappointments. The true Son of Abraham was
not Isaac but Jesus; the true son of David was not Absalom or Solomon but Jesus. This is the Son who is
not a disappointment. Fathers failed, and their sons failed also, but not this Son. He came to lift the family
of man to a new level.
Jesus never needed to go to a psychologist or a counsellor; He was never at the end of His tether. Jesus
was never fed up, never had a nervous breakdown, never suffered a trauma, and never had a burn-out.
Jesus never had to apologise, never confessed any sin or needed to repent. He met every situation with
absolute poise and perfect reaction. What a Son to be proud of! We can hang on to Him. He became a Son
for us. Because He lived like that, we can live! We do not just get by, scrape through, rowing hard,
struggling all the way, but can sail under a full sail. With a Son like that we can face the music even when
we dont like the tune. Jesus says, Because I live, you will live also (John 14:19). Be blessed! REINHARD
BONNKE
December 18, 2009

Be carried into the miracle-zone
Feeding the Five Thousand: The disciples dared to do something that looked ridiculously impossible
starting to distribute a handful of breadcrumbs (Matthew 14). They could have stood beside Jesus and
done nothing, or prayed for him to do something somehow. That would have been so familiar. People pray
for the Lord to work when what he wants is for us to work. What use is it going to one prayer meeting
after another to pray for power if you never do anything that needs power? What good is it to spend
twenty-four hours a day in prayer if your prayers are steeped in disobedience and unbelief? We can give
way all too easily to the fear of failure, the devils constant temptation. We try to be logical about the small
piece of bread we have. Unfortunately, that will not get us very far; faith does not come by logic. You do
not need a university degree in theology to believe. Omnipotence only flows through hands that distribute
bread. Obedience is the vehicle, which carries believers even timid ones into the miracle zone. Are you
blessed? REINHARD BONNKE
December 17, 2009

Dont soft-pedal the Gospel
The Judean Christians were the first persecuted converts, but Gentile converts inherited the same buoyant,
determined spirit. 1 Thess 2:14-17 says the Thessalonians imitated the believers in Judea and endured
persecuted which was intended to keep us (them) from speaking to the Gentiles so that they may be saved.
It didnt work! The devil had still a lot to learn about true born-again believers. When their enemies
howled, the believers crashed out the Gospel music double forte; there was no soft-pedalling for them. Paul
the veteran evangelist preached heaven and raised hell, but didnt flinch, nor retire, not even when
everybody was in uproar. The major industry of the Kingdom of God is world conquest, perpetual
aggression against the evils of the Enemy. Usually peoples object in war is only survival, but the Christian
object is not survival but if necessary die to win it. If necessary they always have and always will. Be
blessed. REINHARD BONNKE.
Just arrived in Jakarta/Indonesia.
December 17, 2009

Have a wonderful Christmas! You may as well God wants you to have it!
Jesus, as a Saviour, stands alone. When Peter said There is no other name given under heaven whereby
we might be saved, it was a categorical statement of an undeniable fact, not a contentious assertion.
The politically correct fanatics object to the Christian proclamation that Jesus is the only way to God. But
it is simply true. When Christ said No man comes to the Father but by me He was talking about a God
that nobody else knew or talked about. God was a Father never before imagined. Nobody knows about
that God except Jesus who alone reveals Him. When we say the way to God is through Jesus, it is to His
Father, not the limited deities and human conceptions others introduce, but that wonderful God Jesus
revealed.
Christmas is different, a festival like no other. No other religion has such a time as Christmas. What it
celebrates is not a doctrine, or an obligatory observance, or traditional ritual. It is a spontaneous burst of
hilarious joy coming from a revelation of the wonderful, glorious, God and Father of our Lord Jesus
Christ.
What a God He must be to be the God and Father of Jesus! And what a Son He is! What a Saviour! The
LORD Jesus Christ is whatever we read of the LORD our God. Be glad in the Lord and rejoice!
Have a wonderful Christmas! You may as well God wants you to have it. REINHARD BONNKE
SingaporeSingapore
December 16, 2009

Nobody ever crowned Jesus, except with thorns
Augustus was appointed as sole emperor by the authority of the Senate. However, Jesus needed no Senate,
no presidential campaigning, and no electors. Jesus never became King He had been King from the
beginning of time. In other words, He was already a king when He was born. Before Him nobody had ever
been born king, and nor has anyone since. Earthly rulers only become king and receive royal authority
when they are crowned. Nobody ever crowned Jesus, except with thorns. In fact, in a strange reversal of
earthly logic, there will be a coronation day for those who live for Christ (2 Tim 4:8). Jesus will crown
them, but they will never crown Him. He derives His authority from nobody. He is what He is allsufficient, El Shaddai. He told the disciples, You did not choose me, but I chose you (Jn 15:16). He did not
come as a candidate for a political position and we are not His acceptance committee.
Luke drops a bold hint in Acts 17:6-7. In Thessalonica certain people complained that the disciples were
turning the world upside down acting contrary to the decrees of Caesar, saying there is another king
Jesus (Acts 17:7). There was! With far more to offer mankind than Caesar ever had! Blessed? MERRY
CHRISTMAS. REINHARD BONNKE
Greetings from SingaporeGreetings from Singapore
December 13, 2009

God became visible in Jesus Christ
Wanting a God they can see has led people to vast mistakes. People have made God in their own image,
which the God of the Bible is certainly not, and which is also contrary to the second commandment (Ex
20:4). It has led to idolatry and the setting up of images.
However, that is where the Gospel steps into the picture. This God did become visible in Jesus Christ. He
became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,
full of grace and truth" (John 1:14). That verse comes from Johns Gospel, which is all about seeing. In the
first chapter alone there are 18 references to seeing. John writes about knowing as seeing. He wrote a
letter which began: That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with
our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, concerning the Word of life" (1 John
1:1). Yes, this is our Jesus. Merry Christmas. REINHARD BONNKE.
(The response to my last post has overwhelmed and blessed me. Thank you so very much. I love you and
pray for you. Today I am on my way to Singapore. RB)
Rev. John Darku at a Fire Conference in Nigeria.Rev. John Darku at a Fire Conference in Nigeria.
December 12, 2009

Sudden Return
A Farmers son went to war. Years passed. The son kept writing regularly long letters to his parents. The
problem was that they could hardly read and just managed a few lines per day. Suddenly a knock on the
door: the son was back. We didnt know that you were coming home the parents exclaimed. But didnt
you read the P.S. in my last letter? he asked. No, they hadnt come that far.
There is also a Post Script, a PS, in the Bible. Its in the handwriting of Jesus. Read the last words in the
book of Revelation SURELY I AM COMING QUICKLY. (22,20) Even so, come Lord Jesus! Blessed?
December 12, 2009

Some think of faith as money, a good thing if you have some.
Believing is not beyond anybody. I am not made that way, they plead, but we all are. Some think of faith
as money, a good thing if you have some. Faith is not what you have, but what you do. We can all rise to
the heights if we want to. Who wants unbelief? It is a dead-end-road, the way to no land, no water, and
no love. To get out of it, turn around. In Bible language repent, decide to believe instead of not believing.
Doubt is deadly. Choose to live. Repent, and believe in the gospel (Mark 1:15). Have a blessed day.
REINHARD BONNKE
December 11, 2009

A million Candle Power
When Paul the apostle was preaching in an upstairs room in Troas there were many lamps" there (Acts
20:8). The Bible writers have a way of saying that kind of thing and yet convey a spiritual truth. There
were two kinds of lights there, the oil lamps, and the room full of Christians who were the true many
lamps.
That is what believers are. For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord (Ephesians 5:8).
Believers are stars; unbelievers are black holes from which light never escapes. Faith makes us children of
God without fault in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom [we] shine as lights in
the world (Philippians 2:15). REINHARD BONNKE
December 10, 2009

Bubbling Spirit
One morning Jesus walked along the edge of Lake Galilee and beckoned to a few local fishermen. He said,
Follow me (Matthew 4:19). At that moment, everything began for them. Everything had only been fish,
and then it became people, action, and changing world history, with ever-increasing faith, ever-increasing
effects.
Jesus did not call them, you, or me, to switch off our smiles and to wear sackcloth. It was not to turn
people into religious fanatics. He was not so conventional Himself! The disciples caught His bubbling
spirit, which challenged the stuffy establishment. He showed them new things, especially faith and love,
and by them they conquered the world. The New Year a new beginning for you? Jesus is calling.
December 9, 2009
We are Gods exhibits - testimony to His talents
Christians are not self-made. "We are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works" (Eph.
2:10, NKJV). The word "workmanship" literally means "product." We are His products. The new men, the
new women we have become were created "in true righteousness and holiness" (Eph. 4:24). The supreme
Sculptor has fashioned us for all to see. We are His exhibits - testimony to His talents.
We are called to a ministry of declaration. The Holy Spirit within us is the Spirit of witness, of testimony,
and witness is His specific work (see John 15:26). The gift of the Spirit is not given for us to play power
games. His power shapes and forms us to be creatures of His purposes, not our purposes, as Revelation
4:11 (KJV) makes clear: "Thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created."
We are called to an eternal sense of destiny. What God has made us places upon us an obligation to fulfill
the purpose for which we were formed. Our attitude should be that of Paul: But when God, who set me
apart from birth and called me by his grace, was pleased to reveal his Son in me so that I might preach
him among the Gentiles, I did not consult any man. Be blessed. REINHARD BONNKE
Nnewi, NigeriaNnewi, Nigeria
December 9, 2009
The Word of God makes a man a prophet, not a mere pulpit performer.
A preacher has only one task: to preach the Word, as Paul said to Titus. Preach the word; meditate in the
word at all times (day and night), get your message from the word. Say what it says. Never be selective,
adjusting the gospel to suit the public taste.
You will never be short of ministry as long as you are full of the Word of God. Read it when you cannot
study it. It is not the deep things, dug up by going through a whole reference library, but the simplest
statement, which can set you on fire and ignite others as well. Throughout the world, the need for the
ministry of the Word is apparent. There are plenty of preachers with stories, jokes, thoughts, psychology,
charming speeches, and good advice.
The Word of God makes a man a prophet, not a mere pulpit performer. Understanding of the Word is
vital. Any man or woman who gives themselves to teaching and preaching this Word will find multitudes
of hungry people waiting, like fledglings in a nest.
Most of all, the power of God is released through the preaching of the gospel; it is the power of God to
salvation for everyone who believes (Romans 1:16). Every time it is preached, it creates. It is a wonderful
moment when the Holy Spirit acts, as He is bound to act. There is no need to prove Scripture. It will prove
itself.
A very good morning from Florida - and God bless. REINHARD BONNKE
December 8, 2009
Hello Truth-Seekers!
People talk about the search for truth. But what do they mean? If they dont know what truth looks like,
how can they find it? They wouldnt recognise it even if they fell over it. How can you find something if you
dont know what it is? How could the police search for a lost person without identification?
The Bible doesnt talk about truth as if it floated around in the sky somewhere. It only handles things that
can be handled - realities. In fact when it uses the word truth it puts it the other way round the Bible
word for truth is also the word for real. If its true, its real.
We can say Hello truth-seekers, we have found the TRUTH in Jesus Christ, who said I am the Way, the
Truth and the Life, no one comes to the Father but by Me. The moment you do, your search is over; you
have arrived. Its for real! REINHARD BONNKE
December 6, 2009
How long does the Anointing last?
Jesus sent the disciples from the upper room on the day of Pentecost equipped with power. So - how long
did it last? How far did they get before it petered out and their tank was empty? Did they come back after
each mission to the upper room singing We want another Pentecost. Lord send the fire!?
That is something we should give time to consider. Look at Marks report - the disciples preached
everywhere and the Lord went with them confirming the word with signs. From that it appears they set off
on a life-long and world-wide mission and had all the spiritual forces they needed as reliably as the sun
rising. That is the Bible standard evangelist with an unfading anointing. Any other idea is so absent
from the New Testament that we cant miss it! Blessings, REINHARD BONNKE.
December 6, 2009
Prominence, NOT Superiority
The Hebrew prophets were lone figures. The Charismatic who prophesies is not, but is part of the
prophetic group, the church. They all know the Lord, and do not need anybody to stand between them and
God. They are God's new covenant people in a new relationship, and "know the Lord". (Hebrews 8). No
one need "enquire of the Lord" on another's behalf. The church is a congregation of equals, all knowing the
Lord, all partaking of the one Spirit. There is no conception of higher or lower, but of one body with many
parts. Some are leaders, which gives them prominence but not superiority. Those they lead are also
playing an equal role. "Office" is read into the New Testament but no such intent is there. There is function
only. "Clothe yourselves with humility towards one another". 1Pet.5:5
Greetings from Memphis. TN. REINHARD BONNKE
December 5, 2009
Gods Own and Uncreated Life
Paul used two (Greek) words for life, bios and zoe. Bios is human biological life, created life. Zoe is
Gods own life, uncreated, called eternal life. It is holy and we cant compare it as like this or that. Eternal
is a code word for a life-quality so rich that it cant die or be destroyed. Jesus said I give (my sheep)
eternal life and they shall never perish. Believers are partakers of the Divine nature. John 10:28. 2 Peter
1:4. This fullness through faith is what the New Testament is mainly about. Isnt that wonderful?
REINHARD BONNKE
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December 4, 2009
FAITH, the most basic distinction
FAITH is the most basic distinction between one person and another. The entire world stands on one side
or the other of the line of faith. There are only two different types of people not rich and poor, not black
and white, not learned and unlearned, not Jew and Greek, not male and female. None of these distinctions
really exists in Christ. God sees only believer and unbeliever. He who believes will be saved; but he who
does not believe will be condemned (Mark 16:16).
Faith is the new order. Unbelief is the old and dying order. Faith is the dividing line which runs right
through mankind. Having faith, or having no faith, are the only alternatives for our approach to life.
Fear sees just what man sees. Faith sees what God sees, and acts upon it. Faith creates action, and people
of action, like Caleb and Joshua. Unbelief keeps us tied down in a spiritual wilderness as Israel was for
so many years. Fear and doubt magnify the difficulties, making us think people cannot be won for Christ
and that the world is too strong. Without faith, we fear failure and mockery. With faith, people can be
won, and so the joy of expectation grips us instead. By faith, we move into God's fullness. Blessed?
REINHARD BONNKE.
December 4, 2009
Remolded Personality and Revoltionized Outlook
faith legs! What a victorious pathway. The Apostle Paul said The life I now live, I live by the faith of the
December 3, 2009
Unarmed goodness will overcome armed evil
It is by this fragile being called man, and by the broken figure of Christ pierced and immobilised on a cross
that God has already broken the power of Satan. He will continue to do so until victory is complete. That is
why we are so important to God. We are the key to His universal plans. Evil will be eliminated. That is
found in the famous text in Genesis 3:15 The Lord God said to the serpent: I will put enmity between you
and the woman, and between your offspring and hers; he will crush your head, and you will strike his
heel.
It means that unarmed goodness will overcome armed evil. The Lamb! By describing Christ as the Lamb
the whole story is summed up. Of all creatures a lamb is the most defenceless. It has neither horns nor
teeth nor claws, nor strength. It never would be a war time resource. Yet it is the Lamb that takes away
the sins of the world.
Christ as the Lamb is mentioned 29 times in the book of Revelation as the symbol of final victory over all
evil. Who would be afraid of a lamb? Revelation 6:15 prophesies people will be. Then the kings of the
earth, the princes, the generals, the rich, the mighty, and every slave and every free man hid in caves and
among the rocks of the mountains. They called to the mountains and the rocks, Fall on us and hide us from
the face of him who sits on the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb! For the great day of their wrath
has come. And who can stand? Rev. 13 describes the formidable alliance of ten kings backing the Beast
with power and strength. We read These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome
them: for he is Lord of lords and King of Kings. Blessings, REINHARD BONNKE.
Jalingo/NigeriaJalingo/Nigeria
December 2, 2009
The Power of an Angel
Christmas decorations show angels as sweet little babies. How cute! But when the shepherds in
Bethlehem saw the mighty angelic beings they didnt giggle; they were greatly afraid (Luke 2,9)
The Bible says that those who saw angels were often frightened. Angels are described in various ways - at
the tomb of Christ as two men in white (Acts 1,10), but on other occasions as awesome beings. John the
apostle was so impressed with an angel he wanted to worship him (Rev. 19,10).
Daniel gives us a full description. He was overcome and was sick for three days. "Behold a certain man
clothed in linen, whose loins were girded with fine gold of Uphaz: His body also was like the beryl, and his
face as the appearance of lightning, and his eyes as lamps of fire, and his arms and his feet like in colour to
polished brass, and the voice of his words, like the voice of a multitude" (Daniel 10,5).
But read Revelation 20:1-3 "An angel laid hold of the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil and
Satan, and bound him a thousand years, and cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up and put a
seal upon him". That is the power of an angel. Merry Christmas! REINHARD BONNKE
December 2, 2009
For those who die in Christ
Somebody put a Gospel advertisement in a newspaper which read like this Free, beautiful homes, to be
given away in a perfect city! With 100 per cent pure water, no light bills, perpetual lighting, permanent
pavement, nothing undesirable, everything new, perfect health, immunity from accidents, the best of
society, free transportation. Secure a contract today for the New Jerusalem. Jesus said I AM THE
DOOR. No one can enter except through Him. REINHARD BONNKE
December 1, 2009
An Insult of all Generations of Christians
So often is it said that "The world has yet to see what God can do with a man fully yielded to God". I
personally do not subscribe to that sentiment. It seems to be an insult to all generations of Christians since
Calvary, including all martyrs. Through the centuries millions have given possibly all that limited human
beings could give. Id rather put it this way: The world has yet to see the full Holy Spirit potential. Nothing
could overcome the fully mobilized army of God, equipped with the omnipotence of the Spirit and armed
with the sword of the Spirit, the Gospel. Can you say AMEN? Blessings, REINHARD BONNKE.
Ibadan. NigeriaIbadan. Nigeria
November 30, 2009

There are no emergency-arrangements in case the Gospel fails
"Teach all nations..... Jesus instructed us. There are no emergency arrangements in case the Gospel fails.
It won't! Ours is not a desperate situation, an uncertain war hanging in the balance, a struggle against
overwhelming odds. "Fear not, I have overcome the world", Jesus says. We share Christ's victory and the
spoils. God's invincible weapon, the Cross of Christ, arms His conquering army and shakes the Prince of
the Power of the Air. Our Captain never lost a battle, and never will. Be blessed - and Good Morning from
beautiful Florida. REINHARD BONNKE
PS The last seven days before Christmas, I will share special Christmas-messages. I'm sure they will bless
you - so please be on the look out.
November 29, 2009

Generalship and Fire-Power
Into all the world. Thats the marching order for the army of Christ. But what about the armys
armaments? An army without fire power is no army. Thats all an army is just the personnel behind the
weaponry. The Captain of our salvation, Jesus Christ, not only said Go into all the world, but also you
shall receive power. Fire power! And He doesnt send us on our own, making the best of it we can. He also
said Lo I am with you even unto the end of the world. Without His generalship, and without fire power
nobody need go. Thats true for you and me. Not so? REINHARD BONNKE.
(Just arrived in New York from Taiwan.)
Little Sophia and her red dress. She is our grand-daughter.

Picture: Olegsandr VolykLittle Sophia and her red dress. She is our grand-daughter. Picture: Olegsandr
Volyk
November 26, 2009

Wrestling Match with the Almighty?
It is a sad fact of our nature - a psychological fact - that our own desires can be so loud they sound like
Divine commands. Shout long enough about what we already want to do and the echo will come back
sooner or later, but it is our own voice, not the voice of God.
People talk of how they wrestled with God over a decision. Is God like that? Hardly! In fact, they are
wrestling with their own will, not Gods will. They want Him to agree. Do we really imagine we must
wrestle with God to pry a secret out of Him about what He wants us to do? Surely He would just tell us
without an all-out wrestling match with the Almighty.
After Jerusalem fell, many of the people wanted Jeremiah to inquire if they should leave the land. In their
heart they wanted to go to Egypt and meant to do so. They only wanted Jeremiah to persuade God to
approve their plans. Jeremiah inquired, and God did not approve at all. They went anyway saying
Jeremiah had lied about what God said. They ran into great trouble as a result. God had not said anything
about them leaving in the first place. It is folly to make decisions in haste and to put words in the mouth of
the Almighty.
However, there is a safeguard for all "voices" and impulses and that is the Word of God. For example,
Isaiah Chapter 8 warns, "If they speak not according to this Word there is no light in them" (Vs. 20). The
Bible claims for itself the unique privilege of being the means through which God speaks. Does this word
bless you? Please let me know. REINHARD BONNKE and happy THANKSGIVING!
November 26, 2009

Perpetual Students?
People study and wait until they are ready and then putting off getting ready. We will evangelize when it
is a good time, they say but the Gospel is for the bad time - when the world is against it. Revivals dont
come at high tide but when the church is at low water. The best way to prepare for evangelism is to do it.
Conferences, seminars, prolonged sessions even of prayer are excellent, but they can produce perpetual
students: always carrying their Bible bags and notebooks and too busy to do the job. We can think deeply
about it, but thinking plows no fields. Preach while it is day as Jesus said, for tomorrow it may be
forbidden. Do you get it? Please tell me. Blessings, REINHARD BONNKE
November 25, 2009

God emptying the treasure chest of his love for us
When God gave his Son and his Son left heaven, all angels felt it. When Jesus came to earth, he drew half of
heaven with him; the angels came along with him to Bethlehem to see where he was going to be. They told
the shepherds where he was. The angels knew he would be a long time coming back. But there was one
thing they did not know what their beloved Lord would go through down here, the poverty, the stress,
and the grief, the agony in the garden, the vicious whips of his blood-crazy foes and that Calvary agony
beyond human endurance.
Jesus told us this truth in a parable. A merchant found one fine pearl that was worth a phenomenal
amount and sold everything else he had to raise enough money to buy it (Matthew 13:45-46). This is a
picture of God emptying the treasure chest of his love for us.
Then finally that awful hour of devilish agony, hanging like a rag nailed to a tree. Shouldnt we be
thankful? What would you say? Please tell me. REINHARD BONNKE
(Greetings from Taipei/Taiwan)
Beautiful TaiwanBeautiful Taiwan
November 25, 2009

Contract signed with a pen dipped in the blood of His own Son
People have the audacity to ask, What has God done for me? What a ridiculous question God has done
everything. For a start, he gave his life for us. We exist by his care; our every breath is a sign of just that.
God is perfect and cannot forget us. He esteems us beyond price. He made us for love, for Himself, and that
is why he came to save us. He wrote the contract of our redemption with a pen dipped in the blood of his
own Son. It is absolute and sure.
What God did affects us for ever. This is something so vastly important that everybody needs to know
about it. We are all as much involved as in a family. What Jesus did on the Cross is not a fact to be brushed
aside. We may as well ask what our mother has got to do with us. We may as well ignore the sun in the
sky. He stands at the door and knock, wanting to come in. Are you blessed? Please tell me. REINHARD
BONNKE
(Please spread the news of the FB Page. Your friends will be blessed as well.)
November 23, 2009

Alpha and Omega - a complex and fathomless revelation
God says I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the ending. We can rattle off that text, but it is
a complex and fathomless revelation. It assures us straightaway that nothing begins without Him. The
Psalmist said of Zion All my springs are in you. He did not mean Zion City itself was a spring, but that in
Zion was the unfailing flow of Gods presence. Today He is as present as greatly in any city as He was for
the Psalmist in Zion. He is as near to us in Orlando as in Jerusalem.
Whatever the Bible says relates to us in some way. God doesnt tell us anything at all merely to feed our
curiosity and to provide technical information. What he reveals about Himself is for us to apply and work
with. He tells us He is The Alpha, the beginning, so we can benefit and make the most of it.
guesses. Gods ways are eternal, not repetitive. When our lives are tied in with His, we are carried along in
His purposes as He sweeps from the eternal past to the eternal future. Tell me this short Word blesses you.
Love, REINHARD BONNKE.
(I love writing for you. May I please ask you for a favor? Would you inspire ten of your friends to join my
FB NOTES. They will be blessed also. Thank you in anticipation.)
Hong Kong again. We are leaving tomorrow for Taiwan.Hong Kong again. We are leaving tomorrow for
Taiwan.
November 23, 2009

Christians are not mousy people
Don't tell me that being a Christian believer turns people into bovine, unglamorous, dull and mousy
people. You don't bury yourself when you come to Christ - you are buried until then, but He performs a
resurrection on you. Was Jesus a sad humorless character, meek and mild and always on the defensive,
with His back to the wall? NOT MY JESUS! Nor the apostles! Was Paul a little twittering mouse? Singlehandedly he challenged a thusand years of paganism in Europe. There was more life in little Paul than in
all the Roman army.
A brave man? Not at all. He describes himself as trembling and nervous when he walked into the major
city of Corinth. The Christian has another way. The opposite of fear is not fearlessness or courage, but
FAITH. "In what time I am afraid I will trust and not be afraid."(Psalm 56,3)
Bravery would have been ridiculous for Israel. It would have meant their tackling the finest army in the
world and they didn't have a sword among them. Bravery would have been foolish bravado. They had a
higher form of strength - FAITH IN GOD. This is my recommendation to you today. Will you accept? Tell
me please. Blessings, REINHARD BONNKE.
November 23, 2009

LOVE RIGHTSand more
Who really was this God, whose words burned themselves into the very rocks? He identifies Himself, and
establishes His rights to give commandments. He has love rights: I am the LORD your God, who brought
you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage (Ex 20:2). That is who He is! His laws are love
laws. The God who is a consuming fire (Deu. 4:24) is also a consuming fire of compassion. He had come
down to deliver an ungrateful rabble of slaves from servitude. He was set only on giving them nationhood
and a new country. Such a task would make great demands on His inexhaustible patience.
When God created man, He knew the outcome of that creation. The God of all knowledge knew what would
be. The first man ever born would murder his brother. However, God had a master strategy.
It would begin with Eve, and continue with all women. Their very instinct would be pre-programmed.
Within their nature would be planted a mothers heart, the purest form that affection can take. It is an
affection, which never seeks reward. It would filter through to the family and set protective standards.
Then the great secret plan of God would slowly begin to develop and unfold, through all the ways and
woes of Israel. Finally, it would be unveiled in the Son of His bosom. For God so loved the world that He
gave His only begotten Son (John 3:16).
Gods own image in man was the image of love, until the storms of sin ruffled the waters, and the reflection
was distorted. But God was not outwitted. He invested all that He had for everyone who ever lived. The
Gospel was His heart, a revelation of troubled anxiety for His creatures. Does this bless you? Please tell
me. REINHARD BONNKE
Greetings from beautiful Hong Kong
Picture: Andrew ColbyGreetings from beautiful Hong Kong Picture: Andrew Colby
November 22, 2009

God's great love was not an emotion but a Person, His Son!
Jesus came. He breached the barrier and reached the untouchables. His coming lifted the share value of
human beings to infinity. We are the most valuable creatures God ever made because they cost God His
Son who also gave Himself for us. God expended upon us His great love, (Eph 2: 4 KJV). That great love
was not an emotion but a Person, His Son, and God loved us with Him. What else could we ask for, what
higher tribute can we pay ourselves than to receive Him? Welcome, Lord Jesus. Does this bless you? Please
let me know. REINHARD BONNKE.
November 20, 2009

Results of Gospel Campaign in Ibadan/Nigeria, Nov 11-15, 09
We just received the good news from our African Crusade Director John Darku that during last weeks
Gospel Campaign a total of 1,088,694 souls responded to the call of salvation and completed a Decision
Card. Evangelist Daniel Kolenda ministered three and I two nights. Many glorious healing-miracles
happened as well. The Fire Conference had up to slightly under 100,000 registered participants. These
results have a mighty long-term effect and thousands carry the concept of power-evangelism into every
corner of the world.
Yes, Jesus saves. He spoke of other people and said Them also I must bring John 10:10. That MUST
sounds astonishing. Is Jesus subject to compulsions? The truth is He MUST save because He must. He is
like that. It came from His own spontaneous compassion and love. Unsolicited grace and pity brought
Christ the Son of the Father to Calvary. To enter Hell we would have to step over His wounded form,
broken on the Cross. Saving the lost is His business, His priority. No spur-of-the-moment-compassion like
passing by and dropping coins into a begging-bowl. He seeks and saves sinners praise the Lord. Thank
you for your love and support.
November 18, 2009

DO NOT FLEE!!!
Whilst Nehemiah was restoring Jerusalem, he was urged to hide from his enemies. I like his reply: Should
such a man as I flee?I will not! (Neh 6:11) Are the people of God, the blood-bought sons and daughters
of the Kingdom, to give way to bluster and threats? Gods people are not given a spirit of fear, but of
power and of love and of a sound mind (2 Tim 1:7). Should such a people as we are, flee? Never! Do you
agree? Tell me. Blessings, REINHARD BONNKE.
November 18, 2009

GOD INVENTED JOY
God invented joy - God, not comedians. God gave us the faculty to laugh - God, not the Leno-Comedy
department. God gave us color and beauty - God, not the Impressionists. Being saved doesn't mean
gathering up enough stamina for a twice-on-Sundays-in-church endurance test. No church-service
would be an ordeal if Jesus led it. Monotony is not a Divine invention. Something's wrong if worship is a
yawn. We're in reverse gear. "Saved" people LOVE - love God, love people, love God's Word, love to
worship, and love life. Is that true? Please tell me. Blessings, REINHARD BONNKE.
(Good morning from Hong Kong)
Makurdi/Nigeria Gospel-CrusadeMakurdi/Nigeria Gospel-Crusade
November 17, 2009

Jesus Christ was dangerously fascinating
HE was national news. When Pilate handed Christ over to a death squad it wasn't for spreading
hopelessness. Jesus was too dangerously fascinating. He created too much excitement. "All the world has
gone out after Him said His jealous enemies. But, "The common people heard Him gladly."
Police came to arrest Him - but were captivated by Him. They explained "Nobody ever talked like this
Man." JESUS SAVES!
Jesus? If its HIM who saves, ALL He does is wonderful. He came to bless, not to maim. He left no trail of
depression, no holier-than-thou humbug. Despite the cynics: people who turn to Him are a lot better off
than those who don't. That is not debatable. It is obvious, unless we keep our eyes shut. THIS IS THE
JESUS WE LOVE AND ADORE. Do you agree? Please tell me and spread the news about my FB Notes to
your friends.
PS We just arrived in Hong Kong from Nigeria. Please pray for us. LOVE, REINHARD BONNKE.
Fire Conference in Ibadan/Nigeria. (Daniel Kolenda preaching).Fire Conference in Ibadan/Nigeria.
(Daniel Kolenda preaching).
November 16, 2009

Jesus changes trivialized and smothered existences
Nobody is a "fan" of something they know nothing about. An open mind is not to be confused with one
empty of information. "Saved", "born again"? Why should anybody want to be "saved or "born again"
unless they understand it? Seven out of ten who don't believe in the Gospel dont know what it is they don't
believe in! No info, no sale. "I don't like it because I've never tried it."
Millions do try it, however, and are interested, very much so! Jesus makes people sit up, like the young
man He raised from the dead at Nain. Effort? What, to rise from the dead? To be saved? Yes, but it is
Christ's effort. JESUS SAVES! What could ignorance of the Gospel do for them? To know Jesus and the
power of His resurrection life could change their trivialized and smothered existences. Please tell me if you
can say AMEN to that and let your friends know about my FB Page. Blessings, REINHARD BONNKE.
PS. Right now my team and I are flying from Lagos/Nigeria to Hong Kong.
Praying for the written-out prayer requests in last Sunday's gigantic meeting.Praying for the written-out
prayer requests in last Sunday's gigantic meeting.
November 16, 2009

Ibadan Gospel Campaign Nov 14, 2009 FINAL NIGHT
We have just returned from the last meeting of this Gospel campaign here in Ibadan, Nigeria and we are
all on cloud-nine. The attendance peaked tonight at 500,000 priceless souls, each one eternally valuable
because Christ sought them in pain, blood and love. He wants them, even at the cost of the death-rack of
the cross. The title deeds of His purchase are in His hands - His wounds. If we were sensitive to such
extremities to seek and save the lost, would we want anything except what He wants?
Christ love compels us, because we are convinced that one died for all, and those who live should no
longer live for themselves. (2 Corinthians 5:14-15)
Have a look at the incredible picture attached! The crowd seemed almost endless. The Gospel was received
with great joy and then came the miracles. Can you rejoice? Please tello me. REINHARD BONNKE.
Charged with the Power of the Holy Spirit. A crowd of 500,000 people.Charged with the Power of the Holy
Spirit. A crowd of 500,000 people.
Mighty healings through the hand of Jesus. Evangelist Daniel Kolenda in action.Mighty healings through
the hand of Jesus. Evangelist Daniel Kolenda in action.
Praying for tens of thousands of prayer-requests. Reinhard Bonnke with microphone in hand.Praying for
tens of thousands of prayer-requests. Reinhard Bonnke with microphone in hand.
November 15, 2009

Comparative Religions
The business of comparative religions is really the business of contrast. There is little to dovetail. Take, for
example, the founders of Islam and Buddhism. They professed to be no more than channels. Mohammed
talked of his visions. Buddha talked of his enlightenment. Jesus did neither. He never claimed to be a
prophet. He said He was what they all prophesied about.
Christian truth is not a series of statements, or a code of ethics, or a program of religious observances.
Jesus is the truth. Christianity is Christ. There is no need to attack any other religion. There is no need to
attack anybodys way of life either in the west or east or north or south. All we need to do is simply to let
them see for themselves what Jesus really is. As the Bible puts it, we need to encourage them to taste and
see that the Lord is good (Ps 34:8, NKJ). Jesus always wins the day. People can say nothing against Him.
Nobody else saves and heals, expels devils and fills people with joy. ONLY JESUS! Are you blessed? Please
tell me. REINHARD BONNKE.
Ibadan/NigeriaIbadan/Nigeria
November 13, 2009

Moses Mighty Rod
Jesus said, Therefore go! What is that therefore there for? It means that we go because He has all
authority. We go by His authority. He didnt tell us He had all power just for our collection of facts or for
an essay on theology. It was for the most practical purpose possible. His power is there FOR US. He told us
about it so we could draw upon it. My bank statement tells me what money is in the account. It tells me
what I can do, what my resources are. The statement of Jesus tells me what my resources are. I can draw
upon the Bank of Heaven. I know what I can do. I can GO, carrying Divine authority.
Knowing that Christ has all authority is not just information, but we should have to study and learn.
Doctrine is important, but it should lead to action. Learning is not a substitute for action. A Ph.D. wont do
instead of Gods power. A university education does not qualify you to preach, unless you draw upon that
spiritual bank account. The anointing, not the honors degree breaks the yoke. By My Spirit, says the
Lord. God can use anything we have, but unless He does use it, it is not much use. Jesus said, Without me
you can do nothing. Moses was a shepherd. He only had a rod. It was all right for shepherding sheep. But
God used that rod in an awesome way. By it He defeated the armed might of Egypt, and Moses became the
shepherd of a whole nation. THIS IS OUR GOD! Tell me if you are blessed! Greetings from
Ibadan/Nigeria. REINHARD BONNKE
Ibadan/Nigeria: This lady spread out her garment for car to ride over. "Hosanna, blessed is he who comes
in the name of the Lord."
Picture: Olegsandr VolykIbadan/Nigeria: This lady spread out her garment for car to ride over.
"Hosanna, blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord." Picture: Olegsandr Volyk
November 13, 2009

Heaven is always open
When Jesus ASCENDED to heaven, He went through the gate of glory and left it open. Ten days later the
Holy Spirit DESCENDED through the same opening (Acts 2:1-4). When Stephen was martyred he said
Look! I see heavens open and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God. (Acts 7,56) That Gate
was STILL OPEN five chapters later and has REMAINED OPEN EVER SINCE. We need NOT pray for an
open heaven ever again. IT IS OPEN!!! Do you get it? Please let me know. Greetings from Ibadan/Nigeria.
Be blessed. REINHARD BONNKE.
PS. Please let your friends know about my FB Page.
John and Veronica Darku, Andrew Colby, Evangeline van den Berg, Daniel Kolenda, Reinhard Bonnke
and Rebecca Kolenda - on the CfaN-platform lst night, Nov. 12, 2009.
Picture: Olegsandr VolykJohn and Veronica Darku, Andrew Colby, Evangeline van den Berg, Daniel
Kolenda, Reinhard Bonnke and Rebecca Kolenda - on the CfaN-platform lst night, Nov. 12, 2009. Picture:
Olegsandr Volyk
November 13, 2009

HEAVEN IS FOREVER OPEN
When Jesus ASCENDED to heaven, He went through the gate of glory and left it open. Ten days later the
Holy Spirit DESCENDED through the same opening (Acts 2:1-4). When Stephen was martyred he said
Look! I see heavens open and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God. (Acts 7,56) That Gate
was STILL OPEN five chapters later and has REMAINED OPEN EVER SINCE. We need NOT pray for an
open heaven ever again. IT IS OPEN!!! Do you get it? Please let me know. Greetings from Ibadan/Nigeria.
Be blessed. REINHARD BONNKE.
PS. Please let your friends know about my FB Page.
John and Veronica Darku, Andrew Colby, Evangeline van den Berg, Daniel Kolenda, Reinhard Bonnke
and Rebecca Kolenda - on the CfaN-platform lst night, Nov. 12, 2009.
Picture: Olegsandr VolykJohn and Veronica Darku, Andrew Colby, Evangeline van den Berg, Daniel
Kolenda, Reinhard Bonnke and Rebecca Kolenda - on the CfaN-platform lst night, Nov. 12, 2009. Picture:
Olegsandr Volyk
November 11, 2009

AWE-STRUCK BY THE PERSON OF JESUS
In the Gospels people were awe-struck by the person of Jesus whenever they met Him. When that woman
of the streets walked in and saw Jesus, she was shocked! She had loved many men, and then she saw Him.
The purity, which she felt, that greatness, filled her soul with deep yearnings. She stood and poured out her
inexpressible confusion of life in hot tears which, to her horror, fell on His feet, as if she had polluted that
sacred Person. She hastily tried to dry off those unclean tears and could find nothing with which to do it
except her lavish hair. Never had she had such an experience she was looking into the eyes of the infinite
Son of God. He was all that mattered He was the End, the Peak of life, and she had found Him. Her
lovers were empty wrecks, her old life a discarded earthenware pot. Glamor? There was no other glory
now, only that of Christ, her Saviour. Thats Him, Jesus, our blessed Redeemer! O, what a Savior Please
tell me, if you love HIM. REINHARD BONNKE
(Share this note with your friends. I am sure they will also be blessed. Greetings from Ibadan/Nigeria. The
Gospel Campaign begins tonight. I keep you informed.)
Greeting the people in Ibadan's Roads. Daniel Kolenda and Reinhard BonnkeGreeting the people in
Ibadan's Roads. Daniel Kolenda and Reinhard Bonnke
November 10, 2009

Mighty hands will grab Satan
Do you remember the story of Athaliah and Joash in 2 Kings 11:1-17? That wicked woman set out to
murder the entire royal family, but one son was saved as a baby, and he became a type of Christ. When he
was older, Jehoiada the priest brought back that royal son, Joash, and ousted the murderess.
She turned up one day to discover armed men confronting her, trumpets blowing, and the people rejoicing,
with a prince revealed whom she had thought she had done away with and killed. Athaliah was taken
prisoner, and paid for her crimes with her life.
We read that a mighty angel will lay hold of the dragon, that serpent of old, who is the Devil and Satan,
binding him and casting him into the bottomless pit, shutting him up and setting a seal on him, so that he
should deceive the nations no more (Revelation 20:1 3).
Then we shall see the King in His glory. The trumpets will sound, the people rejoice, the true King will
reign in mercy and understanding JESUS, the Lamb on the throne. The very One the devil tried to
destroy at Calvary, the royal son, the One so many do not know is there and who many say does not exist,
will be revealed in all His ancient glory, the King of Kings and Lord of Lords. Will you rejoice with me?
P.S. (Please see pictures).
The Excecutive Governor of Oyo State, HE Otunba Dr. Adebayo Alao Akala, welcomed us today in Ibadan.
Picture: Andrew ColbyThe Excecutive Governor of Oyo State, HE Otunba Dr. Adebayo Alao Akala,
welcomed us today in Ibadan. Picture: Andrew Colby
The Olubason of Ibadalana Odugade, His Royal Majesty, Oba Samuel Odulana Odugade I.welcomed us as
well.
Picture: Andrew ColbyThe Olubason of Ibadalana Odugade, His Royal Majesty, Oba Samuel Odulana
Odugade I.welcomed us as well. Picture: Andrew Colby
November 10, 2009

