In most years after the New Year’s celebration, we ask what’s next? I venture to tell you that it is quite obvious this year. We, in the body of Christ, have to make a concerted effort to show to anybody and everybody that does not have a relationship with Jesus, His marvelous love and salvation. The Lord’s salvation is integral factor to a city-wide, state-wide, nationwide, and worldwide revival. There are too many souls out there in the field not to get to work.

Let’s look at what Jesus and the Lord both say about salvation. In Mark 16, we find Jesus telling us the importance of the Gospel and salvation.

“And then he told them, “Go into all the world and preach the Good News to everyone. Anyone who believes and is baptized will be saved. But anyone who refuses to believe will be condemned. These miraculous signs will accompany those who believe: They will cast out demons in my name, and they will speak in new languages. They will be able to handle snakes with safety, and if they drink anything poisonous, it won’t hurt them. They will be able to place their hands on the sick, and they will be healed.” (mark 16:15-18 NLT)

In Isaiah 55 the Lord give us a prophetic invitation to salvation and tells us the benefits of it.
“Is anyone thirsty? Come and drink— even if you have no money! Come, take your choice of wine or milk— it’s all free! Why spend your money on food that does not give you strength? Why pay for food that does you no good? Listen to me, and you will eat what is good. You will enjoy the finest food. Come to me with your ears wide open. Listen, and you will find life. I will make an everlasting covenant with you. I will give you all the unfailing love I promised to David. See how I used him to display my power among the peoples. I made him a leader among the nations. You also will command nations you do not know, and peoples unknown to you will come running to obey, because I, the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel, have made you glorious.” (Isaiah 55:1-5 NLT)
The Lord’s salvation comes with supernatural victory, healing, deliverance and peace. It becomes clear that revival cannot start with salvation. We have to believe that revival is needed now. We cannot wait for revival to just show up, we must get the message of Jesus out to the world as soon as possible. The world is dying without the power of Jesus to revive it. We have to evangelize the streets, the cities, the office buildings, the suburbs, and the countryside and talk to everyone about Jesus and the importance of it. Revival is more than a tent and a speaking engagement. It is the demonstration of God’s love just like He said in Isaiah 55. Revival in the word’s nature means a coming alive of something that was dead or dying. So revival starts, ignites, and breathes through salvation.

Salvation is the engine that fires up revival. In the last few previous years, the body of Christ has been attacked from outside forces. Those Forces came straight from the pits of Hell. But, Let’s remember that Jesus went to Hell to spoil the Devil’s plan too. In Ephesians 4, the Bible states “But unto every one of us is given grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ. Wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, And gave gifts unto men. (Now that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth? He that descended is the same also that ascended up far above all heavens, that he might fill all things.)” (Ephesians 4:7-10 KJV) In case you didn’t understand that Peter clarifies this text by saying in 1 Peter 4:6 “For this cause was the gospel preached also to them that are dead, that they might be judged according to men in the flesh, but live according to God in the spirit.” (1 Peter 4:6 KJV)
We can now say unequivocally that Jesus preached salvation to everyone including to those in Hell and we should do the same. We should declare that we will preach until everyone we know is going to Heaven that might have been on their way to Hell.

So, let us not forget the call to arms for Salvation and celebrate the New Year with a single-minded mission of the Lord’s Salvation. That are the true blessings of Jesus for this coming year.

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God Bless,
Bishop Adam Blackstock