If we truly follow Jesus then Jesus follows us
The disciples did not just pray and sit around waiting for God to enter the field to convert the world
independently by direct contact with unbelievers. It was their job to make contact with people. They went
out into the world so that the Holy Spirit could go out into the world. Mark 16:20 (NIV) says: The Lord
worked with them. It does not say they went with the Lord. They went, and He went along. If we truly
follow Jesus, He follows us. When and where they moved, God moved also. The Holy Spirits workings go
with our workings. Natural effort releases divine effort. Not all evangelism is revival, but theres never yet
been a revival without evangelism. Man needs Gods power and God needs manpower. Got it? Please tell
me. Greetings from Ibadan/Nigeria. REINHARD BONNKE
(Please SHARE this NOTE to all of your friends.)
November 9, 2009
Gods presence is unconditional
Whatever disturbs us, we have His undivided attention. This great truth is not put together from isolated
texts, but is woven into the texture of the whole revelation of God. Psalm 8:4 asks What is man that you
visit Him? The answer lies in the question. He visits us because that is what He made us for! We are here
for Him to visit us. That is what man is. Scripture later speaks of more than a visit. Jesus said If you love
me, we will come and make our home with you. We are here to be His home people His family. Agreed?
Tell me. REINHARD BONNKE
November 9, 2009
Soft Soap does not cleanse sinners
The less we have of Jesus and the Holy Spirit, the more coffee and cookies we need to keep a church going.
The everlasting Gospel is the everlasting Jesus. Our services are not political meetings, social essays, airyfairy spirituality or transcendental moonshine. Churches are not institutions for the retired. Our
churches will either reach out or pass out. Some people talk today of 'euthanasia' and dying with dignity,
but some churches are dying OF dignity. Dignity is not one fruit of the Spirit (Gal 5,22). Passion and
dignity are not soul-mates. Its either one or the other. Soft soap does not cleanse sinners. The blood of
Jesus Christ, His Son, washes us from all sins. This is the truth to remember and proclaim. Got it? Please
let me know. Greetings from Ibadan/Nigeria. REINHARD BONNKE
Vantage-Point at Gospel CrusadeVantage-Point at Gospel Crusade
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November 7, 2009
Crowned with life
It seems wrong that trees can grow for a few centuries yet human life persists only a few decades. What
are we? We know one thing: the drama of Christ on earth shook heaven, and it took place for us, not for
trees. But why this vast Divine focus for creatures of such short existence?
The answer is in the question. In Christ we are crowned with life. Our brief natural life is exchanged for
eternal life as new creatures living by the power of Divine immortality. We are predestined to enjoy a
gloriously transformed mode of existence. Wonderful prospect! Not so? Blessings REINHARD BONNKE.
November 7, 2009
Sinners and Hypocrites
Take a look at the adulterous woman at the feet of Jesus in John 8,3. She is utterly broken. Then watch the
Pharisees being hit by Holy Spirit conviction of their own sin. See how uncomfortable they become? They
put in the reverse-gear and went out, one by one (Vs 9). I feel that this is one of the greatest tragedies in
the Bible.
Please allow me to say that I would have made a different decision. If I had been there, being convicted of
my own sin, I would NOT have stepped back but stepped FORWARD. I would have knelt next to that
woman. I would have lifted my hands and cried O Jesus, I have not committed adultery, but Ive a
thousand other sins. Please forgive me, as you forgave her!
Over time many millions have knelt there and received forgiveness, total salvation. This moment you are
one step away from the feet of Jesus. Look at Him, He beckons you. Please kneel at His feet! There is
definitely room for you as well and for your whole family. Will you? Please let me know. REINHARD
BONNKE.
November 7, 2009
The Holy Spirit and His CHARIOT
For witnessing and evangelism there is no right way, only right principles, principles that can be drawn
from the New Testament. The apostle Paul himself said That I might by all means save some. The test of
what is right is whether the Holy Spirit makes it His chariot.
It is unfortunate when certain methods become sacrosanct. We can fight one another for traditions which
may be non-functional and the machine itself becomes more admired than the product. Faithfulness and
sticking in a rut is not the same thing. Faithfulness means being faithful to the message. Circumstances
may demand a new or radical approach, but the fundamental objective is to reach everyone and touch
them with the hand of Christs love.
I am amazed by the brilliance of thought being exercised in the world church today. But brilliance may be
an intellectual dance on the edge, rather than an effort in the harvest field. Sadly so much mental effort
goes into doctrinal quibbles, technical irrelevancies, exercises in philosophical academics. If we might by
all means save some, then one legitimate way is to think how to do it. Genius is welcome and has a worthy
subject in the Gospel.
Can you say AMEN? Then please let me know. REINHARD BONNKE
November 6, 2009
Huge Maternity-Ward
In one of our Gospel Crusades with hundreds of thousands of people in attendance a certain clergy jumped
up and said to me Im leaving. Here is no order. Everybody is shouting! I replied Sir, let me explain
something before you go. There are two kinds of order. One is the cemetery-order. If these people worship
too loud for you, take you chair and sit on the graveyard, because the dead dont praise the Lord. The
second order is the maternity-ward-order, where mothers and babies are crying, because new life enters
this world. These people here were just born-again by Christs resurrection-power and worship Him. This
is a huge maternity-ward!
Let the redeemed of the Lord say so! What do YOU say? Please tell me. Good morning from Florida.
REINHARD BONNKE
P.S. Please let your friends know about my FB Page - they also need to be blessed.
November 6, 2009
Deeds come alive with faith, and faith comes alive with deeds!
Faith, like wiring, carries power, but is not power. It links us to the power source, God in heaven. Many
people seek power, through thousands of theories and methods. Some Christian believers also seek the
power of God by dubious processes. But the mystic realms are not where disciples find power. It is
available right here on earth. Christs death and resurrection made available all the Divine power we
could ever need. It is the simple faith of ordinary people that touches Christ, not mysterious spirituality.
Jesus said, I am the way, the truth, and the life. No man comes to the Father except through Me (John
14:6). He is the only mediator between God and man (1 Timothy 2:5) and for that office, He paid the
infinite price. Christs final cry on the cross was, It is finished (John 19:30); His work was completed,
perfected.
Hebrews 6:1 and 9:14 speak of dead works good works but not proceeding from faith. And James 2:26
gives the other side faith without works is dead. If you never place yourself in a position where you
must depend on God, your faith is meaningless. Deeds come alive with faith, and faith comes alive with
deeds.
Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that
hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us.
Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfector of our faith. (Heb 12,1-2) Blessed? I need some
feedback. REINHARD BONNKE.
Hillsong, Sydney Australia
2005
Picture: Rob BirkbeckHillsong, Sydney Australia 2005 Picture: Rob Birkbeck
November 5, 2009
Two Kinds of Fear
There are two kinds of fear, and both are in Exodus 20:20. Do not be afraid. God has come to test you, so
that the fear of God will keep you from sinning. The fear of God is good, a wholesome respect for his
greatness, and it makes us godly. Without it, there is no restraint on evil. We either fear God, or we fear
everything else, for we fear whatever seems greater than ourselves. The fear of God is GOD'S POWERBRAKE.
In the New Testament, the word for fear is usually phobeo. Jesus said, Dont have phobia, have faith.
Once or twice, another word is used, deilos, which means timidity or cowardice. God has not given us a
spirit of timidity; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind (2 Timothy 1:7). Fear and worry are
killers, but faith is the antidote! Fear not, only believe (Luke 8:50).
Faith is not feeling. In the worst circumstances, faith frees us from fears paralysing effects. We overcome
and rejoice. Rejoice in the Lord always and again I say rejoice. Tell me if you are blessed. REINHARD
BONNKE
Kochi/IndiaKochi/India
November 4, 2009
The Peak of Gods Power
We read Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever (Hebrews 13:8). Jesus is alive, just as
ready to heal now as He ever was. He is not like the moon which has phases, sometimes showing a
darkened portion. He is the sun of righteousness risen with healing in His wings (Malachi 4:2).
What Jesus was, He is constantly and forever. Miracles are part and parcel of the Gospel of Jesus Christ,
not something added on as an afterthought. From start to finish Christianity is supernatural, beginning as
resurrection life and power. Healings demonstrate the essential truths of Christianity and show us Jesus
as He really is.
Just read James 1:17. Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the
Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning. James has a picture of a sundial
in mind. The sun rises and sets. As we see it move across the sky, the shadow moves across the sundial.
Then comes a moment when there is no shadow. At midday the sun reaches its zenith or meridian and the
shadow disappears. After noon it begins to decline, and the shadow creeps slowly across the dial. That is
what the ordinary sun does.
In contrast to the sun, James considers is the Father of lights. Jesus Christ is the Light of all lights, the
Light of the world, and there is no changing with Him causing a shadow. He is always at the peak of his
power, forever at the zenith. There is no variation or shadow of turning. He never turns, never inclines
or declines, never rises or sets. He is always at the height of His glory, willingness to save and heal. You
and I this very moment are in the full blast of His glorious light. Will you expose yourself to His healing
rays? Please tell me. I will pray for you. REINHARD BONNKE
No patch of shadow! JESUS SAVES
(Jos/Nigeria)No patch of shadow! JESUS SAVES (Jos/Nigeria)
November 1, 2009
Is the Church necessary?
When Saul met Jesus on his way to Damascus, he was shocked! He at last had a direct line with God in
heaven. What would he learn? What revelation would be his? In fact, he was told nothing. Nothing except,
Arise, and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do (Acts 9:6). He was instructed by
heaven to be instructed on earth. Saul, later Paul, learned his first Christian truth, that believers are not a
sack-full of random elements, but a living body, the church, and God did not allow him to bypass it. Go
into the city! Jesus made sure of his earthly linkage.
Paul went and humbly submitted to the treatment of others. He took the right direction from the beginning
of his Christian life, and to him the church of his fellow-believers became strength and wisdom, as he to
them. The result is history glorious history! Go into the city! is also Gods word for us TODAY. Okay?
Please tell me. REINHARD BONNKE.
(Please read it MORE THAN ONCE.)
Orlu/NigeriaOrlu/Nigeria
October 31, 2009

Prophetic Gospel
Jesus, as a role model, is infinitely beyond mortal men and women! He has given us a gospel stamped
forever as prophetic. Everything He did was prophetic. Each healing was not only a miracle and wonder,
but also a sign of something beyond itself. Example: The healing of the demoniac of Gadara is a prophecy.
Every detail relating to Israel and the casting out of the Roman forces which bound the nation in its iron
grip. These forces were to be driven into the sea, enabling Israel to return to a sane way of life, clothed in
righteousness, sitting at the feet of Jesus. Israels only hope was Christ. And so is ours. Agreed? Blessings,
REINHARD BONNKE
October 31, 2009

Fire Insurance?
One can't preach the Gospel as a mere social benefit. The Gospel has to do with God, and God has to do
with eternity. If you want to consider the benefits here and now, they are obvious. To begin with, nothing
adds up without God. Life is meaningless, as many atheists insist today. It is the typical cynical response of
unbelievers who have no hope outside of Christ.
Most of us, however, realize that God confronts us with eternity. Our destiny is bound up in our response
to the Gospel. "Are you saved or lost? that is the question above all questions.
The declaration of the Gospel is "Jesus Saves. He saves from wrath, judgment, hell, bondage, the devil and
darkness. He saves us from dying in our sins.
Some jokingly scorn the Gospel as "fire insurance. But think about that for a moment. What is so foolish
about fire insurance? It is a crazy householder who is not insured. People insure their houses and yet don't
insure their eternal dwelling place. And we know that salvation is much more fabulous than a fire escape.
Who else offers such insurance but Jesus?! Do you agree? Please let me know. Blessings REINHARD
BONNKE.
This is Aaron Lowe with my Autobiography in hand, selling it at Fire Storm USA. Left of him Victoria
Tomaszewski.
Picture: Andrew ColbyThis is Aaron Lowe with my Autobiography in hand, selling it at Fire Storm USA.
Left of him Victoria Tomaszewski. Picture: Andrew Colby
October 29, 2009

Afikpo Gospel Campaign - RESULTS
Dear Friends,
Our Africa-Director has informed us that last week 412,640 people responded to the Gospel, received Jesus
as their Savior and completed a Decision Card. Praise the Lord!!
Please keep us in prayer as we look forward to our next campaign in Ibadan, Nigeria where we expect a
massive harvest to come in just two weeks from now. Also we have one African crusade per month for the
next 5 months. Your ongoing support in prayer and finances is urgently needed and much appreciated.
Yours in the Gospel,
Evangelists Reinhard Bonnke & Daniel Kolenda,
Together the whole CfaN Team.
October 25, 2009

The Broken Vessel
The Lord opens up a different view on life. Receiving Christ as Lord of our lives does not make our faces
luminous, but gives us treasure in jars of clay (2 Cor 4:7). That reminds us of Gideons tiny army
equipped only with torches inside clay jugs. (Judges 7) When the signal was given, they smashed the
vessels and waved the torches, deceiving the enemy, who then panicked, thinking that a vast army had
been recruited.
We are creatures of clay but the flame of the light of Christ burns in our hearts. Eccl. talks about the
pitcher shattered at the spring (12:6). When our clay jars are shattered, then our light will blaze out to
outshine the stars. No work of man on earth, however wonderful, can produce such an effect. The light is
Christ in us, the hope of glory (Col1:27).
Saul of Tarsus had listened to the Holy Spirit empowered preaching of Stephen. He saw the stones crash
on his head, and the golden bowl, the pitcher, broken. However, the glory of Stephen hunted him while
killing Christians. Then Christs glory blinded him on the Damascus road. When he was able to see again,
he wrote that, like Stephen, he had seen the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ (2 Cor 4:6). He had
first seen that glory in Stephen: All who were sitting in the Sanhedrin (the court of justice) looked intently
at Stephen, and they saw that his face was like the face of an angel (Acts 6:15). Does this short study bless
you? Please tell me. Greetings, REINHARD BONNKE.
October 23, 2009

A New Order
The resurrection of Jesus Christ changed old creatures into new people, a new order! We hear about
evolution and revolution, but Christianity is regeneration and resurrection. Christians say they are a new
creation. A higher order than the human biological is in existence: we are children of God, born from
above. When God made Adam, He did not ask Adams permission. Nobody is asked if they want to be born.
But it is up to us whether we want to belong to the new order. Now is the time to chooseto be born
again. John 1,12.
The early Christians astonished the Roman world: It could not destroy them; it multiplied them. The
Romans gloried in strengthThe Christians gloried in their weakness. The Romans believed in hate and
revengeThe Christians believed in love and forgiveness. The Romans believed in imperial authorityThe
Christians said: Jesus is Lord! The Romans believed in the swordThe Christians said they would conquer
the world with love.
The Resurrection is a Now-Event: Resurrection is Jesus at work recreating human lives, making them
clean, purposeful and happy. Agreed? Please tell me. Greetings from Dallas, TX, USA. REINHARD
BONNKE
One of my generic pictures from Switzerland, taken earlier this year.One of my generic pictures from
Switzerland, taken earlier this year.
October 23, 2009

God dropped a whole generation and stood with only TWO MEN
God is not a democrat. He dropped a whole generation which died in the wilderness of doubt and stood
with only two men: Joshua and Caleb! This is how serious God takes unbelief. Before Joseph died in Egypt
he took an oath from his children that they take his bones in a coffin on the day of departure for the
Promised Land. (Gen 50:22-26).
Joseph didnt want to be a mummy in Egypt with a private pyramid. He wanted to be present when God
opened the Red Sea. They took his bones when they left Egypt. The bones didnt rattle in the coffin, they
must have laughed and rejoiced There was more life in those bones then in those who carried them. The
bones arrived, but not the bearers. Joseph blew the first trumpet of faith for the return of Israel! He blew it
with those not yet born, but who would blow the trumpets to bring down the walls of Jericho. Joseph had
died at age 110, but a man of faith at 110 is younger than a critical teenager! Want to join Josephs
battalion? Please let me know. REINHARD BONNKE
Grandfather-Clock in my homeGrandfather-Clock in my home
October 22, 2009

Strength through Diversity, not Uniformity
A body depends on the UNLIKENESS of its members to properly function. (Eph 4:11) The modern world
tends to de-personalize us and reduce us to a few types. If Christians are not different, the Holy Spirit
makes them different. A body needs eyes, ears, feet, hands, each member unlike one another, so does the
body of Christ. The World says that differences tend to fragmentation. Paul speaks not of strength through
uniformity, but strength through diversity. We are originals - you and I! Not so? Blessings, REINHARD
BONNKE.
P.S. This Friday, Oct 23, 2009, FIRE STORM USA begins at the Dallas Convention Center Arena. I feel in
my spirit, that God will do a new thing in America. Although Online-Registration is closed you may still
register as of noon Oct 23 at the venue. If you are in another part of the world, please pray for us. RB
Busy at my desk. Background: the 12 year old boy on the poster was blind, but Jesus opened his eyes.Busy
at my desk. Background: the 12 year old boy on the poster was blind, but Jesus opened his eyes.
October 21, 2009

Christs Joy is to Find the Outcasts
Jesus said All that come to me I will never cast out. Casting people out was a favourite enjoyment of the
Pharisees, but Christs joy is to find the outcasts, and like a shepherd bring them back. When he healed a
blind man and the religious authorities cast him out of the temple, Jesus found him! Jesus welcomes
people, like the thief on the cross, the woman of the streets, the crook like Zaccheaus. He took that risk to
ruin his reputation but explained that he had come to seek and to save the lost. (Luke 19,10) Welcome in
the arms of Jesus. Blessed? REINHARD BONNKE.
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October 17, 2009
The Name of Jesus includes all Yahweh Names

Jesus said, "He that has seen me has seen the Father" (John 14:9). If the Father is like Jesus then God is
more wonderful than anyone has ever thought or read. Israel had their wonderful knowledge of God, but
Jesus lifted it to the seventh heaven. We know the names of the Lord, such as Yahweh Jirah, but the name
of Jesus is higher than every other name, because it includes them all. Even the apostles knew this, as
evidenced by Scripture. (Acts 4: 10-12). Whatever the Yahweh names declared about God, that Jesus is.
Hebrews 1:3 states He was the "express image" of God's Being. One translation says, "the representation of
the reality" of God and another says, "the radiance of God's glory." If God is like Jesus, the Almighty is not
an unfeeling monolith in a far away heaven. Jesus is God in action, so is the Holy Spirit.
The first Christian martyr, Stephen, is a prime example of God in action. (Acts 7: 51-69). When this first
Christian martyr lifted up his eyes, he saw Jesus STANDING by the right hand of God, not SITTING. The
Lord had risen to receive him. What a reception! WOW! What glorious prospects for God's faithful
children. Are YOU blesed? Greetings REINHAD BONNKE.
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Afikpo/NigeriaAfikpo/Nigeria
October 17, 2009

An indication of Christs glorious sacrifice is given us in the Book of Revelation. It describes the whole
universe being swept with His praise. Every creature in heaven and earth know that none of them is
worthy, only Jesus. (Rev. 5) They multiply accolades and exhaust language to match His unparalleled
work. The cause of such worthiness was observable only in a measure even by those who watched Him in
His dying hours. But it was not the total cost, because the Cross affected the Throne!
Another tremendous fact is: Christ was one with the Father. Infinity shared with the sin-bearer. The black
hurricanes surging around the Cross swept also around the Throne above. Christ accepted our judgement
but God was in Christ reconciling the world unto Himself. (2Cor 5,19) The vastness of the heart of God
found a place for the sorrows of mankind. The music of heaven developed a minor key.
We can sympathise and empathise with other human beings, but not with God, especially in the passion of
His redeeming work. We can relate to God, but never in that dimension. God is the indescribable, and in
this work we can only stand aside in ignorance and awe. It cant be explained. It is unutterable, and if
uttered it would be incomprehensible. Only God can appreciate what God experiences.
We are like the disciples Jesus took into Gethsemane. They went with Him so far only. Then He went a
little further. A few yards away from where Peter, James and John sat waiting, drowsing under the old
olive trees, the worlds Redeemer was fighting a cosmic battle totally outside their conception- and ours.
Our theology of salvation is the scaffolding only to the temple of our wonderful and glorious God.
I trust that this blesses you. Please read it more than once and let your family and friends read it too. In
the love of Jesus, REINHARD BONNKE.
Just gotten saved!Just gotten saved!
October 15, 2009

Today's evangelism makes tomorrow's evangelism possible
Jesus said to His disciples, "I sent you to reap what you have not worked for. Others have done the hard
work, and you have reaped the benefits of their labor" (John 4:38). I think John is giving Christ's original
words a slightly anticipatory emphasis. Up to that point, the disciples had not labored at all. But the
principle remains, nonetheless: Today's evangelism makes tomorrow's evangelism possible.
Today, intellectualism is in vogue. Pride - being too clever for this "God stuff - is the downfall of our
civilization. The intellectuals are confused. Those who follow this fad must be taken along by the hand and
led toward faith in Christ, with gentleness and wisdom. But, for the most part, we must learn to appreciate
the immense power of the gospel when it is preached in its original, unadulterated and passionate form.
The gospel has a strange and peculiar power. It finds an opening and reaches a person's heart obliquely.
Any mere cleverness or modern psychology on our part is crude in comparison. The ability to understand
and manipulate crowd psychology can achieve nothing compared with the power of the gospel.
My prayer is that I might labor in an acceptable way, just as Paul lays out in 2 Cor 6, so that any who
follow me will find the ground less hard. It struck me one day that in the parable of the sower in Matthew
13, some of the seed fell by the wayside and the birds came and ate it. What wayside was this? The sower
had made it himself as he walked up and down! He was hardening his own field as he sowed and worked. I
thought, God help me not to make the way harder for others by the way I do what I have to do. May the
Lord help us all BUT THE GOSPEL MUST BE PREACHED. Am I too harsh or do you agree? Tell me,
please. REINHARD BONNKE
Part of tonight's crowd (first day) in Afikpo/Nigeria.Part of tonight's crowd (first day) in Afikpo/Nigeria.
October 14, 2009

Preaching salvation must be more than a cold-water business
Conversions are produced in the fire. Evangelism is not a clinical operation; it is a hot affair. Conversion
must be of the Holy Spirit. This is not a business transaction. Holy Spirit preaching makes Holy Spirit
converts, not technical converts or theological converts. We believe with the heart. The answer is the
consistent, bright-burning witness of genuine believers. Let me remind you, if you want to be rid of the
darkness, stop arguing and just switch the light on!
In John 4, Jesus went outside Israel to Samaria. He ignored all protocol and social taboos and directly
addressed a woman - a foreign woman! Worse still, He asked her for a drink from her own vessel, which
was considered defiled. She was a Samaritan, a people particularly loathed by the Jews. Astonished at
Christ's breach of all social etiquette, she talked to Him and Christ exposed her sinful life. He knew she was
just about the worst woman in town, but He gave her the water of life. She came to the well for water,
carrying a water pot. When He sent her away, she left the water pot behind and took the well with her the well of life. Jesus revealed His identity to her when He had not revealed Himself to any other Gentile
until that time.
There are more details to be considered here. Jesus had told the woman to go and bring her husband. She
went off and whether the man she was living with came or not I don't know, but she brought everybody
else's husband with her! She had returned to her village, saying, "Come, see a man." Nobody else in that
town could have done the job so well. "Come, see a man," she said, and they came.
Well, you may have read that at that time the men's robes were white. So Jesus lifted up His eyes and saw
this white-clad crowd coming to see Him, and He said to His disciples, "Open your eyes and look at the
fields! They are ripe for harvest!" (John 4:35). This woman was already bringing in the sheaves. Yes,
JESUS SAVES SINNERS TO SAVE SINNERS. Does this inspire you? Please let me know. Greetings,
REINHARD BONNKE.
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October 14, 2009

The Biblical Outlook on Evangelism
The biblical outlook on evangelism is not just for individuals but entire nations. The Old Testament
prophets did not run missions in backstreet hired halls and advertise their prophetic ministry. They spoke
to kings and rulers to influence their policies. Elijah appeared before Ahab and took over the weather
bureau for three years (see 1 Kings 17:1; 18:1). Jonah shook up the most powerful city on earth with his
preaching, causing its king to tremble upon his throne (see Jon. 3:6). Daniel's visions of the future foretold
the fate of empires (see Dan. 9-11).
Later, in the early days of the Church, nothing was done in a corner (Acts 26:26). Jesus Himself was a
public figure whom the leaders of the nation had to reckon with. But even after his death, the apostles did
not slip away into comfortable little nests and run village churches and garden clubs, leaning over the
garden gate and chewing a straw. They endured the animosity of howling mobs to confront the highest
ranks in the cities. When Paul went anywhere, his enemies had only to follow the uproar to locate him. Yet
God arranged for him to go before kings and rulers and even the Roman emperor. Since then, throughout
history, governments and rulers have not been able to ignore the Church. I personally have preached in
houses of Parliaments, before kings and presidents. The possibilities are endless if we grab them when
they come. Keep preaching the ABC of the Gospel and the Holy Spirit cooperates gloriously. Will you?
Please let me know. Blessings, REINHARD BONNKE.
October 13, 2009

Shall only the clean come to the fountain?
The primary aim of every church service should be evangelistic. Why shouldn't every service be open to
outsiders? Especially at Holy Communion, when the emblems of bread and wine are taken, we should
make sure the church is full of the godless. That cup of red wine is the greatest preacher in the world. It is
the gospel in a cup - an opportunity to invite lost sinners to accept the sacrifice of the Cross. Some churches
exclude outsiders from communion. What a lost opportunity! Shall only the clean come to the fountain?
Surprised or blessed? Please let me know. Greetings from Afikpo/Nigeria from our Gospel Campaign.
REINHARD BONNKE
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October 13, 2009

Shine Like Stars forever and ever
When God made the world, He filled it with an inexhaustible supply of the purest of pleasures. Every
wonder, taste and delight came from the loving heart of God for His children. And when we walk in God's
way, the whole world is ours. But when we resist Him, we hinder His glorious plans for our lives and turn
our backs on His good gifts. Most of man's ills are man-made. Yet there is power in the gospel to reverse
these fatal processes. The truth will set us free, calling us back to do His will, which is always for the good
of us all. God loves His prodigal planet, and if we return, we shall enjoy the glad welcome of the Father.
That is why passionately preach the Gospel of Christ.
Some people shine intellectually and speak brilliantly. I am just an evangelist, although I do believe the
evangelist's job is the most important in the world. My natural environment is a platform in a field
somewhere in Africa, not speaking at a university. Any brightness on my part must come from the Holy
Spirit and the Word of God. My trust is the promise in Daniel 12:3: "Those who lead many to
righteousness, [will shine] like the stars for ever and ever." Im heading for that. You as well? Blessings,
REINHARD BONNKE.
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October 13, 2009

Shine like the stars forever and ever...
When God made the world, He filled it with an inexhaustible supply of the purest of pleasures. Every
wonder, taste and delight came from the loving heart of God for His children. And when we walk in God's
way, the whole world is ours. But when we resist Him, we hinder His glorious plans for our lives and turn
our backs on His good gifts. Most of man's ills are man-made. Yet there is power in the gospel to reverse
these fatal processes. The truth will set us free, calling us back to do His will, which is always for the good
of us all. God loves His prodigal planet, and if we return, we shall enjoy the glad welcome of the Father.
That is why passionately preach the Gospel of Christ.
Some people shine intellectually and speak brilliantly. I am just an evangelist, although I do believe the
evangelist's job is the most important in the world. My natural environment is a platform in a field
somewhere in Africa, not speaking at a university. Any brightness on my part must come from the Holy
Spirit and the Word of God. My trust is the promise in Daniel 12:3: "Those who lead many to
righteousness, [will shine] like the stars for ever and ever." Im heading for that. You as well? Blessings,
REINHARD BONNKE.
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October 12, 2009

From the Waiting-Meeting to the Receiving-Meeting!
New Testament believers did not go around searching and probing to get a miracle. They lived on miracle
territory. They were in the kingdom of God.
Believers understood everyday-Christianity to be miraculous, miracles through and through.
Today much emphasis has been placed upon finding new methods for miracles that it sounds as if it were
all a profound secret. We need to get back to the simplicity that is in Christ (2 Cor 11:3). Move from the
Waiting-Meeting to the Receiving-Meeting! The key is TRUST. Trust in Jesus. Putting your hand into HIS.
Ready? Let me know. REINHARD BONNKE.
Abuja/NigeriaAbuja/Nigeria
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October 11, 2009

Matching the Moment with the Means
The Apostles entire mission-strategy was That I might by all means save some. He was single-minded,
enterprising, resourceful, and matching the moment with the means. At the beginning in Africa I realized
that the then mission method would take a thousands years to reach a quarter of the continent, and that
I wouldnt have that time. People need the Lord desperately.
If methods dont work, we better discard them. Methods are not sacrosanct. Faithfulness is not sticking to
outdated systems. Faithfulness is imaginative, bold, believing. The Pauline strategy was love-based, not
business- and church-growth-based. Love is inventive. That is how I understand evangelism. Can you
agree? (Have just arrived in Africa for the next CfaN Gospel Campaign). Blessings, REINHARD BONNKE
In actionIn action
October 10, 2009

Jesus commands the impossible and then makes it possible
When I became a Christian I did what I could. But being a Christian is not the art of the possible; it is the
art of the impossible. Jesus said, You will receive power ... and be MY witnesses (Acts 1, 8). We witness to
WHAT HE IS, not what we are, nor do we witness just to a doctrinal formula.
God calls all ordinary folk to be extraordinary. Isaiah was ordinary. He overheard God saying Whom
shall we send? Who will go for us? and answered, Here am I. Send me! (Isaiah 6:9) He didnt even know
what he was meant to do but the Lord equipped him for it.
Christ told Philip to feed 5000 men in a breadless wilderness. He took fishermen and told them As you go,
heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers. Nobody had ever done such things. He commanded a
paralysed man Take up your bed and walk, and to a corpse Young man I say to you, Arise! and to an
entombed man Lazarus, come forth!. They all did just what He said. Jesus commands the impossible and
then makes it possible. Thats why we cannot lose. Blessed? Please tell me. REINHARD BONNKE.
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Fire Conference, Eagle Square, Abuja/Nigeria (2006)Fire Conference, Eagle Square, Abuja/Nigeria
(2006)
October 10, 2009

RE-DIGGING THE WELL OF HEALING? (Gen 26:1518)
At night, when I was young, weird screeches and rumblings over our town worried me. Dredgers,
mother informed me. Mud ships with endless chains of buckets kept the estuary shipping channels of the
river Elbe clear, which quickly silted up and would soon close the whole vast port area of the city of
Hamburg.
Have we come to it that the old wells are logged up and need re-opening? Is it really the case today, a
century after the Pentecostal movement was born, that the healing waters need dredging? Is the River of
God silted up? In many places I hear healing being more DISCUSSED than PROCLAIMED they speak
about The problem of healing. The sands of worldly and of Christian unbelief clogged the wells of the
supernatural. But Divine miracles are of an order that those without faith cant see them.
The truth is that Jesus has not lost His compassion for the sick when He ascended to heaven. He never
changes. He is the same. Dont try to re-dig Abrahams's old well, as Isaac did. There is much more waiting
for you. Gods River of love and power is flowing freely towards you right now. TRUST JESUS. Rise and
be healed in the name of Jesus. If you can grasp it, you will know it. Even if you don't like what I write,
JESUS IS HERE TO HEAL YOU. Got it? Blessings, REINHARD BONNKE.
Picture: Rob BirkbeckPicture: Rob Birkbeck
October 9, 2009
Only that which is Gods will is possible
Let us enter the Garden of Gethsemane with humble awe. The Son of God is praying about what is possible,
and what He says penetrates to the very heart of the matter. Jesus said O My Father, if it is possible, let
this cup pass from Me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as You will (Matthew 26:39). We understand from
this that only that which is Gods will is possible. A disciple who heard Jesus in the Garden later wrote, If
we ask anything according to His will, He hears us (1 John 5:14). Christs prayer shows that what is
possible is limited by the very evils Jesus came to overcome. It was not possible, for example, for God to
save us from evil, and also save His Son. When this truth hit me years ago I live in total submission to the
will of God. "Not my will, but thy will be done." And my, what a glorious life followed. To do God's will is
the highest form of life on earth. I want it and live it. Do you agree? Blessings, REINHARD BONNKE. (Just
arrived in Germany)
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October 8, 2009
Looking for a New Anointing?
I dont want my fullness from the fullness of another man, because in that case Id be a copy of that person.
Scripture is emphatic that there is only ONE GIVER and His name is Jesus. (Mat 3,11) He alone baptizes
into the Holy Spirit and with fire.
If you want to know anything about Gods nature, then look into nature. Among 7 billion human beings
not two have the same fingerprints. Why? Because God is not a DUPLICATOR. God is a CREATOR.
Everything is original. Your flame bears your name. It is personalized! It is completely new and not copied
or derived from something else. You are unique. No one can serve God exactly as you can.
According to Jesus, the Holy Spirit and His anointing upon you will abide with you forever. We do not
read that the first Christians ever went back to the Upper Room for a repeat-experience. It wasnt
necessary. Instead they went forth preaching the Gospel everywhere with glorious results. Dont look
for a new anointing but lift your eyes and see the harvest fields. They are truly ripe. Does this inspire you?
With all my love, REINHARD BONNKE.

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Lift up your eyes.... Jesus said.Lift up your eyes.... Jesus said.
October 8, 2009
There is no non-miracle Holy Spirit
The only Spirit that Jesus promised us is the miracle Spirit, the Holy Spirit. There is no non-miracle Holy
Spirit. To claim to possess the Holy Spirit, and deny the very work which has always distinguished Him
can only grieve Him. He it is who began with the supreme physical wonder of creating the world. He does
not change His nature. What He was, He is, and always will be God operating on the earthly scene. I am
who I am (Exodus 3:14). The Holy Spirit, who made the world super-naturally, should have no difficulty
in continuing supernaturally. Do you feel like shouting HALLELUJAH? I do! Please tell me. Blessings,
REINHARD BONNKE.
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Harvest-Time in CanadaHarvest-Time in Canada
October 7, 2009
Why do we hear of massive soul-harvests THERE but not HERE?
Its a question asked by many. Jesus Himself spoke about it in the Parable of the Sower. (Matthew 13) He
describes the harvest being regulated by the environment. Good ground and poor ground determined
fruitfulness. There was nothing wrong with the sower and the seed was good, but the attitude of those who
received the Word made the difference. With the same work, there might be a one hundred-fold
ingathering, the barns (churches) filled, but sometimes we are faced with barrenness, a very small
harvest, by the same gospel, the same seed and the same power of God. When some of Gods servants labor
so hard and show little results, they need help not criticism. Conditions change and Gods rivers will flow
towards you. Look what Paul wrote at Ephesus a great door for effective work has opened to me (1
Corinthians 16:9). He was talking about fruitful ground. These doors still open: doors which no devil and
no man can shut.
This is an attempt to answer above complex question. But since this IS the day of salvation, it IS harvesttime! I can smell the grain. Lets bring it in together. Come along? Tell me. Greetings, REINHARD
BONNKE.
Smell the grain?Smell the grain?
October 7, 2009
Waiting for Revival or Getting on with the Job?
Jesus taught us to pray your will be done by giving us instances of His will. The qualification is If we ask
anything according to His will, He hears us (1 Jn 5:14). We need to know what God said He would do.
Faith rests on promises.
This brings us to the matter of Gods plan for the salvation of mankind. God works in response to human
co-operation. It is the divine contract with mankind clearly understood from the first page of the Bible.
Saving this lost world is Gods own special and personal work, but He shares the responsibility, privilege
and joy with those He saves. The closing verse of Marks Gospel records the historical work of the apostles.
It makes no mention of any sovereign act of revival but only that the disciples went and preached
everywhere, and the Lord worked with them (Mk 16:20). Preach the Gospel and the Gospel happens
thats Gods guarantee. Can you agree? Please tell me. Blessings, REINHARD BONNKE.
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CfaN in PNG 2005CfaN in PNG 2005
October 7, 2009
I Willedbut you willed not
When Jesus came to Jerusalem to save it, He said He could do nothing to save them. O Jerusalem,
Jerusalem how often I have longed to gather your children together ... but you were not willing. Look,
your house is left to you desolate (Mt 23:37-38, Lk 13:34-35). (He said literally: I willedbut you willed
not.) Whether Jew or Greek or anybody else, we MUST make our decision! Jerusalem then rejected its only
Savior and was totally and mercilessly destroyed shortly after that. It is as serious as that. Nobody is
kidnapped to heaven. There are only volunteers. God wills to save you now, and now you must will that
you want to be saved before it is too late. I feel the Holy Spirit urges me to write this. Say YES to the will
of God. Blessings, REINHARD BONNKE.
October 6, 2009
God never works at half power
Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does
not change like shifting shadows (Jam 1:17). If there are seasons when God seems to work more
powerfully than at others, there is absolutely no justification for thinking that God has changed. James
uses the sundial as an illustration. When, during the day, there is no shadow on the dial, it is high noon,
the time when the sun is at the meridian, displaying its greatest strength. That is God, in whom there is no
turning, no shadow of coming or going; He is always at the zenith.
That idea is at the very heart of what is meant when we talk of Gods faithfulness. We change, and our
changes help or hinder the work of God, but He is always working with the same level of output. A
revival is not a time when God wakes up and puts on a special display of omnipotence. He is always
omnipotent and never acts as if He were not. Many years ago this truth turned my life and ministry
around. Can you grasp it? Blessings, REINHARD BONNKE.
CfaN Gospel Crusade in Papua New GuineaCfaN Gospel Crusade in Papua New Guinea
October 5, 2009
Using your Parachute
these words as he hits the ground at 160 kilometers per hour. The other skydiver knows he will be safe only
if he actually does something. He pulls the rip cord and lands safely.
falling with a closed parachute. We need to take urgent action. We need to pull the rip cord while there is
still time.
The rip cord is this: Whosoever calls upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. (Romans 10,13) There is
nothing else we can do. We cannot save ourselves we can only throw ourselves on what Jesus achieved
for us on the cross. He has done everything that we need. Lets act on it, lest we jump to quick conclusions.
Do you agree? Please let me know. Blessings, REINHARD BONNKE.
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Hillsong Conference 2006Hillsong Conference 2006
October 5, 2009
Releasing Gods Power of Salvation
Hanging on the cross, Jesus appeared to be anything but powerful. Laughed at by the crowds, tortured by
the soldiers, deserted by his friends, slowly bleeding to death, Jesus was utterly helpless. And yet it was at
the cross that the power of God was released. How can this be?
One way to picture it is through nuclear power. In every atom, positive and negative forces are held
together in balance. But when the atom is split, positive splits from negative and power is released, either
for destruction or for benefit.
Something like this happened on the cross. Hanging there, Jesus experienced in himself two opposing
forces the negative of our sins and the positive of Gods love. Jesus was the holy, perfect Son of God, and
yet on the cross, he was made sin for us. (2 Cor 5,21) There he became the cosmic center where all evil
and goodness met.
Finally, Jesus overcame evil, which split away, setting loose new powers of righteousness and
resurrection. Evil, death, guilt and fear are conquered, while the saving power of Gods love is released for
everyone who asks for it. Now, isnt that a glorious Gospel? Are you blessed? Please tell me. REINHARD
BONNKE
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A testimony of healingA testimony of healing
October 5, 2009
The Carpenter of Nazareth made the Life-Gate from the wood of the Cross...
In the horrendous scenes of that first Good Friday, the greatest event of all time took place. The rented mob
of Caiaphas yelled "Crucify Him!" It was nothing new. Human wickedness had always foamed against
Him, from the first sin, miry waves beating against the Rock. What we see at Calvary is not only what our
sin does, but that it does it to God.
HELL SUBDUED. What the onlookers didn't see took place when the veil of death closed over the Christ
and the scene... Satan had over-reached himself. Hades had prepared and opened its black jaws, then, too
late, discovered their victim was the Prince of Life. His glory flashed into the gloom of the infernal caverns,
blinding its cowering denizens, toppling the throne of the King of Terrors. They thought to drag him in, but
He stormed in. His cry "It is finished" still ringing in the ears of people on earth was heard in Hades. Then
He swept out again, the wreckage of Death's domain marking the path of His exit treading under foot the
flattened gates.
CAPTIVITY LED CAPTIVE. What a "smash and grab raid"! Demons scuttled into their bolt holes. "Death
cannot keep its prey", Jesus Christ rose from the dead, "triumphing over them in it", as Scripture says.
Every street in glory rang with the joy of angels. Satan, the laughing stock of heaven!
THE GREAT REVERSAL. The Carpenter of Nazareth made the Life-Gate from the wood of the Cross. The
Redeemer covered with His own blood, all the blood which had ever stained the ground. He out-witted the
strategy of the Prince of the power of the air, milked the serpent of his venom, out-thought the thinkers,
out-fought the fighters, outclassed the mighty, mocked all authority and power and asserted His universal
Lordship. His epic makes every drama seem the scribbling of children. He brought us the music of heaven,
written upon the ground bass of His judgment at Golgotha. I cant hold back. I shout Hallelujah!!! What
about you? Tell me. REINHARD BONNKE
(Please today let at least 10 of your FB friends connect with my page. There are very many hungry
Christians everywhere. RB)
Ijebu Ode/NigeriaIjebu Ode/Nigeria
October 4, 2009
The Miracle of the CROSS
A cross consists of two beams one horizontal and one vertical. The horizontal beam is our part of the
cross. It is the symbol we use for a MINUS and it represents our sin and failure. We were born in sin and
cannot escape it. But a mighty miracle happened. Just outside of Jerusalem on a hill called Calvary, Jesus
Christ crossed through our minus from top to bottom and turned it into a PLUS.
This is the heart of the Gospel. God offers a total reversal of your present condition. Minus is turned to
Plus, negative to positive, hate to love, captivity to freedom, fear to faith, darkness to light, sickness to
health, death to life, hell to heaven and depression into the joy of the Lord.
At the cross Christ took the letters E V I L and rearranged them to L I V E. Please tell me if you are blessed
and if you have received this wonderful Savior. Love, REINHARD BONNKE.
(P.S. Please talk about this FB Page to other Christians. They will be blessed as well.)
Madrid SpainMadrid Spain
October 4, 2009
What Jesus offered cannot be substituted any more than the air we breathe
Except Jonah, no Old Testament prophet saw people repent. Conversions could begin only when the Holy
Spirit entered the world. The first were seen on the day of Pentecost in Acts chapter 2,
The Great Commission would have been a non-starter without backing power. Education, law,
personality, religion, nothing ever has or ever will bring people to repentance and into relationship with
the living God. It needs a new resource. Christ promised of the Holy Spirit that When he comes, he will
convict the world of sin, righteousness and judgment. (John 16,8) Conversion is not just a change of
attitude but a creative act of God. It is nothing less than God drawing us to Himself, implicitly Divine
action impossible to surpass.
Preaching to win people for Christ seems as natural as anything else we do, but it is effective only by the
Holy Spirit. He makes the Gospel the power of God for salvation. Salvation is of the Lord, God is intent to
save. It is His very character. What Jesus offered is the essential of life and cant be substituted any more
than we can substitute the air we breathe.
Two thousand years ago The common people heard Jesus gladly. They still do. The work of Christ is
never boring. It has nothing to do with routine observances. Religion is not the Gospel nor is the Gospel
religion. It is a release of the power of God. Every conversion is an act of God, individual and unique. Take
it or leave it, but this is why I am a passionate evangelist. Do you feel like I feel? Greetings, REINHARD
BONNKE.
(P.S. Please connect your Christian friends and neighbours with my FB Page. Theyll be grateful. RB)
Madrid, SpainMadrid, Spain
October 3, 2009
We are not generators, but conductors
We cannot generate power by anything that we do, either through music, worship, or atmosphere. As soon
as two or three gather in His name, Christ is there. Immediately, the throne is built. We do not need to take
an hour of worship to build it, or pull power down from heaven. It is impossible for Christians even to meet
in His name without Christ being there in power.
If it were our work to produce the power of God, we would be the power generators. But Christ GAVE us
power. We are not called to go into the entire world with our own little power plant, so that people will
think how wonderful we are. We can parade our own charisma, and make the sparks fly for an hour, but
soon our power-plant will run out of fuel and begin to cough and to die. We are not generators, but
conductors. Of His fullness we have all received"; He is the fullness of Him who fills all in all" (John 1:16,
Ephesians 1:23). We are channels, not the source. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, unless it abides
in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in Me (John 15:4). Surprised or grateful? Let me know.
REINHARD BONNKE.
(Please tell your friends about my FB Page. They need to be blessed also. Thank you. RB)
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October 3, 2009
FAITH (Nr. TWO)
A fuse with high resistance would either carry no power at all, or else soon blow. When we resist the Word
by unbelief the power of God cannot come through. If we say that we believe in the Word, but disobey it,
we cancel out our faith. It blows the fuse. The power of God is low when the Word of God means little to us.
Whatever else may be true, one thing is absolutely beyond contradiction Christianity is a power faith, or
it is nothing. Teachers of rationalist doctrine, rely on logic. The apostles relied on the power of God. The
world through wisdom did not know God, [yet] it pleased God through the foolishness of the message
preached to save those who believe (1 Cor 1:21).
Our head can be our doubt box. Reasoning is too uncertain an instrument for vital personal relationships,
especially with God. It is like using a shovel to read the night sky, instead of a telescope. When people turn
to science with its algebraic equations, geology, or philosophic deductions to approve religious faith, it is
ridiculous. What can these things possibly have to do with spiritual experience? Science has no equipment
to handle relationships with God. You may as well use a corkscrew to study music. Trust in God is the
infallible means. I cannot make it clearer. Move into this kind of faith and you will be surprised. Please
let me know. REINHARD BONNKE
PS Please make this FB Page known to other hungry Christians. God bless.
Madird/SpainMadird/Spain
October 2, 2009
Faith transfers the power of God to wherever it is needed (Luke 17,6)
Have you ever seen a mustard seed? You may need a magnifying glass to see it. But the people to whom
Jesus spoke knew seeds. It was an agricultural world. Jesus spoke their farming language. Today, we are
a high-tech society, and our expressions are scientific. Jesus spoke the language of the people, and today
our expressions come from technology. No doubt today, Jesus would use our common speech.
Jesus spoke 2,000 years ago about the mustard seed, a small thing with mighty potency. Maybe today he
would talk about a microchip or fuse to illustrate His teaching. If you have faith as small as an electric
fuse, you could transplant trees from soil to sea. Like the mustard seed, the value of a fuse is not in
breadth or length. The key is conductivity. Faith transfers the power of God to wherever it is needed.
A fuse is made of a metal, such as silver wire, which offers low resistance to current. Low resistance means
high conductivity. Translated into spiritual terms: The lower our resistance to the Word the higher the
operational power of God. The higher our resistance to the Word the lower the operational power of God.
Lord I believe! What about you? Love REINHARD BONNKE.
October 2, 2009
Faith needs impossibilities
The apostles said to the Lord, Increase our faith (Luke 17:5). Christians have wanted that ever since
Faith in bulk! So what is the reply of Jesus? If you have faith as a mustard seed, you can say to this
mulberry tree, Be pulled up by the roots and be planted in the sea, and it would obey you (Luke 17:6).
That must have puzzled the apostles. They wanted big faith, but He spoke of the smallest thing they knew.
By the way, He did not refer to the mustard seed because it was very small! The issue was the contrast
between massive faith and small (but living) seed. He wanted to hammer home that faith is never a matter
of size. Size is the wrong word.
Faith has neither bulk nor weight. What shape is a thought? Believing is what you DO, not a substance.
Perhaps the apostles wanted faith to tackle bigger tasks. But it does not come beforehand. Scripture speaks
of the proportion of faith (Romans 12:6) it is proportionate to the job at hand, index-linked to the need.
Like running and needing more air, your intake increases automatically.
Size loses its meaning even for the task when it is a faith-task. The bigness of a hill, a house, and a molehill
is all one to a bird flying over them. By faith we shall mount up with wings like eagles (Isaiah 40:31), and
nothing is insurmountable.
Active faith needs impossibilities. Religious faith, (that is, faith just in church), does not have enough
impossibility. Robust faith grows in the outside weather, or it will be a sickly plant. Let's learn to trust the
Lord in tough and rough weather. It will affect your life and ministry lifelong. Agreed? REINHARD
BONNKE
October 1, 2009
The Conqueror with the Bleeding Feet
Jesus conquered this Roman captain who was in charge of the squad of soldiers that carried out the
crucifixion. Nailed and helpless, yet Christ conquered this military commander. Within 300 years, Rome
itself had been conquered. Not by the jackbooted feet of military forces, but by the bleeding feet of this Man
hanging there. O praise the Lord! The last pagan emperor, named Julian, tried to restore the old worship
of the gods, but the tides released by Christ's death and resurrection were too powerful. Julian cried out in
agony, "O Galilean, you have conquered!" Are you blessed? REINHARD BONNKE
Madrid/SpainMadrid/Spain
October 1, 2009
The Conqueror with the Bleeding Feet
Jesus conquered this Roman captain who was in charge of the squad of soldiers that carried out the
crucifixion. Nailed and helpless, yet Christ conquered this military commander. Within 300 years, Rome
itself had been conquered. Not by the jackbooted feet of military forces, but by the bleeding feet of this Man
hanging there. O praise the Lord! The last pagan emperor, named Julian, tried to restore the old worship
of the gods, but the tides released by Christ's death and resurrection were too powerful. Julian cried out in
agony, "O Galilean, you have conquered!" Are you blessed? REINHARD BONNKE
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October 1, 2009
UNFADING ANOINTING
Here is a hot but all-important question. Jesus sent the disciples from the upper room on the day of
Pentecost equipped with power. So - how long did it last? How far did they get before it petered out and
their tank was empty? Did they come back after each mission to the upper room singing We want another
Pentecost. Send the fire!?
That is something to consider. Look at Marks report - the disciples preached everywhere and the Lord
went with them confirming the word with signs and wonders. (Mark 16,20) From that it appears they set
off on a life-long and world-wide mission and had all the spiritual forces they needed for life and ministry
as reliably as the sun rising. That is the Bible standard preachers with an unfading anointing. Any other
idea is so absent from the New Testament that we cant miss it!
One of the features of many emerging countries is the uncertainty of the electricity supplies: on today and
off tomorrow. Christian workers often seem equally uncertain about spiritual power.
Well, an on/off power experience would be impossible for me. The essence of my work is the demonstration
of the living Jesus. Without a Divine guarantee it would be a crazy hazard to enter a Gospel-Crusade. But
we have faith in Christ because He is faithful. We trust Him because He is trustworthy. His power never
fades because He never changes. Do you follow me? Please let me know. REINHARD BONNKE
October 1, 2009
We don't OWN the Gospel, we OWE it
Lets have a look at these four words Into all the world. They are from Marks version of the Great
Commission. Mark (16:15). That commission is repeated directly in every Gospel and Acts (Matthew
28:19-20, Luke 24:47, John 20:21, and in dramatised form in Acts 1:1-8.) Indirectly the whole New
Testament says it. Evangelism and witnessing is what the New Testament is about. God has come to
confront the world with the truth of His love. The omission of mission is always a scandal. However listen
again at this.
In Matthew All power is given unto me, therefore go!
In Mark Go ye .... and these signs shall follow.
In Luke Remission of sins should be preached among all nations and behold I send the promise of my
Father upon you, but tarry until you are endued with power from on high.
In John. As the Father has sent me even so send I you. Receive you the Holy Spirit.
In Acts You shall receive power and you shall be witnesses unto me. With great power the apostles
continued to testify to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus.
The anointing of God is not a luxury but a necessity. It IS what our preaching is all about.
Do you enjoy this teaching? I pray that you may take it to heart. If we have the Gospel we dont own it but
OWE it! Love, REINHARD BONNKE
Today's Fire Conference at Curitiba/Brazil. FULL ATTENTION!Today's Fire Conference at
Curitiba/Brazil. FULL ATTENTION!
September 30, 2009

The Gospel in our mouth is a power Gospel
When God sent us into all the world, He committed not only His truth but also His power to us. He rested
His dependence upon us. In His inscrutable wisdom God chose to make Himself dependant upon human
beings for His work of world redemption. His power is not free energy floating in the air. It has an
instrument, a medium; not only a receptor but a container. The power of the Gospel and the anointing of
God upon the servant of God are the ways in which the spiritual energies of God are released into this
world. The power message and the empowered messenger sum up the process. The Gospel in our mouth is
a power Gospel. The action of God is released in the action of man. This is clearly visible in the Book of Acts
and also my own experience. For the Gospel to become an event, it MUST be preached. Lets do it. Okay?
REINHARD BONNKE.
September 30, 2009

Each believer is a POWER PACK
We have learned that the atom, as small as it is has a terrible potency. Each atom is a power pack. So is
each believer. We are Gods mighty atoms. Christ lives in me, says Paul. That is where Gods power is, so
far as this creation is concerned His power is in Gods people.
The release of Gods power is always through His people. When sinners are convicted, and the sick are
healed, it is from the power resident in the body of Gods people. We lay hands on the sick and the energies
of God suddenly leap into effectiveness. Just follow His instructions. It works. Blessed? Love, REINHARD
BONNKE
This little boy had never walked before. He crawled his whole life on all four. Jesus raised him to his
feet.This little boy had never walked before. He crawled his whole life on all four. Jesus raised him to his
feet.
September 29, 2009

Any doctrine that doesnt lend itself as conductor of the power of God is a waste of time
Is revival a chance to have a rest from the Great Commission? God doing all the soul saving? Is our
evangelism a work of the flesh? Is the proper way of soul-saving to wait for God to enter the field Himself,
conquering everyone by sovereign grace, exercising independent omnipotence. Is revival the time when we
sit down and watch God at work? Faith for that is faith for what God never promised. He said Goand
preach the Gospel! Faith is not just waiting for God to move. Faith is to move for God.
Any doctrine or philosophy that doesnt lend itself as conductor of the power of God is a waste of time.
What difference would it make if some of our theological problems were solved? Would the right answers
ever increase the degree of Divine energy? Our mission is power, not routine. Our role is that of power
people, laying the power lines into powerless lives. Winning arguments? I love to win souls. Please lets do
it together. Agreed? Love to hear from you. Greetings from Curitiba/Brazil. REINHARD BONNKE
September 28, 2009

Electricity needs the lamp and the lamp needs electricity
Without Him we can do nothing (John 15,5) but without us God does nothing. Vine and branches, power
and appliances. What light could electricity give without a lamp? What would Gods power do without
Gods servants? Electricity in the wiring does nothing for us to see, or hear. Handle the flex and it feels
lifeless. Electricity needs the lamp and the lamp needs electricity. God is effective in this world only
through His instruments. We need Gods power. God needs manpower. Salvation is a joint effort, the Spirit
of God waiting on our not waiting but getting on with it. We are co-workers together with Christ what
glorious partnership. God does not need us to run the universe, but he depends on our trust in and our
obedience to Him. Lets preach the Gospel and thus fulfil the Great Commission. Do you understand?
Blessings, REINHARD BONNKE
September 28, 2009

The Early Christians depended on God and God depended on them
If we want New Testament revival we should study the New Testament pattern. If we take Acts as the true
ideal, then Acts also reveals the formula. It is absolutely clear that it was by the preaching of the Gospel.
That is clearly stated in 1 Corinthians 1:21. It has pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save those
who believe. They prayed, but they asked God to bless their evangelism --- not for Him to do what He had
told them to do. People pray do it again, Lord. But WE should do again what the first Christians did, then
we shall get what they got. They preached, witnessed and worked as if it all depended on them, and
prayed as if it all depended on God. They depended on God and God depended on them.
Look at Acts 5:42 Day after day, in the temple courts and from house to house, they never stopped
teaching and proclaiming the good news that Jesus is the Christ. Pauls witness in Ephesus caused the
whole city to riot. No wonder! He said I taught you publicly and from house to house. For three years I
never stopped warning each of you night and day with tears. Even slaves found ways to preach Christ.
Timothy is seen as a bishop today, but Paul told him to do the work of an evangelist, not just pray for
revival. The early church was alive and lively, always in action. That is what passing from death to life
meant for them. They lived! Quickened! Revived! The secret of true revival is in the Word. Thy Word has
quickened me Trust that this blesses you. REINHARD BONNKE.
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September 28, 2009

All Truth swings around the CROSS
There is no religion or message in the entire world like the Gospel. No religion in the world has a Cross and
a Savior bearing the sins of the whole world. The Cross is the great, profound, magnificent,
unconquerable, unchangeable, and matchless truth. It towers above all mere religious ideas. (Acts 13:38).
If you want to evangelize, you must stand before people with the thought of Christs cross deeply etched on
your very heart. If you get away from the Cross, you will be powerless and pointless. That Cross is the
very substance of the Gospel.
Paul preached only Christ and Him crucified. (1 Corinthians 2:1-2) In his letters to the Corinthians, he
obviously taught many things, but for him all truth swings around the Cross. He wrote to the Corinthians
a long chapter about the resurrection, but it was about Christ who rose from the dead because He had won
the victory on the Cross. The foundation for all Christian truth is Christ crucified. This is the heart of the
Gospel and it must be preached. Agreed? REINHARD BONNKE
Benin City/Nigeria 2004Benin City/Nigeria 2004
September 26, 2009

Who's the Rider on the White Horse?
From time to time, I'm invited to join a television panel to discuss religious issues.The participants
generally meet just before going on the air. On one occasion, none of us knew each other, and we had to be
introduced. There was a short time in which to chat with one another before the program began.
Conversation got around to horse racing, as it was the time of the July Handicap. One of the men
professed to be an atheist. He seemed to have the names of all the horses and jockeys at his fingertips. I
couldn't say anything, as I had no knowledge of horse racing and betting. So, I sat quietly, occupying the
time with silent prayer. I wanted the Lord to guide me in the discussion that soon would take place.
The others continued to discuss horses and gambling, and then, suddenly, something flashed through my
spirit. It roused me, and I turned to the expert.
"Now I want to tell you something about horses," I said. "I have put all my money on the White Horse in
the Book of Revelation." The man looked baffled and repeated, "White Horse, in the Book of Revelation?"
This White Horse seemed to be the only horse that particular horse expert didn't know anything about.
"Well, tell me, who's the rider on the White Horse?" he asked. Of course, this question was exactly the one I
had hoped to extract. He wanted me to say who the jockey was! Well, it was exciting to tell him! "In
Revelation, Chapter 19, it says that the rider's name is `Faithful and True, and the Word of God. He is the
Son of God, Jesus Christ, and," I added quickly, "Mister, I have not put just my money on Him. As a matter
of fact, I have no money. But I have put my life and my soul on Jesus Christ, and I know I am going to
win!" Atheism is intellectual vandalism and this atheist had to admit that he'd been gambling on all the
wrong horses.
We know we are going to win because we have read about the Conqueror on the white horse in the back of
the God's Book! The race starts for us with the finish, "a dead cert," in racing terms. For us, the end is a
living certainty. It is the assurance of Jesus as the eternal and universal Winner. I am a winner sing
Gods people in Nigeria. Are you also a winner? Please tell me. REINHARD BONNKE.
September 25, 2009

BIBLE PROPHECIES ARE HISTORY IN ADVANCE
This is the time of ripening for the final harvest. Both wheat and tares fill the field. Satan can see that his
opportunities are slipping awayit is now or never for him. So the greatest display of wickedness,
lawlessness and degradation is ahead. But believers have more to think about than mere survival. There
are likely to be persecutions, and no doubt blood will flow. Our thoughts, however, are on triumph and
conquest for Jesus. The build-up of enemy forces is being more than matched by an ever-increasing
measure of the Holy Spirit. (Isa. 59:19)
The greatest outpouring, the greatest anointing of God's power ever known, is coming upon us. Past
revivals will seem as nothing when Pentecost breaks upon the entire Church. We already get glimpses of it;
the battle of the anointed against the anti-anointed. We now know what it means in Revelation 12:11, "And
they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, and they did not love
their lives to the death." That showdown is fully described in Revelation 12:9-10:
So the great dragon was cast out, that serpent of old, called the Devil and Satan, who deceives the whole
world; he was cast to the earth, and his angels were cast out with him. Then I heard a loud voice saying in
heaven, "Now salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of His Christ have
come, for the accuser of our brethren, who accused them before our God day and night, has been cast
down."
Bible prophecies like these are not alterable. They are history written in advance! When the devil is out to
trouble the world, God will trouble the devil. God will do what He said He would, even to the dot on the last
"i." Hallelujah! We rejoice! We know! The future is settled beforehand, and the last hour is determined,
with its very glorious conclusion. Are you happy? REINHARD BONNKE.
September 25, 2009

THE FIRE OF GOD IN JESUS
In human experience, God's fire translates into passion, the type of passion we saw in Jesus. Perhaps He
wasn't only passionate in His words. When Jesus was going to Jerusalem for the last time, we read that
He was walking ahead of His disciples. They saw how He urged Himself onward.
Now they were on the road, going up to Jerusalem, and Jesus was going before them; and they were
amazed. And as they followed they were afraid. (Mark 10:32)
Why?Somehow the fires in His soul were evident in the way He walked. When they arrived, Jesus saw
the desecration of the temple. The disciples then had further evidence of His passionate feeling. His
reaction turned Him into an awesome figure. The disciples were reminded of the words of Psalm 69:9:
"Because zeal for Your house has eaten me up. But it was a love anger, not a cold fury. Jesus wasn't a
frenzied fanatic. He loved His Father's house, that's all. It was his desire to see people in the temple,
worshipping with freedom and happiness. But commercialism in the temple had spoiled all that. His heart
overflowed like a volcano. The fire in His soul made Him cleanse the temple. His actions were frightening,
and many fled from the scene because of them. The children, the blind and the lame stayed, though, and He
healed them (Matt. 21:14-16).
That was what He had wanted to do, anyway, and that was the reason His anger achieved furnace heat.
His indignation aimed for joy. Jesus got the children singing, "Hosanna! This was the only occasion in
Scripture where excitement about God was rebuked, the only time a hush was demanded in the courts of
the Lord. The silence was demanded by the Phariseesthe praise of the Lord was drowning the tinkling of
their commercial tills. Money music was muted! This was all part of the picture of the fire of the Lord. Is
this too strong for you? Tell me please. Greetings, REINHARD BONNKE.
September 25, 2009

Letting loose a true broadside of Holy Spirit fire power
When a gun is loaded with blanks, the bang and recoil are the same as they would be with live
ammunition. A difference can be observed in the use of live ammunition and blanks, but not in the noise.
The dummy ammunition makes no mark on the target, because it never reaches it. The real bullet can hit
its mark. We are not interested in mere bang and recoil, excitement and spectacular Gospel displays, even
if those draw hundreds of thousands of people. We want to see something live hit the target. The crowds
may come, but we must, by faith, let loose a true broadside of Holy Spirit fire power in order for
something to be accomplished. Preach the original Gospel! Multitudes are born again, lives are completely
changed, churches are filled, hell is plundered and heaven is populated. Praise God! Please respond.
Greetings, REINHARD BONNKE.
September 24, 2009

Faith Cancels Fear
"By faith Moses, when he was born, was hidden three months by his parents, because they saw he was a
beautiful child; and they were not afraid of the king's command" (Heb. 11:23). Just think of what that
involved. The Egyptian state and Pharaoh, its head, had made it illegal to keep a Hebrew baby-boy. By
law, such children were to be killed at birth. Soldiers moved around to carry out this order. What terror
and grief there must have been!

Then Moses was born. His parents looked upon this lovely son, and decided to defy the law and hide the
baby. "By faith . . . they were not afraid. Officers of the law were around, and their footsteps were heard
stopping at their very door, seeking the child's life! Who would not shake in their shoes if armed men were
waiting, ordered to kill their baby? Yet, "they were not afraid. This is a glorious truth: FAITH CANCELS
FEAR. Their faith may have looked naive and foolish. But the situation was exactly what God likes. He
delights to do the impossible. Please tell me, if this ministers to you. Blessings, REINHARD BONNKE.
September 24, 2009

You are in time to be in on the last hour...
Do you remember the laborers of the parable of Jesus? (Matt. 20:1-16). By the clock, some had worked
only a single hour, but the farmer generously rewarded them, paying them the same as those who had
labored throughout the day. Why? Because they had worked as long as they had the chance to work. This
is the principle of God.
If anybody is worried about not having been at Jesus' side in the harvest when they could have been, the
answer is to leave that with the Lord of the Harvest. Don't waste time on tears. Give God, from this
moment on, wholeheartedly what is His due! The Apostle Paul's advice is this in Philippians 3:13-14:
Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are
behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead, I press toward the goal for the prize of the
upward call of God in Christ Jesus.
As long as you have breath within you, you are in time to be in on the last hour, the last day, the last month
or the last year. You are not too late for that. Is this perhaps for you today? Please let me know. Blessings,
REINHARD.
Young people dedicate themselves to the service of God in Johannesburg/South Africa.Young people
dedicate themselves to the service of God in Johannesburg/South Africa.
September 24, 2009

Holiness is NOT Power
Holiness does NOT produce power. Are we to become like Jesus so that we may preach like Spurgeon? This
is truth standing on its head! Shouldnt we be holy even if we never preached a sermon? Holiness is for the
sake of holiness. To be like Jesus has its own reward! Blessed are the pure of heart, for they shall see God
not revival! I believe in sanctification and holiness with all of my heart, but if holiness produced power
then we could say: Look what my holiness has done! That would be shocking.
Look at PETER in Acts 3:12: The miracle did NOT happen because of his own godliness. Weeks before he
had denied the Lord. I sometimes think I can hear sobbings between the lines of Peters writings. Here is
the answer: Acts 3:16 FAITH in His name releases POWER! FAITH is the power-switch! And now the
summary: Holiness for holiness faith for power! Blessed or puzzled? Please let me know. REINHARD.
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September 23, 2009

Anyone who lives at cross-purposes with Christs Cross becomes like an insect in a hurricane
God made all things and they move according to His eternal purposes. His will is the weight behind all we
see. The whole universe will go on as God ordained it, and the Cross of Christ is the crucial factor. The
Cross is the pivot of His will. Everything swings around it. Anyone who lives at cross-purposes with
Christs Cross becomes like an insect in a hurricane. His position is hopeless. But listen to the voice of Jesus.
Come to meand I will give you rest for your soul. (Mat 11,28) Like it or not, but that is God's Word.
Blessings, REINHARD.
September 23, 2009

WE CAN'T RE-CYCLE HUMAN NATURE
We re-cycle glass, metal, paper, oil. However WE CAN'T RE-CYCLE HUMAN NATURE. With all our laws
and police and armies, and psychologists and educationalists we can't transform a murderer or habitual
criminal, a drug abuser, and turn him into a real gentleman, or saint. But Christ does. You can't
unscramble eggs. No - but God can put people back together again, and does every day. The Gospel is
proclamation. It sets things happening and they go on happening. Once surrendered to Jesus, a HolySpirit chain-reaction sets in. What a mighty God we serve. Do you agree? Greetings from Brazil.
REINHARD BONNKE
September 22, 2009

Jesus has come with the Cross, not with a psychologists couch
When Jesus opened the Scriptures to the two disciples who were on their way to Emmaus, He explained
what was said in all the Scriptures concerning Himself, saying Did not the Christ have to suffer these
things and then enter his glory (Lk 24:26-27, NIV). My concern today is that the same Spirit shall witness
to Christ in the same way to His sufferings, death, and glory. A religion, which consists of psychic
experiences, trances, and emotional sensations, is not Christianity. Christianity has other aims. Jesus has
not come with a psychologists couch, but with the Cross. Sinfulness is like leprosy it kills while dulling
the pain. Jesus is first of all the Savior. Nobody else even claims to be that. Preach Christ and Him crucified
and the Spirit of the ancient Bible-prophets will back you up, penetrating the hearts of all hearers. Can you
say AMEN to that? Blessings REINHARD BONNKE.
Brazil 2007Brazil 2007
September 22, 2009

Stubborn Facts
The church today must raise a prophetic voice and sound an alarm. Without faith, all roads lead to ruin.
Without faith, nobody knows where he or she is headed. The evangelist challenges the present fashion of
uncommitted doubt. Our job is to be sure, say we are sure, live as if we are sure, and to preach a sure
Word, without contention or wrangling. Just like the Apostle Paul in an age awash with ignorance and
darkness, we know in whom we believe. Any fool can be an unbeliever. Thank God any fool can be a
believer too!
We preach Christ, Gods greatest statement. With God we are not dealing with mere talk and empty
promises. Paul did not present the truth as a definition but as a physical reality, a fact in Christ. Facts are
stubborn things that will not go away, especially this one. People tried to wipe Jesus off the face of history
by hanging Him on the Cross and forgetting Him in the grave, but He is back again!
This generation must be confronted with the fact of Christ. The book of Hebrews begins God, who spoke
in time past to the fathers by the prophets, has in these last days spoken to us by His son (Heb 1:1-2). We
MUST preach this wonderful Jesus. Agreed? REINHARD BONNKE
Evangelist Daniel Kolenda preaches at a Fire Conference.Evangelist Daniel Kolenda preaches at a Fire
Conference.
September 22, 2009

The gospel affects us, stops us in our tracks, spins us round, and then gets us going - in the right direction
Evangelism is a holy compulsion. God spoke to the prophets and they were full of it. Paul said, Woe is me
if I do not preach the gospel (1 Cor 9:16). He would burst if he didnt! The messenger is marked by the
message. The gospel affects us, stops us in our tracks, spins us round, and then gets us going - in the right
direction. True preachers are people who have heard from God and look as if they have. Joshua won his
battles because he himself had surrendered to the man with a drawn sword. The prophet did not speak in
terms of human wisdom, which is argumentative. Divine Wisdom is NOT. The worlds understanding is an
ongoing debate with no end in sight, because it relies on a false authority, a hollow myth - but it is all the
world has. The voice of worldly wisdom is not even a whisper compared to the voice of God, which shakes
heaven and earth. The Bible is a solid rock, not a collection of pebbles. Do you get it? Please tell me! Love,
REINHARD.
Evangelist Dana Morey with interpreter at a CfaN-CrusadeEvangelist Dana Morey with interpreter at a
CfaN-Crusade
September 21, 2009

The preaching formula is thus says the Lord, not Im telling you!Share
People filled with the Holy Spirit should be marked with the true features of witnesses. They neither dither
nor dogmatize. They are sure of their aim but are not arrogant. They have the cool assurance of knowing
that two plus two equals four with no need to prove it - no polemics. They are passionate but not pushy
(with a few exceptions). They let the truth speak for itself: no browbeating people into submission. They do
not wear boxing gloves. The preaching formula is always thus says the Lord, not Im telling you!
Witnesses just pass on what they had heard and seen. It is not their business to defend it or even to invite
questions. It is the Lords responsibility to confirm the righteousness of His own Word.
Does this hit the nail on the head or maybe on the finger? Please tell me. Love REINHARD.
Burning of witchcraft-material during our Gospel Crusade in Africa.Burning of witchcraft-material
during our Gospel Crusade in Africa.
September 21, 2009

To my dearest friends...
Jakarta, Nairobi, Lagos, Pretoria, Oslo, Sydney and Atlanta/GA...these cities, in descending order, have
the biggest concentration my FB fans in the world - congratulations. May I please ask each of you to add 5
of your friends to this page today? I truly try to personally minister from heart to heart.
Attached is a picture of me in my study at home. From there I personally communicate with you. It feel a
hush of God's presence when I write to you, and I trust and that you are built up in the faith. In the
background you see a wall poster: A 12 year olf blind boy just had received his sight in one of our crusades.
JESUS IS WONDERFUL. It touched me so much. Does it move you too?
Lots of love, REINHARD
September 21, 2009

Calling Jakarta, Nairobi, Lagos, Pretoria, Oslo, Sydney and Atlanta....
Creation relates only to the Creator. Nothing exists for itself; no one exists in isolation from others except
rebellious sinners, who then lose their only validity, which is God. We are not our own meaning and
without God we are irrelevant. Without God our world, its commerce, its industrious activities, its
governments and its institutions become vanity and vexation of spirit, as motiveless as the wind that blows
from south to north and back again (see Eccl 1:6).
The heavens declare Gods glory and his word articulates it. (Rev 4:11) That is the word we preach, the
good news we share. There cannot be any other word; only one word can be true, just as existence can
have only one reason and only one meaning. The unchangeable truth is that if the world does not relate to
the gospel, it relates to nothing. If the world has nothing to do with the Church of Jesus Christ, it is nothing
and going nowhere.
The gospel explains it all and nothing else does. Disown the gospel and darkness falls. No other voice tells
us what the world is for; no other light illuminates the mystery of our own presence on earth. Send the
light, the blessed Gospel-light, let it shine from shore to shore This morning I send special greetings from
Florida/USA to my special friends in Jakarta, Nairobi, Lagos, Pretoria, Oslo, Sydney and Atlanta. Are you
blessed? REINHARD BONNKE.
September 20, 2009

God has NO two kinds of Fire
To understand the nature of God means: He has not got two kinds of fire. All doctrine must conform to
what God is in Himself. If God never changes neither does His fire. Gods nature is fire, just one kind. The
fire that fell on Mount Carmel is the same fire in Acts 2. But it has a different effect. The fire of God tests
each one, what they are. It fills believers with dancing joy but scorches the godless. The impact upon
different people is vastly different. What we are determines what the fire will be to us or do to us. The
prophet asked Canst thou dwell with the everlasting burnings Isaiah 33:14. Some can with delight, but
some cannot. Did you know that? Blessings, REINHARD BONNKE.
September 19, 2009

The Church is not a strong room built to keep the truth intact
We are stewards of the gospel, not its prison wardens. The steward has to disburse what he controls, not
lock up treasures of truth protectively out of harms way. Exposing the gospel to its enemies defends the
faith best; it is fully capable of dealing with them. We are stewards assigned to dispense the good news
with the liberality of God to all. The Church is not a strong room built to keep the truth intact, but a
charitable institution, a distribution center. Elisha gave a woman the never-failing jar of oil but God has
given us an oil field, a gusher that will never dry out. Are you happy? Please tell me. REINHARD
BONNKE.
September 19, 2009

God is not set in one mold
If I understand God at all He is a creator, not a duplicator. He creates masterpieces every time. He can't
make even two snowflakes alike, or two sunsets, or two human beings. His mind is too fertile, too creative
for repetition work. The word NEW is God's own word. The Holy Spirit is the Spirit of newness, bringing
constant renewal, constant blossoming. New birth, New tongues, New wine, New songs and a New Heart.
A new spirit, a new covenant. A new name. A new creation. A new commandment. A new heaven and a
new earth. Yet it is the same Spirit and the same aim - world salvation. And here we come in, being coworkers together with Christ. Blessed? REINHARD BONNKE.
September 19, 2009

Christianity is Regeneration and Resurrection
We hear about evolution and revolution. But Christianity is regeneration and resurrection. The early
Christians said they were a new creation. The Creator has started work again doing something greater. "If
anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come! All this is from God. A
higher order than the human biological is coming into existence - we are the children of God, born from
above.
When God made Adam, He did not ask Adam's permission. Nobody is asked if they want to be born. But it
is up to us whether we want to be born-again and belong to the new order. Now is the time to choose. "As
many as received him to them He gives the right to be the children of God."
These new people astonished the Roman world. Rome tried to destroy them, but it only multiplied them.
The Romans gloried in strength. The Christians gloried in their weakness. The Romans believed in hate
and revenge. The Christian believed in love and forgiveness. The Romans believed in imperial authority,
the Christians said, Jesus Christ is Lord. The Romans believed in the sword. Christians said they would
conquer the world with love. And they did. Isnt that wonderful! Blessings, REINHARD BONNKE.
September 18, 2009

WHY THERE IS JOY IN HEAVEN
Jesus told the lost-stories. He spoke of a lost coin, a lost sheep and a lost son, the prodigal. (Luke 15).
What always seemed surprising is that He only described the reactions of the woman, the shepherd and
the father, the happiness of the finders. We dont read how the prodigal son felt.
The woman said Rejoice with ME for I have found my lost coin, the shepherd said Rejoice with ME for I
have found my lost sheep. Christ focused on the father exploding with joy over his prodigal sons return,
running to meet his lad. Then the business of the day stopped and a celebration party immediately
organised, feasting and dancing. The Bible says they began to be merry and merry is the right English
for the Greek original; all of them not just the prodigal.
Jesus then highlights it. Twice Christ says that there is joy in heaven. We usually say the angels rejoice
when one sinner repents. I am sure they do, though salvation is a mystery to them, but what Jesus actually
said was that there is joy in the presence of the angels, before or in front of the angels. Whose joy? They see
the joy of God. It fills all heaven.
The great intelligences of glory as old as creation are glad with God when salvation reaches men and
women. I like to visualise all the ranking angels getting together in their quarter of heaven. The Prodigals
father threw a party with music and dancing. I am sure something equivalent goes on in heaven. Blessed?
Please let me know. REINHARD BONNKE.
September 18, 2009

God speaks through the Bible. How we react is proof of who we are.
The Bible is Gods burning bush. It is there that we encounter him and there that he speaks. How we react
is proof of who we are.
As a book, the Bible is in a class of its own, distinct from every other book ever written. It brings God into
focus and brims over with his greatness. It is drama, the drama of time, a window through which we see
God striding through the centuries with awesome power and majesty.
We must be clear about one thing: that the purpose of Scripture is to show us God and inspire our trust in
him. The Bible is a manual of faith in God that has been given to us so that the man of God may be
thoroughly equipped for every good work (2 Tim 3:17). It is Gods voice in the burning bush calling out to
us as he called out to Moses urging us to surrender our questions and doubts, abandon our misgivings
and go forward with him. The path will open up as we walk, just as the sea opened up before Moses.
Moses encounter with God in the burning bush launched him on a vast, ridiculously impossible and hairraising mission; armed with no more than a shepherds crook he was pitted against the worlds greatest
military power. Hand in hand with the Lord, he set out on that daunting task and became the greatest
name in the ancient world.
History, as recorded by human authors, naturally reflects their outlook on life. The Bible is Gods summary
of events; it presents the divine view of things. It is utterly dependable; as Psalm 119:160 says, all [Gods]
words are true. The Bible begins with an end and ends with a beginning, God ending the work of creation
and beginning a new heaven and a new earth.
Scripture is not there to make us think but to make us act. It is neither an academic treatise nor an
encyclopaedia full of explanations for anything and everything. It does not offer mere information to
satisfy human curiosity, nor set out to crack riddles. Faith is a flashlight. Switch it on and darkness is no
problem!
This is just a very short overview, but I trust it highlights key-points in your heart. Blessed? Please let me
know. REINHARD BONNKE.
Harvest-time. "Lift up your eyes...""
Picture Rob BirkbeckHarvest-time. "Lift up your eyes..."" Picture Rob Birkbeck
September 18, 2009

Heavenly Connections
1. Tongues of fire on their head connected with the tongue of flesh in their mouth. What a connection!
Heaven had connected with earth, the supernatural with the natural and the Holy Spirit with the human
spirit. (Acts 2:3) That is one of the connections Jesus brought about by sending the Holy Spirit. It changed
these men and women totally. After the resurrection the disciples could still doubt and quarrel, but after
Pentecost they went forth (Mark 16,20).
2. and they began to speak in other languages as the Holy Spirit gave them utterance. Other
languages. If they had only prayed in Hebrew, I would have been highly disappointed. I would have said
the Holy Spirit has only come for the Jews. But they prayed in the languages of the world, which proves
the ethnic interest of the Holy Spirit. Its Indonesian and English, its Mandarin and Russian The Holy
Spirit connects with the Great Commission of Christ. All the worldfor all people. Please let me know if
you are as happy as I am about these divine facts. Be blessed, REINHARD BONNKE.
Picture: Rob BirkbeckPicture: Rob Birkbeck
September 17, 2009

Gods Unchanging Nature
Having faith in God means having faith what God is and what He has always been. If He answers prayer
once, we can rest assured that His natural response to prayer is to answer it. If He has ever cared for one
person, it is because He always cares - for all. If He heals one suffering individual, it is because He is a
healer; its in His nature to heal. If He forgives one repentant person, it is because He is the Forgiver. If He
ever saved one human being, it is because He is God our Savior.
The gospel reflects Gods spontaneous dynamism. When Adam fell, God did not let him stay there. He
didnt hit him with a lecture on moral compromise and its devastating effects. God came to pick him up
again, to rehabilitate and reassure him, to clothe him and promise him a future. That is God. We see that
from the opening pages of the Bible. Indeed, that is what the Biblethe Old and the New Testamentsis
about. From the very beginning we see Gods unsolicited and total concern for mankind. Does it thrill you
heart as it does mine? Please let me know. Love, REINHARD.
It's harvest-time
Picture: Rob BirkbeckIt's harvest-time Picture: Rob Birkbeck
September 16, 2009

Mundane Mortals with a Miracle-God
It doesnt seem to bother God very much who and what we are. All He wants is willing people. To Him the
inhabitants of the earth are as grasshoppers Isaiah 40:22. Whats the difference between one grasshopper
and another? God is not looking for especially big grasshoppers, as if they could perform mighty feats. His
plan is for ordinary little ones. Fear not little flock, it is your Fathers good pleasure to give you the
Kingdom. The only thing extraordinary about great men of God is that God uses them at all! God doesnt
make us big first and use us when we become giants. The only giant in Scripture (Goliath) was soon a dead
giant. The whole idea is mundane mortals with a miracle God. It brings God all the glory. The apostle Paul
was originally named Saul after Israels tallest king, but when he worked for God he changed it to Paul,
the diminutive of Saul.
We just cant somehow grasp it. We want to become out of the ordinary, very holy and very special for
God to take us up. Then we can say God used us because we were special. But that is precisely what God
does not want. In any case it takes too long for us to grow in stature as spiritual giants. Growth takes
place BY working for God. How can we be sanctified if we dont bother about the lost world? I cant help
myself, but I keep coming back to the Great Commission! Lets do something about it. Do you agree? With
all my love, REINHARD BONNKE.
The great day has come! GOSPEL CRUSADE!The great day has come! GOSPEL CRUSADE!
September 16, 2009

God Never Forgets His Promises
Joshua was commissioned to fulfil the centuries old promise of God and claim and possess the land, which
the Lord had promised to Israel. "Every place that the sole of your foot will tread upon I have given you, as
I said to Moses, said God in Joshua 1,3 and this contains a number of spiritual principals:
1. God never forgets His promises, and they are not cancelled by the death of their first recipient(s). He
promised to Moses things Moses never began to enjoy, but it had revealed God's will in the matter, and the
same thing would be done for Joshua. If God's promises apply to our situation, then they are promises as
much to us as to the original receivers. For example: Christ promised the Holy Spirit's power to His
disciples to be His witnesses throughout the whole world, and until the whole world receives that witness
the promise holds good (Acts 1,8).
2. God never works solo but involves His people. He says, "I have given you <this land>", but they had to
go in and possess it. They didn't just pray the heathen out, they had to move in and the Lord would drive
them out as they advanced. "Resist the devil and he will flee from you" (James 4,7). Israel had no trouble
with the Canaanites until Israel troubled them. When we begin claiming God's promises it troubles the
enemy, but we are more than conquerors. The spiritual warfare many talk about simply means going
ahead with God to do His work and His will, and then Satan will be disturbed and come out of his den to
oppose us. That is our chance.
3. Joshua did no more than obey the Lord. He could go in and possess the land because that was fully in
line with what God planned. What matters is the obedience to God. Jesus said, "My food, is to do the will of
Him who sent me and to finish His work". It is not mere job satisfaction or the question of whether what
we do is a great thing, but it is a question of whether what we have done is what God wanted done. Are
you blessed and ready? Please let me know. Reinhard Bonnke
Nnewi/Nigeria. Ministers on the platform.Nnewi/Nigeria. Ministers on the platform.
September 16, 2009

The Holy Spirit comes for the best and for the worst of us
The Holy Spirit has not come to create a cozy atmosphere in a church. We do not draw him into our
services by creating the right atmosphere, regardless of whether that is quiet and subdued or noisy and
exuberant. The Holy Spirit does not need to be attracted, invoked, persuaded or baited. He is not a
reluctant or indifferent visitor but, following his own will and desire, he comes to take up residence.
The apostles were not praying for the Holy Spirit, but he came, invaded the place; any atmosphere they
might have experienced together was blown away, invaded by a rushing mighty wind (Acts 2:2, NKV).
The Spirit is the atmosphere of heaven itself and heaven comes down here with him. He is the pneuma, the
wind of heaven blowing through our stuffy traditions and stagnation. We may sing Welcome, welcome,
Holy Spirit, but he does not come because of our welcome. He is no guest, no stranger invited in for an
hour or two. He is the Lord from heaven and invites us into his presence. Where there is faith and the
Word, he finds his natural environment.
The Holy Spirit does not choose the strong and the capable, although he does not ignore them either.
However, his purpose is to give strength to the weak and needy, the little folk who think little of
themselves. Their weakness attracts his power, his all-sufficiency and life-giving dynamism. He comes for
the best and for the worst of us, the Fathers promise sent by the Son. What a gift! Are you blessed? Please
let me know. REINHARD BONNKE.
Preaching in Africa. "Yes, YOU are meant!"Preaching in Africa. "Yes, YOU are meant!"
September 15, 2009

Foolproof Recipe for Victory
This is how my parable begins. Let me call him John. John had a double story house, five plus five rooms.
One day there was a gentle knock on the front door. When John opened it was the Lord Jesus. Please come
in, John pleaded, I will give you the best room in my house it is upstairs. Well, Jesus is a gentleman and
said thank you.
The next morning someone hammered against the front door. When John opened it who was there? The
devil. No shouted John, I dont want you here But the devil said Im already in and a big fight
started. Satan poured filthy temptation on him, it was horrible. By the evening John somehow got the
victory and threw the devil out. Then he said wait a minute. I gave Jesus the best room in the house, why
didnt he come to my rescue? Jesus said to John Look, you gave me one of the ten rooms John was on
his knees and said I can see my mistake. Sorry, Lord. Lets make 50/50. Jesus is a gentleman and
accepted. The next day was a repeat of the day before. Somehow the devil got in and out and John was
totally exhausted. Why didnt Jesus come to my rescue today? I need to go and ask. The Lord said My
son, why dont you give me all 10 rooms and then, instead of me staying with you, you stay with me? John
broke down. He pulled the key of the front-door from his pocket and handed it to Jesus. Now, he had given
it all.
The next morning, it was still dark, when someone was knocking at the front door so hard that the whole
building shook. John jumped frightened and shaken out of bed crying O, its the devil again, when
suddenly he heard footsteps but this time inside the house. Jesus was marching in majesty and power
towards the front door. He had the key. It now was His duty to answer the door. John was wondering
what would happen and stood right behind Jesus when the Lord opened the door wide. Who was it? The
devil of course. But when the devil saw Jesus standing in the door he bowed low, very low indeed, and said
Sorry Sir, I knocked on the wrong door!
Some have given 9 rooms to Jesus and on the door of room number 10 they have written Strictly Private.
It is there where they have their secret sins and live their double life. But Jesus cannot be cheated. Cmon.
Lets sing it together from the bottom of our hearts Unto Jesus I surrender, unto Him I freely give.I
surrender ALL, unto thee my God and Savior, I surrender all. This is my foolproof recipe for victory! Does
it speak to you? Please let me know. With all my love, REINHARD BONNKE.
September 14, 2009

How the Gospel REALLY works
One man said to me after a service that he had already gotten saved 3 times, but right at this moment, he
was lost again. He explained the Gospel you preach is too high for me. I cannot reach it. God says you
shall not commit adultery, but that is my problem. The Gospel is only for strong people and not for people
like me. I was gasping for air.
But that moment the Holy Spirit touched me. You got saved and lost 3 times, because youve never
understood the Gospel once, I replied. If Jesus was as weak as you are, or as I am, none of us would need
Him, because 2 weak men do not constitute one strong man. However, who says that Jesus is weak? It's a
lie of the devil. Before Christ ascended to heaven he said all power is given to me in heaven and on earth
He is the mighty God I continued. When you truly open your heart for him, then THE STRONG ENTERS
THE WEAK AND THEN THE WEAK CAN SAY I AM STRONG. This is how the Gospel works and how
Jesus saves.
If you enjoy this little something, then please let me know. Blessings and greetings from Florida.
REINHARD BONNKE, Evangelist
Nnewi/Nigeria
CfaN Gospel CrusadeNnewi/Nigeria CfaN Gospel Crusade
September 14, 2009

Heaven is and remains open!
Both David and Isaiah prayed Lord, rend the heavens and come down (Psalm 144:5; Isaiah 64:1). It
happened when Jesus came. New Testament believers need never pray it again. Christ tore the heavens,
and came down to us. He then returned through the heavens ensuring that they remain open. The rent
heavens have been rent for ever, and have never been sewn up again, neither by a needle-wielding Satan
or any other hand. Through that open heaven the Holy Spirit then began to descend the latter rain (Acts
2). The heavens are no more like brass, THEY ARE OPEN. Hell cannot impose sanctions, and blockade the
kingdom of God, nor deprive its citizens. The new and living way is established beyond enemy control.
Jesus Christ is Lord. This is short, but powerful. I trust you are blessed. Okay? REINHARD BONNKE.
Johannesburg/South Africa: In the house of Pastors Kenneth and Lydia Meshoe.Johannesburg/South

Africa: In the house of Pastors Kenneth and Lydia Meshoe.
September 13, 2009

NO DEVIL CAN COME BACK
Mary Magdalene was shocked when she found the grave of Jesus empty. (John 20,16) She wept bitterly.
Why? Remember that this was the Mary out of whom Jesus had cast 7 evil spirits. Mary reasoned like this:
If Jesus, my Savior is dead, it can only mean one thing all the devils and more are going to come back to
me. But then Christ interrupted her thoughts by calling her by her name MARY. What her tearful eyes
had missed, her ears picked upit was the voice of her Jesus! She shot around and cried RABBONI. It
meant as much as Jesus, as long as you live, no devil can come back. As long as you live I remain a child
of God. As long as you live goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life. And the Lord
hurries to reassure all His children, you and me included. He says in Rev. 1,18: I am He that lives and was
dead, and, behold, I am alive for evermore Does that comfort you? Please let me know. REINHARD
BONNKE.
P.S. Again I am asking you to allow your friends to be blessed by this personal ministry of mine and
connect them with this FB page. Please MAKE AND EFFORT.
Nigerian ladyNigerian lady
September 13, 2009

Dignity is NOT a fruit of the Spirit
I am an emphatic preacher, I am being told by my friends and people. Reinhard, cant you tone done a
bit? they say. I am toned down already, I reply. A few times I tried to preach as tame as they, but those
meetings were a catastrophe. I went back to the Lord in prayer and He spoke to me: Dont worry
Reinhard; dignity is NOT a fruit of the Spirit! (Gal 5,22) Wow! What a revelation!
Lets not be shy! The joy of the Lord is not our weakness; it is OUR STRENGTH! The Gospel must be
shouted from the mountain-tops for the whole world to hear. Dignity? Some Christians are like a sponge
that hasnt seen a drop of water in a hundred years! Lets climb into Gods River of Life right now. Your
sponge will no longer be arid and crippled, but fully soaked and fully shaped. Am I here too loud again?
(No apology!) Love to hear from you. REINHARD BONNKE.
Ogoja/NigeriaOgoja/Nigeria
September 12, 2009

FAITH RELATES US TO GOD
God drew Abraham's road map who rarely left it. He was God's man traveling on God's highway. It was
not uncommon then for men to use the name of their god as part of their own name. Pharaoh
Tutankhamens god was Ahmun. God Himself changed Abram and made it Abraham, "the (divine) father
is exalted."
However something happened that was far more significant. God took Abraham's name as part of His
name! He called Himself the "the God of Abraham! The Almighty identified Himself with a man.
It meant that the reputation of God rested on Abraham. What God was like - a new God to the world in
general - would be assumed from what Abraham was like. God risked His name by joining it with
Abraham. Abraham believed in the Lord, the Lord believed in Abraham. Something similar is reflected in
what Jesus said in Matthew 10:32, "Whoever acknowledges me before men, I will also acknowledge him
before my Father in heaven."
That's the inner truth about faith. It is not merely for getting things or doing things or being something. It
relates us to God. Faith is fellowship and is always the condition for our relationship with God. He puts
faith in our hearts, and then He puts His faith in us to do His will. It is "the faith of God."
Unless that faith is there, God has no faith in us. That is how it appears from John 2:23-24. "Many believed
in his name . . . but Jesus did not commit himself to them." The words, "commit himself " are the same as
"believe." Their faith was not right, and Jesus knew it. But when faith is right, Jesus DOES "commit
himself" to us. Imagine that! Christ coming to us in trust! The whole business of God's promises, dealings,
association and relations with us, becomes possible once this mutual trust is established. Any comment?
September 12, 2009

We are not the hunted, we are the hunters
A lady said to me in great distress that she was a born-again believer but troubled by a demonic spirit.
Hes sitting right here, she said pointing to her head. That moment the Holy Spirit touched me. I said to
her madam, flies can only sit on a cold stove, and on a cold stove they love to sit for a long time. Get the
fire of the Holy Spirit into your life and no dirty devil would dare to touch you, lest he burn his filthy
fingers. I know this is a simple illustration, but it is profound. And by the way, having read all the
comments to my previous note on this subject, I fully stand by what I have written. The fire of God will
solve all those problems. We are not the hunted, we are the hunters. You will not run away from the devil,
the devil will run away from you. Stand ye therefore Receive it in the name of Jesus. REINHARD
BONNKE.
September 12, 2009

SAVING FACTS
If the President of the United States came to your town, it would not be a topic for discussion, philosophy
or logic. It would be news. A presidential visit is not a conception or an article of faith. Its an event. You
cant reason about it. Whether you are a simple person or a brilliant scholar, you just have to accept it as
news.
The gospel is the samenews, good news. Christ has come and sets people free from their sins, heals their
bodies, and baptizes them in the Holy Spirit. News is not logic or reason. It is what happened. Nobody
thinks it up, so nobody can reason about it.
Here is how Paul put it: 1 Corinthians 15:2-5: By this gospel you are saved, if you hold firmly to the word
I preached to you: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that He was buried, that He
was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures, and that He appeared to Peter, and then to the
Twelve.
That was the creed then. And that is the creed now. It is a statement of facts about Christ. Believing the
facts and trusting Jesus saves us. Glory to God! Agreed? REINHARD BONNKE.
Here I am writing to you - my dear FB friends.Here I am writing to you - my dear FB friends.
September 11, 2009

Casting demons out of Spirit-filled Christians?
To investigate born-again believers for demonic powers is surely a reflection upon the salvation promises
of God. The Holy Spirit makes our bodies His temples, and would never come to an agreement with a devil
to share such a small apartment, or tolerate such a foul and illegal squatter (1 Cor 6,19). If our life is hid
with Christ in God, and we have a demon, then it would mean that the demon hid in us is also hid in God!
(Col 3,3) That is unthinkable.
If believers have anything clinging to them it is the old life, the old man. In that case, Scripture makes us
responsible to put off the old man with his lusts and to put on Christ. (Eph 4,22) No Christian was ever
exorcised in Bible times. They were guilty of many sins and weaknesses, but it is never put down to the
indwelling of an unclean spirit. The answer to faults was not exorcism, but exercise in godliness, casting
off (not out) the unfruitful works of darkness. PUT OFF and not CAST OUT. (2 Pet 1,14)
Much is made of Christs words to Peter, Get behind me, Satan, but this was no exorcism, and there was
no sign of a demon manifesting, or leaving him. (Matt 16,23) After all, Jesus had just said that Peter was
blessed, and God had revealed the identity of Jesus to him. Peter could not be blessed of God, and have a
demon at the same time, but he could say something very human, which thrust itself into the heart of Jesus
like a dagger of the old temptation in the wilderness. Keep following Jesus and let His word dwell in you
richly - and no weapon formed against you shall success. Are you BLESSED? Please tell me and pass this
message on. REINHARD BONNKE.
Natasha and her cat.Natasha and her cat.
September 11, 2009

THE POWER SWITCH
Acts 6:8: Stephen, a man full of Gods grace and power, did great wonders and miraculous signs
among the people.
Acts 11:24: He was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and faith, and a great number of people
were brought to the Lord.
James 5:15: The prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well; the Lord will raise him
up.
In each of these texts, faith is faith in action. Active faith brought wonder and miracles, added people to
the church, and raised up the sick. Perhaps electricity is laid right into your home. You can have an allelectric home to work the lights, television, washing machine, and cooking stove. What is now needed?
Simply one thingpress the switch! Put the plug in the socket, switch on, and the carpet cleaner works, the
fan cools the air or the lights shine.
Having power by the Holy Spiritwhat is next? PRESS THE SWITCH! That switch is FAITH. Go into
action believing God. On video number three, I spoke about Saul and David. Both men had been anointed.
Both men faced the challenge of the same giant warrior. Davids anointing was no better than Sauls. The
same prophet had anointed them both for the same tasksas king. But Saul sat in his tent, while David
went out. The battle was an impossible battle. But David won.
People say, I wish I had your power. Well havent they? Two neighbors talked over the fence. Mr. Smith
saw Mr. Jones using an electric mowing machine and an electric saw. He could have said, I wish I had
your power. In fact, they both had the same type of power in the house from the same type of electricity
grid. Mr. Jones used the power. Mr. Smith didnt.
It is no good having faith without the Holy Spirit. That is just faith in faith. Faith itself has no power. It
wont get you very far. Having the Holy Spirit power is possible, but with faith action what can the power
do? There are churches which have been charismatic for fifty years, and the members are all baptized in
the Spirit. Then somebody comes along like Stephen, full of the Holy Ghost AND faith, and he does more in
a few weeks than everybody else has done in 50 years.
Faith without the Holy Spirit anointing is presumption. The Holy Spirit anointing without faith is
incomplete.
People are beseeching God for more and more power, but they are not doing much with the power they
have. If they had more power, they would have no idea what to do with it. People are having experiences
of power, just enjoying it. What are they doing then? It is time to formulate plans, to go to the brook, pick
out five smooth stones, and tackle the giant. It is time to go to Samaria as Philip did. Not even the apostles
had been there, but Philip saw signs and wonders. The man of bold faith takes the city by the power of
God. If you dont want to loselet your faith loose, let the Holy Spirit loose. This is the victory that has
overcome the world, even our faith (1 John 5:4). This how I understand and practice God's Word. Are you
blessed? REINHARD BONNKE
September 11, 2009

How I know for sure that Gods Power is with me
When I was baptized in the Spirit and spoke in tongues, I knew the power of God was with me, and this
power has stayed with me ever since. Speaking in tongues was a sign of that power, Gods way of assuring
me that the Holy Spirit power had come. I have never needed to ask for power again. If I had not spoken in
tongues, how would I ever have known I had power? By feelings? Feelings fluctuate hourly and are not to
be trusted. God gave me an objective sign, speaking in tongues. Then I knew. I dare to go forward, not
waiting for feelings of power. Strong men dont feel strong until they use their strength. Believers dont
realize their power until they work for Christ. But if we know we have the Holy Spirit, then we know we
have power for whatever situation arises.

Some people pray and pray for years for the power and are never sure they have it. They become
frustrated and disappointed. They pray for a lifetime. They conclude that power only comes in times of
revival. But the power of the Holy Spirit is revival. I was baptized in the Spirit and spoke in tongues. Since
then I have never doubted that God is with me. I have the Spirit of revival. When I stand before huge
congregations around the world, I enjoy abounding confidence that the Holy Spirit power is with me.
The move of the Holy Spirit represents the greatest evangelistic thrust of all time, bringing tens of millions
into the Kingdom of God. It began when people spoke in tongues and knew God had endued them with
power. They simply went out with confidence to set the world on fire. They made the last and this the
greatest century of soul-winning ever known. I pray that you may receive the very same assurance by the
Holy Spirit that is also mine until today. Blessed? Please tell me. I pray for you. REINHARD BONNKE
P.S. I am awed at the way God has connected us through FB. I put my whole heart into these
communications with you. But please, try to think of 5-10 friends who would like to be connected as well.
Id be very grateful.
SUDAN - againSUDAN - again
September 10, 2009

No Need for Jealousy
In post-war Germany we children got a candy maybe once a year. When my brother Peter had a sweet in
his mouth I did NOT try to steel it, but did some quick thinking: From whom did my brother get it? There
was only one possible source Mother. My Mom, I knew, was a very righteous woman. She wouldnt give
a candy to one of her children if she hadnt one for everyone. I run to Mom and shouted Mom, where is
MY candy please? And there it was she put it right into my hand.
If you see God bless a fellow Christian, another church, or another ministry, dont be jealous! Go to Jesus!
Hes also got a candy for you - and possibly much more. In Luke 15 the Father said to his elder son "what
is mine that is thine." Do/did you get it? REINHARD BONNKE
P.S. To feed hungry sheep of the Masters flock, please spread my notes to your Christian friends. Thanks a
lot. RB
CfaN Gospel Campaign in Juba/SudanCfaN Gospel Campaign in Juba/Sudan
September 10, 2009

Redemption is the Second Stage of Creation
Redemption is the second stage of creation, the beginning of Gods new creation. He created the world, and
now He is creating a new order, and we become new creatures in Christ Jesus. The gospel is a creative
force. It brings renewal, vitality, new life, new hopes, new tongues, new wine, new songs, etc.
The old, old story is ever new. The gospel is not a story which has been preserved like the story of
Alexander the Great. It isnt a mummified relic of the past. Theres no such thing as old electricity, or old
wind, and theres no such thing as an old gospel. The gospel is as ageless as life. It is not an antique,
preserved by the church like the bones of a saint. God preserves the church. In Him we live and move and
have our being. I feel an urge in my spirit to share this with you. If you are blessed, please let me know.
REINHARD BONNKE.
P.S. If you are blessed by my Notes and Posts please spread the news to your friends and neighbors.
Witnesses for Jesus are opportunists! Seize your opportunity right now. RB
Picture: Kai-Uwe BonnkePicture: Kai-Uwe Bonnke
September 10, 2009

JESUS IN YOUR EYES
Years ago my music-minister (Adam Mtsweni) and I were shopping for a new keyboard. It was at noon
that we entered a big music-shop in Johannesburg/South Africa. There was a salesman, but he took no
notice of us and Adam and I tried out all the keyboards. Suddenly the salesman appeared. He seemed to be
in a different mood, something like in a state of shock and said to me Sir, I can see Jesus in your eyes!
What? The Holy Spirit entered that shop. We forgot all about the keyboard and had a revival instead. But
when I was walking back to my car I kept saying Lord, I will never understand it. How can a total
stranger walk up to me and say Sir, I can see Jesus in your eyes?. Suddenly the Holy Spirit spoke to me
and said No problem! Jesus lives in your heart and sometimes HE LIKES TO LOOK OUT OF THE
WINDOWS. I laughed and wept. What glorious truth. I got the point! Years later I met the wife of the
salesman who told me, that her husband had followed Jesus for the rest of his life and went to be with the
Lord. I trust that this little testimony blesses you. PLEASE LET ME KNOW. Good morning from beautiful
Florida. REINHARD BONNKE.
P.S. Please be so kind to let your friends know about this Offical Page of mine.If you do, blessings will
spread in all directions. Let's not forget the lonely and hungry Christians. Thank you in anticipation.
September 10, 2009

The I Will- God
The phrase I will occurs about 4,000 times in Scripture. In the Bible God Himself says it more than
anybody else. In Exodus God says 96 times I Will. In the NT it is similar. Jesus is constantly saying what
He will do, and then goes and does iteven today! Jesus came to fulfill the Fathers I WILLtherefore his
will is supreme. Not the learned Pharisees, but an unknown leper seemed to have the most extra-ordinary
understanding of Christs will (Mt 8:1-3). The Scribes taught what other scholars had saidtodays
theologians are often just the same. Generally they only balance up what from others has been said. They
build upon one anothers tottering towers of opinionoften a house of cards.
Jesus spoke different Amen, amen, I say to you! The leper came and worshipped Christ saying Lord if
you will, you can make me clean. This man perceived that Christs authority lay in 2 directions: There
was no questions of His authority,it was unlimited and He worshipped Him because he saw that
His will was supreme. Nobody else in the Gospels expressed it so clearly. Jesus said I WILL. He also said:
Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my word shall never pass away (Mk 13,31) For all time, all history,
all eternity THE WILL OF CHRIST IS SUPREME. His word to the leper established for all time what His
will was. By cleansing the nameless leper He declared His will for ever toward all nameless sufferers. In
the beginning He said: Let there be light and His Word operates until today. There is STILL light. This
word I WILL is the very essence of Gods self-revelation. This is the phrase used at the marriage altar by
bride and groom. It is as if the Almighty stood at the marriage altar and committed Himself with the same
words: "Your maker is your husband, and the Lord Almighty is his name.(Isaiah 54,5)
God is never irritable, unwilling, unyielding or reluctant. When we come to Him He says I will. All that is
needed is that his people shall be willing in the day of his power. (Ps 110,3). If you are washed in the
Blood of Jesus, this God is your God. Please tell me if this word blessed you. REINHARD BONNKE
Ikare-Akoko/Nigeria CfaN Gospel-CrusadeIkare-Akoko/Nigeria CfaN Gospel-Crusade
September 9, 2009
The Heart of the Gospel
The heart of the Gospel is the pierced heart of the Son of God. It is all there, at the cross. God, horrified and
assaulted by our sin, our clenched fist in His face, and His breathtaking act of turning that same cross into
the instrument of redeeming love, reconciliation and salvation. He died for those who killed Him. By His
blood He forgave those who spilled it. That is the Gospel story (John 3,16). Evangelism is to tell it like it is.
Short but strong! Blessed? REINHARD BONNKE.
Crusade-activity on every levelCrusade-activity on every level
September 9, 2009
Maxims of Faith
Here are some basics:
To be believers, we should know what we believe, and Whom we believe.
The most basic lesson is that we must take the Word of God at its face value.
Without knowing Gods will, faith is impossible.
The Word of God is the eternal will of God.
To question Scripture is to question the only guide that we have, and to question God.
The Word of God is an ultimatum, not an option for discussion.
Democratic vote or consensus does not decide Bible truth. Forever, O LORD, Your word is settled in
heaven (Psalm 119:89).
The Bible is the Constitution of the Kingdom of God, and no two-thirds majority of any parliament on
earth can change it.
Agreed? Tell me. REINHARD BONNKE
September 9, 2009
Christ's Absolute Authority
was not like the prophets. They spoke for the Lord, but Christ spoke AS the Lord. The prophets said, Thus
saith the Lord, but Christ said, Most assuredly, I say to you. The Jews listened to Moses, but Jesus went
beyond Moses, Moses permitted and I say (Matthew 19:8-9).
There was something else different. The prophets were sent with a message, but Jesus IS the message. The
prophets spoke about the Lord, but Jesus spoke as the Lord. He not only brought the Word of God, but He
is the Word of God. He did not point to the way; He is the way.
That is why we have no right to doubt the Word of God, or to bend Gods exclamation mark into a question
mark. If we do so, To whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life (John 6:68), as the apostle
Peter recognized. We either obey or die. Using modern language, we blow the fuse, and suffer a lifelong
power failure. The heating fails, the lights go out, communications cease, the systems break down, and
cold eternal night settles in. Don't forget that Jesus said "only believe".
Blessed? Please tell me. REINHARD BONNKE.
God's mighty works in Africa.God's mighty works in Africa.
September 8, 2009
Trapped in a mental prison?
People are told that the Gospel is "past its sell-by date." But while they are muttering their unbelief, God is
granting innumerable healings, with signs, wonders and miracles and saving millions of souls. Never in
history has it been so evident that Jesus Christ is the Son of God, risen from the dead, working among us as
He worked in the days of His flesh.
Science has had its say, and left us orphans in a Fatherless universe. Bible criticism has had its say, and
left us adrift without chart or compass. Philosophy has had its say and left us in a meaningless existence.
Psychology has had its say, and left us trapped in a mental prison.
And then - all of a sudden - a breakthrough. Behold I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my
voice and opens the door I will come into him and eat with him and he with me. (Rev. 3,20) Can you hear
Him knocking? It is Jesus, the Savior of the world, ready to do His work in you! Blessed? Please tell me.
REINHARD BONNKE.
September 8, 2009
The Core Test
Just as Jesus was tempted by Satan to misuse Divine powers when He had been filled with the Holy Spirit,
so are others likely to be. The core-test is pride.
The devil will try to corrupt our sincere motives for the power-gifts with flamboyant behavior, an egotistic
desire for display, as when Jesus was tempted to throw Himself off the Temple pinnacle. The supernatural
is not always sensational. We can attract admiration by display, but our job is to set people's eyes on
Jesus. Paul and Barnabas met this reaction at Lystra, and were horrified, running among the people to
rectify such a gross misunderstanding.
"This generation seeks a sign" said Jesus. Sensation always has a market. Some have exploited that
situation and turned the gifts of God to self-advantage. Simon Magnus wanted the Holy Spirit to bolster
his prestige. (Acts 8:11). Uzzah died for his presumption in putting his hand upon the Ark of Testimony.
John the Baptist showed the way. He pointed away from himself, pointed to Jesus and cried Behold the
Lamb of God, which takes away the sin of the world. That is true service to God. I trust you can say a
wholehearted AMEN to that. Let me know please. REINHARD.
Jesus Christ has not lost his compassion for the sick - we see HIM do wonderful miracles all the time.Jesus
Christ has not lost his compassion for the sick - we see HIM do wonderful miracles all the time.
September 7, 2009
FAITH is an Immune System Filtering out Fears
The elementary fact is that faith is in-built. We are born believers. If you think you have no faith try it!
Try not believing in anything or anybody your wife, husband, doctor, bank, boss, baker, or chef. There
are no guarantees, but we put our lives into the hands of surgeons and trust drivers of trains, cars, and
planes without thinking of faith. But that is what it is. Faith is a kind of immune system filtering out fears
that otherwise would paralyze all activity. When it fails we develop all kinds of phobias and compulsions.
It is a nervous breakdown. Jesus said not to have phobia but faith (Luke 8:50).
Stop using this faculty of faith and you would never get out of bed in the morning or step outside. You
might think that the sky could fall down. In this world a million cobra troubles are coiled to strike, but we
carry on, usually quite regardless and confident. The Bible says that God has dealt to each one a measure
of faith (Romans 12:3). Christ said, Only believe (Mark 5:36), because we can.
There is no mystique about faith. Perhaps little children are the biggest believers. Many a time I have lifted
a child in my arms, but not one ever screamed for fear of falling. Jesus Himself carried a child as an
illustrated sermon. He said that the child carried a passport to the Kingdom of God. Faith does not come
by murdering common sense. It is not a peculiar psychology developed with great effort by saints in caves
and living on bread and water. It is not peculiar at all. It is natural. Doubt is peculiar irrational in fact.
It is the only thing that ever surprised Jesus. Trust in God filters our toxic doubts and fears and throws
them out. Are you blessed? Please let me know. REINHARD BONNKE.
Beautiful Nigerian childrenBeautiful Nigerian children
September 7, 2009
Our need becomes Gods need to meet our need
When Jesus said, You must be born again, it meant that He also had to say almost immediately, The Son
of Man must be lifted up (John 3:14). He used the same word, must. Our need becomes His need to meet
our need. Jesus lived under a constant sense of the imperative will of God. He must save because we need
to be saved. He said, I have other sheep, sheep that must be saved. I must bring them also (John 10:16).
This revelation of God becomes our basis for both faith and witness. The God of the Bible, our Lord Jesus
Christ, the changeless One, will never let us down. We go at His bidding with our hand in His and we
introduce Him to a weary world. It is a godly compulsion. I keep saying I want to waste my life for
Jesus. Its the best life to be lived on earth. Agreed? REINHARD BONNKE.
September 7, 2009
Bondage is Truth corrupted
There is a warning that Christ gave us over and over again, which is particularly important to those just
beginning the Christian life and that warning tells us to beware of false prophets. They are not all in the
cults either, but many are a threat to the concept of liberty.
By definition a cult means control. By their fruits you will know them (Matt 7:20). Once they get hold of
you, they keep you under their thumb; control your money, what you do, where you go, what you think,
and who your friends are. Their evil effect is to destroy self-reliance and breed dependency. Their leaders
are not shepherds. They are wardens, religious policemen.
Some teach the Scriptures, but turn Bibles into chains, standing truth on its head, like the Scribes and
Pharisees. They use the Gospel of deliverance to bind their converts, falsifying the very spirit and purpose
of the message. There are sad souls who lack true faith and accept handcuffs to gain a sense of security.
Jesus was not a spiritual policeman. He did not discipline the disciples. That is not what disciple means. He
never ordered them about, interfered, or dictated in daily affairs. They came and went as and when they
wished. It was all left to their wisdom and discretion. That is how Christ deals with us. Give Jesus our lives
and He makes them our own.
If we blindly obey a church leader, we are still responsible before God for what we do. No man should
appropriate to himself authority over others. Scripture forbids leaders to be lords over those entrusted to
[them] (1 Peter 5:3). Jesus said, One is your Teacher, the Christ, and you are all brethren (Matthew
23:8). Truth comes from the Word of God, which sets us free. God is a deliverer. Laws, like the Sabbath,
were made for us, not us for the laws. The Holy Spirit prompted me to send this Note today, and I do it
because I love you in the Lord. REINHARD.
September 6, 2009
Faith - the threshold of great usefulness!
With God, FAITH is the qualifying factor. He places His resources at our disposal. God did not honor the
famous characters in Scripture because of their own natural greatness...nor for their moral greatness. The
life-style of most of them would shock us today. Saul was more moral than David, but God chose David,
because David was a faith-activist. It isnt even great faith He wants, just simple every-day-faith. Jesus
called his disciples Little-Faiths, but He chose them and made them the most effectual figures of history.
Compared to the resources open to us in God our natural abilities are a drop in the ocean. But our own
limitations mean nothing to Him. When we have faith, gifted or not, we stand at the threshold of great
usefulness.
September 5, 2009
Business in great Waters
When Christ beckoned to His first followers, they were unknown, quietly getting on with their own
business fishing on a lake. But He sent them out to do business on great waters (Psalm 107:23), and to
the uttermost parts of the earth (Acts 1:8). In Scripture, the sea represents nations, the waves roaring and
turbulent. Christ once stilled the storm on the waters. He sends us to fish in every nation, though the
waters of the world roar and be troubled, as the Psalmist says in Psalm 46:3. The Lord speaks peace to the
nations.
Jesus does not call us just to sit in church and vegetate as if in a rest home. We have a job to do, not a
hobby, but the biggest job of all is to change the world. It is a joint effort, we together and with Christ. He
said, I will build my church (Matthew 16:18). You and I are part of the equation. Are we? Blessings,
REINHARD.
September 5, 2009
Why is nobody going?
SAMARIA was the first Christian mission field mentioned by Jesus after Judea (Acts 1,8), but not one of the
disciples who originally heard Christs Great Commission went NOT ONE. They hung around the temple
in Jerusalem for about 20 years. But there was a Greek-speaking Jew whom the apostles had chosen to
cater for widows, Philip by name. I can imagine how again and again Philip asked the apostles did Jesus
really mention SAMARIA? Why is nobody going? Then Phillip couldnt bear it any longer. He quietly
slipped away to this unlikely land to give it a go - just like the Samaritan woman before him. The apostles
knew nothing about it until thousands had been saved including a leading Ethiopian official. God loves
people with reckless faith.
Philip had no supporters and no organization behind him. The woman at the well and Philip were
evangelistic entrepreneurs. His missions committee had a membership of two, Philip and the Holy Spirit,
with the Holy Spirit as Chairman. Any other Phillips around? HELLO! Please tell me. REINHARD
BONNKE.
September 4, 2009
Challenge Jesus to challenge YOU
The disciples saw the silhouette of a human form glide over the waters and suddenly believed in ghosts
(Mt 14:25-29). Peter wasnt sure if it was Jesus out there and said Lord IF it is you, ask me to come to you
on the water Peter knew His Jesus und to make sure, tested him: He knew Jesus usually commands the
impossible... and then makes it possible. If it was his Jesus, He would do just that. YES! Peter challenged
Jesus to challenge him. With it he touched the heart of Christ. And so will you today. Blessed? REINHARD
September 4, 2009
Live Link?
Power does not come by working up emotions. We may shout, sweat, get excited, and whack the pulpit
when we have the anointing of God. But without that anointing, we are actors, and the platform is a mere
stage. God does not want theatricals. Get Gods love into your heart and true emotions flow. Anything else
is emotionalism, imitation feeling. It reminds me of a man trying to speak from one city to another by
shouting when the telephone line was dead. If the line is live, and there is power in it, his voice will reach
the other city quite easily. If the Gospel is live, it will reach the hearts of hearers. Am I having here a live
link? Please tell me. REINHARD.
September 4, 2009
GET IN AND RIDE
Man-made religions all have the same mark; they consist of what people must DO. They all have elaborate
systems, duties to be carried out, and ceremonies to be observed, laws about this and that. That is religion.
But Christianity is totally different. It is not a system of religious observances. It consists of WHAT GOD
DOES FOR US. I have often smiled at the words of Isaiah 46:1 Bel bows down, Nebo stoops low; the
images are borne by beasts of burden. The images that are carried about are burdensome, a burden to the
weary beasts. They stoop and bow down together unable to rescue the burden and they themselves go off
into captivity.
False gods need to be carried, but the God of the Bible carries His people. In the same chapter we read of
God saying, Listen to me, O house of Jacob, you whom I have upheld since you were conceived, and have
carried you since your birth. Even to your old age and gray hairs I am he, I am he who will sustain you. I
have made you and I will carry you; I will sustain you and I will rescue you. Religion is something you
carry, but Christianity carries you. Religion is a car without an engine that you have to push everywhere.
The Gospel is a car with an engine. You get in and ride. You arrive. Tell me, if you are blessed.
REINHARD.
September 3, 2009
SIGNS AND WONDERS FLOWED FROM CHRIST AND SHOULD FLOW FROM THE BODY OF CHRIST
TODAY
Jesus said As the Father hath sent me, even so send I you. The will of the Father hasnt changed. His
compassion and mercy upon the sick and afflicted were signs of what God is like, forever. If Jesus Christ is
the same yesterday, today and forever, then the Jesus in glory is not a different Jesus from the Jesus of
Galilee. Today the same Jesus has the same compassion, and the same power, but He no longer has the
hands to touch the sick, no longer the voice to speak healing, no longer do the feet of Christ bring Him into
streets and homes. So He sends men and women, you and me. THEY are His those hands and voice and
feet. The body of Jesus is His church.
He is the HEAD. Hands, voice and feet obey the head. The Church is the living extension of that mighty
arm though imperfect in an imperfect world. But we are still the agents of omnipotence and of Divine love,
to demonstrate that God cares. If we are His disciples, filled with the same Spirit that anointed Jesus, we
are to do the same work. They are greater works because God is not limited to one pair of hands, to one
voice, but people moving everywhere carry the same blessings and love. SIGNS AND WONDERS FLOWED
FROM CHRIST AND SHOULD FLOW FROM THE BODY OF CHRIST TODAY. Does this lift your spirit?
Dresden/Germany: Fraunkirche
Picture: Andrew ColbyDresden/Germany: Fraunkirche Picture: Andrew Colby
September 2, 2009
When the Immovable becomes Movable
I grew up at the mouth of the River Elbe in Germany. When the tide was out we boys played around the
barges or lighters that had sunk with their flat keels into the mud banks. In my mind they were impossible
to shift or move by any marine engine or tug. But then the quiet ripples would come, minute-by-minute,
water creeping imperceptibly higher up the sides of those immovable vessels. I have seen them begin to
float so that a little later my foot could push and move them from the quay hundreds of tons though they
weighed.
When we preach the Gospel anywhere, the tide comes in. The immovable suddenly becomes moveable, the
incurable curable and the impossible possible. What has happened? The rules have changed for YOU.
God is in action! The Gospel is the power of God Thats what I see right now in Nigeria. Getting hungry
for God? Tell me please. REINHARD BONNKE
August 31, 2009

When you hear stand still its Rev. Moses. When you hear go forward it is God!
God does not change His mind every half day. Spiritual principles are bandied about like Scripture. One of
them is: Dont move till God tells you. It sounds so wise and spiritual. Moses was the first to say it. He
told Israel Fear ye not, stand still and see the salvation of the Lord. But GOD told Moses to stop crying
and gave a COUNTER-COMMAND Speak unto the children of Israel THAT THEY GO FORWARD. (Ex
14:13-15) When you hear stand still its Rev. Moses. When you hear go forward it is God. Surprised or
blessed? Please tell me! REINHARD.
Surabaya/IndonesiaSurabaya/Indonesia
August 30, 2009

ON THE TRACK OF TRUTH
If we only believed what we saw, what would a blind man believe? Radio waves fill your room but who
would know without a receiver? God is invisible Spirit, and that is that. It is as useless as arguing and
expecting God to be what He is not. Jesus said, Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed
(John 20:29). Those are on the track of truth God is like that if we are to know Him. Blessed?
REINHARD.
Ondo Town/NigeriaOndo Town/Nigeria
August 29, 2009
No Package-Deal from Above

This and other imperatives are all ingredients in the Gospel. Jesus said, I MUST be about my Fathers
business. (Luke 2:49) He knew what that was. It was to save the world. His Fathers MUST was the must
of Jesus. When God said I must it meant personal involvement to save us. The Son of man must suffer
many things Mark 9:12.
Salvation was not produced in the New Jerusalem, a package deal imported from above, dropped from the
blue skies. Salvation came by an act of God on earth, at Calvary. God worked it out in the open space of life
amid the business of mankind, in the face of roaring crowds and their frightful barbarity and wickedness.
People saw salvation happening, a bleeding Saviour bearing our sin. He bore our sins in his own body on
the tree
The fountain of mercy was opened and from its historical beginnings it reaches eternity. It is a Gospel to
be proclaimed, accepted and enjoyed, earthly reality with transcendent effect.
Got it? Please tell me. Love, REINHARD
Let everything that has breath praise the Lord.Let everything that has breath praise the Lord.
August 27, 2009

No battleship, plane or tank can change a sinner into a saint
If evil is to be overcome, men and women are not naturally equipped to overcome it by brute force. We are
not designed as superb fighting machines like the tiger.
The force of evil is universal, and can never be overthrown by weapons. The weapons of our warfare are
mighty to the pulling down of strongholds (2 Cor 10,4), but they are designed to tackle evil where it
resides - in the human heart. And the greatest weapon of all is the Gospel. The devil hates and fears it. The
Cross is the power of God unto salvation. There is no other effective means, neither legislation nor armies.
Take a common text like James 4:7 Resist the devil and he will flee from you. It is really quite incredible.
Evil and the devil are forces that dominate history. Yet we have power over Satan in the name of Jesus.
Satan trembles when he sees the weakest saint upon his knees. One believer in the name of Jesus has more
power against evil than all armed forces in the world. No battleship, plane or tank can change a sinner
into a saint. Imagine if someone had witnessed to Adolf Hitler, he would have responded to the Gospel and
become an evangelist instead! It could have possibly been done - if it had not been for the loss of Christian
witness in Germany from the days of the so-called Enlightenment and the arrival of the Bible Critics. We
reaped what we sowed. But dont forget: Our victory is guaranteed! Jesus said in John 16:33 (AMP) be of
good cheer [take courage; be confident, certain, undaunted]! For I have overcome the world. [I have
deprived it of power to harm you and have conquered it for you.] Are you rejoicing with me? Please let me
know. REINHARD.
August 27, 2009

Cross-less, Blood-less worship is not Christian
We are facing a tremendous fact. The Gospel is built into creation. Evangelism was not an emergency
measure. It was not brought in to deal with an unexpected situation - a kind of plan B when plan A didnt
work out. It was built-in.
That is an awesome thought. When God created the world the Lamb was slain. It makes me look upon the
world around me with different eyes. The Cross in creation! There are millions of facts, but the major fact
is that when God created the heavens and the earth the Cross of Christ was put into it. (1 Peter 1: 18-20)
That was the expensive part. Making the stars and planets cost Him no more than a word of command. He
commanded and it was done. The heart of God bubbled with joy and laughter as He flung into the void all
the glittering marvels of galaxies and suns. Adam could look up and see the glory of the heavens fretted
with fire. But sin was the potential threat. God knew sin would creep in like a mould across the fair face of
the world. The only antidote was the blood of Jesus, the Lamb of God. God spared nothing and gave His
Son to make His creation complete. The Cross of Christ was the price to pay for creation. It cost Him
everything. It was the only thing that made Him groan.
That is the truth about everything. He made all things and redeemed all things. We only know God as He
makes Himself known to us. He is infinite. We dont know everything about God - only what He shows us
of Himself. There are other views of God we shall never see. But this view is enough to occupy us for ever.
When we come together and sing and praise, if we want to join the hosts of heaven that is their theme - the
Lamb of God, not creation but the core of creation, the Lamb as it had been slain. That is Christian
worship. Cross-less, blood-less worship is not Christian. Do you have an echo in your heart? Please let me
know. REINHARD.
August 27, 2009

You in the Fire and the Fire in you
They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them. (Acts 2:3)
The Tongue of fire on their head connected with the tongue of flesh in their mouththe heavenly with the
earthly, the supernatural with the natural. That moment they were filled with the Holy Spirit and began
to speak in other tongues as the Spirit gave them utterance. It changed these men and women totally.
After the resurrection the disciples could still doubt and quarrel, but after Pentecost they went forth
preaching the gospel everywhere (Mark 16,20).
In Matthew 3, 11 John said "I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance, but He who is coming after
me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit
and fire.
John the Baptist introduced Jesus the Baptist the former baptizing in water, the latter in a river of liquid
fire. The word baptism was a commercial word, used in the trade of dyers. When the cloth was dipped
into the die, it was baptized. The cloth in the dye and the dye in the cloth. The cloth accepts the color,
texture and character of the dye. When Jesus baptizes into the Holy Spirit, we become immersed in fire.
We in the fire and the fire in us. We look, feel and appear like fire. We are hot, like the people in the Upper
room. We become partakers of the divine nature.
August 26, 2009

God is Not a Duplicator, but Creator
Only Jesus baptizes into the Holy Spirit no one else (Matth 3,11). I dont want my fullness from the
fullness of another man. Just as there are no two human beings with the same fingerprint, your anointing
and flame from above are absolutely unique. God is not a duplicator he is the Creator. He never works
with copies, only with originals. Your flame bears your name. It is personalized. Nobody on earth can
serve God exactly as you! You are unique and so is your anointing! Please tell me if this blessed you. If
you want more much more then purchase my book called Holy Spirit Revelation and Revolution.
Its an eye-opener and a heart-opener. (Just push the yellow button on the left page-side.) Let me hear
from you. God bless, REINHARD.
August 24, 2009

Faith is God's Gift to us at Birth...
Faith is from God, His gift to us at birth, like sight or hearing. It is a faculty or a hand, by which we reach
out, and take what God has for us. If we destroy the faculty, or let that hand wither, then we can take
nothing. We are guilty losers. The world conditions us. We go out in the morning, work all day, and come
in at night, read the newspaper, watch television, and in all that time, how much have we been exposed to
what will encourage faith in God? Usually nothing whatsoever not a single word. On the contrary, we
have been almost immersed in a sea of doubt and sin. The world is a vast brainwashing establishment to
destroy faith in God. It maims us spiritually; it amputates our hand of faith. We are civilized out of the
simple nature God gave us.
A word of warning here: Faith is not a subject, like gardening or photography, just for those interested.
We either believe or perish. Faith is a universal human obligation and responsibility. This is set out in the
parable of the wedding feast in Matthew 22:12. All guests were provided with a wedding garment,
meaning faith. One man came, apparently thinking that he could dress better than anybody else, wearing
his own, possibly self-made, clothes. He was thrown out.
The standard dress in the Kingdom of God is faith. Without faith it is impossible to please God. This one
individual had come to the feast proud and superior, not wearing the garments of God-given faith. The
Kingdom of God is not a meritocracy. Entry permits, visas and passports are issued to the believing alone.
Academic qualifications are irrelevant. Heaven will not be monopolized by theological graduates, nor by
people who have never robbed a bank, but only by people displaying the simple badge of faith. Do you go
along with that? Please let me know. REINHARD.
Last night's crowd in the CfaN Gospel Crusade at Otukpo/Nigeria (Aug 23, 2009). 280,000 people
gathered to hear the Word of God... We will soon know how many people got saved.
Picture: Oleksandr VolykLast night's crowd in the CfaN Gospel Crusade at Otukpo/Nigeria (Aug 23,
2009). 280,000 people gathered to hear the Word of God... We will soon know how many people got
saved. Picture: Oleksandr Volyk
August 23, 2009

WHY HUMANITY SUFFERS
One of the most frequent questions I am asked is why God allows so much suffering in the world. I have
often pondered this question myself, because I genuinely suffer when I see others suffering. So why does
God allow suffering? You could just as well ask the U.S. Secretary of Transportation why he allows
accidents on the freeways. No doubt, he would take exception to your suggestion and point to the rules of
the road. "Every time a law is broken, an accident and suffering might occur," he would reply.
People suffer chiefly for one reasonthey are ignoring God's rule book, the Bible, and everything goes
wrong. Our Creator knows exactly how He has made us, and what will harm us. Consequently, out of a
caring, protective heart, He says, "You shall not . . . " The "you shall nots" are not edicts designed to spoil
our fun, but rather they are the manufacturer's handling instructions. God wisely knows that our psyche
cannot handle sin and actually is crushed and tormented by misdeeds. It is always wise to read the
instruction manual before using a new appliance. People take care not to break an iPod or a new
computer, but they don't seem to mind destroying their own spirits and souls with the poison of sin. Are
you seeing more clearly that the need to preach the Gospel is desperate? Cmon lets do it. Agreed?
REINHARD.
August 22, 2009

If we truly follow Jesus, then Jesus follows us
The disciples did not just pray and sit around waiting for God to enter the field to convert the world
independently by direct contact with unbelievers. It was THEIR job to make contact with people. They
went out into the world so that the Holy Spirit could go out with them into the world. Mark 16:20 (NIV)
says: The Lord worked with them. It does not say they went with the Lord. They went, and He went
along. If we truly follow Jesus, then Jesus follows us. When and where they moved, God moved also. The
Holy Spirits workings go with our workings. Natural effort releases divine effort. If this is understood
then no obstacle is impenetrable. Its my own secret. Do you read me? Please let me know.
Love REINHARD.
In my thirties I was a tent-evangelist in Africa - very humble beginnings - but then the breakthrough came
like a penned-up flood.In my thirties I was a tent-evangelist in Africa - very humble beginnings - but then
the breakthrough came like a penned-up flood.
August 22, 2009

Drowning Dog?
When a drowning dog is saved, its pulled out of the water and dumped on the grass. But when Jesus saves
people, its quite different. The Gospel offers more than a lift belt, it is LIFE! After having been rescued you
are not left to yourself. The Good Samaritan (evangelist) picks you up and takes you to an Inn (church)
where you will be loved and nursed. The essence of evangelism is to say and SHOW what God is like.
People talk about presenting the Gospel in a nutshell but actually, it can only be presented in a person. The
Gospel is more than a formula for getting to heaven when you die. The just shall live by faith. You shall
have life and have it more abundantly. (John 10:10) Does this bless you on this Saturday? Please let me
know. REINHARD.
August 22, 2009

Our Mission is not Compromise
longer life for themselves. (2 Cor 5:14-15.
The preaching of Jesus and the apostles was direct, not a suggestion for discussion, but authoritative:
repent and believe. We must boldly come from behind our smoke screen of politeness and insist on the
claims of Christ upon this world. Let the light of the Gospel blaze.
A German ambassador gave me some advice saying, In Germany you cannot preach as straight as in
Africa I replied Sir you are the diplomat. I am the evangelist! Every generation needs regeneration
and that is our business not diplomacy. The Word of God must be proclaimed as directly as possible. We
are not sent to negotiate a compromise with the world. The Gospel is not an alternative; it is Gods
ultimatum. Are you blessed? Love REINHARD.
TODAY: Otukpo/Nigeria. Evening attendance with Evangelist Daniel Kolenda ministering was 220,000
people. Mighty signs and wonders happend and multitudes got saved.
Picture: Oleksandr VolykTODAY: Otukpo/Nigeria. Evening attendance with Evangelist Daniel Kolenda
ministering was 220,000 people. Mighty signs and wonders happend and multitudes got saved. Picture:
Oleksandr Volyk
August 21, 2009

The Holy Spirit does not come by degrees
The Holy Spirit is not an influence, a cloud, or an ambience, quantifiable or measured by any spiritual
standard. The Spirit is the Third Person of the Godhead. He comes as a Person, not as a feeling. Is he more
present sometimes than others? How can that be? Can a person be more present anywhere or appear in
percentages? Im not more present here than at home. Or more present on a Sunday than on Monday. But
that is how people talk. The Lord was really there tonight, more than last week. Really? How? The Holy
Spirit doesnt come by degrees, and nor does Jesus.
It is often thought that Gods peak presence is a miracle. But God has no peaks, does not wax and wane.
Miracles do not come just in powerful meetings. A physical happening is not evidence of greater power.
Gods power is a constant. Omniscience doesnt flicker like a candle flame.
We sing Welcome welcome Holy Spirit, or You are welcome in this place. How cordial of us! The Holy
Spirit belongs here and we welcome Him? God is not a newcomer, not an outsider, nor a stranger to be
welcomed at the door. The Holy Spirit will abide with us forever, Jesus said (John 14,16). How long is
forever? Well, have a guess. This is fantastic truth. Do you agree? Please let me know. Greetings,
REINHARD.
Gospel Crusade in Otukpo/Nigeria. The first night Daniel Kolenda and I were togeter, as of the next day
Daniel Kolenda was fully in charge.Gospel Crusade in Otukpo/Nigeria. The first night Daniel Kolenda and
I were togeter, as of the next day Daniel Kolenda was fully in charge.
August 21, 2009

Intercession makes the Difference
When the American space program sent the Voyager spacecraft to the outer planets of the Solar System,
Mission Control lost touch with the craft.
Voyager no longer responded to the signals that were being sent, and it continued into the emptiness of
space on its own. It travels under its own velocity and will do so until the universe folds up.
The world is like that. It does not respond to God. It carries on and on without guidance or control. It is a
lost world. But Jesus came to seek and to save that which was lost, because of the love God has for the
world. This is where intercession can make all the difference in our world. So long as Christians keep their
lives in contact with God, they can be used as his tracking devices. Prayer and intercession are sending
signals to God. He scans time and eternity and knows where we are.
As we join in the great intercessory prayer of Jesus and go out into the world in his name, we will see his
prayer answered: 'May they also be in us so that the world may believe that you have sent me' (John
17:21). We will see the world starting to respond to the love of God again.
If you feel this does not cover the subject, dont shoot me. I can only highlight one aspect here. If you still
got blessed, then please let me know. REINHARD.
Otukpo/Nigeria
Picture: Oleksandr VolykOtukpo/Nigeria Picture: Oleksandr Volyk
August 21, 2009

Jesus did not die of a broken heart
The Roman captain knew the routine of crucifixion. (Mark 15:3739). First the crucified criminals were
spitting and cursing, then as their strength abated death would slowly set in. Now, on horseback, the
captain stood eye to eye with the dying Jesus! Then we read Jesus cried with a loud voice and breathed
his last. That got the captains attention, because Christs last words from the cross were Father into your
hands I command my spirit! Jesus had cried with a loud voice, full of energy and had commanded his
spirit to leave his body. It happened that very same moment. Jesus did not die of a broken heart. HE DIED
AT HIS OWN COMMAND! Long before this, the Lord had said in John 10: 17+18 I have power to lay
down my lifeand that was observed by that heathen soldier. The captains revelation and conclusion?
Jesus is more than a man! Jesus is the Son of God! Jesus is my Savior! Trust in Jesus brings peace with
God!
Do you receive it? Please let me know. REINHARD.
Otukpo/Nigeria, second day (last night). Attendance 200,000 people. Evangelist Daniel Kolenda
ministered with authority.
Picture: Oleksandr VolykOtukpo/Nigeria, second day (last night). Attendance 200,000 people. Evangelist
Daniel Kolenda ministered with authority. Picture: Oleksandr Volyk
August 20, 2009

Returning to the Pigs?
And he arose and came to his fatherand the father ran Vs. 20.
Having waited daily, the father saw his lost son from far. The young son staggered home, but the old man
RAN. Hear this: For every step you take to Jesus, Jesus takes ten steps towards you! That is how He loves
you and us! And why did the father run? I think because he was afraid that his son might change his mind
again and return to the pigs. This had to be prevented. ENJOY. Reinhard.
Gospel-action!Gospel-action!
August 19, 2009

In Tune with the Will of God
Our Father hears us when we are in tune with the keynote of his purposes. Imagine a violin player who
begins his concert performance. The violin sounds beautiful, and the player is clearly a skilled performer but then suddenly the rest of the orchestra joins in and it is a disaster. What has gone wrong? It's simple even though the violin is beautiful on its own, it is completely out of tune with the other instruments. Even
when all the correct notes are being played, the result sounds terrible. Your prayer might sound excellent,
but is it in tune with the will of God? You keep in tune by reading and knowing the Word of God. Some
tuning needed? I will pray for you. Blessings, REINHARD.
Greetings from Otukpo.Greetings from Otukpo.
August 19, 2009

Preaching uncompromising, full-blooded truth
The Apostle Paul strikes a note of finality. He declares, Even if we or an angel from heaven should preach
a gospel other than the one we preached to you, let him be eternally condemned! I want you to know,
brothers, that the gospel I preached is not something that man made up I received it by revelation from
Jesus Christ (Gal 1:8-12, NIV).
Personally, I find no comfort in uncertainty. I face the wild waters of the future and cannot launch my
eternal soul on a raft of guesswork and opinion. Like Paul, however, I can say I know whom I have
believed (2 Tim 1:12). The apostles never modified the gospel to avoid offending people and to match
accepted ideas of the day. Nor did they take the bits of the gospel that people liked and preach those only.
They preached an uncompromising, full-blooded truth. There really was such a thing as the offence of the
Cross.
The Cross is an ultimatum, a call to rebels to lay down their arms. God does not adapt to human opinion
nor consult with the corrupted minds of sinful men. Paul did not enter into dialogue to find some common
ground of interfaith- agreement. There was no agreement. The Cross of Christ stood out starkly against
the sky for Greeks and Jews alike. It towers today. We kneel at its foot. Hallelujah for the cross, it shall
never suffer loss. Does this bless you? Id like to hear from you. Love REINHARD.
The Gospel Crusade starts tonight in Otukpo/Nigeria.The Gospel Crusade starts tonight in
Otukpo/Nigeria.
August 19, 2009

The Image on Money and the Image on Man
Tempted by the Pharisees whether people were to pay taxes Jesus asked for a coin and said Whose image
and inscription has it? They replied Cesars. The Lord answered Give to Caesar what is Caesars and to
God what is Gods (Luke 20:21-25). That was a hammer! The money belonged to Caesar because it bore
Caesars image. But man should belong to God, because he was created in Gods image.
It is a fact: So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female
created he them. (Genesis 1:27).Because we bear Gods image we should by right belong to God. God has a
righteous claim on all of us. We were stamped with His image when He made us. Satan tries to deface
Gods image in us with SIN. He wants to replace Gods image with his own.
But God stepped in. Our Creator became our Redeemer. Jesus bought us back by redeeming us by His
blood. His precious Blood was the currency, the means of payment. That is the reason for Christs death on
the Cross. This is a very short version of the Gospel we preach. Jesus says My son, give me your heart,
(Proverbs 23:26.) Simple? O yes, but NOT SIMPLISTIC! It is profound! Do you agree with me? Please let
me know. Greetings REINHARD.
Abuja sunset. Picture by Oleksandr VolykAbuja sunset. Picture by Oleksandr Volyk
August 19, 2009

What is Faith? Slip your hand into the hand of Jesus!
A Jewish Rabbi counted 248 Commandments and 365 Prohibitions in Scripture. David in Psalm 15
brought it down to just 11, and Micah to only 3. But the prophet Habakkuk put the rules of life altogether in
one: The just shall live by faith. (Hab 2,4)
Later another Jewish Scholar with the most penetrating mind of his day saw that Habakkuk had hit on the
central fact of life. The Apostle Paul wrote half the New Testament around that discovery: Hab 2,4; Rom
1,17; 2Cor 5,7; Gal 2,20; Gal 3,11; Heb 10,38.
What is faith? The easiest thing in human experience: Slip your hand into the hand of Jesus! It is a childlike
dependence. With faith, everything we do is significant, crowds or no crowds, success or no success. Faith
is the substance that fills our emptiness. I trust this blesses you. Greetings from Nigeria. REINHARD.
Todays arrival in Otpuko/Nigeria in a chartered jet, paid for by dear Nigerian friends.Todays arrival in
Otpuko/Nigeria in a chartered jet, paid for by dear Nigerian friends.
August 18, 2009

Evil make the Gospel today as vital as a Gun in a Snake Pit
Evangelists? Thousands of them are in church jobs to which God never called them. It is time for the Body
of Christ to boldly reaffirm the ministry of the Evangelist! The fact remains forever that God's concern
today, as at Calvary, is the salvation of souls. And when Jesus Christ ascended into Heaven, He established
the work of evangelists within the Church to help accomplish this great work (Eph. 4:8-16). They are
needed today more than ever. Witchcraft, occultism and evil make the Gospel today as vital as a gun in a
snake pit. Evangelists, where are you?
The past holds tragedies. When doors opened, some Christian workers were found jealously guarding their
monopoly as did gold miners their claim. Sometimes rivalries ruined revivals. But the harvest must not go
unreaped while reapers merely defend their "own" flock. Jesus did not die to give us a career but to save
the lost. (Luke 19,10). Thats how I see it and pray for more laborers. Please respond. Greetings,
REINHARD.
August 17, 2009

Hands Raised to bless you!
Jesus came blessing people to the very end of his days on this planet. When the Lord was last seen, he had
led them out to the vicinity of Bethany, lifted up his hands and blessed them. While he was blessing them he
left them and was taken up into heaven (Luke 24:50-51). His hands were lifted in the gesture of blessing
as clouds drifted over his presence. Then angels assured the watching disciples, This same Jesus, who has
been taken up from you into heaven, will come back in the same way you have seen him go (Acts 1:11). In
the same way means with his hands raised in blessing. Those hands are still raised in blessing, even as I
write these lines. Look at Him. Hes looking at you ready to bless you with a miracle TODAY. He is
absolutely the same Jesus Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever (Hebrew 13:8). If
you have ears to hear, then the Lord will give you hands to receive. Please, let me know. Love REINHARD.
Picture: Robert RussellPicture: Robert Russell
August 17, 2009

Cheerful Giver and Cheerful Forgiver
The first advantage of a Christian is everybody loves a cheerful giver, and a cheerful forgiver. A Christian
gives without remembering and receives without forgetting. For new creatures in Christ Jesus, getting
becomes giving. Jesus heals the itchy palm and makes it allergic to filthy lucre. Covetousness becomes
charitable. Zaccheaus, that heartless little extortioner, found new pleasure - compassion and charitable
giving. Jesus doesnt like us holding too tight to our money. If our hands are full he cant give us more.
Does that speak to you? Please let me know. REINHARD.
Near our home in Orlando/FlNear our home in Orlando/Fl
August 16, 2009

From Evangelist to Evangelist (TWO)
God has not called us to be clever and defeat all the arguments of unbelievers. You dont win souls by
winning arguments. No, God was pleased through the foolishness of what was preached to save those
who believe (1 Corinthians 1:21).
Christ said to Peter, You do not have in mind the things of God, but the things of men (Matthew 16:23),
which really means, You think as men think. If we try to fight the devil on the level of human thought, he
will out-think us every time. Arguing about God is a chess game, which the devil has played all through
history. He knows every move. He will checkmate us almost as soon as we start. He knows all the answers.
But the Word of God gives us Gods thoughts. Spoken in the power of the Holy Spirit, we can stand up to
Satans twisted logic just as Jesus did.
In our gospel crusades we open our meetings to the Holy Spirit completely. Whole countries are sometimes
challenged by the mighty power of Christ. False religions and doctrines of demons are shaken and broken.
No preacher could produce such effects except by the Holy Spirit who has entered the field. The original
gospel mandate is impossible without the original power. All we have to do is to preach the Word. We rely
upon Him by faith. Then there is a mighty victory.
Evangelist Daniel Kolenda in action in Abakaliki/Nigeria.Evangelist Daniel Kolenda in action in
Abakaliki/Nigeria.
August 16, 2009

THE HIGHEST HONOR
The angel who appeared to Cornelius in Acts 10 was not allowed to mention the name of Jesus, or to speak
about salvation to the man. That high and holy privilege was (and is) reserved for men and women
people like you and me. All the angel was allowed to say was, "Now send men to Joppa, and send for
Simon whose surname is Peter" (Acts 10:5). This mighty seraphim from the highest heaven had to bow to
Peter's higher privilege. It pleases God to call and to send people like you and me.
It has always been this way. God used four evangelistsMatthew, Mark, Luke and Johnto write down
the story of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Such a pattern is linked, in my mind, to the four men in Old
Testament times who carried the Ark of the Covenant. Carriers of the Gospel change from generation to
generation, but the Gospel remains the same. Now we are here, and today it is our turn. God has called
you and me. The Gospel needs to be taken to the ends of the earth. This is the Great Commission of the Lord
to usand the King's business requires haste.
Any response to this? BLESSINGS, REINHARD.
August 15, 2009

Noticeable
When Moses spoke to God he used concrete terms. In a most astonishing prayer Moses said, If your
Presence does not go with us, what else will distinguish me and your people from all the other people on
the face of the earth? (Exodus 33:16). God alone made Israel noticeable. He identified with them. That
God is no mere whimsy or fantasy. The world will have to put up with God as He is, reachable, knowable,
and even friendly. There isnt any other God. If anyone seeks God, they will find, because He is seeking
them.
That is the God we know. He is in constant action on earth. Our God lives and acts. Jesus was here and
went about doing good and delivering all who were oppressed by the devil (Acts 10:38). It would be a
hollow sameness if He didnt do the same things.
It was the great promise of Jesus to be with us always. The Holy Spirit would take over His agenda. The
Spirit is the active Spirit of Jesus. God the Father, God the Son, God the Spirit and us! The syndicate of
salvation, resourced by omnipotence. And we are invited to participate! What a high honor.
August 15, 2009

Holiness does NOT produce power
Holiness is NOT Power! Holiness does NOT produce power. Are we to become like Jesus so that we may
preach like Spurgeon? This is truth standing on its head! Shouldnt we be holy even if we never preached a
sermon? Holiness is for the sake of holiness. To be like Jesus has its own reward! Blessed are the pure of
heart, for they shall see God not revival! I believe in sanctification and holiness with all of my heart, but
if holiness produced power then we could say: Look what my holiness has done! That would be shocking.
Look at PETER in Acts 3:12: The miracle did NOT happen because of his own godliness. Weeks before he
had denied the Lord. I sometimes think I can hear sobbings between the lines of Peters writings. Here is
the answer: Acts 3:16 FAITH in His name releases POWER! FAITH is the power-switch! And now the
summary: Holiness for holiness faith for power!
Blessed or puzzled? Please let me know. REINHARD.
Gospel-PowerGospel-Power
August 15, 2009

Colossal Triumph
Either the Cross was the most colossal blunder, a tragic demonstration of the uselessness of being a good
man, or else it was the world's most colossal triumph. It was in fact the decisive victory for world
redemption. A Roman spear opened Christ's side and exposed the very heart of God - all love.
That...! That price! For what? Add it up, and it spells JESUS SAVES. The words, "Jesus saves", embrace
everything that defeats us. Every life has a thousand needs. Salvation touches all weaknesses, reaches into
the past and future, is for body, soul and mind, for earth and for heaven. Jesus saves us from our sins,
from folly, failure and fear, pride and illusion, the devils deceit and every threatening circumstance.
Christ is the Master of it all. Jesus saves! Christ's hell-shattering work has opened heaven's fountain of
resources for all struggling souls. "He that believes in Me, has life." Being saved means being "born again".
"To as many as received Him, to them gave He power to be the sons of God." As I write these words, my
heart rejoices and affirms every word. Yes! Yes! Yes! What about you? Have a blessed day. REINHARD
Burning of witchcraft-items. JESUS SAVES.Burning of witchcraft-items. JESUS SAVES.
August 14, 2009

Heavenly bank account
Acts 1:8: You will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses to the
ends of the earth.
In Matthew 28:19, Jesus said, All authority has been given to me in heaven and on earth, THEREFORE
go! What is that therefore there for? It means that we go into all the world because He has all
authority. We go by His authority. He didnt tell us He had all power just to enable us to collect facts or to
write a theology thesis. It was for the most practical purpose imaginable. His power is there for us. He told
us about it so that we could draw on it.
Let me illustrate what I mean. My bank statement tells me what money is in my account. It tells me what
my financial resources are, which shows me what I can do. The statement of Jesus tells me what my
spiritual resources are. I can draw upon the Bank of Heaven. I know what I can do. I can go, with divine
authority.
Now doctrine is important, but it should lead to action. Learning can never replace action. Of course we
need to study and learn, but a Ph.D. is no substitute for Gods power. A university education does not
qualify you to preach, unless you draw on the spiritual bank account. It is the anointing, not the honors
degree, that breaks the yoke. Not by might, nor by power, but by My Spirit, says the Lord (Zechariah
4:6).
God can use anything we have, but unless He does use it, it is not of much use at all. Jesus said, Apart
from me you can do nothing (John 15:5). Moses was a shepherd. He only had a rod. It was all right for
shepherding sheep. But God used that rod in an awesome way. He used it to defeat the armed might of
Egypt, and Moses became the shepherd of a whole nation. Can you grasp this truth? Please let me know.
REINHARD.
August 13, 2009

No Phantom Jesus
In our homes power does not come to us direct from the generators. It is filtered through sub-stations and
transformers to reduce the voltage. The power of God however does not come upon us filtered. When Jesus
appears He is not a pale shadow of what He was a mere breath. We havent a phantom Christ. He is the
living Jesus, not an echo of a far away hope. The Holy Spirit is bound to honour the Gospel and lets Jesus
step into our midst. You cant bring the Gospel without power any more than having fire without heat. I
am not theorizing, but talk about my walk with Him. Its real and it works. I know that you are looking for
that. Let me know. I will pray for you. Love REINHARD.
Preaching at Hillsong, Sydney AustraliaPreaching at Hillsong, Sydney Australia
August 13, 2009

The Riot of Faith
Please read 2 Kings Chapter 7. Gods Spokesman said: TOMORROW would be abundant food at the Gate
of Samaria. (Vs 1) The Government spokesman said: "IMPOSSIBLE!" Gods Spokesman: IN FACT you
shall SEE it but NOT EAT of it. Facts like that don't change. That is the reality. WHEN GOD SPEAKS IT IS
AN EVENT WHICH SETS HISTORY IN MOTION. It is no use ignoring it, or we do so at our cost, like
jumping from the Empire State Building ignoring the Force of Gravity. This would be a jump to a quick
conclusion. The preaching of the Gospel is an ANNOUCEMENT OF A FACT. Repent and believe" The
Word of the Lord is a creative act. God said "Let there be light" and there was light... The same voice also
said: Your sins are forgiven The Gov. spokesman in his chariot mocked Elisha, but no unbelief can
change the facts. God speaks and it is done; it stands fast like the very earth. We can only do one thing come to terms with the Word of God or blindly ignore it to our own destruction.
The Syrian army heard sounds of a great host coming to rescue Samaria. They fled in panic and left all
their supplies behind. The Word of the Lord, Almighty God, had performed this. It was no coincidence.
Then something most remarkable happened: The Gov. spokesman was knocked down and trampled to
death by people who rushed to get what he didn't believe in.
Here is a powerful fact: The man who does not believe the Gospel will be crushed by its reality. Not
believing it makes no difference to what IS. If we don't go along with it, it will crush us by its very weight.
The tragedy of all tragedies is that the Gov. spolesman died because of GOOD NEWS and totally
unnecessary. He put himself outside the possibility of enjoying it. Elisha's word was not a word of calamity
or judgment, but of deliverance. If it was not believed it could not be altered. Not to accept it proved tragic.
And by the way: I am an evangelist called to preach the Word of God - not to apologize for it. Do you agree
with me? Please let me know. Love REINHARD.
August 13, 2009

In Contra-Distinction to the world
The great distinction is that the followers of Christ are in the world but not of it. 1 John 2: 5-17: Do not
love the world or the things of the world. The world is passing away and the lust of it. We do not invest
our ambitions and ultimate hopes in the passing, temporary earthly show, but in the eternal things, in the
truth, the realities, and the callings of God. To invest in this passing show leaves us with only ashes in our
hands.
We have to be concerned when our lives as followers of Jesus carry no distinction, when we are known
only as religious adherents and our faith is no more than a subject we study. The godly are to be as normal
and ordinary but by their life, impossible to miss. We are not supernaturalists, or just believers in
miracles, but lovers of God.
Without distinction we will never win the world. Jesus said If you were of the world, the world would love
you. Yet because you are not of the world but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you.
But the Kingdom of God is an upside down state by standing in contra-distinction to the world we draw
people into the Kingdom. For the followers of Jesus to live like the world and be like the world, impresses
nobody to leave the world.
The world is weary of being the way it is. After thousands of years and dozens of political and social
experiments, Jesus alone has the answer. That answer is our open secret to be told to all. Go tell it on the
mountain, that Jesus Christ is Lord. I am right now on my way to Africa to do just that. Will you help
me/us do it? Greetings, REINHARD.
CfaN Gospel Crusade in Ikom/NigeriCfaN Gospel Crusade in Ikom/Nigeri
August 12, 2009

God's Epic of Love
When the Presence of God departed from Mt. Horeb in Sinai, what was left? The first answer is found in
Exodus 21:5-6, another love law concerning bond slaves. A slave had absolutely no status, no rights, but a
bondservant had the right to leave his master after his period of servitude was finished. However, if a
bondservant married a wife, he could not legally take her away with him after he had served his contract
with his master. He could keep his wife only if he stayed with his master in permanent servitude.
Furthermore, the bondservant who elected to stay with his master had to submit to a painful procedure as
an outward sign of his submission. The ceremony was this: he would be taken to the front door of his
master's house, whereupon his earlobe would be spiked through to the doorway. The nail would be
immediately withdrawn, but the resulting scar would be an outward symbol that the man had chosen to
stay with his master.
The scar would also be there, both in the ear and in the door, as if to say, "I love my wife and have given
myself for her so I can give myself to her."
The bondservant is a parable of the love affair God has with mankind. Jesus was also spiked throughin
his hands and his feetin order to redeem his Bride, his Bodyyou and me (1 Cor. 12:27; Eph. 5:25-27).
The great King of the universe humbled Himself to become a bond-servant for our sakes. Christ gave
Himself for us so that He could give Himself to us. God is love. That is what everything is about. That is
why we were born, to love and be loved. To know the love of all loves is the secret of all secrets. Know that,
and you possess the answer to the meaning of life. A loveless Gospel is a contradictiona sea without
water, sun without light, honey without sweetness, bread without substance. The Gospel is ultimately
nothing other than the expression of God's infinite love for us.
From Genesis to Revelation, the love epic moves from eternity to eternity: "I have loved you with an
everlasting love," God says to us (Jer. 31:3). Hosea heard the cry of God. Israel was finally wandering into
the darkness of their long historical night, and Hosea was permitted to catch the echo of the divine
anguish. "How can I give you up, Ephraim? How can I hand you over, Israel? . . . My heart churns within
Me; my sympathy is stirred" (Hos. 11:8).
Love divine, all love excelling Are you blessed? REINHARD.
I took this picture from an airplane when crossing the Alps.I took this picture from an airplane when
crossing the Alps.
August 12, 2009

LOVE LAWS...
Please read Exodus 20:1-17 about the Ten Commandments, which is too long to quote here in full, but the
first two verses, are special since they introduce the Ten Commandments: And God spoke all these words:
'I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery.''
Why do the Ten Commandments start like this? It is because it shows what kind of God gave the
commandments. He is the God of compassion. By his own desire, he had set Israel free. He was not an
unfeeling God, a machine; he was not a God of law, but a God of love. The commandments were his love
laws. The voice that spoke on Sinai to give the Ten Commandments was the same voice that had said to
Pharaoh, 'Let my people go!'

He did not give his people laws in order to turn them into slaves again.
The God who thundered from Mount Sinai was the one who had set them free from slavery. He was trying
to make them the first free nation ever known.
These laws were necessary for free people. They were the ten pillars of wisdom. There isn't a single penalty
attached to them, but life doesn't work without them. With such wisdom, Israel could be civilized and
become great, ahead of all nations. Without Sinai, only misery would have followed.
The voice of Sinai is full of concern. It doesn't threaten. Sinai throbbed with affection, not anger. The Ten
Commandments contain the secret of happiness. The Bible is God's own special gift, a treasure worth more
than all the works of genius in all the museums and galleries of the nations. None of them can redeem a
single soul, but the love of the Lord can.
Have you seen it like this before? Please tell me. I do read your comments but am unable to reply sorry.
August 12, 2009

Those who betrayed Christ...
One of the last things the apostle Paul ever said was heartbreaking: Demas, because he loved this world,
has deserted me (2 Timothy 4:10). He was not the only one. In Philippians 3:18-19 Paul says, For, as I
have often told you before and now say again even with tears, many live as enemies of the cross of
Christ ... Their mind is on earthly things. If our witness is to carry weight, we must go on and on. If we
carry a light and it goes out, multitudes wont know where they are or where to go we will mislead them.
Backsliders are the worst hindrance the church ever had. The sad fact is that the whole world would by
now have been reached for Christ if it were not for those who gave up, and went back. They have betrayed
Christ. One betrayer is worth a thousand victories to the devil. No wonder Paul said, Their destiny is
destruction, their god is their stomach, and their glory is in their shame (Philippians 3:19). Jesus saw
many disciples leave Him, and He turned with a grieved heart to the apostles and asked them, You do not
want to leave too, do you? (John 6:67). Alas, the day came when they did, but He restored them.
None of that need happen. We may be weak, but when we are weak, He is strong. You can stand firm in
Him. Heres my final text and a benediction to you To Him who is able to keep you from falling and to
present you before His glorious presence without fault and with great joy to the only God our Savior be
glory, majesty, power and authority, through Jesus Christ our Lord, before all ages, now and for
evermore. Amen (Jude 24-25).
On this glorious note, yours forever in Jesus,
REINHARD BONNKE
Ado Ekiti/Nigeria: CfaN Fire ConferenceAdo Ekiti/Nigeria: CfaN Fire Conference
August 11, 2009

The Weak are Fit for the Holy Spirit
Being filled with the Spirit doesnt mean being super holy, and it does not mean you have to spend years
becoming very holy and fit for Gods Spirit. If you are weak then you are fit because the power of God is
for the weak. His power is made perfect in weakness (2 Cor 12:9).
You need the fullness of the Holy Spirit. If you are saved, born again, and washed in the blood of Jesus, you
have everything that makes you fit to be filled with the Spirit. The blood of Jesus Christ cleanses us from all
sin. Do not be misled: All does not mean some, but every bit, every smear, and every dirty mark,
leaving our robes glistening pure and white. We are righteous in Christ, and you can never be more
righteous, more sanctified, or more holy than that. In Christ we stand complete and ready.
The power of the Spirit cannot be worked up, pulled down, manufactured, or generated by hard work and
much praying. The Holy Spirit does not wait till you sweat before giving you his power. Jesus said, Ask,
and it will be given to you ... Everyone who asks receives (Mt 7:7-8). Nothing could be simpler!
God only has gifts. He has nothing for sale. He has no bargains, and you can forget all about negotiation,
haggling, and compromise agreements. He is absolutely unilateral, one-sided; he just gives, and we can
only do one thing receive. He wants nothing from us by way of payment. If you are a dead coal, become
a living coal. Now just ask and receive. Are you ready? Id like to pray for you. Love, REINHARD.
Lake Lanier, GALake Lanier, GA
August 10, 2009

From Evangelist to Evangelist...
Never look down on anybody. We are all human and all sinners, and without the grace of God we would
still be enemies of God. The evangelist Billy Sunday once wrote to the mayor of an American town
requesting a list of people who needed help and prayer. The mayor sent him the city directory with
everybody's names in it!
But don't put on an act. Don't wear a mask with a professional smile, like a salesman who slaps on a grin
to sell something. What we need is 'sincere love' (2 Corinthians 6:6). Three different writers in the New
Testament use this word, which means 'without pretence,' and in the book of James (James 3:17) it is
translated as 'sincere' (NIV), or 'without hypocrisy' (NKJV).
Do not use synthetic charm - people can tell saccharine from sugar. Instead, follow the example of Jesus,
who cared about people even when it cost him so much. Winning someone for Christ is not like scoring a
goal and running around on the pitch afterwards, lapping up the applause! It is not about crediting
yourself with success, or counting up your conquests. Instead, we need a transparently pure motive of
concern.
Jesus healed the sick simply because he cared, even though it brought him trouble. He didn't reach out and
touch people to make them jump on his bandwagon, but out of pure love for them. We need the same love
and concern to guide all our actions.
Thats enough for today. To be like Jesusall I ask is to be like him. Do you agree? Blessings REINHARD.
August 10, 2009

Coal is like Doctrine - it releases its energies only in the furnace
Christian believers are like power lines. Power and quickening life come through them! (1 Cor 4:20) That is
what Christianity is - we are in the power business. Evangelism is not about pushing ideas, or even about
pushing doctrines.
Doctrines are good, but like lumps of coal in the coal shed, they are dead. When put in the furnace they
become glowing coals, releasing their energy, producing heat. The gospel is truth on fire!
The Holy Spirit is not theology, but a person. It wasn't great thoughts which the disciples gave us, but their
experience. People preach about the Spirit and analyse doctrines about him as if he were a specimen on the
laboratory table. We have a lot of dead Holy Spirit analysis.
Some so-called Christian teaching astonishes me. It suggests that the Holy Spirit went back to glory 1,700
years ago and retired from active service. But the Spirit is that person in the Holy Trinity who works on
earth. If he no longer works on earth, what is he doing? Is the Holy Spirit just a memory?
I don't 'remember' the Holy Spirit, just as I don't 'remember' my wife. I have no need to do so. She is alive
and with me, and so is the Holy Spirit. We are in touch. We don't keep the Holy Spirit alive in our memory.
He keeps us alive. He is our life.
The Spirit of God is alive and active. Without him, the gospel would be an empty gospel. Our preaching
would be no better than rattling a collection of empty Coca-Cola cans. But the Holy Spirit puts power into
the gospel. He fills it with fire and love so that far from being empty, it overflows with the power of God.
He makes the gospel full to overflowing. Wow! I like that! What about you? Please let me know.
REINHARD.
Visiting my friend Carl Turner at Lake Lanier, GA.Visiting my friend Carl Turner at Lake Lanier, GA.
August 9, 2009
Missing the Point?
The baptism in the Spirit brings permanent power but not a permanent feeling of power. We dont
measure power by feelings, or by what we see. Wires, which are able to carry 110,000 volts, look exactly
the same whether they are carrying current or not. Similarly, we cannot judge our own muscular power
by feelings, but only by experiment. Strong men dont feel their strength. They cant sit down and enjoy
strength at the fireside. However, when asked to lift a heavy weight, they know their strength and just do
it.
The power of God is treasure in jars of clay as Paul says (2 Cor 4:7). When we sit and rest, or if we are
busy in this or that concern, we dont feel full of power. If anything, we feel completely ordinary; were not
aware of his mighty power with us. Nearly all prayers for power are really for a sense of power, to feel the
throb or pulsation, but actually that is to miss the point. Strength is evident when it is used. A man lifts the
dumbbells, and his strength shows. Spiritual power is hidden strength in our spirit. But when the
circumstances call for it to be used, that strength is there. The supply is immediate, matching the need as it
arises.
Trust and pray that this helps you. Your brother in Christ REINHARD.
August 9, 2009
DON'T GIVE UP!
A friend of mine was cleaning out his garage, and tossed a piece of metal aside into a corner where there
was what seemed to be a pile of garbage. It caused vivid and audible sparking. Investigation revealed an
old car battery. The steel bar had shorted across its terminals. The cells still held some charge so he
brought it out for possible future use.
For a few folk, that might be a parable youve given up, and think the power has gone. It never goes.
Clear the trash out of the way, and you will find that God is not so easily switched off.
Please let me know if this means something to you. Love REINHARD.
Picture: Andrew ColbyPicture: Andrew Colby
August 9, 2009
Full Throbbing Force
Paul prays for the Ephesians that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know
his incomparable great power FOR US who believe. That power is like the working of his mighty
strength, which he exerted in Christ when he raised him from the dead (Ephesians 1:18-20).
The Greek word that Paul uses here to describe the greatness of the available resources is megethos. When
scientists created the nuclear bomb they wanted a word by which to measure the greatest explosive force
known; this was it. The force of that weapon is measured in megatons, one or two megatons of power. But
Paul goes one better and talks about hyper megethos super greatness. Mega galactic, a teenager
might say today. That is how we should measure our effectiveness in Christian service, and that is the
resource available to every one of Gods servants. Make no mistake about it: its a dead-raising,
resurrection power.
Some still begin Christian meetings or services by rebuking all the powers of evil in the place. But it isnt a
time when the powers of evil will be especially present in fact, it is the least likely thing! If people gather
together in the name of Jesus, demons definitely dont! In fact, if they had any sense, theyd keep well
away! It seems very odd to me that when we gather in the name of Jesus we so often begin by crediting the
devil with joining us. However, theres someone who is there every time people gather in Christs name
the Holy Spirit. Hes there in full throbbing force. But he isnt just there when we are in a nice church
service; he is never absent.
When the Spirit of God is there anything can happen, and only dull, phlegmatic hearts can prevent it.
Miracles are an ever-present possibility where he is. The Holy Spirit is always in on the act when theres
action for God anywhere. If you dont work for God, you dont need power and you wont get any. But once
you are baptised in the Holy Spirit the potency is unstoppable.
Hello! Anybody home? Please tell me if you are blessed. Greetings REINHARD BONNKE
Picture: Andrew ColbyPicture: Andrew Colby
August 8, 2009
God has no twilight world for the half-saved
People are either in darkness or in light. That is how God sees the world. In Christ we are in the light;
without Christ we are in darkness. The gospel light is not just a better light. It is the only light. Some people
may be better than others, more devout and sincere, but they are still in the dark. Being wise and good
does not bring the dawn. Only God can bring the morning. Of course, I would rather be a good man in the
dark than a bad man, but either way I would still rather be in the light. If I am in the light I can see my
badness, but in the dark I dont know how morally and spiritually sick I am. l want the light.
I agree that there can be degrees of light and darkness, brighter light and deeper darkness. But from the
spiritual point of view, people are still either in the dark or in the light. Light and darkness wont mix.
Scripture asks, What fellowship can light have with darkness? (2 Cor 6:14). When it comes to spiritual
things, the differences are stark and clear. We are either lost or found, in Christ or out of Christ, saved or
perishing, alive to God or dead to God, forgiven or not forgiven. God has no twilight world of the halfalive, the half-saved, the half-found, people half in Christ or half-forgiven. Almost saved means to be
totally lost. I am not preaching to win a debate, but to win a soul. What about you? Greetings REINHARD.
Jesus saves, heals and deliveres...Jesus saves, heals and deliveres...
August 8, 2009
No Gospel accessory
Power is of the fundamental nature of witness. It is not a Gospel accessory. It is not the bell on a bicycle. It
is the whole machine. There is never the slightest hint that some would be powerless. If you are a believer,
then power is available. Paul preached to the Ephesians for three and half years, the whole counsel of God.
And yet he had to write to them and say "I pray that the eyes of your understanding may be opened that
you may know the exceeding greatness of His power to us that believe". He also wrote: I was made a
minister according to the gift of the grace of God given to me by the effectual working of his POWER. (He)
is able to do exceeding abundantly above all we ask of think according to the POWER that worked in us".
(Ephesians 3:7) You may accept it for yourself and it will begin to work in and through you. God says so.
Whats your reply? Please let me know. Im praying for you.
August 7, 2009
The Holy Spirit is a Person. A Person cannot appear in Percentages!
We know much more about the Holy Spirit today than in the past. Jesus promised power to make us
witnesses to the ends of the earth (Acts 1:8). That is Gods kind of power, enough to carry us through to
the very end. The power of God is the person of the Holy Spirit and you cannot split a person. No person
can appear in percentages, you and I included. God does not deal in dribs and drabs. He is not mean or
careful, but generous. He does not dish out the Spirit by measure, checked and weighed as if on heavenly
scales. He does not turn the faucet off so that it does no more than dribble. He fully lets it run. God has no
water meter in heaven and Pentecost is not a touch of blessing or an anointing just for a sermon. It
continues until the Great Commission has been completed, until we no longer need to evangelize a
continuing and extended movement of Gods Spirit till the end of the age.
Joel announced that God would pour out his Spirit. (Acts 2:17) The word pour does not mean a watering
here and there, occasional spills, but revival times. Nobody need chase the Holy Spirit or corner Him to
persuade him to help. The Holy Spirit is chasing us, persuading us, wanting us by his side to make the end
times what he means them to be decades of non-stop revival, revival fires breaking out here, there and
everywhere, over and over again. This is Gods thermal age, the age of fire.
Fire Conference, Johannesburg/RSAFire Conference, Johannesburg/RSA
August 7, 2009
Soft Soap never cleanses sinners...
Churches are not institutions for the retired. Neither are they places where the old close their eyes and the
young eye their clothes. Our churches will either reach out or pass out. They talk today of euthanasia and
dying with dignity, but some churches are dying OF dignity. Dignity is not one of the fruits of the Spirit.
Passion and dignity are not soul mates. Love does not stand on its dignity, but speaking the truth. Soft
soap never cleanses sinners, but the precious Blood of Jesus. Does that ring a bell with you? I'd love to
know. Love, REINHARD.
Oyo/Nigeria: FIRE CONFERENCE.Oyo/Nigeria: FIRE CONFERENCE.
August 6, 2009
The "Faith-Battalion"
One man had no intention of having "R.I.P." (rest in peace) on his grave in Egypt. (Gen 50: 22-26). The
mummy of Joseph was intended for export. Joseph knew the promises of God and what the future would
hold, and he was determined not to be left out of it. Joseph, who died at the age of 110, wouldn't even be
found dead in Egypt. He was the man who lived tomorrow.
"By faith Joseph ... gave commandment concerning his bones" (Heb 11:22). He didn't want to lie quietly in
the grave when the Red Sea and the River Jordan opened. When carried through the wilderness, Josephs
bones did not rattle in the box, they rejoiced. There was more life in his bones, than in those who carried
them. Josephs eye of faith saw the faithfulness of God fulfilling His word, that word which He had given to
Abraham, Isaac and Jacob long before. In fact hundreds of years before it happened, Joseph shouted with
the armies of men who, yet to be born, would bring down the walls of Jericho. Faith renews our youth. A
man of faith, at the age of 110 years, is younger than a doubting teenager. So many of our young are "old"
and futureless. They are the defeated crowd whose song is that of the Beatles: "Yesterday, all my troubles
seemed so far away ... I believe in yesterday." Without God and without hope.
Where are the men of Joseph's battalion today? Faith gives life to the fearful. Faith mocks at that king of
terrors, death, and terrifies he who has the power of death, even the Devil. "O death, where is thy sting?" (1
Cor 15:55). I belong to Josephs faith-battalion! You too? Please let me know!
Gospel Campaign Oyo/NigeriaGospel Campaign Oyo/Nigeria
August 5, 2009
Profound Compassion
To have Christs ministry is possible, but only to the degree of His compassion. When Jesus stood at the
tomb of Lazarus, why was it that He wept? I thought, But surely He knew that there was going to be the
greatest miracle, a resurrection, a rising from the dead? He ought to have had a radiant face! Instead we
read, He groaned in the spirit and was troubled. He even wept. Then the Jews said, See how He loved
him. Then Jesus, again groaning in Himself, came to the tomb (John 11:33-38).
The answer is that Jesus saw in this scene of sorrow the agony of all bereavements. Death did not merely
affect His friend Lazarus. It was not for His own circumstances that He showed such deep feeling. He had
no tears for His own griefs but sweat drops of blood for mine, wrote songwriter Charles H. Gabriel. Jesus
saw every funeral at that moment, and the king of terrors that haunt mankind with death. It was because
He possessed this profound compassion that He went down into the caverns of death and conquered it.
This is the love, the gospel, and what we the Church, are all about. This is the Gospel the world needs.
August 5, 2009
The lips God uses
taken away and he was commissioned. God cant wait until we are all sanctified, till all churches are very
spiritual, united, holy and resplendent in character. Isaiahs once unclean lips have thundered through the
ages mighty words like he was wounded for our transgression, he was bruised for our iniquityand by
His stripes we are healed. (Read Isaiah 53).
The world is dying around us. The Gospel must be preached for the lost to be saved. If this vast need must
await our spiritual perfection, will we ever be perfect? Our spiritual life progresses but it takes a lifetime.
Meanwhile the job is urgent. But how can we achieve spiritual perfection or even growth if we dont obey
Christ? He calls us to declare His name across the nations. Lets rise and lift our voices like trumpets. God
is waiting for us. He has immortal work for mortals you and me.
Calabar/Nigeria
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August 4, 2009
The Gospel is like breathing - there's no future in the alternative
Evangelism brings the only remedy for sin known to man. The Gospel is like breathing - there's no future
in the alternative. Everybody has a right to chose, but the options are pretty limited - live or die. People
think they have found alternatives; mind-power, meditation, Buddhism, New Age, healing cults, but they
are no more alternatives than a game of chess. They are no answer to the crippling power of sin and do
not deliver us from guilt. People need saving and only Jesus saves. Nobody else died on the Cross for the
sins of the world but Jesus. Therefore there is no other Savior.
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August 3, 2009
The Greatest Thing God ever did
There were those at the Cross who made nothing of it. "Sitting down they watched him there" (Matth
27,36). Soldiers diced for Christ's clothes. There were also the sadists, their perverted appetite feeding on
the sight of bloodshed, and those who waited superstitiously wondering if Elijah might come and rescue
Jesus. Others came to while away an hour, like that old woman knitting in Paris while noble heads were
guillotined. Then there were these John mentions that just sat and watched. In phlegmatic fashion they
made nothing of it. Like sheep grazing with their nose in the grass but never looking upwards to purple
heights and Alpine peaks, these spectators had no instinct for the glory of Mount Calvary.
Imagine it! The greatest thing God ever did, or ever will do and they didn't notice. The Redeemer's nailpierced hands a hand's length away. His life-streams emptying from His wounds, covering Him like a
garment of crimson decoration. In a single drop of that precious blood there was power to wash away
every foul thing in their soul, power to deliver them, power to thrust them in glorious victory along life's
road, power to transform them. But they just watched, indifferent, and eventually went away - back to the
old frosted darkness.
They saw everything, but saw nothing. Before their eyes just another man died. In that age human life was
cheap. One man however "saw". The Roman soldier in charge of the execution squad said, "Truly this man
was the Son of God." (Mark 15:39) He was the first of countless multitudes in the long centuries ahead that
would make the bells ring with the news "Jesus died for me". For them the Sun would rise at midnight as
for Christ it set at noon. Do you belong to this company? Tell me please.
August 2, 2009
Hook your load to God's lifting machinery! (This is a Must-Read)
get a grip on it and tried to heave and pull, what difference would you make? There would be no
difference, and it wouldn't help.
resurrection. "He's got the whole world in his hand". Do you think you can take the load off His shoulders?
Does God have omnipotence and then need a little bit extra from you? Jesus said He had ALL power.
(Matth 28,18) That's enough! You may just as well leave it to the power of God. "Cast your burden on the
Lord." (Ps 55:22)
Jesus, and hook them to the lifting power of the Holy Spirit. The gospel is the power of God to lift the whole
world. There is power, plenty of power, wonder-working power. Christ said so.
Please let me know if you are helped by this...and do share it with you friends. REINHARD.
August 1, 2009
No Leno-Comedy Department
God invented joy - God, not Hollywood. God gave us the faculty to laugh - God, not the Leno-comedy
department. God gave us color and beauty - God, not the Impressionists. Being saved doesn't mean picking
up enough stamina for a twice-on-Sundays-in-church endurance test. No church-service would be an
ordeal if Jesus led it. Monotony is not a Divine invention. Something's wrong if worship is a yawn. We
would be in reverse gear. "Saved" people LOVE - love God, love people, and love God's Word, love worship,
and love life The joy of the Lord is our strength (Nehemiah 8:10). Do we all agree?
Love Reinhard.
August 1, 2009
Life with the quality of immortality
I've met millions of people world-wide. They have faith and confidence in the Lord. They enjoy purpose
and hope. Nobody else even claims it. Only Jesus promised it. Only Christ offers Divine forgiveness and
new life. Christianity begins with atonement, not achievement. Who else can make a bid for our hearts?
There is only one Bread of Life available. That's a fact, not an opinion. Jesus said, "I am the Resurrection
and the Life (John 11:25)and proved it. Where are His rivals? Who else imparts life with the quality of
immortality? There is none no not one. We need look no further: only Jesus saves!
Picture: Kai-Uwe BonnkePicture: Kai-Uwe Bonnke
August 1, 2009
Jesus was too dangerously fascinating
Was Jesus Christ boring? He was national news! When Pilate handed Christ over to a death squad it
wasn't for spreading gloom and hopelessness. He was too dangerously fascinating, created too much
excitement. "All the world has gone out after Him (John 12:19) said His jealous enemies. "The common
people heard Him gladly."(Mark 12:37). Police came to capture Him but were captivated by Him. They
explained "Nobody ever talked like this Man. (John 7:46) Jesus? If its HIM who saves, all He does is
wonderful. He came to bless, not to disfigure. He left no trail of depression, no holier-than-thou humbug.
Despite cynics: people who turn to Him are a lot better off than those who don't. That's not debatable. It is
obvious, unless we keep our eyes shut. Open your eyes please and your heart.
August 1, 2009
God Cannot Forget His Promises
God revealed His true identity right from the very beginning. He said to Moses, I AM WHO I AM (Exod.
3:14). The experts have examined and discussed the range of this statements possible meanings and
implications. They have considered the words grammatically and theologically. But irrespective of these
considerations, the meaning is plain enough. God is saying He is faithfulHe is what He is and never
changes. For instance, He linked His call of Moses to what He had been for previous generations, saying, I
have remembered my covenant, which I made with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob (see Exod. 6:2-5). Four
centuries had elapsed, but God had not conveniently forgotten what He had promised to those patriarchs.
What He was then, He still was 400 years later. Pointing to the I AM known to Abraham, He could say to
Moses without the faintest shadow of doubt, I AM WHO I AM.
Whatever He does once shows what He is like forever. Every divine act is a sign and prophecy of things He
will do in times to come. Whatever He does is an expression of His unchanging character. God Himself
makes this clear: I am the LORD, I do not change; therefore you are not consumed, O sons of Jacob (Mal.
3:6, NKJV). Even in the face of the greatest possible provocation His attitude remains rock steady. He
never changes. He is perfect and to depart from what He is would mean He is less than perfect. Rock of
Ages, cleft for me, let me hide myself in Thee. O praise God; I feel gloriously safe! You too?
Picture Dario NavacPicture Dario Navac
July 31, 2009

FAITH AND THE DEVIL
Ever since Satan rose up wanting the honors of God (Isaiah 14:12-15), his aim has been domination.
Humans must have seemed an easy target to him, but in Gods eternal scheme, God has chosen the weak
things to bring to nothing the things that are mighty (1 Corinthians 1:27). Satan continues with his aims
to this day. Among his strategies is the occult with all its manifestations. Against all these dangers, the
Christian carries the bullet-proof shield of faith (Eph. 6: 10-17). Of course, Satan will try to rob us of that
shield, for without faith, we are open to deadly personal damage.
There are Christians who seem more demon- conscious than Jesus-conscious. Satan loves to distract us
with demon manifestations. But neither exorcism nor healing is the whole Gospel. We follow the example
of Jesus in such things, and His mission was the Kingdom of God. Jesus gave us a warning, too; In this
rejoice not that the spirits are subject unto you, but rather rejoice because your names are written in
heaven (Luke 10:20). Actually, the occult is not the root of all evil. Thats the love of money (1 Timothy
6:10). 1 Peter 5 echoes this and tells us to, Resist (Satan), standing firm in the faith The battle is in us.
We overcome the devil by guarding ourselves with the shield of faith, throwing our trust upon God, giving
the devil no place in our lives. This is the victory that has overcome the world, even our faith (1 John 5:4).
July 31, 2009

Lberality without a Calculator
The Book of Leviticus tells us again and again that the Lord wants "an offering made by fire" generosity
on fire, from a life on fire, liberality without a calculator. You can give a tithe or whatever you like, but let
it be an offering made to the Lord by fire. God loves a cheerful giver - because He is one Himself.
July 30, 2009

Where is God's Response?
Luke 5:17 tells us that where the miracle healing of the paralyzed man took place, the power of the Lord
was present for him to heal the sick. It is tragic that the only person healed had to be let in through the
roof; as far as we know, no one else was healed even though the house was full to overflowing of people, no
doubt most of them sick. The religionists were there but Jesus did nothing for them, neither cleansing nor
healing.
Some churches are in that sorry state. People come to worship God as if he just sat on the throne listening
to the prayers and songs with a benign smile on his face. Nothing is expected to happen except in some
vague spiritual sense that the singing and praying will supposedly do the people some good. I hope it does,
but where is the response from God? The routine goes on week in, week out; nothing happens and nothing
is preached for things to happen. Jesus is an invited guest, kept at a polite and formal distance, in a
spiritual dimension and not in the real world. A demonstration of his presence would be too likely to
disrupt dignity and order. The paralyzed mans four friends came to a gathering of listeners just like that
and ripped the roof off. That is typical of New Testament Christian faith. It is dynamic! Action please! (I
still wonder who paid for the repair of the roof. But then, who cares? The cripple walked!)
July 30, 2009

Immodest Abundance
The absolute selflessness of Jesus takes us aback. Do we understand it? He talks of good measure, pressed
down, shaken together and running over (Luke 6:38). It is corn buying in the market, filling the sack,
shaking and pressing it down, then piling a cone on the top and poking a finger in to fill it with a few more
grains.
Jesus wasnt just talking about money, either, but about life-style and disposition. A Roman soldier could
compel a Jew to carry his tackle for a mile, but Jesus said they could beat the law by voluntarily going two
miles, and instead of a man taking your cloak by suing you, give it to him and your coat. Give to the one
who asks and do not turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you. Matthew 5:39-40.
The woman, who emptied her only wealth upon Christ with a bottle of precious ointment, shocked the
disciples with such immodest abundance, but it delighted Jesus. She had captured His own spirit of
greatness. The fragrance filled the house, and as Jesus indicated, has filled the world ever since. Lets
waste ourselves for Jesus. "He alone is worthy..."
July 30, 2009

Jesus showed us how he lived as the Son of Man so that we would know how to live as the children of God.
Jesus not only gave his life for us; he was also born and lived for us, demonstrating how to be what we
should be. Jesus enacted in himself the whole of human life, birth, growth, and work, and an essential
element was the indwelling Spirit. This is a pattern for the life of every Christian. We might consider the
life of Jesus and despair, feeling that we could never even faintly reflect the divine glory of such a life. But
that was not the idea at all. Looking at him was meant to give us hope, not fill us with guilt. God was with
him and God is to be with us and that is by far the all-important thing. Jesus showed us how he lived as the
Son of Man so that we would know how to live as the children of God.
July 29, 2009

Manpower with God's power...
The whole, simple Christian agenda is OPERATION SAVE. It is total mobilisation of all resources for allout world war against unbelief and the devil. It is manpower with Gods power, being equipped with
firepower from heaven, manpower armed with Gods power. You will receive power, Jesus promised, and
kept His promise, and immediately Peter could say We are all witnesses.
Peter stood up with the Eleven that is the Bible method. He evangelised with full church backing, the
leaders by his side and the other 109 declaring the wonderful works of God. (Acts 2:14, 11, 32). The
multitude listened to Peter because they heard the whole company. They spoke in tongues, but in the
languages everyone understood. Speaking in tongues began the church, whether people like tongues today
or not.
Acts 11:19-20 says that believers were scattered by persecution, their lives in danger. Many would lose
everything they possessed. But nobody sat down and moaned asking Why did God let this happen to me?
They counted it a privilege to be reckoned as worthy to suffer for Him. They travelled telling the message
all the 400 miles road to Antioch, Phoenicia and across 200 miles of the sea to Cyprus. Pauls attitude was
common, that I might by all means save some, and he was ready to be accursed for the salvation of
Israel. When Jesus brought salvation to one sinning woman in Samaria, He said it was His meat and
drink, more than physical food.
This is also the passion of my heart. What about you? Blessings, Reinhard.
July 28, 2009

The Gospel in a Cup
The primary aim of every church service - the prayer meeting, the Bible study, the young peoples
meetings, the choir practice and the communion service - should be evangelistic. Why shouldnt every
service be for outsiders? Especially at communion, when the emblems of bread and wine are taken, make
sure the church is full of the godless. That cup of red wine is the greatest preacher in the world. It is the
Gospel in a cup; an opportunity to invite lost sinners to accept the sacrifice of the Cross. Some churches
exclude outsiders. What a lost opportunity! The precious blood of Jesus cleanses us from all sin. Is it only
the clean who should come to the fountain?
If a church has tried and failed in its attempts at evangelism, it is time for a serious evaluation of its
efforts. Evangelism demands the most intensive thinking. The finance committees job is soul saving, not
money-saving. Any surplus funds should go into the true business of the church - saving the world.
This is Reinhard writing, and I am an evangelist. Am I overemphasizing? What would you say?
July 28, 2009

Not reformation, but liberation!
Jesus did not come into this world to make life more bearable. He doesnt just bring a softer mattress for
better sleep in the prison of sin nor to give the cell-walls a fresh coat of paint. He said, I have come to set
the captives free. Listen to this: The Gospel is not reformation, decoration or renovation it is
LIBERATION. Jesus breaks every chain including the chain in the brain. Accept it. I pray for you. Love
Reinhard.
July 27, 2009

Churches are not clubs for the perfect
Churches are not clubs for the perfect. They are clinics for the sick, the wounded and the maimed, where
those a bit stronger help those who are still weak. The forgiven forgive. The healed heal. The comforted
comfort others. Those who have been picked up pick others up. The world is full of the devil and a million
temptations. Our role is not to kick people when they are down. They are the devils victims and, rather
than scorn we should pour on them the oil of understanding and bring healing and recovery.
July 26, 2009

Faith is a torch
The Bible is not there to make us think but to make us act. It is neither an academic treatise nor an
encyclopedia full of explanations for anything and everything. It does not offer mere information to satisfy
human curiosity, nor set out to crack riddles. The old rabbis argued for days about how many angels could
dance on the point of a needle and unbelievers still invent difficulties about authors, authority, origins,
inspiration and so on, but often only as an excuse to justify their own unbelief. The impression they convey
is that they do not really want any answers, and ask the questions only to mask their attitude of heart.
Faith is a torch. Switch it on and darkness is no problem! That is my recommendation to all! Need more
light? Put your trust in Jesus Christ. Blessings, Reinhard.
July 25, 2009

HEALING FOR YOU.NOW! (Please take time to read and respond.)
Luke 8:43-48 tells the story of the woman who touched Christ's robe and was healed of an issue of blood.
This woman's constant hemorrhage was a disaster. It left her anemic, weak, breathless and hardly able to
walk about. She was also poor, having spent all she had on physicians. Because she had no money she was
no longer able to eat nourishing food to compensate for her loss of strength. Also, she was ceremonially
unclean, and because of her illness, everything and everybody she touched would be considered unclean
(see Lev. 15:19-30). She had no friends and was unwanted - as much a social outcast as any leper.
Jesus made systematic circuits through the villages and she knew He would be coming. When He did, she
struggled through the crowd and touched the fringe of His robe and was instantly healed. She felt it. So did
Jesus. Now comes the point of the story, which was not so much the healing as what happened next.
He asked who touched Him. Well, dozens had. Then the woman came trembling and afraid. Why? Because
she had touched Him and she knew her defilement had defiled Jesus. (Likewise, our defilement of sin
defiled Him - He was made sin for us on the Cross (see 2 Cor. 5:21).) All eyes were upon her. The whole
crowd was quiet, everybody straining to see who had brought the party to a screeching halt. Jesus Christ,
the Son of God, was entirely focused on one outcast, a little scrap of unknown humanity. Her loneliness
and illness had put all heaven in a rage, and God sent His Son for her alone at this moment. Then came
Christs verdict. The same One who will one day judge the nations and pronounce His verdict on mighty
empires, the Lord and Maker of heaven and earth, paused for a moment and said, "Daughter, your faith
has healed you. Go in peace" (Luke 8:48).
This same Jesus is now knocking at your door. Anybody sick or in bondage? Seize your opportunity!
July 23, 2009

THE X-FACTOR
The Gospel is not a commodity to be marketed like packaged food or detergents. It is dynamite, explosive,
casting fire on earth. A single match can start a prairie fire. Its effects are incalculable. Just preach it.
My thoughts are not your thoughts. God has no targets, no limits, no averages.
By Church Growth calculations and scientific factors, the first disciples didnt have the chance of being
snowflakes in a furnace. They were lambs among wolves. But Christ invested His managers with a new
potential. That potential must be reckoned on today, taken into account. It is the X factor, incalculable with
results beyond natural expectations and normal statistics. I commend it as the new winning force; the only
one there ever was or has been to change the world the Holy Spirit!
July 22, 2009

JESUS NEVER FAILS (my very special Note)
However knowledgeable we are we need to be aware that Gods works are so often beyond our mental
capacity to categorize and put them in convenient packages. Our inability to analyze or describe what
happens does not make what God is doing any less true. God is above our rationalizing. The Baptism in the
Spirit is like the Atonement, for which there are various theories; the fact of the matter is that Christ
plunged to depths nobody will ever fathom. How the Father was reconciled to us by the death of his Son,
whom we killed, is totally beyond the workings of the human mind. We know something took place that
guarantees our salvation. Similarly, Jesus does baptize in the Holy Spirit, and we do receive power when
the Holy Spirit comes upon us. It is his work and we are his agents. We can go with the Word knowing that
Jesus never fails (see Acts 1:7).
Please let me know if you are blessed by this short Note. Love, REINHARD.
July 22, 2009

The Agenda of Jesus and the Holy Spirit
What Jesus began to do was also the programme of the Holy Spirit (Acts 1:1). His work goes on till now.
Jesus was always in partnership with the Holy Spirit. That partnership has never been rescinded. The
Holy Spirit continues today to do what He did with Jesus; the Holy Spirit is so close to Jesus that He is
even called the Spirit of Christ (1Peter 1:11). There are no divisions in the Godhead. The Father, the Son
and Holy Spirit, three Persons, are, what I call, the syndicate of salvation resourced by omnipotence.
their resources. We can tie our own aims to theirs as they move forward. That way we can be successful in
life, in the greatest possible project, THE GOSPEL. Of course we are free agents and at liberty to set up our
own businesses, independently of Jesus, the Holy Spirit and their undertakings. But remember: all nonGod operations are temporary. The Jesus-Holy Spirit partnership will swing past anything else that
moves. This is part of Gods order at creation, and goes on for ever with or without us.
Are you already included? Greetings, REINHARD.
July 21, 2009

FRESH FIRE (I hope I needle someone!?!)
Is there really such a thing as the fresh fire of heaven? Can fire have a sell-by date? Can it become stale?
Can the fires in Gods heart flicker wearily and need stirring up? I cannot imagine anything like that! It
would be totally out of character for God.
The fire of heaven cannot be second-rate, second hand, worn out; its quality cannot fade. God has only one
kind of fire fire that is always just as if it had been freshly lit, its flames leaping brightly. The fires of
Gods heart do not grow tired; God is never old and bored. He never makes do with yesterdays fire,
settling for something shoddy, less than the best.
We need to understand that to talk about God is to talk about fire. The Psalmist wrote, Fire goes before
him (Psalm 97:3) fire announces his presence like a trumpet call and flames leap up as the ground
trembles under his feet. But more than that our God is a consuming fire (Hebrews 12:29). Instead of
indicating fresh fire, however, this stresses the ongoing, eternal nature of Gods temperament: a fire that
never stops burning.
What does fire mean when related to God? For one thing it is a fundamental aspect of his nature full of a
driving purpose, zeal and passion. Whatever God does is characterised by fire, a red-hot burning desire.
Nothing he does is ever the result of a casual whim; it is never incidental and is certainly never average.
All his works have the heat and weight of eternity behind them.
Who can object? I AM A HOT PREACHER! Greetings, REINHARD
July 21, 2009

WHY WE CANNOT FAIL!
When I became a Christian I did what I could. But being a Christian is not the art of the possible, but of the
impossible. Jesus said, You will receive power ... and be MY witnesses (Acts 1,8). We witness to WHAT
HE IS, not what we are, nor do we witness just to a doctrinal formula.
God calls all ordinary folk to be extraordinary. Isaiah was ordinary. He overheard God saying Whom
shall we send? Who will go for us? and answered, Here am I. Send me! (Isaiah 6:9) He didnt even know
what he was meant to do but the Lord equipped him for it.
Christ told Philip to feed 5000 men in a breadless wilderness. He took fishermen and told them As you go,
heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers. Nobody had ever done such things. He commanded a
paralysed man Take up your bed and walk, and to a corpse Young man I say to you, Arise! to an
entombed man Lazarus, come forth!. They all did just what He said. Jesus commands the impossible and
then makes it possible. Thats why we cannot lose.
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July 20, 2009

POWER DISTRIBUTION
Christianity is either supernatural or nothing at all. We had and have a supernatural Jesus, with a
supernatural ministry, creating a supernatural church, with a supernatural Gospel and a supernatural
Bible. Take the miraculous away and you have taken its life away. The church is neither an ethical society
nor a social club; it is the power-distribution-system, the grid system for the power of God into this
powerless world (Acts 3, 6).
Please share this truth with your friends. Love Reinhard.
July 20, 2009

MIRACLE CATCH! (Are you involved? Please tell me.)
In the Bible the sea represents the nations. Jesus refers to the sea and the waves roaring, peoples in
uproar, war and distress. (Luke 21,25) The sea is the symbol for the masses of the godless. "The wicked are
as a troubled sea, casting up mire and dirt" (Isaiah 57,20). The sea was fearsome and menacing, the home
of monsters the dragon and leviathan. Well - put all that together. The apostles were sent to fish in the
raging nations, the tumultuous waters of humankind, in foreign fishing grounds, amidst enormous
dangers, in uncharted waters. They had fished fish from the angry Sea of Galilee. They now would be
fishers of men from the angry seas of the world. It would be dangerous. There would be storms. The winds
would always be contrary. They would launch out against the currents of the world. The waves would lash
them, sometimes mountainous and threatening to swallow them. They could get off course and be driven
up and down. All that, but they would be fishers of men.
Jesus showed them that they could have a miracle catch from Galilee. It was His lesson. He was teaching
them that they also could have a miracle catch in the ocean of nations. It would bring them a great haul of
fish if they put their nets down at Christ's command. When Jesus said "Let down your nets" somehow half
the fish in the Sea of Galilee had felt compelled to jump in. And when the Lord said "Be fishers of men", half
the world - and much much more - shall be netted.
We are on the job! Greetings, Reinhard.
July 19, 2009

NOT LAWYERS - WE ARE WITNESSES (Can you say "Amen"?)
It has become established that preachers should present the case for the defense of Jesus Christ. It has often
been said, that we are like lawyers in court. Preachers are lawyers talking to congregations as if to a jury,
arguing to get a verdict in favor of Jesus. That approach looks so right and plausible and sensible. But is
it? That is our human wisdom, trying to bring the Gospel with wisdom of words.
Jesus needs no defending. He is not a prisoner in the dock. His repute does not depend on any jury. The
time has gone when Jesus was dragged to the bar of Rome-- and Pilate judged Him. Today Pilate stands at
the bar of history and Jesus is His judge. WE ARE NOT LAWYERS, WE ARE WITNESSES. Normally a
witness only speaks and describes what he has seen. Sometimes however a witness is a piece of evidence.
Perhaps a man has been cruelly attacked and injured. He appears in court to display himself, takes off the
shirt to show the scars of his injuries. They speak for themselves. He himself is a piece of evidence. We
believers are not lawyers, attorneys or barristers in court pleading in defense of Jesus. We are
WITNESSES. Witnesses don't argue, don't plead, and dont make speeches. They simply speak the truth,
declare what they know.
Come on! We cannot be quiet! Lets raise our voices like trumpets. WE ARE CHRISTS WITNESSES.
July 18, 2009

WHAT IS THE CHURCH? (Tell me, if you are challenged!)
It is an extension of the compassion of the Lord Jesus, an extension of His comfort, an extension of His
healing, an extension of His goodness. Jesus went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed of
the devil. So should we.
It is His body. God has no arms but our arms to wrap around this pitiable world. Love was His supreme
characteristic. I feel we are only His body to the degree or level that we show His compassion. A loveless
church is no church at all. The love of God personified in Jesus needs to be personified in the church. "Let
this mind be in you which was in Christ". The church is the current evidence of what we read of Jesus in the
Gospels. If I dare say it: the church is His love child, the embodiment of His Spirit of son-ship.
The church is to be an extension of the Day of Pentecost. Evangelism is not to turn the church into an
ecclesiastical advertising agency or a society for propagating its own existence. It burst into view on the
day of Pentecost speaking with tongues, with prophecy and fire. If the church isn't like that- no fire, no
tongues, no prophecies, no evangelism, no bold preaching of Christ and the Resurrection, no triumphant
certainty and promise, how can any rational person identify it as the same church? Who would recognize
its features as those of the church in Jerusalem in AD 30 without the power and manifestation of the Holy
Spirit? We are left with the natural processes of success, organization, intellectual abilities, wisdom,
prowess and energies. Those assets, relied upon alone, leave the church an empty shell.
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REINHARD.
July 18, 2009

The Divine Fire Storm
Jesus said I have come to scatter fire on the earth.
The fire of God is the very heart of the Bible Gospel, His zeal, passion, His burning desire to save us. He put
His life in it. It is not an idea, a theory, a piece of doctrine, but a living truth reaching out arms, tongues,
flames, embracing the world. Our Gospel is His greatest investment. Gods Word enshrines Gods longings
to redeem the lost world.
God came into our world as what He is fire. To think of Him any other way, as indifferent, just laying
down his imperial edict, leaving us to argue and dogmatise, persuade, that misses the essential character
of the Gospel FIRE. A cold Gospel is not a Gospel. Jesus is not a doctor prescribing cures or a
psychologist giving advice. He is the God of the Upper Room. We need a remedy but it is for the flame of
God to be planted in our heart.
The Gospel is not merely a textbook doctrine. The Gospel is a message not a theological concept. It is news,
and news not told is not news at all. Fire that does not burn is not fire. It communicates more than
thought, but soul desire.
Preaching the Gospel is to set hearts on fire. Preaching the Gospel is not being clever, not a chance to air
our learning, to impress admirers with our eloquence and culture. It is a single-minded passion to let
others catch fire.
July 18, 2009

The God Who Never Changes
Faith in God rests on God's faithfulness. Lamentations 3:22,23 tells us, "His compassions never fail. They
are new every morning; great is your faithfulness." These are astonishing words. Jeremiah spoke them as
he sat looking out over Jerusalem, which had been sacked and razed to the ground and left as a heap of
smoldering rubble. He wept over that city. Yet He knew that God was faithful. Jeremiah's faith never
faltered. Psalm 119:90 (NKJV) assures us: "Your faithfulness endures to all generations."
In what way is God faithful? To whom or what is He faithful? God is faithful to Himself. He is always what
He says He is. He never lets Himself down by doing something out of keeping with what He really is. What
He has revealed about His character is consistent with what He does; God never acts out of character. We
can never say about anything He does, "That's not Him! He's not like that." Whatever He does is Him. He
is what He says He is, and He does what He says He will. In fact, He must do certain things, if He is the
God He says He is. The certainty of His promises rests on His faithfulness (see Num. 23:19).
July 17, 2009

Unbelieving Believers?
There are people we could describe as "unbelieving believers." They are sound in doctrine but have no
trust. They preach what they call the gospel, but it is lifeless, just a statement of their accepted view. When
a man describes the beauty of a lovely girl, he can do so quite clinically. But if he is in love with her, then he
makes her sound like a very alive person, worthy of drawing him into a relationship.
Preaching must in itself be a believing act, fully reliant on God. The truth of Christ is the seed we must sow.
But without faith it is seed that has never been fertilized. The gospel won't germinate, spring up, blossom
or produce fruit unless it is preached with faith. To hold fast to the faith once delivered to the saints (see
Jude 3) is very important, but it is not sufficient. Faith is fruitful, life generating - "by believing you may
have life in his name" (John 20:31). It is a vibrant, living process. You are believing, you are receiving, you
are knowing, you are seeing, you are abiding in Him. Praise God!
July 15, 2009

The Bible is the Constitution of the Kingdom of God
The Old Testament prophets said "Thus says the Lord..." When Jesus came, he never used this term. He
said "Truly, truly, I say to you...", or "Moses said...but I say to you..." And this is the glorious truth: The
prophets spoke FOR the Lord, but Jesus spoke AS the Lord. JESUS CHRIST IS LORD! He was and is the
Lord the prophets spoke about. Nobody could and can speak like Jesus who also said "Heaven and earth
shall pass away, but my word shall never pass away." Something more: The Bible is the Constitution of the
Kingdom of God. No two-thirds majority of any parliament on earth can change it. Democratic vote or
consensus does not decide Bible truth. "Forever, O Lord, Your word is settled in heaven" (Psalm 119:89).
Jesus said: I AM THE TRUTH.
Personal: I am in Norway right now and minister at a convention in Sarons Dal, together with my coevangelist Daniel Kolenda. Please pray for us. I add a picture which I took from my hotel-window. If you
dont hear from me tomorrow, its because I may have no internet-connection. But please stay tuned - and
encourage your friends to join this page as well. Forever in Christ, REINHARD.
Beautiful Sarons Dal in Norway.Beautiful Sarons Dal in Norway.
July 13, 2009

If we truly follow Jesus, then Jesus follows us. ARE YOU BLESSED? LET ME KNOW.
The disciples did not just pray and sit around waiting for God to enter the field to convert the world on His
own through direct contact with unbelievers. It was the disciples' job to make the initial contact. They went
out into the world so that the Holy Spirit might go into the world. Mark 16:20 says, "The Lord worked with
them." It does not say they went with the Lord. They went and the Lord went along.
If we truly follow Jesus, then Jesus follows us. When and where the apostles moved, God moved too.
Natural effort releases divine effort; the Holy Spirit works where we work. Not all evangelism leads to
revival, but there's never been a revival yet without evangelism. Man needs God's power and God needs
manpower.
July 13, 2009

The Center-Focus of the Heart of God
We must see the gospel in the highest terms. While the gospel is a radical new order for the world, it is
nothing less than a nation saver. The gospel is a power pack for whole countries, designed to put a
dynamic charge into all life.
New Age philosophy and similar beliefs have simply nothing to offer compared with the gospel. Candles
may as well try to outshine the sun! The gospel is for the whole man and the whole world. The gospel is not
just a road map left by the side of the road to help lonely pilgrims find their own way to heaven; it
provides a solid rock foundation for our lives.
God is not a mini-God. He is the God of heaven and earth, kings and kingdoms, presidents and republics,
time and eternity. He presides over the eternal destiny of us all. That does not mean that a ministry should
address only parliaments or work for changes in legislation. A church is not a local chapter of any political
party. That is work for Christian politicians, not for those called to declare the unsearchable riches of
Christ. The apostolic commission is to reach the lost of this world, not to address environmental projects,
wildlife issues or social engineering.
Jesus promised, "Anyone who has faith in me will do even greater things than I have done" (see John
14:12). That had nothing to do with healings or miracles of nature, but with the real work of God salvation. By the grace of God we at CfaN are seeing millions of precious souls saved. That is the centerfocus of the heart of God.
July 12, 2009

PULLING HORSES NEVER KICK idle horses do!
People ask me what God is saying to the church. He is saying what He has always said: "Preach the gospel
to every creature" (Mark 16:15, NKJV). If Jesus Himself were to take my place, He would repeat His last
words to the disciples in Acts 1:8: "You will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will
be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth." Until we have
done that, He has no further instructions for us.
It has been suggested that there should be a suspension on bringing more converts into the Church until
the Church is fit and ready to receive them. If the Church could be made ready within, say, a week or so, I
might agree. But how can we ever hope to be fit if we stop obeying Christ? His command to us is to bring
in converts.
Though spiritual training and discipleship are vital, concentrating on our own holiness as our primary
focus will never make us fit to reach others with the gospel. Certainly, Jesus calls us to be holy, but
outreach to the world is part of sanctification. Sanctification does not take place in seclusion only; holiness
requires that we look outward to the spiritually lost.
I know of no finer way to develop spirituality than to go all out to win others for Christ. When we try to
reach people with the gospel, we know that we have to be real. Evangelism should be the thinking, the
impetus behind every agenda, if we want a church that is alive. When church boards downplay
evangelism, how can they keep the church from stagnation and sterility? If the people of God do not view
their overall purpose as winning people for Christ, they become just listeners, sermon tasters, choir critics
or leadership judges. The church is not a restaurant for spiritual gourmets cultivating a discriminating
taste for food from the pulpit; it is a canteen for workers! With a job to do, church members have no time
to criticize. PULLING HORSES NEVER KICK idle horses do!
July 12, 2009

Your Calling is Irrevocable!
Peter was a man of action, but this virtue was also his failing - his impulse to act was too often
unrestrained. He spoke when he shouldn't have. When he heard Jesus talk about being taken by His
enemies, Peter played the big man, the hero, the protector of his Master (see Matt. 16:21-22). Taking Jesus
under your wing is quite an undertaking! Asking Jesus to put His trust in you, imagine that! That was
Peter - then.
The true beginning of self-confidence is placing your confidence fully in Jesus. Lose confidence in Him and
sooner or later your own boastings will burst and look as sorry as pricked balloons. When Jesus was
arrested and tried, Peter was amazed to find himself shrinking. He became the shrinking man, so small
that the words of a servant girl frightened him. So he put on an act, pretending to be like every other man
around. He warmed himself at a fire with other godless characters and became one of them, cursing and
swearing, denying that he had anything to do with Jesus of Nazareth (see Matt. 26:74; Mark 14:54).
When Jesus first called Peter, He said, "Follow me" and gave him a marvelous catch of fish (see Matt.
4:19). Then came three wonderful years with Christ, until the Cross ended them. That brought Peter
crashing down, a fall from great heights. Those marvelous days with Jesus seemed to vanish like a mirage.
Peter just shrugged his shoulders and went back to square one, back to what he knew: fishing. That,
however, was where Jesus had first stepped into his life and called him. And that was where Jesus stepped
in again. Jesus met Peter fishing again - the same Jesus as yesterday, today and forever. He worked the
same miracle, a great catch of fish. And then Jesus again said the words He had said three years before:
"Follow me!" (John 21:19). "For the gifts and calling of God are irrevocable" (Rom. 11:29, NKJV) This is as
true for you and me, as for any other child of God.
July 12, 2009

Something about SIN! (What do you say?)
The purpose of power is witness, but the purpose of holiness is holiness. The purpose of spirituality is
personal - to be like God and so fulfill the ultimate purpose of God, His supreme and original reason for
making man, as stated right from the beginning: "Let us make man in our image" (Gen. 1:26). God has
business with each of us personally, not merely as His servants or instruments. He loves us, but not
because we are useful to Him. You and I don't have relationships with our hammers and chisels. Neither
does God have a relationship with us as His tools. Being used by God is simply one of the benefits, a
privilege of knowing Christ.
becoming magnified through the lens of fame.
God used David because he had extraordinary faith. Even when he murdered a man, the Holy Spirit
inspired him to write one of the greatest psalms of contrition ever penned, Psalm 51. His murderous sin
opened his eyes to divine greatness and graciousness. He truly repented and experienced full restoration.
Romans 6:1-2 declares "What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin that grace may abound?
Certainly not! How shall we who died to sin live any longer in it?"
July 11, 2009

GODS VOLCANO-HEART
Mount Calvary was the volcano heart of God. I thank God he is not an extinct volcano which burned out on
the day of Christs crucifixion, exhausting his love in one supreme effort. Calvary fire is still as fresh as
ever, eternal, and inexhaustible. Calvary was truly the pinnacle of divine love. We cannot point to any
greater act: Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends (John 15:13).
(Greetings from Denver CO, REINHARD)
This picture was taken in Mexico.This picture was taken in Mexico.
July 11, 2009

God is not just a Cosmic Engineer...
God swings galactic systems into place but he is not just a cosmic engineer. He is love. He loves people
with an intense passion. The Psalmist asks, What is man that You are mindful of him, and the son of man
that You visit him? (Psalm 8:4). Many understand that to mean that man is worth so little. But that is not
what the Psalmist means. He was struck by the fact that God has contact with man. That changes the
picture completely. If we judge man by his size or by his human limitations and weakness, he certainly
does not amount to very much. But judge him by the fact that God concerns himself directly with his life
and he suddenly acquires enormous stature. The One who orders all things according to his will gives us
priority treatment. We are His VIPs! Imagine your president visited you or the Queen of England. Youd
be on the frontline of every newspaper the next day.
God does not visit the moon or Mars or travel to stars at the edge of nothing; he turns towards you and me
in love and says Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I
will come in to him and dine with him, and he with Me. (Revelation 3:20) PLEASE TELL ME: DOES
THAT THRILL YOU?
Surabaya/Indonesia - what a hunger for the Gospel!Surabaya/Indonesia - what a hunger for the Gospel!
July 11, 2009

A Burning Arrow Shot from God's Bow... ARE YOU READY?
Paul was the greatest of all evangelists. When Ananias was sent to the street called Straight in Damascus
to lay hands on Paul, the Lord told him this: "This man is my chosen instrument to carry my name before
the Gentiles and their kings and before the people of Israel. I will show him how much he must suffer for
my name" (Acts 9:15-16). That was Paul's appointed work.
The book of Acts is largely a record of Paul's evangelistic work with Rome as its primary target.
Christianity spread like wildfire in those early days following the Resurrection, though its history is mostly
unrecorded. Acts is only a sketched outline of a divine strategy. The plan was for the gospel message to be
heard by kings and rulers and eventually to reach the world's center, Rome. Paul was the burning arrow
of God shot from His bow to penetrate that city. And Paul did it from deep inside the city-from prison-but
he wounded the very heart of paganism. We are at the frontline of today's evangelism - you and me. We
are not dare-devils, but dare-disciples. ARE YOU READY?
A Nigerian lady in expectation of blessings at the CfaN Gospel Crusade.A Nigerian lady in expectation of
blessings at the CfaN Gospel Crusade.
July 10, 2009

PULL THE RIP CORD!
these words as he hits the ground at 100 mph. The other skydiver knows he will be safe only if he actually
does something. He pulls the rip cord and lands safely.
falling with a closed parachute to a quick conclusion. We need to take urgent action. We need to pull the
rip cord while there is still time.
The rip cord is this: whosoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved ( Romans 10:13) Call on
JESUS! There is nothing else we can do. We cannot save ourselves we can only throw ourselves on what
Christ achieved for us on the cross. He will surely save you.
How do we know this is true? We can stake our lives on the promises given to us in the Bible and proved in
real life by hundreds of millions of Christians ...
The Lord upholds all those who fall ... 17
Jesus is able to keep you from falling and to present you before his glorious presence without
fault and with great joy ... 18
He is also able to save to the uttermost those who come to God through Him (Jesus) ... 19
Ilorin/Nigeria: Day of arrival.Ilorin/Nigeria: Day of arrival.
July 10, 2009

The Blood under the table-cloth...
All the worlds great religions show that people expect to pay for their sins. Some do penance, while tens of
millions believe they will suffer in some future life by reincarnation. Most expect some awful judge to pass
sentence on judgment day and pronounce their eternal destiny, while some expect to suffer cleansing
agonies in the flames of Purgatory.
The Christian gospel has a different message! It says: JESUS HAS PAID FOR IT ALL. That is the
matchless glory of the gospel, the gospel Paul and Peter preached. They took that message into a world
laden with guilt. My brothers, Paul said, I want you to know that through Jesus the forgiveness of sins is
proclaimed to you (Acts 13:38, NIV). If the blood of Jesus Gods Son cleanses us from all sin, if He has paid
the price, as Scripture clearly declares, what need is there for us to pay again or suffer again for sins for
which Christ suffered in our place? Isnt what He did good enough?
Before the world heard that message, ancient Israel offered animal sacrifices to God. The blood of these
animals was not precious. The sacrifices only covered the sin of the people. If you have a table with a
bad stain on it, you cover it with a nice cloth so nobody will notice. But the stain is still there and needs
removing. Those people going to the Temple to make sacrifices longed for sin to be taken away. Then the
last of their great prophets, John the Baptist, saw Jesus, realized who He was, and cried out, Behold! The
Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world (John 1:29). The blood of Jesus works under the
tablecloth removes the stain, the deep-rooted sin, for men, women, boys, girls, people of all ages and all
tongues.
..a bit more snow...a bit more snow.
July 9, 2009
The End of Blood Feuds
Cain suffered for the killing of Abel. He was afraid of retaliation. Terrible blood feuds have been waged for
centuries, with one family seeking vengeance against another. But all feuds end at Calvary. In Christ we
are all avenged. Nobody suffered for the death of Jesus. Instead, He suffered death for us all. The
assassination of the Archduke Ferdinand triggered World War One, but Christ made peace through His
blood, shed on the cross (Colossians 1:20, NIV). Abels blood spoke of death; Christs blood speaks of life.
Peter told the first Europeans who received the gospel that Jesus of Nazareth went about doing good
and healing all who were oppressed by the devil (Acts 10:38). Confronted with such damage to His
activities, the devil, the author of evil, raged, plotted, and finally inspired wicked men to nail Jesus hand
and foot to a tree. The enemy of souls stood by and was smugly happy. Those feet would no longer carry
Jesus around nor do His hands touch the sick afflicted. Yet, by the greatest turnaround in all history, the
very blood that evil spilled became its cure.
July 9, 2009
No need for psychological probing...
Forgiveness reaches where evil starts. David, who sinned, said, Surely you desire truth in the inner parts;
you teach me wisdom in the inmost place (Psalm 51:6, NIV). That is where cleansing is needed in
ourselves in our heart and conscience.
The only person who can forgive us is the one we injure. David had committed murder and adultery. He
had done an awful thing against an outstanding character called Uriah. But David knew that God Himself
took the real hurt. He said, Against you, you only, have I sinned and done what is evil in your sight
(Psalm 51:4, NIV). God could forgive because evil wounds God. We each need His personal assurance of
forgiveness. He is the one with whom we have to deal. That is the way this world is made.
The blood of Jesus Christ cleanses us from ALL sin (1 John 1:7). It reaches soul, mind and conscience.
There is no need for psychological probing, digging into the lower layers of our memory to dredge up past
wrongdoing. Gods covenant promise is I will forgive their wickedness and will remember their sins no
more (Jeremiah 31:34, Hebrews 8:12, NIV). Why should we remember what God does not? A man came
to the Lord in prayer and said, I want to ask your forgiveness again for that sin the other day. God said,
What sin? God buries the hatchet and does not mark the grave.
From my hotel-window.From my hotel-window.
July 9, 2009
ONLY A WOUNDED CHRIST CAN COME TO A WOUNDED WORLD!
Like everything ever believed, the gospel has its critics. People scorn it as a gospel of gore. But twisting
and abusing it does not change truth. If we preach Christ at all, there is only one we can preach the
crucified Christ. The great fact about Him is that He died for us. We are worth nothing except what we cost
God. People are seeking truth, and here it is the Son of God loved us and gave Himself for us. That love is
not a theory but a fact of history. It is the ultimate truth the philosophers seek. Love is beyond reason; it
passes understanding. Gods heart made His mind up. His love story has a happy ending that never ends.
What do those who want Christianity without Christs blood have to offer us instead? A bloodless faith is
an anemic faith just nice words and sentiment. The hymns that speak of His blood may have been taken
out of the hymnbooks but it is still in our Bibles. The only faith the Bible knows is concerned with what
Jesus did. He threw Himself headlong into the battle with death and not for His benefit but for ours. Is
His blood now unmentionable? How can we be so delicate? The earth around us still reeks with the blood
of the 200 million people who have been slaughtered in wars last century. Should God distance Himself
from that? How could He? Must He speak in bloodless terms? What could He do without blood in such a
world that is anything but bloodless? Only a wounded Christ can come to a wounded world. Our kind of
world needs that kind of Savior.
Beautiful Swiss Alps...Beautiful Swiss Alps...
July 9, 2009
O, THE BLOOD OF JESUS...
Blood has a very short life span. The average person has about ten pints of blood in his or her body. Over
half of it is liquid, called plasma and most of the rest of it is made up of red cells, which die after 120 days
and are constantly being replaced. In contrast, the most durable thing on earth is probably gold. Not even
salt water affects it even if it lies in it for centuries.
These facts make a comment by Peter, the leading Christian apostle, seem very strange:
It was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed but with the precious
blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or defect. (1 Peter 1:18-19, NIV)
Gold is not perishable whereas blood certainly is. But Peter knew what he was talking about, and meant to
startle us into seeing a tremendous truth. The world thinks money is everything, but Peter intended us to
see that it has no spiritual value whatever. There are no spiritual cash payment bargains. In real terms
only the blood of Jesus has lasting value. When heaven and earth vanish, the redeeming power of Christs
blood will continue.
We talk about precious metals such as silver and gold, but Peter would rather talk about the precious
blood of Christ. It does what money cannot do it cleanses sinners. The greatest sin is to say we have no
sin. That is plain self-deception. If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in
us (1 John 1:8). The first Christian witnesses all talked about Christs blood as unique and vital.
ARE YOU BLESSED? Please let me know. REINHARD
Greetings from Anni. Flowers in our home!Greetings from Anni. Flowers in our home!
July 8, 2009
THE HOLY SPIRIT - FOR YOU!
The Baptism in the Spirit is a gift, not an achievement. Nobody is superior to anybody else just because
God baptises them with the Holy Spirit. There is no room to talk about two classes of Christians, those who
have been baptised in the Spirit and those who have not. The gift is for everyone, even if they have not yet
collected it. God has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ (Ephesians
1:3). No matter how many sons a rich man has they all sit equally as his sons at the table.
However, we are exhorted to take advantage of what is available. Jesus said we should ask, seek and
knock to obtain the Holy Spirit (Matthew 7:7), while Paul encouraged us to be filled with the Spirit
(Ephesians 5:18). I like what I see in Acts 1: Jesus told the apostles (v.2) to wait for the gift the Father
promised (v.4). But by the time we get to 1:15, there are 120 believers who have come together and are
filled with the Holy Spirit. They all wanted to get in on the act! Peter didnt object like Joshua, who objected
when some received the Spirit in Moses camp. Instead, he said, The promise (that is, the Holy Spirit) is
for you and your children and for all who are far off for all whom the Lord our God will call (Acts 2:39).
"My Spirit on all flesh..." says the Lord."My Spirit on all flesh..." says the Lord.
July 8, 2009
Jump on God's Chariot
I must be about my Father business (Luke 2,49)
If deliverance is Gods business, what is ours? This world is the arena of His saving concern. What is it to
us? We know what He does. We know His will. What drives us? Put what we do alongside what He does.
How does it compare? How important is our life to God? Nero, the emperor, fiddled while Rome burned.
God help us!
It seems to me a wonderful thing that God wants His business to be our business also. We can jump on
Gods chariot, be His men and women at arms as He goes forth to make war with the devil and put him
beneath His chariot wheels. We need look no further for the meaning of life. There could be nothing more
fulfilling than bringing people to salvation.
Look at this picture of a CfaN-Crusade - and see your own possibilities in God.Look at this picture of a
CfaN-Crusade - and see your own possibilities in God.
July 7, 2009
COME ON, PASS IT ON!
To obtain a cup of cold water, just turn on the tap. It is wonderful stuff. Life without water is impossible.
Only God could invent it and God is the sole supplier. He pours out millions of tons daily from the heavens.
Salvation is the same. We can tap into it any time, but it is totally Gods work. Life, the kind of life God
intended his creatures to enjoy, is impossible without the salvation of our God. I, even I, am the Lord, and
apart from me there is no savior (Isa 43:11).
It is all of God, yet we are needed to take it to the world. God planted Eden, but Adam had to tend it. We
can take the waters of salvation to the thirsty. The Spirit and the bride say Come! And let him who hears
say, Come! Whoever is thirsty, let him come, and whoever wishes, let him take the free gift of the water of
life (Rev 22:17). Where salvation is not preached, nobody is saved. The cup of the water of life must be put
to the lips of a thirsty world. That is our work, and that is something we can all do. That is why we are
here. With joy you will draw water from the wells of salvation (Isa 12:3).
Greetings from my desk in the office.Greetings from my desk in the office.
July 7, 2009
Why Simulate What Can Be Real?
Religion is the coldest thing in the world without the fire-lighting material of the Holy Spirit. The Body of
the church needs the blood heat of God in its veins or rigor mortis sets in. Christ came to fire us up and not
to cool us down. "I have come to throw fire on the earth", Jesus said. Luke 12:49.
Fire brings feelings. Many use candles, vestments, music, sacred furniture and architecture to generate
religious feelings. If some are helped to draw near to God that way, all well and good. But otherwise ritual
or any other method to create warmth is no better than rubbing two sticks together, compared to the
spontaneous blaze of the Holy Spirit. Some say they need trappings and ritualism "to make God seem
near." But why simulate what can be real? A man doesn't need a photo of his wife to make her seem near
when she is sitting next to him.
God's presence is deeply moving. It would be an odd thing if our emotions were not stirred when we hear
His Word and He draws near to us. There are a thousand forms and ways to express that joy, but not one
of them is needed to produce it - the joy comes first and the expression follows. No religious performance
can take the place of His presence. "He who loves me ... I will show myself to him". John 14:21.
If you need help, I wished I could assist you - and maybe put an arm around your shoulder. Whatever - I
certainly will pray for you, if you let me know.
Reinhard.
Arrival in Port Harcourt/Nigeria. The Crusade is about to start.Arrival in Port Harcourt/Nigeria. The
Crusade is about to start.
July 6, 2009
Stand Up, Speak Up - and never Shut up.
The harsh truth about us all is our handicap of sin. God is concerned about that. Governments and their
laws can penalize human failure, but cannot cure the cause. Jesus alone touches the deep springs of our
personality. No one else has ever said, Son, your sins are forgiven. Get up, take your mat and walk (Mk
2:9). Nor has anyone else ever said, Go into all the world and preach the good news. Whoever believes
and is baptized will be saved (Mk 16:16). There is no other good news than the gospel of salvation.
As soon as we take an interest in soul-winning, God takes an interest in us. We become people after his
own heart. There is more to God than making mountains and stars, although he has done that, too. His
priority is people. He runs the whole universe with a saving objective. Our troubles trouble him and he
calls us to share his concern. That is our Great Commission. We are all called to witness and preach the
Gospel, to stand up, speak up and never shut up.
Preaching in (beautiful) AustraliaPreaching in (beautiful) Australia
July 6, 2009
Too Radical? Please let me know!
Creation relates only to the Creator. Nothing exists for itself; no one exists in isolation from others except
rebellious sinners, who then lose their only validity, which is God. We are not our own meaning and
without God we are irrelevant. Without God our world, its commerce, its industrious activities, its
governments and its institutions become vanity and vexation of spirit, as motiveless as the wind that blows
from south to north and back again (see Eccl 1:6).
You are worthy, our Lord and God,
to receive glory and honor and power;
for you created all things,
and by your will they were created
and have their being. (Rev 4:11)
The heavens declare Gods glory and his word articulates it. That is the word we preach, the good news we
share. There cannot be any other word; only one word can be true, just as existence can have only one
reason and only one meaning. The unchangeable truth is that if the world does not relate to the gospel, it
relates to nothing. If the world has nothing to do with the Church of Jesus Christ, it is nothing and going
nowhere.
...with the Planetshakers in Brisbane/Australia...with the Planetshakers in Brisbane/Australia
July 4, 2009
THE SPIRIT OF THE LORD COMES MIGHTILY UPON YOU!
The devil is as a roaring lion (1 Peter 5,8), which reminds me of the roaring lion that crouched to devour
Samson. (Judges 14:5-6). The lion did not know Samson, the anointed judge of Israel. It had the surprise of
its life its last surprise, as it happened. A lions snarl usually terrifies human beings, and they turn and
run. Then they are easily pounced upon and caught. But when Samson heard the snarls, something
happened about which the lion knew nothing: The Spirit of the Lord came mightily upon him.
When the Spirit of the Lord comes upon men, new things begin to happen. People begin to resist the devil,
and he flees from them. Are you timid? By the Spirit, you shall be bold. We are like sheep among wolves,
but the sheep are on the attack. We have power to tread upon scorpions, to walk the stormy waves.
Experiencing the Holy Spirit makes us more than a match for doubt and intellect. When we live in Him, we
possess command, put demons to flight and bring deliverance for body, soul, and spirit.
So Samson, the lions intended victim, did not flee. This man turned on the lion. The ferocious beast found
itself facing a ferocious man. Snarling over his shoulder, the lion tried to slink off, but it was too late.
Mighty hands lifted him. Later, his carcass became a beehive. Samson, with his bare hands, tore the lion
apart as one would have torn apart a young goat.
The church was never constructed for defensive purposes. The gates of hell should be invaded. Offense is
the best defense. Instead of waiting to ward off the devils onslaught, turn the tide of battle, and launch an
invasion of the devils territory!
Jesus came into the world, not to defend heaven, but as a conquering man of war to destroy the works of
the devil. Christ took the battle into the enemys camp, invaded hell, relentlessly flushed out the foe, hunted
him down, drove Satan into a corner, gave him neither quarter nor mercy, bruised that serpents head,
and left him defeated and useless. Satan is not alive and well on planet earth. Jesus has mortally
wounded him!
4th of July: GOD BLESS AMERICA!4th of July: GOD BLESS AMERICA!
July 3, 2009
Placing Your Bets
During my years as an evangelist in South Africa I sometimes was invited to participate in panel
discussions on national television. We were to discuss religious questions. One day an intellectual atheist
confronted me. He was a great debater and thought he knew it all. When the discussion began I was
dismayed. The atheist and the moderator began to speak about horse-racing, a subject I knew nothing
about. The atheist was in his element. He knew the names of many horses and jockeys by heart and said, I
have put my money on such-and-such horse. At that moment the Holy Spirit quickened me, and I said,
Mister, now I would like to tell you something about horses. I have put all my money on the white horse in
the book of Revelation! The atheist was baffled and repeated to himself, White horse in the book of
Revelation? It seems to have been the only horse this horse expert had never heard of. Then he said, Tell
me preacher, who is the rider of that horse? It sounded to me as if he wanted to know the name of the
jockey. He couldnt have asked a better question. Revelation chapter 19 tells us that the name of the rider
is Faithful and True, it is the Lord Jesus Christ, the King of kings and the Lord of lords, I replied. I want
to be honest with you, I continued. I didnt put money on Him, because I have no money. But I put my life
and soul on Him, and I know that I am going to win! This is where the race begins for Gods people, with
the absolute certainty that we are on the winning side. In John 16:33, Jesus says, Take heart! I have
overcome the world (NIV). If you enjoyed this NOTE, then share it with a friend please...
Happy Birthday, AMERICA.Happy Birthday, AMERICA.
July 3, 2009
FILLING PEWS MAY NOT EMPTY HELL!
Pauls answer in early wicked Europe was the story of Jesus. No other approach works. Christ was and is
the answer, the true light to shine in the darkness. The Roman world was pluralistic, like ours. How did
Paul, Peter and the rest tackle the problem? They preached the Gospel of Christ, without adaptation and
without compromise. They didnt try to find some kind of agreement with heathenism, with philosophies
and trends and fashionable ideas. They cut across it all with the truth, clear, positive no fudge, no
uncertainty.
We can soft pedal the message, take the blood of Jesus out of our songs, sing psalms of praise from the
Bible written before Christ was born, increase the musical tempo, stress experience, go easy on Bible
doctrine. It might even fill pews, but not empty hell.
Paul meant to preach in Rome. It was a boiling pot seething with religious, secular and curious ideas,
gods, superstitions, Stoics and Epicureans Platonists. The Gospel of Christ crucified was very definitely
"out of touch" with that society. It would seem better to keep quiet about the fact that Rome had crucified
Jesus as a common criminal. But Paul wrote to the church in Rome and said I am bound both to Greeks
and non-Greeks, both to wise and foolish. That is why I am eager to preach the Gospel to you also who are
at Rome, for I am not ashamed of the Gospel. The Gospel is as relevant and as much needed as bakeries at
our streetcorners.
July 3, 2009
COME HOME, SON! COME HOME TODAY!
Jesus told the lost-stories. He spoke of a lost coin, a lost sheep and a lost son, the prodigal. (Luke 15).
What always seemed surprising is that He only described the reactions of the woman, the shepherd and
the father, the happiness of the finders. We dont read how the prodigal son felt.
The woman said Rejoice with ME for I have found my lost coin, the shepherd said Rejoice with ME for I
have found my lost sheep. Christ focused on the father exploding with joy over his prodigal sons return,
running to meet his lad. Running, an old man! He had been watching for years. The son was a reckless
waster, stinking of the pigsty where he had worked, yet his father flung his arms around him. Then the
business of the day stopped and a celebration party immediately organised, feasting and dancing. The
Bible says they began to be merry and merry is the right English for the Greek original; all of them not
just the prodigal.
Jesus then highlights it. Twice Christ says that there is joy in heaven. We usually say the angels rejoice
when one sinner repents. I am sure they do, though salvation is a mystery to them, but what Jesus actually
said was that there is joy in the presence of the angels, before or in front of the angels. Whose joy? They see
the joy of God. It fills all heaven.
The great intelligences of glory as old as creation are glad with God when salvation reaches men and
women. I like to visualise all the ranking angels getting together in their quarter of heaven. The Prodigals
father threw a party with music and dancing. I am sure something equivalent goes on in heaven.
COME HOME, SON! COME HOME TODAY! Let me know please... I want to pray for you.
July 3, 2009
If we only believed what we saw, what would a blind man believe?
Faith is the eye to see the unseen. Physical optics are not the instruments to perceive God. He is a Spirit.
Mortal eyes are too weak to discern the invisible God, the King eternal, immortal, invisible (Colossians
1:15; 1 Timothy 1:17). We have to deal with Him as He is. He who comes to God must believe that He is, and
that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him. (Hebrews 11:6).
But there is a better way of seeing. Eyes can play tricks. Plato the greatest of the Greek philosophers said
that nothing is ever actually how it looks to us. But Moses endured as seeing Him who is invisible
(Hebrews 11:27). If we only believed what we saw, what would a blind man believe? Radio waves fill your
room but who would know without a receiver? One of Gods great Bible names is the Lord is there.
God is invisible Spirit, and that is that. It is useless arguing and expecting God to be what He is not.
Faith is a personal relationship, not a mathematical relationship between numbers. Faith is the eye to see
the unseen. Physical optics are not the instruments to perceive God. Jesus said, Blessed are those who
have not seen and yet have believed (John 20:29). They are on the track of truth - God is like that if we are
to know Him. Wanting a God that they can see has led people to vast mistakes. People have made God in
their own image, which the God of the Bible is certainly not, and which is also contrary to the second
commandment (Exodus 20:4). It has led to idolatry and the setting up of images and icons. "In Thee o
Lord, do I put my trust."
Happy Birthday AMERICA.Happy Birthday AMERICA.
July 2, 2009
TWO FLAMES FOR DOUBLE POWER? Think about it!
The "divided tongues as of fire" (Acts 2) brought an end to division. Even when they were following Jesus,
the disciples vied with one another to see who should be greatest. After Pentecost, however, we read that
they devoted themselves to the fellowship. All the believers were together and had everything in common.
They broke bread in their homes and ate together (Acts 2:42-47).
One fire was divided into many flames yet each was the fire of God. They did not need two flames for
double power, we read of no such thing. Those divided flames created a new breed of men not clones of
one another but one new race, a new people. One flame represented the entire fire of God and all that it
represented.
Andrews flame burned with a different colour from James. John was still John but he became a flame
called John. Thomas became an on-fire Thomas. Flame people! People who have dwelt with the everlasting
burnings cannot stand smouldering smoke. The disciples were called when they were like black candle
wicks but the love of Christ lit them. No more candles in a box, tossed into a corner but taken out and set
alight, they lit up the world!
July 1, 2009
Fire without Heat is not Fire
Jesus said I have come to scatter fire on the earth.
The fire of God is the very heart of the Bible Gospel, His zeal, passion, His burning desire to save us. He put
His life in it. It is not an idea, a theory, a piece of doctrine, but a living truth reaching out arms, tongues,
flames, embracing the world. Our Gospel is His greatest investment. Gods Word enshrines Gods longings
to redeem the lost world.
God came into our world as what He is fire. To think of Him any other way, as indifferent, just laying
down his imperial edict, leaving us to argue and dogmatise, persuade, that misses the essential character
of the Gospel fire. A cold Gospel is not a Gospel. Jesus is not a doctor prescribing cures or a psychologist
giving advice. He is the God of the burning bush. We need a remedy but it is for the flame of God to be
planted in our heart.
The Gospel is not merely a textbook doctrine. The Gospel is a message not a theological concept. It is news,
and news not told is not news at all. Fire that does not burn is not fire. It communicates more than
thought, but soul desire.
Preaching the Gospel is to set hearts on fire. Preaching the Gospel is not being clever, not a chance to air
our learning, to impress admirers with our eloquence and culture. It is a single-minded passion to let
others catch fire.
June 30, 2009

UPSIDE DOWN?
"God who commanded light to shine out of darkness, who has shone in our hearts to give the light of the
knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ." (2 Corinthians 4:6)
After Christ rose from the dead, the disciples began brightening up the world with the light of the Gospel.
We should do the same. The establishment complained that "they had filled Jerusalem with [their]
doctrine" (Acts 5:28), and a little later it was said, These who have turned the world upside down have
come here too (Acts 17:6). That is exactly what God said He would do. Psalm 146:9 says that the way of
the wicked he turns upside down. The way of unbelief is upside down, but God turns it the right way up.
That is my job and yours. We are Gods agents for putting a topsy-turvy world upright. Lets continue to
preach the Gospel.
On God's harvest-fieldsOn God's harvest-fields
June 30, 2009

FISHING IN THE WILD SEAS...
One day the disciples were inching their way across the Sea of Galilee, held in the teeth of an unrelenting
storm. They could do nothing but wait it out and pray for rescue. Then they saw Jesus walking on the sea
in one of the greatest of all acted parables. The elements were at their worst, the very devil having
whipped up the lake's fury, yet Jesus calmly walked the waves. He did not fear the dragon of the deep. The
shrieking winds and the devil gave Him no pause; He was their Master and trod them underfoot. He
rebuked their raging and they sank back like whipped dogs and, with a whimper, lay quiet beneath His
feet (see Matt. 14:22-33).
Jesus warned His disciples that He was sending them out into wild waters to preach the Gospel to all
nations. People would kill them, thinking they were doing God a service (see John 16:2). They would be like
sheep in the midst of wolves (see Matt. 10:16). They had to be prepared to lay down their lives. They knew
nothing of the wisdom of Greece, of the far-flung empire of Rome. The world was an unknown ocean full of
possible dangers. But Christ had demonstrated that He was Master of heaven and earth, the sea and the
dry land. Wherever they went He was Lord.
They went as He said, fishing stormy waters at His direction. They mocked the howling devils of
persecution and defied the winds of adversity. They let down their nets at His command and out of the
restless turbulence of humankind they made their catches and filled their boat.
How can we sit still? Come on! Our turn is today!
June 29, 2009

Do you need a CHURCH?
A Christian believer needs a church, just as a candle needs a candlestick, a tree needs soil, and an electric
light bulb needs a socket. Without a candlestick, a candle cannot stand; without soil, a tree cannot grow;
without a socket, an electric bulb cannot shine. Neither can you. Without fellowship, a Christian can
neither stand, nor grow, nor shine.
Jesus does not put you on the shelf. He has a special niche especially for each of us in His edifice. He said,
You are the light of the world single lamps and also many lights together. It was a single lamp that He
said should be put on a lampstand, so that it gives light to all who are in the house (Matthew 5:15). One
candle power for one house. But He also said, You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill
cannot be hidden (Matthew 5:14). A city does not have one-candle power but a million-candle power.
When Christ said, You are the light of the world it was a plural you. He brings, many lights together,
people combining, and mingling flame with flame.
I took this picture this morning from my home.I took this picture this morning from my home.
June 29, 2009

We do not seek reputation - but renewed souls!
Zacchaeus could hardly believe what happened next. Christ asked him for hospitality and Zacchaeus came
down at once (Lk 19:6). That was an evening that Zacchaeus would never forget; he and Jesus looked at
another across the supper table.
Zacchaeus was a calculating character but had not reckoned on dealing with anybody like Jesus; he had
never imagined a man like that. He felt as if his inner self was exposed to the most genial judge in the
world. Jesus felt sorry for him loved him. His shrunken soul began expanding like a sponge soaking up
water. Then a thought stole into his mind that had never occurred to him before, the idea of giving money
to the poor. Jesus saw it and said, Today salvation has come to this house (Lk 19:9). That was a taste of
things to come.
Saving this rogue had a cost for Jesus his reputation. Zacchaeus worked for the occupying power of
hated Rome and the people saw Jesus befriend him. It did damage to Jesus popularity. His foes would
make much of it. His reply may have cut little ice with those impervious critics but it uncovered the truth
about the character of Jesus: The Son of Man came to seek and to save what was lost. That sums up
Jesus, our Lord. If it sums up any of us, it simply shows that we are following his example. It is not
reputation we seek, but renewed lives.
Multitudes upon multitudes are getting saved.Multitudes upon multitudes are getting saved.
June 28, 2009

Intercession the Detonator
Think about it:

Evangelism without intercession is an explosive without a detonator.
Intercession without evangelism is a detonator without an explosive.
Preach and pray!
June 28, 2009

Gods Plans of Plentitude
The first eleven chapters of Scripture show Gods world-scale dealings. He begins by showing us that he
has projects far beyond any tiny mission. Then, in chapter 12, the story focuses on one man, Abraham, as
an object of divine prosperity and of Gods plans of plenitude for all the families of the earth (Gen 12:3).
Abraham, who had become very wealthy in livestock and in silver and gold (Gen 13:2) was offered the
spoils of war, by the king of Sodom. He spurned such predatory gains; He knew God, and God told him, I
am your very great reward (Gen 15:1). God never falls on hard times.
As we read on in the Bible story, we next encounter Abrahams grandsons Esau and Jacob, too rich to live
together in harmony. The second book in the Bible, Exodus delights in released Israel from Egypt carrying
away jewels and gold. When Moses asked Israel for gifts for the Tabernacle he had to restrain their
willingness; they were bringing more than enough for doing the work the Lord commanded to be done
(Ex 36:5). Imagine, they gave without any law to regulate their giving. God loves a cheerful giver, because
He is one Himself.
June 27, 2009

No Second-Hand Anointing
The coming of the Holy Spirit is the anointing. God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the
Holy Spirit and power (Acts 10:38). "Holy Spirit and power" are inseperable like fire and heat. In Luke
4:18 Jesus quoted Isaiah: The Spirit of theLord is on me, because he has anointed me. The anointing gave
Israels kings authority. They were anointed only once and the anointing was permanent. You have an
anointing from the Holy One the anointing you received from him remains in you (1 John 2:20,27).
We receive the Holy Spirit from Christ alone as the promise of the Father. We do not receive it
from anybody else. The commission is transferable but not the anointing. We do not
go for a second-hand anointing. What we have is designed for each of us. We may pray
for others but we have no authority to give the Spirit it is a personal gift from God.
It is important, however, for us to remain in him. In John 15:1-8 Jesus described
himself as the vine and disciples as fruit-bearing branches. He warned us: Apart from
me you can do nothing (John 15:5). As long as we remain in him there is no pause in
the flow of life. The trees of the Lord are well watered (Psalm 104:16). It is a permanent
necessity, not an intermittent benefit reserved for special prayer meetings.
I need to point out that we may not have a physical sensation of Gods abiding fullness
every day. God is a Spirit. A strong man does not feel a current of strength when he
is sitting; he feels no different to any other man. He revels in his strength when he
exercises it. There certainly are times when we are very conscious of the presence
and power of the Holy Spirit, but he is present with us at all other times.
June 27, 2009

Understand the BAPTISM IN THE HOLY SPIRIT
In the beginning, at creation, the Holy Spirit did nothing, just hovering about and waiting.
When the Word was spoken, the Holy Spirit responded and created heaven and earth.
That is the divine order the Spirit waits for the Word and the Word needs the Spirit.
There are various ways to describe the Spirit in our lives. John the Baptist said Christ
would baptize us in the Holy Spirit (Matthew 3,11). Baptize has now become a purely religious
term but originally it was a word used in commercial circles for dipping or soaking
cloth in dye. The baptized material took on the nature of the element into which it
was dipped; it absorbed its color. The cloth was in the dye and the dye in the cloth.
To be baptized in the Spirit means that we are in the Holy Spirit and the Holy Spirit is in us; we take
on the character of the Spirit. We do not try to achieve it; it is what happens in baptism.
Absorbing the nature of the Spirit produces what Paul calls the fruit of the Spirit
love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control
(Galatians 5:22-23). These virtues develop in our character and disposition as we allow
the Holy Spirit to operate.
June 27, 2009

How does Bible Knowledge Catch Fire?
If we are to be successful Christians, we need to ask an important question: how does
Bible knowledge catch fire? Well, how does coal catch fire? It is a combustible substance,
meaning that we can easily get it to burn, releasing warmth and energy. Our
Bible knowledge also can bring warmth and energy. We fan it to flame by our faith.
Faith alone releases the power of the Word of God. Faith itself is not a mighty explosive
force. It is intangible, not quantifiable, having neither size, shape, nor weight.
Jesus said it was like a mustard seed. The Word of God is highly inflammable and one
tiny spark of faith is all that is needed to set it ablaze. A spark can cause an explosion.
Paul said that Israels privilege of hearing the Word of God was of no value to them
(Hebrew 4:2) because they did not mix it with faith. The message was combustible but
not activated; its potential could have changed the nation but it was never realized.
Israels failing is a warning to us. Theology, learning and erudition are nothing until
there is a day of Pentecost.
June 26, 2009

No more silenced by threats or cowed by fear...
When Peter saw Jesus raised from the dead, he certainly did not go straight out
and preach about it. He could not believe his own eyes and was too apprehensive
about how the authorities would react to the rumor of Jesus rising from the dead.
The disciples gathered together to encourage each other because they lived in fear of
the Jews (John 20:19). Peter did not know what to do but he had to do something so he
decided to go fishing again, back to square one (John 21).
Then dawned the day of Pentecost and the fellowship meeting of the 120 disciples.
The Holy Spirit came down to them through the heavens that had been torn apart by
Christs ascension and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit. They saw what seemed
to be tongues of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them (Acts 2:3). They were
transformed. That day they all stood up in public as witnesses of the resurrection
(Acts 2:32). Peter preached and the crowds trembled at the power of his words.
The secret of their new-found boldness was the baptism in the Spirit and fire. They
now knew by their own experience that Jesus had risen and had taken his place
at the right hand of God. They became burning and shining lamps, witnesses to the
resurrection. We never read again that they were silenced by threats or cowed by fear;
instead, their lifes work became to boldly declare the gospel wherever they went.
God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind
(2 Timothy 1:7 NKJV).
A new day..A new day..
June 26, 2009

THE BIBLE - The Revelation of God
As a book, the Bible is in a class of its own, distinct from every other book ever
written. It brings God into focus and brims over with his greatness. It is drama, the
drama of time, a window through which we see God striding through the centuries
with awesome power and majesty.
We must be clear about one thing: that the purpose of Scripture is to show us God and
inspire our trust in him. The Bible is a manual of faith in God that has been given to us
so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work (2 Timothy 3:17).
It is Gods voice in the burning bush calling out to us as he called out to Moses urging
us to surrender our questions and doubts, abandon our misgivings and go forward with
him. The path will open up as we walk, just as the sea opened up before Moses.
Moses encounter with God in the burning bush launched him on a vast, ridiculously
impossible and hair-raising mission; armed with no more than a shepherds crook he
was pitted against the worlds greatest military power. Hand in hand with the Lord,
he set out on that daunting task and became the greatest name in the ancient world.
History, as recorded by human authors, naturally reflects their outlook on life. The
Bible on the contrary is Gods summary of events; it presents the divine and only correct view of
things. It is utterly dependable; as Psalm 119:160 says, all [Gods] words are true.
Roman, my grandson.Roman, my grandson.
June 25, 2009

The Cross The Logic of God
Long ago, drop by drop, the Blood of Christs life ebbed out of His heart. It stained Calvarys hill, spelling
out in crimson letters the story of the love that surpasses all love. Today, more than a billion around the
whole world the simple and the wise, those who live in jungles and those who live in concrete apartment
blocks, factory workers and academics take that message as the truth above all truths. It shows us the
concerns of Gods heart and a wisdom, which soars far above our cloud-hopping minds. Great intellects
have bowed to it. Saul of Tarsus, once full of biting hatred, came to see the Cross as the logic of God. He
said it was a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Greeks but the power of God to all that believe (1
Corinthians 1:23-24).
Christs death was His greatest achievement and Gods greatest act. The power of love conquered the love
of power. It was no mistake, no misfortune, and no accident. Christ was not a martyred victim, but a
mighty victor, our champion and Gods hero. The Father in heaven sent Him to hunt out and destroy the
devil and evil. A greater David faced a greater Goliath. The Son of God overthrew our greatest enemy, sin,
and our final foe, death.
June 25, 2009

A TEMPEST OF WIND AND FIRE
The Spirit of God has come as a tempest of fire and wind (Acts 2:1-3). He is a driving force. Today, mighty
throbbing steam trains are polished and set up in museums - no fire in their belly, no steam screaming
through the mountains. No fire!
God gives the Holy Spirit to make us what we are not. It is not just to bless us with a nice meeting, an
emotional stimulant, some heavenly candy and a sugar lollipop. The Holy Spirit is not concerned with the
state of our feelings, but with the state of the godless world. The Spirit comes in to send us out, to give us
stamina and fibre for our backbone of boldness. "And they went out and preached everywhere, the Lord
working with them and confirming the word through the accompanying signs. Amen." (Mark 16,20)
The Holy Spirit is Gods arm of deliverance and emancipation. He makes slaves the partners of His throne.
The Bible is our fire-guide. Some read Gods Word critically but the Word is their critic and by their own
attitude towards the Word they condemn themselves. Unbelief is judgment. But "faith is the victory...
"I surrrender all..."I surrrender all...

June 24, 2009

THE WILL OF GOD - Christs Lordship is not a dictatorship
Holy Spirit-baptised believers hear God for themselves
Some try resorting to prophecy as a means of telling others what God wants. If God has not fallen out with
me, why should he tell somebody else prophetically what I should do?
That approach conflicts with what the Bible says: No longer will a man teach his neighbour, or a man his
brother, saying Know the Lord, because they will all know me, from the least of them to the greatest
(Jeremiah 31:34). Before Christ there was no open vision. Prophets were anointed to hear God and to pass
on what he had to say. Now, since Pentecost, Holy Spirit-baptised believers hear God for themselves. Many
people prophesied, telling Paul what was going to happen to him, but he was not impressed. None of these
things move me, he said, for he was bound in the Spirit (Acts 20:24, 22 NKJV).
Christs Lordship is not a dictatorship and the kingdom of God is not totalitarian. Christ emphasised this in
John 8:35: A slave has no permanent place in the family, but a son belongs to it for ever. So if the Son sets
you free, you will be free indeed. In his letter to the Galatians, Paul similarly lays tremendous stress on
the freedom of sons in the household of God.
June 24, 2009

The Will Of God - Puppets on a string?
We have to admit that our own desires do get in the way. We often pray in the hope that what we want
turns out to be what God wants, too. If we pray long and hard enough, it will ultimately look as if God
complies with our wishes. Some pray for direction until they feel they have it the direction they had
always wanted. Actually, God may have no change of direction for them.
Suppose God is silent. What is wrong? Usually nothing! God is silent because he has nothing to say. God
does not chatter 24 hours a day. He may be perfectly happy with what we are doing. He does not issue
new plans daily and have us all scurrying back and forth like rabbits.
It is very important to grasp one particular aspect of this matter God respects decisions that we make
with the intention of glorifying him. God made man in his own image with a sovereign will. Broadly
speaking, he allows us freedom. We are not Gods puppets. Nor do we serve God as slaves, constantly
anxious in case we have slipped up somewhere. The Lord makes us an amazing promise: I will do
whatever you ask in my name (John 14:13).
We can see the pattern in Christs relations with his disciples. He did not order them about, lording it over
them, dictating their daily lives, what to do, where to live or what to buy. He treated them as responsible
enfranchised adults, not commanding them to come to heel like unthinking animals. Their status was not
one of employees, and he was not their boss or managing director. What boss would wash his employees
feet? His fundamental contract is to be with us wherever we go and bless the work of our hands.
As Jesus did not lord it over his followers, Christian leaders have no mandate to exert Lordship authority
over anyone. In fact, Christ explicitly forbade such behaviour, saying, One is your Master, even Christ
(Matthew 23:8 KJV).
Don't miss my NEXT NOTE: The Will of God - Christs Lordship is not a dictatorship and the kingdom of
God is not totalitarian.
Praising God in the Bullfight Stadium in Madrid/Spain.Praising God in the Bullfight Stadium in
Madrid/Spain.
June 24, 2009

The will of God
Christians often seem to behave as if they were in harness, waiting for God to steer them each step of the
way. But is it really Gods intention for us to go through life as if we were wearing blinkers, mindlessly
turning this and that way when God tugs on the reins? A horse or a mule, the Psalm tells us, has no
understanding. Human beings are different! God has equipped us with intellectual abilities, which allow
us to take responsibility for our actions.
Psalm 103:7 tells us that God made known his ways to Moses. In many ways Moses was no exception, for
today God still makes his ways known to all who love him. Look at the staggering statement of Jesus in
John 15. He declared that if we obey him, we are not to do so as servants who do not know what is in the
mind of their lord and master, but as friends in whom he confides, close associates who understand his
intentions, and those who have a share in his plans. He guides the humble in what is right and teaches
them his way ... The Lord confides in those who fear him (Psalm 25:9-14 NIV). Right from the start it was
clear that God was not interested in playing hide and seek. Shall I hide from Abraham what I am about to
do? he asked (Genesis 18:17).
Romans 8:14 says Those who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God or, put the other way round,
the sons of God are led by the Spirit of God. The new nature given us in Christ and the counsel of the Holy
Spirit naturally incline us in a general godly direction. Whether you turn to the right or to the left, your
ears will hear a voice behind you, saying, This is the way; walk in it (Isaiah 30:21). That is, God will
assure us that we are on the right path.
Sometimes people struggle so hard to gain assurance of Gods guidance, even fasting and praying as they
look for signs and clues here, there and everywhere. Does God really want to put us under that kind of
pressure? If God wants us to do something, is he going to keep us guessing about what it is? How then
could he expect us to do it? Or do we think that God delights in making things difficult for us? I agree that
we should earnestly wait upon God at all times to make sure that his will is done, as Christ taught us. If we
are to follow and obey, we need the strength that comes from prayer. But does it have to feel like pushing a
boulder up a mountain? It cannot surely be Gods intention to keep us in the dark about what precisely he
expects of us.
Madrid/Spain - Altar Call!Madrid/Spain - Altar Call!
June 23, 2009

God's Banner Over Me...
The banner of the Lord must be raised. The Word says, His banner over me is love (Song of Solomon
2:4). Love cannot be conquered: Many waters cannot quench love; rivers cannot wash it away (Song of
Solomon 8:7). Our weapon is the kind of love that endures all things: Love always perseveres (1
Corinthians 13:7). The rainbow is indestructible. God makes the stormy winds to fulfil His will. He makes
the clouds His chariot and rides upon the wings of the wind.
We are called to engage in all-out war under the blood-stained banner of the Cross, to challenge unbelief
and its mockery. However, it is vital to remember that God does not meet force with force. Lovelessness
cannot be conquered by lovelessness, but only by love. His weapons our weapons are not the worlds
weapons. The banner of God does not signal bombardments, aggression, and destruction, defeating the
enemy by taking their lives. The world seems bent on committing hara-kiri, but we bearers of the gospel
are the only hope against the worlds lemur-like disposition for self-destruction.
Madrid/SpainMadrid/Spain
June 23, 2009

Gods love bent to the world and to us...
When Noah saw the earth desolated by the Flood, he must have been traumatised. Afterwards, whenever
the skies grew dark overhead, he would need reassurance. God said, I have set my rainbow in the clouds,
and it will be the sign of the covenant between me and the earth (Genesis 9:13). The rainbow is the flag of
God, the seven-coloured royal standard. No icon, no regimental colours and no imperial symbol could
match that!
The word bow in Genesis 9:13 (where it is translated rainbow) is the same Hebrew word as for a bow
which is used to shoot arrows a weapon of war, but what a weapon, spanning the whole horizon! What
mighty arrows it must shoot when God goes into battle against the devil! The Lord will march out like a
mighty man, like a warrior He will stir up His zeal; with a shout He will raise the battle cry and will
triumph over His enemies (Isaiah 42:13).
The rainbow is not a mere phenomenon of natural beauty but a divine reminder of Gods archery. The
divine graphics span the whole Bible, for when we reach the book of Revelation we read. A rainbow
encircled the throne From the throne came flashes of lightning (Revelation (4:3-5). Gods mighty
arrows. No wind can blow a rainbow away and no devil can switch it off. The battle truly belongs to the
Lord. We all suffer lifes storms, when ominous blackness fills our skies, but that arching splendour of
prismatic colour in the rain cloud, seen with our mortal eyes, is the objective standard of God to reassure
us. It is a sign of Gods love bent to the world and to us.
Together with Evangelist Daniel Kolenda in Madrid/Spain.Together with Evangelist Daniel Kolenda in
Madrid/Spain.
June 23, 2009

The Heartbeat of God
The heartbeat of God throbs in the gospel to set the pulse-rate of those taking the Gospel to the lost world.
If evangelism is not a capital outlay of love, it is worthless. God means it to be successful. Evangelism
cannot help but bring Gods servants some prominence with incidental temptation, the opportunity for
self-promotion, careerism, and exhibitionism. Yet Jesus did not die to make anyone great, however
inevitable it may be except maybe great in love.
The role model is God himself who so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son (John 3:16). God
had only one sacrifice to make his Son, all he had. Jesus said, Be perfect, as your heavenly Father is
perfect! (Matthew 5:48). What is this perfection to imitate? As a father has compassion on his children,
so the Lord has compassion on those who fear him (Psalm 103:13). Being a true child of such a Father is
what makes an evangelist. The Fathers children would never casually gaze around, inactive spectators.
God majors in snatching brands from the fire I, even I, am the Lord, and apart from me there is no
savior (Isaiah 43:11). To be at his side as he works is itself the glittering reward for the labors.
Siegfried in MadridSiegfried in Madrid
June 23, 2009

FLAME OF LOVE
Two great revelations come to us through the Word. God is a consuming fire and God is love. They
combine in a single flame of love. That is too important in the Word to neglect, and we must give it our
attention. An offering by fire made unto the Lord, as we read in Leviticus again and again. God
originally showed Himself to Moses as fire, a privileged moment for Moses. But Moses did not go away
and talk about the experience for the rest of his life. God commissioned Moses and the fire in the bush
leaped into his heart. That day he began the most extraordinary career any man would ever know,
changing the worlds future.
Whatever God reveals about Himself is meant to take effect in our lives. It is to put fire in our belly, not for
euphoria, emotional satisfaction, blessings and thrills. Moses did not go back to the wilderness bush for a
repeat experience. He went from there as God directed him. Then, 1500 years later, on the day of Pentecost
the fire of God appeared again in Jerusalem where 120 disciples were sitting together in fellowship. It
rested on each of them. Like Moses they did not go back for a repeat experience. The fire had empowered
them that day and they went out to do the job awaiting them.
June 22, 2009

Christ's ultimate object...
The ultimate object of the work of Christ was THE GLORY OF GOD THE FATHER. This is perhaps the
most humbling revelation of all. Philippians 2:6-11 describes it, how Christ sacrificed Himself for us,
obedient to the death of the Cross for us men and our salvation. What status that gives us mortals! Christ
died for us! But wait! The passage has a surprise ending. We read God exalted him to the highest place
and gave him the name that is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow; in
heaven and in earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord... We would
think that is the end but it is not. It concludes with these revealing words - TO THE GLORY OF GOD THE
FATHER.
We are saved not just for our own benefit, but for the glory of God. WHY? That in the coming ages he
might show the incomparable riches of his grace, expressed in His kindness to us in Christ Jesus Ephesians
2:7 He saved us for the glory of God. That is why he suffered so much for us, paid such a price to bring
glory His Father. That is our purpose, we are saved to His praise and glory. God is all in all.
Have a blessed day!
A Nigerian beauty!A Nigerian beauty!
June 22, 2009

A LIMITLESS GOD CANNOT OBSERVE LIMITS...
Heaven and earth express His glory. Why did God make such an endless universe teeming with wonders?
They are not made for our glory. God made them for Himself to express His glory, like a musician or artist
in their music or paintings. The heavens declare the glory of God. God made an immeasurable universe
because He is immeasurable. He created it to show His own greatness and glory. To show us how great He
is, He made the scale of heaven and earth.
Some have wondered, Why those vast millions of great clusters of stars, whirling galaxies and awesome
stellar systems? Do we need such a big universe? Isnt it a wasteland of wonders?
We are so egotistical we think that a thing is useless if it is no use to us. God happens to be important too
and He wanted living room. The Psalmist saw it and reminded us The heavens declare the glory of God
and the firmament shows His handiwork. That is what it is for, God expressing Himself and displaying
His power. We all like to express ourselves in some creative manner, either in our art, or crafts, or work.
Music lovers spend hours making music, because it is their nature. People sing to themselves, play to
themselves, because they are living creatures. God does the same and in the grand style, creating with
great lavishness and boldness. Why not? It costs Him nothing, does not wear Him out or exhaust His
resources. He could make more and more universes. Some think He does. How could a God like we know
make a small universe, be careful and reckoning? Why should he restrict Himself? How can a limitless God
observe limits? He let loose His grand creative passions on a scale that bewilders us, trillions of suns, stars,
and systems. God delights in greatness and made an infinity universe to signify His own infinity. It
characterises His limitless power and lavishness. God loves a cheerful giver. He is a giver on a scale that
baffles our human science.
It's time to realise that God needs a big universe, even if we dont. Rev. 4:11 Thou art worthy, O Lord, to
receive glory and honour and power, for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and
were created. It is to His glory.
Burning of idols and witchcraft items at a CfaN-Gospel Crusade.Burning of idols and witchcraft items at a
CfaN-Gospel Crusade.
June 22, 2009

GOD'S SUPREME FEAT OF LOVE
Gods love is real, not a mere emotion. His love is not a rumour, the result of an investigators research,
information found in a book or a logical deduction for possible consideration. All we know about Gods
love comes from what he has done. It is love demonstrated, love in action.
Salvation is awesome. Its origin is in the passionate love of God. We are aware of it, but it is the
transcendent mystery of Gods own heart. He was moved to save us, and his Word was given physical
shape. Salvation became personified in Christ and in all his work from the womb to the tomb. Simeon, that
just and devout man from Jerusalem, saw the Christ-child, held the babe in his arms and said, Lord, my
eyes have seen your salvation (Luke 2:30). The product of Gods desire was not a Psalm or a book, but the
the Word who made his dwelling among us (John 1:14).
Paul told the Ephesians that God has loved us with his great love (Ephesians 2:4). How can we be loved by
a love? What is that? Well, Gods great love is his Son. This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well
pleased (Matthew 3:17, 17:5). God loved us through his Son. What an amazing gift! God so (in that way)
loved the world (John 3:16).
God loved the world, our world! The worthiness of our world is not to be measured by the splendour of the
gift. Christ did not come here because we were so noble that we were worth it. The shattering truth is that
our sin challenged God to a supreme feat of love. Our worthlessness gave him the opportunity for love
beyond all conceiving. It took all God had. God demonstrates his own love for us in this: while we were
still sinners, Christ died for us (Romans 5:8). God does nothing casually, especially in loving.
June 21, 2009

Publicans greet their friends - anybody can do that. But Christians greet their enemies.
When Jesus asked, What do you do more? He was not cracking the whip. We do not have to go through
agonies for God to be with us, work ourselves up into sweat for God to keep His promise or strain every
muscle to pull down Holy Spirit power.
Just listen to this! This only I want to learn from you: Did you receive the Spirit by the works of the law,
or by the hearing of faith? (Gal 3:2-5). Christians are singing, Let me burn out for thee, dear Lord and
that is just how they end up burnt out, martyrs to self-imposed demands. Even pastors are supposed to
LIVE. We do no need to sing for our dinner.
When Paul said he could do all things through Christ, he did not mean that he did all things himself,
running around in church like a cat on hot bricks. We can be too busy, always rushing about on some
business or other, with so many irons in the fire it puts the fire out; we do not have time for what Jesus
says is necessary.
This is the heart of this matter. Jesus showed us the possibility of the impossible. He tells us to do more
than others because we can. That is, not do more things, but do the things others cannot do, things that do
not get done because nobody does them. Publicans greet their friends. Anybody can do that, but Christians
greet their enemies. Publicans cannot do that. As the apostle Paul said, I can do all things through Christ
who strengthens me (Phil 4:13).
"Hello there! Hungry?""Hello there! Hungry?"
June 21, 2009

FAITH BREEDS BOLDNESS (FOUR)
Finally (and I nearly started with this) my thoughts on boldness began with the account of the weak king
Jehoash going to see the dying prophet Elisha (2. Kings 13). Elisha by the spirit of prophecy spoke of
Israels future, and told Jehoash to take his arrows and strike the ground with them. The king did so two
or three times, half-heartedly. Elisha was angry and told the king he should have struck the ground five or
six times and then he would completely overthrow the power of Aram, Israels enemy. But that was King
Jehoash and Elisha knew him. The very way he struck the ground showed what he was. He would never
strike his enemies effectively. He lacked greatness of action, boldness.
The Bible finds little space for little people who dont have enough about them even to believe God, or take a
step of faith. They are the walking dead. The just shall LIVE by faith. Theres a land of victory in front of
us all, where we can develop personal greatness, and become a notable with God. But Without faith it is
impossible to please God. Unbelief turns the famous somebody into a famous nobody, while faith turns the
unknown nobody into Gods famous somebody. Be bold; be strong, for the Lord thy God is with thee.
Evangelist Jason Betler (Singapore) preaching in Jos/Nigeria to 600,000 people.Evangelist Jason Betler
(Singapore) preaching in Jos/Nigeria to 600,000 people.
June 20, 2009

THE CONCEPT OF BOLDNESS COMES FROM GOD...
Those who met Jesus were infected with His bigness syndrome. Zaccheaus had an hour with Jesus, and his
rocky heart splintered into shards of excessive generosity. Perhaps some today might have cautioned him
about letting enthusiasm run away with him, but Jesus did not. A woman poured perfume on Him, on His
feet, not His head (Luke 7:38) and He defended her. In Bethany (Matthew 26:6) another woman emptied
the total contents of an alabaster jar of very expensive perfume on His head. It was her most saleable asset
and nest-egg, but she thought it not too much. Nothing is really extravagant when love is involved, or God.
She kept no reserve, any more than the widow whom Jesus watched putting her whole living into the
offertory. Perhaps some are secretly puzzled that Jesus praised these excessive acts but His way of life
overflows and floods the narrows and shallows of self-centred existence. Jesus wants the world filled with
whole-hearted people, servers and givers who dont think of the cost.
The concept of boldness comes from God. He is like that Himself. We know that giving does not impoverish
God, and so we wonder how can He be an example of bold sacrifice or action in anything? Risk is
impossible to His omniscience. What could He do that would be bold? Well, of all stories that is the
strangest and most wonderful. God is love and love makes Him vulnerable for love is always vulnerable to
hurt. His vast love could receive vast injury. That is what happened. God gave all He had. He gave His Son
and His Son was crucified, the Son of His love. Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us,
and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins 1 John 4:10
June 20, 2009

FAITH BREEDS BOLDNESS (THREE)
The very word boldness suggests David. Davids spectacular, unforgettable combat with Goliath is almost
hilarious. It looked like boy versus giant, but Goliath may as well have tried to fight a herd of elephants as
this teenage upstart. In reality the giant had provoked the powers of all heaven, and they roared down the
skies and gave Davids stone the velocity of a howitzer. Faith releases awesome forces.
David was always six steps ahead, impulsive, brash, commanding, taking Israel in hand and re-shaping
the nation. His memory is sadly sullied by a great sin, yet he used his fall to bring new understanding of
God, as in the deep contrition and yet faith-insight of his wonderful Psalm 51. He understood God as
nobody else at that time, not as the Majesty of flaming Sinai but flowing with reaching streams of love and
mercy.
David was not a half-measure man. He lifted Israels spiritual level with worship innovations of
foundational success. He believed God and loved God beyond everything else. His greatest ambition was to
build a temple. Wealth flowed into his treasuries but he expended them on preparations for the most
splendid shrine ever seen. For David, a king must give in royal fashion, no tight-fingered reckoning of
tithes. God must have one hundred per cent, the best, the best temple, the best music, the best worship, and
the best gifts. David was bold in war, wasteful and un-calculating in giving. He worshipped in a bold way,
shocking his wife with his excessive exuberance in the public streets.
A bunch of flowersA bunch of flowers
June 19, 2009

FAITH BREEDS BOLDNESS (TWO)
My next Bible hero is Moses. I thought about what he did and almost broke out in cold sweat. His boldness
was beyond all reason, leading thousands of families on a task impossible to escape from the hand of
Egypt into scrub land wilderness and leave the lush Egyptian fields behind. What greatness, what
boldness! Egypt couldnt believe it! He scooped up and made off with the countrys slave force! It was
beyond anything considered possible, almost mad, and suicidal. The strategists of mighty Egypt never
matched it. Moses left himself no way out either, but went for this thing one hundred per cent. Not a hoof
shall be left behind he said. But then, let a man be led of God and he can be like that.
Tomorrow: FAITH BREEDS BOLDNESS (THREE) - about David. Make sure you read it. It's breathtaking!
The Lord - "my glory and the lifter of my head".The Lord - "my glory and the lifter of my head".
June 18, 2009

FAITH BREEDS BOLDNESS (1)
The leading men in Jerusalem, we are told, saw the courage of Peter and John (Acts 4:13). Their
fearlessness was plain for all to see. Israels supreme judges with their fossilised traditions were shocked
into wide-eyed incredulity at the sight of mere Galilean fishermen addressing the court with the confidence
of kings issuing edicts. The Bible is the book of the bold, not the cringing. In fact, its final warning is to the
cowardly and the unbelieving (Revelation 21:8). Scripture presents us with the fearless, who dared to go
where no one else would and to do what no one dreamed possible.
Let's look at Abraham. God put a wild idea into Abrahams heart he was to pull out of his old life, shut up
his house, turn his back on his family and family gods and let God lead him from one place to the next
without knowing where he would end up. His destiny was to be the pioneer of a new world order. In that
fierce age, when the world was like a jungle full of wild animals, he needed greater nerve than Columbus
sailing west on the Santa Maria. True, the patriarch ventured only half way at first, taking his family and
moving to Haran. They settled there for a while but it was not his ultimate destination. Urged on by God,
Abraham stepped out of the rut of doubt, set the standard and became the father of all who believe
(Romans 4:11).
Beautiful Indonesia.Beautiful Indonesia.
June 18, 2009

FAITH IS GREATNESS
The righteous are as bold as a lion. (Proverbs 28:1) There is more drama and boldness in one chapter of
church history than in all of Hollywoods productions. It begins with the heroic escapades in the Bible. The
leading characters in those stories did not win their place in that book by quiet piety; God put the spotlight
on them because of the active daring of their faith. Indeed, they were commended for their faith (see
Hebrews 11:1). It shaped their personalities making them positive people, not men of rubber bending to the
will of all and sundry. They were by no means perfect but neither did they write their names on the walls
of history with a trembling hand.
Big people are no bigger than grasshoppers to God especially when their stature is concocted of mere
fame, wealth or power, the result of self-elevating schemes. God recognises those made of better stuff
faith! Faith is what gives people dimension; in Gods sight faith-filled people are giants, but gentle giants,
big-hearted and open-handed. Faithlessness has never conferred stature on anyone, only making them
Littlefaiths, to use the name Jesus coined (see Matthew 6:30).
A great woman is mentioned in 2 Kings 4:8. She is the only woman in the Bible for whom that adjective
is used. One French Bible translation refers to her as a woman of distinction, yet she is nameless. She
was not great or distinctive in wealth (despite what the NIV and the Good News Bible say!), social
eminence or intellect. Her greatness was faith. Her story was dramatic and unprecedented, but it was the
outcome of her dramatic and unprecedented boldness and faith you cannot separate them.
"Great Woman""Great Woman"
June 18, 2009

God CAN - but WILL He? Here is a clear answer!
Often afflicted people are thought to be less intelligent. The Bible is not like that. An example is the leper
mentioned in Matthew chapter eight. He was outstanding in acumen, and saw what few others ever
expressed. He met Jesus and said, Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean (Matthew 8:2). Many
put the cart before the horse, saying, If you can, you will. That is human thinking, not revelation, and
certainly not Bible talk. God always can, but will He?
For the leper, it was a revelation. He saw that everything depended on Christs will. The lepers faith was
reasonable if You are willing, You can. The Bible was not written to tell us what God can do. We all
know that. God is Almighty, or we would not call Him God. The Bible is here to tell us what He will do.
That is what we want to know.
So, what is He willing to do? The answer is, His Word is His will; a short answer, but it comes in a long
book 66 Bible books in fact. Each book gives us special help; it builds our understanding of God and His
character. Then we know what He will do.
Ask and you shall receive...Ask and you shall receive...
June 17, 2009

Life-Long Power-Failure?
was not like the prophets. They spoke FOR the Lord, but Christ spoke AS the Lord. The prophets said, Thus
saith the Lord." Jesus never did. He said, Most assuredly, I say to you.
There was something else different. The prophets were sent with a message, but Jesus IS the message. The
prophets spoke about the Lord, but Jesus spoke about Himself. He not only brought the Word of God, but
He is the Word of God. He did not point to the way; He is the way. Jesus was not one of the roads that led
to God. He is God.
That is why we have no right to doubt the Word of God, or to bend Gods exclamation marks into question
marks. If we do so, To whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life (John 6:68), as the apostle
Peter recognized. We either obey or die. Using our technology language, we blow the fuse, and suffer a
lifelong power failure. The heating fails, the lights go out, communications cease, the systems break down,
and cold eternal night settles in. Come on! Trust in God and His Word!
Yet another harvest of souls...Yet another harvest of souls...
June 16, 2009

THE GREAT COMMISSION TO EACH GENERATION
Christs Great Commission is not a scrap of paper, blown to our feet from centuries ago. It is Jesus,
standing in the midst of His Church forever, saying, Go I am with you always.
Suppose Jesus said it to you personally would you take more notice of it? Just imagine that you had a
vision of the Lord in your church, like John experienced on Patmos. Suppose that Jesus spoke to everybody,
saying, Go into all the world and preach the Gospel to every creature and these signs will follow those
who believe (Mark 16:15,17). What would you do? Would you continue living with a business as usual
attitude? Or would you press on more urgently to witness for Christ?
If anyone wonders whether the Great Commission is relevant today, they may as well ask if plowing and
harvesting are relevant, or if getting out of bed is! Relevant is not the word. The task is urgent. It is
supposed to be our existence. A Christian is a witness. The term Christian developed because it easily
identified believers they were the people who always talked about Christ. The Christians business is not
busyness, but witness. Witnessing is the commerce of the people of the kingdom of God.
The written commands of Christ in Scripture are just as immediate and imperative as if He had spoken to
us personally in a vision. The Great Commission is our baby, and our work in this task is not optional.
The Lord does not ask, Would you mind helping Me? I would like to invite you. He says:
You did not choose Me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit, and that your
fruit should remain. (John 15:16)
Welcome!Welcome!
June 15, 2009

RELEASED FROM BONDAGE
God is our natural habitat. In Him we live and move and have our being. Until we find Him, as we do
when we obey the gospel, we are caged. People everywhere are beating their heads against the bars of
their own materialism and unbelief. Their very money becomes their prison. Deep calls to deep, and height
to height, within our souls. Our art, our poetry, our works of beauty are the expressions of imprisoned
creatures who remember the glories of the free air and the mountains. While good in themselves, these
expressions remain mere reflections of reality until a soul comes into salvation. Jesus is the reality behind
all that we see or do. The gospel releases us from bondage, allowing us to come into our true element.
Jos, Nigeria. The Gospel is being preached.Jos, Nigeria. The Gospel is being preached.
June 15, 2009

THE PRODIGAL PLANET
I cannot think of any subject that heightens the necessity of proclaiming the gospel, than that of eternal
life. True, other religions are out there. However, anyone who surveys them will know that they are utterly
empty of any gospel promise. The mind cults of the East offer only transient benefits, even if they work.
Yet, the gospel has more than mere mental poise in view. The efforts that the cults insist must be made in
order to achieve harmony with nature are not worthwhile.
Jesus did not come to give us religious feelings, or to suggest to us a system of mind power. He came to
save us, not to explain how our inner resources can be tapped to save ourselves. Jesus was not a teacher
of transcendental meditation, or Quietism, or Stoicism. He was and is, primarily, a Savior!
As for other religions, which of them offers eternal life now? Some only promise the end of existence. The
teachings of Karma imagine life as such a misery that obliteration is the only way out! Then there is the
Paradise promise, which consists of endless sensual pleasure. That sounds more like hell than heaven to
me.
The supreme wonder of the gospel is its present realization of life life of such quality that it cannot, and
will not fade throughout eternity.
The night before the Gospel Crusade in Madrid: A bullfight in the stadium...The night before the Gospel
Crusade in Madrid: A bullfight in the stadium...
The next day OUR FIGHT FOR SOULS in the same stadium.The next day OUR FIGHT FOR SOULS in the
same stadium.
My young collegue, Evangelist Daniel Kolenda in action.My young collegue, Evangelist Daniel Kolenda in
action.
June 13, 2009

WHY HUMANITY SUFFERS
When I am interviewed by the press, one of the most frequent questions that I am asked is why God allows
so much suffering in the world. I have often pondered this question myself, not for the reasons that some
jaded reporters ask it, but because I genuinely suffer when I see others suffering. So why does God allow
suffering? You could just as well ask the U.S. Secretary of Transportation why he allows accidents on the
highways. No doubt, he would take exception to your accusation, and point to the rules of the road. Every
time a law is broken, an accident and suffering might occur, he would reply.
People suffer chiefly for one reason they are ignoring Gods rulebook, the Bible, and everything goes
wrong. Our Creator knows exactly how He has made us, and what will harm us. Consequently, out of a
caring, protective heart, He says, You shall not The you shall nots are not edicts designed to spoil our
fun, but rather they are the manufacturers handling instructions. God wisely knows that our psyche is
unable to handle sin. Actually, it is crushed and tormented by misdeeds. It is always wise to read the
instruction manual before using a new appliance. People worry about breaking a new DVD-player, or a
new computer, but strangely, they have no worries about destroying their own spirits and souls with the
poison of sin. The need to preach the gospel is imperative.
June 13, 2009

FIRE INSURANCE?
One cannot preach the gospel as a mere social benefit. The gospel has to do with God, and God has to do
with eternity. If you want to consider the benefits here and now, they are obvious. To begin with, nothing
adds up without God. Life is meaningless, as many atheists insist today. It is the typical cynical response of
unbelievers, who have no hope, because they are outside of Christ.
Most of us, however, realize that God confronts us with eternity. Our destiny is bound up in our response
to the gospel. Are you saved or lost? That is the question above all questions. The declaration of the
gospel is Jesus Saves. He saves from wrath, judgment, hell, bondage, the devil, and darkness. He saves
us from dying in our sins.
Some jokingly scorn the gospel as fire insurance. Nevertheless, think about that for a moment. What is so
absurd about fire insurance? Only a foolish householder is not insured. People insure their houses, and yet
do not insure their eternal future. Yet, we know that salvation offers so much more. Who else offers such
insurance but Jesus?
June 13, 2009

ANOINTED FOR THE LAST HOUR
With this wonderful outpouring of His Spirit, the Lord gave believers the power to do the job. Empowered
from on high, the first priority was to evangelize and to send out missionaries. John wrote concerning the
last hour in 1 John 2:18-27, (portions quoted below):
Little children, it is the last hour; and as you have heard that the Antichrist is coming, even now many
antichrists have come, by which we know it is the last hour But you have an anointing from the Holy
One Who is a liar but he who denies that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist But the anointing which
you have received from Him [Christ] abides in you.
The Church is being anointed for the last hour. The spirit of the age is antichrist or anti-anointed. The
anointing of the Holy Spirit is a theme that threads its way through that first epistle of John. The apostles
warnings concerning the last times have come home to us today. They strike us with an almost frightening
truth about our times. The spirit of antichrist permeates human thinking and society. It is causing moral
collapse. Hostile elements are raging worse and worse, like the early moments of a gathering storm. It is
indeed the last hour.
God has His answer, however the anointing for an anti-anointed latter day. He will never allow the
devil to get the upper hand. The outpouring of the Holy Spirit is His special provision for the last hour.
And it shall come to pass afterward that I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh before the coming of the
great and awesome day of the LORD. (Joel 2:28,31)
Christs whole Body on earth will be mobilized and armed for the last onslaught of the enemy. The devil
will lose again. Satan is the eternal loser.
June 12, 2009

A MUSEUM OF MARBLE FIGURES
A burning message, and nothing but that, is supposed to be presented to the world. There is no need for
fireworks. Firebrands do not have to be hotheads. Everything about the Church, however, should reflect
the warm light of God. In His temple everyone says, Glory! (Psalm 29:9). We read that God makes His
ministers a flame of fire (Hebrews 1:7). His people should be torches. Not only the evangelists, but
ministers, church officials, leaders, workers, teachers and administrators should all glow with the Holy
Spirit, like braziers on a cold, dark street. The business meeting should see Holy Spirit fire just as much as
the revival meeting, perhaps even more so.
A fish has the same temperature as the water in which it swims. Too many Christians are like fish they
have no more warmth of spirit than the cold, unbelieving world around them. Men are warm-blooded
creatures. That is the way the Lord made us. That is also the way He chose us to take the Good News
with warmth!
The Lord does not send us out because we have cool heads and dignity. Nor does He choose us because of
our self-composure. He sends us out with live coals from the altar, as witnesses to the Resurrection, to
testify that we have met the God of Pentecost. I have heard sermons that were like lectures on embalming
the dead. Would such a talk remind anyone of the Living Jesus? Neither Jesus, nor Peter, nor Paul left
congregations sitting like marble statues in a museum.
June 11, 2009

Want to be an Apostle? Then Read this
When Apostles are sought, there is no shortage of applicants. It is a noble title. But how many would want
to be an apostle knowing what they really had to do?
I do not think apostleship meant sitting at the managing directors desk. They did not just sit around in
committee meetings all day long. Apostle means sent one. What were they sent to do? First, they were
sent to evangelize. Second, to suffer for it. Let me tell you to witness and to evangelize is our privilege.
We are doing just what the Apostles did.
The Lord appointed the twelve as His first witnesses. They were sent to introduce the gospel to the world,
and our task is to follow on. Their distinction as apostles was to initiate all evangelism. Jesus gave them
His teaching, and they passed it to us. They were the foundation. We tread where they led.
Apostle was not a title of honor to make them famous. It described what they should do (go), and what
they should be (prime targets for persecution, not for prestige). We read, God has displayed us, the
apostles, last, as men condemned to death (1 Corinthians 4:9).
The apostles were not divinely appointed church bosses. They left church management to others. In Acts
15, the man who did that kind of thing, James, was not an apostle. James the Apostle had already been
martyred (Acts 12). We read nothing about apostles giving out orders. Their special honor was that they
were counted worthy to suffer shame for His name, and they rejoiced (Acts 5:41). Suffering as pioneers of
Christ was the only high status that they enjoyed.
Fisher of men... and fisher of fish. (The Striped Marlin I caught.)Fisher of men... and fisher of fish. (The
Striped Marlin I caught.)

June 11, 2009

The Holy Spirit in Action
God uses manpower. Man needs Gods power. God works when people work. These propositions are three
pillars of wisdom.
Power! That is the essence of the gospel. A powerless gospel preacher is like an unwashed soap salesman.
Singing There is power, power, wonder working power in the precious blood of the Lamb, and then
having to fast and pray for a month to get power does not add up.
Christianity, as charismatic Pentecostals understand it is the Holy Spirit in action making the Word of God
happen. We must be able to show people that the gospel is what it claims to be. When a world class athlete
stands on the track, we do not need to argue to prove that he is a champion. Just fire the starting pistol!
That is what I do the gospel of Christ is alive, so I go into a stadium, and let the gospel do its own thing,
and everybody can see it is alive. That is what the Holy Spirit does.
June 11, 2009

The Bible handles the imponderable mysteries of life
There are plenty of Bible critics but they have not produced any book that can hold a
candle to the Bibles ability to handle the imponderable mysteries of life, and to bring
us liberty and salvation. The books that they write are too clever by half. The Bible
is the only book that unveils the face of God and allows us to see how God has
revealed himself gradually over time as mankind was able to take it rule on rule;
a little here, a little there (Isaiah 28:10).
We are now in the end times, when knowledge shall increase, as the angel told Daniel (Daniel 12:4
NKJV). Bible understanding has advanced tremendously over the last 50 years and the Word continues to
shed new light daily. Yet one thing has not changed at all: that the Bible is the great and only
answer to lifes questions. There simply is no other.
Scripture is God-inspired to express Gods concerns. What concerns him should concern
us. The world is a continuous swirl of human events, thoughts and reactions that God has
been watching for thousands of years. The Lord is on his heavenly throne. He observes the
son of men; his eyes examine them (Psalm 11:4).
We may be unaware of Gods fatherly gaze but the Holy Spirit knows people and lifes intricacies and how
to touch the secret springs of human hearts perhaps from oblique and surprising angles. To preach
effectively, we must stand on the platform of the Word. Our divine instructions, like Timothys, are to
preach the Word (2 Timothy 4:2) not a collection of commentaries on it!
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